Viz Media Dragon Ball Z (Vizbig Edition), Vol. 7: Volume 7

Bought this as i already had volumes 1-5 and just needed this and volume 6 7 and 8 to complete my viz big collection.

One of my all time favourite manga

Man, Akira Toriyama knows how to milk the suspense, doesn’t he? Son Goku STILL hasn’t arrived on Namek yet but his training has taken him to a new height - somewhere beyond anyone’s powers. Can’t wait to see him land and take on Freeza and co.So, meanwhile: everyone’s playing silly buggers with the Dragon Balls. Freeza’s got 5 then he doesn’t. Vegeta thinks he’s got 7 but he’s got 6. Then Kuririn and Gohan swap Dragon Balls. Then Freeza has all 7! And so on. The swapping and changing was fun for a while but I’m kinda wishing we could get past it now - we have had 3 books of this!Vegeta awakens in Freeza’s infirmary, freshly healed from his wounds against Zarbon, only to take him on again in Round 2. And here’s the thing: the Saiyans get stronger after a fight they lose - they are literally the embodiment of the phrase “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”! - so Zarbon’s really in for it in this rematch!The reinforcements Freeza called for have arrived in the form of the Ginyu Force: five theatrically campy warriors who’re all supposedly the equal - even the better - of Vegeta! They’re essentially still more hurdles for Goku and co. to overcome before facing Freeza. The good news is Goku is on the brink of appearing on Namek and both Kuririn and Gohan levelled up thanks to the Grand Elder of Namek, so I think they’re gonna do alright against this bunch!I was surprised to see that in a supposedly “All Ages” book there was a very visual decapitation scene, but there we go. I guess kids these days are desensitized to that sorta thing?Even without Goku though, volume 7 has a lot of great stuff happening and you’ll find yourself unexpectedly rooting for Vegeta in some of the fights, despite his evilness! The enemy of my enemy and so on.The volume ends with Goku about to take the stage - hopefully now Toriyama won’t spend another book keeping him back to tease the readers still further!

This book was as good as the previous ones I have read, and It was fantastic! The Freeza Saga is always full of action and grabs your attention straight away.I love how the pictures are exactly how they are in the manga DVD/TV series, and it follows closely to the TV storyline and Its great being able to have the action and fun at your finger tips.I would recommend this book to all Dragon Ball/Z/GT fans and new comers to Dragon Ball Z!

I think its time to give this one a proper review.First of all, I was disappointed to see that the book was full of marks on the front and back cover. Not a big problem at all anyway.Secondly, when I opened the book, I was upset because there were no Akira notes/comments :(...After flicking, the coloured pages came and they are great. However its so limited and are mostly red and grey. I hoped they coloured the best part and not random parts.After that, there are no more coloured pages, unfortunately. But the drawings are great and are printed in a bigger paper which is awesome.As the title say, "Vizbig". That means big. 3 volumes in one book. Now, that's a great idea, however its actually very hard to read because the big is heavy and thick. It would be better if you read it on a table. I will not recommend holding it.When I finished reading the book, I was so happy because Akira's comments/notes where there :D and the pictures are in colour :)))Also, the paper's wuality is pretty nice. Its smooth, thick and whiter than other DBZ mangas.My suggestions:Colour the best partRevise the front cover = its pretty boringMaybe use more colours and dont limit to 3-4 colours? I know there's a new one coming out in full colour but it costs £10 per volume which is £260 for all if you do the math.