General Information

Introduction

The volume’s introduction from author Akira Toriyama is printed on the front flap of the dust cover and accompanied by a small color illustration.

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JP

虫歯の次は、左のお尻にできていた、３個の小さな脂肪のカタマリのうちのひとつが腫れて痛みだしてしまった。ぢょうど座ると最も体重のかかる部分なので病院に行って切ってもらったのだが、麻酔なしなので死ぬほどの痛み！　二週間ほどして、そのキズが治りかけたところで残りの２個も手術で取ってもらった。結局ボクは１か月もの間、右の尻だけで座って仕事をするハメに。地獄である…。

Following on from the toothache, one of three lumps of fat on my left buttock became swollen and painful. It was right at the spot that bears the most weight when I sit, so I went to the hospital to have it removed, but they did it without anesthesia, and it hurt so much I thought I would die! About two weeks later, when that wound was just healing up, I had the other two lumps surgically removed, too. So in the end, for about one month, I was forced to work while sitting only on my right buttock. It was hell….

Contents

This volume compiles chapters 253 to 264 as originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump, covering issues 1990 #01/02 to 1990 #13. All chapter title pages shown below are those included in this volume. The chapter premiere dates listed below are based on the sale date of their respective issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump, which is when that issue officially went on sale.

Chapters (253 – 264)

Dragon Ball Chapter 253Page 7

ある村の攻防戦
Aru Mura no Kōbōsen
One Village’s Battle

05 December 1989
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1990 #01/02

Dragon Ball Chapter 254Page 22

ナメック星人の抵抗
Namekku-seijin no Teikō
The Namekian Resistance

12 December 1989
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1990 #03/04

Dragon Ball Chapter 255Page 36

孫悟飯逆上！！
Son Gohan Gyakujō!!
Son Gohan in a Frenzy!!

19 December 1989
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1990 #05

Dragon Ball Chapter 256Page 50

死を呼ぶ追跡者！！
Shi o Yobu Tsuisekisha!!
A Deadly Pursuer!!

19 December 1989
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1990 #05

Dragon Ball Chapter 257Page 64

怯えるドドリア
Obieru Dodoria
Dodoria in Terror

05 January 1990
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1990 #06

Dragon Ball Chapter 258Page 78

危険がいっぱい！！
Kiken ga Ippai!!
Danger All Around!!

13 January 1990
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1990 #07

Dragon Ball Chapter 259Page 92

６個めのドラゴンボール
Rokkome no Doragon Bōru
The Sixth Dragon Ball

23 January 1990
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1990 #08

Dragon Ball Chapter 260Page 106

ドラゴンボール最後の１個
Doragon Bōru Saigo no Ikko
One Last Dragon Ball

30 January 1990
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1990 #09

Dragon Ball Chapter 261Page 120

びびる界王さま
Bibiru Kaiō-sama
Kaiō-sama’s Freaked Out

06 February 1990
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1990 #10

Dragon Ball Chapter 262Page 134

ベジータとザーボン
Bejīta to Zābon
Vegeta and Zarbon

10 February 1990
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1990 #11

Dragon Ball Chapter 263Page 148

ザーボンの秘めた力
Zābon no Himeta Chikara
Zarbon’s Hidden Power

20 February 1990
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1990 #12

Dragon Ball Chapter 264Page 162

最長老の家
Saichōrō no Ie
The Eldest’s House

27 February 1990
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1990 #13

Title Page Special Feature

As the tankōbon are compilations of pre-existing chapters, they are intended to be continuously read from beginning to end. Often times, any title pages not considered integral to the story, or due to page count issues between chapters, were moved to the back of the volume and collected in a special gallery following the volume’s final chapter. The gallery notes the title pages are “as they appeared in Weekly Shōnen Jump“, which include the original tag lines and “Bird Studio” logo. These features are typically removed from the title pages remaining in the volume’s main content.

Notes

• No chapter title pages were omitted from this volume.

Supplemental Images

The following supplemental images are included in this volume and are original illustrations drawn by Akira Toriyama exclusively for this tankōbon volume:

Staff Credits

Note that the publisher credited varies by print edition based on the staff at Shueisha at the time of its printing. The publisher listed below coincides with this volume’s first edition printing.