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Dragon Ball Z, Vol. 22

By Akira Toriyama
Dragon Ball
Series: Dragon Ball Z
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Dragon Ball Z, Vol. 22 by Akira Toriyama dives into the intense battles between the Earth’s defenders and powerful foes. As Goku and his allies face increasingly formidable adversaries, the stakes soar, revealing new transformations and strategies. This volume continues the thrilling saga, blending action, fantasy, and martial arts in the classic Dragon Ball style without missing a beat.
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Sci-Fi martial arts action!

After years of training and adventure, Goku has become Earth's ultimate warrior. And his son, Gohan, shows even greater promise. But the stakes are increasing as even deadlier enemies threaten the planet. DRAGON BALL Z is the ultimate science fiction-martial arts manga.

The Lord of Lords, mightiest of the deities, has come to Earth—and he needs the help of Goku, Gohan, and Vegeta! From across aeons of time, from across the stars, the evil wizard Bobbidi has returned, gathering chi energy to resurrect the imprisoned djinn Boo, the most powerful creature that ever existed.

Beneath the ground in a buried spaceship, Bobbidi has assembled a menagerie of vicious beasts from across the galaxy, ready to defeat our heroes and feed their power to the djinn. But the most vicious enemy of all is already standing in the heroes' ranks...

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781421500515

Publisher: Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 September 2009

Country: United States

Imprint: Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 191.0mm

Weight: 166g

Pages: 192

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About the Author

Renowned worldwide for his playful, innovative storytelling and humorous, distinctive art style, Akira Toriyama burst onto the manga scene in 1980 with the wildly popular Dr. Slump. His hit series Dragon Ball (published in the U.S. as Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z) ran from 1984 to 1995 in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. He is also known for his design work on video games such as Dragon Quest, Chrono Trigger, Tobal No. 1, and Blue Dragon. His recent manga works include COWA!, Kajika, Sand Land, Neko Majin, and a children's book, Toccio the Angel. He lives with his family in Japan.

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