Dragon Ball, Vol. 6

Dragon Ball [ドラゴンボール] #6

by Akira Toriyama, Miguel Francisco Jiménez Hernández (Translator)

Goku sube la torre músculo del ejército de la Red Ribbon con el fin de rescatar al alcalde que se encuentra cautivo en el último piso, pero primero ¡debe derrotar al temible ninja Murasaki, quien se encuentra en el piso cuatro! Pero este no es el único enemigo que debe vencer, pues el general White ha preparado un sinfín de obstáculos para liquidar de una vez por todas a Goku y encontrar más fácilmente las codiciadas esferas del dragón. ¿Cumplirá su malvado cometido?

Genres: Manga, Comics, Fantasy, Graphic Novels, Fiction, Adventure, Shonen

192 pages, Paperback

First published March 10, 1987

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

[Drew Canole · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another fantastic volume. Goku defeats the Red Ribbon Army in the Muscle Tower, flies to meet Bulma to repair the radar and the whole team gets back together as Bulma and Goku go to the Master's island to get a submarine. Goku doesn't let the team know the Red Ribbon Army is after him... it turns out their the most powerful criminal organization on the planet!

The conclusion to the Muscle Tower story was very moving as Goku just shows how innocent and kind he is. Lots of fun to be had, I assume anyone that's made it this far into the series is in it till the end now.

[Urbon Adamsson · Rating 5 out of 5]

EN Another action-packed and fun-filled volume of Dragon Ball!

Son Goku continues his quest to recover his grandfather’s Dragon Ball, all while the relentless Red Ribbon Army stays hot on his trail.

But this time, he’s not alone — Goku reunites with old friends, including his former master, making for a nostalgic and exciting chapter in his journey.

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PT Mais um volume cheio de ação e diversão de Dragon Ball!

Son Goku continua a sua busca pela Dragon Ball do avô, enquanto o implacável Exército Red Ribbon se mantém no seu encalço.

Mas desta vez, ele não está sozinho — Goku reencontra velhos amigos, incluindo o seu antigo mestre, tornando esta etapa da jornada nostálgica e empolgante.

[Juho Pohjalainen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Goku's absolutely clueless shenanigans in a big city are pretty funny to watch, even though you'd think he would have grown out of this phase by now. Didn't Master Roshi educate him as well?

Turns out the Finnish edition had even more censorship than I ever knew. I never realized just how badly it was mangled... but I suppose I should give credit for editing it in such a way as to not be completely obvious.

[Krystal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yayyyy reunited!

This one made me happy :) I liked seeing Goku blitz the red ribbon guys and then him tracking down Bulma was just a lot of fun. I really do love when the gang is together.

Lots of adventuring and new devices and things in this issue, and DINOSAURS! WHAT!

Loved it!

ONWARD!!

[Sam Quixote · Rating 4 out of 5]

These Dragon Ball books are like comics meth for me. I’m consuming them ridiculously quickly in single-volume gulps as they come in and I think if I had all of them in a pile, I would lock my door and not emerge until they were all read! I think with Dragon Ball Z I might see if I can grab the entire 26 volume series at once and take some time off to consume them wholesale with no distractions – I know I sound crazy, but I’m quite serious!

In this book, Son Goku is making his way up Muscle Tower, fighting his way through the levels to rescue the mayor being held hostage by the Red Ribbon Army (a Nazi-esque organisation also searching for the Dragon Balls). Along the way Goku meets the comedically arrogant ninja Sergeant Major Purple and the Frankenstein’s Monster lookalike, 8-Man, before setting off to the big city to find Bulma to fix his Dragon Ball tracker.

I loved finding out more about Bulma. She came across as this slutty dimwit before but she’s more nuanced now after finding out who she and her family are really like. Her dad is the inventor of the capsules – those things that instantaneously create houses, cars, etc. – which makes her a billionaire heiress and, along with the vast wealth, she’s inherited that genius intellect, inventing, among other things, Goku’s Dragon Ball tracker.

There are some really funny moments too as we find out her mum and dad are pretty liberal, happy for their daughter to fool around with boys and drink sake, while the usually free-wheeling Bulma is reactively conservative around her folks. “Children don’t drink sake!” she yells at her mum after she brings out a glass for Goku! Then her mum says she’d love to find the Dragon Balls herself and wish for a hunk to sweep her away – the apple really doesn’t fall far from the tree after all!

Goku is reunited with more of the original Dragon Ball cast just as the Red Ribbon Army begin to close in on them. Unfortunately this means more of the ridiculously pervy Turtle Master who manages to find a new low of spying on Bulma on the toilet – seriously, does anyone besides Akira Toriyama like this awful character?! But it does mean Goku’s back with his training partner Kuririn, so I’m hoping the two get to do some damage to the Red Ribbon lunatics and we see some more awesome magical fighting.

If you’ve only seen the TV show, you need to read the books – they are much, much better! Volume 6 is another fine entry in the Dragon Ball series. Now I’m off to see my dealer about Volume 7…

[Subham · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a blessing. These books are so simple, innocent to read and just bring a smile to my face whenever I read them. Its so good. Here we have Goku fight Sergeant Musasaki that weird ninja, make friends with Android 8 - Hacchan and then fight Buyon some weird monster and then defeat General white ultimately and then continue finding the dragon balls. And he goes back to Bulma and Muten-Roshi to find other dragon balls while the Red Ribbon army is after them. It was just so good and like the sheer simplicity, fun, adventure, humorous moments, epic fights and quirky villains make it a worthwhile read! The art and colors are just gorgeous!

[Himanshu Karmacharya · Rating 3 out of 5]

Despite the humor and action, the volume felt pretty average compared to its predecessors, probably because of the clichéd and bland villains.

[Juliàn Ayumu · Rating 5 out of 5]

Prosegue la lotta tra il giovane Goku e l'esercito del Red Ribbon, grazie anche all'aiuto del Frankesteiniano Adroide 8. Archiviata la pratica, e di nuovo in compagnia di Bulma, riparte il viaggio alla ricerca della quarta sfera del drago, subito interrotta dall'infausto Generale Blu, disposto a tutto per avere la meglio. Compreso un attacco alla Kame House del Maestro Muten (che anche in questo volume si distingue per comportamenti divertenti quanto politicamente scorretti, impensabili al giorno d'oggi).

[Lashaan Balasingam · Rating 3 out of 5]

I can't say I like this whole Red Army story arc but they're fun and a silly distraction before introducing more crucial characters to the franchise. It's also fun to see Akira Toriyama explore the freedom of choice, willpower, and happiness through the introduction of androids. It's silly and fun to watch Akira Toriyama make all his old characters little perverts.

[Jasper O. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Still four stars. A bit less martial arts this time around, but a lot more new and old characters who join the quest. Mechanical Man No. 8 is one of my favourite characters in the manga so far, and adds a bit of grounded human touch to this fantasy world. Excited to see where the quest (and the skirmish with the Red Ribbon Army) is going.

[Matty F · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cool

[Ola G · Rating 3 out of 5]

7/10 stars

I liked this one a lot - till Master Roshi showed up and dialed up his usual pervert behaviour all the way to 11. Before that, it was a solid 8/10 read, mostly due to ever-innocent Goku and Bulma, who gets a bit of a backstory here and shows exactly from whom she got her genius, the feeling of entitlement and some other questionable behaviors ;) I'm getting really fed up with Kame-Senin, though - liked him much more hidden beneath his wonderfully ridiculous Jackie Chun persona.

Looking forward to the next one!

[Matthew · Rating 5 out of 5]

In this issue of Dragon Ball, Goku is still in the North fighting his way up to Muscle Tower to rescue the mayor of this small village. He has passed several rounds but now he is fighting a ninja who isn't a strong fighter and portrayed more for comedy relief. Since Goku is stronger thanks to his training with Master Roshi, he is able to reach the top and rescue the Mayor. Goku believed that the Dragon Ball could be in Muscle Tower and was disappointed that he couldn't find it but he was actually right that the Dragon Ball was in Muscle Tower but hidden with someone.

During the course of him rising to the top of the Tower, he meets a robot that looks exactly like the monster in Frankenstein except that he does not like to fight and despise evil people. He found the dragon ball while he was walking around and hide it with him because he didn't want the Red Ribbon Army to have it in their possession and because he saw the goodness in Goku, he was willing to give it to him and unfortunately it wasn't the dragon ball that his grandpa gave to him.

Now that the mission was over, he wants to find the next dragon ball but unfortunately the radar needs a repair and that means that Goku must find Bulma and ask her to repair it. Since Goku has never been to her house, never lived in a city, it is quite difficult to find her but he is persistent in his goals and travels to "The City of the West" and finds her. We learn that she is the daughter of the inventor of the Capsules pills and she is practically a genius when it comes to technology.

She is excited to see him again and shows Goku her latest gadget which is she is able to shrink herself to fit into his pocket. Bulma is bored with school and from city life so she wants to tag along with Goku to help him find the dragon balls. Sadly Goku forgot to mention about the Red Ribbon Army is after him for the dragon balls, and Bulma took the wrong capsule case meaning she has no tools or gadgets to help Goku now that they discovered that the next dragon ball is deep under the ocean floor. Whats ironic is Master Roshi's Island is not far away from where they are so they fly away hoping his master will help him. Will Goku find the dragon ball? Will Bulma have to show her panties to Master Roshi? Will the Red Ribbon Army ruined the day? We won't find out till next time on Dragon Ball.

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[Anna Durkin · Rating 1 out of 5]

Still waiting for the Master to have a single line of dialogue that doesn't make me roll my eyes

[Shyames · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good stuff, like always.
Zawsze miałam sentyment do pierwszych przygód Goku, jeszcze jako dzieciaka, który nic nie wie o tym, że wcale nie jest Ziemianinem. Przyjemnie jest śledzić jego dorastanie. No i spuszczanie łomotu Armii Czerwonej Wstęgi zawsze na propsie :)

[LosingHope · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5⭐/5

Po wielu latach (niemalże 7) powróciłam do historii Son Goku, którą oglądam od niepamiętnych czasów na małym ekranie. Był to powrót bardzo pozytywny i przyjemny zważywszy, że jest to ta sama fabuła, co w anime. Przez komiks się świetnie płynie, choć oczywiście nie jest to kreska najwyższych lotów (niektóre kadry strasznie ranią oczy). Co do tej części – bardzo podobała mi się zażyłość Goku z innymi bohaterami całej serii, tj. głównie z Bulmą, mega uwielbiam jej niezależność i umiejętności jako konstruktorki ciekawych rozwiązań technicznych. Autor równie ciekawie podszedł do kreacji Ósemka, androida cechującego się niechęcią do walki. Całość jest zachowana w zabawnym, naiwnym tonie, co uważam za wielki plus tego typu mang. Jedyną „wadą” książek z tej serii (praktycznie wszystkich, jak też anime na ich podstawie) jest stosunek autora i wykreowanych przez niego postaci do kwestii intymności w relacjach, większość żartów jest zwyczajnie niesmacznych, wręcz obrzydliwych. Jednak mimo wszystko, zapomniawszy o tego typu akcjach, mangę czyta się bardzo przyjemnie, choć w tej części jest mało akcji, a bardziej rozwinie się ona w dalszych tomach.

[XOX · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dragonball Vol 6 Bulma Returns

The Dragonball detector that was given to Goku by Bulma was broken. Goku tried to find someone to fix it and failed. So he has to go to town and find Bulma so she can fix the Dragonball detector.

Bulma is having an issue with her boyfriend being popular at school. So she wants to come along to find the Dragonball with Goku.

Now they run into a little issue and run to Turtle Hermit and he did a very pervert thing.

What do  I think of the 3 in 1 volume 2?

When I first read it, I kind of thing it was a little perverted. The Turtle Hermit was a dirty old man who was trying to sexually harass women.

The rest of the manga is okay with the exception of the perverted bits.

Is it a reflection of the tolerant level in Japanese manga at the time? Or the overall culture?

Dirty old man comes back again and it is the laugh-out-loud bit for the manga. Maybe it is a way to expose this type of person and give him punishment in manga. I don't know.

It does not interfered too much of my overall enjoyment of the piece.

Give it 4 stars.

[Katja | Cherryblossomreads · Rating 5 out of 5]

Igen en fantastisk morsom bog i serien! Jeg forstår godt, at mange har læst denne serie flere gange, men at nogen endnu ikke har læst den er næsten ærgerligt!
Jeg troede ikke, at serien ville være noget for mig, men hold da op, hvor jeg griner højt flere gange!

[David]

The way that female characters are written is quite something ;-;

[Blake the Book Eater · Rating 4 out of 5]

With Goku being chased by the Red Ribbon army the story has a real classic adventure feel to it! Find the thing! Escape the bad guys! Lots of fun.

[Liam Mulvaney · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wasn't once bored with this

[Gweener · Rating 3 out of 5]

(7/10)
A milf, okay dragon ball has peaked!

[Saul the Heir of Isauldur · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bulma returns!

[Luke Stevens · Rating 4 out of 5]

See Vol. 16 review...

[Moe Nishijima · Rating 4 out of 5]

Goku meets Hacchan. Hacchan is a robot. Other people handle a robot terribly, but Goku handle him as a human because he has so gentle heart.
Goku also meets Buluma after a long time. She became riches. Her father makes a great machine. It is useful for finding Dragonballs.

[Marek Sz · Rating 4 out of 5]

4,5

[Zachary White · Rating 5 out of 5]

Honestly, this has been my favorite so far. It introduced some of my favorite villains while also bringing back some of the old characters introduced in the beginning of the series. It shows when one character is introduced they will stick around for a while.

It also expands the world by showing the city in the west and showing while the world can be bare bones there are also metropolises around as well.

[⋆˚࿔ ashmita ࣪ ִֶָ☾. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Goku hiding in Mechanical Man-8's shirt has got to be the cutest thing ever??

[Sheepy · Rating 5 out of 5]

The continuation of the red ribbon arc is ongoing throughout this volume, muscle tower and then swinging into the General Blue mini arc.
Old characters come back into this volume which is great to see, as well as the continuing conflict between the monkey boy Goku and the worlds most evil army.
🐑

[Denim Datta · Rating 4 out of 5]

Funny Story. Loved it. and the expressions are really hilarious