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Dragon Ball (Manga) Vol. 01

Catalog details
Release date
May 6, 2003
ISBN
9781569319208 Not available yet
Original title
ドラゴンボール
Romanized title
Dragon Ball
Author / Contributor
Akira Toriyama
Publisher
VIZ Media
Imprint
Shonen Jump
Demography
Shounen
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-fi
MangaUpdates themes May contain spoilers
Abusive Female Lead Adapted to Anime Adapted to Game Adapted to Live Action Adapted to Movie Adapted to Taiwanese drama Adopted Child/ren Age Progression Alien/s Android/s Animal Characteristic/s Asexual Reproduction Based on a Classic Battle/s Character Growth Classic Manga Coming of Age Dead Parent/s Destructive Power/s Dragon/s Earth Invasion Enemies Become Allies Family Fantasy World Father and Son Father-Son Relationship Fatherhood Flashback/s Flying Friendship Future GAR Genocide Hero/es Human-Nonhuman Friendship Human-Nonhuman Relationship Inhuman Power Innocent Male Lead Interspecies Relationship Invasion/s Journey to the West Legend/s Lifetime Magic Item/s Male Protagonist Marriage Mass Murder/s Nudity Parent/s Pervert/s Pig/s Pointy Ears Quest/s Quirky Character/s Reincarnation Resurrection Rich Character/s Rich Family Rich Female Lead Robot/s Sacrifice/s Saving the World Science Fantasy Scientist/s Sexual Innuendo Simple-Minded Male Lead Space Travel Special Ability/ies Strong Character/s Strong Family Strong Father Strong Female Lead Strong Male Lead Strong Mother Strong Protagonist Super Hero/es Talking Animal/s Teenagers Teleportation Time Skip Time Skip In Final Chapter/Epilogue Time Travel Time Traveler/s Tournament/s Trainer-Trainee Relationship Training Transformation/s Treasure Hunt Unrealistic Fighting Unusual First Meeting Violence World Building World Destruction World Travel Young Protagonist
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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...

Series Information
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Story and Art by Akira Toriyama
Series Page Dragon Ball
Romaji Title Dragon Ball
Japanese Title ドラゴンボール
Prequel Series Ginga Patrol Jaco
Reading Order

This is the first volume.

Status Completed
Genres Action, AdventureComedy, DramaFantasyMartial ArtsSci-fi
Demographic Shounen
Japanese Publisher Shueisha
Series Links MangaUpdates, MyAnimeList
Product Description
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Volume Single, 1
Chapters Included 1-11
ISBN-13
9781569319208
Release Date May 6, 2003
Format
Trade Paperback
Trim Size 5.00" x 7.50"
Book Price $9.99
Pages
192
Age Rating Teen
English Publisher
VIZ Media
Imprint Shonen Jump
Book Staff
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Translation Mari Morimoto
Lettering
Wayne Truman
Touch-up Art Wayne Truman
Adaptation Gerard Jones
Cover Design Hidemi Sahara, Izumi Evers, Sean Lee
Interior Design/Layout Sean Lee, Courtney Utt
Editing Amy Yu, Leyla Aker, Trish Ledoux
Anime
This series has an anime adaptation!
Romaji Title
Dragon Ball
Japanese Title ドラゴンボール
Format TV Anime
Episodes Covered Ch. 1 - Ep. 1
Ch. 2 - Ep. 2
Ch. 3 - Ep. 2-3
Ch. 4 - Ep. 3-4
Ch. 5 - Ep. 4
Ch. 6 - Ep. 4-5
Ch. 7 - Ep. 5
Ch. 8 - Ep. 5
Ch. 9 - Ep. 6
Ch. 10 - Ep. 6
Ch. 11 - Ep. 7
Aired Winter 1986
Studio Toei Animation
Links MyAnimeList, Anilist

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