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Dragon Ball From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Dragon Boy" redirects here. For the unrelated Canadian television series, see Dragon Boys.
This article is about the media franchise. For other uses, see Dragon Ball (disambiguation).
Dragon Ball
First tankobon volume, released in Japan on November 10, 1985
??????? (Doragon Boru)
Genre Action, Martial arts, Science fantasy, Comedy
Manga Written by Akira Toriyama
Published by Shueisha English publisher
Madman Entertainment Viz Media
Gollancz Manga Demographic Shonen
Magazine Weekly Shonen Jump English magazine Shonen Jump
Original run December 3, 1984 – June 5, 1995
Volumes 42 (List of volumes) TV anime
Directed by Minoru Okazaki Daisuke Nishio
Music by Shunsuke Kikuchi Studio Toei Animation
Licensed by Madman Entertainment FUNimation Entertainment
Network Fuji TV, Animax English network Cartoon Network (Toonami)
YTV ANT1
Cartoon Network GMA-7, RPN-9
CNX, Toonami Cartoon Network (Toonami), Colours TV, Funimation
Channel, Toonami Jetstream, KIKU 2x2
Original run February 26, 1986 – April 12, 1989
Episodes 153 (List of episodes) TV anime
Dragon Ball Z Directed by Daisuke Nishio
Music by Shunsuke Kikuchi Studio Toei Animation
FUNimation Entertainment Network Fuji TV, Animax, Tokyo MX
English network Network Ten, Cartoon Network (Toonami)
Cartoon Network, CNX, Toonami Cartoon Network (Toonami)
2x2 Original run April 26, 1989 – January 31,
TV anime Dragon Ball GT
Related Films, specials, and original video animations"Dragon
Boy" redirects here. For the unrelated Canadian television series, see Dragon Boys.
This article is about the media franchise. For other uses, see Dragon Ball (disambiguation).
Dragon Ball
First tankobon volume, released in Japan on November 10, 1985
??????? (Doragon Boru)
Genre Action, Martial arts, Science fantasy, Comedy
Manga Written by Akira Toriyama
Published by Shueisha English publisher
Madman Entertainment Viz Media
Gollancz Manga Demographic Shonen
Magazine Weekly Shonen Jump English magazine Shonen Jump
Original run December 3, 1984 – June 5, 1995
Volumes 42 (List of volumes) TV anime
Directed by Minoru Okazaki Daisuke Nishio
Network Fuji TV, Animax English network Cartoon Network (Toonami)
Original run February 26, 1986 – April 12, 1989
Licensed by Madman Entertainment Manga Entertainment [1]
Cartoon Network, TV3 GMA-7, RPN-9
TV anime Dragon Ball GT
English network Network Ten, Cartoon Network (Toonami)
19, 1997 Episodes 64 (List of episodes)
Licensed by FUNimation Entertainment Network Fuji TV
Related Films, specials, and original video animations
Dragon Ball (??????? Doragon Boru?) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira
Toriyama. It was originally serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump from 1984 to 1995; later
the 519 individual chapters were published into 42 tankobon volumes by Shueisha. Dragon
Ball was inspired by the classical Chinese novel Journey to the West. The series follows
the adventures of the protagonist Goku from his childhood through adulthood as he trains
in martial arts and explores the world in search of the seven mystical orbs known as
the Dragon Balls, which can summon a wish-granting dragon when gathered. Along his journey, Goku
makes several friends and battles a wide variety of villains, many of whom also seek the Dragon
Balls for their own desires. The 42 tankobon have been adapted into two
anime series produced by Toei Animation: Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z, which together were
broadcast in Japan from 1986 to 1996. Additionally, Toei has developed seventeen animated feature
films and three television specials, as well as an anime sequel titled Dragon Ball GT,
which takes place after the events of the manga. From 2009 to 2011, Toei broadcast a
revised, faster-paced version of Dragon Ball Z under the name of Dragon Ball Kai, in which
most of the original version's footage not featured in the manga was removed. Several
companies have developed various types of merchandising such as a collectible trading
card game, and a large number of video games. The manga series was licensed for an English-language
The 42 tankobon have been adapted into two anime series produced by Toei Animation: Dragon
as a source of inspiration for their own now popular works. The anime, particularly Dragon
Ball Z, is also highly popular in various countries and was arguably one of the