I prefer the original black and white with the occasional colored pages made by Toriyama himself (the limited color pages are especially great imho). The colored version is nice on its own, but I prefer reading manga the way it was intended by the author (the same applies to other series such as JoJo). BW = Black and White Howdy, I been reading up on Dragon Ball a lot lately.
I came across a few videos that uses the full color manga and I always enjoy seeing Super color pages be posted on Twitter so see the differences between manga colors and anime colors. I'm just wondering, do you guys prefer reading Dragon Ball and DBS in color or BW? I usually prefer the original black and white version, as a lot of colored manga, mainly the official ones by shueisha, feel very souless and don't encapsulate the spirit of the colored pages by the original authors. Think of something like the JoJo colored scans as an example; instead of experimenting with different weird color palettes as araki always does, the colored manga just goes for a.
Akira Toriyama's original Dragon Ball manga contains stunning artwork, but its black-and-white nature meant that many people didn't know what these characters looked like in color until Dragon Ball's corresponding anime series. There's constant discussion between the committees that work on Dragon Ball's manga and anime in order to avoid any inconsistencies between products. Dragon.
Similar Threads Dragon Ball Super Manga 19: was Black holding back against Vegeta? - Jan 28, 17 Colored or B/W Manga? Your preference? - Feb 3, 22 [Manga] Vegeta vs. Black (Rounds 1, 2, & 3). I prefer black and white but that's partly just cause I'm kinda indifferent to the coloring job they did for the full color.
Although depending on how you're reading it, the black and white version will sometimes shift to both limited color and full color done by Toriyama which I think looks nice. Manga Guide Color Chapter Collection While the vast majority of the Dragon Ball manga was drawn in black and white, some chapters were done in color. This was much more common when the series was first starting out, but color chapters grew fewer and farther between as the series progressed.
There's plenty of colour versions of manga like To Love-ru and Dragon Ball, both which I think are superior to the non-color versions. However those are not some crappy fan-colored scans, or webtoons which sacrificed detail for colour. I have always been a fan of the iconic Dragon Ball series, with its epic battles, lovable characters, and captivating storyline.
But there's one aspect of this beloved franchise that often goes unnoticed - the colored manga. Yes, you heard that right. While most of us are familiar with the traditional black and white manga, there exists a colored version of the Dragon Ball manga as well.
For those who own either or both copies of the DBZ manga what is your opinion on the way they look. I've just invested in a shelf and I'm looking to fill it out with my favourite manga starting with DBZ. I've read bits of the coloured manga but it kinda looks weird sometimes, any recommendations on which to choose or is it really just personal preference.
Also are the manga covers different.