The Chōzenshū databook thread: speculation, discussion, etc.

[Tundra]

I guess they will cover GT & the 10th anniversary in the next Chozenshuu.

Also, what's Library of Adventure again?

Library of Adventure contained design sketches for the characters, items, and vehicles that appeared in the anime and movies, including characters, items, and vehicles that appeared only in the anime.

To bad I have to wait three weeks until volume 3 is released, and then another few days until it arrives in the mail.

I don't think it'll cover GT, since the Chozenshuu are based off of the four Daizenshuu that mainly cover the original anime. Although the DB Project website mentions that Daizenshuu 1 will included into the Chozenshuu, but it hasn't appeared in any of the volumes yet. It'll probably appear in Chozenshuu 4.

[SaiyaJedi]

Looks like, once we're done with the Chōzenshū, we also have a "Chōgashū" (Super Illustration Collection) to look forward to. Comes out the same day as the final Chōzenshū, according to the listing.

[JeffJarrett]

Looks like, once we're done with the Chōzenshū, we also have a "Chōgashū" (Super Illustration Collection) to look forward to. Comes out the same day as the final Chōzenshū, according to the listing.

Chōgashū = updated Daizenshuu 1?!

[MagicBox]

I'd totally lay down the money for a revised Daizenshu #1 with all of the officially released Toriyama art since 1996. The pictures he did for the big Japan earthquake, the new Tankōbon spine-art, and other assorted goodies.

Sign me up!

[omegalucas]

Great! They'll surely get together all the illustrations from all the Daizenshuu (and possibly new ones) in that book. There's nothing lost then

[Tundra]

Looks like, once we're done with the Chōzenshū, we also have a "Chōgashū" (Super Illustration Collection) to look forward to. Comes out the same day as the final Chōzenshū, according to the listing.

Chōgashū = updated Daizenshuu 1?!

I wonder if'll they'll include the "Animation Gallery" from the Supplemental Daizenshū as well in the Chōgashū (although most of the pictures from the Animation Gallery appeared in the Dragon Ball Anime Illustration Collection: The Golden Warrior).

I wonder if they'll release a supplemental Chōzenshū like they did with the Daizenshū aside from the Super Illustration Collection.

[medama_oyaji]

Oh awesome! I would totally buy a new illustration book! Hope it gets a new cover and not just a recycled Daizenshuu cover!

[DragonBoxZTheMovies]

Fuck! I just bought the Golden Warrior.

I should know better with Dragon Ball.

[omegalucas]

Looks like, once we're done with the Chōzenshū, we also have a "Chōgashū" (Super Illustration Collection) to look forward to. Comes out the same day as the final Chōzenshū, according to the listing.

Chōgashū = updated Daizenshuu 1?!

I wonder if'll they'll include the "Animation Gallery" from the Supplemental Daizenshū as well in the Chōgashū (although most of the pictures from the Animation Gallery appeared in the Dragon Ball Anime Illustration Collection: The Golden Warrior).

Considering the Chōgashū's price is a bit higher than the Chōzenshū's, I assume it means more pages.

[Tundra]

It seems that Chōzenshū 4 is available for pre-order on Amazon. Unfortunately there is no page count for it yet.

[pappy]

I feel so spoiled with all the Dragon Ball goodies we're getting. Fantastic time to be a fan.

[MagicBox]

Fuck! I just bought the Golden Warrior.

I should know better with Dragon Ball.

I think you'll probably be fine. I doubt this new book'll republish everything (if anything) from the "Golden Warrior" book.

I'm really hoping it's exclusively Toriyama stuff.

[DemonRin]

I have a question but this thread is huge so I haven't read all of it.

Are the Chozenshu viable replacements for the Daizenshu? Like, is there anything HUGE missing from them that makes the Daizenshuu worth getting over them, or are these perfectly serviceable as in-print stand ins for the Daizenshuu?

I ask because I've wanted the Daizenshu for years, but they're always WAY too expensive, especially because it was a massive 10 book release and each book has a huge mark up in auctions. I have my Daizenshu 1 US edition, but I've always wanted the rest of them. This seems like a viable way to get that provided it has the majority of the info intact.

[VegettoEX]

For what it's worth, while I wouldn't say they're "plummeting", I'm seeing far more reasonable deals on the old daizenshuu on eBay recently.

All-in-all, from what we've seen: yes. If you don't own any daizenshuu, picking these up is a perfectly fine replacement.

The respective pages in our "Databook Guide" give a lovely breakdown of what's included, what's not included, and what's new.

[DemonRin]

From what I'm seeing here, the only bits missing from the first book are the "Original Color Works", The Shenlong Times inserts,the reprints of the first and last chapters, (which I can do without easily because all of that is available in my Kanzenban) and the interviews are consolidated and condensed.

The 2nd one appears to have everything but the "Library of Adventure" which is over 100 pages of character design sketches from the anime... that is a sad omission but I can do without it, and the "All Story Digest" which was basically just a glorified episode list, which I have with my Dragon Boxes.

Did I get it all or am I missing something?

Not bad at all. I can do without that material easily I think.

[TheDevilsCorpse]

The 2nd one appears to have everything but the "Library of Adventure" which is over 100 pages of character design sketches from the anime... that is a sad omission but I can do without it, and the "All Story Digest" which was basically just a glorified episode list, which I have with my Dragon Boxes.

Did I get it all or am I missing something?

It's not a big one, but Chozenshu 2 also omitted one of the questions off the Q&A while consolidating them apparently..

[RandomGuy96]

It would be great to get some in-depth stuff on Freeza's race.

AND

battle powers for after the Namek arc just to turn the fandom on its head.

[Bussani]

battle powers for after the Namek arc just to turn the fandom on its head.

You know, I don't really care about battle powers, but that sounds really fun.

[Herms]

battle powers for after the Namek arc just to turn the fandom on its head.

You know, I don't really care about battle powers, but that sounds really fun.

Based on the first two volumes, I doubt the last two will have much if any new information that isn't directly related to BoG or the other new stuff that's come out since the daizenshuu were published. I can halfway see them slapping a BP number on Beers though.

[Saiga]

A single battle power for Beers with no sort of power scaling after Freeza could be hilarious.