Each postcard could be returned by a certain date to be entered into a lottery where 500 randomly drawn fans would win a prepaid phone card featuring the artwork from that specific Daizenshuu, which gave many fans incentive to actually return their postcards. In addition, the two extra Carddass Perfect File Daizenshuu can be placed side-by-side to form the same image of Shenlong.Īs with most books published by Shueisha, each Daizenshuu came with a questionnaire postcard to inquire about the consumer’s purchasing habits and wants. In fact, this aspect of the Daizenshuu was actually part of the original advertising campaign in Japan, as seen in Weekly Shōnen Jump 1996, issue #13 ( view). It is thus no surprise to notice that the seven main hardcover books can be placed together in a certain order to form a large image of Shenlong, with the Dragon Balls themselves included at the bottom of Daizenshuu 7. Shenlong was not only a prominent figure in the Dragon Ball series, but also as the overarching theme tying the various Daizenshuu together. Altogether, these books contain a nearly complete Dragon Ball knowledge, for all elements of the series that existed at the time. The first six hardcover books feature an interview with author Akira Toriyama, and all seven came with a bonus insert pamphlet called the “Shenlong Times” that contains interviews with various other important people involved with Dragon Ball. Some of these books cover the manga, while some cover the anime and movies, and others even cover the Carddass card games that were released in Japan. These are divided up into a main series of seven hardcover books, followed by three soft-cover supplemental volumes. The largest group of Dragon Ball databooks are the Daizenshuu ( 大全集), or the “Great Complete Collections”, which were made shortly after the manga ended its serialization.
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