Akira Toriyama

Mari Morimoto

Manga comes to the UK mainstream for the first time. Sales for the Dragon Ball Series are over 85 million copies in translation alone.

Dragon Ball

Eath's greatest hero...is from outerspace! Dragon Ball introduces a young monkey-tailed boy named Goku (a wry update of the classic Chinese "Monkey King" legend), whose quiet life changes when he meets a girl named Bulma who is on a quest to collect seven "Dragon Balls." If she gathers them all, an incredibly powerful dragon will appear and grant her one wish. But the precious orbs are scattered all over the world, and Bulma could use the help of a certain super-strong boy... (In Japan, Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z were originally a single 42-volume series. VIZ Media's Dragon Ball contains vols. 1-16 of the original Japanese Dragon Ball, from the beginning of the series to the climax of Goku's last fight with Piccolo.) Having defeated the Red Ribbon Army single-handedly and taken their Dragon Balls, Goku finds that one is still missing! To locate it, he goes to the palace of the All-Seeing Crone, Baba Uranai, who can find anything in the world...for a price! The crone agrees to find the Dragon Ball for free if Goku and his friends--Yamcha, Pu'ar, Kuririn and Upa--can best her five supernatural champions in one-on-one combat. but even if they can beat Dracula, the Mummy, and the Devil, the final challenger just might give Goku the shock of his life!

Dragon Ball, Vol. 9

Dimitris Papastergiou

KAAAAA

MEEEEEE

HAAAAAAA

MEEEEEEE


HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!

Eath's greatest hero...is from outerspace! Dragon Ball introduces a young monkey-tailed boy named Goku (a wry update of the classic Chinese "Monkey King" legend), whose quiet life changes when he meets a girl named Bulma who is on a quest to collect seven "Dragon Balls." If she gathers them all, an incredibly powerful dragon will appear and grant her one wish. But the precious orbs are scattered all over the world, and Bulma could use the help of a certain super-strong boy... (In Japan, Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z were originally a single 42-volume series. VIZ Media's Dragon Ball contains vols. 1-16 of the original Japanese Dragon Ball, from the beginning of the series to the climax of Goku's last fight with Piccolo.) Goku needs just one more Dragon Ball to wish Upa's father back to life...but the Ball is in the hands of an old enemy! Then, Goku and his friends part ways, promising to meet again in three years at the Tenka'ichi Budôkai, the "Strongest-Under-the-Heavens" Martial Arts Tournament. But this time the competition is stronger than ever: Tenshinhan and Chaozu, the deadly disciples of Tsuru-Sen'nin, the Crane Hermit! Will Kame-Sen'nin's turtle-style kung fu beat crane style? Or will their strange new opponents be triumphant?

Dragon Ball, Vol. 10

Eath's greatest hero...is from outerspace! Dragon Ball introduces a young monkey-tailed boy named Goku (a wry update of the classic Chinese "Monkey King" legend), whose quiet life changes when he meets a girl named Bulma who is on a quest to collect seven "Dragon Balls." If she gathers them all, an incredibly powerful dragon will appear and grant her one wish. But the precious orbs are scattered all over the world, and Bulma could use the help of a certain super-strong boy... (In Japan, Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z were originally a single 42-volume series. VIZ Media's Dragon Ball contains vols. 1-16 of the original Japanese Dragon Ball, from the beginning of the series to the climax of Goku's last fight with Piccolo.) The Tenka'ichi Budôkai is heating up, and there can only be one winner! Last tournament's champion Jackie Chun goes up against three-eyed "Crane School" kung fu master Tenshinhan! Then, it's the long-awaited match between former classmates Goku and Kuririn--and guess who has some tricks up his sleeve! But Tenshinhan isn't just fighting to win, he's carrying out a deadly grudge--to avenge his master, the Crane Hermit, whose brother was killed by Goku. It all comes down to a final round so devastating the battlefield itself might not survive intact--let alone the spectators!

Dragon Ball, Vol. 11

As the "Strongest Under the Heavens" martial arts tournament draws to a close, only Goku, Piccolo, and Shen--the disguised Kami-sama--remain! But even a god is no match for Piccolo's new powers, and soon Goku finds himself fighting...alone... in a battle which will decide not just who is strongest, but who or what will rule the world! The audience flees for their lives as the struggle shakes the heavens apart in the gripping conclusion of Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball!

It's the final countdown-- KAMEHAME--KAMEHAMEHA!

Sci-Fi martial arts action! After years of training and adventure, Goku has become Earth's ultimate warrior. And his son, Gohan, shows even greater promise. But the stakes are increasing as even deadlier enemies threaten the planet. DRAGON BALL Z is the ultimate science fiction-martial arts manga. As the battle on Namek turns the entire planet into a fireball, Goku and Freeza fight it out to the end--and Goku makes a fateful decision. Awaiting Goku's return from outer space, Earth's heroes are shocked to find another, faster spaceship heading towards them--Freeza is back, stronger than ever, swearing to destroy the Earth before Goku can get there to defend it! But as the heroes prepare to make one last stand, another mysterious warrior appears out of nowhere. His name is Trunks, and he has come to warn the heroes about an enemy who makes Freeza look like a walk in the park...

Dragon Ball Z, Vol. 12

Awesomeness!

First appearance of Trunks, and a glimpse of his power.

Gerard Jones

The Great Elder of Namek grants Kuririn the One-Star Dragon Ball and the incredible power that goes with it, but Vegeta races across the planet in search of the same Dragon Ball. A Graphic Novel. Original.

Dragon Ball Z

Sci-Fi martial arts action! After years of training and adventure, Goku has become Earth's ultimate warrior. And his son, Gohan, shows even greater promise. But the stakes are increasing as even deadlier enemies threaten the planet. DRAGON BALL Z is the ultimate science fiction-martial arts manga. The mighty djinn Boo has awakened from his aeons-old slumber! As Boo's reign of terror begins, even the mad wizard Bobbidi and his allies question whether such an uncontrollable being should have been set free. With all the universe's greatest champions dead, petrified, or beaten into unconsciousness, only one hero remains to put up a fight...Vegeta. Will he win...or will Boo be free to turn the entire population of the world into sweets and gobble them up?

Dragon Ball Z, Vol. 23

BOO UNLEASHED!!

Finally.

I always hated Vegeta ever since I was a kid back then when I was reading this... and I still do.

Right HERE is the main reason I hated him so much, besides all the bullshit he did until that point. 

Fun read as always!

Eath's greatest hero...is from outerspace! Dragon Ball introduces a young monkey-tailed boy named Goku (a wry update of the classic Chinese "Monkey King" legend), whose quiet life changes when he meets a girl named Bulma who is on a quest to collect seven "Dragon Balls." If she gathers them all, an incredibly powerful dragon will appear and grant her one wish. But the precious orbs are scattered all over the world, and Bulma could use the help of a certain super-strong boy... (In Japan, Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z were originally a single 42-volume series. VIZ Media's Dragon Ball contains vols. 1-16 of the original Japanese Dragon Ball, from the beginning of the series to the climax of Goku's last fight with Piccolo.) With the Dragon Balls gone and Bulma's summer vacation over, Goku goes to the remote house of the Turtle Hermit, Kame-Sen'nin, to be trained in the martial arts. There, the girl-ogling old master promises to teach Goku everything he knows...and prepare him for the Tenka'ichi Budôkai, the great tournament to determine the Strongest Fighter in the World! But Goku's fellow student, the Shaolin monk Kuririn, isn't above cheating to be the best. Can the two of them get along as they undergo the strangest martial arts training ever?

The Training of Kame-Sen'nin

Dragon Ball, Vol. 3

Nessa Luna

How did it take me THIS LONG TO REALISE KRILLIN(/kuririn w/e apparently he has a different name in the anime) HAS NO NOSE?!

Ugh, the thing I dislike about these is that they often end very abruptly! I want to continue reading but I don't own any of the next bind-ups! *sighs*

You hear that? That is the sound of my muffled screaming because of ANOTHER. CLIFFHANGER.

Goku is dead--but his journey is just beginning. Now he must travel through the afterlife along the million-kilometer Serpent Road to find Kaiô-sama, the Lord of Worlds, who will teach him martial arts techniques so powerful they're reserved for the gods! And he'd better hurry, too, because Earth has only nine months until the evil Saiyans, Vegeta and Nappa, will arive to wipe the planet clean of life. While the archdemon Piccolo trains Goku's son Gohan to reach his full power potential, the alien spaceships rocket ever closer...bearing a power so awesome that even Earth's six strongest heroes may not be a match for it!!!

I think Vegeta was the first animated character I ever had a crush on... ✌🏻

Trever

5 for the end of the Frieza arc, 1.5 or 2 for the following chapters

Sci-Fi martial arts action! After years of training and adventure, Goku has become Earth's ultimate warrior. And his son, Gohan, shows even greater promise. But the stakes are increasing as even deadlier enemies threaten the planet. DRAGON BALL Z is the ultimate science fiction-martial arts manga. Three years ago, the time traveler Trunks came from the future to warn Earth's heroes about terrifying androids. Now, the future has become the present: Dr. Gero has unleashed his creations, Androids #19 and #20, to get revenge against Goku for defeating the Red Ribbon Army! But even three years of advance warning may not be enough to prepare the heroes to face robots more powerful than Super Saiyans! And when Trunks returns to join in the fight, they discover that time travel can be dangerous...because sometimes the future changes in ways you don't expect...

Dragon Ball Z, Vol. 13

Sci-Fi martial arts action! After years of training and adventure, Goku has become Earth's ultimate warrior. And his son, Gohan, shows even greater promise. But the stakes are increasing as even deadlier enemies threaten the planet. DRAGON BALL Z is the ultimate science fiction-martial arts manga. Cell has fused with android #17, becoming practically invincible--but not for long! Training in the Room of Spirit and Time, where a year passes for every day outside, Vegeta and Trunks have gone beyond the Super Saiyan, reaching a level of power even greater than second-stage Cell! Now Cell is the one who is outmatched--but Vegeta hates a boring fight. Succumbing to his pride, Vegeta agrees to help Cell fuse with android #18, the last element he needs to become "perfect," so he can have the honor of defeating the strongest being in the world!

Dragon Ball Z, Vol. 16

(3.5) The past few volumes were pretty meh for me, and it actually made me quite sad, because the story felt really aimless, the characters less interesting, and it just made me long for the earlier volumes, pre-Z, because I loved those. Cell's introduction definitely spiced things up, and objectively this volume probably deserves a higher rating, but as someone who favors the early volumes (this, I've learned, is a divide among Dragonball fans) it doesn't quite hold a candle to, say, DB volume 15 or DBZ volume 11.

Sci-Fi martial arts action! After years of training and adventure, Goku has become Earth's ultimate warrior. And his son, Gohan, shows even greater promise. But the stakes are increasing as even deadlier enemies threaten the planet. DRAGON BALL Z is the ultimate science fiction-martial arts manga. Earth's heroes have come out of retirement, and the audience at the Tenka'ichi Budôkai--"Strongest Under the Heavens" martial arts tournament--is about to see what real martial artists can do! While Trunks and Gohan tear up the Junior Division, Videl, the daughter of Earth's "champion" Hercule, prepares to test her newfound kung fu skills (like flying). Meanwhile, the experienced heroes prepare for their turn to fight Goku, who has come back from the dead just for this one match! But Goku isn't the only otherworldly visitor. Two mysterious contestants have entered the tournament, wielding the power of the heavens...and they have a special mission in this world!

Tournament of the Heavens

Dragon Ball Z, Vol. 21

(3.5) Pretty enjoyable, but there's a weird issues with trying to bring back some of what made pre-Z Dragon Ball great. The sense of fun comes back, but having the combined perspectives of adults and kids makes it a little odd compared to earlier Budokais.

This juuuuussst makes 4 stars. Toriyama continues to get a lot right—combining the dire stakes of the Freeza and Cell arcs with a sense of humor that recalls early Dragon Ball, albeit less lewd and more morbid. The issue, though, is how things seem really strongly to be going in a direction anyone who knows anything about Dragon Ball can tell you it doesn't. I don't want to give away any big spoilers, but essentially Toriyama had everything set up for the new generation to take the spotlight. So, in a way, if I went in blind, I probably would feel more positive about this arc so far—it's the misalignment between foreshadowing and reality that knocks it down for me.

Akira Toriyama's groundbreaking, iconic, best-selling series now in an omnibus edition! Dragon Ball introduces a young monkey-tailed boy named Goku (a wry update of the classic Chinese "Monkey King" legend), whose quiet life changes when he meets a girl named Bulma who is on a quest to collect seven "Dragon Balls." If she gathers them all, an incredibly powerful dragon will appear and grant her one wish. But the precious orbs are scattered all over the world, and Bulma could use the help of a certain super-strong boy... Legend has it that if all seven of the precious orbs called “Dragon Balls” are gathered together, an incredibly powerful dragon god will appear to grant one wish. Unfortunately, the orbs are scattered across the world, making them extremely difficult to collect. Enter 16-year-old Bulma, a scientific genius who has constructed a radar to detect the exact locations of the Dragon Balls. She’s on a mission to find all seven orbs, but first she must convince young Son Goku to join her on her quest. With a monkey tail, superhuman strength and a magic staff for a weapon, Son Goku is ready to set out on the adventure of a lifetime…

Includes vols. 1, 2 & 3

Dragon Ball (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 1

Chloe 

Nach dem Riesenerfolg von NARUTO MASSIV geht der nächste Manga-Hit als „fetter Klopper“ ins Rennen: DRAGON BALL MASSIV. Jeder der insgesamt 14 Bände wird drei Taschenbuchausgaben umfassen und erscheint ? mit einer an die erste Ausgabe angelehnten Farbausstattung ? mit komplett neuen Covern. Der meistverkaufte Manga aller Zeiten von Akira Toriyama als Neuedition zum Hammerpreis! Die Suche nach den sieben Dragon Balls kann wieder losgehen! Son-Goku rulez!

Dragon Ball Massiv 1

Jeffrey Pillmann

Total Stumpf auf die beste Art und Weise.

Katerina Thorson

4\5

After doing the whole Dragon Ball universe kitty-wampus. First with watching the anime from DBZ Super and working my way backwards (my SO is to blame for this one) and then deciding to read the manga yah my bad. But here I am ready to take on all the volumes!

I really did enjoy this volume. I love seeing Goku as this young naive boy that always sees the good in everything... even though he is always like that. 

Mostly I enjoyed the art style. I find Toriyama’s art style to be gorgeous, simplistic but detailed, and so lively! I got the opportunity to read the full coloured edition of this first volume and it was just stunning.

Like with any series, whether it be manga or a novel, I always dislike the first volume. Not because of anything too bad. I just dislike how slow the first volumes can be with the introductions to characters and the world. Not only that I have always found the DB world to drag things on unnecessarily. I have never been a fan of filler content and definitely prefer the action.

The quiet life of a young monkey-tailed boy named Goku is disrupted when he meets the boy-crazy Bulma, who is on a quest to collect seven Dragon Balls. If she succeeds, the Eternal Dragon will grant her one wish. Illustrations.

eileen lee

falthehawtguy

Before there was Dragon Ball Z, there was Akira Toriyama's action epic Dragon Ball, starring the younger version of Son Goku and all the other Dragon Ball Z heroes! Meet a naive young monkey-tailed boy named Goku, whose quiet life changes when he meets Bulma, a girl who is on a quest to collect seven "Dragon Balls." If she gathers them all, an incredibly powerful dragon will appear and grant her one wish. But the precious orbs are scattered all over the world, and Bulma needs Goku's help (and his super-strength)! With a magic staff for a weapon and a flying cloud for a ride, Goku sets out on the adventure of a lifetime... -- VIZ Media

Dragon Ball

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