Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 1
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| Son Goku and Friends | |||
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Original  2009 Version  | |||
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| Released |
10 September 1985 (print edition) 12 October 2012 (digital edition) | ||
| Publisher | Shueisha | ||
| Catalog No. | ISBN 4-08-851831-4 | ||
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| Format | New Book Format (11 × 17 cm) | ||
| Pages | 192 pages | ||
| Chapters | Dragon Ball Chapters 1 to 11 | ||
"Son Goku and Friends" is the first individual tankōbon volume of the Japanese manga series Dragon Ball. This volume comprises chapters 1 thru 11 as originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1984 #51 to 1985 #11. The volume was first available in print on 10 September 1985 and released digitally on 12 October 2012. The entire volume is printed in greyscale.
Introduction
The volume's introduction from author Akira Toriyama, as printed on the front flap of the dust cover:
The setting of Dragon Ball has a sort of Chinese feel to it, but it's not necessarily limited to China. For the time period, as well, exactly when it takes place is indeterminate. The overall story is very simple, but I'd like to make up the finer details and the ending as I go along. That way, I can enjoy the suspense of wondering what I should do next, as well as the fact that I can draw anything I want to.
— Akira Toriyama
List of Chapters
This volume does not omit any chapter title pages. 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 of the magazine officially went on sale.
| # | Chapter Title | Weekly Jump | Page |
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| 1 | ブルマと孫悟空 Buruma to Son Gokū Bulma and Son Goku |
1984 #51 (20 November 1984) |
5 |
| 2 | 球(ボール)がない!! Bōru ga Nai!! No Balls!! |
1984 #52 (27 November 1984) |
36 |
| 3 | 悟空・海へ走る Gokū · Umi e Hashiru Goku – Running to the Sea |
1985 #01/02 (04 December 1984) |
50 |
| 4 | 亀仙人の筋斗雲 Kame-Sen'nin no Kinto-Un Kame-Sen'nin's Kinto-Un |
1985 #03 (11 December 1984) |
64 |
| 5 | ウーロンあらわる!! Ūron Arawaru!! Oolong Appears!! |
1985 #04/05 (21 December 1984) |
78 |
| 6 | ウーロン対決孫悟空 Ūron Taiketsu Son Gokū Oolong vs Son Goku |
1985 #06 (04 January 1985) |
92 |
| 7 | ヤムチャとプーアル Yamucha to Pūaru Yamcha and Pu'er |
1985 #07 (12 January 1985) |
106 |
| 8 | ヤムチャおそるべし!! Yamucha Osorubeshi!! The Fearsome Yamcha!! |
1985 #08 (22 January 1985) |
120 |
| 9 | ドラゴンボール危うし!! Doragon Bōru Ayaushi!! Dragon Balls in Danger!! |
1985 #09 (29 January 1985) |
134 |
| 10 | 強盗大策戦 Gōtō Dai-Sakusen A Grand Robbery Scheme |
1985 #10 (05 February 1985) |
148 |
| 11 | フライパン山の牛魔王 Furaipan Yama no Gyūmaō Gyūmaō of Mount Frypan |
1985 #11 (12 February 1985) |
162 |
Supplemental Images
The following supplemental images are included in this volume:
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Author Introduction -
Volume Title Page -
Table of Contents -
Volume's Conclusion
Notes
- The volume title page is an original image drawn exclusively for this release, but it was later re-used as the title page for chapter 194.
- This is the only tankōbon volume to feature a conclusion page, just prior to the title page collection, which announces the story will continue in the next volume.
- The chapter title page collection (not shown above) included at the back of the book is the only one to not feature an illustration that was a chapter title page associated with a chapter within its respective tankōbon volume. Instead it featured a greyscale version of the illustration featured on the cover of Weekly Shōnen Jump 1985 #7.
Q&A Session
This volume contains a short, two-page Q&A session with author Akira Toriyama entitled, "Toriyama-san's Dragon Ball Ask-Me-Anything Corner", where he answered 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.
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