Dragon Ball Z, Vol. 1 (Paperback)

by Akira Toriyama (Author, Illustrator)

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"The runaway hit of the Cartoon Network . . . It's easy to see why Dragon Ball Z is going to be the headlining title of Shonen Jump."

Product Description
Printed in the original Japanese right-to-left format, here is the first volume adventure in this runaway hit series. Goku discovers that his Saiyan enemy Raditz is really his brother! When Goku tries to rescue his son, Gohan, from Raditz, the adventure turns fatal.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: VIZ Media LLC; 2 edition (March 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569319308
• ISBN-13: 978-1569319307
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #670,139 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dragon Ball Great!, April 24, 2004

A Kid's Review

Now I know alot of people are thinkin Dragon ball z is so boring. But if you read the graphic novel that just may change. You see since cartoon network doesn't play DBZ on tv anymore, its hard to see the first episode. But when I bought this book that changed and thinking it boring changed too.

I came to like it alot! its a perfect starting manga for any new manga fan. Since I just got into manga it was perfect for me. Now before you buy this book I should warn you there is some bad language in this book. So I would really recomend this book for any child 10 and up. Funny,action cool,martial arts, its got it all Dragon Ball z VOL.1 BUY IT NOW!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Toriyama genius!- too bad it's edited, June 8, 2008

By	Cheri Silva (Surprise, AZ USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Dragon Ball Z, Vol. 1 (VIZBIG Edition) (Dragon Ball Z Vizbig Editions) (Paperback)

I have absolutely loved DBZ for 13 years now. Having seen many different manga and anime this one still stands alone for its phenomenal character development and bone crunching action! I also like the fact that Viz put out a 'big edition' so one does not have to buy each chapter separately (expensive). My only two problems with this edition is that (1) it is edited- middle fingers/swear words are changed or edited out and (2) the original cover art is included but not all of them are in color. Other than that it is a good edition of the greatest shonen manga ever made!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great start to Dragonball Z-volume 1, August 31, 2003

By	Jackieli! (Merigomish, Nova Scotia Canada) - See all my reviews

Are you a fan of Dragonball Z? Because if you are, I would highly recommend this manga for you. In this manga, Raditz comes to Earth looking for a sayian, which turns out to be Goku... HIS BROTHER!! When Raditz explains that he and the only other two sayians in the world are taking over planets and destroying them. When Raditz asks' Goku to join them, he refuses, of course. So Raditz, beging the sleaze he is takes Goku's son Gohan. Goku and Piccolo deside to fight Raditz and follow him to his space pod. There they fight. After fighting for a while, Goku realises that he can't beat him without some teamwork. Togather he and Piccolo defeat Raditz, but Goku paid a terrible price. His LIFE. And Ragitz with his final breath, tells Piccolo to watch out for the other two sayians who will come in just 1 year... What will the heros do? To find out by volume 1 and volume 2!