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The main character Son Goku
Dragon Ball is a manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. It was serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump from 1984 to 1995 with the 519 individual chapters also being published into 42 Tankobon volumes by Shueisha. The series was adapted into 2 separate anime series Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z. It also received 2 separate sequel anime series Dragon Ball GT and Dragon Ball Super. The Dragon Ball Z anime would also receive a revised and faster paced adaptation known as Dragon Ball Kai with the intention of staying more true to the original manga. The series has also gone on to make 19 animated films, 3 live action films, 7 specials, 4 OVA's, a large number of video games and merchandise of all kinds. It is the third best selling manga in the world and is one of the most famous worldwide with its anime Dragon Ball Z being credited for popularizing eastern animation in many parts of the world and has inspired the works of many other famous manga artists.
The story of Dragon Ball follows the adventures of Son Goku who seeks to become stronger. Throughout his life he trains in the martial arts under multiple masters, meets many friends and fights many foes. Many of whom seek the mystical orbs known as the Dragon Balls which when gathered together will summon a Dragon who will grant any wish.
Manga & Anime
Manga
Dragon Ball (Weekly Shonen Jump Serialization): November 20th 1984-May 23rd 1995. 516 issues printed
Dragon Ball (Tankobon Release): September 10th 1985-August 4th 1995. 42 Volumes
Dragon Ball (Kanzenban Release): December 4th 2002-April 2nd 2004. 32 Volumes
Dragon Ball (Full Color Release): February 4th 2013-July 4th 2014. 20 Volumes
Dragon Ball Super: June 20th 2015 - present. 8 volumes
Dragon Ball (Digest Edition Release): May 13th 2016-January 13th 2017. 18 Volumes
Dragon Ball Side Story: The Case of Being Reincarnated as Yamcha: December 11th 2016-present
Anime
Dragon Ball (December 20th 1986-March 4th 1996)
Dragon Ball Z (April 26th 1989-January 31st 1996)
Dragon Ball GT (Feburary 7th 1996-November 19th 1997)
Dragon Ball Kai (April 5th 2009-June 28th 2015)
Dragon Ball Super (July 5th 2015-March 25th 2018)
Dragon Ball Heroes (July 2018)
Cinema
Dragon Ball - The Legend of Shenlong (December 20th 1986)
Sleeping Princess in Devils Castle (July 18th 1987)
A Mystical Great Adventure (July 8th 1988)
Dragon Ball Z - Return my Gohan!! (July 15th 1989)
The World's Strongest Guy (March 10th 1990)
A Super Decisive Battle for Earth (July 7th 1990)
Dragon Ball: Fight! Son Goku! Win, Son Goku! (December 12th 1990)
New Dragon Ball: The Legend of Shenlong (1991)
Super Saiyan Son Goku (March 9th 1991)
The Incredible Strongest vs Strongest (July 20th 1991)
Clash!! 10,000,000,000 Powerful Warriors (March 7th 1992)
Extreme Battle!! The Three Great Super Saiyans (July 11th 1992)
Burn Up!! A Red Hot, Raging, Super Fierce Fight (March 6th 1993)
The Galaxy at Brink!! The Super Incredible Guy (July 10th 1993)
The Dangerous Duo!! Super Warriors Can't Rest (March 12th 1994)
Super Warrior Defeat!! I'm the One Who'll Win (July 9th 1994)
The Rebirth of Fusion!! Goku and Vegeta (March 4th 1995)
Dragon Fist Explosion!! If Goku Won't Do It, Who Will? (July 15th 1995)
The Path to Ultimate Strength (March 4th 1996)
Dragonball Evolution (March 10th, 2009)
God and God (Battle of Gods) (March 30th 2013)
Revival of F (Resurrection F) (April 18th 2015)
Dragon Ball Super: Broly (November 14th 2018)
Video Games
Dragon Ball: Dragon Daihikyō (September 27th 1986) for Super Cassette Vision
Dragon Ball Z Gaiden: Saiyajin Zetsumetsu Keikaku (August 6th 1993) for Famicon
Dragon Ball GT: Final Bout (August 21th 1997) for PlayStation
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai (November 2nd 2002) for PS2, PS3, GameCube, and Xbox 360
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 (November 14th 2003) for PS2 and GameCube
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 (November 16th 2004) for PS2, PS3, and Xbox 360
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi (October 6th 2005) for PS2
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi (October 6th 2005) for PS2
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 (October 5th 2006) for PS2 and Wii
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 (October 4th 2007) for PS2 and Wii
Dragon Ball Z for Kinect (October 9th 2012) for Xbox 360
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z (January 23rd 2014) for PS3 PlayStation Vita, and Xbox 360
Dragon Ball Xenoverse (February 5th 2015) for PS4 and Xbox One
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 (October 25th 2016) for PS4 and Xbox One
Dragon Ball FightersZ (January 26th 2018)
Links to other series
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| Gamera | January 10, 1986 | In Dragon Ball, a "Baby Gamera" is summoned to help the Muten Roshi traverse the ocean to Fry-Pan Mountain in volume 2. | 3
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| Dr. Slump | July 1, 1986 | Arale, along with other Dr. Slump characters, made an appearance in Dragon Ball. Young Goku is a character in the remake of Dr. Slump. | 1
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| Tomato, Girl Detective | December 24, 1986 | Akai Tomato makes a cameo in the Dragon Ball anime. | 1
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| Dragon Quest | March 03, 1987 | Characters from Dragon Quest appear in Volume 10 of Dragon Ball. Additionally the Hero in the American version of Dragon Quest VIII can transform to look similar to a Super Sayan, while hairstyles based on Dragon Ball characters can be used for the hero in Dragon Quest IX. | 1
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| Escape (manga) | July 6, 1988 | The main protagonist of Escape makes a cameo in the Dragon Ball anime. | 1
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| Jump Series | February 15, 1989 | Goku is a playable character in the game. | 1
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| Ganbare Goemon | December 16, 1994 | Goemon has a Super Saiyan styled transformation in Ganbare Goemon 3: Shishijūrokubē no Karakuri Manji Gatame and Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon. | 3
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| Superman | November 26, 1997 | A character named Sourman, a parody of Superman, appears in the show. | 3
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| Segagaga | March 29, 2001 | A parody of Dragon Ball called "Borazon Ball" is featured within Segagaga. | 2.5
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| Taiko no Tatsujin | December 12, 2002 | Taiko no Tatsujin 4 and later games in the series feature music tracks from Dragon Ball. | 2
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| Kyutai Panic Adventure! | 2003 | Dragon Ball characters are featured in Kyutai Panic Adventure! | 1
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| Mario | June 17, 2003 | The box for Super Mario Kart can be seen in Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku II. | 2
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| Zelda | June 17, 2003 | Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku II features an appearance of a The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past cartridge. | 2
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| Metroid | June 17, 2003 | The box for Super Metroid can be seen in Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku II. | 2
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| Yoshi | June 17, 2003 | The box for Yoshi's Island can be seen in Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku II. | 2
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| Final Fantasy | June 17, 2003 | The box for the North American Final Fantasy II can be seen in Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku II. | 2
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| Nekomajin | February 2004 | Goku, Vegeta, and Majin Boo all appear in the manga. | 1
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| The Fairly OddParents | July 03, 2004 | In the episode Channel Chasers they go to the show Maho Mushi, a parody of Dragon Ball. | 3
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| Star Wars | September 14, 2004 | In Dragon Ball Z: Buu's Fury, Admiral Ackbar is seen in the audience. | 1
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| Donkey Kong | March 17, 2005 | The theme from Dragon Ball Z is featured in Donkey Konga 3. | 2
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| Battle Stadium D.O.N | July 20, 2006 | Goku is a playable character in the game. | 1
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| Mortal Kombat | October 11, 2006 | Mortal Kombat Armageddon features the hairstyle and shirt of Dragon Ball's Goku in Kreate a Fighter mode. | 3
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| One Piece | December 25, 2006 | "Cross Epoch" is a crossover between Dragon Ball and One Piece. | 1
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| Lucky Star | May 6, 2007 | Konata sings Cha-La Head-Cha-La, opening of Dragon Ball Z,Konata's books has the Kame School of Martial Arts Symbol | 2
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| One-Punch Man | 2009 | Several characters in One-Punch Man are designed as parodies of Dragon Ball characters. | 3
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| Scribblenauts | September 15, 2009 | A synonim for the Monocle object in Scribblenauts is "Over Nine Thousand". | 3
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| Kajika | October 20, 2012 | Characters from Kajika make cameos in Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission. | 1
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| Assassination Classroom | February 04, 2013 | In Chapter 29 of the Assassination Classroom manga, Koro-sensei imagines Goku and Raditz from Dragon Ball Z, a scene later reproduced in Episode 11 of the anime. One of Koro-sensei's clones is seen cosplaying as Goku in Episode 6 of the anime. | 2
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| Toriko | April 07, 2013 | Toriko has a crossover with Dragon Ball in a One Piece crossover. | 1
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| Jaco The Galactic Patrolman | July 13, 2013 | Jaco and Dragon Ball Tie in with eachother. | 1
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| Pop Team Epic | 2014 | There are references to Dragon Ball Z in the Pop Team Epic manga and anime. | 2
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| Naruto | January 23, 2014 | In "Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z" Goku can wear clothes from Naruto. | 2
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| Puzzle & Dragons | June 02, 2014 | As part of two special collaboration events, Puzzle & Dragons featured a dungeon with creatures from Dragon Ball Z. | 1
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| Boyhood | July 11, 2014 | Two kids watch DBZ in the movie Boyhood. | 2
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| Steven Universe | December 13, 2014 | There are several references to Dragon Ball Z in the Steven Universe episode "Garnet's Universe". | 3
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| Dota | July 10, 2015 | An immortal item for Ka'el the invoker resembles Son Goku's first super saiyan form. In the description box, there's a reference about the "it's over 9000" joke. | 3
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| Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir | January 10, 2016 | The villain Kung Food bears resemblance to Goku in his first Saiyan form from Dragon Ball Z. | 3
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| Pokémon | September 21, 2017 | In the episode "TBA", Jigglypuff drew four stars on Staryu, which resembled the four star ball from Dragon Ball. | 3
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| Nostalgia Critic | November 7, 2017 | The Nostalgia Critic reviews “Dragon Ball Evolution”. | 2 |
