Even with a lack of accuracy in some cases, many say that new fans should watch the anime first. While many others say that it is the manga that should be the introduction. With its larger overall accuracy and little changes from version to version. Original Release The manga was originally released in Shonen Jump on a pretty much weekly basis by chapter. Of course this is the most accurate and unedited version, but is pretty much unobtainable in modern day and is only in Japanese. The Black And White Era The Tankōbon format is one of the most accurate releases despite its completely grayscale format of the colored pages that were in the Shonen Jump magazine. “The Tankōbon was always just kind of a classic way to go back to it.” said Kendamu, a manga enthusiast in the Dragon Ball community. “It’s really hard to go wrong with the Tankōbon.” After the Tankōbon, came the Kanzenban, or perfect edition, release in 2002. Many fans collect the Tankōbon format, barely acknowledging the Kanzenban. This set was released with special guides in every other collection as well as the colored pages put back in. It also had a slightly changed ending to wrap things up more tightly. So it is not Toriyama’s original piece through and through, while the alternate ending is still written by him. Both sets came with the extra chapter involving Future Trunks. "Torankusu za Sutōrī -Tatta Hitori no Sensh-" otherwise known as "Trunks The Story -The Lone Warrior-." While both came with this extra chapter, its placement in the Tankōbon is much more fitting. While in the Kanzenban it is placed in the last volume, in the Tankōbon it is in volume 33. Volume 33 was the beginning of the Cell Games. Which actually fits perfectly as it was right after the first episode involving the Cell Games did the TV special version air. This may lead some to want to buy the Tankōbon more. Both sets have their upsides.
A Swing And A Miss The 3-in-1s came before the Full Colors, but are all but useless now. Due to mishaps in printing, censored versions were released. This caused fan outrage and the problems were fixed for later 3-in-1 releases. These basically collected 3 Tankōbon volumes into 1 giant one. Many fans bought these versions, expecting no censorship as advertised. But like stated before, they were censored. Whether it was intentional or not, the censorship made these versions of the manga basically useless to many fans who seeked an uncensored and barely edited version.
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AuthorJoin Aaron on a Mystical Adventure through the amazing series of Dragon Ball. He has been a Dragon Ball fan since circa 2008. Since then he has read the manga, watched old and new Funimation dubs of DB, DBZ and GT, recently begun to watch the Japanese dubs, and started reading his way through Dragon Ball Culture by Derek Padula. He is also constantly involved with the growing Dragon Ball community online by talking with others and working on personal projects. ArchivesCategories
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