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Dragon Ball [ドラゴンボール] #18
Dragon Ball Z, Vol. 2: The Lord of Worlds
Goku is dead--but his journey is just beginning. Now he must travel through the afterlife along the million-kilometer Serpent Road to find Kaiô-sama, the Lord of Worlds, who will teach him martial arts techniques so powerful they're reserved for the gods! And he'd better hurry, too, because Earth has only nine months until the evil Saiyans, Vegeta and Nappa, will arive to wipe the planet clean of life. While the archdemon Piccolo trains Goku's son Gohan to reach his full power potential, the alien spaceships rocket ever closer...bearing a power so awesome that even Earth's six strongest heroes may not be a match for it!!!
192 pages, Paperback
First published July 10, 1989
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About the author
Akira Toriyama
1,916 books1,725 followersAkira 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.
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.
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June 17, 2023
I'm just going to obsess over power levels some more.
So, apparently, in the original Dragon Ball even slight increases matter a great deal. Goku's training with Korin or Kami, or the god-water he got in between, or the three years he spent in the wilderness, none of them can't have added more than a hundred to the score, individually. Probably less. Yet each time, that relatively small increase was a game-changer: having something like twenty-percent extra power level to your enemy would have rendered you utterly invincible.
From Z onward the numbers just shoot up dramatically - not just in raw numbers, but proportionately as well. Raditz has more than triple the power level of Goku as he shows up, yet with some teamwork and cunning and good luck, he's brought low. After him, the heroes multiply their own power levels enormously, yet their performance in battle is not markedly different: Nappa is more than five times their strength, and while he does dominate the field and completely hands their asses to them, they manage to land a few hits and bother him some.
And later still, in Frieza arc, power levels fluctuate between thousands or even tens of thousands, and everyone gets to wail on everyone.
There's probably some math word for it that I don't know, then, how early on even small changes will make all the difference, but you'll need exponentially greater numbers later on for it to matter.
See, power levels were even from the start designed as a whole bunch of bullshit, yet there's all this math and theorizing in them that makes them strangely appealing. No wonder they've stuck on in the fandom regardless of everything.
In other matters - the interactions between Gohan and Piccolo make me wonder what's happened in the past five-year time-skip. Gohan says his dad told him that the current Piccolo was never as bad as the previous one, and while we do see that true in the present-day, it wasn't true in the finale of Dragon Ball. It suggests that they've tackled on repeatedly off-screen, and I for one would have loved to hear more detail on those.
And while the battle against the Saiyans is tense and thrilling and terrifying, this is also the part of the story where the cracks first begin to appear. All the minor characters get their last hurrah before being permanently and irrevocably shunted into the sidelines - and it doesn't even do anything except buy some time for Gohan and Krillin to not also be killed off. I would like to see a side story focused entirely on them - Yamcha and Chiaotzu for once getting to save the day, in some smaller-stakes adventure somewhere while the heavy-hitters are busy saving the universe. Alas, it doesn't look like Super is headed anywhere near there: just more of Goku and Vegeta, all day every day.
So, apparently, in the original Dragon Ball even slight increases matter a great deal. Goku's training with Korin or Kami, or the god-water he got in between, or the three years he spent in the wilderness, none of them can't have added more than a hundred to the score, individually. Probably less. Yet each time, that relatively small increase was a game-changer: having something like twenty-percent extra power level to your enemy would have rendered you utterly invincible.
From Z onward the numbers just shoot up dramatically - not just in raw numbers, but proportionately as well. Raditz has more than triple the power level of Goku as he shows up, yet with some teamwork and cunning and good luck, he's brought low. After him, the heroes multiply their own power levels enormously, yet their performance in battle is not markedly different: Nappa is more than five times their strength, and while he does dominate the field and completely hands their asses to them, they manage to land a few hits and bother him some.
And later still, in Frieza arc, power levels fluctuate between thousands or even tens of thousands, and everyone gets to wail on everyone.
There's probably some math word for it that I don't know, then, how early on even small changes will make all the difference, but you'll need exponentially greater numbers later on for it to matter.
See, power levels were even from the start designed as a whole bunch of bullshit, yet there's all this math and theorizing in them that makes them strangely appealing. No wonder they've stuck on in the fandom regardless of everything.
In other matters - the interactions between Gohan and Piccolo make me wonder what's happened in the past five-year time-skip. Gohan says his dad told him that the current Piccolo was never as bad as the previous one, and while we do see that true in the present-day, it wasn't true in the finale of Dragon Ball. It suggests that they've tackled on repeatedly off-screen, and I for one would have loved to hear more detail on those.
And while the battle against the Saiyans is tense and thrilling and terrifying, this is also the part of the story where the cracks first begin to appear. All the minor characters get their last hurrah before being permanently and irrevocably shunted into the sidelines - and it doesn't even do anything except buy some time for Gohan and Krillin to not also be killed off. I would like to see a side story focused entirely on them - Yamcha and Chiaotzu for once getting to save the day, in some smaller-stakes adventure somewhere while the heavy-hitters are busy saving the universe. Alas, it doesn't look like Super is headed anywhere near there: just more of Goku and Vegeta, all day every day.
February 20, 2019
Extremely humorous and utterly engaging.
August 2, 2022
A volume dedicated to training and preparing our heroes mentally and physically for the arrival of two more Saiyans. It's hard to properly adore these training sequences but they fit the world of Dragon Ball quite perfectly. This isn't the little leagues anymore and things are about to go down in the next volume!
October 7, 2017
With Goku dead and the Saiyan's arriving within a year's time, everyone decides to split up and train their hardest. Goku with King Kai, Gohan with Piccolo, and the rest with Kami. However The Saiyan's arrive earlier then expected and their power is unmatched. Also, like I said before Yamcha is a character that just gets dragged through the tar pit because once again he enters a fight but is defeated AGAIN!!!
September 9, 2014
With Son Goku dead and in the Underworld, Piccolo takes Son Gohan off to be trained - the Saiyans are on their way and Gohan might be their only chance against them. Meanwhile, Goku is trained by the Lord of Worlds in Hell, and the others go to Heaven to train. But will they be strong enough to fight Vegeta and Nappa, the remaining two Saiyans, when they arrive in one year?
The first half of the book is just ok. It’s essentially just the characters training. Piccolo takes four-year-old(!) Son Gohan to what looks like Akira Toriyama’s version of the Savage Land with roaming T-Rexs, with the idea to leave him to fend for himself for six months and then training him for the other six months. It’s a bit harsh but Piccolo eases up a bit on the kid, showing that he’s a much softer character than he was in earlier books.
Meanwhile Goku trains with the Lord of Worlds in what was, for me, the funniest sequence yet in the series. The Lord of Worlds loves bad jokes (sample: Do you have pig’s feet? Yes I do. Wear shoes and maybe nobody’ll notice!) and has a pet monkey called Bubbles. A large part of Goku’s training involves him having to catch Bubbles on a small planet with gravity ten times that of Earth - the crazy look on his face as he struggles to run after the gurning Bubbles was ridiculously funny!
With the training over and the year of waiting past, the book picks up once the Saiyans arrive and the real story can begin. But the cast have a really tough time to start with, especially as Raditz was the weakest of the three and he managed to take out Son Goku with him! Another major character bites the dust before the end of this book and Kuririn finally gets some time to shine with his new special moves.
The training half of the book slowed down the narrative for me but the second half reignited it again so I’m hoping here on out we’ll have non-stop awesomeness for the rest of the Saiyan storyline. It’s a great second volume though nonetheless and had some genuinely funny moments amidst the high octane action.
The first half of the book is just ok. It’s essentially just the characters training. Piccolo takes four-year-old(!) Son Gohan to what looks like Akira Toriyama’s version of the Savage Land with roaming T-Rexs, with the idea to leave him to fend for himself for six months and then training him for the other six months. It’s a bit harsh but Piccolo eases up a bit on the kid, showing that he’s a much softer character than he was in earlier books.
Meanwhile Goku trains with the Lord of Worlds in what was, for me, the funniest sequence yet in the series. The Lord of Worlds loves bad jokes (sample: Do you have pig’s feet? Yes I do. Wear shoes and maybe nobody’ll notice!) and has a pet monkey called Bubbles. A large part of Goku’s training involves him having to catch Bubbles on a small planet with gravity ten times that of Earth - the crazy look on his face as he struggles to run after the gurning Bubbles was ridiculously funny!
With the training over and the year of waiting past, the book picks up once the Saiyans arrive and the real story can begin. But the cast have a really tough time to start with, especially as Raditz was the weakest of the three and he managed to take out Son Goku with him! Another major character bites the dust before the end of this book and Kuririn finally gets some time to shine with his new special moves.
The training half of the book slowed down the narrative for me but the second half reignited it again so I’m hoping here on out we’ll have non-stop awesomeness for the rest of the Saiyan storyline. It’s a great second volume though nonetheless and had some genuinely funny moments amidst the high octane action.
February 7, 2023
Aw, look at Piccolo beginning his redemption arc without even realizing it.
Enter Nappa and Vegeta.
Enter Nappa and Vegeta.
February 20, 2021
This volume was so much fun, Goku dies but goes to train at Kaio-shin's place meanwhile Yamucha and all train with Kame-senin meanwhile Gohan is training under Piccolo as all of them are preparing to take the saiyans head on and it seems like it will be an epic fight when it begins and so they trai and the thing with Goku is funny but the stuff with Gohan is brutal but one can see Piccolo's attitude towards the young lad changing and then we have the day when Nappa and Vegita arrive and they battle and its epic, and funny but brutal too and the real power of these saiyans can be felt as Goku is on their way! I really enjoyed the simplicity and training of the arc and the future volumes should be fun to read!
March 2, 2020
Goku is dead--but his journey is just beginning. Now he must travel through the afterlife along the million-kilometer Serpent Road to find Kaiô-sama, the Lord of Worlds, who will teach him martial arts techniques so powerful they're reserved for the gods! And he'd better hurry, too, because Earth has only nine months until the evil Saiyans, Vegeta and Nappa, will arive to wipe the planet clean of life. While the archdemon Piccolo trains Goku's son Gohan to reach his full power potential, the alien spaceships rocket ever closer...bearing a power so awesome that even Earth's six strongest heroes may not be a match for it!!!
January 4, 2025
Continuation of the best. Loving this.
June 15, 2018
goku Self control he shows it by controling his god like strength
November 3, 2016
Actual Rating: 4.15
This was a great read. This series is a fast-paced adventure. I am really enjoying it. In this volume, Goku and Gohan are training to fight the two Saiyans. I really liked the Lord of Worlds because he had a great sense of humour. Also, I got to see Chi Chi and I love the reactions of the characters faces when they see or hear something unbelievable. It is really priceless. I can't wait for the showdown between Goku and Vegeta. This is going to be an epic series. Overall, a great sequel to the manga series.
This was a great read. This series is a fast-paced adventure. I am really enjoying it. In this volume, Goku and Gohan are training to fight the two Saiyans. I really liked the Lord of Worlds because he had a great sense of humour. Also, I got to see Chi Chi and I love the reactions of the characters faces when they see or hear something unbelievable. It is really priceless. I can't wait for the showdown between Goku and Vegeta. This is going to be an epic series. Overall, a great sequel to the manga series.
August 23, 2021
7/10 stars
Piccolo's training of Gohan was definitely the high point of this volume. The rest was mostly a setup for the future fighting with Saiyans, and while it was smoothly done, and pretty funny in places, it still had the feel of a necessary preparation. Still enjoyable, though! Now can't wait to see how the big fight with Saiyans plays out!
Piccolo's training of Gohan was definitely the high point of this volume. The rest was mostly a setup for the future fighting with Saiyans, and while it was smoothly done, and pretty funny in places, it still had the feel of a necessary preparation. Still enjoyable, though! Now can't wait to see how the big fight with Saiyans plays out!
September 19, 2016
Great addition to this series in this second volume. A must read for any and all manga lovers everywhere.
August 7, 2025
Dragon Ball Z Volume 2:
Another great entry in the story, full of training and preparation for new villains and further progression in the story. I like how Piccolo has joined the good guys, it adds a certain level of complexity to the plot and what will happen down the road. The Saiyans are great villains, even if they’re almost sillily evil. Goku’s death and journey to the underworld is somewhat reminiscent of Greek mythology but with an Eastern twist.
Another great entry in the story, full of training and preparation for new villains and further progression in the story. I like how Piccolo has joined the good guys, it adds a certain level of complexity to the plot and what will happen down the road. The Saiyans are great villains, even if they’re almost sillily evil. Goku’s death and journey to the underworld is somewhat reminiscent of Greek mythology but with an Eastern twist.
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February 8, 2025
Non pensavo che il manga andasse così velocemente, in questo volume succedono un sacco di cose che nell’anime invece durano praticamente il triplo e sono molto più lente. Abbiamo già lo scontro con Vegeta e Nappa, avevo rimosso i Saibaiman e ho adorato qualsiasi parte riguardasse Piccolo (che comincia a scoprire le sue origini) e Gohan! Non vedo l’ora Goku torni sulla terra.
July 22, 2024
Super
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November 23, 2024It is so crazy to see Goku not fly.
October 16, 2018
Dragon Ball vol 2 picks up where volume 1 leaves off. Goku is in the underworld training to come back to life and be stronger for the eventual big fight that will happen when he comes back to Earth. In the meantime Piccolo is training Goku’s son Gohan to utilize his power to assist in the fight that will happen when Goku arrives. The comic ends with the fight just about to begin. The art style is very similar to vol 1 and the TV show with optimal neatness. Vol 2 was another refresher for me since I’ve already seen the show but it was very nice to read. Gohan is a very likable character in the volume because he grows a lot and is better able at utilizing his saiyan power. I’d recommend reading this if your into manga comics or if you’ve seen the TV show.
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April 20, 2016
Previously on Dragon Ball Z
(I) Goku got married to Chichi and has a son named Gohan.
(II) Goku has an evil brother named Raditz who came seeking his help to murder innocents on another planet for profit and steals Gohan as blackmail.
(III) Goku teams up with Piccolo to kill Raditz and in the process Goku gets killed in order for Raditz to die. Now Raditz brothers are coming to earth in about a year from now and when they do all hell will break loose.
This is what you missed last time on Dragon Ball Z!
In this volume you learn that Goku is with God in the underworld hoping to see if Goku can meet Kaio-sama who can train him in preparations for the arrival of Nappa and Vegeta. Goku gets the official okay to visit him and he needs to cross the serpents path which only one person has successful made it to the end since it takes years to reach the destination. Goku doesn't have time to waste so he immediately starts running and flying hoping to reach Kaio-sama in time.
Back on Earth, the whole gang is trying to figure out what to do next and immediately Piccolo picks up Gohan and tells them that he will train Gohan and if you try to get in his way he will kill them. Even though Piccolo acts tough, something in him has changed and I hope in the series we get a closer insight as to why and my bet is Goku. Goku could have killed him when he had the chance and instead he tried Piccolo as a friend and as an equal. I think that idea of selflessness impressed Goku and kind of a reminder that he owes Goku his life. Plus the idea that he may die in a year or so may stir feelings that he has ignored for a long time.
When looking back I have to admit that Gohan and Piccolo is a perfect match because out of all of them, Piccolo is the strongest and the most dedicated when it comes to training and fighting making him the perfect master to teach. Gohan is one of the last options to save our planet and Piccolo needs all the help he can get while they try to resurrect Goku. The rest of the gang also gets to train with God hoping it can make them stronger fighters while they can be a distraction as they wait for Goku's return.
After about 200 days or so, Goku finally arrives at Kaio-Sama's small planet and immediately begins training which isn't easy since the planet gravity is 10x stronger than Earth making it harder for Goku to run and jump. But over the course of 150 days he becomes a new warrior and Gohan also becomes more like his father being able to adapt himself to the wilderness while he trains with Piccolo.
The Saiyans arrive earlier than expected and all the powerful fighters gather together to put an end to Vegeta and Nappa. Along with them they bring these vulgar alien creatures to cause some damage and each fighter takes turns killing through. Through these actions we get to witness how powerful the good guys have become but also how Vegeta is able to destroy a creature with a swift move of his hand. By the end Kuririn is able to kill all the monsters and Nappa realizes a dose of his powers.
While all this is going on, Goku needs to running all the way back to the beginning of the Serpent Road in order to come home and help save the earth. Will Goku arrive on time before its too late? Stay tuned until next time on Dragon Ball Z!
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(I) Goku got married to Chichi and has a son named Gohan.
(II) Goku has an evil brother named Raditz who came seeking his help to murder innocents on another planet for profit and steals Gohan as blackmail.
(III) Goku teams up with Piccolo to kill Raditz and in the process Goku gets killed in order for Raditz to die. Now Raditz brothers are coming to earth in about a year from now and when they do all hell will break loose.
This is what you missed last time on Dragon Ball Z!
In this volume you learn that Goku is with God in the underworld hoping to see if Goku can meet Kaio-sama who can train him in preparations for the arrival of Nappa and Vegeta. Goku gets the official okay to visit him and he needs to cross the serpents path which only one person has successful made it to the end since it takes years to reach the destination. Goku doesn't have time to waste so he immediately starts running and flying hoping to reach Kaio-sama in time.
Back on Earth, the whole gang is trying to figure out what to do next and immediately Piccolo picks up Gohan and tells them that he will train Gohan and if you try to get in his way he will kill them. Even though Piccolo acts tough, something in him has changed and I hope in the series we get a closer insight as to why and my bet is Goku. Goku could have killed him when he had the chance and instead he tried Piccolo as a friend and as an equal. I think that idea of selflessness impressed Goku and kind of a reminder that he owes Goku his life. Plus the idea that he may die in a year or so may stir feelings that he has ignored for a long time.
When looking back I have to admit that Gohan and Piccolo is a perfect match because out of all of them, Piccolo is the strongest and the most dedicated when it comes to training and fighting making him the perfect master to teach. Gohan is one of the last options to save our planet and Piccolo needs all the help he can get while they try to resurrect Goku. The rest of the gang also gets to train with God hoping it can make them stronger fighters while they can be a distraction as they wait for Goku's return.
After about 200 days or so, Goku finally arrives at Kaio-Sama's small planet and immediately begins training which isn't easy since the planet gravity is 10x stronger than Earth making it harder for Goku to run and jump. But over the course of 150 days he becomes a new warrior and Gohan also becomes more like his father being able to adapt himself to the wilderness while he trains with Piccolo.
The Saiyans arrive earlier than expected and all the powerful fighters gather together to put an end to Vegeta and Nappa. Along with them they bring these vulgar alien creatures to cause some damage and each fighter takes turns killing through. Through these actions we get to witness how powerful the good guys have become but also how Vegeta is able to destroy a creature with a swift move of his hand. By the end Kuririn is able to kill all the monsters and Nappa realizes a dose of his powers.
While all this is going on, Goku needs to running all the way back to the beginning of the Serpent Road in order to come home and help save the earth. Will Goku arrive on time before its too late? Stay tuned until next time on Dragon Ball Z!
To check out all my reviews visit http://dancinginth3dark.blogspot.com
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October 24, 2014This is the second Dragon Ball Z manga. It starts right after the first one with Goku and his evil brother Raditz death. There are 2 more Sayin's on there way to Earth even stronger than Raditz and will arrive in one year. With Goku dead Piccolo must train his son to help defeat these Sayins when they arrive. Even though Goku is dead he still finds away to train himself while his friends find the dragon balls to bring him back to life. At the end of the book the Sayins arrive and quickly attack the remaning heroes on Earth using their minions to do there dirty work for them. The book ends with our heroes being greatly overpowered. Will Goku arrive in time to save them? Find out next time on, Dragon Ball Z! I personally really love reading the manga more than the show becase its allot quicker with allot less yelling and i love meeting Vegeta for the first time again. I recommend this manga series to anyone who enjoys a good fight.
September 12, 2022
Unpopular opinion (maybe): Training arcs are great! It was one of my biggest problems with the original series, that they were always just brushed over, so it felt like whenever characters just kind of wanted to get more powerful, they did. Without working for it. I’m happy to say that isn’t the case here. Toriyama manages to make you feel a year’s worth of effort, hard work and number-raising in just 180 pages- And that’s not all- He did it for 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6- 7 characters!
Because of this, power feels earned, and not just obtained. Because so much time is spent building up to the main event, the pacing issues from last volume are gone. It’s great.
This volume is an incredibly strong start the second leg of the Saipan saga- Even if it doesn’t progress the story much farther than a one year time skip could, it is absolutely integral to making me care about the story at all. And now, I do. So, for that, this is easily better than volume 1.
Because of this, power feels earned, and not just obtained. Because so much time is spent building up to the main event, the pacing issues from last volume are gone. It’s great.
This volume is an incredibly strong start the second leg of the Saipan saga- Even if it doesn’t progress the story much farther than a one year time skip could, it is absolutely integral to making me care about the story at all. And now, I do. So, for that, this is easily better than volume 1.
September 13, 2017
Los primeros recuerdos que tengo de ver Dragon Ball en la tele son de esta etapa, asi que es una de las que más me gustan por pura nostalgia. Recuerdo que lo que más me atrapó del animé fue la relación entre Piccolo y Gohan, nunca había visto algo así: Piccolo entrena a Gohan de una forma super cruel, y eso estaba en un dibujito de la tarde en TV. Por supuesto que lo que dice Gohan, algo asi como "Piccolo no es tan malo como parece", es un buen resumen de lo que es el desarrollo del personaje (y probablemente de casi todos los "malos" de esta serie, que de uno en uno se van sumando al equipo de Goku. Creo que Toriyama hace un gran trabajo en repetir el ciclo entrenamiento, enemigo poderoso, entrenamiento, enemigo aun más poderoso, y así, metiendo variantes en las formas de entrenar y los distintos maestros y aprovechando las pausas para incluir un poco de humor.
June 4, 2014
Not too much of a fan of this one. Maybe its either my passioante hate for manga or the fact that i grew up watching the show and it's much for cooler watching them scream to power up then to read that. All and all it was a typical manga that endulges in fighting with our friend Goku who just discovered he was a sayian being from another planet and had to be revived after fighting his brother and be killed in the previous book. All and all it was not my choice more or less just a filler for my yellow sheet.
September 1, 2016
The training begins! This whole series is going super fast. There is so much packed into one volume and I can't get enough. I felt so sorry for Gohan. But I really liked how Piccolo seemed to get close to him without admitting it. I really want to see Goku come and just destroy all of them. Things are going to get real very soon.
May 14, 2010
i think this book had a really good story line but not as actioned packed as i hoped it would be thats why i rated it a 4 out of 5.
August 27, 2016
Segundo tomo de la etapa también conocida como DBZ en animé. Incluye sección de aclaraciones donde se explican los chistes chistosos de Kaio-Sama.
November 30, 2020
Der gefährliche Krieger und Sayajin Radditz wurde besiegt. Doch das für einen sehr hohen Preis. Son Goku ist tot und die Freunde wissen, dass es in einem Jahr zu einem weiteren Angriff durch Sayajins kommen wird, denn Radditz hat die Ankunft seines Prinzen und eines weiteren Kriegers bereits angekündigt. Gott bittet die Freunde und den Waldkrieger Yajirobi zu ihm in den Palast zu kommen, um zu trainieren. Währenddessen macht sich Piccolo auf den Weg, um Son Gohan zu trainieren, denn in den kleinen Knirps ruht eine ungeheure, geheime Kraft, die ihn hoffen lässt, dass sie damit die Sayajins besiegen können. Doch vorerst muss der kleine Kerl lernen die Zähne zusammen zu beißen und nicht bei jeder Gelegenheit wieder loszuheulen. Eine schwere Aufgabe, die dem Teufel alles abverlangt, jedoch auch völlig neue Seiten an ihm aufzeigt. Währenddessen befindet sich Son Goku in der Unterwelt und macht sich auf den Weg zu einem neuen Meister, der ihn trainieren soll, bis er durch die Dragonballs wieder zum Leben erweckt werden kann. Für die Freunde, aber auch Son Goku beginnt ein Wettlauf mit der Zeit, denn die beiden Krieger, die sich auf dem Weg zur Erde befinden sind noch stärker als Radditz.
Dieser Band war ein Wechselbad der Gefühle. Einerseits war man traurig, dass Son Goku als Protagonist gestorben ist, auf der anderen Seite war man aber gespannt, wie das Leben für die Freunde und vor allem für den kleinen Son Gohan weiter geht. Umso schöner war aber auch die Freude, als man feststellen konnte, dass Son Goku weiterhin in den Mangas mitmischt, wenn auch in der Unterwelt, aber mit dem festen Willen bald wieder unter den Lebenden zu weilen. Richtig interessant in diesem Band war für mich der Wandel der Figur des Teufels Piccolo. Er erkennt, dass er schleunigst handeln muss, wenn die Erde gerettet werden soll und nimmt sich so dem kleinen Son Gohan an. Trotz allem, dass er den Knirps allein in der Weite zurück lässt, hat er immer ein Auge auf ihn, kümmert sich darum, dass er sich verteidigen kann und ihm zu Beginn nichts passiert. Son Gohan lernt schnell und der Wandel von der Heulsuse zu einem kleinen Kämpfer geht sehr fix von statten. In diesem Band beweist Akira Toriyama wieder einmal, wie ideenreich er ist. Es ist einfach faszinierend, was er für eine Welt geschaffen hat und wie die einzelnen Situationen alle ineinander greifen. Auch scheint Toriyama mittlerweile ungemein Spaß daran gefunden zu haben Figuren sterben zu lassen, dass einer der Freunde wieder einmal daran glauben muss, fand ich nicht wirklich so toll, doch der Autor wird sich schon etwas dabei denken. Ich bin gespannt wie es weiter geht und vor allem bin ich gespannt, ob Son Goku es rechtzeitig wieder unter die Lebenden schafft, um seinen Freunden gegen die Sayajins beizustehen. Von dem Charakter des Vegeta bin ich im Übrigen sehr fasziniert - das könnten noch sehr interessante Dialoge und vor allem ein sehr interessanter Kampf werden.
Taschenbuch: 192 Seiten
Verlag: Carlsen (15. Februar 2001)
Sprache: Deutsch
ISBN-10: 355173268X
ISBN-13: 978-3551733108
ASIN: 3551733104
Vom Hersteller empfohlenes Alter: 10 - 12 Jahre
Größe und/oder Gewicht: 11,4 x 1,8 x 17,4 cm
Dieser Band war ein Wechselbad der Gefühle. Einerseits war man traurig, dass Son Goku als Protagonist gestorben ist, auf der anderen Seite war man aber gespannt, wie das Leben für die Freunde und vor allem für den kleinen Son Gohan weiter geht. Umso schöner war aber auch die Freude, als man feststellen konnte, dass Son Goku weiterhin in den Mangas mitmischt, wenn auch in der Unterwelt, aber mit dem festen Willen bald wieder unter den Lebenden zu weilen. Richtig interessant in diesem Band war für mich der Wandel der Figur des Teufels Piccolo. Er erkennt, dass er schleunigst handeln muss, wenn die Erde gerettet werden soll und nimmt sich so dem kleinen Son Gohan an. Trotz allem, dass er den Knirps allein in der Weite zurück lässt, hat er immer ein Auge auf ihn, kümmert sich darum, dass er sich verteidigen kann und ihm zu Beginn nichts passiert. Son Gohan lernt schnell und der Wandel von der Heulsuse zu einem kleinen Kämpfer geht sehr fix von statten. In diesem Band beweist Akira Toriyama wieder einmal, wie ideenreich er ist. Es ist einfach faszinierend, was er für eine Welt geschaffen hat und wie die einzelnen Situationen alle ineinander greifen. Auch scheint Toriyama mittlerweile ungemein Spaß daran gefunden zu haben Figuren sterben zu lassen, dass einer der Freunde wieder einmal daran glauben muss, fand ich nicht wirklich so toll, doch der Autor wird sich schon etwas dabei denken. Ich bin gespannt wie es weiter geht und vor allem bin ich gespannt, ob Son Goku es rechtzeitig wieder unter die Lebenden schafft, um seinen Freunden gegen die Sayajins beizustehen. Von dem Charakter des Vegeta bin ich im Übrigen sehr fasziniert - das könnten noch sehr interessante Dialoge und vor allem ein sehr interessanter Kampf werden.
Taschenbuch: 192 Seiten
Verlag: Carlsen (15. Februar 2001)
Sprache: Deutsch
ISBN-10: 355173268X
ISBN-13: 978-3551733108
ASIN: 3551733104
Vom Hersteller empfohlenes Alter: 10 - 12 Jahre
Größe und/oder Gewicht: 11,4 x 1,8 x 17,4 cm
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August 6, 2025Despite myself not interested in Dragon Ball Z I do have a large amount of respect for the franchise.
As I said before in my review of Dragon Ball, this kickstarted the trends for later Shonen manga and that's something to admire about the entire Dragon Ball series. Shonen manga series have taken elements from the Dragon Ball series and use it for inspiration for their own work like battles, art, character design, and plot. I feel like I was a bit too old when I was first introduced to the starters of Shounen and Shojo. Dragon Ball and Sailor Moon were introduced to me a bit too late after I had started reading & watching series like InuYasha, Ouran High School Host Club, Death Note, Fullmetal Alchemist, and Code Geass.
Again, I still think it's an admirable franchise despite my personal feelings towards it. (I don't hate it but I didn't love it either) It's extremely popular worldwide and for the anime to still be watched and loved to this very day I think that says a lot about it. There are many things to like and admire about it because of the legacy that it brought with its creation.
While I don't love Dragon Ball Z, it has done a lot for a very popular art form and will continue to be great and loved for years to come.
As I said before in my review of Dragon Ball, this kickstarted the trends for later Shonen manga and that's something to admire about the entire Dragon Ball series. Shonen manga series have taken elements from the Dragon Ball series and use it for inspiration for their own work like battles, art, character design, and plot. I feel like I was a bit too old when I was first introduced to the starters of Shounen and Shojo. Dragon Ball and Sailor Moon were introduced to me a bit too late after I had started reading & watching series like InuYasha, Ouran High School Host Club, Death Note, Fullmetal Alchemist, and Code Geass.
Again, I still think it's an admirable franchise despite my personal feelings towards it. (I don't hate it but I didn't love it either) It's extremely popular worldwide and for the anime to still be watched and loved to this very day I think that says a lot about it. There are many things to like and admire about it because of the legacy that it brought with its creation.
While I don't love Dragon Ball Z, it has done a lot for a very popular art form and will continue to be great and loved for years to come.
November 22, 2018
Goku is dead and the rest of the Z fighters are prepping to face two powerful Saiyans racing to Earth; they have a year to train. Goku, due to his good deeds, is granted the use of his body in Other World by Kami's request. King Kai agrees to train Goku in the planet's 10x gravity to strengthen him for the Saiyan's arrival. Piccolo has taken young Gohan under his wing for rigorous training...having the 4 year old fend for himself in the wilderness for 6 months before deeming him worthy enough to train in combat. Finally, Yamcha, Yajirobe, Kuririn, and Tien all train with Kami and Mr. Popo. I was a bit disappointed in how the training segments were glossed over to a mere few panels when so much time was dedicated to this segment in the anime.
When Nappa and Vegeta do arrive, they waste no time in blasting away an entire city. Met with our heroes it's clear they surpass them in every way. Summoning small creatures the Z Fighters are quickly overwhelmed and outmatched. And it's taking Goku forever to show up. Yamcha is killed early on in the battle.
Volume 2 had an awkward pacing but the story is still intriguing. New fans shouldn't have an issue following along but this felt like a heavily transitional volume to the larger arc.
When Nappa and Vegeta do arrive, they waste no time in blasting away an entire city. Met with our heroes it's clear they surpass them in every way. Summoning small creatures the Z Fighters are quickly overwhelmed and outmatched. And it's taking Goku forever to show up. Yamcha is killed early on in the battle.
Volume 2 had an awkward pacing but the story is still intriguing. New fans shouldn't have an issue following along but this felt like a heavily transitional volume to the larger arc.
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