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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漫画家のいいところに、休日を自分で決められるということがあります。温泉やディズニーランドなどに行く時など、混んだ土曜、日曜を避けられるし、天気を調べ、よし！　あした旅行に出かけよう、なんてことも可能なのです。平日だったらホテルとかの部屋も、まず空いているし。…だが息子が小学生になり、いきなりそういう技が使いにくくなってしまった。道は渋滞！　電車も満席！　ひえ～～!!

One of the nicer things about being a cartoonist is that you can determine your days off for yourself. When you’re going to a hot spring, or Disneyland, or some-such, you can avoid the crowds of Saturday and Sunday; it’s possible to just look up the weather, and say, OK! Tomorrow, let’s go on a trip. If it’s a weekday, there are rooms available at the hotels, after all. …But now my son is an elementary-schooler, and suddenly, it has become very difficult to use that sort of trick. The traffic is backed up! The trains are full! Yeeegh~~!!

Contents

This volume compiles chapters 397 to 408 as originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump, covering issues 1992 #48 to 1993 #09. 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 (397 – 408)

Dragon Ball Chapter 397Page 7

セル対孫悟空！！
Seru Tai Son Gokū!!
Cell vs Son Goku!!

03 November 1992
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1992 #48

Dragon Ball Chapter 398Page 22

孫悟空フルパワー
Son Gokū Furu Pawā
Son Goku at Full Power

10 November 1992
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1992 #49

Dragon Ball Chapter 399Page 36

最高レベルの決戦
Saikō Reberu no Kessen
Showdown at the Highest-Level

17 November 1992
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1992 #50

Dragon Ball Chapter 400Page 50

敗北か死か！
Haiboku ka Shi ka!
Defeat or Death?!

21 November 1992
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1992 #51

Dragon Ball Chapter 401Page 65

かめはめ波フルパワー
Kamehameha Furu Pawā
A Full Power Kamehameha

01 December 1992
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1992 #52

Dragon Ball Chapter 402Page 78

孫悟空謎の行動
Son Gokū Nazo no Kōdō
Son Goku’s Puzzling Behavior

08 December 1992
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1993 #01

Dragon Ball Chapter 403Page 92

悟空を超えた戦士
Gokū o Koeta Senshi
The Warrior Who Surpassed Goku

15 December 1992
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1993 #02

Dragon Ball Chapter 404Page 106

発進！超孫悟飯
Hasshin! Sūpā Son Gohan
Take Off! Super Son Gohan

22 December 1992
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1993 #03/04

Dragon Ball Chapter 405Page 125

怒るか孫悟飯
Okoru ka Son Gohan
Will Son Gohan Get Angry?

05 January 1993
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1993 #05/06

Dragon Ball Chapter 406Page 140

１６号の秘密兵器
Jūroku-Gō no Himitsu Heiki
No. 16’s Secret Weapon

19 January 1993
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1993 #07

Dragon Ball Chapter 407Page 154

セルジュニアの地獄
Seru Junia no Jigoku
The Hell of the Cell Juniors

26 January 1993
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1993 #08

Dragon Ball Chapter 408Page 168

孫悟飯爆発！！
Son Gohan Bakuhatsu!!
Son Gohan Explodes!!

02 February 1993
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1993 #09

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.