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Dragon Ball

First tankōbon volume, released in Japan on November 10, 1985
ドラゴンボール
(Doragon Bōru)
Genre Martial arts, Science fiction
Manga
Author Akira Toriyama
Publisher Flag of Japan Shueisha
English publisher Flag of Canada Flag of the United States Viz Media
Flag of the United Kingdom Gollancz Manga
Flag of Australia Flag of New ZealandChuang Yi
Demographic Shōnen
Magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump
Original run 1984 – 1995
Volumes 42
TV anime
Director Minoru Okazaki
Daisuke Nishio
Studio Toei Animation
Licensor Pony Canyon (Japan)
FUNimation Entertainment (USA)
Network Fuji TV, Animax
Original run February 26, 1986 – April 12, 1989
Episodes 153
TV anime: Dragon Ball Z
Director Daisuke Nishio
Studio Toei Animation
Licensor Flag of Japan Pony Canyon
Flag of the United States FUNimation Entertainment
Network Fuji TV, Animax, Tokyo MX
Original run April 26, 1989 – January 31, 1996
Episodes 291
TV anime: Dragon Ball GT
Director Osamu Kasai
Studio Toei Animation
Licensor Flag of the United States Flag of Canada Funimation Entertainment
Network Flag of Japan Fuji TV, Animax
Original run February 7, 1996 – November 19, 1997
Episodes 64
Movies
  1. Curse of the Blood Rubies
  2. Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle
  3. Mystical Adventure
  4. The Path to Power
  5. Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone
  6. Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest
  7. Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might
  8. Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug
  9. Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge
  10. Dragon Ball Z: Return of Cooler
  11. Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13!
  12. Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan
  13. Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound
  14. Dragon Ball Z: Broly Second Coming
  15. Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly
  16. Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn
  17. Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon

Dragon Ball (ドラゴンボール Doragon Bōru?) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. It was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1984 through 1995, and its 325 individual chapters were published into 42 tankōbon volumes by Shueisha. Inspired by the Chinese folk novel Journey to the West, it follows the adventures of its lead character, Son Goku from his childhood into old age. The manga series is licensed for an English language release in North America by Viz Media, in the United Kingdom by Gollancz Manga, and in Australia and New Zealand by Chuang Yi. Image File history File links Question_book-new. ... Motorola DragonBall Microprocessor Motorola/Freescale Semiconductors DragonBall is microprocessor design based on the famous 68000 core, but implemented as an all-in-one low-power solution for handheld computer use. ... 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