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Dragon Ball Z Part 2 No. 5
Dragon Ball Z Part 2 No. 5
Released April 1999
Publisher Viz
Volume Data
Format 6.625" x 10.25"
Pages 32 pages
Chapters Dragon Ball Chapter 221
Dragon Ball Chapter 222
Viz Publication
Translation Mari Morimoto
Adaptation Gerard Jones
Editor Trish Ledoux
Graphic Novel Dragon Ball Z Volume 3
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Dragon Ball Z Part 2 No. 5 is the fourteenth issue of Viz's "Dragon Ball Z" monthly comics, the original English-language printing of the Dragon Ball manga. It was released in April 1999 alongside the fourteenth issue of the "Dragon Ball"-branded chapters. All pages in this issue were originally printed in black and white.

List of Chapters

# Viz Chapter Title Original Publication Page
221 Dragon Ball Z Chapter 27:
"The Time Draws Near..."
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1989 #21
(Japan, 25 April 1989)
1
222 Dragon Ball Z Chapter 28:
"The Death of a God!!"
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1989 #22
(Japan, 02 May 1989)
16

The title page of chapter 221 is included on page 1 in its original black and white. The title page of chapter 222 is omitted.

Cover Illustration

This issue's Akira Toriyama cover illustration was drawn for the cover of Akira Toriyama - The World Special, published on 24 September 1990.[1] The illustration gets full-page reprints in Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 1 ("The Complete Illustrations")[2] and in the Dragon Ball Chōgashū ("A Visual History").[3]

Advertisements

Advertisement for Pioneer VHS box sets.

Page 32 is an advertisement for "Dragon Ball Z Specialty Store" at www.japanimation.com. This ad is reproduced on the sixth issue's page.

The back cover is a full-color advertisement for the Pioneer VHS box sets for the first 53 episodes of the FUNimation Dragon Ball Z English Dub (1996-1998), a DVD box set for the first 13 episodes of Tenchi Muyo!, a VHS box set of the first 6 episodes of Bastard!!, and a VHS box set of the first 7 episodes of Alien Defender Geo-Armor: Kishin Corps.

Staff

  • 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.

Notes

References

  1. Akira Toriyama - The World Special. Japan: Shueisha, 24 September 1990. ISBN 978-4087824049).
  2. "1990". Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 1: Complete Illustrations. Japan: Shueisha, 25 June 1995. ISBN 4-08-782751-8. (p. 84)
  3. "1990". Dragon Ball Chōgashū. Japan: Shueisha, 09 May 2013. ISBN 978-4-08-782520-6. (p. 71)