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Dragon Ball Z Part 2 No. 7
Dragon Ball Z Part 2 No. 7
Released June 1999
Publisher Viz
Volume Data
Format 6.625" x 10.25"
Pages 32 pages
Chapters Dragon Ball Chapter 225
Dragon Ball Chapter 226
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. 7 is the sixteenth issue of Viz's "Dragon Ball Z" monthly comics, the original English-language printing of the Dragon Ball manga. It was released in June 1999 alongside the sixteenth issue of the "Dragon Ball"-branded chapters; both issues have non-standard plot highlights on the front cover. All pages in this issue were originally printed in black and white.

List of Chapters

# Viz Chapter Title Original Publication Page
225 Dragon Ball Z Chapter 31:
"Vengeance"
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1989 #25
(Japan, 23 May 1989)
1
226 Dragon Ball Z Chapter 32:
"The Mystery of the Kaiō-ken"
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1989 #26
(Japan, 30 May 1989)
16
The title page of chapter 224 is repurposed as a title page for "Chapter 31".

The title page of chapter 224 is repurposed as a title page for chapter 225 on page 1 in its original black and white. The title pages of chapters 225 and 226 are omitted.

Cover Illustration

This issue's Akira Toriyama cover illustration is part of a collection of characters drawn for the cover of the 1989 #37 issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump. This issue featured Dragon Ball Chapter 237 and went on sale on 12 August 1989 in Japan. The Weekly Jump cover gets a small reprint in the 30th Anniversary Super History Book,[1] and the illustration itself gets reprints in Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 1 ("The Complete Illustrations")[2] and in the Dragon Ball Chōgashū ("A Visual History").[3]

Advertisements

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 releases of Tenchi in Tokyo, Battle Athletes Victory, Ranma ½, Magical Project S, Phantom Quest Corp, Tenchi Universe, Video Girl Ai, and The Mysterious Play/Fushigi Yugi. This advertisement is reproduced on the sixteenth "Dragon Ball" issue's page.

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. "The PERIOD of DRAGON BALL: EPISODE 1989-1992". 30th Anniversary: Dragon Ball Chōshishū –Super History Book–. Japan: Shueisha, 21 January 2016. ISBN 978-4-08-792505-0. (p. 42)
  2. "1989". Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 1: Complete Illustrations. Japan: Shueisha, 25 June 1995. ISBN 4-08-782751-8. (p. 70)
  3. "1989". Dragon Ball Chōgashū. Japan: Shueisha, 09 May 2013. ISBN 978-4-08-782520-6. (p. 52)