Dragon Ball, Vol. 2: Wish upon a Dragon

I just read this one again in preparation for what I hope to be a full read of the Dragon Ball manga (all 42 volumes covering the Dragon Ball story as well as Dragon Ball Z) and it's just damn good fun. Dragon Ball is one of those universes like Star Wars, or LotR, that I just wanted to ditch my own life for and be a part of growing up. It's just a fun world. There are dinosaurs, but there are also futuristic capsules that pop out full size houses and motor bikes. There are flying clouds (that you may ride as long as you're pure of heart). There are staffs that can grow to a distance equal to the moon at Goku's whim. There are martial artists who can focus their dormant energy into a physical energy blast obliterating mountains. There are alien species that transform into giant monkey-monsters at the sight of a full moon. And that's just the first two volumes! Call it nostalgia but I love Dragon Ball, and if you can get your hands on the series I think you will too.

So is enjoying it so. Guess im going to have to have to get him set now bc. I'm just recently learned that he is into anime books. Lol

This volume wraps up the pilaf saga and it’s very fun to read.

I'm collecting these as fast as I can due to the passing of the creator of dragon ball and dragon ball Z the dude was truly a legend and I was heavily influenced by his works growing up as a kid in the late90s early 2000s I thought he would live to be 90 or something idk. the truth is the thought never crossed my mind as a fan to buy his comics I was strictly anime only when it came to the series however the franchise is so big that it's not as if it's going to be hard to get you're hands on anything produced by Toriyama except maybe the original Dr slump series but other then that I think the Super series will be finished up by his student toyatora I think that's his name I don't know maybe I'll look into some signed stuff from other authors before they too leave us to soon. You never know these days unfortunately

Its a good manga to read. Recommended for every manga and anime lovers

Bought the book new but it's used with bends on the corner s

I AM SO HAPPY THAT THESE SINGLE VOLUMES ARE UNCENSORED. it is so stupid that they made the three in one volumes censored even the BOX SET!!! this is the only way to buy them uncensored

It’s fun and lighthearted, not exactly what I expected before reading but I’m enjoying it. On to volume 3 now!

Great book read it I promise u it’s great

100% original manga

Son Goku, Bulma and Oolong are nearing the end of their quest with just a couple of dragon balls left to find. But they have more to worry about than Lord Yamcha and Pu’ar on their tail as Reich Pilaf is after the dragon balls for his own evil plans of world domination! Dragon Ball is an absolute delight! Thankfully this second volume is a lot less pervy than the first one (though it’s weird seeing a 10 year old, I think, girl in a bikini) but the humour’s still silly – and I love that! It doesn’t take itself too seriously but manages to keep a good balance between drama and comedy. We learn more about why Kame Senin is such a cool fighter, despite coming off as the biggest perv in the world (the Hawaiian shirts don’t help!), and Son Goku becomes more powerful learning how to hadoken – in fact, we find out just how dangerous this strange little boy is and why he has a tail. The bad guy Reich Pilaf (a questionable name but then a lot of the characters’ names are questionable. Chi Chi, the name of the 10 year old girl, means both father and breasts in Japanese. Hmm) is probably the cutest bad guy ever. The alien-looking little fella has the gang locked up in his prison, then there’s a panel of him holding his toothbrush and toothpaste as he grins and tells us he’s going to bed early because he wants to be fresh in the morning. Have you ever seen a villain do anything so adorable? The characters are really fun and Akira Toriyama writes them all so marvellously that they’re a joy to read. His artwork too is outstanding with more and more outlandish characters popping up. Toriyama is clearly enjoying himself, throwing in just about every kind of genre into Dragon Ball: sci-fi, fantasy, action, martial arts, mythology, contemporary culture, comedy, drama, romance – it sounds like a mess but it all gels together so perfectly in a way I can’t explain because I don’t really understand it myself. It just works! Besides the feeling of perviness that’s unfortunately still in this series, the only aspect of the book I felt was a bit sloppy was how Yamcha and Bulma became a couple. Suddenly Yamcha’s not afraid of girls? It felt a tad contrived. It’s great how the series so far has built up to this big moment when the Dragon God emerges and how Toriyama totally undermines that with one of the characters – that kind of bait and switch was totally unexpected and brilliant. It also means that the series is now headed in a completely fresh direction full of potential, and I can’t wait to find out where it’ll go next. Two volumes in and I’m totally hooked. Dragon Ball is aces!

c'est un vrai miracle mes enfants 7 ans et 9 ans dévorent cette collection alors qu'ils n'aiment absolument pas lire. C'est facile à lire et ils l'emportent partout....il s'agit d'un héros de dessin animé que les enfants apprécient et ça aide....

Purchased for grandson for Christmas very pleased great quality Would recommend