Databook Information

Databook Contents

The third daizenshuu covers the Dragon Ball TV anime and the first part of Dragon Ball Z. This daizenshuu is graced with beautiful full-color artwork drawn by Tadayoshi Yamamuro exclusively for the guide, which have never been reprinted in any other Dragon Ball guide book. It also includes supplemental information about the anime, such as the opening and ending themes, eyecatches, filler episodes, and a look at the Saiyan’s history. Included before the table of contents is an introduction message from Akira Toriyama and the guides title page, which features the illustration from the cover of Tankōbon Volume 01. The book also features a beautiful foldout poster of the guides respective cover image drawn by Akira Toriyama. On the opposite side is a beautifully drawn poster by Tadayoshi Yamamuro, showing Son Goku as he grew up throughout the series (child, adult, Super Saiyan, & Super Saiyan 3).

Shenlong Times Bonus Insert Pamphlet

As a special bonus for buying the daizenshuu, Shueisha included a small newspaper type pamphlet called the “Shenlong Times”. Within each of these 8-page pamphlets, there were interviews with staff members involved with Dragon Ball, Akira Toriyama, and fans from Japan. In the center of each pamphlet there was usually a short comic drawn by Toriyama detailing part of his life following the completion of series, or a tribute to Dragon Ball by other artists, similar to what was done with the kanzenban. Also in each pamphlet is a “Dragon Ball News” section that showcased “new” and upcoming Dragon Ball merchandise. There’s also a section called “I Love Dragon Ball”, in which famous people from Japan (or China), who love Dragon Ball are interviewed.

Shenlong Times Contents

• Dragon Ball Anime Main Staff Round-Table Discussion – 1st Round
   — Kenji Shimizu (Fuji TV Producer)
   — Kōzō Morishita (Toei Animation Producer)
   — Shunsuke Kikuchi (Music)
   — Takao Koyama (Series Organization)
   — Shigeyasu Yamauchi (Director)
   — Tadayoshi Yamamuro (Animation Supervisor)
   — Masako Nozawa (Voice Actor; Son Goku, Son Gohan, Son Goten, etc.)
• Akira Toriyama’s “Me These Days”
• I Love Dragon Ball #3
   — Masaaki Satake-san (Karate Practitioner)
• Dragon Ball News #3
   — Super Famicom’s Latest “DBZ: Super Legend of Goku -Chapter of Awakening-” (On Sale Sept. 29th)
   — “The Rebirth of Fusion!! Goku and Vegeta” VHS Video (On Sale Now)
   — Daizenshuu 4 (On Sale October 4th)

Databook Staff Credits

It should be noted that although Akira Toriyama is listed as the author of this databook, he actually had very little involvement with the production of its content, if any at all. Toriyama makes it quite clear in most of his daizenshuu introductions that “they” (Shueisha) are responsible for putting these together, and he is often graciously humble in thanking them for all their hard work in sorting through his exhaustive series.