Manga
Introduction.
Original Serializations
Dragon Ball
Dragon Ball was originally a gag manga (comic) series created and illustrated by famed manga artist Akira Toriyama, that evolved into a martial arts action manga, becoming the standard to which all future shōnen manga would be compared. It is comprised of a total of 520 individual chapters, including one side-story, and began its run on 20 November 1984 in Weekly Shōnen Jump, a popular manga anthology magazine in Japan. The series was serialized from 1984 to 1995, remaining a staple in Japan for nearly ten and a half years.
Dragon Ball Super
The Dragon Ball Super manga series debuted in the August 2015 issue of V-Jump on 20 June 2015, two weeks prior to the premier of the Dragon Ball Super TV series. The manga series is written and illustrated by Toyotarō with supervision and guidance from original Dragon Ball author Akira Toriyama. While both the manga and TV series are based on the same general story developed by Toriyama, each is considered a separate entity not directly related to, or directly based on, the other. This is in contrast to the development of the original Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z TV series, which were nearly direct adaptations of the original Dragon Ball manga series.
Jaco the Galactic Patrolman
In July 2013, an 11-chapter series from Akira Toriyama entitled "Jaco the Galactic Patrolman" began publication in Weekly Shōnen Jump, with simultaneous worldwide distribution in English from Viz Media. Leading up to the series' premier it was teased as having possible connections with Dragon Ball, and was soon-after described as the "shocking revival of Dragon Ball!!"
Spin-off, Promotional, and Supplemental Manga
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