The 4 Compendiums of Dragon Ball

The Dragon Ball compendiums as a whole are the "ultimate guide" to the entire universe created by Akira Toriyama around Dragon Ball. In these compendiums, you can find unique illustrations, fold-out pages, interviews with the author, character sketches, curiosities from the manga and anime, techniques, and the author's original ideas, some of which were never seen in the original manga and refined in Super or Daima.

This collection consists of 4 compendiums, each dedicated to a specific theme. The first one was published in Japan by Shueisha in 2013 and arrived in Spain in 2014 through Planeta Cómic.

The first Dragon Ball compendium is titled "Guide to the Story and Its World", and it is a compilation, improvement, and update of the old Daizenshuu 2 and 4, which were the previous compendiums before this one.

In this first volume, you will find all kinds of guides: covering the story, different worlds, characters, battles, races, technologies, emblems, and interviews with Akira Toriyama, including one from 2013.

Additionally, it features numerous illustrations and even a few posters.

This third compendium is a continuation of the previous one, which is why it is titled "Guide to Animation II". It includes re-edited, improved, and updated content from the old Daizenshuu 3, 5, 6, and their supplements.

In this compendium, we continue exploring all the Dragon Ball anime released up until Battle of Gods, and it is divided into two parts:

• The first part focuses on GT, the 90s movies and OVAs, and the Battle of Gods movie.
• The second part features a "library" with different character designs for those movies and OVAs, along with a summary of all anime episodes from DB, DBZ, and GT.

As in the previous two compendiums, an interview with Akira Toriyama is included at the end.

The fourth and final compendium is titled "Super Encyclopedia", and like the other three, it is a re-edition, update, and improvement of the old Daizenshuu 7.

This volume is the most descriptive and least narrative, as it delves into key concepts from the entire Dragon Ball universe. It is divided into six parts:

• The first part presents a detailed chronology, year by year.
• The second part provides an in-depth analysis of the Dragon World, its worlds, societies, and races.
• The last four parts are dictionaries:
  • Character dictionary
  • Techniques dictionary
  • Items dictionary
  • Geographical dictionary

Additionally, this final compendium concludes with reflections on Dragon Ball by Akira Toriyama and Masako Nozawa (the voice of Goku in Japan).

The data provided here corresponds to the Spanish edition published by Planeta Cómic, though it closely mirrors the Japanese version and the edition released in most countries.

Edition details:

• Reading orientation: Western.
• Cover: Hardcover with dust jacket.
• Format: Book (185 x 260 mm).
• Binding: Hardcover.
• Number of pages:
  • Compendios 1, 2, and 3: 352 pages.
  • Compendio 4: 304 pages.

As a curiosity, it is worth mentioning that all four compendiums include fold-out posters and are fully in color. Additionally, they feature some unique illustrations not found in other publications.