Dragon Boy is a brief (two issue) "one-shot" Japanese manga by Akira Toriyama published initially by Fresh Jump anthology magazine in 1983. As of 2004, the manga has not been officially licensed for distribution in the United States. One Shot is a high powered action film that is produced in Sri Lanka with the highest expense. ... For other uses, see Manga (disambiguation). ... Akira Toriyama Akira Toriyama (鳥山 明 Toriyama Akira, born on April 5, 1955 in Kiyosu, Aichi Prefecture) is a Japanese manga artist. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Dragon Boy is best known for being a prototype for the much more popular Dragon Ball manga, begun the following year. It, like Dragon Ball, is a modern update of the Chinese folk novel Journey to the West. It also features many plot elements which will later be reused (largely in the first 13 chapters) of the Dragon Ball manga. Dragon Ball tankōbon volume 1 (Japanese version). ... The four heros of the story, left to right: Sun Wukong, Xuanzang, Zhu Wuneng, and Sha Wujing. ...

The manga is the story of Tanton, a Son Goku-like character (similar to Son Goku from Dragon Ball). Unlike Goku, his unique feature is bat wings on his back which allows him to fly. He goes on a quest to deliver a princess home to the Flower Country. A modern image of the traditional Son Goku, the Monkey King. ... Son Goku is the main character in the Dragon Ball series, spanning the original Dragon Ball, its sequel Dragon Ball Z and the further sequel Dragon Ball GT including related movies, games and merchandise. ... Suborders Megachiroptera Microchiroptera See text for families. ...

Plot elements reused in Dragon Ball: †

• Tanton is a martial artist that is disonnected from the world at large, living with his master. (Except in Dragon Ball, Grandpa Gohan is already dead at the start of the story.)
• Tanton's master rides a flying cloud. (Kintoun, in Dragon Ball)
• Tanton has never seen a girl before and does some embarrassing things. (He doesn't know the difference between girls and boys.)
• Tanton's master poesses a "Dragon Ball", but unlike the Dragon Balls of the later series, these actually contain small dragons.
• Tanton's female compantion is a princess. In Dragon Ball, Bulma is the heiress to a corporate empire and is very wealthy.
• Tanton meets up with an evil shapeshifting and flying cat. (Very similar to Puar, in Dragon Ball) He/she becomes a companion. Similar to Oolong, he/she can only transform for three minutes.
• The princess pees her pants.

† Some of these elements are themselves borrowed from Journey to the West. This is a list of fictional characters from the Dragon Ball manga and anime ( ), including the Dragon Ball Z movies ( ). Following each characters bio are external links that focus on the corresponding character. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Chinese dragon, colour engraving on wood, Chinese school, 19th Century A dragon is typically depicted as a large and powerful serpent or other reptile, with magical or spiritual qualities. ... Bulma (Romaji: Buruma, full name commonly accepted as Bulma Briefs) is a fictional Human who is the Dragon Ball seriess longest appearing female character. ... Puar in the Freeza Saga of Dragon Ball Z Puar (or Puar) is a fictional character in the Dragon Ball/Dragon Ball Z manga and anime series. ... Alternate meanings: Oolong (disambiguation) Oolong in the Majin Buu Saga of Dragon Ball Z Oolong (or as he might prefer, Oolong the Terrible) is a fictional character in the Dragon Ball/Dragon Ball Z manga and the Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z anime series. ... The four heros of the story, left to right: Sun Wukong, Xuanzang, Zhu Wuneng, and Sha Wujing. ...

Note: Names used in this article are based on a fan-translation done by Toriyama's World. If the manga is officially picked up for release in the US, names may be translated differently and this article will need to be updated accordingly.