Dragon Ball. Evergreen edition. Vol. 17

Saiyan… Dragon Ball was an incredible series and I’m so glad to have finally read it. But I wanted to read Son Goku’s childhood stories before I got into what I really REALLY wanted to read: Dragon Ball Z. Specifically for the Saiyans, and the other adventures I know of vaguely from having caught ran Leggi tutto

Now passes the Dragon Ball era to Dragon Ball Z, and a shift from the charming fantasy-martial arts comedy to a new genre: science fiction. In DBZ, Toriyama takes himself more seriously with the revelation that Goku is an alien Saiyan. The world-ending villains now are no longer mystical demons, but Leggi tutto

A brilliant introduction to the world of Saiyans with a quick five-year leap in time (not much really changed except for a new member of the Goku family). One thing's for sure, everything feels more serious this time around, even with some Toriyama humour, but nothing as innocent and perverted as in Leggi tutto

This was a great read. This takes place years after the events of Dragon Ball have ended. I really loved the anime. It is great to learn more about the world of Dragon Ball from the manga. It didn't disappoint. There was so many action. I really loved seeing Goku, Gohan, Burma, and the others. Gohan Leggi tutto

This starts with Raditz arriving on earth and he wants to wipe off the entire civilization here on earth and he meets with his brother Goku and his newborn son and he is way too powerful to defeat but can Piccolo and Goku team up to save this world or not and some interesting revelations about Gohan Leggi tutto

A thrilling beginning to a seemingly strong series.

I mean, I can see how the idea caught up - it's a pretty simple and exciting way to sum up a character's martial capabilities and rank them up a bit. And on the other hand, there's the opportunity to get across that these things just can't summed up in a single number, and that there's more to the f Leggi tutto