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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息子もはや５か月に成長し、元気ブリブリの毎日です。ところが先輩の、ネコ（コゲ）には心中穏やかではありません。ライバルの出現なのです。息子が生まれる前などは、それほど甘えてこなかったくせに今はもうベタベタです。わざわざライバルの息子のフトンで寝たり、息子をウチワであおいでいると、自分もあおいでくれといわんばかりに、いっしょにねころんだりします。仲よくしような。

My son has now reached the age of five months, and every day, he’s brimming over with energy. However, his elder, my cat (Koge), is not taking it well. She has a rival now. Before my son was born, Koge never wanted much attention, but now, she’s all over us. She’ll go out of her way to sleep on her rival, my son’s, futon, and when I’m fanning my son with an uchiwa, she’ll lie down with him, as if to say, “fan me, too”. Can’t we just get along?

Contents

This volume compiles chapters 97 to 108 as originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump, covering issues 1986 #47 to 1987 #08. 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 (097 – 108)

Dragon Ball Chapter 097Page 7

最後の龍球
Saigo no Doragon Bōru
The Final Dragon Ball

21 October 1986
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1986 #47

Dragon Ball Chapter 098Page 22

占いババ
Uranai Baba
The Fortuneteller Crone

28 October 1986
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1986 #48

Dragon Ball Chapter 099Page 36

５人の戦士
Gonin no Senshi
The Five Warriors

01 November 1986
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1986 #49

Dragon Ball Chapter 100Page 50

大流血戦
Dai-Ryūketsusen
A Great Bloody Battle

11 November 1986
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1986 #50

Dragon Ball Chapter 101Page 64

悪魔の便所
Akuma no Benjo
The Devil’s Toilet

18 November 1986
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1986 #51

Dragon Ball Chapter 102Page 78

孫悟空見参
Son Gokū Kenzan
Son Goku Steps Up

22 November 1986
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1986 #52

Dragon Ball Chapter 103Page 92

孫悟空強し！！
Son Gokū Tsuyoshi!!
Son Goku The Mighty!!

02 December 1986
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1987 #01/02

Dragon Ball Chapter 104Page 106

アクマイト光線
Akumaito-kōsen
The Akumaito Beam

09 December 1986
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1987 #03/04

Dragon Ball Chapter 105Page 120

５人目の男
Gonin Me no Otoko
The Fifth Man

19 December 1986
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1987 #05

Dragon Ball Chapter 106Page 134

強敵同士
Kyōteki Dōshi
Mutually Strong Opponents

05 January 1987
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1987 #06

Dragon Ball Chapter 107Page 149

悟空のシッポ
Gokū no Shippo
Goku’s Tail

13 January 1987
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1987 #07

Dragon Ball Chapter 108Page 164

孫悟飯
Son Gohan
Son Gohan

20 January 1987
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1987 #08

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.

Toriyama-san’s Dragon Ball Ask-Me-Anything Corner

Each of the first 12 tankōbon volumes contains a short, two-page Q&A session with Akira Toriyama (essentially the continuation of a similar section in Dr. Slump), where he answers questions sent in by readers. Anyone was able to send in a postcard to the address listed in the book, and individuals whose submissions ran in a subsequent volume were promised a signed illustration (shikishi) from Toriyama himself. This solicitation remained in place in all printings through mid-1995 (the end of the series’ run in Weekly Shōnen Jump), after which it was removed. The Q&A section is not included in the digital edition.

The first six volumes also included an invitation to join Toriyama’s official fan club, the “Akira Toriyama Preservation Society” (Toriyama Akira Hozon-Kai), whose members received a newsletter with “inside stories” and other bonus content that would “make the comics ten times more fun”. Readers were invited to send a ¥60 stamp in an envelope to the address given, after which they would receive a membership form. This invitation remained until May 1987 (concurrent with the publication of volume 7); it was then replaced with a notice that the club had reached its predetermined membership limit, and an apology to those who still wished to join. This notice remains in current printings, even though the club has long since disbanded, with the final newsletter (issue #25) published in September 1987.

Notes

• No chapter title pages were omitted from this volume.
• The three interstitial pages (a page presented before or after an expected content page; typically to fill a blank page) included in this volume are actually coloring pages, as noted at the top of each page (ぬりえ; nurie).

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.