A review by woahseph
Dragon Ball, Vol. 3 by Akira Toriyama

4.0

As much as I'm enjoying myself with this manga I don't know if I'll ever be able to give it a five star rating. It is crazily entertaining, probably because it doesn't take itself too seriously and just allows itself to be fun, but at the same time this careless attitude is what let's it down at parts. First of, the sexualisation of women in this manga is utterly horrendous and unredeemable. Rape and sexual assault is normalised and portrayed as something that men do to women casually and with no real consequences. Also the conclusion to some conflicts are frankly lazy. Such as Krillin's lack of nose saving him in his battle. I get that it is a nod to the fact that this is a manga and Krillin is drawn that way, but it doesn't make any sense and is completely anti climatic. Even despite all this... It's still a lot of fun, so I'll keep reading. Sue me.