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Dragon Ball Kanzenban - Volume One

Seed of Might’s Kanzenban scan, in English

What is this?

Not satisfied with the current official or fan options for the Dragon Ball manga due to image and translation shortcomings, this is a new effort to combine the incredible new Seed of Might Kanzenban scan with a good English translation. Also, if you’ve downloaded the chapter releases earlier, you’ll want to grab this since all chapters had updates for lines, typesetting, and image quality.

Image Results

The Seed of Might pages remain at the same resolution in lossless PNG format. Each page has a resolution of 3350 by 4940 pixels, or 600dpi. We did straighten a few pages. Some pages were also adjusted for levels and paper grain. This is collected in a standard .cbz which can be unzipped if you want to check each page individually.

Translation Results

Rather than spend too much time creating a new translation from scratch, this project documented the best options from experienced Japanese to English translators, existing Scanlation efforts, and even the Viz manga. Each line was translated or selected to be readable, make sense, keep continuity between lines, and provide a good sense of characterization depending on who is speaking.

Comparison

In terms of translations and visuals, here are a few versions without comment or modification. The images are presented in the order they were available: 1 Viz, 2 HAO, 3 HC, 4 Tracksuit, 5 Seed of Might, 6 Tuxedo Time
Use the the 1-6 keys on your keyboard or click the bigger image to cycle through the images. You can also go the bottom to do the same thing and switch between one of three comparisons. Be sure to uncheck Show border and Smooth scaling for accuracy! Don’t change it to the Slider comparison mode.

Something Smaller?

If the size and resolution of this version is more than you need, check out the Pocket Sized edition of Volume One. https://nyaa.iss.one/view/1977084
The resolution is reduced by half, making it now 1675 by 2470 pixels, or 300dpi. The image still looks great for phones and tablets, and is by no means “Low Quality”. The resolution is higher than a standard 16:9 HD screen. This version also uses the newer .webp lossless image format. This is still a .cbz file and should be compatible with any popular comic reader. This Pocket Sized version takes up less than 25% of the larger version!

Feedback

Willing to learn and fix mistakes. All .psd files are available on our Discord server for modifications. Things that are helpful:

1. State the page and describe the problem you have
2. Point out objective errors (spelling mistakes, missing words, etc.)
3. Identify grossly misleading translations and provide a correction

Things that do not help:

1. Saying “This translation is bad” without explaining how a line should be. If you don’t have specific lines you can offer advice on, this type of comment is just petty and unhelpful.
2. Subjective translation changes that don’t alter the meaning of the line. If a line is “I just ate a bear earlier…” changing it to “Just had a bear the other day…” isn’t a meaningful change.

Thanks

Referenced

Thanks to Seed of Might for the scan and initial transcription resources. Thanks to Clyde Mandelin, HAO, Jojo’s Coloured Adventure, Herms, and Viz for translation references. Thanks to Kanzenshuu for chapter titles and other miscellaneous references.

Direct Support

AxF for translation logs.
Butler for page cleaning and translation assistance.
Doncanjas for typesetting assistance and image optimization.
Hydrus for transcriptions.
iKaos for transcription typesetting.
Nemu for translation assistance.
PerpetualSigh for typesetting.
Redifire for cleaning and proofreading
SparkingNeo for proofreading
SomeRando for typesetting.
You too can help! No experience needed. The more people join, the faster we release each chapter. Ask on Discord or other social media for more info.

Other Languages

We only have the time and resources for an English translation. If you want to use this as a base to translate in another language (Spanish, French, etc.), message in the Discord group and someone can send you the .psd files. These pages are cleaned with the text as separate layers which makes typesetting your language a little easier.

Next time?

Chapter 15 https://nyaa.iss.one/view/1978426
You can follow the group here to see work in progress, ask questions, or offer support.
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