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The ''[[Dragon Ball (manga)|Dragon Ball]]'' manga first appeared in ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'', a popular manga anthology magazine in Japan, on '''20 November 1984''', where it would remain a staple for nearly ten and a half years. Each week a new chapter would be published with approximately 14 pages per chapter. In comparison, more recent manga series, such as ''Naruto'' and ''One Piece'', contain roughly 20 pages per chapter. Occasionally some pages, and sometimes whole chapters, were printed in color, but the vast majority of the series was published in black-and-white. Ten and a half years later, when it finally came to a close, the series had come to a total of 520 chapters, including one side-story, which was an amazing feat at the time.
 
Beginning in '''September 1985''', these weekly manga chapters began to be compiled into separate volumes called ''tankōbon'' (単行本; "separate volume"). In most English-speaking countries, the ''tankōbon'' are referred to as "graphic novels", while most people in Japan simply refer to them as "comics" (コミックス), taken from English. Each ''tankōbon'' volume contained roughly 12 chapters and was printed in a greyscale format only. Unfortunately, this meant that all of the original colored pages from ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' could only be viewed in greyscale. This issue was later rectified with the ''[[Dragon Ball Kanzenban|kanzenban]]'' releases, which retained the original color pages.
 
Each of the first 12 ''tankōbon'' volumes contains a short, two-page Q&A session with author Akira Toriyama entitled, "Toriyama-''san'''s ''Dragon Ball'' Ask-Me-Anything Corner", 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 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.
 
==Refreshed Covers==
==Refreshed Covers==
[[File:db_tankobon01_2009_cover.png|thumb|150px|Tankōbon Volume 1 (2009 Version)]]In May 2009, Shueisha revised the ''tankōbon'' covers with a new "refreshed" look. Although the cover artwork was for the most part kept intact, these new editions did receive newly drawn spine art by Akira Toriyama. The actual content of each ''tankōbon'' was left unchanged, meaning these are not new editions of the ''tankōbon'', but simply later printings of the originals with new dust covers. Shueisha opted to split up the debut of these "refreshed" versions, with the first 20 volumes hitting shelves in Japan on '''15 May 2009''' and the remaining 22 volumes being available three days later on '''18 May 2009'''.
[[File:db_tankobon01_2009_cover.png|thumb|150px|Tankōbon Volume 1 (2009 Version)]]In May 2009, Shueisha revised the ''tankōbon'' covers with a new "refreshed" look. Although the cover artwork was for the most part kept intact, these new editions did receive newly drawn spine art by Akira Toriyama. The actual content of each ''tankōbon'' was left unchanged, meaning these are not new editions of the ''tankōbon'', but simply later printings of the originals with new dust covers. Shueisha opted to split up the debut of these "refreshed" versions, with the first 20 volumes hitting shelves in Japan on '''15 May 2009''' and the remaining 22 volumes being available three days later on '''18 May 2009'''.


==Digital Release==
==Digital Release==
All 42 volumes of the Dragon Ball Tankōbon were released digitally on '''12 October 2012'''.
All 42 volumes of the Dragon Ball Tankōbon were released digitally on '''12 October 2012'''. These digital releases are identical to their respective printed versions, being available in greyscale only as well, and feature the new "refreshed" covers. It should be noted that the digital color editions are not identical to the ''tankōbon'' release, in both print or digital formats, as they contain differing chapter counts.


==List of Tankōbon Volumes==
==List of Tankōbon Volumes==
{{see|List of Dragon Ball Chapters}}
{{see|List of Dragon Ball Chapters}}


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!#!!align=left colspan=2|Volume Title!!Chapters!!Print Release!!Retail
!#!!align=left colspan=2|Volume Title!!Chapters!!Print Release!!{{tt|Retail|Original retail price of first edition}}
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|'''1'''||width=55|[[File:db_tankobon01_cover.png|50px|link=Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 1]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 1|孫悟空と仲間たち<br />''Son Gokū to Nakama-tachi''<br />'''Son Goku and Friends''']]||1-11||10 September 1985<br />(ISBN 4-08-851831-4)||¥360 (no tax)
|'''1'''||width=55|[[File:db_tankobon01_cover.png|50px|link=Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 1]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 1|孫悟空と仲間たち<br />''Son Gokū to Nakama-tachi''<br />'''Son Goku and Friends''']]||1-11||10 September 1985<br />(ISBN 4-08-851831-4)||¥360 (no tax)
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|'''4'''||width=55|[[File:db_tankobon04_cover.png|50px|link=Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 4]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 4|大決勝戦<br />''Dai-Kesshōsen''<br />'''The Grand Finals''']]||37-48||09 October 1986<br />(ISBN 4-08-851834-9)||¥360 (no tax)
|'''4'''||width=55|[[File:db_tankobon04_cover.png|50px|link=Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 4]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 4|大決勝戦<br />''Dai-Kesshōsen''<br />'''The Grand Finals''']]||37-48||09 October 1986<br />(ISBN 4-08-851834-9)||¥360 (no tax)
|-
|'''5'''||width=55|[[File:db_tankobon05_cover.png|50px|link=Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 5]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 5|マッスルタワーの恐怖<br />''Massuru Tawā no Kyōfu''<br />'''The Terror of Muscle Tower''']]||49-60||09 January 1987<br />(ISBN 4-08-851835-7)||¥360 (no tax)
|-
|'''6'''||width=55|[[File:db_tankobon06_cover.png|50px|link=Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 6]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 6|ブルマの大失敗!!<br />''Buruma no Dai-Shippai!!''<br />'''Bulma's Big Mistake!!''']]||61-72||10 March 1987<br />(ISBN 4-08-851836-5)||¥360 (no tax)
|-
|'''7'''||width=55|[[File:db_tankobon07_cover.png|50px|link=Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 7]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 7|追跡!!ブルー将軍<br />''Tsuiseki!! Burū Shōgun''<br />'''Pursuit!! General Blue''']]||73-84||08 May 1987<br />(ISBN 4-08-851837-3)||¥360 (no tax)
|-
|'''8'''||width=55|[[File:db_tankobon08_cover.png|50px|link=Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 8]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 8|孫悟空突撃<br />''Son Gokū Totsugeki''<br />'''Son Goku's Assault''']]||85-96||10 July 1987<br />(ISBN 4-08-851838-1)||¥360 (no tax)
|-
|'''9'''||width=55|[[File:db_tankobon09_cover.png|50px|link=Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 9]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 9|こまったときの占いババ<br />''Komatta Toki no Uranai Baba''<br />'''When Worried, See Uranai Baba''']]||97-108||10 September 1987<br />(ISBN 4-08-851839-X)||¥360 (no tax)
|-
|'''10'''||width=55|[[File:db_tankobon10_cover.png|50px|link=Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 10]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 10|第22回天下一武道会<br />''Dai-Nijūnikai Tenka'ichi Budōkai''<br />'''The Twenty-Second Tenka'ichi Budōkai''']]||109-120||10 November 1987<br />(ISBN 4-08-851840-3)||¥360 (no tax)
|-
|'''11'''||width=55|[[File:db_tankobon11_cover.png|50px|link=Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 11]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 11|天下一のスーパーバトル!!<br />''Tenka'ichi no Sūpā Batoru!!''<br />'''The World's Greatest Super Battle!!''']]||121-132||10 February 1988<br />(ISBN 4-08-851608-7)||¥360 (no tax)
|-
|'''12'''||width=55|[[File:db_tankobon12_cover.png|50px|link=Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 12]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 12|ピッコロ大魔王の恐怖!<br />''Pikkoro Daimaō no Kyōfu!''<br />'''The Terror of Demon King Piccolo!''']]||133-144||08 April 1988<br />(ISBN 4-08-851609-5)||¥360 (no tax)
|-
|'''13'''||width=55|[[File:db_tankobon13_cover.png|50px|link=Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 13]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 13|孫悟空の逆襲!?<br />''Son Gokū no Gyakushū!?''<br />'''Son Goku's Counterattack?!''']]||145-156||10 June 1988<br />(ISBN 4-08-851610-9)||¥360 (no tax)
|-
|'''14'''||width=55|[[File:db_tankobon14_cover.png|50px|link=Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 14]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 14|さらなる飛躍<br />''Sara Naru Hiyaku''<br />'''Even More Action''']]||157-168||10 August 1988<br />(ISBN 4-08-851611-7)||¥360 (no tax)
|-
|'''15'''||width=55|[[File:db_tankobon15_cover.png|50px|link=Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 15]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 15|群雄割拠!<br />''Gun'yū Kakkyo!''<br />'''Rivals Standing Their Ground!''']]||169-180||06 December 1988<br />(ISBN 4-08-851612-5)||¥360 (no tax)
|-
|'''16'''||width=55|[[File:db_tankobon16_cover.png|50px|link=Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 16]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 16|龍虎相討つ!<br />''Ryūko Aiutsu!''<br />'''The Dragon and Tiger Mutually Strike!''']]||181-192||10 February 1989<br />(ISBN 4-08-851613-3)||¥360 (no tax)
|-
|'''17'''||width=55|[[File:db_tankobon17_cover.png|50px|link=Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 17]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 17|かつてない恐怖<br />''Katsute Nai Kyōfu''<br />'''An Unprecedented Terror''']]||193-204||10 May 1989<br />(ISBN 4-08-851614-1)||¥359 + 3% tax
|-
|'''18'''||width=55|[[File:db_tankobon18_cover.png|50px|link=Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 18]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 18|孫悟飯とピッコロ大魔王<br />''Son Gohan to Pikkoro Daimaō''<br />'''Son Gohan and Demon King Piccolo''']]||205-216||10 July 1989<br />(ISBN 4-08-851615-X)||¥359 + 3% tax
|-
|'''19'''||width=55|[[File:db_tankobon19_cover.png|50px|link=Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 19]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 19|いそげ!孫悟空<br />''Isoge! Son Gokū''<br />'''Hurry, Son Goku!''']]||217-228||10 November 1989<br />(ISBN 4-08-851616-8)||¥359 + 3% tax
|-
|'''20'''||width=55|[[File:db_tankobon20_cover.png|50px|link=Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 20]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 20|天下分け目の超決戦!!<br />''Tenkawakeme no Chō-Kessen!!''<br />'''A Fateful Super Decisive Battle!!''']]||229-240||10 January 1990<br />(ISBN 4-08-851617-6)||¥359 + 3% tax
|-
|'''21'''||width=55|[[File:db_tankobon21_cover.png|50px|link=Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 21]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 21|めざせ!ナメックの星<br />''Mezase! Namekku no Hoshi''<br />'''Go For It! The Planet Namek''']]||241-252||10 April 1990<br />(ISBN 4-08-851618-4)||¥359 + 3% tax
|-
|'''22'''||width=55|[[File:db_tankobon22_cover.png|50px|link=Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 22]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 22|ナメック星人の抵抗<br />''Namekku-seijin no Teikō''<br />'''The Namekian Resistance''']]||253-264||10 July 1990<br />(ISBN 4-08-851619-2)||¥379 + 3% tax
|-
|'''23'''||width=55|[[File:db_tankobon23_cover.png|50px|link=Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 23]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 23|恐怖のギニュー特戦隊<br />''Kyōfu no Ginyū Tokusentai''<br />'''The Terrible Ginyu Special-Squad''']]||265-276||08 October 1990<br />(ISBN 4-08-851620-6)||¥379 + 3% tax
|-
|'''24'''||width=55|[[File:db_tankobon24_cover.png|50px|link=Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 24]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 24|悟空か!?ギニューか!?<br />''Gokū ka!? Ginyū ka!?''<br />'''Goku or Ginyu?!''']]||277-288||10 January 1991<br />(ISBN 4-08-851414-9)||¥379 + 3% tax
|-
|'''25'''||width=55|[[File:db_tankobon25_cover.png|50px|link=Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 25]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 25|フリーザ超変身!!<br />''Furīza Chō-Henshin!!''<br />'''Freeza's Super Transformation!!''']]||289-300||08 March 1991<br />(ISBN 4-08-851415-7)||¥379 + 3% tax
|-
|'''26'''||width=55|[[File:db_tankobon26_cover.png|50px|link=Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 26]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 26|孫悟空…復活!!<br />''Son Gokū… Fukkatsu!!''<br />'''Son Goku... Revived!!''']]||301-313||10 June 1991<br />(ISBN 4-08-851416-5)||¥379 + 3% tax
|-
|'''27'''||width=55|[[File:db_tankobon27_cover.png|50px|link=Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 27]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 27|伝説の超サイヤ人<br />''Densetsu no Sūpā Saiya-jin''<br />'''The Legendary Super Saiyan''']]||314-325||07 August 1991<br />(ISBN 4-08-851417-3)||¥379 + 3% tax
|-
|'''28'''||width=55|[[File:db_tankobon28_cover.png|50px|link=Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 28]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 28|未来から来た少年<br />''Mirai kara Kita Shōnen''<br />'''The Boy From the Future''']]||326-337||08 November 1991<br />(ISBN 4-08-851418-1)||¥379 + 3% tax
|-
|'''29'''||width=55|[[File:db_tankobon29_cover.png|50px|link=Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 29]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 29|悟空、敗れる!<br />''Gokū, Yabureru!''<br />'''Goku, Defeated!''']]||338-349||10 March 1992<br />(ISBN 4-08-851419-X)||¥379 + 3% tax
|-
|'''30'''||width=55|[[File:db_tankobon30_cover.png|50px|link=Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 30]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 30|邪悪な予感<br />''Jāku na Yokan''<br />'''An Evil Premonition''']]||350-361||10 June 1992<br />(ISBN 4-08-851420-3)||¥379 + 3% tax
|-
|'''31'''||width=55|[[File:db_tankobon31_cover.png|50px|link=Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 31]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 31|忍びよるセル<br />''Shinobiyoru Seru''<br />'''Cell Sneaks Up''']]||362-373||04 August 1992<br />(ISBN 4-08-851686-9)||¥379 + 3% tax
|-
|'''32'''||width=55|[[File:db_tankobon32_cover.png|50px|link=Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 32]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 32|セルの完全体 完成!!<br />''Seru no Kanzentai Kansei!!''<br />'''Cell's Perfect Form, Achieved!!''']]||374-385||02 October 1992<br />(ISBN 4-08-851687-7)||¥379 + 3% tax
|-
|'''33'''||width=55|[[File:db_tankobon33_cover.png|50px|link=Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 33]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 33|セルゲーム始まる<br />''Seru Geemu Hajimaru''<br />'''The Cell Games Begin''']]||386-396; Extra||26 December 1992<br />(ISBN 4-08-851688-5)||¥379 + 3% tax
|-
|'''34'''||width=55|[[File:db_tankobon34_cover.png|50px|link=Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 34]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 34|悟空を越えた戦士<br />''Gokū o Koeta Senshi''<br />'''The Warrior Who Surpassed Goku''']]||397-408||04 June 1993<br />(ISBN 4-08-851689-3)||¥379 + 3% tax
|-
|'''35'''||width=55|[[File:db_tankobon35_cover.png|50px|link=Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 35]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 35|さようなら戦士たち<br />''Sayōnara Senshi-tachi''<br />'''Farewell, Warriors''']]||409-420||03 September 1993<br />(ISBN 4-08-851700-8)||¥379 + 3% tax
|-
|'''36'''||width=55|[[File:db_tankobon36_cover.png|50px|link=Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 36]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 36|ニューヒーロー誕生!!<br />''Nyū Hīrō Tanjō!!''<br />'''The Birth of a New Hero!!''']]||421-432||04 November 1993<br />(ISBN 4-08-851495-5)||¥379 + 3% tax
|-
|'''37'''||width=55|[[File:db_tankobon37_cover.png|50px|link=Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 37]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 37|動き始めた作戦<br />''Ugoki Hajimeta Sakusen''<br />'''The Plan Goes into Motion''']]||433-445||04 April 1994<br />(ISBN 4-08-851496-3)||¥379 + 3% tax
|-
|'''38'''||width=55|[[File:db_tankobon38_cover.png|50px|link=Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 38]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 38|宿命の対決 孫悟空対ベジータ<br />''Shukumei no Taiketsu Son Gokū Tai Bejīta''<br />'''The Fated Showdown: Son Goku vs Vegeta''']]||446-459||04 August 1994<br />(ISBN 4-08-851497-1)||¥379 + 3% tax
|-
|'''39'''||width=55|[[File:db_tankobon39_cover.png|50px|link=Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 39]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 39|さらば誇り高き戦士<br />''Saraba Hokori Takaki Senshi''<br />'''Farewell, Proud Warrior''']]||460-472||02 December 1994<br />(ISBN 4-08-851498-X)||¥379 + 3% tax
|-
|'''40'''||width=55|[[File:db_tankobon40_cover.png|50px|link=Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 40]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 40|地球軍、最後の秘密兵器!!<br />''Chikyūgun, Saigo no Himitsu Heiki!!''<br />'''The Earth Army's Ultimate Secret Weapon!!''']]||473-485||03 March 1995<br />(ISBN 4-08-851499-8)||¥379 + 3% tax
|-
|'''41'''||width=55|[[File:db_tankobon41_cover.png|50px|link=Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 41]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 41|がんばれ超ゴテンクスくん<br />''Ganbare Sūpā Gotenkusu-kun''<br />'''Do Your Best, Super Gotenks-''kun''''']]||486-502||02 June 1995<br />(ISBN 4-08-851500-5)||¥379 + 3% tax
|-
|'''42'''||width=55|[[File:db_tankobon42_cover.png|50px|link=Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 42]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 42|バイバイ ドラゴンワールド<br />''Baibai Doragon Wārudo''<br />'''Bye-Bye, Dragon World''']]||503-519||04 August 1995<br />(ISBN 4-08-851090-9)||¥379 + 3% tax
|}
|}
==References==
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The Dragon Ball manga first appeared in Weekly Shōnen Jump, a popular manga anthology magazine in Japan, on 20 November 1984, where it would remain a staple for nearly ten and a half years. Each week a new chapter would be published with approximately 14 pages per chapter. In comparison, more recent manga series, such as Naruto and One Piece, contain roughly 20 pages per chapter. Occasionally some pages, and sometimes whole chapters, were printed in color, but the vast majority of the series was published in black-and-white. Ten and a half years later, when it finally came to a close, the series had come to a total of 520 chapters, including one side-story, which was an amazing feat at the time.

Beginning in September 1985, these weekly manga chapters began to be compiled into separate volumes called tankōbon (単行本; "separate volume"). In most English-speaking countries, the tankōbon are referred to as "graphic novels", while most people in Japan simply refer to them as "comics" (コミックス), taken from English. Each tankōbon volume contained roughly 12 chapters and was printed in a greyscale format only. Unfortunately, this meant that all of the original colored pages from Weekly Shōnen Jump could only be viewed in greyscale. This issue was later rectified with the kanzenban releases, which retained the original color pages.

Each of the first 12 tankōbon volumes contains a short, two-page Q&A session with author Akira Toriyama entitled, "Toriyama-san's Dragon Ball Ask-Me-Anything Corner", 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 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.

Refreshed Covers

Tankōbon Volume 1 (2009 Version)

In May 2009, Shueisha revised the tankōbon covers with a new "refreshed" look. Although the cover artwork was for the most part kept intact, these new editions did receive newly drawn spine art by Akira Toriyama. The actual content of each tankōbon was left unchanged, meaning these are not new editions of the tankōbon, but simply later printings of the originals with new dust covers. Shueisha opted to split up the debut of these "refreshed" versions, with the first 20 volumes hitting shelves in Japan on 15 May 2009 and the remaining 22 volumes being available three days later on 18 May 2009.

Digital Release

All 42 volumes of the Dragon Ball Tankōbon were released digitally on 12 October 2012. These digital releases are identical to their respective printed versions, being available in greyscale only as well, and feature the new "refreshed" covers. It should be noted that the digital color editions are not identical to the tankōbon release, in both print or digital formats, as they contain differing chapter counts.

List of Tankōbon Volumes

# Volume Title Chapters Print Release Retail
1 孫悟空と仲間たち
Son Gokū to Nakama-tachi
Son Goku and Friends
1-11 10 September 1985
(ISBN 4-08-851831-4)
¥360 (no tax)
2 ドラゴンボール危機一髪
Doragon Bōru Kiki Ippatsu
A Critical Moment for the Dragon Balls
12-24 10 January 1986
(ISBN 4-08-851832-2)
¥360 (no tax)
3 天下一武道会はじまる!!
Tenka'ichi Budōkai Hajimaru!!
The Tenka'ichi Budōkai Begins!!
25-36 10 June 1986
(ISBN 4-08-851833-0)
¥360 (no tax)
4 大決勝戦
Dai-Kesshōsen
The Grand Finals
37-48 09 October 1986
(ISBN 4-08-851834-9)
¥360 (no tax)
5 マッスルタワーの恐怖
Massuru Tawā no Kyōfu
The Terror of Muscle Tower
49-60 09 January 1987
(ISBN 4-08-851835-7)
¥360 (no tax)
6 ブルマの大失敗!!
Buruma no Dai-Shippai!!
Bulma's Big Mistake!!
61-72 10 March 1987
(ISBN 4-08-851836-5)
¥360 (no tax)
7 追跡!!ブルー将軍
Tsuiseki!! Burū Shōgun
Pursuit!! General Blue
73-84 08 May 1987
(ISBN 4-08-851837-3)
¥360 (no tax)
8 孫悟空突撃
Son Gokū Totsugeki
Son Goku's Assault
85-96 10 July 1987
(ISBN 4-08-851838-1)
¥360 (no tax)
9 こまったときの占いババ
Komatta Toki no Uranai Baba
When Worried, See Uranai Baba
97-108 10 September 1987
(ISBN 4-08-851839-X)
¥360 (no tax)
10 第22回天下一武道会
Dai-Nijūnikai Tenka'ichi Budōkai
The Twenty-Second Tenka'ichi Budōkai
109-120 10 November 1987
(ISBN 4-08-851840-3)
¥360 (no tax)
11 天下一のスーパーバトル!!
Tenka'ichi no Sūpā Batoru!!
The World's Greatest Super Battle!!
121-132 10 February 1988
(ISBN 4-08-851608-7)
¥360 (no tax)
12 ピッコロ大魔王の恐怖!
Pikkoro Daimaō no Kyōfu!
The Terror of Demon King Piccolo!
133-144 08 April 1988
(ISBN 4-08-851609-5)
¥360 (no tax)
13 孫悟空の逆襲!?
Son Gokū no Gyakushū!?
Son Goku's Counterattack?!
145-156 10 June 1988
(ISBN 4-08-851610-9)
¥360 (no tax)
14 さらなる飛躍
Sara Naru Hiyaku
Even More Action
157-168 10 August 1988
(ISBN 4-08-851611-7)
¥360 (no tax)
15 群雄割拠!
Gun'yū Kakkyo!
Rivals Standing Their Ground!
169-180 06 December 1988
(ISBN 4-08-851612-5)
¥360 (no tax)
16 龍虎相討つ!
Ryūko Aiutsu!
The Dragon and Tiger Mutually Strike!
181-192 10 February 1989
(ISBN 4-08-851613-3)
¥360 (no tax)
17 かつてない恐怖
Katsute Nai Kyōfu
An Unprecedented Terror
193-204 10 May 1989
(ISBN 4-08-851614-1)
¥359 + 3% tax
18 孫悟飯とピッコロ大魔王
Son Gohan to Pikkoro Daimaō
Son Gohan and Demon King Piccolo
205-216 10 July 1989
(ISBN 4-08-851615-X)
¥359 + 3% tax
19 いそげ!孫悟空
Isoge! Son Gokū
Hurry, Son Goku!
217-228 10 November 1989
(ISBN 4-08-851616-8)
¥359 + 3% tax
20 天下分け目の超決戦!!
Tenkawakeme no Chō-Kessen!!
A Fateful Super Decisive Battle!!
229-240 10 January 1990
(ISBN 4-08-851617-6)
¥359 + 3% tax
21 めざせ!ナメックの星
Mezase! Namekku no Hoshi
Go For It! The Planet Namek
241-252 10 April 1990
(ISBN 4-08-851618-4)
¥359 + 3% tax
22 ナメック星人の抵抗
Namekku-seijin no Teikō
The Namekian Resistance
253-264 10 July 1990
(ISBN 4-08-851619-2)
¥379 + 3% tax
23 恐怖のギニュー特戦隊
Kyōfu no Ginyū Tokusentai
The Terrible Ginyu Special-Squad
265-276 08 October 1990
(ISBN 4-08-851620-6)
¥379 + 3% tax
24 悟空か!?ギニューか!?
Gokū ka!? Ginyū ka!?
Goku or Ginyu?!
277-288 10 January 1991
(ISBN 4-08-851414-9)
¥379 + 3% tax
25 フリーザ超変身!!
Furīza Chō-Henshin!!
Freeza's Super Transformation!!
289-300 08 March 1991
(ISBN 4-08-851415-7)
¥379 + 3% tax
26 孫悟空…復活!!
Son Gokū… Fukkatsu!!
Son Goku... Revived!!
301-313 10 June 1991
(ISBN 4-08-851416-5)
¥379 + 3% tax
27 伝説の超サイヤ人
Densetsu no Sūpā Saiya-jin
The Legendary Super Saiyan
314-325 07 August 1991
(ISBN 4-08-851417-3)
¥379 + 3% tax
28 未来から来た少年
Mirai kara Kita Shōnen
The Boy From the Future
326-337 08 November 1991
(ISBN 4-08-851418-1)
¥379 + 3% tax
29 悟空、敗れる!
Gokū, Yabureru!
Goku, Defeated!
338-349 10 March 1992
(ISBN 4-08-851419-X)
¥379 + 3% tax
30 邪悪な予感
Jāku na Yokan
An Evil Premonition
350-361 10 June 1992
(ISBN 4-08-851420-3)
¥379 + 3% tax
31 忍びよるセル
Shinobiyoru Seru
Cell Sneaks Up
362-373 04 August 1992
(ISBN 4-08-851686-9)
¥379 + 3% tax
32 セルの完全体 完成!!
Seru no Kanzentai Kansei!!
Cell's Perfect Form, Achieved!!
374-385 02 October 1992
(ISBN 4-08-851687-7)
¥379 + 3% tax
33 セルゲーム始まる
Seru Geemu Hajimaru
The Cell Games Begin
386-396; Extra 26 December 1992
(ISBN 4-08-851688-5)
¥379 + 3% tax
34 悟空を越えた戦士
Gokū o Koeta Senshi
The Warrior Who Surpassed Goku
397-408 04 June 1993
(ISBN 4-08-851689-3)
¥379 + 3% tax
35 さようなら戦士たち
Sayōnara Senshi-tachi
Farewell, Warriors
409-420 03 September 1993
(ISBN 4-08-851700-8)
¥379 + 3% tax
36 ニューヒーロー誕生!!
Nyū Hīrō Tanjō!!
The Birth of a New Hero!!
421-432 04 November 1993
(ISBN 4-08-851495-5)
¥379 + 3% tax
37 動き始めた作戦
Ugoki Hajimeta Sakusen
The Plan Goes into Motion
433-445 04 April 1994
(ISBN 4-08-851496-3)
¥379 + 3% tax
38 宿命の対決 孫悟空対ベジータ
Shukumei no Taiketsu Son Gokū Tai Bejīta
The Fated Showdown: Son Goku vs Vegeta
446-459 04 August 1994
(ISBN 4-08-851497-1)
¥379 + 3% tax
39 さらば誇り高き戦士
Saraba Hokori Takaki Senshi
Farewell, Proud Warrior
460-472 02 December 1994
(ISBN 4-08-851498-X)
¥379 + 3% tax
40 地球軍、最後の秘密兵器!!
Chikyūgun, Saigo no Himitsu Heiki!!
The Earth Army's Ultimate Secret Weapon!!
473-485 03 March 1995
(ISBN 4-08-851499-8)
¥379 + 3% tax
41 がんばれ超ゴテンクスくん
Ganbare Sūpā Gotenkusu-kun
Do Your Best, Super Gotenks-kun
486-502 02 June 1995
(ISBN 4-08-851500-5)
¥379 + 3% tax
42 バイバイ ドラゴンワールド
Baibai Doragon Wārudo
Bye-Bye, Dragon World
503-519 04 August 1995
(ISBN 4-08-851090-9)
¥379 + 3% tax