dragon ball z ended in america in 2013.
dragon ball z ended in america in 2013.
when did dragon ball z end in america?
2013
the english language version of the "dragon ball" manga is licensed for north america by viz media. viz originally published the first 194 chapters as "dragon ball" and chapters over 195 as "dragon ball z" to mimic the names of the anime series, feeling it would reduce the potential for confusion by its readers. they initially released both series simultaneously, chapter by chapter in a monthly comic book format starting in 1998, before stopping in 2000 to switch to a graphic novel format similar to the japanese "tankōbon". in 2000, while releasing "dragon ball" in the monthly format, viz began to censor the manga in response to parental complaints about sexual innuendos. viz changed their publishing format for the series again in 2003; the first ten collected volumes of both series were re-released under their "shonen jump" imprint. they have slightly smaller dimensions. the manga was completed in english with "dragon ball" in 16 volumes between may 6, 2003, and august 3, 2004, and "dragon ball z" in 26 volumes from may 6, 2003, to june 6, 2006. however, when publishing the last few volumes of "z", the company began to censor the series again by changing or removing gun scenes and changing the few sexual references. "dragon ball z", from trunk's appearance to chapter 226, was published in viz's monthly magazine "shonen jump" from its debut issue in january 2003 to april 2005.
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while the manga was all titled "dragon ball" in japan, due to the popularity of the "dragon ball z" anime in the west, viz media initially changed the title of the last 26 volumes of the manga to ""dragon ball z"" to avoid confusion. the volumes were originally published in japan between 1988 and 1995. it began serialization in the american "shonen jump", beginning in the middle of the series with the appearance of trunks; the "tankōbon" volumes of both "dragon ball z" and "dragon ball" were released simultaneously by viz media in the united states. in march 2001, viz continued this separation by re-shipping the "dragon ball" and "dragon ball z" titles starting with the first volumes of each work. viz's marketing for the manga made distinct the differences between "dragon ball" and "dragon ball z" tone. viz billed "dragon ball z": "more action-packed than the stories of goku's youth, "dragon ball z" is pure adrenaline, with battles of truly earth-shaking proportions!" between 2008 and 2010, viz re-released the two series in a format called "viz big edition," which collects three individual volumes into a single large volume. however, in 2013 viz began publishing new 3-in-1 volumes collecting the entire manga series, including what they previously released as "dragon ball z", under the "dragon ball" name.
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