DRAGONBALL 3IN1 TP VOL 01 (C: 1-0-1): Includes vols. 1, 2 & 3: Volume 1 (Dragon Ball (3-in-1 Edition))

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Speaking of Goku, once he’s finally healed, he does not hesitate as he swiftly flies into the battlefield. Before his fight with Freeza, Goku shows some sympathy towards the defeated Vegeta and for the first time, seems to embrace his part as a Saiyan. He will always be Goku as he still has his quips when facing off against Freeza, who is now his final elegant form. What became the longest fight in the TV adaptation of DBZ, the Goku versus Freeza fight in the source material has been just as iconic, with every chapter giving us something new as these two super-powered figures are equal in strength, so the outcome can go either way. Based on the front cover, you notice that Goku goes his own transformation as we finally get the Super Saiyan and is glorious as he looks bad-ass and ditches the quips. Dragon Ball was inspired by the classical Chinese novel, Journey to the West (or ‘Monkey’), attributed to Wu Cheng'en. In Journey to the West, the almost-invincible Monkey and his motley crew of friends travel (west) to India to seek sacred Buddhist sūtras and return after many adventures, trials and much suffering. Dragon Ball tells of the adventures of the almost-invincible monkey-tailed Son Goku and his own motley crew of friends, as he grows from childhood through to adulthood, trains in martial arts and searches for seven orbs known as the Dragon Balls which, when gathered, summon a dragon who will grant one wish. This is when Dragon Ball Z really ramps up. After the arrival of Nappa and Vegeta the remaining Z warriors stand firm against the evils of the aliens. La historia es buena, pese a que ya todos la conocemos la verdad me da gusto encontrar detalles que fueron censurados en el ánime. Hay que mencionar que este tipo de publicaciones no serían bien vistas hoy en día, (vamos, que el Manga rompe la cuarta pared y se burla de su propia vulgaridad). Pero yo soy de mente bastante abierta, así que... The joy of reading early Dragon Ball was that Toriyama was making it up as he was writing it with the storytelling having an episodic nature with a chapter or two focusing on a situation like, the confrontation against Oolong, a shapeshifting pig that can change into anything, but only for five minutes at a time. The first two-thirds of this volume may be about the search for the Dragon Balls, but it’s really about Toriyama is spontaneous with the world-building where he can introduce characters, big or small, can come and go, with really more of an emphasis on comedy than action.

Still good! Simple, shallow fun ( even with this much poop humor or panties ), is something I crave once in a while (especially, while or after reading something heavier). There is a lot of crude humour, some of which evoke Toriyama’s previous successful series Dr. Slump, but the one character here that really stands out in this case is Kame Sennin (also known as Muten Rōshi), an ancient and wise martial arts master who also happens to be a pervert that frequently flirts with or harasses attractive women. This level of humour can be too much, even if it introduces one of the weirdest creations by Toriyama: Lunch, a girl who changes personalities with just one sneeze. The only time that Roshi works is when he starts to train Goku and Kuririn, who appears later on as the two boys go through Roshi’s hardships that are unusual, compared to typical martial arts training montages. Starting off as rivals, Goku and Kuririn spark a friendship with each other that is quite touching. Es bastante gracioso. En particular la mancuerna Son Goku—Bulma, y por supuesto el Maestro Roshi me sacar carcajadas (hablando de forma literal) y eso es poco común en este tipo de productos, así es claro que es un punto a favor.

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As Goku, Bulma and Kuririn travel across the world to find the seven Dragon Balls, they have other things to worry about, such as being hunted by General Blue of the Red Ribbon Army, who is also trying to gain the Dragon Balls for what we assume was for world conquest, only to be revealed later that its leader Commander Red wants to wish for something personal and frankly silly, in typical Toriyama comedy form.

What I didn't like: The unsure tone of what it wanted to be. It's at the end of this volume you seem to have a clear set mind of what this series will evolve to. Till then it seems a bit fuzzy and sometimes makes it a slog to read.Legend has it that if all seven of the precious orbs called “Dragon Balls” are gathered together, an incredibly powerful dragon god will appear to grant one wish. Unfortunately, the orbs are scattered across the world, making them extremely difficult to collect. Enter 16-year-old Bulma, a scientific genius who has constructed a radar to detect the exact locations of the Dragon Balls. She’s on a mission to find all seven orbs, but first she must convince young Son Goku to join her on her quest. With a monkey tail, superhuman strength and a magic staff for a weapon, Son Goku is ready to set out on the adventure of a lifetime… This omnibus edition comprises the first three volumes. It’s an exciting, fast paced, funny, inventive read, with genuinely great characters and beautiful artwork. Toriyama’s eye is like a camera, with a roving point of view and genius, mind-popping perspectives. The first two-thirds of this title is taken up by the quest for the dragon balls, which is based very loosely on a classic Chinese novel, Journey to the West. As Goku and Bulma gather the dragon balls, they are joined by Oolong, the transforming pig, and the desert thief Yamcha and his companion Pu’ar, who can also transform. They also meet a lot of interesting characters: Kame Sen’nin, the Turtle Hermit, Gyu-Mao, Lord of Fry Pan Mountain, and the self-proclaimed Emperor Pilaf and his henchmen, who are also after the dragon balls. The quest ends happily, but not quite the way anyone expected. The last third of the book follows Goku as he goes to train with the Turtle Hermit and is joined by Kuririn, who also wants to train with Kame Sen’nin. Their training is made up of the mundane task of delivering milk, made difficult by having to cross alligator-infested rivers and outrun dinosaurs. They do so well, though, that they are allowed to enter in a famous fighting tournament. Dragon Ball introduces a young monkey-tailed boy named Goku (a wry update of the classic Chinese "Monkey King" legend), whose quiet life changes when he meets a girl named Bulma who is on a quest to collect seven "Dragon Balls." If she gathers them all, an incredibly powerful dragon will appear and grant her one wish. But the precious orbs are scattered all over the world, and Bulma could use the help of a certain super-strong boy...