DragonBall Collector's Edition Hardcover Manga Dissection.

Tanooki Kuribo · Post by **Tanooki Kuribo** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 2:47 am

So today I picked up the DragonBall and DragonBall Z Collectors Edition Manga. Eh, its ... alright. I think I was expecting it to be really awesome but... I don't know. It wasn't anything special.

Here they are spread eagel...

The first thing I noticed was the size, I was expecting it to be like the Shonen Jump Collectors Edition. It was actually much much smaller, just a little bigger then the regular editions. Speaking of the original releases, the original cover art is under the book jacket. So, if you were worried about the cover art sucking ass then you can just take the jacket off I suppose.

Next thing is censorship... Now, this is kind of a wired thing with these books. The DragonBall one is censored but the DragonBall Z one is not. The reason for that is in the first volume of DB, there was some editing (Bulma's boobs...) but in the first volume of DBZ there was really nothing to censor so, it was just a fluke. Unless Iam wrong... If someone here knows of any cencorship in the first volume of DBZ then just let me know. I'll compare.

Oh and by the way, this is a one shot deal. They aren't releasing the whole series like this. I was talking to Kaboom about this before. He said VIZ released some other manga like this, just one shot first volume deals so...

Bottom Line: If you were looking for a definitive version of the DragonBall manga in English, this isn't it. While still good for collectors to pretty up there shelf's (which it actually encourages you to do in the jacket flap). I wouldn't waste my money on this if you already have volume 1 of these books.

Other Photos:

Chuquita · Post by **Chuquita** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 2:51 am

Many thanks for the scans and the review. :3

I was kind of hoping for something the size of the kanzenban.

Disappointed to hear about the censoring too, but not surprised. It is Viz afterall.

bkev · Post by **bkev** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 3:02 am

Someone had previously mentioned that this was edited, but I thank you for the dissection Tanook. =/, Viz has both fortunately and unforutnately become too mainstream. Fortunate in the way that now kids can enjoy manga, unfortunate in the way that they feel it must be censored for that to be possible.

Tsukento · Post by **Tsukento** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 4:12 am

Damn, talk about poor cover art. The jacket looks about on par with the old bootleg VHs covers that usually consisted of randomly slapped together manga images to a static color background.

Do like how nicely the pages are printed, even if the damn thing's censored.

But really...$20? That must be some high quality paper if they can jack up the price for what's basically an $8 book.

Post by **Herms** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 5:06 am

Are all the color pages in color, or are some still in greyscale?

JAPPO · Post by **JAPPO** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 5:10 am

What was the point of this release?....

Super Ghost Kamikaze · Post by **Super Ghost Kamikaze** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 5:26 am

JAPPO wrote:What was the point of this release?....

To milk money out of stupid teenagers, it seems?

shotkeeper · Post by **shotkeeper** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 5:39 am

Thanks Kuribo. You're always helping us out in this kind of stuff. Buying the things yourself and giving a review. Thanks, BTW is the paper quality something like their English Daizenshuu?

Captain Awesome · Post by **Captain Awesome** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 7:25 am

I don't understand why they had to make the dust jacket so ugly, instead of just duplicating the original cover art.

The only way I was going to pick these up was if Viz were going to continue in this fashion.

SHINOBI-03 · Post by **SHINOBI-03** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 10:01 am

so, in short... are these mini sized kanzenban-esque release?!

unless everything is in color, that would might be it.

The covers are... ok? for me anyway... what did you expect? new artwork directly from Toriyama himself?!

stupid question: why Bulma's hair turned from purple to red?!

Next thing is censorship... Now, this is kind of a wired thing with these books. The DragonBall one is censored but the DragonBall Z one is not. The reason for that is in the first volume of DB, there was some editing (Bulma's boobs...) but in the first volume of DBZ there was really nothing to censor so, it was just a fluke. Unless Iam wrong... If someone here knows of any cencorship in the first volume of DBZ then just let me know. I'll compare.

If you look closely at DBZ cover, you'll find that it's rated A for All Ages.
but if we want to see if its also sensored, we will have to wait for the second volume. AND volume 19.

Tanooki Kuribo, there is a dialogue I want you to check if they fixed it or not...
in DBZ ch.1, Piccolo said to Raditz: "What say you?! Know you not the one to whom you show such insolence?!"

Did they fix it? or left it as it is?!

Tanooki Kuribo · Post by **Tanooki Kuribo** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 11:39 am

but if we want to see if its also sensored, we will have to wait for the second volume. AND volume 19.

There will be no second volume. This is a one shot deal.

Tanooki Kuribo, there is a dialogue I want you to check if they fixed it or not...
in DBZ ch.1, Piccolo said to Raditz: "What say you?! Know you not the one to whom you show such insolence?!"

Did they fix it? or left it as it is?!

Left as is... I think it's just the way Piccolo talks.

What was the point of this release?....

I was thinking the same thing.

Are all the color pages in color, or are some still in greyscale?

All the color pages are there.

SSJToreto · Post by **SSJToreto** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 11:51 am

Tanooki Kuribo wrote:
What was the point of this release?....
I was thinking the same thing.

To "beutify your bookshelf!" remember?

Post by **Herms** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 11:53 am

Tanooki Kuribo wrote:
Tanooki Kuribo, there is a dialogue I want you to check if they fixed it or not...
in DBZ ch.1, Piccolo said to Raditz: "What say you?! Know you not the one to whom you show such insolence?!"

Did they fix it? or left it as it is?!
Left as is... I think it's just the way Piccolo talks.

He doesn't have that Yoda thing going on in the original; it's something Viz added in (by...Trish Lagill, was it?).

Tanooki Kuribo wrote: All the color pages are there.

Well, at least there's that. That's pretty cool.

Tanooki Kuribo · Post by **Tanooki Kuribo** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 11:56 am

He doesn't have that Yoda thing going on in the original; it's something Viz added in (by...Trish Lagill, was it?)

Ah, ok I didn't know that. Interesting...

SSJToreto · Post by **SSJToreto** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 11:58 am

Herms wrote:
Tanooki Kuribo wrote:
Tanooki Kuribo, there is a dialogue I want you to check if they fixed it or not...
in DBZ ch.1, Piccolo said to Raditz: "What say you?! Know you not the one to whom you show such insolence?!"

Did they fix it? or left it as it is?!
Left as is... I think it's just the way Piccolo talks.
He doesn't have that Yoda thing going on in the original; it's something Viz added in (by...Trish Lagill, was it?).

Tanooki Kuribo wrote: All the color pages are there.
Well, at least there's that. That's pretty cool.

Yeah, he never talks like that in the original. I never understood Viz... Don't know why it was added, made Piccolo sound like a clown. I think they made him normal later though, did they not?:?

GotenZ1 · Post by **GotenZ1** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 1:01 pm

SHINOBI-03 wrote:
The covers are... ok? for me anyway... what did you expect? new artwork directly from Toriyama himself?!

Well.....they could have used the Kanzenban artwork on the jacket.....

Tsukento · Post by **Tsukento** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 4:07 pm

GotenZ1 wrote:Well.....they could have used the Kanzenban artwork on the jacket.....

This is Viz. The same people who are going to publish 11 Naruto books within 3 months, while leaving other manga like One Piece, Hikaru no Go and Gintama to have 1 new book release between every 3 to 5 months.

Chuquita · Post by **Chuquita** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 4:16 pm

Tsukento wrote:
GotenZ1 wrote:Well.....they could have used the Kanzenban artwork on the jacket.....
This is Viz. The same people who are going to publish 11 Naruto books within 3 months, while leaving other manga like One Piece, Hikaru no Go and Gintama to have 1 new book release between every 3 to 5 months.

I totally ranted all about that the other night, so I'm all ranted out; but yeah. I hate Viz for being total jerks to anyone who likes their non-Naruto titles.

Apparently they use all the money I give them when I buy Dr Slump, DB, Detective Conan, Tenchi Muyo, Ranma, Kenshin, and One Piece and spend it on their precious Naruto.

(And I hope trying to speed-release these 11 volumes comes back to bite them in the rear).

I'm boycotting Viz after Dr. Slump finishes.

Tsukento · Post by **Tsukento** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 4:23 pm

I can't even find anymore Dr. Slump releases in my area, regardless of where I go. Hell, the bookstores here are starting to thin out Dragon Ball and One Piece to make more room for massive numbers of Naruto.

NeptuneKai · Post by **NeptuneKai** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 4:27 pm

The fact that Viz is barely into Alabasta makes me facepalm. Then again I wouldn't be complaining if it were my favorite manga having 11 books released every fucking 3 months.

Edit: I take that back they are farther in then I had originally thought but it's still nowhere near where it should be.