Jaco the Galactic Patrolman

I want to preface this by saying I don't like Dragon Ball Super at all, it fails to capture what the original series did for me. I'm not sure why I decided to pick this up having said that but I'm glad I did. Toriyama knocks it out of the park with this one. The humor is on-point the entire time and I found myself laughing out loud at a few parts. The plot is simple but engaging enough to keep you reading by introducing new characters and uncovering more struggles for them to go through to help Jaco get home. If youre expecting action like you probably would from Dragon Ball you won't find it here, but that's definitely ok. Theres a very minor action scene, if you could even call it that it's that minor, in the middle of it but this story is solely focused on the humor, characters and the interactions between them. And if you still aren't sold because you like DBZ too much, they have included Goku's origin story as a bonus chapter at the end. A nice touch for the fans. Overall I very much enjoyed this spin-off from Toriyama. It's very reminiscent of the light-heartedness I adored in the original Dragon Ball series. And if youre like me where you also do not like Dragon Ball Super or don't like Jaco from that show, maybe give this a shot anyway because it might change your mind.

Any fan of Dragon Ball and the work of Akira Toriyama will love this quick read. Taking place ten years before the events of the first chapter of Dragon Ball, this story follows Jaco, who is a Galactic Patrolman (Space Police). He's sent to Earth after the Galactic Police receive a warning that a Saiyan Pod is on its way to the planet. Jaco needs to find that pod and destroy the Saiyan within before it can exterminate life on Earth. However, Jaco's ship is damaged as he lands and he finds himself stranded on Earth with a hermit named Omori. Omori is a former scientist and discovers that Jaco's ship is missing its fuel supply, which is an extremely rare and expensive metal on Earth. Joined by Tights Briefs (Bulma's older sister) Jaco needs to find the Saiyan pod, recover his fuel supply and return home. This story contains exactly the kind of comedy and action you expect form Akira Toriyama and acts as a nice extension of the Dragon Ball series which adds some interesting characters. On top of that, the manga also includes a short story featuring Bardock and his wife Gine and takes place just before the destruction of Planet Vegeta. With not one but two stories, this manga has it all for Dragon Ball fans and is a must-read.

This book is a must read for any Dragon Ball fan! Full of action, adventure, and of course Akira's signature humor this book has so many things to love and not a lot to dislike. It is short, only around 200 pages, but it is a great Story all the same. I recommend this book to any Dragon Ball fan who wants to expand their knowledge of the Dragon Ball universe. It's also wonderful for new fans who want to begin reading Dragon Ball, as it ends off right where Dragon Ball begins!

Growing up in the 90's, I was obsessed with Dragon Ball Z and Toonami. Fast forward years later, I'm now 22 years old, and I haven't seen Dragon Ball Z much since 2009. I managed to watch Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods and was very impressed with it. It brought Dragon Ball Z some more modern writing and it went against shounen trends of the hero winning and overpowering the villain because of stronger will power. I started to get curious what Akira Toriyama had been writing since the end of Dragon Ball Z. A few googles searches eventually lead me to finding the amazon page for the Jaco manga. The manga started off with an old man named Omori as the protagonist. Very rarely does one see an old man as the main character in a shounen. It reminded me a of the movie Up, with bitter old man in grief becoming happier through the friends he makes. Almost immediately, this old man meets Jaco. Eventually, Jaco and Omori meet a girl named Tights in the city and a strange group dynamic begins to form through these characters as these three of work together to find a way to get Jaco home. The writing of this book reminded me a lot of Gintama. The story doesn't really take itself seriously and action is used mostly for comedic effect. Jaco is more concerned with people not thinking he's awesome than worrying about some kind of villain. Jaco reminded me a lot of The Great Saiyaman from Dragon Ball Z with his big ego and the way he moves around while he talks. Jaco seems almost like a spoof of Ultraman and Kamen Rider type heroes and I loved every minute of it. At the end of the manga, we are treated to a nice little bonus story about Bardock and Goku's mother. Overall, I really enjoyed this manga. The humor is witty and the characters are unique. If you like Gintama style humor, I would highly suggest picking this manga up.

Jaco is a very fun treat for dragon ball fans. It first of all answers some questions for the DBZ movie resurrection of f. As it's own story it stands very well on it own 2 feet. Jaco has plenty of Toriyama's sense of humour that he is known for. It's also interesting to see how far his art style has come along. Now for those hoping for Dragon ball z fights you might be disappointed because Jaco does not have anything like that. As an added bonus though it does have a bonus story on Goku's parents. Also kid Bulma is a riot but sadly is not shown enough.

This is an amazing story on it's own by Akira Toriyama. However, it's even better if you love Dragonball, which I assume is the reason a lot of people are buying this. This book adds new lore to the Dragonball universe, and elaborates on some existing lore. Jaco is going to be making an appearance in the new Dragonball movie, and you will enjoy that movie even more if you read this book. When it comes to the actual content, you will be dissapointed if you are expecting huge fight scenes. There is little fighting, but nothing long-lasting or extremely exciting. This story is about the characters more than anything, and is very light-hearted. It also has the classic Akira Toriyama comedy, which personally I don't really enjoy as much but it works very well in this book and there were actually some parts where I had a pretty good laugh. Overall, I would recommend this EVEN if you are not a Dragonball Z/Dragonball fan. However if you are a fan, I would say it's a necessity.

When Jaco arrived in Dragon ball Super I had to dig around to find out about who this guy was. I discovered that there was a gap in my knowledge of Akira Toriyama's universe. I looked up this manga and was so excited to read it. I consumed it the same day it arrived in the mail and I'm so happy that I now understand Jaco's back-story and his connection with Bulma. There is also an essential back-story piece included with this manga that makes everything come together beautifully.