Jaco the Galactic Patrolman

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.

Great manga.

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.

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.

How adventurous it is also some character related to Dragonball.

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.

I'm about 63% through this book, so far it's perfect. I can't put it down. I have it on my iPad through the kindle app and it's really good. Don't expect this to tie in to dragon ball, because so far it didn't. That said, I love jaco and it's going to be awesome to see him cross over into dragon ball. Think of this as a separate story, in the same universe, it's set just before the events of dragon ball. Awesome! EDIT: I have now finished this book 100% and the last chapter ties into dragon ball. You will meet a young bulma and her family, you will also see baby goku. SPOILER: jaco is sent to earth to kill goku, as goku was sent to earth to destroy the earth. All in all this book is a must read. I LOVED it. Now let's talk about the dragon ball minus spin off at the end. I wouldn't read this if I were you, it contradicts with dragon ball, as stated in dragon ball z, goku was sent to earth to destroy it, as all Saipan babies are, yet in minus bardock sends goku to earth for his safety. WHAT. BARDOCK IS ALSO PATREAYED AS A GOOD GUY? WHAAAT. it's a horrid mini part and it does not tie into the dragon ball series, but this review is for the jaco manga, and it's a must buy. 5 stars. There were a few issues I had like bulma being insanely smart at 5 years old, yet in dragon ball, she was never that smart. And a few small things, but for the most part, it's an amazing manga, and I cannot wait to see jaco in dragon ball super. BUY THIS MANGA..

The manga follows the story of a powerful Galactic Patrolman named Jaco who is stranded on Earth. Tights, one of the main protagonists along with Jaco and an old scientist named Omori get up to varied tasks while trying to fix Jacos ship. Characters from Toriyama’s other manga series make cameo appearances as well; such as a Martian (who is the Galactic King), a Namekian, a Tech-Tech alien, Merlusa from Kintoki, Daigoro Kurigashira, Goku, Grandpa Gohan, and the Brief family. Was an amazing pre cursor to the dragon ball series and I feel Jaco was a good story on its own and only got better with the inclusion of bardock and gokus mother, vegeta and radditz as kids...this manga got me. Will put a full review up on www.AlphaManga.com - Get this manga and support the digital manga industry!!! Keep being super Elite Jaco! Ill see you in issue #2!

Lien parfait avec DB ! Histoire sympathique et divertissante. N'est pas du tout orienté action, ceux qui veulent du combat épique, passez votre chemin !

I have been looking for the back story of Goku, planet Vegeta, and Bardock for a long time, this does'nt only answer so many questions, but it also has a great story.

If Fun is what you are looking for then you'll not be disappointed at all. Based on the Dragon Ball universe, but don't sweat yourself, you can enjoy it anyway because it hasn't many ties. If you know something about Dragon Ball then it helps for some extra fun. If not, it will still make you laugh. and the best thing for a lot of people, this is a one volume deal!! No worries of having to follow it!