dbz side stories

Three ‘outside stories’ for Dragon Ball Z were created by Toei staff regarding the backstories of three enigmatic characters: Piccolo, Vegeta, and Trunks. Below are the two pages from the fifth daizenshuu dedicated to them.

Update 2008-07-27: Check out the Daizenshuu EX Podcast here.

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In the Name of Piccolo Daimao Side Story 1: ‘In the Name of Piccolo Daimao’ (ピッコロ大魔王の名に賭けて). This appeared in ‘Weekly Shounen Jump Special Edition: Dragon Ball Z Anime Special’ and focused starting from his birth from Piccolo Daimao’s egg and going up until his tutoring of Gohan and the arrival of Vegeta and Nappa. The story was by Takao Koyama, who did series composition and screenplays for the anime. The illustrations where by Minoru Maeda, who worked on the anime as a chief animator, animation director, and character designer.

High Pride!! Saiya Prince Vegeta Side Story 2: ‘High Pride!! Saiya Prince Vegeta’ (誇り高き!! サイヤの王子ベジータ). Appearing in ‘Dragon Ball Z Anime Special II’, this focuses on Vegeta, from his childhood on Planet Vegeta until his revival by Namek’s Dragon Balls. It was again written by Takao Koyama and illustrated by Minoru Maeda.

Lonely Future Warrior!! Trunks Side Story 3: ‘Lonely Future Warrior!! Trunks’ (孤独の未来戦士!! トランクス). Included in the Anime Comics version of the Bardock special, it told Trunk’s story, covering much of the same material as the Trunks special. However, it went further than the Trunks special did and included Trunks’ journey into the past, his first meeting with his father, and his fight against Cell in the present. This one was written by Aya Matsui, who was scenario supervisor for the anime; the illustrations were again by Minoru Maeda.

credits

Scans:
Andrew (email) (Side Story 1: ‘In the Name of Piccolo Daimao’)

Mike Lubow (email) (Side Story 2: ‘High Pride!! Saiya Prince Vegeta’)
VegettoEX (Daizenshuu EX) (Side Story 3: ‘Lonely Future Warrior!! Trunks’)

Translating: Herms (Kanzentai)

Typesetting: me *bashful face*

download

>> DBZ Outside Stories #1: ‘In the Name of Piccolo Daimao’ (zip/2.31 MB)

>> DBZ OutsideStories #2: ‘High Pride!! Saiya Prince Vegeta’ (zip/2.19 MB)

>> DBZ Outside Stories #3: ‘Lonely Future Warrior!! Trunks’ (zip/3.11 MB)