How many of Toriyama cross-over and once shots were published in the U.S?

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How many of Toriyama cross-over and once shots were published in the U.S?

Post by eledoremassis02 » Fri Apr 12, 2024 7:31 pm

Specifically, Dragon Ball related/connected

I know the Dragon Ball x One Piece crossover was in Jump Magazine but any idea about any of the Jaco related Manga or This is the Police Station in Front of Dragon Park on Planet Namek?

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Re: How many of Toriyama cross-over and once shots were published in the U.S?

Post by VegettoEX » Fri Apr 12, 2024 7:54 pm

I'll just cover Toriyama's work as a whole. Let's get the big ones out of the way:
  • Dragon Ball: All of the mainline manga has been released multiple times in multiple formats and styles over time, and is available digitally
  • Dr. Slump: All of the mainline manga has been released, and is available digitally
  • Sand Land: First serialized in Viz's Shonen Jump print magazine, and then as a standard tankobon / graphic novel, and is available digitally
  • Cowa!: Released as a standard tankobon / graphic novel, and is available digitally
  • Jaco the Galactic Patrolman: First serialized (simulpub style) in Viz's digital Shonen Jump, and then as a standard tankobon / graphic novel, and is available digitally
Then you get into Viz's release of "Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater" which is a single-volume compilation of what were originally three volumes in Japan. This is available in print and digitally. It compiles:
  • Wonder Island
  • Wonder Island 2
  • Gal Detective Tomato
  • Pola & Roid
  • Mad Matic
  • Chobit
  • Chobit 2
  • Today on Harai Island (Today’s Highlights)
  • Escape
  • Pink
  • Dragon Boy (both chapters)
  • The Adventure of Tongpoo
  • Mr. Ho
  • Kennosuke-sama
  • Sonchoh
  • Mamejirō-kun
  • Karamaru-kun Nihon-bare
  • Savings Warrior Cashman
  • Dub & Peter-1
  • Go! Go! Ackman
Then there are some technicalities that have been kinda released:
  • Neko Majin Z 5: the final chapter of the Neko Majin series was published (without its “5” chapter number) in Viz’s October 2007 issue of the now-defunct Shonen Jump print magazine in September 2007; no further collected publication has ever been made of this chapter or any other Neko Majin material
  • Cross Epoch: Released in issue 100 of Viz’s Shonen Jump magazine and sometimes in digital packages
  • Sachie-chan GOOD!!: a single-chapter one-shot originally published in the May 2008 issue of Jump SQ in Japan in cooperation with Masakazu Katsura; Viz included the first 14 pages of Sachie in the Shonen Jump Alpha Yearbook 2013 mailed to subscribers of their Shonen Jump Alpha digital manga service in December 2012, alongside making the full content of the chapter available digitally to said subscribers, with no full print release available
  • Kintoki: Toki of the Golden-Eyed Tribe: a single-chapter one-shot originally published in 2010 in Weekly Shōnen Jump in Japan; Viz included the one-shot within a January 2013 issue of the company’s Weekly Shonen Jump digital publication, with no print release available
So there's a lot of stuff that hasn't come out, but there's also a ton of stuff that hasn't been further compiled even in Japan (and there's more than enough for a fourth ____piece Theater if they wanted to make one).

I would say of the longer-series (as in, like, a single tankobon's worth) that haven't come out from Viz, the notable (and really only) ones are Kajika and the whole Neko Majin series.
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Re: How many of Toriyama cross-over and once shots were published in the U.S?

Post by LostTimeLord » Fri Apr 12, 2024 8:49 pm

VegettoEX wrote: Fri Apr 12, 2024 7:54 pm Cross Epoch: Released in issue 100 of Viz’s Shonen Jump magazine and sometimes in digital packages
Viz also reprinted Cross Epoch as a bonus with One Piece: Box Set 3. So it's technically still available, if you're willing to also buy 24 volumes of One Piece.

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Re: How many of Toriyama cross-over and once shots were published in the U.S?

Post by eledoremassis02 » Fri Apr 12, 2024 10:21 pm

VegettoEX wrote: Fri Apr 12, 2024 7:54 pm I'll just cover Toriyama's work as a whole. Let's get the big ones out of the way:
  • Dragon Ball: All of the mainline manga has been released multiple times in multiple formats and styles over time, and is available digitally
  • Dr. Slump: All of the mainline manga has been released, and is available digitally
  • Sand Land: First serialized in Viz's Shonen Jump print magazine, and then as a standard tankobon / graphic novel, and is available digitally
  • Cowa!: Released as a standard tankobon / graphic novel, and is available digitally
  • Jaco the Galactic Patrolman: First serialized (simulpub style) in Viz's digital Shonen Jump, and then as a standard tankobon / graphic novel, and is available digitally
Then you get into Viz's release of "Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater" which is a single-volume compilation of what were originally three volumes in Japan. This is available in print and digitally. It compiles:
  • Wonder Island
  • Wonder Island 2
  • Gal Detective Tomato
  • Pola & Roid
  • Mad Matic
  • Chobit
  • Chobit 2
  • Today on Harai Island (Today’s Highlights)
  • Escape
  • Pink
  • Dragon Boy (both chapters)
  • The Adventure of Tongpoo
  • Mr. Ho
  • Kennosuke-sama
  • Sonchoh
  • Mamejirō-kun
  • Karamaru-kun Nihon-bare
  • Savings Warrior Cashman
  • Dub & Peter-1
  • Go! Go! Ackman
Then there are some technicalities that have been kinda released:
  • Neko Majin Z 5: the final chapter of the Neko Majin series was published (without its “5” chapter number) in Viz’s October 2007 issue of the now-defunct Shonen Jump print magazine in September 2007; no further collected publication has ever been made of this chapter or any other Neko Majin material
  • Cross Epoch: Released in issue 100 of Viz’s Shonen Jump magazine and sometimes in digital packages
  • Sachie-chan GOOD!!: a single-chapter one-shot originally published in the May 2008 issue of Jump SQ in Japan in cooperation with Masakazu Katsura; Viz included the first 14 pages of Sachie in the Shonen Jump Alpha Yearbook 2013 mailed to subscribers of their Shonen Jump Alpha digital manga service in December 2012, alongside making the full content of the chapter available digitally to said subscribers, with no full print release available
  • Kintoki: Toki of the Golden-Eyed Tribe: a single-chapter one-shot originally published in 2010 in Weekly Shōnen Jump in Japan; Viz included the one-shot within a January 2013 issue of the company’s Weekly Shonen Jump digital publication, with no print release available
So there's a lot of stuff that hasn't come out, but there's also a ton of stuff that hasn't been further compiled even in Japan (and there's more than enough for a fourth ____piece Theater if they wanted to make one).

I would say of the longer-series (as in, like, a single tankobon's worth) that haven't come out from Viz, the notable (and really only) ones are Kajika and the whole Neko Majin series.
Very helpful! Thank you! I hope at some point we'll see a reprint of Dr. Slump but from what I understand it didn't sell too well

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Re: How many of Toriyama cross-over and once shots were published in the U.S?

Post by sangofe » Sat Apr 13, 2024 11:22 am

The English version has a lot of censorship from what I gather. But unfortunately Dr. Slump sold bad in France too.

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