Glenat to release Dragon Ball full color in 2024

[sangofe]

Source : https://animeland.fr/2023/09/14/leditio ... t-en-2024/

Glenat will release the first two volumes of Dragon Ball full color edition in French sometime in 2024.

[Dragon Ball Ireland]

That's great news. I hope if this sells well it will lead to the English Full Colours being continued.

[Jord]

Great. Glenat, with their own horrible name translations.

[Y2_O3]

Hope they can tweak the color a bit; the original black and white contrast is terrible. Even just applying a filter would make it look so much better.Also, if it's possible, I'd love to see those 3 missing cover pages restored. Just mentioning it; there might not be too many folks here who pay close attention to comic book details.

[sangofe]

Great. Glenat, with their own horrible name translations.

Huh, what have you been reading?

[Jord]

Great. Glenat, with their own horrible name translations.

Huh, what have you been reading?

I remember their DB manga's having weird names such as Sangoku and something like "Genius Turtle" for Kame sennin to name a few.

[coola]

Great. Glenat, with their own horrible name translations.

Huh, what have you been reading?

I remember their DB manga's having weird names such as Sangoku and something like "Genius Turtle" for Kame sennin to name a few.

Wasn't that for original anime run only?

[sangofe]

Great. Glenat, with their own horrible name translations.

Huh, what have you been reading?

I remember their DB manga's having weird names such as Sangoku and something like "Genius Turtle" for Kame sennin to name a few.

You've done your research badly. That's the first translation. It's been redone and the new translation even has Bulma says "p'tit Son" which is an awesome translation of Son-kun.

[Cold Skin]

Great. Glenat, with their own horrible name translations.

This was before even year 2000.
It's been a LONG time since it was fully retranslated, and expertly so.
Not only the translator has been put in charge of many iconic manga releases due to her amazing job, but she was a long-time DB fan even before being put in charge of the retranslation (being even the one who pointed out to the company that it needed a faithful retranslation), knowing the universe and being able to completely justify all of her translation choices in details and with a lot of thought about each choice, whether it comes to accuracy or coherency.

Keep in mind that nowadays, the French translation of the various DB books is undoubtedly among the best and most reliable in the world, as she is in charge of all of them (guide books, Anime Comics, spin-offs, etc).

So this news about the Full Color Edition in France really ought to make people envious, with a near-perfect translation, fully colored Kanzenban "Perfect Edition" size, volumes being available two by two and a release that will very probably keep going to the end (DB releases always do in our country).

We might have treated Dragon Ball terribly in the past, but nowadays, France really knows how to take care of the franchise!

[GhostEmperorX]

We might have treated Dragon Ball terribly in the past, but nowadays, France really knows how to take care of the franchise!

A wonderful thing, learning from past mistakes.
Whereas the US license holder side isn't even interested in fixing anything at all.

[Jord]

Huh, what have you been reading?

I remember their DB manga's having weird names such as Sangoku and something like "Genius Turtle" for Kame sennin to name a few.

You've done your research badly. That's the first translation. It's been redone and the new translation even has Bulma says "p'tit Son" which is an awesome translation of Son-kun.

I was only familiar with the first translation, which even crept in the games. (Butoden 1 called Piccolo Daimao "Satan" I believe)

After that first translation I didnt bother with Glenat anymore so I wasnt aware of new translations. Glad to hear they stepped up.