Dragon Ball Part 1-11 (Viz Monthly Comics)
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| Dragon Ball Part 1 No. 11 | |
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| Released | January 1999 |
| Publisher | Viz |
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| Format | 6.625" x 10.25" |
| Pages | 32 pages |
| Chapters |
Dragon Ball Chapter 20 Dragon Ball Chapter 21 |
| Viz Publication | |
| Translation | Mari Morimoto |
| Adaptation | Gerard Jones |
| Editor | Trish Ledoux |
| Graphic Novel | Dragon Ball Volume 2 |
Dragon Ball Part 1 No. 11 is the eleventh issue of Viz's Dragon Ball Monthly Comics, the original English-language printing of the Dragon Ball manga. It was released in January 1999 alongside the eleventh issue of the "Dragon Ball Z"-branded chapters.
List of Chapters
Further information: Viz Monthly Comics and List of Dragon Ball Chapters
| # | Viz Chapter Title | Original Publication | Page |
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| 20 | Dragon Ball Chapter 20: "Just One Wish!!" |
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1985 #20 (Japan, 16 April 1985) |
1 |
| 21 | Dragon Ball Chapter 21: "Full Moon" |
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1985 #21 (Japan, 23 April 1985) |
16 |
The title page of chapter 7 is repurposed (in its original greyscale) as a title page for chapter 20 on page 1. The title pages for chapters 20 and 21 are omitted.
Cover Illustration
This issue's Akira Toriyama cover illustration was originally drawn as an insert poster for the 1985 #13 issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump. This issue contained Dragon Ball Chapter 13, and it was published on 26 February 1985. The illustration gets two-page reproductions in Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 1 ("The Complete Illustrations")[1] and in the Dragon Ball Chōgashū ("A Visual History").[2]
The background art is based on the first panel of chapter 2.
Advertisements
Page 32 is an advertisement for Fist of the North Star action figures from Inteleg International; this advertisement is reproduced on the fourth issue's page.
The back cover is a full-color advertisement for the Pioneer VHS releases of the "Namek Saga" of Dragon Ball Z, featuring the latest two installments: "The Ginyu Force" (Vol. 16) and "Super Saiyan!?" (Vol. 17). This advertisement is reproduced on the eighth issue's page.
Staff
- English Adaptation: Gerard Jones
- Translation: Mari Morimoto
- Touch-Up Art & Lettering: Wayne Truman
- Editor: Trish Ledoux
- Cover & Interior Design: Viz Graphics
- Managing Editor: Hyoe Narita
- Editor-In-Chief: Sataro Fujii
- Publisher: Seiji Horibuchi
Letters Column
This issue's letters column is printed left to right on pages 31-30. There is a standard solicitation for reader letters on the inside of the front cover. A complete transcription of the column is below; fan art is omitted. The responses are written by editor Trish Ledoux. (Parentheses) and [brackets] are Viz; {braces} are Kanzenshuu notes.
| The Monkey's Tales: Dragon Ball Letters Page SEND YOUR LETTERS and ARTWORKS TO: The Monkey's Tales c/o Viz Comics P.O. Box 77010 San Francisco, CA 94107 db-ltrs@viz.com |
| {left: drawing of Goku saying "Hey! Come Back!" while Pu'er takes off on Kinto'un, signed "Earl Naz"} Earl Naz • Spring Valley, CA |
| YAMCHA TOTALLY AWESOME My name is Karen Ellestad, and I'm an 11-year-old female fan of Dragon Ball. One of my favorite characters is Chi-Chi. She is really cute when she is young!!! However, my all-time favorite character in Dragon Ball is Yamcha. He is so totally awesome! I also like his little kitty, Pu'ar. I have a few questions to ask you: 1) How old, exactly, is Yamcha? 2) Is Pu'ar Yamcha's pet, or just his best friend? 3) When did Yamcha find Pu'ar?[a] Thanks for reading my letter. Keep Chi-Chi, Yamcha, Pu'ar, and all of the others as cool as they are now! Karen Ellestad Frankfort, KY |
| In response to your questions: (1) We've no idea! (2) His sidekick, maybe? (3) They show up together, remember? Maybe we should ask Toriyama someday, if we get the chance.[a] Thanks for writing! |
| MAYBE SOMEDAY... {right: drawing of Goku reading letters at his desk and giving a thumbs up. He is sitting in a Capsule Corp chair; the Four-Star Ball is on his desk, along with a drawing of himself and a nameplate reading "Son Goku". There is a bag of mail under the desk with the address, and the text: "Straight from Goku's desk comes: The Monkey's Tales". In the top right corner, the Viz Select Comics logo is drawn.} I just want to tell you that your Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z comics rule! I have all of them and I'm planning on getting the whole set of them, even though by the time you finish the series, I'll be about 33 years old. :-) I AM A TOTAL FAN OF THE DRAGON BALL SAGA! I grew up watching the show on TV when I was seven {/column} in Spain. I saw the entire anime! I think you guys are doing a great job with the DB series. I think that people are overreacting about the censoring in the U.S. version of the anime. To keep all people happy, FUNimation should put the censored DBZ in "cartoon time" for the kids and the uncensored version for bigger people in primetime. I think also that people should realize that you work a lot to get two comics out per month! I remember that the same thing happened in Spain—two per month. DB was so successful there that they are releasing it again, this time once a week, but only because it's already been translated. Since this is Dragon Ball's first time in the U.S., we should be thankful we get two per month! Kaaaaameee—Haaaameeee—HAAAAAAAAA!!!! Alex Greer Los Banos, CA I look forward to your Pokémon manga! |
| It's great that you got to watch the series in Spain, Alex. Most of us in the U.S. don't have that chance, which is where, we think, most of the "WAAAH! It's censored! That sucks!"-type mail comes from. As for putting two different versions of the animation on during different times of the day...well, wouldn't it be nice if it were that easy? |
| DEAR STAFF and EDITORS of DB LETTERS PAGE, I have a question that I would like to ask you about Akira Toriyama and about his playfully innovative style of storytelling and his distinctive, humorous style of artwork that is greatly seen in his most popular works Dr. Slump, Dragon Ball, and Dragon Ball Z. Why does Akira Toriyama use a far more wild, flexible approach to stretching the limits of the methods and terms—greatly referred to by many artists and animators in the comic book and cartoon animation industries as wild exaggeration, extreme exaggeration, wild "takes" and cartoon "takes"—that he uses to visually depict the overall variety of mood, feelings, and facial expressions of the characters' emotions in certain dramatic scenes or in certain comical situations, {/page} mostly comical scenes and situations? How did he get the idea to do that, what caused him to become inspired to use this flexible approach to depict a character's emotions like that, and why? Signed very curiously, Mr. Warren Golden Ontario, Canada |
| Um...ah.... Come again? |
| TELL ME! {right: drawing of Goku on Kinto'un, pointing up at the text: "DRAGON BALL RULES FOREVER"} You! I'm a big Dragon Ball fan but I don't know what is Akira Toriyama's post address. Do you know what it is? If you know tell me. {/column} Teemu Pellonpää Säynätsaco, Finland |
| IF ONLY HE WOULD... {right: drawing of Goku and Oolong} I am your biggest fan. I collect comics of yours and I watch the TV show. I love Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z. If you could write back. Evan DeWan Green Bay, WI |
| Hi, Evan! We're sorry that Mr. Toriyama can't answer your letter himself, but he's busy making new comics for his fans all over the world to enjoy. We're glad you wrote to us, though—your Goku and Oolong sketches are really cute! {/column} |
| {spanning two columns} IN DB ISSUE No. 12: Waaa—!! Goku's turned into a monster monkey! (As if being locked inside Pilaf's hotbox wasn't bad enough!) Will his eleventh-hour transformation to the beast within prove a blessing or a curse? Be here next time, as our tale actually...sort of...reaches an end! |
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| {spanning two columns} S O M E N O T E S A B O U T F A N A R T ... N E W D B F A N A R T G A L L E R Y R U L E S (and we really mean it!) |
| We can't believe the amount of fan artwork we've been receiving recently. You guys are amazing! Because we get so much of it, however, we have to establish a few rules. We're not ogres, so of course if your piece is especially good/funny/etc., we'll print it, but also remember that PIECES WHICH FOLLOW THE MOST RULES ARE THE MOST LIKELY TO BE PRINTED. And so, before sending us your art, please keep in mind the following: • YOUR WORK MUST BE B&W, NOT COLOR. The comic is black and white, remember? • YOUR LETTER HAS A BETTER CHANCE of BEING PRINTED IF IT'S TYPED. We'll only take hand-written letters from kids; they're cute. • SAME GOES FOR ARTWORK IN PENCIL or CRAYON. If you're 13 or older, do it in pen or ink—it's more professional. Be sure to remember to erase any early pencil lines from the finished piece. • KEEP SENDING IN THAT ORIGINAL ART. Isn't it much nicer than the traced stuff? • FEEL FREE to SEND IN AS MANY PIECES AS YOU LIKE. However, odds are good we'll only pick one. • ARTWORK CAN'T BE RETURNED. In other words, if you can't bear to part with it, don't. • NO ARTWORK LARGER THAN 8 1/2 BY 11. Print your name (and age, if you wish) on the back of your art so we can give you proper credit. Thanks again! {/page} |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 In Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot (to which Akira Toriyama contributed) it is revealed that Pu'er was once captured by a pterosaur, and Yamcha came to the rescue thinking Pu'er was a damsel in distress. They have been friends ever since.
References
- ↑ "1985". Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 1: Complete Illustrations. Japan: Shueisha, 25 June 1995. ISBN 4-08-782751-8. (pp. 18-19)
- ↑ "1985". Dragon Ball Chōgashū. Japan: Shueisha, 09 May 2013. ISBN 978-4-08-782520-6. (pp. 8-9)
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