 Divers also called Viz's translation one of the best of all the English editions of the series due to its faithfulness to the original Japanese.<ref></ref> "Animerica" felt the series had "worldwide appeal," using dramatic pacing and over-the-top martial arts action to "maintain tension levels and keep a crippler crossface hold on the audience's attention spans".<ref name="Animerica"></ref> Comic Book Bin's Leroy Douresseaux described Toriyama as a "super-cartoonist," a blend of Carl Barks, Jack Kirby, and Peyo.He gave "Dragon Ball" a perfect rating and called it one of the best manga and comic books he has ever read.<ref></ref> Ridwan Khan of Animefringe.com commented that the manga had a "chubby" art style, but as the series continued the characters became more refined, leaner, and more muscular.He cited one slight problem in Viz's release; the translation uses informal language to capture Goku's country accent, but it ends up feeling "forced and odd".