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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実は、いつも書くことがなくて困ってしまうのが、この著者のひと言。週刊連載で忙しく仕事をしていれば、そうそう特筆すべき事などあるわけはないのである。もっと苦しいのは少年ジャンプの巻末の目次ページのひと言。これは内緒なのだが、あのコメント、半分以上は担当の近藤さんにおまかせして書いてもらっているのだ。毎週なにかありませんか？とは聞かれるんだけどね。ないんだよね。

To be honest, all this author has to say is, I’m always stuck for something to write here. When you’re busy working on a weekly serial, it’s not like there’s going to be anything all that special to write about. What’s even more painful is the “author’s comment” blurbs on the table of contents page in the back of Shōnen Jump. This is a secret, but for at least half of those comments, I let my editor Kondō-san write them for me. Every week, he asks me, “Anything to talk about?” But I’ve got nothing.

Contents

This volume compiles chapters 314 to 325 as originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump, covering issues 1991 #12 to 1991 #24. 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 (314 – 325)

Dragon Ball Chapter 314Page 7

孫悟空最後の決断
Son Gokū Saigo no Ketsudan
Son Goku’s Final Decision

26 February 1991
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1991 #12

Dragon Ball Chapter 315Page 22

ラストチャンス！特大元気玉
Rasuto Chansu! Tokudai Genki-Dama
The Last Chance! An Extra-Large Genki-Dama

05 March 1991
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1991 #13

Dragon Ball Chapter 316Page 37

宇宙の恨み、フリーザを貫く！！
Uchū no Urami, Furīza o Tsuranuku!!
The Hatred of the Universe, Pierces Freeza!!

12 March 1991
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1991 #14

Dragon Ball Chapter 317Page 51

生か死か
Sei ka Shi ka
Life or Death

19 March 1991
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1991 #15

Dragon Ball Chapter 318Page 68

伝説の超サイヤ人
Densetsu no Sūpā Saiya-jin
The Legendary Super Saiyan

26 March 1991
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1991 #16

Dragon Ball Chapter 319Page 82

フリーザ初めての屈辱と絶望
Furīza Hajimete no Kutsujoku to Zetsubō
Freeza’s First Taste of Humiliation and Despair

02 April 1991
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1991 #17

Dragon Ball Chapter 320Page 96

消え去るナメック星と希望
Kiesaru Namekku-sei to Kibō
Planet Namek and Hope Disappear

09 April 1991
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1991 #18

Dragon Ball Chapter 321Page 111

フリーザ決死のフルパワー
Furīza Kesshi no Furu Pawā
Freeza’s Do-or-Die Full Power

16 April 1991
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1991 #19

Dragon Ball Chapter 322Page 127

両者最後の大決戦！
Ryōsha Saigo no Dai-Kessen!
A Final, Grand Decisive Battle for Both Sides!

23 April 1991
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1991 #20

Dragon Ball Chapter 323Page 142

ふたつの願い
Futatsu no Negai
Two Wishes

27 April 1991
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1991 #21/22

Dragon Ball Chapter 324Page 158

静かなる激闘
Shizuka Naru Gekitō
A Quiet, Fierce Battle

14 May 1991
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1991 #23

Dragon Ball Chapter 325Page 173

見切りをつけた孫悟空
Mikiri o Tsuketa Son Gokū
Son Goku Calls it Quits

21 May 1991
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1991 #24

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

• This volume omits four of the original chapter title pages, although all were later included in the kanzenban release.

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.