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Dragon Ball Culture Volume 4 : Westward - Derek Padula

Dragon Ball Culture Volume 4

Westward

By: Derek Padula

Paperback | 4 September 2017

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Goku goes west! His grand adventure begins anew as his martial arts master tells him to travel the world to increase his power. But what will happen when this naïve boy enters the real world and meets people who want to harm him? Will he be able to find his grandpa’s 4-Star dragon ball, or will the villainous Red Ribbon Army get to it first?!

In Dragon Ball Culture Volume 4, you’ll discover the origin of the Red Ribbon Army in Western cinema. You’ll see how author Akira Toriyama brings Western concepts into his Eastern world and fuses them together, creating the Dragon World that we know and love. And you’ll learn how monster movies, witches, and magical dragons mix together to tell a story about a young boy with a dream of becoming stronger.

Volume 4 explores Chapters 55 to 112 of the Dragon Ball manga. So let’s hop on our magic cloud and head west with Goku!

Industry Reviews

Derek Padula's brilliant Dragon Ball Culture books are well-researched and written in a formal but still accessible manner, providing insight on the culture, themes, and history that influenced the story and world of Dragon Ball. Mr. Padula's books are excellent pieces for any Dragon Ball fan looking to dig deeper into the essence of the franchise, and I highly recommend them. - all-comic.com

The ante has been raised! Our young champion, Goku, is now facing an adventure all on his own and the stakes enlist none other than an entire army for him to face against! As the title of this Volume explicitly implies: we're heading Westward and that means western culture itself. This is the part of the story where us Westerners can look in the mirror and find familiar tropes and guises that have gone on to inform the world abroad. Much of the popular zeitgeist from celluloid, history and the like finds itself carrying much of this fish-out-of-water segment of the story. It is quite the enriching endeavor to observe just how these tokens present themselves in an Eastern package. Not only that, but then for us to be treated to see just how our innocent protagonist interacts haphazardly through this unfamiliar world that resembles the real-life Occident; it is genuine charisma in print! - Amazon Customer Review

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