Dragon Ball Chapter 520 Discussion

A great end to the series

Finished reading it for the 21st time. I love this manga so much.

First of all, the Kanzenban (which I didn't read) had additional pages added to it, that included Goku giving Uub the Flying Nimbus and Vegeta vowing to defeat Kakarot one day. Either way, I really love this shot, it's the kind of iconic nostalgic ending shot that the original chapter lacked, so those additions were definitely for the best.



The ending of Dragon Ball has always been pretty meh to me. It makes sense to return to the tournament since Dragon Ball spent so much time in the Budokai competitions (which is not a complaint) and the Buu Saga began with one that turned nasty so having a more peaceful one at the end is fitting to highlight the contrast. Pan brings back memories of Kid Goku making jokes out of confident big opponents, and I loved Vegeta just destroying that one guy before his match-up even happened. And considering Goku's been trying to pass the Earth's hero torch off since the Cell Games, ending with him finding Uub makes sense but it's not very fulfilling, at least not without those additional pages. I'm also pretty upset that we spent so much time building up the relationship between Gohan and Videl, only to barely spend any time with them once they get together.



As for the series as a whole, I love Dragon Ball. I will always love Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z is the series of my childhood. Outside of maybe One Piece, I don't think there exists any other media franchise I've spent more time with than Dragon Ball, from all the show, movies, all the videos, all the toy playing and getting in character, to the abridged, to all the discussions about it, and finally after way too long, the original manga.



Dragon Ball is a very fun, quick, and consistent read. I didn't really like chapter one and there were certain stretches where I wasn't really feeling it but overall, it was very enjoyable. Very simplistic yes, but it usually understood dramatic stakes very well, there were some good characters arcs throughout, great in the case of Vegeta, a lot of fun dynamics and jokes throughout, and several really well-thought and well-crafted battles.

I really liked this manga. 10/10. I actually thought the ending was fantastic. And I loved seeing everyone again (8-man and others from Dragonball, and Android 17 especially). I'd have liked to see Lunch again at some point after she disappeared, but oh well, guess Toriyama just got sick of her. She was probably my favorite character.

Vague and Kinda irrelevant imo not a good ending.

my final thoughts on the manga is : its had a really fast pace to every chapter and reading it is faster than watching the anime, I really enjoyed the jokes and the fights that didn't last forever and im glad i picked up the manga.. to bad it ends here until next time!

Dragon Ball has 519 chapters but more people are writing in this thread so I will too. I guess the 520th chapter is the extra pages of Oob getting the cloud, which isn't in my volume.



Anyway, end of Dragon Ball. I've read the manga many many times growing up and a few times later. This time was the first time I properly went through it trying to really think and analyze my opinions and feelings. And it's been fun. Most of it I actually liked more reading it this way. I think Dragon Ball has a reputation for being simple and cliché. Simplicity can be a good thing though, which a lot of similar manga lack.



Toriyama is a great mangaka. I love his sense of adventure, his comedy and his characters. The best thing about him though is definitely the art. I definitely think Toriyama has some of the best art of any mangaka, and he is vastly underrated. Dragon Ball has the best flow between panels of any other manga I've read. It's such an easy read, and growing up on Dragon Ball I think has spoiled me, as I often struggle and compare when reading other other manga and comics.



As a fun endnote, I thought I will rank the arcs in a totally uncontroversial order. I do like all arcs, but here they are ranked from my least favourite, to my favourite:

10. Piccolo arc

9. Cell arc

8. Boo arc

7. Search for the Dragon Balls arc

6. 23rd Tenkaichi Budokai

5. 21st Tenkaichi Budokai

4. 22nd Tenkaichi Budokai

3. Namek arc

2. Saiyan arc

1. Red Ribbon Army arc



Thank you! Good Bye!!

I read the manga because the anime is old and I kind of don't like old battle anime, so I avoid it with the manga.I liked the ending. The part before Z was the best, after that it went downhill for me, but I got Vegeta so it was cool enough. 10/10 anyways, it was a fun ride.