Title: Dragon Ball Super
Volume: 1 (of 3+)
Creator: Akira Toriyama & Toyotarou
Format: Right-to-Left
Original Publisher: SHUEISHA
US Publisher: VIZ
Release Date: 5/2/17
Pages: 192
ISBN: 1421592541
MSRP: $9.99
Genre: Shonen Jump
Rated: T (for Teens)
Description: Goku’s adventure from the best-selling classic manga Dragon Ball continues in this new series written by Akira Toriyama himself!
Ever since Goku became Earth’s greatest hero and gathered the seven Dragon Balls to defeat the evil Boo, his life on Earth has grown a little dull. But new threats loom overhead, and Goku and his friends will have to defend the planet once again in this continuation of Akira Toriyama’s best-selling series, Dragon Ball!
Having defeated Boo, Goku is starting to get bored with his life on Earth. His wife, Chi-chi, wants him to get a job, but all he wants to do is train and fight stronger enemies. Elsewhere in the universe, the God of Destruction, Beerus, and his attendant Whis are traveling from planet to planet in search of food and entertainment. After blowing up some hapless victims, Beerus is reminded of a man from his dreams with the moniker “Super Saiyan God,” or something like that... The God of Destruction sets his sights on Earth to track down this mysterious man! Maybe this will give Goku something to do?
Contains Chapters 01-09:
- Chapter 01: God of Destruction's Premonition
- Chapter 02: Goku Defeated
- Chapter 03: The Rage of Beerus
- Chapter 04: Battle of the Gods
- Chapter 05: Beerus and Champa
- Chapter 06: Tournament Preparation
- Chapter 07: Warriors from Universe 6
- Chapter 08: The Battle Begins!
- Chapter 09: Goku vs. Botamo
Review:
Cover Art: The cover for this volume features Goku in his God of Destruction Gi, riding on Shenron. The series title is across the top. The volume number is in the lower right corner.
The spine from top to bottom contains the Shonen Jump brand logo, the series title, the volume number, the mangakas, a partial image of Chibi Goku and a Dragon Ball, and the VIZ company logo.
The back cover features the series title on the top. The top half of the cover contains the volume's summary and an image of Super Saiyan Blue Goku on the right side. Under that we have a picture of our new God's of Universes 6 and 7, along with their companion helpers.
So this is the first new Dragon Ball series in over a couple decades. This series is also being handled by a different mangaka, with the original master, Akira Toriyama, supervising the series. With that being said, I absolutely LOVE this cover. It is reminiscent to the very first Dragon Ball cover which featured young Goku riding on Shenron. Another aspect I love is that we have the spine art doing what the original series did as well, these covers will be connecting to create a big picture so try not to miss a volume or it will hurt the overall image. Overall, its amazing that they decided to used almost a layout identical to the original series and it works very well!
Artwork: This is classic shonen style artwork, not to mention the new mangaka captures the essence of Toriyama perfectly. I honestly can't tell much of a difference and that is great since if your a new time reader to this series and want to start at the beginning, you really won't be turned away by this art style. Toriyama definitely picked an amazing person to continue his beloved franchise!
Translation: Character names, attacks, and locations are all left intact. Sound effects have been changed to English.
Extras: We have inbetween scenes following pretty much every chapter. There's also an interview with both creators. And a mini comic. Overall it's a nice set of extras. Hopefully this will continue with subsequent volumes of the series.
Content (Warning: May Contain Spoilers): This is a weird volume to review. Dragon Ball Super started first as an anime, and then received a manga adaption. Not that this is bad, since the series had two movies to adapt the first two story arcs after, but because its hard to really see where the manga was going to stand alone on its own. Anyways let's start.
The volume covers two story arcs of the anime and goes into the third. We begin with Goku being at a time of peace and what we think is a peaceful time really doesn't last long when a new God arrives on Earth, known as Beerus, who is looking for a Super Saiyan God. If none shows themselves, Beerus would destroy the planet. None of the Saiyans really know what that is, so it takes the use of the Dragon Balls to find a way to make a Super Saiyan God. Apparently there needs to be 6 Saiyans to make one, which reveals that Videl is pregnant with a Saiyan Child.
Goku becomes this God Super Saiyan and he manages to have a good fight with Beerus, which he decides to leave Earth around (its mainly because the taste of the Earth food is good).
Here is where we would have the Ressurection 'F' arc, but it is pretty much skipped over, yet still referred to that it happened.
The manga ends with the start of the 3rd story arc. There is another god, Champa, who is also Beerus' brother. They each rule a different Universe. Beerus Universe 7 and Champa Universe 6. We learn that there is a new set of Dragon Balls, called the Super Dragon Balls. These are the size of planets. Champa has already collected 6 and they are only scattered among the two universes. Champa and Beerus decide to have a tournament among the two universes to see who has the strongest warriors. Only one universe will win and gain the power to use the new Super Dragon Balls.
There is quite a bit of content in this one volume and at times it is very hard to focus. Like I mentioned above too, its very hard as well to say what is the actual source material. Battle of the Gods and Resurrection 'F' have been done over and over, the story to me was just the same in the manga form. The third arc though differs slightly from the anime, which I really enjoyed. Buu doesn't even make it past a qualifier round that was not even in the anime. It was cool to see some new stuff that made the manga a bit fresh, to me so far this series is almost a best of type manga that focuses more on the important parts of the anime to make something that can continue the original series. I really hope that is not the case and we get some new stuff in volume 2.
The volume covers two story arcs of the anime and goes into the third. We begin with Goku being at a time of peace and what we think is a peaceful time really doesn't last long when a new God arrives on Earth, known as Beerus, who is looking for a Super Saiyan God. If none shows themselves, Beerus would destroy the planet. None of the Saiyans really know what that is, so it takes the use of the Dragon Balls to find a way to make a Super Saiyan God. Apparently there needs to be 6 Saiyans to make one, which reveals that Videl is pregnant with a Saiyan Child.
Goku becomes this God Super Saiyan and he manages to have a good fight with Beerus, which he decides to leave Earth around (its mainly because the taste of the Earth food is good).
Here is where we would have the Ressurection 'F' arc, but it is pretty much skipped over, yet still referred to that it happened.
The manga ends with the start of the 3rd story arc. There is another god, Champa, who is also Beerus' brother. They each rule a different Universe. Beerus Universe 7 and Champa Universe 6. We learn that there is a new set of Dragon Balls, called the Super Dragon Balls. These are the size of planets. Champa has already collected 6 and they are only scattered among the two universes. Champa and Beerus decide to have a tournament among the two universes to see who has the strongest warriors. Only one universe will win and gain the power to use the new Super Dragon Balls.
There is quite a bit of content in this one volume and at times it is very hard to focus. Like I mentioned above too, its very hard as well to say what is the actual source material. Battle of the Gods and Resurrection 'F' have been done over and over, the story to me was just the same in the manga form. The third arc though differs slightly from the anime, which I really enjoyed. Buu doesn't even make it past a qualifier round that was not even in the anime. It was cool to see some new stuff that made the manga a bit fresh, to me so far this series is almost a best of type manga that focuses more on the important parts of the anime to make something that can continue the original series. I really hope that is not the case and we get some new stuff in volume 2.
Objectionable Content:
- Language: Yes
- Violence: Yes
- Nudity: No
- Sexual Situations: Yes
Score:
- Cover: 10/10
- Artwork: 10/10
- Translation: 8/10
- Extras: 8/10
- Story: 4/10
Overall Rating: 8/10
Where Purchased: Barnes and Nobles
Original Review Date: 6/20/17
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