Toriyama Short Stories 5: Jaco, the Galactic Patrolman

鳥山明○作劇場 [Toriyama Akira Marusaku Gekijou] #5

by Akira Toriyama

Willkommen im Reich von Akira Toriyama – diese Serie versammelt die besten Kurzgeschichten des Altmeisters!
In diesem Band legt das Alien Jaco mit seinem Raumschiff eine Bruchlandung auf der Erde hin und trifft dort auf den pensionierten Wissenschaftler Omori. Jacos Besuch ist kein Zufall, er ist schließlich ein galaktischer Polizist und will die Erde vor dem Angriff schrecklicher Aliens schützen. Als Bonus enthält der Band ein brandneues DRAGON BALL-Kapitel!

Genres: Manga, Comics, Science Fiction, Humor, Graphic Novels, Fiction, Shonen

256 pages, Paperback

First published April 4, 2014

About the author

Akira Toriyama (鳥山明) was a Japanese manga artist and character designer. He first achieved mainstream recognition for creating the popular manga series Dr. Slump, before going on to create Dragon Ball (his most famous work) and acting as a character designer for several popular video games such as the Dragon Quest series, Chrono Trigger, and Blue Dragon. Toriyama came to be regarded as one of the most important authors in the history of manga with his works highly influential and popular, particularly Dragon Ball, which many manga artists cite as a source of inspiration.
He earned the 1981 Shogakukan Manga Award for best shōnen/shōjo manga with Dr. Slump, and it went on to sell over 35 million copies in Japan. It was adapted into a successful anime series, with a second anime created in 1997, 13 years after the manga ended.
His next series, Dragon Ball, would become one of the most popular and successful manga in the world. Having sold 260 million copies worldwide, it is one of the best-selling manga series of all time and is considered a key work in increasing manga circulation to its peak in the mid-1980s and mid-1990s. Overseas, Dragon Ball's anime adaptations have been more successful than the manga and are credited with boosting anime's popularity in the Western world. In 2019, Toriyama was decorated a Chevalier of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres for his contributions to the arts.
In October 2024, Toriyama was inducted into the Harvey Awards Hall of Fame.

Reviews

[Sam Quixote · Rating 2 out of 5]

Dragon Ball is probably my favourite comic ever so I have a lot of time for its creator, Akira Toriyama. That said, the more I read of his non-Dragon Ball work - Dr. Slump, Sand Land, and now Jaco the Galactic Patrolman - the more I realise that he’s unfortunately a one-hit wonder!

Jaco is an alien policeman who crash-lands on Earth, meets an inventor and a pop star stand-in, and goes on a series of unfunny, uninteresting “adventures”. It’s 200 pages of pointless crappy manga.

Then Toriyama takes a bizarre left turn in the last 50 pages. I’d been thinking up to then that Jaco looked a lot like Freeza and that Tights was a dead ringer for Bulma - well, turns out Jaco is connected to Freeza and Tights is Bulma’s older sister! I honestly didn’t know this when I picked it up but it turns out that this is a Dragon Ball prequel?! (I hadn’t understood that the markings “DB-11, DB-10, etc.” at the start of each chapter stood for “Dragon Ball Minus”!)

So we see Goku’s crash-landing on Earth as a baby, meeting his adopted grandfather Son Gohan, and there’s a short story set on the homeworld of the Saiyans, Planet Vegeta, featuring Goku’s doomed birth parents, Burdock and Gi-Ne, which wasn’t bad. It was totally unexpected and slightly lifted the otherwise miserable experience of plodding through this one.

Generally, prequels are unnecessary but can sometimes prove their worth by being entertaining; Jaco the Galactic Patrolman is neither necessary nor entertaining. For Dragon Ball completists only.

[Molly™☺ · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun tie-in to the Dragon Ball universe that is a prequel of sorts to the original series. It follows Jaco, a galactic patrolman, who is sent to protect humanity from a child Saiyan projected for Earth. Whilst it plays within the Dragon Ball sandbox, you don't actually need to know too much about the mainline story to enjoy this. It is more goofy than Dragon Ball, but unafraid to lean into the campiness, making for a different experience from the usual world-ending action. Jaco is a ridiculous character, and one that takes some time to warm up to, but once you get there, it almost feels sad to let the character go as a mainstay. There isn't too much substance to any of what happens here, however, for those seeking a silly story to escape into, this will tickle that itch.

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[Katherine Sigarán · Rating 5 out of 5]

The perfect manga to read after a hopeless book.

Jaco is one of the most hilarious characters that I has the pleasure of reading, although his story is very simple and predictable, Toriyama always manages to endear you with his characters, Omori and Tights are also characters that win the reader's heart, it shows much the nostalgia of Toriyama here and it's appreciated much this, the small cameos that there is in the extra chapter are a direct blow to our heart for us fans of Dragon Ball.

El manga perfecto para leer después de un libro desesperanzador.

Jaco es uno de los personajes más hilarantes que haya tenido el placer de leer, aunque su historia es muy simple y predecible, Toriyama siempre logra que te encariñes con sus personajes, Omori y Tights también son personajes que se ganan el corazón del lector, se nota mucho la nostalgia de Toriyama aquí y se aprecia mucho esto, los pequeños cameos que hay en el capitulo extra son un golpe directo a nuestro corazón para los que somos fanáticos de Dragon Ball.

[Tyrell ⚔️ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not my favorite in the Dragonball Universe but worth reading for a bit more depth into Jaco (especially if you read prior to Dragon Ball Super).

[Chris Greensmith · Rating 4 out of 5]

"By the way, Jaco, what are these brutal aliens like?
Their main motive is to take over the planet...but the worse thing is that they are an evil alien race that loves to fight. Even the Galactic Patrol are no match for them, and the Extinction Bomb has no effect on them either. If the planet is ruled by a powerless race like this Earth...they will usually send a small child to slowly do away with the people on the planet...they have a very long childhood, so they can deceive the people around them as a child until they grow up. After that, their body will quickly grow into a size that is suited to fight, and they will continue to create havok without hardly ever ageing."

[Sivert · Rating 3 out of 5]

For the most part, I really liked this. But the final chapters trying to connect this to DB just goes against cannon and what this manga just established, so it's a weird thing to include. Better to read it as a fun one-shot and skip the bonus chapters

[Brandon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty good return to Toriyama's comedic roots, but the ties to Dragon Ball (especially when the volume was released so close to Battle of Gods) makes it hard for me to ignore the cash-in aspect of this series. It would be a lot better if Tights being Bulma's older sister wasn't saved for the second-to-last chapter, as though it's meant to be some stunning plot twist (unless it was meant to blow my mind, in which case I feel bad for having seen Resurrection of F first). Also, the last chapter is way too heavy on exposition for an otherwise simple slice-of-life comedy. The Dragon Ball tie-ins were nice, but they were so loaded into that chapter that the volume as a whole came off very unbalanced. The "Dragon Ball Minus" bonus chapter was a sweet touch (especially child Vegeta and Raditz), but it really reveals itself to be a huge Superman ripoff, which was fine in the early 90s when Dragon Ball Z was new and strictly Japanese, and fine in the late 90s when we'd imported it, but in 2013 it just feels shoddy. Also, it seems Toriyama simply cannot draw DBZ-style humans anymore; Burdock comes off looking far worse than anything in Toyotaro's Dragon Ball Super works. All original characters looks good, as do the already-cartoonish Grandpa Gohan and toddler Goku in Saiyan armor, but oddly Dr. Briefs's design seems fucked up, like he's way too chibi to fit his appearances in the Z portion of the original manga.

[Melissa Nisbet · Rating 3 out of 5]

If it wasn't framed as a prequel to Dragonball I probably would not have enjoyed it as much. While I love the animation style, the plot was kind of boring and lacked action. The ending and secret bonus chapter that ties Jaco in with Goku was awesome though!

[Nicholas Driscoll · Rating 3 out of 5]

Amusing and entertaining, with Toriyama’s familiar charming and beautiful art. Jaco kind of falls flat for me, but the silliness and wackiness of the world still appeals, and it’s over in one volume. Fun, slight, unchallenging summer read.

[Nikhil Math]

Easily my favorite prequel of all time—no contest.

This book gave me chills. The hair on my arms stood up. I nearly cried. Watching everything fall into place—how it all truly began—was nothing short of genius. The way it ends right where Dragon Ball begins? Perfect.

It weaves together beloved characters, answers questions you didn’t even know you had, and deepens the story in ways that hit you right in the heart. I actually had to press the book to my chest and just feel everything I was going through.

Please—do yourself a favor and read this book.

I want to become like Goku. I want to fight agaisnt evil. I want to enjoy the struggle of becoming noble.

[Sergio · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun and breezy Dragon Ball-adjacent story. I'll take any excuse for Toriyama to tell some silly gags, and the implications of the story to the overall DB lore are both harmless and funny, such as a couple of Dragon Ball characters having known about aliens all along. Bonus points for the clear drawings and the big font, perfect for a smaller e-reader.

[Jo · Rating 5 out of 5]

4,5*

Just so much fun :D

[~Cyanide Latte~ · Rating 4 out of 5]

In the interest of being up-front about my reading plans, I never expected to find myself returning to the Dragon Ball universe at this point in my life, but here we are, and though I am reluctant to start "Dragon Ball Super", I've seen clips from the anime and become lightly acquainted with the character of Jaco the Galactic Patrolman. It was during a lot of wiki-hopping and fact-checking that I found out this little collection existed, and to my disappointment, I couldn't find it in any brick-and-mortar store near me that I checked, so it was off to Amazon we went yet again in order to purchase this and give it a shot. And since I purchased the manga box set of the original Dragon Ball and am working on picking up the VIZBIG omnibus editions of Dragon Ball Z before I touch the DBS manga, finding out that Jaco the Galactic Patrolman takes place chronologically before the rest in the timeline meant that of course, I was going to read this first.

I'm glad I did. I wasn't expecting to like the manga half as well as I did, and I did expect to at least mildly enjoy it. While I'm certain that I'll have plenty to complain about regarding minor inconsistencies over time (especially given that this was written well after the prior two series had concluded, and I know that Toriyama is very...relaxed in regards to whether or not inconsistencies crop up in his storytelling,) it was nice to get an introduction to Jaco's character and those other characters that end up surrounding him in this story. Having seen some of his character in clips of the "Super" anime and being introduced as an old friend of Bulma's felt very out-of-left-field to me, and this manga gives us some insight into how that character connection actually came about.

This counts as something of an omnibus edition of the chapters regarding the character, given there wasn't anything else written beyond what is contained here, plus the super-short "bonus chapter" of Dragon Ball Minus, so it's nice to have a bit of a one-off manga to read in order to kick off this weird Dragon Ball Marathon I'm apparently getting myself into. Additionally, this has some extra little world-building for the over all Dragon Ball universe, which was kind of nice as well.

We get introduced to Jaco as he's coming to Earth on a mission to [hopefully] intercept a dangerous [baby] alien [Goku] who was sent in a pod to land on Earth in so many days. Of course, we get our first real glimpse into Jaco's character when we find out that he sort of crashed to Earth near a mostly-abandoned island because his spaceship smacked against the surface of the moon while in flight, which wouldn't have happened if Jaco hadn't been watching a rental video while flying. He meets our POV narrator character, the disgraced Professor Omori, who is living alone on the island and working on a failed time machine, and through some general awkwardness and a lot of "okay then, guess this is life now" sort of reactions, the two are stuck with one another's company and gradually start to build a friendship. We also learn around this time that Jaco has a slightly immature sense of humor, a very inflated ego and sense of self-importance, something of a Napoleon complex, and a habit of being a walking disaster.

If you look at the character profile pages that follow the end of each chapter in this manga, Jaco's age isn't specified but is supposed to be roughly equal to that of a 20-year-old human. Bearing that in mind, it explains a lot about why he is the way he is, and his particular insecurities that he keeps buried beneath that delicate ego of his. If we hadn't had these character profile pages but someone told me Word of God was that Jaco is basically a 20-year-old here, I would have absolutely accepted that without a moment's hesitation. He has a lot to prove and a desire to be cool and awe-inspiring, and if that doesn't ring true to what it was like being in my early 20s, I don't know what does.

Tangent aside, things really take a turn for the interesting and more of a plot develops when two events occur one after the other. The first is that a government agent arrives to tell Professor Omori he has only so many days to leave the island before he'll be forced off, as there are plans to have the island redeveloped into a resort of some stripe, and Jaco, despite keeping out of sight during this exchange, is both seen by the agent and also sees and hears what transpired, leading him to break the boat the agents rode in on as retaliation. The second event happens when Omori and Jaco go to the mainland on a grocery shopping trip, and Jaco ends up intervening when he finds some thugs attacking a young woman, whom we learn in short order is Tights Briefs (eldest daughter of Dr. Briefs and older sister to Bulma Briefs.) Tights quickly becomes the third in this very odd trio, and helps Omori and Jaco evade capture after Jaco mistakenly attacks some police officers who arrived on the scene. She deduces very quickly that Jaco is an alien, (hey, she's a Briefs, remember) and concludes that since she dreams of being a sci-fi novelist, she's going to stick around the old man and galactic patrolman, going so far as to plan to move to the island with them.

Jaco is unfortunately, stranded until repairs can be made to his spaceship, which Tights assists Omori with trying to puzzle out. Tights later has to go on a rocket launch as the body double for a popular idol singer, and when the government agents show back up on Omori's island with the intent of arresting Jaco for the fight in the mainland, Jaco realizes the rocket is breaking apart after it was launched. Cue him getting to pull some heroic moves alongside poor old Omori as they rescue Tights and the captain of the rocket, getting them to safety and earning an official pardon in the process. Of course with one thing and another, especially a bickering match with Tights, Jaco actually misses the arrival of the Saiyan child he was sent to intercept [though not without giving his two companions a semi-detailed explanation of the dangers of Saiyans,] and we see very briefly old Son Gohan find and take in the child he comes to name Son Goku.

Beyond that, the Briefs family arrives in full on the island and befriend Omori and Jaco, Bulma successfully fixes Jaco's spaceship, and all is well that ends well.
Largely, it's a bit of a humorous little fluff manga here to introduce us to Jaco's character and give some further background and world-building, which I ended up thoroughly enjoying. Honestly, I can say that I utterly loved all of the characters and while the plot wasn't the best thing in the world (really, does Toriyama even write a comprehensive plot? I wonder sometimes) the characters definitely carried the book for me and I was able to eat it up.

Additionally, I was so-so on Dragon Ball Minus. While the majority of what we got fit in with the pre-existing lore, I did find myself deadpanning "wow, I love Superman" in response to what it gave us, because that's more or less what it did. I did appreciate the introduction to Gine, and I was over the moon about seeing a tiny little child Raditz in his brief cameo (for the record, you all need to know right now that he's been my favorite character since I was 7 years old watching DBZ air on TV, and that's never changed,) but largely it just was sort of...there. I feel like I almost enjoyed it less than the rest of the manga, despite the fact it seems a lot of people might have picked this up just for Minus, because I could essentially have watched the first so many episodes of Superman: the Animated Series and more or less got the exact same story.

All that aside, I absolutely loved Jaco the Galactic Patrolman, flaws and all, and I'm so happy to add it to my Dragon Ball collection.

[Doc · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jaco the Galactic Patrolman is a one shot story created by Akira Toriyama who is also known to have created works such as Dr. Slump and Dragonball so if you are familiar with these works you might have a good idea what you will be getting when picking up this book. Rated all ages this story is actually set in the Dragonball universe as we see references of him coming to earth because a projectile from a brutal alien planet was launched toward Earth and Jaco was sent to handle it. This projectile is explained at the end of ther book in the bonus story "Dragonball Minus The Departure of the Fated Child" when we get a look into Planet Vegeta before Frieza destroys it and Goku is sent to Earth (Much like Superman was launched from Krypton as a baby.)

Jaco is an interesting character having an overly egotistical view of his abilities and even sees humans as lesser beings until he can get a chance to know some of them on a personal level. After all he has time while he waits for his ship to be fixed after he accidentally bounced off the moon (he was distracted by a video) and crashing near the island where a lone engineer and scientist named Omori lives (which is a word on Jaco's planet that means a booger that suddenly falls out of your nose as your talking.) Being the first human Jaco has ever met he begins wondering if it would be worth saving the humans if this lone human who lives on this island because he hates his own kind. Omori was quick to point out humans have their good sides too and besides if he killed all of them then no one could fix his ship.

Now the question is whether Jaco will save the planet from the incoming threat or will misunderstandings as he meets other Earthlings make him want to use the powerful extinction weapon which contains a virus that can specifically wipe out one type of creature on the planet (in this case humans.) Of course being an ego driven super elite alien Jaco is able to step up to any challenge and handle whatever comes his way in style while he meets new friends and does what must be done before his ship can finally be repaired.

My favorite part of the book would have to be when a young Bulma (from Dragonball fame) shows everyone the laser gun she had been carrying ever since she and her family arrived on Omori's island. When fired into the distance it annihilated whatever was at the end of the blast to the astonishment of Omori and Jaco and Jaco asks her if she would like to join the Galactic Patrol even though she is only 5. :)

[Kate (Looking Glass Reads) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Maybe it’s because I tend to lean towards long-running shonen series, but it isn’t very often I come across a standalone volume of manga. Jaco the Galactic Patrolman by Akira Toriyama is exactly that.

This manga is about a character that will probably be familiar to many fans of the Dragon Ball franchise – Jaco, an elite galactic patrolman who tries to keep peace and order across the galaxy. However, Jaco’s first appearance wasn’t in Dragon Ball, it was here. The story is uniquely his, filled to the brim with Toriyama’s unique humor and wonderful, ever memorable characters.

After crashing into the moon, Jaco lands on earth with a broken spaceship and no way home. Luckily, the tiny island he’s stuck on is home to an old scientist named Omori. Long ago, Omori was in charge of a government funded project to build a time machine, and could be just the person Jaco needs to fix his ship.

The duo are a very unlikely pair who play off of one another very well. Jaco is proud – sometimes egotistically so – but doesn’t mean any harm. Omori is eldery, crotchety, and doesn’t like anyone, but even he can see the good in humanity and, in his own way, tries to convince Jaco that humans aren’t all as bad as he makes them out to be.

The manga is marked by Akira Toriyama’s sense of humor, something I love but might not be everyone’s cup of tea. If you enjoy Dragon Ball (the original as opposed to Z, Kai, or Super) this will probably scratch that same itch. That said, Jaco the Galactic Patrolman doesn’t have the faster pacing of something like Dragon Ball Z or Super. It’s slower with only a few characters. The stakes aren’t quite the same as other series we find Jaco in either. No one’s trying to destroy the earth or the universe. Jaco only wants to fix his ship and go home. And Jaco the Galactic Patrolman pulls this off wonderfully.

The art is, well, exactly what one would expect from Toriyama. It’s fun. It’s quirky at times. Panels flow well from one to the other. Text is never cramped or oddly placed. There is detail in backgrounds and character designs, but not to the point where the eye gets lost amid.

If you are looking for a standalone manga I would highly suggest picking up a copy of Jaco the Galactic Patrolman by Akira Toriyama.

This review and more can be found on the blog Looking Glass Reads.

[Emmy · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent piece! I love Akira Toriyama, so I would have read this eventually, but I'll admit I picked it up because Jaco played a small role in the newest Dragon Ball Z movie: Resurrection F, and I recognized him on the cover. This was a hilarious piece, very amusing to read, and one which I would highly recommend for DBZ fans. A great book! I wish Toriyama wrote more about Jaco, but it looks like this is a stand-alone title.

I especially liked how the story ties into the DBZ mythos. As soon as I heard that the girl was named Tights, I had a feeling she might be related somehow to Bulma, since I heard that she had a sister named Tights (although I had never seen her). That ended up being a lot of fun, and I like how Jaco came to Earth to stop Goku, how he missed his arrival because he was distracted by Tights, and how eventually, in Resurrection F, Jaco and Goku are actually friends (sort of). Finally, it was fun seeing young Vegeta and Raditz working together, plus seeing Bardock's wife. We almost never see female Saiyans, so that was a real treat!

EDIT: Jan. 2025
Reread this while stuck at home with an injury. Such a comforting, relaxing read. I might want to buy this one for my personal collection.

[Subham · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was such a great volume! It tells the story of this guy Jaco who lands on an island after his spaceship is well not working properly and meets this old man Omori and he helps him to repair this ship and we learn about him and his past and his viewpoint and the fuel needed to fix the ship and there are fun hijinks and encounters like when Jaco meets criminals and thieves in the market they go, facing off against police of this planet and then meeting this girl Tights whose an Azuki and its upto them to rescue this girl when her rocket/space tour thing malfunctions, its a whole thing regarding celebrity doubles and how he saves the day and how it impresses others and then how he ultimately returns to his duty again.

It was such a great volume and provides a much needed insight into something other than dragon balls and makes for a good story, Omori is such a great down to earth very conservative guy and who just wants to help others, the cheerfulness of Tights was cool to see and how she helped Jaco with all her money and Jaco while funny is a good cop at heart and interesting guy and that last panel of them above earth was so cool! I really enjoyed this volume a lot and the art was just so wonderful!

[Mal Martin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked this book a lot. It didn't have any of that weird perviness that some of the Dragon Ball books have. It had a lot of likeable and dislikable characters. I would let anyone read this. Including someone under the age of 12/13 unlike Dragon Ball.

This book is basically a prequel to Dragon Ball and I think it sets it up really well. I love to imagine that if there was an intergalactic agency that at least a few of them are idiots. It's a hilarious adventure and I enjoy how the alien views humans. I also find it funny that he has a few complexes just like a human would. I am giving this book 5/5 stars due to the overall story. You get to meet a few characters and some from the Dragon Ball series as well. Somehow Bulma seems to be smarter as a child than she is in the Dragon Ball series. I just blame Teenage hormones. You also get entertained for a prequel that, let's be honest, you weren't sure if it was really going to be good. If you are on the cusp of reading this book, just do it. You wont regret it.

[Aaron McGowan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing!

The manga follows the story of a powerful Galactic Patrolman named Jaco who is stranded on Earth. Tights, one of the main protagonists along with Jaco and an old scientist named Omori get up to varied tasks while trying to fix Jacos ship. Characters from Toriyama’s other manga series make cameo appearances as well; such as a Martian (who is the Galactic King), a Namekian, a Tech-Tech alien, Merlusa from Kintoki, Daigoro Kurigashira, Goku, Grandpa Gohan, and the Brief family. Was an amazing pre cursor to the dragon ball series and I feel Jaco was a good story on its own and only got better with the inclusion of bardock and vegeta and radditz as kids. Will put a full review up on www.AlphaManga.com - Get this manga and support the digital manga industry!!! Keep being super Elite Jaco! Ill see you in issue #2!

[Gustavo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tenía varias cosas de Dragon Ball y Toriyama en la lista, asi que decidi leerlas este fin de semana, empezando por Jaco, el Patrullero Galáctico (?).

Fue una lectura entretenida, me gustó mucho que en un principio da una idea de estar relacionada vagamente con el universo Dragon Ball con algunas pistas, para después terminar siendo una precuela directa, y hasta mostrar algunos personajes (no voy a decir quienes para no arruinarles todas las sorpresas a los que la lean).

El dibujo como siempre es excelente, y si bien la trama no te vuela la cabeza, tenemos el humor absurdo típico de Toriyama y hasta algunas escenas de acción. Diría que es más para fans de Dragon Ball, aunque se puede leer por separado.

[Belart Wright · Rating 3 out of 5]

I swear I'll make some time to properly review these books. This one had it's charm and I laughed a few times but now I realize the limits of Toriyama's style. A work can be too simple, especially when there's more potential to explore the world in greater detail. The greatest offender here was boredom. The flat characters nearly put me to sleep. But still, I loved the art and Jaco himself was a cornball hoot.

[Noe · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was loads of fun, particularly getting to know Bulma's older sister and seeing the Briefs since they are such a cool family, near the end of the book.

Omori is a really nice character and of course the stupidity of Jaco runs rampant throughout the entire volume. I can't remember the last time I laughed out loud at something and of course it HAD to be Toriyama-sensei's toilet humor. :)

P.S. That bonus story at the end? It was wonderful.

[Holly Letson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This 1-volume manga has a nice DB/DBZ crossover aspect at the end, where we are treated to the story of Goku coming to Earth as a baby from Planet Vegeta. However, the normal story is fun as well. But, Tights Briefs is still my favorite character in this manga. Little Bulma was a delight as well.

[Eris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Una meravella de còmic, tot impregnat amb el segell de Akira Toriyama; és una precuela que just acaba en el punt inicial de bola de drac i la veritat un punt nostàlgic el té. És més de les boles de drac però sense fer-se repetitiu i buscant un sentit i una encofament diferent.

[Andres Halden · Rating 4 out of 5]

Remarkably silly and slightly heartwarming, with a few little reveals to make it a must-buy for Dragon Ball fans.

[Neswina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ha estado entretenido y me he reído. Ta bien.

[Matt Piechocinski · Rating 3 out of 5]

The best part is the last 50 or so pages when Jaco is tied to DBZ.

[Tooch · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jaco is my boyfriend.

[Wesley and Fernie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hilarious story. Not so sure how I feel about the rewriting of Bardock's story, but overall, an excellent one-shot volume and prequel to DragonBall.

[Ryan K Alford · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you can’t love a story as charming and oddball as Toriyama-sensei himself, then you’re definitely no Super Elite!