manga series · Japan
Dragon Ball.
ドラゴンボール
Dragon Ball (Japanese: ドラゴンボール, Hepburn: Doragon Bōru) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. Originally serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1984 to 1995, the 519 individual chapters were collected in 42 tankōbon volumes. The story follows the adventures of Son Goku, from childhood to adulthood, as he trains in martial arts and explores the world in search of the Dragon Balls, seven magical orbs which summon a wish-granting dragon when gathered.
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- Type
- manga series
- Country
- Japan
- Published
- 1984 to 1995
- Publisher
- Jump Comics
- Appeared in
- Weekly Shōnen Jump
- Language
- Japanese
Run
Dragon Ball, in three panels
Also by Akira Toriyama
