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A review by vimcenzo
Dragon Ball (3-In-1 Edition), Vol. 8, Volume 8: Includes Vols. 22, 23 & 24 by Akira Toriyama
4.0
Vegeta is an interesting addition to the cast, and these three volumes end up really showcasing his depth more than anything. I didn’t like the last three-in-one for lacking downtime, but this one showed a lot of introspection from Vegeta that makes him worth keeping around. It made up for it.
Vegeta is very self-absorbed, but not to a point where he won’t acknowledge that Son Goku or even Kuririn and Gohan lack anything to teach him. He’ll simply absorb their techniques into his repertoire, because he understands that to dismiss the techniques thar may help him, such as scouter-less chi detection, is only to his detriment. His alliances are only out of convenience, and he doesn’t hesitate to do things to benefit himself first and foremost. But his capacity for edification is very interesting to keep watch of. In many ways, he is a much more mindful Goku.
The other characters take a backseat a little; my favorite, Bulma, doesn’t really show up much. She has a really funny panel where she’s sitting in a dinky little lawn chair eating a meatloaf by jamming a fork into it and nabbing bites off it without using a knife, like a child. But otherwise nothing much. Goku shows up and he’s cool and all; the twist at the end was an interesting curveball to throw considering how much he trained before reaching Namek now to have that (sort of) backfire. Curious where that’s going to go and how we’re going to resolve the sticky Freeza, village elder, and dragon ball situation.
Vegeta is very self-absorbed, but not to a point where he won’t acknowledge that Son Goku or even Kuririn and Gohan lack anything to teach him. He’ll simply absorb their techniques into his repertoire, because he understands that to dismiss the techniques thar may help him, such as scouter-less chi detection, is only to his detriment. His alliances are only out of convenience, and he doesn’t hesitate to do things to benefit himself first and foremost. But his capacity for edification is very interesting to keep watch of. In many ways, he is a much more mindful Goku.
The other characters take a backseat a little; my favorite, Bulma, doesn’t really show up much. She has a really funny panel where she’s sitting in a dinky little lawn chair eating a meatloaf by jamming a fork into it and nabbing bites off it without using a knife, like a child. But otherwise nothing much. Goku shows up and he’s cool and all; the twist at the end was an interesting curveball to throw considering how much he trained before reaching Namek now to have that (sort of) backfire. Curious where that’s going to go and how we’re going to resolve the sticky Freeza, village elder, and dragon ball situation.