Dragon Ball: That Time I Got Reincarnated as Yamcha

Dragon Ball: That Time I Got Reincarnated as Yamcha
Dragon Ball: That Time I Got Reincarnated as Yamchaドラゴンボール外伝 転生したらヤムチャだった件Doragon Bōru Gaiden: Tensei-shitara Yamucha Datta Ken
Genre	Shōnen, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Bangsian Fantasy
Manga Series: Dragon Ball: That Time I Got Reincarnated as Yamcha
Authored by	dragongarow LEE
Publisher	Shueisha Viz Media
Serialized in	Shonen Jump+
Original run	December 11, 2016 – August 14, 2017
No. of volumes	1

Dragon Ball: That Time I Got Reincarnated as Yamcha (ドラゴンボール外伝 転生したらヤムチャだった件, Doragon Bōru Gaiden: Tensei-shitara Yamucha Datta Ken) is a spin-off manga written and drawn by dragongarow LEE, it is released in Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ digital manga magazine.

Blurb

A Dragon Ball fan's greatest dream is getting to live in the Dragon Ball universe and fight alongside Goku and his friends! But one particular fan is in for a rude awakening when he suddenly dies and gets reincarnated as everyone's favorite punching bag, Yamcha!

Overview

Summary

Yamcha defeats the Saibamen

The manga begins with an ordinary boy who is a fan of Dragon Ball who accidentally gets himself killed when he falls downstairs trying to get near a girl. Immediately afterwards, he finds himself reincarnated as Yamcha (during the Emperor Pilaf Saga), and after getting his bearings, Yamcha realizes that with his knowledge of events that are to come (such as his death by a Saibaman) he can change history. This leads to him going to train with Roshi immediately with Goku.

By the time of the Saiyan conflict Yamcha has managed to become much stronger than he had in the original story and so defeats the Saibamen by himself, even managing to survive multiple Saibamen grabbing onto him and using Self Destruction. Prior to the Saiyan conflict, he goes to Namek and gets his potential unlocked by Grand Elder Guru, stating that knowing the story beforehand is truly advantageous.

In the Cell Games Yamcha is revealed as not being the only reincarnated person in the Reincarnation Game created by Beerus and Champa, and that an avid Dragon Ball fan who used the online name "Oushou" had been reincarnated as Chiaotzu.

Timeline

The Reincarnation Game that these events take place inside was created by Beerus and Champa as a competition at some point after the Universe 6 Saga but before the Universe Survival Saga. The events in the Reincarnation Game's world itself go from the Emperor Pilaf Saga to the Cell Games Saga.

Story arcs

• Emperor Pilaf Saga (chapter 1)
• Vegeta Saga (chapter 1 - 2)
• Trunks Saga (extra story)
• Cell Games Saga (chapter 3)

Volume

Shueisha released the volume for the manga in Japan on November 2, 2017, the same date as Dragon Ball Super Volume 4 also went on sale. It was released in the United States by Viz Media on November 6, 2018.

Manga chapters

• Chapter 1
• Chapter 2
• Chapter 3
• Extra Story
• The Reincarnated Ones' Special Plan

Staff

Staff
Original Story	Akira Toriyama
Author(s)	dragongarow LEE Marlene First (editor)
Illustrator(s)	Naohito Miyoshi Julian [JR] Robinson (designer) Annaliese Christman (touch-up art and lettering)
Translator(s)	Stefan Koza
Notes

Trivia

• The "Dragon Ball The Real" attraction at UMJ that is mentioned in the chapter would seem to be based on Dragon Ball Z: The Real 4-D attraction that is located at USJ (Universal Studios Japan).

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  Yamcha beats the Ginyu Force

  Dragon Garow Lee drew Yamcha takes on Burter and Jeice for the volume book's release, however this is not shown in the story.
• The manga may be a reference to That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime by Fuse.

Gallery

Japanese cover Chapter 1 cover Chapter 2 cover