Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission
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| Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission | |||
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 First page of the debut Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission chapter | |||
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| Author | Toyotarō | ||
| Publisher | Shueisha | ||
| Publication | V-Jump | ||
| Demographic | Shōnen | ||
| Manga Series | |||
| Original Run |
V-Jump November 2012 issue to Bandai Official 5th Anniversary Fanbook: Dragon Ball Heroes 5th Anniversary Mission (21 September 2012 - 19 November 2015) | ||
| Chapters | 29 (List of Chapters) | ||
| Volumes | Currently uncollected | ||
Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission is a promotional manga series written by Toyotarō, in coordination with Bandai Namco Entertainment, that ran in earnest for over two year's in Shueisha's V-Jump magazine. The series follows a group of young protagonists as they enter the game world of Dragon Ball Heroes.
The series went on an announced hiatus after 28 monthly chapters[1], presumably for Toyotarō to focus on the introductory Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' manga adaptation (which ran in the April, May, and June 2015 issues of V-Jump), and then the Dragon Ball Super "comicalization" (which has been running consistently since the August 2015 issue of V-Jump).
In addition to several extra chapters printed in supplemental booklets such as the Jump Victory Carnival official guidebooks provided to event attendees, the series received a "final" 29th chapter in the Bandai Official 5th Anniversary Fanbook: Dragon Ball Heroes 5th Anniversary Mission released in November 2015. Leading up to the book's release, all 28 of the standard chapters were posted online for free.[2]
Plot
Beat rushes to his local arcade to play the latest mission of Dragon Ball Heroes. Beat is sent into the game itself by Sora, a Capsule Corp. battle navigator, where he is joined by various heroes. Beat befriends several characters over the course of the series (Note, Erito, Froze, etc.). The group competes in various tournaments, collecting new cards and friends along the way. The "real world" is soon thrust into danger, however...
History
Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission debuted with a two-page chapter 21 September 2012 in the November 2012 issue of V-Jump. While early chapters did not necessarily segue directly into one another each subsequent month, the story became more and more of a standard serialization as it continued onward. Chapters were initially of varying length, generally between two and nine pages each. Beginning in 2014, chapters lengthened to 15-17 pages, focusing on a continuing story arc for the characters. Each chapter focuses on then-current or upcoming additions (new cards, abilities, characters, etc.) in the arcade game.
Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission is the debut work from Toyotarō. Upon the series' original release, comparisons between newcomer "Toyotarō" and Japanese fan manga artist/author "Toyble" were prevalent. An August 2013 Dragon Ball AF fan manga release and message from "Toyble" effectively confirmed suspicions of these individuals being one in the same.[3]
Characters
Major characters
- Beat (ビート, Bīto): The main character of Victory Mission. Designed as a male, Saiyan, "Hero"-type avatar character from the original arcade version of Dragon Ball Heroes, Beat's name can be interpreted in two ways: first and foremost, it would appear to be a vegetable-based pun on "beet" (since he uses a Saiyan avatar), but it can also be a reference to a musical "beat", setting up the naming scheme that carries through to the main female characters who are introduced in subsequent chapters.
- Note (ノート Nōto): A play on musical "notes", and sets up a name pun series that will be carried onward in the sixth chapter with another female character, perhaps in spite of Note being designed to resemble a female "Hero"-type Saiyan avatar from the arcade version of Dragon Ball Heroes.
- Erito (エリト Erito): A play on "elite", a type of avatar character from the original arcade version of Dragon Ball Heroes. Erito himself is a male, Saiyan, "Elite"-type avatar character from the original arcade version of Dragon Ball Heroes.
- Froze (フローズ Furōzu): A play on "froze", another word relating to the cold similar to Freeza, Coola, King Cold, Chilled, etc. The character's avatar is designed with a "Hero"-type Freeza Clan style of playable avatar characters from the original arcade version of Dragon Ball Heroes, though the "actual" character of Froze himself is human.
Supporting characters
- Sora (ソラ, Sora): A play on 空 (sora), which is the final kanji in the name of the main character from Dragon Ball, Son Goku (孫 悟空 Son Gokū). Sora's appearance is obviously modeled on Goku as a Super Saiyan.
Chapters
| # | Chapter Title | Issue Date | Sale Date |
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| 1 | DeSpo FighterZ Chapter 1 | September 2018 | 03 August 2018 |
References
- ↑ page from February 2015 Issue of V-Jump
- ↑ "'Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission' Promo Leads To New Chapter" (22 October 2015). Kanzenshuu. Retrieved: 21 August 2018.
- ↑ "Confirmation: Fan 'Toyble' as 'Victory Mission' Artist 'Toyotarō'?" (25 September 2013). Kanzenshuu. Retrieved: 21 August 2018.
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