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A review by cinnamonvortex
Dragon Ball, Vol. 10 by Akira Toriyama
5.0
The series continues to impress me with the way it builds up to obvious next steps but still satisfies. For instance, every time Goku undergoes some sort of trial or test or even just specific training, he apparently levels up. I know, it's the same thing as Dragon Ball Z and eventually he has to start having his hair color change and they just start adding words to the end of Super Saiyan and all that stuff...
But it's interesting to watch it happen in the original Dragon Ball. When he climbed the tower in the previous volume and came back down after his no spoiler adventure up there, it was very clear he had passed Master Roshi, who took 3 years to do what Goku did in 3 days.
I guess we Dragon Ball fans are easily pleased. Show us a new move or level up and we are happy. Anyway, this one makes its way back to familiar territory, the tournament. This time around seems a little less playful than the last tournament. We get some villains to root against. Those who have read Dragon Ball Z will know these "villains" (we all know there are only two options for villains in the Dragon Ball universe: the Raditz/Nappa route, or the Piccolo/Vegeta route, and that's all I'll say about that). Anyway, it raises the stakes a little bit. The volume ends with a slightly predictable but compelling nonetheless showdown between Chaozu and Kuririn. In fact, cruelly, the volume ends in the middle of a blast showdown between a Kamehameha vs Dodon blast! What if we didn't have the whole boxed set?
In that case, a Shonen Jump subscription would probably scratch the itch.
On to the next one!
But it's interesting to watch it happen in the original Dragon Ball. When he climbed the tower in the previous volume and came back down after his no spoiler adventure up there, it was very clear he had passed Master Roshi, who took 3 years to do what Goku did in 3 days.
I guess we Dragon Ball fans are easily pleased. Show us a new move or level up and we are happy. Anyway, this one makes its way back to familiar territory, the tournament. This time around seems a little less playful than the last tournament. We get some villains to root against. Those who have read Dragon Ball Z will know these "villains" (we all know there are only two options for villains in the Dragon Ball universe: the Raditz/Nappa route, or the Piccolo/Vegeta route, and that's all I'll say about that). Anyway, it raises the stakes a little bit. The volume ends with a slightly predictable but compelling nonetheless showdown between Chaozu and Kuririn. In fact, cruelly, the volume ends in the middle of a blast showdown between a Kamehameha vs Dodon blast! What if we didn't have the whole boxed set?
In that case, a Shonen Jump subscription would probably scratch the itch.
On to the next one!