While the vast majority of the Dragon Ball manga was drawn in black and white, some chapters were done in color. This was much more common when the series was first starting out, but color chapters grew fewer and farther between as the series progressed. Of these color chapters, the vast majority of them start out with two to four pages in a full color palette, then switch to a limited palette (chiefly red and grey) for the rest of the chapter. So for instance, in full color palette pages, Goku wears orange and Piccolo is green, but in the limited palette pages Goku wears red and Piccolo is gray.

In total, there were only two chapters that were done entirely in a full color palette: 81 and 205. There are also some color chapters that were partially drawn in color (typically only a limited color palette of red and grey), then switches to a simple black and white. This was fairly common at first, but became quite rare as the series progressed. Fortunately the kanzenban release retained all of the original color pages, including all partial and limited color palettes. The majority, but not all, of the full-color pages were first re-printed in Daizenshuu 2.

Kanzenban Breakdown

Below is a list of each kanzenban volume, how many total color manga chapters they contain, and which ones they are. If you are thinking of buying a few kanzenban, this list will help you determine which ones will give you the most color for your money. It should be noted that some of the chapters are not completely in color, especially in the earlier volumes. For a more detailed look at the colors available in each chapter, check out the color chapter index below.

Color Chapter Index

This listing provides a detailed look at each chapter that contains some color, whether it be a full color palette or a limited color palette. The pages are broken down for each chapter (full color, limited color, and black and white), and a brief description is given.

Chapter 001

Full Color (Title; Pages 01-07) / Limited Color (Pages 08-30)

Premiered:	20 November 1984 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1984 #51)
Availability:	Kanzenban Volume 01

The first chapter, twice as long as a normal one. Deep in the mountains, Goku meets Bulma and the two set off on a journey to find the Dragon Balls.

Chapter 002

Limited Color (Title; Page 01) / Black and White (Pages 02-14)

Premiered:	27 November 1984 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1984 #52)
Availability:	Kanzenban Volume 01

Goku and Bulma set up for the night in a capsule house. While Bulma is sleeping, Goku removes her panties and makes a discovery.

Chapter 003

Full Color (Title; Page 01) / Limited Color (Pages 02-14)

Premiered:	04 December 1984 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1985 #01/02)
Availability:	Kanzenban Volume 01

Goku finds a sea turtle lost in the mountains. He and Bulma take it back to the sea, and run into a bear bandit who Goku defeats. At the sea, the sea turtle swims off and brings back some weird old guy.

Chapter 004

Full Color (Title; Pages 01-03) / Limited Color (Pages 04-14)

Premiered:	11 December 1984 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1985 #03)
Availability:	Kanzenban Volume 01

Goku and Bulma meet Kame-Sen’nin, who gives Goku the Kinto’un. Bulma receives a Dragon Ball from Kame-Sen’nin after flashing him her panties, but Goku stole her panties earlier… When Bulma finds out she was actually nude, she shoots Goku. They then set out again and arrive in a strange village that seems abandoned.

Chapter 005

Limited Color (Title; Pages 01-03) / Black and White (Pages 04-14)

Premiered:	21 December 1984 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1985 #04/05)
Availability:	Kanzenban Volume 01

Goku and Bulma have arrived at a village terrorized by the shape-shifting Oolong, who takes their daughters as his brides. They use a not all that ingenious ploy to try and find Oolong’s hideout and the girls, but Oolong sees through it and transforms into a monstrous bull to battle Goku.

Chapter 019

Full Color (Title; Pages 01-04) / Limited Color (Pages 05-15)

Premiered:	09 April 1985 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1985 #19)
Availability:	Kanzenban Volume 02

Goku and co. are trapped. Pilaf uses sleeping gas to obtain the last Dragon Ball from them. When Goku and co. try to escape, Pilaf summons Shenlong.

Note: The title page for this chapter was used as the cover of tankōbon volume 2, while the chapter within the book (in both tankoōbon and kanzenban editions) borrows the black-and-white title page for chapter 18. The original title page is not included in kanzenban volume 2.

Chapter 025

Limited Color (Title; Pages 01-09) / Black and White (Pages 10-14)

Premiered:	21 May 1985 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1985 #25)
Availability:	Kanzenban Volume 02

After a disastrous fist attempt at Goku finding a girl, Kame-Sen’nin tries to explain the kind of girl he’s looking for. Goku next brings back a mermaid, but that doesn’t work out either. A strange boy named Kuririn then shows up and asks Kame-Sen’nin to take him on as a disciple.

Chapter 033

Limited Color (Title; Pages 01-08) / Black and White (Pages 09-15)

Premiered:	16 July 1985 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1985 #33)
Availability:	Kanzenban Volume 03

Goku’s first appearance in his classic Kame dōgi. Goku and Kuririn register for the Tenka’ichi Budōkai and the preliminaries begin. Goku defeats a giant man, while Kuririn defeats one of his former seniors from Ōrin Temple.

Chapter 040

Limited Color (Title; Pages 01-02) / Black and White (Pages 03-14)

Premiered:	03 September 1985 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1985 #40)
Availability:	Kanzenban Volume 03

Having wrapped Goku up in his Guru-Guru Gum, Giran throws Goku out of the ring. Goku uses Kinto’un to avoid a ring-out, and Giran surrenders when the newly re-tailed Goku breaks out from the Guru-Guru Gum.

Chapter 044

Full Color (Title; Pages 01-03) / Limited Color (Pages 04-16)

Premiered:	01 October 1985 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1985 #44)
Availability:	Kanzenban Volume 03

Goku and Namu begin their match. Goku pushes Namu back with a Zanzōken and a spinning attack, so Namu brings out his special move, the Tenkū Pekeji-Ken. The chapter ends as he bears down on Goku.

Chapter 045

Limited Color (Title; Pages 01-14)

Premiered:	08 October 1985 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1985 #45)
Availability:	Kanzenban Volume 04

Namu nails Goku with the Tenkū Pekeji-Ken, but Goku survives and gets up again. Namu then tries the Super Tenkū Pekeji-Ken, but Goku dodges it and kicks him out of bounds.

Chapter 048

Limited Color (Title; Pages 01-06) / Black and White (Pages 07-15)

Premiered:	29 October 1985 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1985 #48)
Availability:	Kanzenban Volume 04

Jackie Chun attacks Goku with a Double Zanzōken, and Goku counters with a Triple Zanzōken. Jackie Chun then uses the Suiken, throwing off Goku by pretending to be drunk. Goku can’t copy this, so instead he imitates a mad dog.

Chapter 055

Limited Color (Title; Pages 01-05) / Black and White (Pages 06-14)

Premiered:	20 December 1985 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1986 #05)
Availability:	Kanzenban Volume 04

The Red Ribbon Army is introduced. Goku finds a Dragon Ball and defeats Colonel Silver’s underlings. Silver then uses a bazooka to take down Kinto’un, and confronts Goku.

Chapter 057

Full Color (Title; Pages 01-03) / Limited Color (Pages 04-14)

Premiered:	14 January 1986 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1986 #07)
Availability:	Kanzenban Volume 04

Goku wakes up in Jingle Village, having been saved by a young girl when he was frozen outside. The girl explains the situation with the Red Ribbon Army and the village’s mayor. Goku defeats the Red Ribbon soldiers who come for him, then heads to storm Muscle Tower to rescue the mayor.

Chapter 062

Full Color (Title; Page 01) / Limited Color (Pages 02-14)

Premiered:	18 February 1986 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1986 #12)
Availability:	Kanzenban Volume 05

Goku battles Murasaki on the fourth floor of Muscle Tower. Murasaki calls out his four brothers, but Goku easily defeats them all, forcing Murasaki to bring out Artificial Human No. 8.

Chapter 070

Limited Color (Title; Pages 01-08) / Black and White (Pages 09-15)

Premiered:	15 April 1986 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1986 #20)
Availability:	Kanzenban Volume 05

General Blue is introduced, and executes one of his underlings for picking his nose. Goku and Bulma try to find a Dragon Ball on the ocean floor, but Bulma’s capsules contain her father’s porn stash instead of vehicles, and Goku can’t hold his breath long enough under water to find the Dragon Ball.

Chapter 075

Full Color (Title; Pages 01-03) / Limited Color (Pages 04-14)

Premiered:	20 May 1986 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1986 #25)
Availability:	Kanzenban Volume 06

The pirate robot attacks Goku and co. In order to find the Dragon Ball, Bulma and Kuririn leave Goku behind to fight the robot. General Blue follows them, altering the direction sign they leave for Goku. Goku beats the robot, but is fooled by the altered directions left by Blue.

Chapter 081

Full Color (Title; Pages 01-14)

Premiered:	01 July 1986 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1986 #31)
Availability:	Kanzenban Volume 06

One of two chapters that are entirely in full color. As summer vacation begins in Penguin Village, Goku and General Blue battle in the skies overhead. Blue crashes, and Goku meets Arale and the Gatchans.

Chapter 086

Limited Color (Title; Pages 01-14)

Premiered:	05 August 1986 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1986 #36)
Availability:	Kanzenban Volume 06

Tao Pai-pai arrives in the Karin Holy Land. He effortlessly kills Bora, and then defeats Goku with his Dodonpa.

Chapter 093

Full Color (Title; Pages 01-03) / Limited Color (Pages 04-14)

Premiered:	23 September 1986 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1986 #43)
Availability:	Kanzenban Volume 07

Goku sets off to storm Red Ribbon Army headquarters. At Kame House, Bulma and co. are horrified when they realize Goku’s plan. Commander Red and Adjutant Black are shocked when they realize Goku is the one carrying the Dragon Balls instead of Tao Pai-pai.

Chapter 106

Full Color (Title; Pages 01-04) / Limited Color (Pages 05-14)

Premiered:	05 January 1987 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1987 #06)
Availability:	Kanzenban Volume 08

Goku and the masked man fight evenly. The masked man fires a Kamehameha, but Goku dodges it with a Zanzōken.

Chapter 110

Full Color (Title; Pages 01-03) / Limited Color (Pages 04-15)

Premiered:	03 February 1987 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1987 #10)
Availability:	Kanzenban Volume 08

In their fancy new robots, Pilaf, Shuu, and Mai attempt to grab Goku’s tail, but realize he no longer has one. They then merge their robots into one, but Goku blows the giant robot’s arm off, then defeats the fleeing Pilaf and co. and takes their Dragon Ball.

Chapter 121

Full Color (Title; Pages 01-02) / Limited Color (Pages 03-13)

Premiered:	21 April 1987 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1987 #21)
Availability:	Kanzenban Volume 09

Kuririn evades Chiaotzu’s Dodonpa and hits him with his Kamehameha. Chiaotzu then uses his paralyzing technique, but Kuririn counters it with basic math.

Chapter 130

Full Color (Title; Pages 01-02) / Limited Color (Pages 03-14)

Premiered:	23 June 1987 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1987 #30)
Availability:	Kanzenban Volume 09

Goku and Tenshinhan engage in a Zanzōken battle, and Goku comes out on top. Tenshinhan then uses the Taiyō-Ken, but Goku counters it by stealing some sunglasses. Tenshinhan then starts to attack Goku again, but Goku is strangely immobile…

Chapter 134

Limited Color (Title) / Black and White (Pages 01-14)

Premiered:	21 July 1987 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1987 #34)
Availability:	Kanzenban Volume 09

The Tenka’ichi Budōkai concludes, with Tenshinhan being declared the winner. Everyone is getting ready to leave when they hear Kuririn scream. Goku rushes back to the arena, only to find Kuririn dead.

Chapter 149

Full Color (Title) / Limited Color (Pages 01-14)

Premiered:	03 November 1987 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1987 #49)
Availability:	Kanzenban Volume 10

With Bora’s help, Yajirobe and Goku begin climbing Karin Tower. Meanwhile, Piccolo Daimaō invades King Castle, kills the guards, and corners the King.

Chapter 155

Full Color (Title; Pages 01-02) / Limited Color (Pages 03-14)

Premiered:	18 December 1987 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1988 #05)
Availability:	Kanzenban Volume 11

Having easily killed Drum, Goku challenges Piccolo Daimaō, and the two begin an evenly-matched battle.

Chapter 163

Full Color (Title; Pages 01-02) / Limited Color (Pages 03-14)

Premiered:	23 February 1988 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1988 #13)
Availability:	Kanzenban Volume 11

Goku uses the Nyoi-Bō to ascend to God’s palace. There he meets Mister Popo, who begins to test him, but Goku is helpless before Popo.

Chapter 178

Full Color (Title; Pages 01-02) / Limited Color (Pages 03-14)

Premiered:	07 June 1988 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1988 #28)
Availability:	Kanzenban Volume 12

Outmatched by Goku’s new pants-stealing speed, Tenshinhan brings out the Shishin no Ken, and seems to overwhelm Goku.

Chapter 187

Full Color (Title; Pages 01-02) / Limited Color (Pages 03-14)

Premiered:	09 August 1988 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1988 #37)
Availability:	Kanzenban Volume 13

Now a giant, Piccolo attacks Goku, but Goku manages to counter him. Piccolo grows even bigger, but Goku propels himself inside his body and rescues God.

Chapter 196

Full Color (Title; Pages 01-02) / Limited Color (Pages 03-14)

Premiered:	08 October 1988 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1988 #46)
Availability:	Kanzenban Volume 14

Gohan’s first appearance. Bulma comes to Kame House, followed by Goku and Gohan. Raditz then arrives, and attacks Kuririn.

Chapter 205

Full Color (Title; Pages 01-14)

Premiered:	19 December 1988 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1989 #03/04)
Availability:	Kanzenban Volume 14

One of two chapters that are entirely in full color. Piccolo takes Gohan for training, while in the afterlife Goku meets with Enma-daiō and sets out on the Serpent Road.

Chapter 228

Full Color (Title; Pages 01-03) / Limited Color (Pages 04-14)

Premiered:	13 June 1989 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1989 #28)
Availability:	Kanzenban Volume 16

Goku and Vegeta begin their epic battle. Outmatched by Vegeta, Goku uses the Kaiō-Ken, but fails to overpower Vegeta.

Chapter 229

Full Color (Title; Pages 01-03) / Limited Color (Pages 04-14)

Premiered:	20 June 1989 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1989 #29)
Availability:	Kanzenban Volume 16

Vegeta displays his power to Goku, shaking the Earth. Goku uses Kaiō-Ken ×2, but still can’t keep up with Vegeta.

Chapter 237

Full Color (Title; Pages 01-03) / Limited Color (Pages 04-14)

Premiered:	12 August 1989 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1989 #37)
Availability:	Kanzenban Volume 16

As Gohan fights Vegeta, Goku transfers the Genki-Dama to Kuririn. Kuririn fires the Genki-Dama, but thanks to Yajirobe, Vegeta manages to dodge it.

Chapter 247

Full Color (Title; Pages 01-02) / Limited Color (Pages 03-15)

Premiered:	24 October 1989 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1989 #47)
Availability:	Kanzenban Volume 17

Freeza’s first appearance. Bulma, Gohan, and Kuririn land on Planet Namek, closely followed by Vegeta and Kewi. Meanwhile, Freeza and his men find a Dragon Ball.

Chapter 255

Full Color (Title; Pages 01-03) / Limited Color (Pages 04-14)

Premiered:	19 December 1989 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1990 #05)
Availability:	Kanzenban Volume 18

Freeza and his men kill Muri and Cargo. Outraged, Gohan attacks Dodoria. Gohan, Kuririn, and Dende escape, with Dodoria in pursuit.

Chapter 256

Full Color (Title; Pages 01-03) / Black and White (Pages 04-14)

Premiered:	19 December 1989 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1990 #05)
Availability:	Kanzenban Volume 18

After using the Taiyō-Ken, Kuririn and co. manage to elude Dodoria. Vegeta suddenly appears on the scene and attacks Dodoria.

Chapter 272

Full Color (Title; Pages 01-03) / Limited Color (Pages 04-14)

Premiered:	24 April 1990 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1990 #21/22)
Availability:	Kanzenban Volume 19

The Ginyu Special-Squad lands on Planet Namek and quickly catches up with Vegeta, Gohan, and Kuririn. In space, Goku prepares to arrive on Planet Namek.

Chapter 287

Full Color (Title; Pages 01-02) / Limited Color (Pages 03-14)

Premiered:	11 August 1990 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1990 #37)
Availability:	Kanzenban Volume 20

Ginyu has succeeded in stealing Goku’s body, and flies off to Freeza’s spaceship. Gohan and Kuririn borrow the Dragon Radar from Bulma, find the Dragon Balls at Freeza’s ship, and attempt to summon Porunga. Nothing happens, and then Ginyu and Jheese arrive.

Chapter 305

Full Color (Title; Pages 01-02) / Limited Color (Pages 03-13)

Premiered:	19 December 1990 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1991 #03/04)
Availability:	Kanzenban Volume 21

Final-form Freeza completely overwhelms Piccolo, Gohan, and Kuririn. Now powered up from his near-death experience, Vegeta fights Freeza but has similar results.

Chapter 323

Full Color (Title; Pages 01-03) / Limited Color (Pages 04-16)

Premiered:	27 April 1991 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1991 #21/22)
Availability:	Kanzenban Volume 22

Freeza clashes against Goku’s Kamehameha, but manages to knock Goku into the sea. All the Namekians are revived along with Vegeta, and Goku asks Kaio to leave him on Planet Namek to fight Freeza.

Chapter 337

Full Color (Title; Pages 01-02) / Limited Color (Pages 03-13)

Premiered:	13 August 1991 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1991 #36/37)
Availability:	Kanzenban Volume 23

Everyone gathers to confront the artificial humans and Bulma shows up with baby Trunks. Artificial Humans No. 19 and No. 20 appear.

Chapter 354

Full Color (Title; Pages 01-02) / Limited Color (Pages 03-15)

Premiered:	18 December 1991 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1992 #03/04)
Availability:	Kanzenban Volume 24

Artificial Humans No. 17 and No. 18 easily defeat Vegeta, Trunks, Piccolo, and Tenshinhan while No. 16 stands by watching. The artificial humans start chatting with Kuririn.

Chapter 371

Full Color (Title; Pages 01-02) / Limited Color (Pages 03-15)

Premiered:	28 April 1992 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1992 #21/22)
Availability:	Kanzenban Volume 25

Cell overpowers Artificial Human No. 17, but the quiet No. 16 suddenly steps in and begins to fight Cell.

Chapter 386

Full Color (Title; Pages 01-02) / Limited Color (Pages 03-15)

Premiered:	11 August 1992 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1992 #36/37)
Availability:	Kanzenban Volume 26

Trunks transforms into Super Saiyan Grade Three, and distracts Cell while Kuririn rescues Vegeta.

Extra Chapter

Full Color (Title; Pages 01-02) / Black and White (Pages 03-19)

Premiered:	11 August 1992 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1992 #36/37)
Availability:	Kanzenban Volume 34

Dragon Ball‘s only side-story. In an alternate future, Trunks trains with Gohan, Gohan is killed by the artificial humans, and three years later Trunks sets out for the past.

Chapter 404

Full Color (Title; Pages 01-02) / Limited Color (Pages 03-17)

Premiered:	22 December 1992 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1993 #03/04)
Availability:	Kanzenban Volume 27

Gohan powers up before Cell, surprising everyone with his power, and he and Cell begin to fight.

Chapter 411

Full Color (Title) / Limited Color (Pages 01-13)

Premiered:	23 February 1993 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1993 #12)
Availability:	Kanzenban Volume 28

Cell regenerates after being devastated by Gohan’s Kamehameha in the previous chapter. Angry at Gohan, he becomes gigantic, but Gohan makes him revert to his second form. Cell then begins to self-destruct.

Chapter 452

Full Color (Title; Pages 01-03) / Limited Color (Pages 04-12)

Premiered:	21 December 1993 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1994 #03/04)
Availability:	Kanzenban Volume 30

Dabra appears before Goku and the others. Before he and Gohan begin to fight, the scene switches to the Tenka’ichi Budōkai, where the Battle Royal is beginning.

Chapter 482

Full Color (Title) / Limited Color (Pages 01-11)

Premiered:	09 August 1994 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1994 #36/37)
Availability:	Kanzenban Volume 32

Goten and Trunks form Super Gotenks, but waste lots of time and split up again before they can fight Boo.

Chapter 501

Full Color (Title; Page 01) / Limited Color (Pages 02-12)

Premiered:	05 January 1995 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1995 #05/06)
Availability:	Kanzenban Volume 33

Gotenks-absorbed Boo torments Gohan, Tenshinhan appears, and the Elder Kaiōshin gives Goku the potara.

Chapter 512

Full Color (Title; Pages 01-02) / Limited Color (Pages 03-12)

Premiered:	28 March 1995 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1995 #17)
Availability:	Kanzenban Volume 34

Pure Boo spits out the good Boo, who protects Mr. Satan from Boo. Goku falls out of Super Saiyan 3.

Chapter 519

Full Color (Title; Page 01) / Limited Color (Pages 02-19)

Premiered:	23 May 1995 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1995 #25)
Availability:	Kanzenban Volume 34

The final chapter. Pan fights Mō Kekko at the 28th Tenka’ichi Budōkai, and then Goku and Oob have their match…