My review of Dragon ball.

There's something magical about Dragon Ball. From its starting point searching for the Dragon Ball to the final fight to save the Universe, there's a genuine feel of adventure and progress that is felt while reading this manga,

everything is memorable from the master assassin Taopaipai to the mysterious Android 16, every interaction you observe Goku partake in seems to have some kind of special moment that engrains itself into the readers memory,

The quality never dips in dragon ball,if anything with each passing arc the quality of the manga increases,Each arc brings something new to the table and culminates with something unique and unpredictableI,theyre filled with moments that seem extravagant but

also have a subtle level of intimacy to their characterization,like that time Goku becomes Super Saiyan for the first time,the rising action to this revelation is brilliant and the moment it happens, so much is implied about what Goku is thinking without him saying a word.

Art:
Brilliant art. backgrounds become rubble regularly and the art near the end of the manga becomes a little rough,the page composition and the paneling are next level,not many mangas are able to reach this level of fluidity.

every page looks so fluid,youll fall in love with how the manga reads,every moment looks like it's truly alive. Every punch, kick, and jump looks like it's coming right out of the page and happening before your eyes.

Characters (especially goku):

each character has such subtle yet realistic growth. Most importantly it happens over a long time. I mean this manga spans what can be nearly a third of Goku's life. From childhood to a father of two, there's so much growth to not only Goku

but those around him.

now for goku:

Goku gets naturally more selfish as the series goes on, and you could assume this is due to the retcon of Goku being a Saiyan. Toriyama most likely started adding traits to this character after the big reveal to attach him more towards his

heritage. When we first meet Goku, he preforms very selfless acts, like helping the Sea Turtle get back to his home with no expectation of a reward, helping Lunch (Launch in the dub) while she is getting chased by cops, and reviving Bora with the Dragon Balls he was finding when

trying to find his Grandpa's,He never really starts taking the stereotype of "I love fighting and I'll do anything for it" until the 23rd Tenkaichi Budokai arc when he fights the reborn Piccolo, Ma Junior. After the reveal and retcon of him being an alien comes into play,

you start getting the stereotypical and frankly, at the time, uncharacteristic fetish he seems to have for fighting.

Toriyama said he feels that Goku is a character who cares most about getting stronger than that he may only do good things as a result, but I do not entirely

agree with that. I think the problem with this is that no one ever wants to see the middle ground. They either think that Goku is a selfless superhero who fights for peace and justice or that he is a mentally handicapped selfish martial artist who only cares about fighting and

doesn't love his wife or sons. In reality, he isn't one or the other, he is in the middle.

Story:

Every arc is great and execution of them even greater from the great emperor pilaf arc to the very last majin buu arc the execution of them is amazing,the story/arcs dont try to be more then what they are nor do they try to be less,a manga as long as dragon obliviously

has its flaws but for the most part it achieve what its trying to achieve near perfeclty(same applies to the character writing) and its painfully beautiful,Toryiamas storytelling is absolutely something else as i personally dont like many battle shonens and it was the same

with dragon balls anime adaptations but the manga has definitely changed my opinion.

Dragon ball obviously fathered alot of battle shonen stereotypes but i think what sets it apart from the other mangas in its demographic is the execution of those stereotypes.

its truly something else.

Enjoyment:

Ive been a long time dragon ball fan however as much as i enjoyed it i never gave it a high score which is till now,i too was a smooth brain myself who thought dragon ball was nothing but cool fights but the manga proved me wrong so badly

the creative writing of toriyama is what makes dragon ball dragon ball,not just some flashly fights and as much as i like the choreography in the fights of dragon ball they are far from the being the best part about it and the people who think dragon ball is just all fights

i can guarantee never actually read or watched the series rather watched it on tv twice and formed their shitty opinions from there.

Overall:

Dragon ball is an amazing manga,one of the most inspirational manga of all time if not the most,it achieves what its trying to achieve

with its characters/arcs near perfectly.

the writing in it is absolutely beautiful and goes uncredited for in the current day.

the emotional bond you build with this manga while reading it is amazing and leaves you empty when you complete it,Dragon ball is a delight and i would

read it again in the future.

10/10.

Bye-Bye Dragon World!

sorry if my wording/grammar was bad at times,english isnt my first ^_^