Dragon Ball Z, Volume 1 (Dragon Ball Z (Viz Paperback)) [Paperback]

Akira Toriyama (Author, Illustrator)

Product Details

• Paperback: 184 pages
• Publisher: VIZ Media LLC; Original edition (November 5, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569314977
• ISBN-13: 978-1569314975
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #800,009 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Outlined Work Of Art!, November 12, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Dragon Ball Z, Volume 1 (Dragon Ball Z (Viz Paperback)) (Paperback)

This series is an exqusite work of art, and Viz Communications is doing an excellent job with their production! The nature of this manga is action and adventure. While the framework is rather simple, and the drawings a cartoony style, the expressionism is delivered in a BANG-O! In this story, the main character, Goku discovers his true past when his evil brother, Raditz, arrives from outer space. What secrets shall be revealed in this tale? Purchse this product and read to find out. Whether you are a newcomer or DBZ veteran, this production is a sheer delight!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, story, drawings and fighting scenes!, June 28, 2001

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"eladcool" (Jerusalem, IL Israel) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dragon Ball Z, Volume 1 (Dragon Ball Z (Viz Paperback)) (Paperback)

I'm a big fan of DB/DBZ and I just loved this book. Toriyama is the master of all the mangas ever! Viz have done a great decision by releasing the DB/DBZ books in their original reading format (Right to Left). The story is interesting, the fighting scenes have never seemed more fast-moving action-packed than in any comic book (Graphic Novel..!) I have seen, Toriyama knows the job and he does it well, his drawings are far more than well, they're huge!!! The only problem that bothered me is (not Toriyama..) the translation of Viz, words like "to", "the" and "him" are replaced with a "shortcut"(?) like "t'", "th'" and "'im", a small problem, it doesn't matter much but it's a bit annoying. besides that, Viz have done a great work in the overall, and so did Toriyama, the king. I reccomend this book to everyone, it has all in one - Comedy, Drama, Action and all the other genres that I don't know. For you DBZ fans who already seen the TV show, you havn't seen anything if you didn't see the original thing.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, December 30, 2000

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"dessjgotenks" (Harker Heights, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dragon Ball Z, Volume 1 (Dragon Ball Z (Viz Paperback)) (Paperback)

First off, I would like to say, the reason its backwards, is because thats how they read over there. DragonBallZ is an awesome story all the way to Buu. The Sagas have awesome fights(especially uncut). This book is really great because we get to learn where Gokou came from, and you also get a little taste of Gohans'(my favorite)power.A great buy for the Casual or hardcore DBZ fan.