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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Akira Toriyama
Toyotarō
In 2012, "Toyotarō" (とよたろう) joined the fold with his Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission promotional comic in V-Jump. Toyotarō went on to pen a three-chapter introductory adaptation of the 2015 theatrical film Resurrection 'F', and was later tapped for the "comicalization" of Dragon Ball Super, all of which also ran in V-Jump. Toyotarō also penned a single-chapter promotional comic in support of the video game Dragon Ball XENOVERSE 2 in 2016, for which he made an appearance at New York Comic Con.
Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission
The promotional mini-manga for the card-based arcade game Dragon Ball Heroes became more and more of a standard serialization as it continued onward. Chapters are of varying length with a focus on the then-current or upcoming additions (new cards, abilities, characters, etc.) to the arcade game.
Naho Ooishi
Naho Ooishi (オオイシナホ) has contributed three Dragon Ball adaptations, with all of them being published in either V-Jump or Saikyō Jump. Her manga spin-offs have covered many different aspects of story telling, including straight-up adaptations of the original material, alternate re-tellings of the original material, and completely new stories.
Dragon Ball SD
Originally published as four quarterly chapters, the monthly re-launch of Saikyō Jump also led to a reboot of Naho Ooishi's Dragon Ball SD which re-tells the original manga's story with additional jokes and references for older fans that already know the plot. Several additional bonus chapters have appeared in various magazines and event attendee books that diverge from the standard story.
Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock
Penned as a "sequel" to the character's original TV special, Naho Ooishi's Episode of Bardock tied in with Dragon Ball Heroes marketing plans and game inclusions to promote a new Super Saiyan transformation for Goku's father and his battle against Chilled.
Dragon Ball: Heya! Son Goku and Friends Return!!
Following the completion of the "Jump Super Anime Tour 2008", and just prior to the animated special's release on DVD, Naho Ooishi adapted the special into a manga format. The manga adaptation was divided in half and released in two separate issues of V-Jump as smaller insert booklets.
Hiroshi Otogi
Yoshitaka Nagayama
Others
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