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| Dragon Ball (manga) | |
 Dragon Ball tankōbon volume 1 (Japanese version) | |
| Genre | Action, Science fiction |
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| Manga | |
| Written by | Akira Toriyama |
| Published by |  Shueisha |
Dragon Ball (ドラゴンボール, Doragon Bōru) is a Japanese manga created by manga artist Akira Toriyama. The basis for Toriyama's storyline took inspiration from two Chinese-related works, Jackie Chan's Drunken Master II and Wu Cheng'en's Journey to the West. Dragon Ball is a manga series, that was later adapted into an anime series. In Japan, Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z were collected into a single 42-volume series (called tankōbon) after the manga was serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump from 1984 to 1995.
The setting of Dragon Ball has a sort of Chinese feel to it, but it's not necessarily China. Exactly where it takes place is uncertain. The overall story is very simple, but I'd like to keep making up more details and illustrations as I go along. This way, I can draw anything I want to and enjoy the tension and excitement of figuring out what I'll draw next. — Akira Toriyama, 1985
See also
- Dragon Ball (anime)
- Dragon Ball Z
- Dragon Ball GT
- Dragon Ball AF
- Dragon Ball (artifact)
- Lists of Dragon Ball characters
- List of Dragon Ball cast members
- List of Dragon Ball planets
- List of Dragon Ball video games
References
- http://www.anime3000.com/information/creators/toriyama.html
- http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?series_id=52
- Dragon Ball manga, vol. 1, page 1 — ISBN 1-56931-920-0
External links
- Official Toei Animation's Dragon Ball Website
- Official Toei Animation's Dragon Ball Z Website
- Official Toei Animation's Dragon Ball GT Website
- Official FUNimation's Dragon Ball Website
- Official FUNimation's Dragon Ball Z Website
- Official FUNimation's Dragon Ball GT Website
- Dragon Ball Wiki
- DBZ Encyclopedia
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