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Dragon Ball Z Part 3 No. 7
Dragon Ball Z Part 3 No. 7
Released August 2000
Publisher Viz
Volume Data
Format 6.625" x 10.25"
Pages 32 pages
Chapters Dragon Ball Chapter 253
Dragon Ball Chapter 254
Viz Publication
Translation Lillian Olsen
Adaptation Gerard Jones
Editor Jason Thompson
Graphic Novel Dragon Ball Z Volume 6
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Dragon Ball Z Part 3 No. 7 is the thirtieth issue of Viz's "Dragon Ball Z" monthly comics, the original English-language printing of the Dragon Ball manga. It was released in August 2000 alongside the thirtieth 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
253 Dragon Ball Z Chapter 59:
"Showdown!"
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1990 #01/02
(Japan, 05 December 1989)
1
254 Dragon Ball Z Chapter 60:
"Ten Seconds of Death"
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1990 #03/04
(Japan, 12 December 1989)
16
X "Generation Z" letters column 30

The title page of chapter 253 appears on page 1 in its original black and white. The title page for chapter 254 is omitted.

Cover Illustration

Insert poster drawn for the 1991 #52 issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump.

This issue's Akira Toriyama cover illustration was drawn for "Jump Carddass" in the 1990 #01/02 issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump, in which chapter 253 appeared. The bottom of Toriyama's drawing is stretched to fill the bottom half of the cover. The illustration gets third-page reproductions in Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 1 ("The Complete Illustrations")[1] and in Dragon Ball Chōgashū ("A Visual History").[2]

This issue also includes an insert poster originally drawn by Toriyama as an insert poster for the 1991 #52 issue of Weekly Jump, which contained Dragon Ball Chapter 352 and went on sale on 03 December 1991 in Japan. The illustration gets full-page reproductions in Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 1 ("The Complete Illustrations")[3] and in Dragon Ball Chōgashū ("A Visual History").[4]

Advertisements

Page 32 is an advertisement for Dragon Ball Volume 1 (Viz Graphic Novels).

The inside of the back cover is an advertisement for the "Dragon Ball Z Specialty Store" at www.japanimation.com. This ad is reproduced on the page for "Dragon Ball Z" Part 3-4.

The back cover is a full-color advertisement for the Pioneer release of Tenchi Universe. This ad is reproduced on the page for "Dragon Ball Z" Part 3-5.

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. "1990". Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 1: Complete Illustrations. Japan: Shueisha, 25 June 1995. ISBN 4-08-782751-8. (p. 96)
  2. "1990". Dragon Ball Chōgashū. Japan: Shueisha, 09 May 2013. ISBN 978-4-08-782520-6. (p. 63)
  3. "1991". Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 1: Complete Illustrations. Japan: Shueisha, 25 June 1995. ISBN 4-08-782751-8. (p. 111)
  4. "1991". Dragon Ball Chōgashū. Japan: Shueisha, 09 May 2013. ISBN 978-4-08-782520-6. (p. 81)