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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映画が好きです。若かりし頃などは週に４本ほどのペースで映画館に通ったりしてました。小学生時代にも、よく弁当を持参して、せっせと自転車をこぎ、名古屋の映画館に丸一日、入りびたったものです。こうして観たたくさんの映画が仕事の漫画に生きています。ストーリーやカットを考える時、アタマの中で映画風の像を思い浮かべてはエンピツを走らせることができるのです。あーよかった。

I like movies. When I was but a lad, I went to the movies at a pace of about four a week. Even when I was a primary-schooler, I’d often bring a boxed lunch with me, pedaling away on my bike to get to the theater in Nagoya, where I’d immerse myself for the entire day. The many films I watched in this way live on in my job of comics. When I’m coming up with a story or a sequence, it comes up in my head in the style of a cinematic image, which allows me to get my pencil moving. Ah, it sure was nice.

Contents

This volume compiles chapters 289 to 300 as originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump, covering issues 1990 #39 to 1990 #50. 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 (289 – 300)

Dragon Ball Chapter 289Page 7

ギニュー痛恨の大誤算！！
Ginyū Tsūkon no Dai-Gosan!!
Ginyu’s Painful Miscalculation!!

28 August 1990
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1990 #39

Dragon Ball Chapter 290Page 22

ギニュー敗れる！！！
Ginyū Yabureru!!!
Ginyu is Defeated!!!

04 September 1990
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1990 #40

Dragon Ball Chapter 291Page 36

怒りのフリーザ！！！
Ikari no Furīza!!!
An Angry Freeza!!!

11 September 1990
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1990 #41

Dragon Ball Chapter 292Page 50

いでよ本場の神龍！！
Ide yo Honba no Shenron!!
Come Forth, Genuine Shenlong!!

18 September 1990
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1990 #42

Dragon Ball Chapter 293Page 64

みっつの願い
Mittsu no Negai
Three Wishes

22 September 1990
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1990 #43

Dragon Ball Chapter 294Page 78

最後の願い
Saigo no Negai
The Last Wish

02 October 1990
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1990 #44

Dragon Ball Chapter 295Page 92

おもいがけぬスーパーパワーアップ
Omoigakenu Sūpā Pawā Appu
An Unexpected Super Power-Up

09 October 1990
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1990 #45

Dragon Ball Chapter 296Page 106

フリーザ超変身！！
Furīza Chō-Henshin!!
Freeza’s Super Transformation!!

16 October 1990
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1990 #46

Dragon Ball Chapter 297Page 120

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

23 October 1990
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1990 #47

Dragon Ball Chapter 298Page 134

悟飯ボロボロ
Gohan Boroboro
A Worn-Out Gohan

30 October 1990
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1990 #48

Dragon Ball Chapter 299Page 148

戦士の復活
Senshi no Fukkatsu
A Warrior’s Revival

06 November 1990
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1990 #49

Dragon Ball Chapter 300Page 162

ピッコロの自信
Pikkoro no Jishin
Piccolo’s Self-Confidence

10 November 1990
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1990 #50

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.