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English: Dragon Ball
Synonyms: Dragonball, Dragon Ball Z, Dragonball Z Japanese: ドラゴンボール
Автор:
Toriyama, Akira
Тип:
Манга
Объемы:
42
Главы:
520
Положение дел:
Finished
Публиковать:
1984-11-20 to 1995-05-23
Сериализация:
Shounen Jump (Weekly)
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Альтернативы:
English: Dragon Ball
Synonyms: Dragonball, Dragon Ball Z, Dragonball Z
Japanese: ドラゴンボール
Synonyms: Dragonball, Dragon Ball Z, Dragonball Z
Japanese: ドラゴンボール
Автор:
Toriyama, Akira
Тип:
Манга
Объемы:
42
Главы:
520
Положение дел:
Finished
Публиковать:
1984-11-20 to 1995-05-23
Сериализация:
Shounen Jump (Weekly)
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31 Голоса
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Dragon Ball series follows the adventures of Son Goku from his childhood through adulthood as he trains in martial arts and explores the world in search of the seven mystical orbs known as the Dragon Balls, which can summon a wish-granting dragon when gathered. Along his journey, Goku makes several friends and battles a wide variety of villains, many of whom also seek the Dragon Balls for their own desires. Along the way becoming the strongest warrior in the universe.
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Dragon Ball review
The DB anime adaptation was the first piece of Japanese animation I ever saw back in the 90s, so I felt it fitting to make it the manga I first read all the way through.
It's aged better than both DB and DBZ anime with no old animation and dodgy voice acting with Toriyama's art still looking good and the manga moves at a much better pace without fillers and dragging the fights out. It's one of the better shounen series (better than most modern ones) with great character designs and fighting techniques. One of the things I like most about DB was how it gradually changed from a gag manga into an action fantasy comedy and then into a serious sci-fi action series. If DG had ended at the Namek arc I would probably bump it up to an 8/10 or 9/10 but the Cell arc jumps the shark and brings the quality down with constant asspulls, characters becoming flanderized, fights being purely about power with no strategy involved, non-saiyan characters becoming irrelevant, the super saiyan which was supposed to be a once in millennia legend becoming a normal power up for every fighter etc It's just filled with those annoying problems that arise in shounen when the mangaka runs out of ideas. Anyway, the two weak arcs at the end don't ruin the rest of Dragon Ball, and it's better than most of the modern fighting shounen that copy it. I think it's a series everyone should read once because of how iconic and influential it became. |
Dragon Ball review
I never watched the Dragon Ball or Dragon Ball Z anime, besides clips. I have heard about all the nostalgia that many people have, but I read this manga for the first time not too long ago. But from anime clips that I have seen, the anime seems to be much slower. The manga is much faster paced, and this really helps the manga.
Story: 7 The story is about a boy who searches for the Dragon Balls, while fighting many villains and organizations. He meets different characters and grows up over the course of the manga. The story isn't very deep, but many say that it founded modern Shounen. It is still a fun story, starting as a comedy series, but becoming an intense action series, with many battles. Art: 8 The art isn't as detailed as some other manga, but it doesn't have to be. The action scenes and general layout of the pages is outstanding. It is very easy to read and understand what is going on. It also has a very unique art style. Characters: 9 The characters can range from silly and comedic, to pure evil. They are all unique and have memorable designs. But the villains tend to be evil for not much reason. Enjoyment: 8 The amazing characters and easy to read action sequences lead to a very fun manga, although it doesn't have a more interesting story. Overall: 8 I think this manga is a good starter manga, and for those who just want some action and fun characters. |
Dragon Ball review
When reading dragon ball, it feel's like you're bearing witness to the grandfather of modern manga. The art work at times still feels fresh, and the comedy involved (especially with bulma and the turtle geezer) is still very funny. Part of me wished that dragonball Z (and beyond) had continued on with the adventuring elements found in dragonball, but, regardless of what dragon ball seemingly devolved into over time, the original is an adventure tale full of surprises and fun moments.
Honestly, it feels like one piece before one piece was a thing. This is a must read for all manga readers, and not just fans of dragon ball Z and the later battle arcs. |
Dragon Ball review
Be warned, there may be spoilers in my review.
As a whole, Dragon Ball is not a well-written series. The second half of the series is not nearly as enjoyable as the first half. At first, the series had cheeky humor, creative combat, memorable characters, and a unique setting. That being said, I will admit, I was annoyed by a few things. For one, I would have liked to get to know the characters other than Goku more by actually seeing what their lives were like while Goku was off adventuring without them. I also did not care for the fact that Goku received a random powerup despite being taught by the same person who gave him said powerup that he did not need it as long as he worked hard. Another thing, I think that it was a bad choice to have several characters be brought back to life. Since Goku was forced to come to terms with the fact that his grandfather was dead, it would have made more sense if he had to do the same with the deaths of his friends. Anyway, my main grievance with this series is that it becomes unbearable after the infamous second time skip. The series lost everything that made it enjoyable in the first place; the humor was gone, the fan favorite characters were pushed to the sidelines, and the fights became grossly drawn-out. I had almost zero interest in the plot as well. Since the stakes became so high, the outcomes became horribly predictable. In conclusion, this series should have ended at the sixteenth volume. Toriyama was not properly equipped to handle writing a "serious" work. In other words, he should have stuck with comedy. |
Dragon Ball review
Dragon Ball is my childhood favorite. It tells a story of a child named Goku and his adventure with friends to find the 7 magical dragon balls so their wishes can be granted. Unlike other people, Goku isn't human. He is from an alien planet and is a Saiyan. Thus, he is incredibly strong and is a genius at fighting. I enjoyed this manga/anime so much because the author Akira Toriyama is a master at creating storyboards. He is able to tell the story in great details with just a couple scenes of drawing. In my opinion, fighting scenes are the hardest to draw because
the artists need to use manga to show smooth and natural movements. Akira did some of the best jobs I've seen at drawing fight scenes. Moreover, the story world is extremely interesting. With magical creatures and villains that have interesting backgrounds, everyone characters in Dragon Ball is lovable. Don't get scared away by Dragon Ball's 520 chapters of story because you are going to find yourself getting more and more into the plot as you read. If you haven't checked this world famous manga out, you should do it soon!
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Dragon Ball review
No, it's not the first shonen as is commonly mis-worded, but it set the template for the golden era of shonen with modern classics like Naruto and One Piece crediting it as an influence. It is for that reason everyone should at least give Dragon Ball a shot. As someone who loved the anime, I find the manga to be better. Anyone skeptical of the stereotype that it's just buff dudes yelling to get stronger should especially read the manga because it doesn't have that drawn out nonsense. It is fast-paced, fun for any age, and memorable. Across the ten main storylines, my favorites would
be the: Android saga, Namek saga, Red Ribbon saga, Piccolo saga, and the Saiyan saga. The world-building is off the charts. Even the afterlife has its own unique system. It packs just about everything in a natural way that somehow made sense; monsters, dinosaurs, martial arts, aliens, planets, robots, swashbuckling adventures, and wizards. It is Japan's answer to Star Wars. You can't possibly list every main character in one review or sentence because there is a lot to follow. Some were eventually pushed aside and could've had more justice in the end, and the plot does have its holes, but it's easy to overlook when you have this much fun reading. Is Dragon Ball the greatest manga/anime? No, but influenced the greatests and is still definitely up there in the top-tier in its own right.
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Dragon Ball review
I read and enjoyed the first 3 volumes of Dragonball. Although it was a bit on the longer side, it didn’t feel like it because it was very engaging. As a shounen manga, I expected nudity and sexual jokes, however, it went far beyond my expectations. I was a bit uncomfortable reading many of the jokes involving Bulma, a young girl, and the Turtle Hermit, an old man, as most of them centered around Bulma doing low level sexual acts such as flashing him. It almost seemed to normalize pedophiles, although I know that was not the intent. I enjoyed the book, but I don’t
think I can truly recommend it to its target audience of young teenage men, who are very impressionable. Additionally, Bulma, who came to be my favorite character, had an increasingly less representation in the book. This is also likely due to Dragonball being a shounen manga, meaning I am just not a part of the target audience that the book is meant to appeal to. Overall, I still think it is a quality and enjoyable book, but I would primarily recommend it to slightly older teenage boys because of the mature content.
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Dragon Ball review
I would like to preface this by stating this will be my first review of many to come. I decided to choose Dragon Ball because it is a series near and dear to me as is with thousands, tens of thousands, yet probably more. With that said, let's take a look at one of the most celebrated works of art in manga, and the artistic world as a whole.
NOTE: For the sake of being fair to the series, I am ignoring Super for the time being. This is strictly Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z If you lived in the 90s, chances are you have tried to fire off a Kamehameha wave at least once and likely to no avail. This isn't to call up one of the over-done "90s kids cliches", but there is no other way to call how influential and defining the Dragon Ball franchise was for an entire generation. You may be looking at the ratings and raising an eyebrow at the numbers, but let's look at this franchise objectively. The story is the series weakest point. Even for it's time it hits all of the formulaic beats that is expected for a 'battle' manga, not to mention it's riddled with numerous deus ex machina plot points that only get more and more exaggerated as time goes on. It's most egregious offense is that there is simultaneously a great importance placed on power levels and strength that mean nothing after a single tide-turning event that is dubious at best. There is nothing that is inherently offensive, but when you look at it objectively the story is average at best. Imagine if the story continued with the same tone is had during the first few volumes in Dragon Ball. Are you doing all right? Calmed down? It's difficult to hear something negative about Dragon Ball, but let's keep our composure. It gets better. Despite having a weak story, Dragon Ball is still carried by its genius art style by Akira Toriyama and the diverse and interesting characters. Now, let's get this out in the open. Every character exhibits standard Akira Toriyama face structure. Take away the character frame, clothes, and hair, there are only three faces left; male, female, and animal. To compensate for this, every character is fully fleshed out with immediately identifiable features and personalities to distinguish themselves. The beautiful art does not end solely on the characters. The battles and action scenes are fully fleshed out in the highest of detail. Every scene perfectly conveys the intensity and emotion of the situation. Looking strictly at the manga, the true impressiveness comes from the panel layout. This is admittedly a very technical aspect of the process, but it is one of the most important arts that is not appreciated. Each panel expertly lends itself to the next making it incredibly easy to picture the scenes coming to life in your mind. So the art is terrific and the story is mediocre. Where does the magic come from then? Why is this series so critically acclaimed and fondly remembered? The obvious answer is that it's largely nostalgia. This series exists inside the heart of many individuals and witnessing its greatness forces you to revert to when you were only the playground trying to go Super Saiyan. If it were just that it would fade into the annals of history like many others, but the reason it remains at the top is hard to describe, but the best way to explain it would be it is sincere and honest. Dragon Ball knows exactly what it is and what it wants to be. It is that charm that makes it so that new fans can easily come on board and the old fans are happy to relive it. |
Dragon Ball review
Dragon Ball is probably the most important manga to come out after the works of Osamu Tezuka. Just about every shounen ever written is still either trying to be Dragon Ball or trying to prove that it's "not like Dragon Ball". It's the first thing (okay, maybe the second, after Pokemon) that most non-anime fans picture when they hear the words "anime", "manga", or even "action cartoon".
It also has some of the most crisp, understandable, and beautiful linework of any manga ever created. It's easy to forget how difficult it is to tell what's going on in manga fights. Even genius artists like One Piece's Oda, Berserk's Miura, and Naruto's Kishimoto have a great deal of trouble making it 100% clear what exactly is going on in any given panel involving combat. Dragon Ball has no such issue. If someone told me they'd pay me a year's salary to find a single panel of Dragon Ball where "you can't even tell what's going on", I seriously doubt I would make that money. The story is more fun than anybody remembers, and more sincere than it will ever get credit for. The characters are iconic to the point of becoming exaggerated parodies of themselves in my mind when I remember them. Their motivations and personalities are simple, their arcs are satisfying. Read them to realize they were more complex than you remember! Read them again to realize they're even simpler than you worried. Learn to love Goku's flickering from "courageous hero" to "probably a sociopath". Hate the villains! Love them even more. Get angry that Toriyama's throwaway one-fight characters are gone since they are often good enough to carry their own arcs (along with pretty much the entire cast of the pre-Saiyan Arc with the exceptions of Goku, Kuririn, Bulma [kind of], and Piccolo). Why a 9 instead of a10? I decided this when I saw the "enjoyment" scale on MAL's charts and immediately remembered a slight hiccup in my read-through. The Freeza section felt slow! There's a section of it where Kuririn is the protagonist, and Kuririn has no personality after the OG Dragon Ball arcs. The Buu ending felt rushed! It felt like Toriyama wanted to make sure he got every last Dragon Ball "thing" in that ending, but he didn't decide that until five chapters before the finish line. The most stupidly subjective of all my reasons to dock an enjoyment-point however, would be that I believe that the replays on Toonami, the endless video games, Dragon Ball Kai, and the fates of all the characters involved makes it VERY difficult to appreciate the Saiyan saga with all sincerity. I saw that three times on tv! I've played it at least twelve times on at least eight different games. There are arguments to be made that it could be the strongest Dragon Ball arc, but I said I didn't seriously slow down when I read it, I would be a liar. However, if I docked more than one point off of this glorious manga for reasons of personal overexposure to ONE arc, I would be a hater. |
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