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Manga Guide

Dragon Ball Full Color Release

To capitalize on the hype surrounding Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods, the franchise’s first theatrical film in 17 years, Shueisha began releasing a fully-colored print-only version of the manga based on the kanzenban edition. Each “Full Color” volume contains 17 chapters, as opposed to the kanzenban editions which typically contain 15 chapters per volume. Unlike all other releases of the Dragon Ball manga, the “Full Color” release began with the “Z”-era storyline, and chapter numbering has been divided up by story arc. Shueisha later announced plans to revisit the beginning of the series, although as a digital-only release.

When the first “Dragon Ball Full Color” volumes hit bookstores on 04 February 2013, Shueisha surprised many fans by releasing the first 194 chapters digitally in a new “Color Edition” format via a variety of sources, including their own “Jump Book STORE!” app for iOS and Android, as well as Amazon Kindle and the iBookstore. Note that these print-only “Full Color” releases are different from the “Digital Color Edition” volumes released, as they differ in chapter counts. The remaining chapters were subsequently released in conjunction with their respective “Full Color” releases — the Freeza arc was available in print on 04 April 2013, while print editions of the Artificial Human and Majin Boo arcs did not see release until the middle of 2014.

In late-2015, Shueisha announced that the series’ pre-“Z” storyline would be receiving a print release of its own beginning in January 2016.

Boyhood Arc Volumes

The Boyhood arc comprises 134 fully-colored chapters, which correspond to original Dragon Ball Chapters 1 to 134, in eight volumes.


ISBN 978-4-08-880601-3

Dragon Ball Full Color: Boyhood Arc Volume #05

04 February 2016
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ISBN 978-4-08-880620-4

Dragon Ball Full Color: Boyhood Arc Volume #08

04 February 2016
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Demon King Piccolo Arc Volumes

The Demon King Piccolo arc comprises 60 fully-colored chapters, which have been renumbered and correspond to original Dragon Ball Chapters 135 to 194, in four volumes.


ISBN 978-4-08-880621-1

Dragon Ball Full Color: Demon King Piccolo Arc Volume #01

04 March 2016
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Saiyan Arc Volumes

The Saiyan arc comprises 51 fully-colored chapters, which have been renumbered and correspond to original Dragon Ball Chapters 195 to 245. The first volume contains an “Enter the DRAGONBALL” page, which details the omitted earlier storyline up to that point. Each volume also contained a short seven question Q&A section covering the various aspects of the series, with original author Akira Toriyama answering the seventh question of each.


ISBN 978-4-08-870707-5

Dragon Ball Full Color: Saiyan Arc Volume #01

04 February 2013
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¥630 (tax included)
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ISBN 978-4-08-870709-9

Dragon Ball Full Color: Saiyan Arc Volume #03

04 February 2013
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Freeza Arc Volumes

The Freeza arc comprises 84 fully-colored chapters, which have been renumbered and correspond to original Dragon Ball Chapters 246 to 329. The first two volumes contain a “Hall of Science” column detailing the many vehicles and devices appearing in the series, while volumes 4 and 5 include a two-part interview with Akira Toriyama on the subject of the 2013 movie, Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods.


ISBN 978-4-08-870712-9

Dragon Ball Full Color: Freeza Arc Volume #01

04 April 2013
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ISBN 978-4-08-870713-6

Dragon Ball Full Color: Freeza Arc Volume #02

04 April 2013
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ISBN 978-4-08-870714-3

Dragon Ball Full Color: Freeza Arc Volume #03

04 April 2013
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ISBN 978-4-08-870715-0

Dragon Ball Full Color: Freeza Arc Volume #04

04 April 2013
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ISBN 978-4-08-870716-7

Dragon Ball Full Color: Freeza Arc Volume #05

04 April 2013
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Artificial Human & Cell Arc Volumes

The Artificial Humans & Cell arc comprises 91 fully-colored chapters, which have been renumbered and correspond to original Dragon Ball Chapters 330 to 420. All six volumes contain a two-page Q&A containing general information about the arc, along with two questions answered by Akira Toriyama with never-before-revealed in-universe information about the Artificial Humans and their background. In addition, Volume 5 includes a spotlight on the races in the series and their aspects influenced Cell, while Volume 6 contains a look at the differences between the main series timeline and Trunks’s own timeline.


ISBN 978-4-08-880103-2

Dragon Ball Full Color: Artificial Human & Cell Arc Volume #03

04 April 2014
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ISBN 978-4-08-880104-9

Dragon Ball Full Color: Artificial Human & Cell Arc Volume #04

02 May 2014
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Majin Boo Arc Volumes

The Majin Boo arc comprises 99 fully-colored chapters, which have been renumbered and correspond to original Dragon Ball Chapters 421 to 519. The third volume includes a short two-page Q&A focused on the Tenka’ichi Budōkai, which includes two questions answered by Akira Toriyama himself.


ISBN 978-4-08-880107-0

Dragon Ball Full Color: Majin Boo Arc Volume #01

04 June 2014
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ISBN 978-4-08-880109-4

Dragon Ball Full Color: Majin Boo Arc Volume #03

04 June 2014
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ISBN 978-4-08-880110-0

Dragon Ball Full Color: Majin Boo Arc Volume #04

04 July 2014
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ISBN 978-4-08-880111-7

Dragon Ball Full Color: Majin Boo Arc Volume #05

04 July 2014
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ISBN 978-4-08-880112-4

Dragon Ball Full Color: Majin Boo Arc Volume #06

04 July 2014
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