Dragon Ball Manga Three in One Volume 1
Story
Son Goku was found as a child by one of the world’s greatest martial artists, Son Gohan, who raised him as his own grandchild. Goku grew up learning martial arts in a mountain wilderness with only his “grandpa” for company.
Before Gohan died he left Goku 2 things, a strong staff that can grow or shrink on command, and a glowing ball with 4 stars inside. After Gohan’s passing Goku lived by himself on the mountain, seeing no one else until one day a girl showed up. She was looking for something she called a Dragonball, a shining orb containing stars.
Bulma told Goku the legend of the Dragonballs. If all seven dragonballs were collected from around the world and all brought together, Shenlong the dragon god would appear and grant one wish, any wish.
Goku wanted to see a real dragon, so he agreed to accompany her on her quest.
My Opinion
I’ve talked about the multi volume books before when I reviewed the three in one version of Sgt Frog. I love these. I get to pick up 3 manga at the same time, and save a little money. This one is a bit oversized for a manga, but that’s a good thing. The detailed backgrounds are easy to see and the quality of the book is very nice.
I love Dragonball, but until now I’ve only loved the anime. I hadn’t read any of the manga. I decided to fix that when I saw the first volume of the Three in One version, a.k.a. the VizBig Edition, of the manga at the book store.
Other than getting used to a few translation differences between the manga and the anime, it was easy to slip back into the incredible world created by Akira Toriyama. I’m glad I did. I’ve missed it without even knowing it.
Even though this manga was originally made in the mid to late eighties, the story and art still work beautifully. The detailed backgrounds and the character design work together to help tell the story in a way that’s as pure of heart as Goku is himself. Even the dirty bits.
Is it worth it?
Volume 1 of the Three in One Dragon Ball manga, is awesome. Every manga fan should at least try this one.
I would encourage even those that aren’t fans of the anime to check out the manga version. It’s just that good.
Manga, Reviews, Viz, Shonen Jump, Akira Toriyama, Dragonball, Goku, Gohan, Bulma, Shenlong, Three in One, VizBig
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