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Dragon Ball, Vol. 1: The Monkey King by Akira Toriyama

jeoonwoo's review against another edition

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medium-paced

4.0

nico4ever's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

gladiatorfox's review against another edition

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3.0

Would've been a fun, light read but then there are so many glaring red flags! What's with the author's obsession about girl's panties? And girls in general? It's like a teenager pumped with hormones wrote the story. If not for that, would've enjoyed it much more. Hopefully he gets over it in the next volumes.

andreavisbal240's review against another edition

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adventurous funny inspiring medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

jmbz38's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.25

daileyxplanet's review against another edition

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4.0

A fun read. A little pervy, so I don't think that I would let my 10-year-old read it. Interesting to see the beginnings of the Manga classic.

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ayeshat99's review against another edition

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fast-paced

5.0

queenkath32's review against another edition

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adventurous

4.0

library_kb's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

I will probably read a couple more volumes in this series because it is such a classic in the manga genre, but I didn't really enjoy the humor particularly of this volume--far too much crude humor and jokes based on sexual innuendo/straight out sexual nature. 

carlacbarroso's review against another edition

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4.0

Lembro-me de ver a série televisiva quando era mais pequena, na SIC, e quando vi a manga à venda mal quis acreditar. :D Acho que dei pulos de contente, devo ter gritado um valente “YAY!” e a Slayra deve ter pensado (ou melhor, deve ter tido a certeza) que eu havia ensandecido. Infelizmente só via os volumes mais recentes, mas veio a Feira e o meu irmão (talvez ainda mais doido que eu pela série) lá fez o favor de comprar.

Apesar de fã, confesso que pouco me lembro de cada episódio, tenho mais presente a série Dragon Ball Z, mas parece-me que a manga segue mais ou menos a mesma história. Tem as mesmas piadas, as mesmas personagens, o mesmo desenho... Não será a 8ª maravilha do mundo, mas entretém como os desenhos animados o fizeram em tempos. :P Eu não me lembrava era que havia tanta piada com cuecas... *revira os olhos*

Vale o dinheiro gasto: Talvez não seja para toda a gente, mas vá lá, quem não cresceu maravilhado com as aventuras do Son Goku? :P