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Dragon Ball (manga)

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Alternative title:

Dragonball

ドラゴンボール (Japanese)

七龍珠 (Chinese (Taiwan))

七龙珠 (Chinese (PRC))

龍珠 (Chinese (Hong Kong))

드래곤 볼 완전판 (Korean)

Genres: action, adventure, comedy, drama, science fiction, supernatural

Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)

Plot Summary: Bulma is a girl in search of the seven mystical Dragonballs who is told that that, when brought together, can grant any wish. Son Goku is a strange boy with a tail who lives in the woods and is the owner of one of the Dragonballs. The two cross paths and a grand adventure begins, on the way meeting a cast of characters such as a desert bandit, Yamucha; the transforming pig, Oolong; and the great martial master of Kame-Sennin, Muten Roshi. The story starts off based on the traditional Chinese folktale 'Journey to the West.' This series also includes what is known in the United States as 'Dragonball Z.'

User Ratings: 536 ratings have been given [details]

Masterpiece: 72 votes (sub:26, English:18, dub:15, raw:2, ?:2, Italian:1, Portuguese:1, French:1, Ger.dub:1, Por.sub:1, Fre.dub:1, Spa.dub:1, German:1, raw:1)

Excellent: 134 votes (English:45, sub:36, dub:22, raw:6, ?:5, Por.sub:4, French:3, Fre.sub:2, Spa.sub:2, Spa.dub:2, German:2, Swedish:1, Portuguese:1, raw:1, Ger.sub:1, Dutch:1)

Very good: 120 votes (English:51, sub:21, dub:13, ?:12, raw:4, Swe.sub:2, edit.dub:2, French:2, Swe.dub:2, Por.sub:2, raw:1, Korean:1, Ger.dub:1, Fre.dub:1, Danish:1, Dutch:1, Por.dub:1, Fre.edit.dub:1, Italian:1)

Good: 103 votes (English:48, sub:21, dub:11, ?:6, French:2, Swe.sub:2, Por.sub:2, Danish:2, German:1, Ita.dub:1, Spa.dub:1, Spanish:1, edit.dub:1, Fre.sub:1, Swedish:1, Swe.dub:1, Fre.edit.dub:1)

Decent: 52 votes (English:18, dub:11, sub:9, ?:3, Swe.sub:2, Swe.dub:2, French:2, Swedish:1, Portuguese:1, Ger.dub:1, Dutch:1, Fre.sub:1)

So-so: 28 votes (English:9, ?:5, dub:5, sub:4, Swedish:2, Dutch:1, edit.dub:1, Ger.sub:1)

Not really good: 11 votes (?:2, sub:2, English:2, dub:1, Danish:1, Swedish:1, Spa.edit.dub:1, Fre.sub:1)

Weak: 8 votes (sub:3, English:3, ?:1, Swedish:1)

Bad: 3 votes (?:1, English:1, sub:1)

Awful: 2 votes (Swedish:1, dub:1)

Worst ever: 3 votes (sub:2, dub:1)

Seen in part or in whole by 1348 users, rank: #18
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.715 (Very good-.28), std. dev.: 1.7889, rank: #1174
Weighted mean: 7.633 (Very good-.36), rank: #1168 (seen all: 7.97 / seen some: 7.34 / won't finish: 5.87)
Bayesian estimate: 7.634 (Very good-.36), rank: #753

Number of tankoubon: 42

Number of pages: 180

Volumes:

#01. Son Goku and Friends

#02. Critical Moment for the Dragon Balls

#03. The Tenkaichi Budoukai Begins!!

#04. The Grand Finals

#04. The Red Ribbon Army

#05. The Terror of Muscle Tower

#06. Bulma's Big Mistake!!

#07. General Blue's Pursuit!!

#08. Son Goku's Assault

#09. When Worried, See Uranai Baba

#10. The Twenty-Second Tenkaichi Budoukai

#11. The World's Greatest Super Battle!!

#12. The Terror of Piccolo Daimaou!

#13. Son Goku's Counterattack!?

#14. Actions Like Always

#15. A Herd of Superpowers Standing Their Ground

#16. Dragon and Tiger Mutually Strike!

#16. Goku vs. Piccolo

#17. A Never Before Seen Terror

#17. Worlds Greatest Team

#18. Son Gohan and Piccolo Daimaou

#19. Earth vs. The Saiyans

#19. Hurry, Son Goku!

#20. A Fateful Super Decisive Battle!!

#20. Goku vs. Vegeta

#21. Dragon Balls In Space

#21. Go For It! The Planet Namek

#22. The Namekians' Resistance

#23. The Terrible Ginyu Special-Squad

#24. Goku or Ginyu!?

#25. Freeza's Super Transformation!!

#26. Son Goku...Revived!!

#27. The Legendary Super Saiyan

#28. The Boy From the Future

#29. Goku, Defeated!

#30. Evil Premonition

#31. Cell Creeps Along

#32. Cell's Perfect Form Achieved!!

#33. The Cell Games Begin

#34. The Warrior Who Surpassed Goku

#35. Goodbye, Warriors

#36. Birth of a New Hero!!

#37. The Plan Begins Moving

#38. The Fated Showdown: Son Goku vs Vegeta

#39. Farewell, Prideful Warrior

#40. The Earthlings' Last Secret Weapon!!

#41. Do Your Best, Super Gotenks

#42. Bye Bye Dragon World

Vintage:

1984 to 1995 (Shonen Jump Japan 1984 No.51 to 1995 No.25)

2000-06-15 to 2003-09-10 (Sweden)

2000-09 to 2006-06-06 (North America)

2001 to 2003-05 (Polish Volumes 1 - 42)

2001 to 2003-06-11 (México)

2002-12-03 to 2005-03-01 (Serialization in Shonen Jump USA)

2003-04-01 to 2007-02-03 (Finland)

2005 (Brazil - Kanzenban)

Releases: We have 503

Official website:

Shonen Jump - Dragonball

Shonen Jump - Dragonball Flash Manga

Shonen Jump - Dragonball Z

Links: We have 4

Trivia: We have 5

In the news 253 times:

2010-02-02 Navarre Reveals Funimation's Dragon Ball Kai License (Updated)

2010-01-11 Japan's Animation TV Ranking, December 21-27

2009-12-01 Dragon Ball's Toriyama, DNA²'s Katsura to Launch Jiya Manga (Update 2)

2009-12-01 Thailand's Super Dunker Wins 3rd Int'l Manga Award

2009-11-12 Shueisha, Microsoft Reveal Details on Phone Manga Sales

2009-11-11 NHK: Shueisha to Sell Manga on U.S. Phones Next Spring

2009-10-23 Slam Dunk Manga, Precure Anime Made into Online Games

2009-10-22 MD County Removes Dragon Ball Manga from All Schools

2009-10-19 Shaman King's Takei, Blood's Terada Draw 1-Shot Manga (Updated)

2009-10-17 Japan's Animation TV Ranking, October 5-11

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Comment:

On December 4, 2002 Shueisha and Bird Studios commenced the release of the first two volumes of Dragon Ball "Kanzenban". A re-release of the series which would feature new cover art by Akira Toriyama, more chapters per volume (resulting in only 34 volumes as opposed to the original 42), and a new ending by Akira Toriyama.

One of the greatest Manga franchises ever created, Dragonball has had an Anime TV series daptation (and sequels) and several movie adaptations. It has also been translated into many languages and is extremely popular around the world.

Unlike the North American adaptation and the Anime, there was never a Dragonball Z Manga. The events of the Dragonball Z TV series follow the events of the Manga as of aproximately volume 17 (Dragonball GT and the movies are original stories that do not follow the Manga).

The North American Serialization of "Dragon Ball Z" in the US version of Shonen Jump started in the middle of the series, at the Cyborg Saga.

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Reviews:
Dragon Ball GN 5

Graphic novel

Dragon Ball - The Complete Illustrations (GN) 2008-08-19 (from $15.89)

Dragon Ball - BIG Edition (GN 1) 2008-05-06 (from $10.37)

Dragon Ball - Collector's Edition (Hardcover) (GN 1) 2008-10-07 (from $12.76)

Dragon Ball - BIG Edition (GN 2) 2008-08-05 (from $10.95)

Dragon Ball - BIG Edition (GN 3) 2008-12-16 (from $10.37)

Dragon Ball - Big Edition (GN 4) 2009-03-17 (from $10.95)

Dragon Ball - BIG Edition (GN 5) 2009-07-21 (from $10.71)

Dragon Ball (GN 19) 2005-04-15 (from $4.54)

Dragon Ball - Box Set (GN 1-16) 2008-11-04 (from $68.31)

Dragon Ball Z - BIG Edition (GN 1) 2008-05-06 (from $10.37)

Dragon Ball Z - Collector's Edition (Hardcover) (GN 1) 2008-10-07 (from $12.76)

Dragon Ball Z - BIG Edition (GN 2) 2008-09-02 (from $10.37)

Dragon Ball Z - BIG Edition (GN 3) 2008-11-18 (from $10.37)

Dragon Ball Z - Big Edition (GN 4) 2009-02-17 (from $10.95)

Dragon Ball Z - BIG Edition (GN 5) 2009-05-19 (from $10.88)

Dragon Ball Z - BIG Edition (GN 6) 2009-10-20 (from $10.95)

Dragon Ball Z - BIG Edition (GN 7) 2010-01-19 (from $10.71)

Dragon Ball Z (GN 18) 2004-12-01 (from $4.50)

Dragon Ball Z (GN 20) 2005-06-15 (from $4.47)

Dragon Ball Z (GN 21) 2005-08-02 (from $4.53)

Dragon Ball Z (GN 22) 2005-10-04 (from $3.96)

Dragon Ball Z (GN 23) 2005-12-06 (from $3.96)

Dragon Ball Z (GN 24) 2006-01-31 (from $3.96)

Dragon Ball Z (GN 25) 2006-04-04 (from $3.96)

Dragon Ball Z (GN 26) 2006-06-06 (from $3.96)

Dragon Ball Z - Box Set (GN 1-26) 2008-11-04 (from $110.48)

Japanese staff

Japanese cast

Story & Art: Akira Toriyama

Editing: Kazuhiko Torishima

(none)

Japanese companies

Production: Bird Studio

Publisher: Shueisha

English staff

Translation:
Lillian Olsen
Mari Morimoto

Adaptation: Gerard Jones

Associate Managing Editor: Albert Totten

Cover Design:
Hidemi Sahara
Sean Lee

Director of Sales and Marketing:
Dallas Middaugh
Satoru Fujii

Editing: Trish Ledoux

Editor-in-Chief: Hyoe Narita

Editorial Assistant: Robert McCarthy

Graphic Design: Sean Lee

Lettering: Wayne Truman

Managing Editor: Annette Roman

Publisher: Seiji Horibuchi

Senior Editor: Jason Thompson

Touch-up Art: Wayne Truman

VP of Sales & Marketing: Rick Bauer

English cast

(none)

English companies

Licensed by: Viz Media

Publisher: Gollancz Manga (UK)

French staff

French companies

(none)

Licensed by: Glenat (France)

French cast

(none)

Spanish staff

Spanish cast

Translation:
Brenda Nava (Mexico)
Geni Bigas (Spain, 2006)
Helena Jürgens (Catalan ed.)

Assistant: Salvador Santacruz (Spain, 2006)

Correction:
Julia Esther Espinoza (Mexico)
Lucero Bladinières (Mexico)
Toni Guiral (Spain, 2006)
Verónica Bellver (Mexico)

Digital Edition:
América Zarazúa (Mexico)
Guillermina Salazar (Mexico)
Leonel Montoya (Mexico)
Olivia Melesio (Mexico)
Oralia Cortés (Mexico)
Paulina Villada (Mexico)
Salvador Sánchez (Mexico)
Sergio Gutiérrez (Mexico)

Editing:
Annabel Espada (Spain, 2006)
Cristina De Avilés (Spain, 2006)
Encarna Castillo (Spain, 2006)

Editorial Director: Jaime Rodriguez (Spain, 2006)

Graphic Design:
Gerard F. Muntó (Spain, 2006)
Rut Serrano (Spain, 2006)

Graphics: Rosa Rigau (Spain, 2006)

Lettering: Eduard Solé (Spain, 2006)

Production Assistant:
Carlo Angie Núñez (Mexico)
Erick Salomón Animas Pérez (Mexico)
Pedro A. Infante Román (Mexico)

(none)

Spanish companies

Publisher:
Grupo Editorial Vid (Mexico)
Planeta DeAgostini Comics (Spain)

Italian staff

Italian companies

(none)

Publisher: Editions Star Comics

Italian cast

(none)

German cast

German staff

Translation:
Junko Iwamoto-Seebeck
Jürgen Seebeck

(none)

German companies

Publisher: Carlsen Comics

Dutch staff

Dutch cast

Translation:
Peter de Raaf
Pieter van Oudheusden

Adaptation: Paul Herman

Publisher: Dominique Leblan

(none)

Dutch companies

Publisher: Glénat Benelux

Translation: Studio de Raaf

Danish staff

Danish cast

Translation: John Lysmand

(none)

Danish companies

Publisher: Carlsen

Polish staff

(none)

Polish companies

Publisher: Japonica Polonica Fantastica (JPF) "

Polish cast

(none)

Portuguese staff

Portuguese cast

Translation:
Drik Sada (vol 1, 4 + / kanzenban)
Suara Bastos (vol 2 / kanzenban)
Vinícius Chamas (vol 2 and 3 / kanzenban)
Yumi Garcia dos Santos (vol 3 ~ 5 / kanzenban)

Cover:
Diego Aguilar (vol 12 / kanzenban)
Vítor Novaes (vol 1 ~ 11 / kanzenban)

Edition:
Jae HW (vol 8 + / kanzenban)
Lucas Carrasco (vol 8 / kanzenban)

Editor-in-Chief:
Cassius Medauar (DB and DBZ start only)
Sidney Gusman (DB and DBZ start only)

Lettering:
Ayala Junior (vol 7 and 8 / kanzenban)
Evandro Pimentel (vol 10 and 11 / kanzenban)
Lilian Mitsunaga (vol 1, 4, 6 / kanzenban)
Luciano Marques (vol 2 and 3 / kanzenban)
Nei Oliveira (vol 5, 7 / kanzenban)
Roberto Freitas (vol 12 / kanzenban)

(none)

Portuguese companies

Publisher: Conrad (Brazil)

Swedish cast

Swedish staff

Translation:
Morgan Holm
Vibeke Edmond

(none)

Swedish companies

Publisher: Bonnier Carlsen

Chinese (PRC) staff

Chinese (PRC) companies

(none)