Dragon Ball (Viz Monthly Comics)
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| Dragon Ball (Viz Monthly Comics) | |
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 Covers of the March 1998 debut issues of Viz's monthly Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z comic releases. | |
| Editor |
Trish Ledoux Jason Thompson |
| Categories | Shōnen manga |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publisher | Viz |
| First Issue | March 1998 |
| Final Issue | February 2003 |
| Country |
United States Canada |
| Language | English |
Dragon Ball's first official manga release in America came in the form of monthly comic books from Viz, split into separate "Dragon Ball" and "Dragon Ball Z" versions, beginning in March 1998. This served as the series' primary method of serialization until the launch of Viz's monthly Shonen Jump print magazine in 2003, with "Dragon Ball Z" picking up with chapter 328 of the original run.
The cover of each issue of the Viz monthly comics features a full-color illustration by Akira Toriyama, often sourced from special features printed alongside the original Japanese manga run in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump.
Collected editions compiling these monthly comic releases began in 2000, largely mirroring the original Japanese tankōbon version; these larger "Graphic Novel" editions were themselves supplanted by smaller, "Shonen Jump"-branded graphic novels, even more closely mirroring the Japanese tankōbon version in size. The series would go on to see multiple re-releases and compilations from Viz following this completed format.
History
Through early 1998, no legitimate version of the Dragon Ball manga had been released in America, though "scanlations" (crudely-scanned versions of Japanese and other foreign-language editions with amateur English translations edited in) were somewhat prevalent, if not in wide circulation, online.
Viz's initial release format mirrored that of traditional American comic books of the era in size (6-5/8 inches wide by 10-1/4 inches tall), frequency (monthly), and price ($2.95 US / $4.00 CAN). Though announced as a "limited series" running nine issues each (from March to November in 1998), Viz assured fans in their letter columns and other communications that this was a minimum guarantee, and that they would continue to produce the series as long as it continued to sell.
At this point in time, most manga releases from all companies in America were "flipped", resulting in a left-to-right reading style with mirrored artwork. Following initial experiments with the Neon Genesis Evangelion manga releases, Viz's "Dragon Ball" and "Dragon Ball Z" releases were the first to receive "unflipped" versions from the start, noted by the Special "Manga-Style" Edition header on the inside pages and reading direction instructions in the back of each issue.
At the time of the monthly comics' launch in March 1998, the syndication broadcast of FUNimation's original English dub of the Dragon Ball Z television series was into the second half of its second season (early Namek arc).
Promotion
Advertisements aimed at retailers encouraging them to stock up on or accept orders for issues were shared in trade publications such as Previews (a pre-order catalog and magazine from Diamond Comic Distributors). Additionally, advertisements aimed at consumers were shared in publications such as Viz's own Animerica magazine.
A double-sided preview issue was released ahead of the series' formal release, collecting the first bits of each series reading from either end of the volume. This format would see future, repeated use by Viz in advertising various portions of the franchise, including the original manga alongside Dragon Ball Super. These preview issues were distributed to local comic book shops, passed out at anime and comic conventions, etc.
Viz also distributed a formal press release announcing the forthcoming issues:[1]
Dragon Ball & Dragon Ball Z Shipping to comic stores March 6
The most popular Japanese comic in the world is coming to the U.S…and it's only from Viz!San Francisco, CA (3/6/98)–Viz Comics proudly announces the March 1998 release of two simultaneous Dragon Ball comic titles: Dragon Ball, presenting the humorous adventures of young Son Goku; and Dragon Ball Z, which follows the considerably higher-stakes adventures of adult Goku who, together with family and friends, must fight to save the Earth from the most mighty villains in the universe. To the delight of Dragon Ball fans worldwide, Viz will be presenting both titles in English, available for the first time ever.
Creator Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball isn’t just the most popular Japanese animation program on American TV…it’s the most popular Japanese comic in the world. Beginning in 1985 as a manga series in Japan’s weekly Shonen Jump magazine, Dragon Ball quickly became Japan’s bestselling manga and boosted Jump circulation to over 6.5 million copies. Over a dozen movies and TV specials, hundreds of half-hour TV episodes, and over two dozen video games have been produced, easily making the animated Dragon Ball as popular with Japanese fans as was its original Japanese comic or manga version. The domestic version of Dragon Ball Z is now the highest-rated animated series on American TV, with a whole roster of related videos and merchandise. And now, the English version of the Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z manga is poised to become just as big!
DRAGON BALL The original Dragon Ball manga is the bestselling comic in Italy, France, Spain, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan! Meet a young monkey-tailed boy named Goku (Toriyama’s wry update of the classic Chinese “Monkey King” legend), whose quiet life changes when he meets a girl named Bulma who is on a quest to collect seven “Dragon Balls.” If she gathers them all, an incredibly powerful dragon will appear and grant her one wish. But the precious orbs are scattered all over the world, and Bulma could use the help of a certain super-strong boy…
DRAGON BALL Z Dragon Ball Z is the basis for the most popular animated series among U.S. teens! Young Goku has grown up, and years of training have made him into one of Earth’s ultimate warriors, if not the ultimate warrior. But the stakes are increasing as more and more deadly menaces begin to appear, including a super-powerful race from outer space that lives for the thrill of conquest. Now Goku and his friends must put their very lives on the line in the ultimate test of martial arts skill. More action-packed than the stories of Goku’s youth, Dragon Ball Z is pure adrenaline, with battles of literally earth-shaking proportions!
Viz Comics supports the launch of the Dragon Ball manga with major advertising, crosspromotions, and no less than four promotions for distributors and retailers. In March, comic retailers will receive a free 8-page Dragon Ball/Dragon Ball Z sample comic; a full-color, 20″x27 1/2″ Dragon Ball poster showing other Dragon Ball products; a Dragon Ball Z sticker; and, courtesy of Bandai and Viz Comics, up to 100,000 free 1″ action figures to give to customers–one for every Dragon Ball or Dragon Ball Z copy they buy!
DRAGON BALL is a 12-issue monthly series (March 1998-February 1999) written and drawn by Akira Toriyama. DRAGON BALL Z is a 9-issue monthly series (March 1998-November 1998) also written and drawn by Toriyama. Each issue is 32 pages long and is printed from right to left in the original Japanese format, with English dialogue and sound effects. Each issue retails for $2.95 in the U.S. and $4.00 in Canada. Let the great fighting tournament begin!
Content
Chapters
Each individual monthly comic issue generally contained two chapters of the original manga (with the first "Dragon Ball" issue solely containing the series' first, extra-long chapter, clocking in at 30 pages as opposed to the standard 14 of subsequent chapters). Arcs with an odd number of chapters would wrap up with a three-chapter issue, and the last three issues of "Dragon Ball Z" before its move to Shonen Jump each contained five chapters.
References
Due to the split release into separate "Dragon Ball" and "Dragon Ball Z" lines (where no distinction exists in the original Japanese manga serialization), Viz would often include editor notes in between panels to explain story beats that had not yet been covered. In the original monthly comic releases, these notes would often reference articles in Viz's Animerica magazine; in the later collected editions, these notes were altered to reference other collected volumes, or simply story arcs without a publication attribution.
Letter Columns
Beginning with the fourth "Dragon Ball" issue, a recurring "Dragon Ball Letters Page" shared feedback, questions, and artwork from the series' readers, sent to Viz via traditional mail or email.
Advertisements
Each issue concludes with advertisements for other Viz manga releases (including other Dragon Ball issues), a message about the reading direction order, and a back cover generally dedicated to Dragon Ball Z home video releases from FUNimation and Pioneer.
Staff
- English Adaptation: Gerard Jones
- Translation: Mari Morimoto
- Touch-Up Art & Lettering: Wayne Truman
- Editor: Trish Ledoux, Jason Thompson
- Cover & Interior Design: Viz Graphics
- Managing Editor: Hyoe Narita
- Editor-In-Chief: Sataro Fujii
- Publisher: Seiji Horibuchi
Release Listing
Below is a list of the monthly comic issues and the chapters they contained according to sale date. Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z were released side by side. Additional information about the contents of each issue can be found on each issue's individual page.
| Issue | Contents | Date | Contents | Issue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dragon Ball Part 1-1 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 1: "Bloomers and the Monkey King" |
06 March 1998 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 1: "The Mysterious Warrior from Space" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 2: "Kakarrot" |
 Dragon Ball Z Part 1-1 |
 Dragon Ball Part 1-2 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 2: "No Balls!" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 3: "Sea Monkeys" |
April 1998 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 3: "Tails of Future Not-Quite Past" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 4: "An Enemy In Common" |
 Dragon Ball Z Part 1-2 |
 Dragon Ball Part 1-3 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 4: "They Call Him... the Turtle Hermit!" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 5: "Oo! Oo! Oolong!" |
May 1998 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 5: "An Unexpected Strength" ~ Insert Poster ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 6: "Nothing Up My Sleeve" |
 Dragon Ball Z Part 1-3 |
 Dragon Ball Part 1-4 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 6: "So Long, Oolong!" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 7: "Yamcha and Pu'ar" ~ "Dragon Ball Letters Page" |
June 1998 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 7: "Piccolo's Farewell to Arms!?" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 8: "A Surprise Appearance" ~ "Dragon Ball Z Letters Page" |
 Dragon Ball Z Part 1-4 |
 Dragon Ball Part 1-5 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 8: "One, Two, Yamcha-cha!" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 9: "Dragon Balls in Danger!!" ~ "The Monkey's Tales" |
July 1998 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 9: "Sayonara, Goku" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 10: "The Needs of the Many..." ~ "Dragon Ball Z Letters Page" |
 Dragon Ball Z Part 1-5 |
 Dragon Ball Part 1-6 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 10: "Onward to Fry-Pan..." ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 11: "...And into the Fire!" ~ "The Monkey's Tales" |
August 1998 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 11: "A Warrior in Hell" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 12: "Gohan and Piccolo" ~ "And The Winning Letters Column Title Is..." |
 Dragon Ball Z Part 1-6 |
 Dragon Ball Part 1-7 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 12: "In Search of Kame-Sen'nin" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 13: "Fanning the Flame" ~ "The Monkey's Tales" |
September 1998 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 13: "Son Gohan, the Inconsolable" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 14: "Deeds Done by the Full Moon" ~ "Generation Z" |
 Dragon Ball Z Part 1-7 |
 Dragon Ball Part 1-8 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 14: "Kame Kame Kame Kame Kame Chameleon" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 15: "At Sixes and Sevens" ~ "The Monkey's Tales" |
October 1998 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 15: "On Heaven and Earth Goku and Gohan's Training Begins!!!" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 16: "Masters and Students" ~ "Generation Z" |
 Dragon Ball Z Part 1-8 |
 Dragon Ball Part 1-9 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 16: "One Goal, One Enemy" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 17: "Carrot Top" ~ "The Monkey's Tales" |
November 1998 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 17: "The Hardest Time of His Death" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 18: "Closer...Closer..." ~ "Generation Z" |
 Dragon Ball Z Part 1-9 |
 Dragon Ball Part 1-10 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 18: "Who's Got My Balls?!" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 19: "At Last...the Dragon!" ~ "The Monkey's Tales" |
December 1998 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 19: "Here They Come..." ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 20: "Let the Games Begin!" ~ "Generation Z" |
 Dragon Ball Z Part 2-1 |
 Dragon Ball Part 1-11 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 20: "Just One Wish!!" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 21: "Full Moon" ~ "The Monkey's Tales" |
January 1999 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 21: "One Down..." ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 22: "Heros [sic] in Terror" ~ "Generation Z" |
 Dragon Ball Z Part 2-2 |
 Dragon Ball Part 1-12 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 22: "The End of the Tale" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 23: "Separate Ways" ~ "The Monkey's Tales" |
February 1999 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 23: "Hope Runs Out" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 24: "The Last Blast" ~ "Generation Z" |
 Dragon Ball Z Part 2-3 |
 Dragon Ball Part 2-1 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 24: "The High Price of Education" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 25: "A Rival Arrives!!" ~ "The Monkey's Tales" |
March 1999 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 25: "Goku, Hurry!" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 26: "Back From the Other Side" ~ "Generation Z" |
 Dragon Ball Z Part 2-4 |
 Dragon Ball Part 2-2 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 26: "Who's That Girl?" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 27: "Nothing to Sneeze At" ~ "The Monkey's Tales" |
April 1999 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 27: "The Time Draws Near..." ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 28: "The Death of a God!!" ~ "Generation Z" |
 Dragon Ball Z Part 2-5 |
 Dragon Ball Part 2-3 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 28: "Let the Training Begin!!" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 29: "Bad Day at Turtle Rock" ~ "The Monkey's Tales" |
May 1999 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 29: "Piccolo's Last Stand" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 30: "The Quiet Wrath of Son Goku" ~ "Generation Z" |
 Dragon Ball Z Part 2-6 |
 Dragon Ball Part 2-4 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 30: "Milk Run" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 31: "It Only Gets Harder" ~ "The Monkey's Tales" |
June 1999 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 31: "Vengeance" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 32: "The Mystery of the Kaiō-ken" ~ "Generation Z" |
 Dragon Ball Z Part 2-7 |
 Dragon Ball Part 2-5 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 32: "Let the Contest Begin!!" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 33: "Hard Work Pays!!" |
July 1999 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 33: "The Last of Nappa" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 34: "Mano a Maniac!!" ~ "Generation Z" |
 Dragon Ball Z Part 2-8 |
 Dragon Ball Part 2-6 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 34: "Strongest Under the Heavens!" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 35: "The Battle is Set!!" ~ "The Monkey's Tales" |
August 1999 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 35: "The Decisive Battle at last!!" [sic] ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 36: "Too Much Power?" ~ "Generation Z" |
 Dragon Ball Z Part 2-9 |
 Dragon Ball Part 2-7 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 36: "Match No. 1" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 37: "Match No. 2" ~ "The Monkey's Tales" |
September 1999 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 37: "Battle in the Red Zone!!" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 38: "The Moon" ~ "Generation Z" |
 Dragon Ball Z Part 2-10 |
 Dragon Ball Part 2-8 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 38: "Water & Cheesecake" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 39: "Monster Smash!" ~ "The Monkey's Tales" |
October 1999 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 39: "The Energy Sphere" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 40: "All That Power..." ~ "Generation Z" |
 Dragon Ball Z Part 2-11 |
 Dragon Ball Part 2-9 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 40: "The Tail of Goku" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 41: "Kuririn VS. Jackie Chun" ~ "The Monkey's Tales" |
November 1999 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 41: "The Last Heartbeat" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 42: "Least Resistance" ~ "Generation Z" |
 Dragon Ball Z Part 2-12 |
 Dragon Ball Part 2-10 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 42: "The Big Fight" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 43: "The Mysterious Jackie Chun" |
December 1999 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 43: "Once More...the Sphere!" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 44: "The Hopes of a Planet" |
 Dragon Ball Z Part 2-13 |
 Dragon Ball Part 2-11 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 44: "The Name of the Game is Namu" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 45: "Taking the Air" |
January 2000 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 45: "The Worn-Out Warriors" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 46: "Monkey in the Moon" |
 Dragon Ball Z Part 2-14 |
 Dragon Ball Part 2-12 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 46: "The Final Match" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 47: "The Kamehameha" |
February 2000 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 47: "Goku's Request" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 48: "The Bittersweet End" |
 Dragon Ball Z Part 3-1 |
 Dragon Ball Part 2-13 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 48: "One Lucky Monkey" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 49: "The Big Sleep" |
March 2000 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 49: "Destination Namek" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 50: "The Mysterious Spaceship" |
 Dragon Ball Z Part 3-2 |
 Dragon Ball Part 2-14 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 50: "Jackie's Shocking Secret" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 51: "And the Crowd Goes Wild!!!" ~ "The Monkey's Tales" |
April 2000 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 51: "3...2...1...Lift Off!" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 52: "The Return of Vegeta" ~ "Generation Z" |
 Dragon Ball Z Part 3-3 |
 Dragon Ball Part 2-15 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 52: "The Climax Approaches!" ~ (Dragon Ball Chapter 53: "The Final Blow") ~ (Dragon Ball Chapter 54: "On the Road Again") ~ "The Monkey's Tales" |
May 2000 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 53: "Planet Namek, Cold and Dark" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 54: "The Mysterious Strangers" ~ "Generation Z" |
 Dragon Ball Z Part 3-4 |
 Dragon Ball Part 3-1 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 55: "The Red Ribbon" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 56: "The Dragon Ball Scramble" ~ "The Monkey's Tales" |
June 2000 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 55: "The True Power!" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 56: "Goku Returns! Again!" ~ "Generation Z" |
 Dragon Ball Z Part 3-5 |
 Dragon Ball Part 3-2 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 57: "The Storming of Muscle Tower" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 58: "The Flexing of Muscle Tower" ~ "The Monkey's Tales" |
July 2000 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 57: "Son Goku's Spaceship" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 58: "Namekian Fear" ~ "Generation Z" |
 Dragon Ball Z Part 3-6 |
 Dragon Ball Part 3-3 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 59: "Devil on the Third Floor" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 60: "Purple People Beater" ~ "The Monkey's Tales" |
August 2000 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 59: "Showdown!" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 60: "Ten Seconds of Death" ~ "Generation Z" |
 Dragon Ball Z Part 3-7 |
 Dragon Ball Part 3-4 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 61: "The 4½ Tatami Mat Flip" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 62: "The Ninja Split!" ~ "The Monkey's Tales" |
September 2000 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 61: "Son Gohan Snaps!" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 62: "Death in Flight" ~ "Generation Z" |
 Dragon Ball Z Part 3-8 |
 Dragon Ball Part 3-5 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 63: "Mechanical Man No. 8" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 64: "The Horrible… Jiggler!" ~ "The Monkey's Tales" |
October 2000 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 63: "Vegeta's Power-Up!!!" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 64: "Hide and Seek" ~ "Generation Z" |
 Dragon Ball Z Part 3-9 |
 Dragon Ball Part 3-6 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 65: "How to Unjiggle a Jiggler" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 66: "Muscle Tower's Final Hour" ~ "The Monkey's Tales" |
November 2000 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 65: "The Sixth Dragon Ball" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 66: "The Last Dragon Ball" ~ "Generation Z" |
 Dragon Ball Z Part 3-10 |
 Dragon Ball Part 3-7 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 67: "Go West, Young Goku" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 68: "Bulma and Goku — Round 1" ~ "The Monkey's Tales" |
December 2000 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 67: "The Four Dead Heroes" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 68: "Vegeta VS. Zarbon" ~ "Generation Z" |
 Dragon Ball Z Part 4-1 |
 Dragon Ball Part 3-8 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 69: "Bulma and Goku — Round 2" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 70: "Bulma's Big Mistake!!" ~ "The Monkey's Tales" |
January 2001 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 69: "Zarbon's True Power" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 70: "The Great Elder's House" |
 Dragon Ball Z Part 4-2 |
 Dragon Ball Part 3-9 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 71: "The Turtle is Spotted!" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 72: "Attack of the Blues!" ~ "The Monkey's Tales" |
February 2001 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 71: "The Dragon Balls Change Hands" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 72: "Vegeta's Laughter, Freeza's Rage" ~ "Generation Z" |
 Dragon Ball Z Part 4-3 |
 Dragon Ball Part 3-10 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 73: "The Wrong Turtle to Mess With" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 74: "The Pirates' Trap" ~ "The Monkey's Tales" |
March 2001 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 73: "Reunion of Terror!" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 74: "Vegeta in Overdrive!" ~ "Generation Z" |
 Dragon Ball Z Part 4-4 |
 Dragon Ball Part 3-11 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 75: "Robot in Waiting!" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 76: "The Treasure!" ~ "The Monkey's Tales" |
April 2001 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 75: "Brains and Brawn" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 76: "Premonitions of War" ~ "Generation Z" |
 Dragon Ball Z Part 4-5 |
 Dragon Ball Part 3-12 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 77: "Bright Blue's Eyes" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 78: "The Great Escape!" ~ "The Monkey's Tales" |
May 2001 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 77: "The Enemy of My Enemy..." ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 78: "The Ginyu Force" ~ "Generation Z" |
File:VIZ-DBZ4-6.png Dragon Ball Z Part 4-6 |
 Dragon Ball Part 3-13 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 79: "Run, Run, Run!!!" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 80: "The Three Stolen Dragon Balls" ~ "The Monkey's Tales" |
June 2001 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 79: "Five Deadly Fighters" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 80: "Gurd's Psychic Powers" ~ "Generation Z" |
File:VIZ-DBZ4-7.png Dragon Ball Z Part 4-7 |
 Dragon Ball Part 3-14 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 81: "Chased to Penguin Village!" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 82: "The Broken Dragon Radar" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 83: "The Stolen Dragon Radar" ~ "Meet the Dr. Slump Characters!" "The Monkey's Tales" |
July 2001 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 81: "Vegeta vs. Reacoom" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 82: "Vegeta's Despair" ~ "Generation Z" |
File:VIZ-DBZ4-8.png Dragon Ball Z Part 4-8 |
 Dragon Ball Part 4-1 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 84: "The Karin Sanctuary" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 85: "Taopaipai the Assassin" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 86: "The Devastating Dodon-pa!!!" ~ "The Monkey's Tales" "Title Page Gallery" |
August 2001 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 83: "Freeza Victorious?!!" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 84: "Son Gohan's Last Stand" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 85: "Son Goku Has Landed!" ~ "Generation Z" |
File:VIZ-DBZ4-9.png Dragon Ball Z Part 4-9 |
 Dragon Ball Part 4-2 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 87: "The Great Climb" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 88: "Sage of the Karin Tower" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 89: "A Drink of Water" ~ "The Monkey's Tales" Title Page Gallery |
September 2001 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 86: "Super Saiyan!?" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 87: "Jheese and Butta" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 88: "With Allies Like These..." ~ "Generation Z" |
File:VIZ-DBZ4-10.png Dragon Ball Z Part 4-10 |
 Dragon Ball Part 4-3 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 90: "Son Goku Strikes Back!" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 91: "Battle in the Sanctuary!!" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 92: "Taopaipai at the Brink" ~ "The Monkey's Tales" Title Page Gallery |
October 2001 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 89: "Ginyu Steps In" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 90: "A Matter of Pride" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 91: "The Last Three Namekians" ~ "Generation Z" |
File:VIZ-DBZ4-11.png Dragon Ball Z Part 4-11 |
 Dragon Ball Part 4-4 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 93: "Goku's Charge" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 94: "Attack from the Sky!" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 95: "The Fall of Commander Red" ~ "The Monkey's Tales" |
November 2001 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 92: "Nail, Champion of Namek" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 93: "The Switch" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 94: "Goku or Ginyu?!" ~ "Generation Z" |
File:VIZ-DBZ4-12.png Dragon Ball Z Part 4-12 |
 Dragon Ball Part 4-5 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 96: "The Triumph!" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 97: "The Lost Dragon Ball" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 98: "The All-Seeing Crone" ~ "The Monkey's Tales" "Title Page Gallery" |
December 2001 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 95: "Ginyu's Mistake!" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 96: "The Final Switch" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 97: "Nail's Sacrifice" ~ "Generation Z" |
File:VIZ-DBZ4-13.png Dragon Ball Z Part 4-13 |
 Dragon Ball Part 4-6 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 99: "The Five Champions" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 100: "Battle of the Bleeders" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 101: "The Devil's Cesspool" ~ "The Monkey's Tales" Title Page Gallery |
January 2002 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 98: "The True Dragon God" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 99: "The Three Wishes" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 100: "The Last Wish" ~ "Generation Z" |
File:VIZ-DBZ5-1.png Dragon Ball Z Part 5-1 |
 Dragon Ball Part 4-7 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 102: "Goku at the Plate!" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 103: "The Power of Goku" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 104: "The Beam of Evil" ~ "The Monkey's Tales" Title Page Gallery |
February 2002 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 101: "The Assimilation" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 102: "The Transformation" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 103: "Freeza vs. Gohan" ~ "Generation Z" |
File:VIZ-DBZ5-2.png Dragon Ball Z Part 5-2 |
 Dragon Ball Part 4-8 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 105: "The Last Champion" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 106: "Strong vs. Strong" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 107: "To Win By a Tail" ~ "The Monkey's Tales" Title Page Gallery |
March 2002 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 104: "Freeza vs. Gohan, Part 2" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 105: "The Fourth Warrior" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 106: "Freeza vs. Piccolo" ~ "Generation Z" |
File:VIZ-DBZ5-3.png Dragon Ball Z Part 5-3 |
 Dragon Ball Part 4-9 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 108: "Son Gohan" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 109: "A Second Helping of Pilaf" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 110: "The Pilaf Machine" ~ "The Monkey's Tales" "Dragon Ball Art Advice" Title Page Gallery |
April 2002 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 107: "Freeza vs. Piccolo, Part 2" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 108: "Freeza's Third Form" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 109: "Vegeta's Ploy" ~ "Generation Z" |
File:VIZ-DBZ5-4.png Dragon Ball Z Part 5-4 |
 Dragon Ball Part 4-10 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 111: "Reenter the Dragon!" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 112: "Go, Goku, Go!" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 113: "Return to the Tournament" ~ "Dragon Ball Art Advice" "The Monkey's Tales" |
May 2002 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 110: "The Final Transformation" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 111: "Will It Be Freeza? Or Vegeta?" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 112: "Son Goku...Resurrected!!" ~ "Generation Z" |
File:VIZ-DBZ5-5.png Dragon Ball Z Part 5-5 |
| File:VIZ-DB5-1.png Dragon Ball Part 5-1 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 114: "The Qualifying Rounds" ~ "True Story: Me Back Then" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 115: "King Chappa" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 116: "The Doctored Lottery" ~ "The Monkey's Tales: Dragon Ball Art Advice" |
June 2002 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 113: "The Ultimate Battle Begins" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 114: "The Death of Vegeta" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 115: "Underwater Battle" ~ "Generation Z" |
File:VIZ-DBZ5-6.png Dragon Ball Z Part 5-6 |
| File:VIZ-DB5-2.png Dragon Ball Part 5-2 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 117: "Yamcha's Kamehameha" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 118: "The Cruelty of Tenshinhan" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 119: "The Full Moon Grudge" ~ "Special Fan Art Month!" Title Page Gallery |
July 2002 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 116: "Aerial Battle" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 117: "Hand to Foot" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 118: "50% Maximum Power" ~ "Generation Z" |
File:VIZ-DBZ5-7.png Dragon Ball Z Part 5-7 |
| File:VIZ-DB5-3.png Dragon Ball Part 5-3 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 120: "Look Out! The Dodon Blast!" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 121: "Kuririn's Master Plan" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 122: "Goku vs. Panpoot" ~ "The Monkey's Tales" "Dragon Ball Art Advice" |
August 2002 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 119: "Kaiô-ken times 20!!!" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 120: "The Great Genki-Dama" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 121: "The Last Chance" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 122: "The Galaxy Strikes Back" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 123: "Life or Death" ~ "Generation Z" |
File:VIZ-DBZ5-8.png Dragon Ball Z Part 5-8 |
| File:VIZ-DB5-4.png Dragon Ball Part 5-4 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 123: "Tenshinhan vss Jackie Chun" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 124: "Young Tenshinhan" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 125: "Son Goku vs. Kuririn" ~ "Dragon Ball Art Advice" "The Monkey's Tales" "Title Page Gallery" |
September 2002 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 124: "The Super Saiyan" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 125: "The Tables Turn" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 126: "The End of Namek?" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 127: "Maximum Desperation" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 128: "Two Warriors, One Finish" ~ "Generation Z" |
File:VIZ-DBZ5-9.png Dragon Ball Z Part 5-9 |
| File:VIZ-DB5-5.png Dragon Ball Part 5-5 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 126: "Goku vs. Kuririn, Part 2" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 127: "Goku vs. Kuririn, Part 3" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 128: "Goku vs. Tenshinhan" ~ "The Monkey's Tales" "Dragon Ball Art Advice" Title Page Gallery |
October 2002 |
Dragon Ball Z Chapter 129: "The Two Wishes" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 130: "The Quiet, Fierce Battle" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 131: "Son Goku Quits" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 132: "Son Goku's Choice" ~ Dragon Ball Z Chapter 133: "The End of Everything" ~ "Generation Z" |
File:VIZ-DBZ5-10.png Dragon Ball Z Part 5-10 |
| File:VIZ-DB5-6.png Dragon Ball Part 5-6 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 129: "The Volleyball Play" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 130: "The Fist of the Sun" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 131: "Tsuru-Sen'nin" ~ "The Monkey's Tales" "Dragon Ball Art Advice" Title Page Gallery |
November 2002 |
(continued in the January 2003 issue of Shonen Jump, released in November 2002) |
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| File:VIZ-DB5-7.png Dragon Ball Part 5-7 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 132: "The Arms Race" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 133: "Desperation Moves" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 134: "Up in the Air" ~ "The Monkey's Tales" Title Page Gallery |
December 2002 |
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| File:VIZ-DB6-1.png Dragon Ball Part 6-1 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 135: "The Death of Kuririn" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 136: "Target: Tenka'ichi Budôkai" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 137: "We Need You, Goku!" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 138: "The Weirdo With The Ball" ~ "The Monkey's Tales" "Title Page Gallery" |
January 2003 |
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| File:VIZ-DB6-2.png Dragon Ball Part 6-2 |
Dragon Ball Chapter 139: "Yajirobe's Prey" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 140: "The Martial Artist Hunters" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 141: "Goku vs. Tambourine" ~ Dragon Ball Chapter 142: "Piccolo Descends!" ~ "The Monkey's Tales" Title Page Gallery |
February 2003 |
External Links
References
- ↑ "Viz Announces Dragon Ball & Dragon Ball Z Manga English Release" (05 March 1998). Kanzenshuu. Retrieved: 22 May 2020.
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