Viz Big Manga Information

xzero · Post by **xzero** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 6:38 pm

I'm a long-time Dragonball fan, but I don't own the manga in any form outside a few old issues of Shonen Jump. To that end, I was contemplating getting the Viz Big version of it since I should be able to get it relatively cheaply ($10-13 per volume).

I am not the biggest manga fan in the world. During college, I bought a lot of anime, but besides DBZ (and possibly next year's dub of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood), my anime days are kind of over. Nonetheless, I wouldn't mind owning the Dragonball/Z manga.

Can someone give me basic information concerning the Viz Big editions? Things like whether it's censored or uncensored (I seem to recall some issue regarding the censorship of the manga in America), whether the Viz Big editions are worth the money, how many there should be in total, etc.

Kiyza · Post by **Kiyza** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 6:48 pm

I don't actually own any of the Vizbigs, but from what I've heard it is censored. And if you don't own the manga, it's probably worth the money considering it's cheaper,it has a larger page size and some of it's in color. So long as you don't mind the censorship of course.

B · Post by B » Tue Dec 08, 2009 6:50 pm

I don't think they are any more censored than the single releases are.

xzero · Post by **xzero** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 6:54 pm

What exactly is censored in them anyway?

Big Momma · Post by **Big Momma** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 7:02 pm

xzero wrote:What exactly is censored in them anyway?

I have the first 3 of the original DB, and all instances of Bulma's breasts are censored, since that seems to be one of the big DB Censorship topics.

rereboy · Post by **rereboy** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 8:50 pm

I did a review a while ago about the first 5 volumes.

Here you go: http://db.schuby.org/daizex/viewtopic.php?t=11271

All you need to know is in there.

xzero · Post by **xzero** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 9:45 pm

Thanks! That was exactly what I was looking for.