Dragonball Vol. 22

Dragon Ball Kanzenban [ドラゴンボール 完全版] #22

by Akira Toriyama

最終進化を遂げたフリーザに20倍界王拳で立ち向かう悟空。そして最後の手、元気玉を放ち、勝利を手中にしたと思った瞬間、フリーザが…！？　最強戦士・スーパーサイヤ人誕生の第22巻。宇宙一を賭けた死闘に終止符が打たれる！！

Genres: Manga, Shonen, Fantasy, Comics, Japan

227 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

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

[Vanessa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Habemus Super Saiyan! La dipartita di Crilin fa imbestialire Goku, che perde il controllo e ci regala con la sua trasformazione uno dei combattimenti più alti di tutto il panorama shounen. Dopo uno scontro pazzesco, Freezer viene messo all'angolo e, ironia della sorte, si infligge da solo il colpo di grazia. Grazie a Re Kaioh e ai magheggi con le sfere del drago, la sopravvivenza dei namecciani è stata garantita e tutti i morti sono stati resuscitati. Goku è sparito chissà dove, mentre l'ombra di Freezer si cala nuovamente sulle teste di tutti i presenti.

[Pata · Rating 4 out of 5]

Otro tomo más con el pesado de Freezer. Al menos pasan más cosas que en los anteriores, aunque (spoiler) la aparición del super saiyan (/spoiler) ha ocurrido bastante poco ceremoniosamente para el bombo que le estaban dando.
Hacia el final hay dos páginas (maravillosas) de tranquilidad y costumbrismo en las que vemos a Vegeta bastante integrado con su futura familia xD.

[João Pedro · Rating 5 out of 5]

O melhor volume de todos.

[Grant Herron · Rating 5 out of 5]

The thrilling conclusion to the Frieza Saga…or is it?!

Perhaps what stood out to me the most, as someone who first experienced this story via the original anime, is how abrupt Goku’s ascendancy to Super Saiyan was in the manga. Krillin is blown up and Goku basically goes berserk over the course of two frames. And then he’s suddenly got different hair, and you’re like, “Wait, that’s it?!”

Okay, so I just went back and watched it in YouTube. Turns out it’s not that drawn out in the show either, but it’s a lot more dramatic. It takes about 2 minutes, which is a lot faster than I remember. Oh well. The point is, the manga is a blink-and-you-miss it moment, whereas the show makes a bigger deal of it.

Anyway, a great volume. Lots of action, lots of twists and turns. A clever resolution, and some things kept unresolved for the next volume. Not to mention, it ends in a cliffhanger.

[Lori CucVig · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow. È il momento del super sayan!!! E poi, un po' di uscite alla Son Goku, che anche se si trasforma per il furore rimane lui stesso. Ma, siamo a due terzi della storia pare... che capiterà ora? Vedremo...

[Amburusset · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fin de ce très bon arc sur Namek (comme j'adore le personnage de Piccolo j'étais ravie d'avoir un peu plus de background et de lore !), toujours autant dans l'action avec la fameuse transformation de Goku tant attendue qui, même si on a eu des scènes un peu longuettes, le combat final reste haletant !
La fin augure une suite sympathique même si ptdr Freezer qui va chercher papa c'est trop drôle

[Miguel Prieto · Rating 3 out of 5]

Me hw decepcionado mil como de transforma..

[Camille Crak · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tome BEAUCOUP TROP epic omg. J'avais vraiment du mal à le lâcher tellement il était puissant !

[Breiner · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 ⭐

[Gaelle Bouquet · Rating 5 out of 5]

Juste incroyable

[Guida · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best manga stories ever.