Manga
While the goal of our "Manga Guide" on the main website has always been to catalog every Dragon Ball manga series (including spin-offs and sequels), we aim to go above and beyond that here with the wiki. In addition to all of Dragon Ball, linked below you will find an ever-growing catalog of Dr. Slump (including its sequel/reboot series), as well as Akira Toriyama's various one-shots and other short series. In addition to even all that, you will also find a catalog of manga series that use Akira Toriyama's character designs as a basis to create entirely new worlds — these specifically include manga series based on the Dragon Quest, Chrono Trigger, and Blue Dragon franchises of video games.
Dr. Slump Manga Series
Original Serializations
Dr. Slump
Dr. Slump was a gag manga (comic) series created and illustrated manga artist Akira Toriyama. It is comprised of a total of 236 individual chapters, and began its run on 05 January 1980 in Weekly Shōnen Jump, a popular manga anthology magazine in Japan. The series was serialized from 1980 to 1984, and saw a continued lifespan in the form of additional theatrical films, a manga continuation, and separate anime/manga reboots. Dr. Slump was Toriyama's breakout hit, making him rich and famous (what must have felt like) overnight in Japan.
The Brief Return of Dr. Slump
Beginning midway through the second trial run of Shueisha's V-Jump magazine in 1993, a sequel manga penned by Takao Koyama and illustrated by Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru ran for 40 chapters into 1996. The series received a single bonus chapter for V-Jump Festival 1994, and four collected editions over the course of 1994-1996.
Dr. Slump (1997)
In conjunction with the corresponding reboot TV series in 1997, beginning in the December 1997 issue of Shueisha's V-Jump, a reboot manga penned by Takao Koyama and illustrated by Tadayoshi Yamamuro ran for ## chapters into ####. The series received a collected volume as part of the DVD box set of the 1997 TV series.
Collected Editions
Dragon Ball Manga Series
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.
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!!"
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.
Spin-off, Promotional, and Supplemental Manga
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.
Dragon Ball XENOVERSE 2 The Manga
The Dragon Ball XENOVERSE 2 "Collector's Edition" featured a single-chapter bonus manga from Toyotarō introducing the new Time Patroller and Conton City. The chapter was made available in print internationally, and digitally in Japan.
Dragon Ball Super Divers
A single chapter promoting the then-upcoming Dragon Ball Super Divers card-based arcade game, starring a young character who enters the world of the game and helps win the battle against Nappa and Vegeta.
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: 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.
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.
Katsuki Hirose
Hiroshi Otogi
Yoshitaka Nagayama
Yūji Kasai
Collected Volume Releases (Japan)
- Dragon Ball Tankōbon
- Dragon Ball Kanzenban
- Dragon Ball Full Color
- Dragon Ball Digital Color Edition
- Dragon Ball Digest Edition
- Dragon Ball Super Tankōbon
- Dragon Ball Super Digital Color Edition
English Serialization (America)
English Collected Volume Releases (America)
- Dragon Ball (Viz Shonen Jump Collector's Edition)
- Dragon Ball Viz Graphic Novels
- Dragon Ball Shonen Jump Graphic Novels
- Dragon Ball VIZBIG Edition
- Dragon Ball 3-in-1 Edition
- Dr. Slump Shonen Jump Graphic Novels
- Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater
Miscellaneous English Publications (America)
Akira Toriyama One-Shots & Short Series
Sequels and Reboots to Akira Toriyama Manga Series
- The Brief Return of Dr. Slump
- Dr. Slump (1997 Manga)
- Savings Soldier Cashman (1997 Manga)
- Go! Go! Ackman (Cel Comic)
- Go! Go! Ackman 2 (Cel Comic)
- Go! Go! Ackman 3 (Cel Comic)
- Dragon Ball Super (Manga)
Dragon Quest Manga Series
Primary Series
- Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai
- Dragon Quest Saga: Emblem of Roto ("Mark of Erdrick")
- Dragon Quest Saga: Emblem of Roto - To the Children Who Inherit the Emblem
- Dragon Quest Monsters+
- Dragon Quest: Sola in the Blue Sky
- Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road Victory
- Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai - The Hero Avan and the Dark Lord of Hellfire
- Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai - Xross Blade
- Dragon Quest Treasures: Another Adventure - Fadra's Treasure Island
Slime Series
Short Series & One-Shots
- Dragon Quest I Secret: The Dragonlord's Bari Bari Team
- Dragon Quest IV Side Story: Labyrinth of Hell
- Slime Farming Village
- Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai Extra Edition Outside Story - The Hero Avan
- Dragon Quest Saga: Emblem of Roto Side Story - The Secret Tale of Beast King Gnon
- Dragon Quest Saga: Emblem of Roto - To the Children Who Further Inherit the Emblem
Chrono Trigger Manga Series
Time Adventure Numamonger is a 24-chapter manga series written by Hiroshi Izawa and illustrated by Akihiro Kikuchi which originally ran from the May 1996 to April 1998 issues of Shueisha's V-Jump magazine.
Blue Dragon Manga Series
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