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Dragon Ball Part 3 No. 5
Dragon Ball Part 3 No. 5
Released October 2000
Publisher Viz
Volume Data
Format 6.625" x 10.25"
Pages 32 pages
Chapters Dragon Ball Chapter 63
Dragon Ball Chapter 64
Viz Publication
Translation Mari Morimoto
Adaptation Gerard Jones
Editor Jason Thompson
Graphic Novel Dragon Ball Volume 6
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Dragon Ball Part 3 No. 5 is the thirty-second issue of Viz's Dragon Ball Monthly Comics, the original English-language printing of the Dragon Ball manga. It was released in October 2000 alongside the thirty-second issue of the "Dragon Ball Z"-branded chapters. All pages in this issue were originally printed in black and white.

List of Chapters

# Viz Chapter Title Original Publication Page
63 Dragon Ball Chapter 63:
"Mechanical Man No. 8"
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1986 #13
(Japan, 25 February 1986)
1
64 Dragon Ball Chapter 64:
"The Horrible… Jiggler!"
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1986 #14
(Japan, 04 March 1986)
16
X "The Monkey's Tales" letters column 32

The title page of chapter 63 appears on page 1 in its original black and white. The title page of chapter 64 is omitted.

Cover Illustration

Cover of Weekly Jump 1986 #12.

This issue's Akira Toriyama cover illustration was drawn for the cover of the 1986 #12 issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump. This issue featured chapter Dragon Ball Chapter 62 and went on sale on 18 February 1986 in Japan. The Weekly Jump cover gets a small reprint in the 30th Anniversary Super History Book,[1] and the illustration itself gets a full-page reproduction in Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 1 ("The Complete Illustrations")[2] and a small reproduction in Dragon Ball Chōgashū ("A Visual History").[3]

Advertisements

Page 32 is an advertisement for Viz's shop-by-mail service.

The inside of the back cover is an advertisement for Dragon Ball Volume 2 and various Pokémon products. This ad is reproduced on the page for "Dragon Ball Z" Part 3-9.

The back cover is a full-color advertisement for the Pioneer release of Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure. This ad is reproduced on the page for "Dragon Ball Z" Part 3-8.

Staff

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 Jason Thompson. (Parentheses) and [brackets] are Viz; {braces} are Kanzenshuu notes.

Notes

References

  1. "The PERIOD of DRAGON BALL: EPISODE 1984-1988". 30th Anniversary: Dragon Ball Chōshishū –Super History Book–. Japan: Shueisha, 21 January 2016. ISBN 978-4-08-792505-0. (p. 24)
  2. "1986". Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 1: Complete Illustrations. Japan: Shueisha, 25 June 1995. ISBN 4-08-782751-8. (p. 37)
  3. "1986". Dragon Ball Chōgashū. Japan: Shueisha, 09 May 2013. ISBN 978-4-08-782520-6. (p. 20)