Real World Timeline

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Have you ever wanted to trace Dragon Ball's conception and narrative evolution? Experience it as part of a long tradition of mystical martial arts tales? Read it as a part of Toriyama's larger body of work? Or just watch the anime and include every film in release order? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, then this timeline was made for you.

The Real World Timeline is a chronology of events in the real world that would lead to the creation of the Dragon Ball franchise, as well as the chronology of the development, production, and release of works within and related to it.

Abridged Timeline

Before Dragon Ball

Date	Event
1592	Journey to the West is published.
3 April 1952	Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy begins serialization.
5 April 1955	Akira Toriyama is born.
25 January 1961	Disney's One Hundred and One Dalmatians is released.
27 November 1965	Gamera, the Giant Monster is released.
17 July 1966	Ultraman begins airing.
31 October 1971	The Big Boss, starring Bruce Lee, is released.
5 October 1978	Drunken Master, starring Jackie Chan and Hwang Jang-lee, is released.
28 November 1978	Akira Toriyama's professional manga debut: Wonder Island is published.
5 January 1980	Dr. Slump begins serialization.
10 September 1984	Fist of the North Star volume 3 is released.

Dragon Ball

Date	Event
20 November 1984	Dragon Ball begins publication.
21 May 1985	The 21st Tenkaichi Budokai arc begins.
20 December 1985	The Red Ribbon Army arc begins.
26 February 1986	Dragon Ball's animated television adaptation begins airing.
24 February 1987	The 22nd Tenkaichi Budokai arc begins.
28 July 1987	The Piccolo Daimao arc begins.
16 February 1988	The 23rd Tenkaichi Budokai arc begins.
4 October 1988	The Saiyan arc begins.
26 April 1989	Dragon Ball Z begins airing.
19 September 1989	The Namek arc begins.
25 June 1991	The Cell arc begins.
11 May 1993	The Majin Boo arc begins.
23 May 1995	Dragon Ball concludes publication.
7 February 1996	Dragon Ball GT begins airing.
17 November 1997	Dragon Ball GT concludes airing.

After Dragon Ball

Date	Event
4 December 2002 to 2 April 2004	The Dragon Ball Kanzenban is released.
5 April 2009	Dragon Ball Kai begins airing.
30 March 2013	Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods is released.
13 July 2013 to 30 September 2013	Jaco the Galactic Patrolman is serialized.
18 April 2015	Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' is released.
20 June 2015	The Dragon Ball Super comic begins serialization.
5 July 2015	The Dragon Ball Super television series begins airing.
14 December 2018	Dragon Ball Super: Broly is released.
11 June 2022	Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero is released.
1 March 2024	Akira Toriyama passes away.
11 October 2024	Dragon Ball Daima begins airing.

Preface to Timeline Part I

The first section of this timeline aims to chronicle the real world roots and evolution of some of the major sources of inspiration behind Dragon Ball, as well as many of the mystical and martial concepts employed by Toriyama within the story. This includes things like Journey to the West, the ki-based power system, the frequent commitment to fairness in combat, and more. Below is a brief explanation of the various histories being traced. Further linguistic comparison can be found here.

Buddhism, Shaolin, and Journey to the West

Dragon Ball begins life as a parody of the 16th century Chinese novel, Journey to the West, both works' protagonists sharing a name. Said novel is a fictionalized account of a Chinese monk's pilgrimage to India, in search of Buddhist texts. The Shaolin Monastery and related iconography also see use in Dragon Ball, perhaps most notably in the form of Kuririn. In these ways, the history of Buddhism is part of the pre-history of Dragon Ball.

Buddhism develops out of India's Vedic, Brahamanic, and śramaṇa traditions around the 6th century BCE, before spreading to China by around 67 CE. In the 5th century, Batuo (or Buddhabhadra) brings dhyāna (chán in Chinese and zen in Japanese) meditative practice to China, which he integrates with Dàoism and folk religions. He becomes the first abbot of the Shaolin Monastery, constructed for him at the order of Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty. In the 6th century, Bodhidharma and Dazu Huike travel to the monastery where they further develop Batuo's meditative tradition. According to legend, a major Shaolin Monastery (though not necessarily this original one) is destroyed by the Qing government in the 17th or 18th century. This destruction leads to the spread of Shaolin martial arts throughout China, via five fugitive monks who survive its destruction.

In the 5th century, Guṇabhadra translates the Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra, a text exploring yogācāra, into Chinese. Bodhidharma is said to have passed a copy of this text down to Huike. By the 7th century, yogācāra is widespread in China and subject to many conflicting interpretations. A Chinese Buddhist monk named Xuanzang embarks on a pilgrimage to India in order to resolve these disputes. He returns with hundreds of untranslated texts. The journey is chronicled in Records of the Western Regions, which is given a fantastical embellishment in the form of Journey to the West in 1592.

In 653, a Japanese monk named Dōshō travels to China to study Xuanzang's account of Yogācāra Buddhism, and also learns about Chán Buddhism from a student of Huike. Dōshō returns to Japan and pioneers Zen Buddhism. In this way, Zen Buddhism has traceable common ancestry with the Buddhism of Shaolin and that of Journey to the West.

Ki & Sen'nin

Dragon Ball's power system centers around ki (気). Toriyama explains that strengthening one's ki is the way to overcome the limits of physical strength. Son Goku and others use ki to fly through the air, to attack one another with waves or blasts, to detect others, and more. Ki is a romanization of the Japanese reading of the character 氣. Familiar romanizations of Chinese readings of this character include chʻi (Wade–Giles) and qì (Hanyu Pinyin). In the real world, qì refers primarily to breath, air, or gas, but has come to refer to vital energy as well. The practice of circulating, controlling, and cultivating one's qì is referred to as qìgōng (氣功) in Hanyu Pinyin, chʻi-kung in Wade-Giles, or kikō in Japanese. In Dragon Ball, the common run-of-the-mill energy blasts we see are called kikōha (気功波). Some of the earliest references to qì come to us in Confucian and Dàoist writings, though more prototypical forms of the character appear even earlier. Dàoism also provides us with the concept of the xiān (仙), or immortal sage. The Japanese reading is sen, as in sen'nin (仙人). The Daoist sage acquires immortality through many means, including through qìgōng exercise and internal alchemy or elixirs. In these ways, the history of qì and xiān are part of the pre-history of Dragon Ball.

Around the 9th century BCE, the Yi Jing (aka I Ching, or "Book of Changes"), is compiled. Originally used as a divination manual, the text is foundational for both Confucianism and Dàoism. Confucius lives from BCE 551 to 479, leaving behind records of speeches and conversations with students, compiled in the Analects. This text contains one of the earliest descriptions of qì, as a sort of breath and relating to motivational characteristics. In the 4th century BCE, the Neiye is written, containing one of the oldest descriptions of Dàoist techniques for breath meditation and qì circulation. By BCE 300 the Guodian Chu Slips are written, which contain the earliest known forms and fragments of the core Dàoist texts, the Dào Dé Jīng and the the Zhuang Zi. Here, cosmic yīn and yáng are described as the "greatest of qì", wind is described as the qì of the Earth, and xiān are mentioned as an allegory for spiritual immortality. A tomb sealed in BCE 168 contains a chart demonstrating exercises for dǎoyǐn, a Dàoist precursor to qìgōng.

In the 4th century CE, Ge Hong publishes Master Who Embraces Simplicity, a text exploring both Confucian and Dàoist topics. The Dàoist section sees him discuss xiān in a literal sense, treating immortality as something that can actually be attained through various methods, including nèidān (internal alchemy or elixir), meditation, and dǎoyǐn breathing exercises. The 9th century text, The Kunlun Slave, depicts a Dàoist sage who uses gravity-defying leaps to rescue his master's lover. In an epilogue set over ten years later, the sage is noted to have not aged a day.

The 17th century sees the writing of numerous qìgōng texts, including Zining's Yijin Jing. Huang Zong Xi's Epitaph for Wang Zhengnan is the first to distinguish between Buddhist Shaolin external martial arts (wàijiā) and Dàoist internal martial arts (nèijiā), and credits the creation of the latter (in the form of tàijí, aka tʻai-chi) to the immortal sage Zhang Sanfeng, who held public office during Kublai Khan's reign in the 13th century. Huang Zong Xi's son publishes the earliest extant text on nèijiā.

Bruce Lee's one-inch punch technique, shown off in 1964, demonstrates the real-world destructive capability of nèijiā and qìgōng. The film Buddha's Palm, also from 1964, demonstrates the fictional destructive capability of these same principles and practices, by purportedly providing the first depiction of a "qì blast". With this concept formally labeled within Dragon Ball as a kikōha, and read in Chinese as qigongbō, we can see how the fantastical feats and boundless strength of Son Goku and others are rooted ultimately in ancient breathing exercises. Likewise, to the extent that such exercise and internal elixirs are paths to Dàoist immortality, we also see the roots of the long lives of characters like the Muten Roshi, Tao Pai-Pai, and Tsuru Sennin.

Bushidō & Chivalry

In Dragon Ball chapter 353, Vegeta battles No. 18 as Piccolo, Tenshinhan, and the others catch up. No. 17 remarks that they seem to value bushidō (the way of the warrior), and so warns that if they join the fight to assist Vegeta he will do the same for No. 18. In the real world, bushidō is traditionally associated with the ethical code of the samurai. This code often involves some combination of sincerity, bravery, martial arts mastery, honor until death, loyalty to one's master, and more. No. 17's invocation of the term seems to refer to connotations of bravery and honor until death, such that it would preclude Vegeta and his allies from ganging up on No. 18. No. 17, thus, treats fairness in combat as part of bushidō. While not named and codified until the Edo or Tokugawa period (roughly 1601 - 1868), it likely existed in some form as far back as the Kamakura period (1185 - 1333), drawing upon various influences including Shintoism, Confucianism, and Zen Buddhism. Fairness in combat also appears in ancient China in form of the knightly order of shì. These knights are the forebears of both yóuxiá (roughly "chivalrous wanderers") and Confucians. In this way, the history of bushidō and yóuxiá are part of the pre-history of Dragon Ball.

Bushidō is comprised of three characters: 武士道. 武 translates into English variously as "military", "soldier", "warfare", "warrior", "fighting", and "martial arts". It can be romanized as bu in Japanese and wǔ in Chinese, appearing in words such as wǔshù (武術), budō (武道), and budōkai (武道会). 士 translates into English variously as "man", "officer", "soldier", "scholar", and more. It can be romanized as shì in both Japanese and Chinese, appearing in words such as senshi (戦士) . Finally, 道 translates into English variously as "way", "path", "road", "principle", and more. It can be romanized as dō in Japanese as well as dào (Hanyu Pinyin) and tao (Wide-Giles) in Chinese, appearing rather famously in the name of Dàoism/Taoism as well as its namesake, the Dào/Tao, where it refers to the Way of nature itself and/or the ideal way to live one's life. Putting all of this together, we get the rather common translation of bushidō as "the way of the warrior". By the 17th century, we see bushidō written and codified by Confucian scholar and samurai retainer Obata Kagenori.

A follower of bushidō bears resemblance to the xiá of ancient China. Romanized from the character 俠, the term roughly means "chivalry", "gallant", "knight", "hero", "heroic", or "chivalrous person". The historical xiá are closely related to the Confucians, as both descend from the same ancient Chinese knightly order. From the Shang Dynasty (beginning around BCE 1600) through the Warring States Period (ending in BCE 221), shì (士) refers more specifically to an aristocratic social order of foot-knights who follow a strict code of chivalry. This is exemplified in the BCE 521 exchange between two shì at the Battle of Zheqiu. One, named Hua Bao, fires an arrow at another fighting on the opposing side, named Gongzi Cheng. Hua Bao's arrow misses, and as he readies a follow-up, Gongzi Cheng insists that it would be unchivalrous to fire again without giving him a chance to shoot one of his own. Hua Bao agrees, lowers his bow, and is unfortunately shot dead by Gongzi Cheng. Here, we see shì demonstrating a fairness in combat not dissimilar to that suggested by No. 17 when invoking bushidō.

During the Spring and Autumn Period in China (ranging from BCE 770 to BCE 481), traditional hereditary systems of public service begin to break down, with shì splitting roughly into two camps: military and civilian. The former develop into a group later known as xiá or yóuxiá, and the latter develop into scholars (Confucians in particular). The term yóu is a romanization of the character 遊, which roughly means to "roam" or "wander". Combined with xiá, we get descriptions such as "wandering knight errant", "wandering hero", "chivalrous wanderer", and more. Both the yóuxiá and the Confucians are known for their moral codes, something that earns them both praise and condemnation from varying sources. In the 3rd century BCE, Legalist philosopher Han Fei writes disparagingly about both yóuxiá and the Confucians in the Han Feizi, as two of five "maggot" or "vermin" social classes from the preceding Spring and Autumn period. The yóuxiá are criticized for using violence to follow their code, even when it breaks the law. Confucians are criticized for treating legal texts like poetry and literature. In the 1st century BCE, on the other hand, Sima Qian writes favorably about yóuxiá, describing them as heroes, in biographies that would later act as a template for future fictional tales of heroic martial artists. 21st century writers like Liang Qichao effectively describe ancient Chinese heroes, including yóuxiá, as following Chinese bushidō.

Fairness is treated as a martial virtue, even in the face of defeat and death. This is the way of the warrior as described by No. 17. These are the roots of the code of conduct informing the actions of several characters throughout Dragon Ball's story, including Goku's rejection of God's assistance against Piccolo in chapter 188, Ginyu's rejection of Jheese's assistance against Goku in chapter 284, Goku's rejection of fusion against Majin Boo in chapter 509, and more.

Bukyō & Wǔxiá

Wǔxiá is a term combining 武 (again, variously meaning "military", "soldier", "warfare", "warrior", "fighting", and "martial arts") with 俠 (again, variously meaning "chivalry", "gallant", "knight", or "chivalrous person"). It can be translated in many ways, including "martial heroes". It denotes a literary and cinematic genre from the early 20th century, which features, among other things, wandering heroes performing fantastical feats of martial arts through a mastery of qì, with a desire for glory as a primary attribute. As both a genre name and a type of person, it can be treated as synonymous with the aforementioned yóuxiá. Other related genres and terms often contain xiá in the name, attached to other terms. Examples include 侠义 (xiáyì), 侠客 (xiákè), 仙俠 (xiānxiá), 奇俠 (qixiá), and more.

The term's coinage emerges out of the turmoil of the 19th and 20th centuries. In the mid-1800's, Western powers begin to exert a significant influence in East Asia. Japan's policy of relative isolation ends under the threat of violence, and China loses the First Opium War against Britain. Both begin suffering from a string of "unequal treaties", with China entering what many later historians label a "century of humiliation". In Japan, one consequence of this is the Meiji Restoration, which sees the rapid modernization, industrialization, and Westernization of the nation. By the early 20th century, fruits of this restoration can be seen in the form of military victories against China and Russia.

Attempts are made within China to follow Japan's path and modernize, but these reform movements meet resistance and end in failure. One reformist and scholar, Liang Qichao, flees to Japan to escape persecution. During his political exile in Japan, he publishes China's Bushidō. The text argues that Japan has become strong enough to contend with Western powers because it has embraced the martial ethos of bushidō, and that China ought to follow suit to rekindle their own slumbering martial spirit. The term bukyō first appears in a 1902 story about submarine warfare, titled Bukyō no Nippon (often translated as "Heroic Japan"). Liang Qichao gives this term its Chinese reading of wǔxiá, and applies it to older works and characters, such as Water Margin and various heroes described as xiá or yóuxiá, in order to demonstrate the presence of these martial virtues in China's past.

Sima Qian's 1st century BCE biographies of yóuxiá heroes provide the narrative model for future martial arts fiction. The Kunlun Slave, and other similar tales from the Tang Dynasty (618 to 907), are some of the earliest to feature not only martial heroes, but ones who use a mastery of qi to perform superhuman feats. The 14th century novel, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, is another antecedent of wǔxiá literature, purportedly containing detailed descriptions of close-quarters combat emulated by later writers. The aforementioned Water Margin, from the 17th century, is regarded as the first full-length proto-wǔxiá novel.

In 1922, writer and martial artist Xiang Kairan begins simultaneously writing two different novels designed to contrast with one another: the fantastical wǔxiá story Jianghu Qixia Zhuan and the grounded kung-fu story Jindai Yinxiong Zhuan. The former, set far in the past, is widely regarded as the first modern wǔxiá novel and responsible for kickstarting a "martial arts craze" in cities like Shanghai. The latter, set in the present, centers on a fictionalized account of martial artist Huo Yuanjia's life, and forms the basis of Bruce Lee's films and other similar projects post-World War II. A film adaptation of Jianghu Qixia Zhuan, titled The Burning of the Red Lotus Temple, is released in 1928. China's first martial arts feature film, it receives seventeen additional parts (collectively depicting nine out of 160 chapters of the original novel) before being banned. With all parts combined, the now-lost film is considered the longest studio release ever produced, clocking in at over 27 hours in length.

Xiang Kairan's novel and its film adaptation effectively represent the birth of the modern literary and cinematic genre of wǔxiá. Beginning his career in the 1950's, Jin Yong is another notable wǔxiá writer. His works include the Condor Heroes trilogy, The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, and more. In addition to receiving numerous film adaptations, Jin Yong's works are purported to have popularized multiple tropes in the genre, including "complex characters with colorful titles ('Seven Freaks of the South') and fantastical martial arts moves with memorable names ('Nine Darkness Skeleton Claws')". In the 1960's, Liu Canyang writes a wǔxiá novel titled Sky Buddha's Palm, the film adaptation of which is purported to contain the first "ki blast". The aforementioned destruction of (a) Shaolin Monastery, and it facilitating the spread of Shaolin martial arts via five fugitive monks, is a common plot beat in wǔxiá stories.

Wǔxiá and its historical antecedents represent a marriage of the various roots explored previously: wandering martial artists, following Buddhist and Dàoist teachings, cultivating superhuman abilities as a result, and using these abilities to perform fantastical and heroic deeds. In these ways, the history (and pre-history) of wǔxiá (or bukyō) is part of the pre-history of Dragon Ball.

Timeline Part I: Mystical & Martial Roots

The following is a pair of tables arranging the events described above in a combined chronological order.

BCE 1600's - CE 600's

This first table features events in India and China, beginning in the Bronze Age and ending in the 7th century. It includes the origins of Buddhism & Dàoism, qì & xiān, shì & xiá, the Shaolin Monastery, and the pilgrimage which would inspire Journey to the West.

Date	India	China
BCE 1600		The Shang Dynasty begins, the earliest in Chinese history to feature shì, an aristocratic social order of foot-knights who follow a strict code of chivalry.
BCE 1500	Early Vedic Period begins, characterized by a cultural and religious synthesis between Indus Valley and Indo-European peoples.
BCE 1000	Late Vedic Period begins; sometimes referred to as Brahmanism due to the elevation of the priestly caste of Brahmin.
BCE 827		Xuan becomes king of the Zhou Dynasty. Around this time, the Yi Jing (also romanized as I Ching, and often translated as Book of Changes), is compiled around this time. Originally used as a divination manual, the text is foundational for both Confucianism and Dàoism.
BCE 770		The Spring and Autumn Period begins. Around this time, hereditary systems of public service begin breaking down, with shì splitting into military and civilian camps. These camps will go on to develop into yóuxiá (knights-errant or wandering heroes) and scholars (Confucians in particular), respectively.
Before the 6th Century BCE	Developing out of both Brahmanic and non-Vedic traditions, the śramaṇa movement begins, characterized by wandering ascetic monks.
BCE 563 or 480	Siddhartha Guatama is born; in life he forges his own śramaṇa tradition.
BCE 551		Confucius is born.
BCE 521		At the Battle of Zheqiu, two shì named Hua Bao and Gongzi Cheng fight for opposing sides. The former fires an arrow at the latter and misses. Gongzi Chen insists that it would be unchivalrous for Hua Bao to fire twice without giving his opponent to return fire. Hua Bao agrees and lowers his bow, before being shot dead.
BCE 483 or 400	Siddhartha Guatama passes away; later remembered as the Buddha, his ascetic lifestyle and teachings form the foundations of Buddhism.
BCE 479		Confucius passes away. After his death, records of his speeches and conversations with students are compiled into the Analects. The text contains some of the earliest descriptions of qì, as a sort of breath and relating to motivational characteristics.
BCE 475		The Warring States Period begins.
BCE 350		The Neiye is written around this time. The text is one of the oldest describing Dàoist breath meditation techniques and qì circulation.
BCE 300		The Guodian Chu Slips are written by this time. They contain the earliest known form of the Dào Dé Jīng and fragment of the Zhuang Zi, the two core texts of Dàoism. The latter text presents cosmic yīn and yáng as "the greatest of qì" and describes wind as the qì of the Earth; the text also contains one of the earliest mentions of xiān, as an allegory for spiritual immortality.
BCE 250		Most of the Han Feizi, an anthology of essays attributed to Legalist philosopher Han Fei, is likely written around this time. The text's 20th and 21st chapters are possibly the oldest commentaries on the Dào Dé Jīng. The text's 49th chapter describes five "maggot" or "vermin" social classes from the Spring and Autumn Period, including yóuxiá as violent law-breakers and Confucians as confusing law with literature.
BCE 168		A relative of Li Cang passes away, and is entombed at Mawangdui. Among the items placed in the tomb are silk texts including the Daoyin Tu, the earliest known physical exercise chart in the world. Demonstrating purely internal methods of preventing disease (as opposed to external methods such as medicine and surgery), these dǎoyǐn breathing practices are said to be precursors of qìgōng.
BCE 91		Han Dynasty historian Sima Qian's Records of the Grand Historian is published. The text's 124th volume describes the actions of yóuxiá in a positive light, contrasting with Han Fei's account and providing the narrative model for future martial arts fiction.
CE 67	According to legend, Indian Buddhist monks, Kasyapa Matanga and Dharmaratna, arrive at the Eastern Han capital of Luoyang. With them they bring the Sutra of Forty-two Chapters, the first Buddhist sutra to be translated into Chinese. Consequently, Emperor Ming of the Eastern Han Dynasty orders the construction of White Horse Temple, the first Buddhist temple in China.
220 to 280		The Three Kingdoms Period.
283		Ge Hong is born.
280's or 290's		Chen Shou's Records of the Three Kingdoms is written around this time.
317 or 318		Ge Hong's Master Who Embraces Simplicity is written around this time. The text's Dàoist "inner chapters" discuss xiān in a literal sense, treating immortality as something that can actually be attained through various methods, including nèidān (internal alchemy), meditation, and dǎoyǐn breathing exercises.
401		During the Sixteen Kingdoms Period, famed Buddhist monk Kumārajīva is brought to the Qin capital of Chang'an. There, he begins producing high-quality state-sponsored translations of Buddhist texts into Chinese.
443	In China, Indian Buddhist monk Guṇabhadra provides the earliest extant Chinese translation of the Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra. The text discusses many Mahayana Buddhist topics, including yogācāra, which emphasizes consciousness and meditation.
464		Batuo (also known as Buddhabhadra) arrives in China. A master of dhyāna (meditation and mental training), he spends the next thirty years integrating and preaching Buddhism, Daoism, and local folk religions.
495		Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty orders the construction of Batuo's Shaolin Monastery. The temple becomes an important center for the study and translation of Buddhist scriptures, with Batuo as its first abbot.
527	Bodhidharma, the 28th patriarch of Mahayana Buddhism in India, arrives at the Shaolin Monastery. According to legend, he pioneers Chán Buddhism based on the teachings of Batuo and his disciples (chán being the Chinese pronunciation of dhyāna).
528		Buddhist and Daoist scholar Dazu Huike arrives at the Shaolin Monastery to study under Bodhidharma. He later becomes the second Chinese patriarch of Chán Buddhism. Guṇabhadra's translation of the Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra is said to have been passed down from Bodhidarma to Huike.
627 or 629	Yogācāra teachings are widespread in China by this point, with many rival schools and interpretations. Seeking to resolve these debates through direct study and acquisition of the original texts, Chinese Buddhist monk Xuanzang embarks on a pilgrimage to India. Among his many exploits, he studies under the monk and yogācāra expert Śīlabhadra.
645	Xuanzang returns to China, his pilgrimage complete, bringing with him at least 657 untranslated Buddhist texts.
646		Records of the Western Regions, a text chronicling Xuanzang's pilgrimage, is compiled.
648		Xuanzang translates the Thirty Verses on Manifestation Only into Chinese, a core text of the Yogācāra school. His commentaries on the text help form the basis of East Asian Yogācāra going forward, known as Wéishí-zōng or Fǎxiàng-zōng in China, and Hossō-shū in Japan.
653		Japanese monk Dōshō travels to China to study under Xuanzang, in particular the latter's account of Yogācāra Buddhism. He is later exposed to Chán Buddhism by a student of Huike. After returning to Japan, he builds a meditation hall at the Gangō-ji temple in Nara, in order to facilitate the practice of zen (the Japanese pronunciation of dhyāna).

800's - 1955

This second table features events in China, Japan, and the US, beginning in the 9th century and ending just before Akira Toriyama's birth. It includes the earliest texts featuring martial heroes performing fantastical feats, the publishing of Journey to the West, China and Japan's interactions with European imperialism, as well as bushidō & wǔxiá.

Date	China	Japan	US
825 to 880	Lifetime of Pei Xing. He publishes The Kunlun Slave, the tale of a Dàoist sage who uses gravity-defying leaps to rescue his master's lover. In an epilogue set over ten years later, he is noted to have not aged a day.
15 April 1260 to 18 February 1294	Reign of Kublai Khan of the Yuan Dynasty. According to myth, immortal Dàoist sage Zhang Sanfeng is nominated as a candidate to hold public office around this time.
1300's	Romance of the Three Kingdoms is written around this time, after centuries of both oral and written tales celebrating heroes of the Three Kingdoms Period. An early antecedent of wǔxiá literature, the text purportedly contains detailed descriptions of close-quarters combat emulated by later writers.
1454		The Sengoku (Warring States) Period begins.
May 1513	Portuguese explorer Jorge Álvares arrives in Guangzhou, beginning Sino-Portuguese relations.
1524	Earliest historical reference to Water Margin. The text is often retroactively regarded as the first full-length proto-wǔxiá novel.
1543		Portuguese traders arrive in Tanegashima, beginning Japanese-Portuguese relations.
1592	The earliest extant printing of Journey to the West is published; the text is a fantastical embellishment of Records of the Western Regions.
24 March 1603		Emperor Go-Yōzei names Tokugawa Ieyasu shogun, beginning the Edo Period and the Tokugawa Shogunate.
1616		Confucian scholar and samurai retainer Obata Kagenori's Kōyō Gunkan is completed by this time. The text contains the earliest written mention of bushidō (the way of the warrior).
1624	The Yijin Jing is likely composed by Dàoist priest, Zining. A manual of dǎoyǐn and qìgōng exercises, the text erroneously attributes the founding of Shaolin martial arts to Bodhidharma.
1633		Sakoku, isolationist foreign policy, begins, aimed in part at stopping the spread of Christianity by Spanish and Portuguese missionaries.
Between 1647 and 1732	According to legend, a major Shaolin Monastery is destroyed by the Qing government. This destruction leads to the spread of Shaolin martial arts throughout China, via five monks.
1669	Huang Zong Xi's Epitaph for Wang Zhengnan is published. The text is the first to distinguish between Buddhist Shaolin external martial arts (wàijiā) and Dàoist internal martial arts (nèijiā), and credits Zhang Sanfeng with the creation of the latter in the form of tʻai-chi.
1676	Huang Zong Xi's son, Huang Baijia, compiles the Neijia Quanfa, the earliest extant text on nèijiā.
04 September 1839 to 29 August 1842	The First Opium War, resulting from the Qing Dynasty's ban on the trade of opium, Britian's most profitable commodity at the time. China is defeated. Among other concessions, the Treaty of Nanking sees the city of Hong Kong ceded to the British Empire. This is later regarded by many historians as the first of many "unequal treaties" between China and Western powers, and the beginning of a "century of humiliation" for China.
08 July 1853		American commodore Matthew C. Perry arrives in Japan and through a show of force effectively puts an end to Japan's isolationist foreign policy.
31 March 1854		The Convention of Kanagawa is signed under threat of force. The treaty opens the ports of Shimoda and Hakodate to American vessels, formally ending Japan's isolationist foreign policy. This is later regarded as the first of many "unequal treaties" between Japan and Western powers.
03 January 1868		The Meiji Restoration begins and the Empire of Japan is established. The Tokugawa Shogunate is overthrown and the emperor's practical political power is restored. During this period, Japan experiences rapid industrialization, modernization, and adoption of Western ideas. Among other things, schoolchildren are taught bushidō.
1872		The kàbúkí dance, Renjishi (or "Two Lions"), is first performed. Wigs from this dance later help inspire the design of Son Goku's Super Saiyan 4 transformation.
25 July 1894 to 17 April 1895	The First Sino-Japanese War. Japan defeats China. Among other concessions, the Treaty of Shimonoseki sees the island of Taiwan ceded to Japan.
11 June 1898	In the wake of the country's defeat in the First Sino-Japanese War, and amid increasing foreign intervention, the Hundred Days' Reform begins. An attempt to modernize Chinese institutions, it is initiated by the Guangxu Emperor and led by reformist scholars, including Liang Qichao.
21 September 1898	The Hundred Days' Reform ends in failure. Liang Qichao flees to Japan to escape persecution.
1900		Shunrō Oshikawa's Kaitō Bōken Kidan: Kaitei Gunkan is published. Influenced by the works of Jules Verne, the story depicts speculative future submarine warfare (without the use of torpedoes) between Japan and Russia.
1902		The first of five sequels to Kaitei Gunkan, Shunrō Oshikawa's Bukyō no Nippon (or "Heroic Japan") is published.
08 February 1904		The Russo-Japanese War begins.
1904	During his political exile in Japan, Liang Qichao's China's Bushidō is published. The text argues that Japan has become strong enough to contend with Western powers because it has embraced the martial ethos of bushidō, and that China ought to follow suit to rekindle their own slumbering martial spirit. The term bukyō is lifted from Shunrō Oshikawa's stories, given the Chinese reading of wǔxiá, and applied to older works and characters, such as Water Margin and various heroes described as xiá, in order to demonstrate the presence of these martial virtues in China's past.
05 September 1905		The Russo-Japanese War ends with Japan's victory, demonstrating that an Asian power could defeat a Western power.
1922	Writer and martial artist Xiang Kairan begins simultaneously writing two different novels designed to contrast with one another: the fantastical wuxia story Jianghu Qixia Zhuan and the grounded kung-fu story Jindai Yinxiong Zhuan. The former, set far in the past, is widely regarded as the first modern wǔxiá novel and responsible for kickstarting a "martial arts craze" in cities like Shanghai.
13 May 1928	A film adaptation of Jianghu Qixia Zhuan, titled The Burning of the Red Lotus Temple, is released. China's first martial arts feature film, it receives seventeen additional parts (collectively depicting nine out of 160 chapters of the original novel) before being banned. With all parts combined, the now-lost film is considered the longest studio release ever produced, clocking in at over 27 hours in length.
03 November 1928		Osamu Tezuka is born.
15 February 1950			Disney's Cinderella is released.
April 1951		Osamu Tezuka's Ambassador Atom begins serialization.
03 April 1952		Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy begins serialization. Akira Toriyama later cites this as the earliest influence on his drawing comics.
26 April 1954		Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai is released. The character Kikuchiyo's armor in the latter half of the film later inspires the armor worn by Bardock.
08 February 1955	Jin Yong's debut novel The Book and the Sword begins serialization. He goes on to write several more wǔxiá novels, purported to have popularized multiple tropes in the genre, including "complex characters with colorful titles ('Seven Freaks of the South') and fantastical martial arts moves with memorable names ('Nine Darkness Skeleton Claws')".

Timeline Part II: Akira Toriyama

Below is a series of tables chronicling major events and works pertaining to Akira Toriyama's early life and career as a mangaka, before the debut of Dragon Ball. This includes his birth, childhood, formative influences, and earliest works, as well as the serialization of Dr. Slump. Events and works contemporary to Toriyama's early life which fall under "Mystical & Martial Roots" are also included.

1955 - 1979

Akira Toriyama is born in Nagoya, Japan in 1955. He has an interest in art from an early age, which persists through his education and into his early career. During his childhood in the 1960's, works such as 101 Dalmatians, Astro Boy, Gamera, and Ultraman prove formative. His earliest manga is a work titled The Red Geta, drawn at the age of 16. His professional manga career begins in his early 20's, with works such as Awawa World, Mysterious Rain Jack, Wonder Island 1 and 2, Today on Hairai Island, and Gal Detective Tomato.

Date	General	Akira Toriyama	Manga
05 April 1955		Akira Toriyama is born on the outskirts of Nagoya, the eldest son of his father, Kunio, and his mother, Shima.
05 April 1956		Akira Toriyama turns 1.
July 1956	Tetsujin #28, one of several comics Akira Toriyama reads as a kid, begins serialization.
05 April 1957		Akira Toriyama turns 2.
05 April 1958		Akira Toriyama turns 3. From around this age he starts drawing things like steam trains and boats.
05 April 1959		Akira Toriyama turns 4.
05 April 1960		Akira Toriyama turns 5. For about a year, he attends a neighborhood art class where he is recognized for his art.
25 January 1961	Disney's One Hundred and One Dalmatians is released. Toriyama later cites Disney films such as this as influential on his art style.
05 April 1961		Akira Toriyama turns 6.
05 April 1962		Akira Toriyama turns 7.
07 April 1962		Akira Toriyama enters a town elementary school on the outskirts of Nagoya. From around this time, he takes an interest in drawing and gets good at copying things like Astro Boy. He receives awards several times in art contests. He serves as class representative every year from second to sixth grade.
15 April 1962	Osomatsu-kun, one of several comics Akira Toriyama reads as a kid, begins serialization.
05 April 1963		Akira Toriyama turns 8.
27 February 1964	Buddha's Palm is released. An adaptation of Liu Canyang's novel, Sky Buddha's Palm, the film is purported to be the first onscreen depiction of a "qìgōng wave" (or kikōha).
05 April 1964		Akira Toriyama turns 9.
August 1964	The Long Beach International Karate Championships are held. Here, Bruce Lee demonstrates the one-inch punch, a fa jin skill that employs focused explosive force.
05 April 1965		Akira Toriyama turns 10.
27 November 1965	Gamera, the Giant Monster, one of Akira Toriyama's formative experiences with tokusatsu, is released.
05 April 1966		Akira Toriyama turns 11.
17 April 1966	Gamera vs. Barugon is released.
17 July 1966	Ultraman, one of Akira Toriyama's formative experiences with tokusatsu, begins airing.
15 March 1967	Gamera vs. Gyaos is released.
05 April 1967		Akira Toriyama turns 12.
09 April 1967	Ultraman concludes airing.
20 April 1967	Jin Yong's The Smiling, Proud Wanderer begins serialization. Like much of Jin Yong's work, the novel goes on to receive numerous live action adaptations. Live action depictions of one of the novel's antagonists, Dongfang Bubai, possibly serve as an inspiration behind Freeza.
12 March 1968	Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy concludes serialization.
20 March 1968	Gamera vs. Viras is released.
05 April 1968		Akira Toriyama turns 13.
07 April 1968		Akira Toriyama enters a town-run junior high school. He is engrossed in things like comics and giant-monster movies, but this fades as he gets into higher grades. He draws comics with the kids in his class as gags. In order to go on to an art-focused high school, he learns sketching technique from his art teacher.
02 July 1968	Weekly Shōnen Jump begins publication.
21 March 1969	Gamera vs. Guiron, featuring music composed by Shunsuke Kikuchi, is released.
05 April 1969		Akira Toriyama turns 14.
21 March 1970	Gamera vs. Jiger, featuring music composed by Shunsuke Kikuchi, is released.
05 April 1970		Akira Toriyama turns 15.
05 April 1971		Akira Toriyama turns 16.
07 April 1971		Akira Toriyama enters the design program at Aichi Prefectural Okoshi Technical High School, where he joins the manga club. He draws his virgin work, The Red Geta, a six-page parody. In autumn of his junior year, he receives an award for a beautification campaign at the all-Japan high school level, with an entry titled Give Us Back Nature.	The Red Geta
17 July 1971	Gamera vs. Zigra, featuring music composed by Shunsuke Kikuchi, is released.
31 October 1971	The Big Boss, starring Bruce Lee, is released.
22 March 1972	Fist of Fury, starring Bruce Lee, is released.
05 April 1972		Akira Toriyama turns 17.
30 December 1972	The Way of the Dragon, starring Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris, is released.
05 April 1973		Akira Toriyama turns 18.
26 July 1973	Enter the Dragon, posthumously starring Bruce Lee, is released.	Toriyama sees Enter the Dragon "about three times a day", "for about 10 days straight". The film influences him greatly, later motivating him to put the word "dragon" in the title of Dragon Ball.
05 April 1974		Akira Toriyama turns 19.
April 1974		At some point this month, Akira Toriyama joins an advertising agency in Nagoya as a designer, where he works for 3 years.
05 April 1975		Akira Toriyama turns 20.
05 April 1976		Akira Toriyama turns 21.
05 April 1977		Akira Toriyama turns 22. Around this time, he begins working part-time drawing illustrations.
25 May 1977	Star Wars is released.
30 January 1978		Akira Toriyama's Awawa World is completed. His first submission for Shueisha's Young Jump Award, a competition for new mangaka.	Awawa World
01 March 1978	Snake in the Eagle's Shadow, starring Jackie Chan and Hwang Jang-lee, is released.
23 March 1978	Game of Death, posthumously starring Bruce Lee, is released.
05 April 1978		Akira Toriyama turns 23.
Summer 1978		Akira Toriyama's Mysterious Rain Jack is completed. His second submission for Shueisha's Young Jump Award. This Star Wars parody places in the finals of the competition, and gets the attention of Kazuhiko Torishima, soon to be his first editor. Famous for rejecting Toriyama's ideas, their first year working together would be remembered as "the Era of Rejected Manuscripts", with anywhere between 500 and 1000 pages of manuscripts being rejected.	Mysterious Rain Jack
05 October 1978	Drunken Master, starring Jackie Chan and Hwang Jang-lee, is released.	Drunken Master gets Akira Toriyama hooked on kung fu movies, watching the film over 200 times.
28 November 1978		Akira Toriyama's first manga publication. Wonder Island is the first of two published works known to have originated from Toriyama's rejected manuscripts.	Wonder Island
27 December 1978			Wonder Island 2
22 March 1979			Today on Hairai Island
05 April 1979		Akira Toriyama turns 24.
25 May 1979	Alien is released.
20 July 1979		Gal Detective Tomato is the second of two published works known to have originated from Toriyama's rejected manuscripts.	Gal Detective Tomato

1980

1980 sees the beginning of Dr. Slump's serialization. It is an instant hit, rapidly topping popularity polls, appearing on the cover of Jump, and its first tankōbon selling out within the first hour of sale.

Date	General	Akira Toriyama	Manga #	Manga Title
05 January 1980	Dr. Slump begins serialization.		DS 001	Arale Is Born!
			DS 002	Hiiiiii~!
14 January 1980	Dr. Slump is voted #1 in the Jump Popularity poll, in only its second week of serialization.		DS 003	I don't have a…!
22 January 1980			DS 004	Dr. Kaijū
29 January 1980			DS 005	Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe
05 February 1980			DS 006	Friends with Mr. Bear!
12 February 1980	Dr. Slump appears on the cover of Weekly Shōnen Jump, in only its sixth week of serialization.		DS 007	Arale Is Akane?!
19 February 1980			DS 008	The Tiny-Huge Gun!
26 February 1980			DS 009	1980: Looking Towards Tomorrow!
04 March 1980			DS 010	The Time Slipper
11 March 1980			DS 011	What Kind of Egg is it?
18 March 1980			DS 012	Boy?! Girl?!
25 March 1980			DS 013	Arale Flies through the Sky!
01 April 1980			DS 014	Arale-chan Comes Charging In (Part 1)
05 April 1980		Akira Toriyama turns 25.
08 April 1980			DS 015	Arale-chan Comes Charging In (Part 2)
15 April 1980			DS 016	Space Invader
22 April 1980			DS 017	The Real-Thing Machine
26 April 1980			DS 018	Kind-napped?!
02 May 1980			DS 019	Teacher Is Coming!
13 May 1980			DS 020	The Pompoko Transformation Gun
20 May 1980			DS 021	Once Upon a Time at the Beach
21 May 1980	The Empire Strikes Back is released.
27 May 1980			DS 022	The Tale of Donbe
03 June 1980			DS 023	Panic at the Barbershop (Part 1)
10 June 1980			DS 024	Panic at the Barbershop (Part 2)
17 June 1980			DS 025	The Great Strawberry-Panties Caper (Part 1)
24 June 1980			DS 026	The Great Strawberry-Panties Caper (Part 2)
01 July 1980		Around this time, Akira Toriyama already wants to stop drawing Dr. Slump, due to the heavy burdern of needing to come up with self-contained comedic stories every week. Weekly Jump's chief editor later tells Torishima that he and Toriyama can end Dr. Slump if they can come up with something more interesting and successful, a high bar given its popularity. They restructure their workflow to allow two days each week for work on a new project.	DS 027	The Pitter-Patter of Little Demon-Feet
08 July 1980			DS 028	The Ladycop Terror
15 July 1980			DS 029	SOS: Earth! (Part 1)
22 July 1980			DS 030	SOS: Earth! (Part 2)
29 July 1980			DS 031	Arale's Great Transformation
05 August 1980			DS 032	Hello, Wonder Island!
09 August 1980	Dr. Slump Tankōbon Volume 1 goes on sale, selling out within an hour.
12 August 1980			DS 033	Great Demon King Gyaska
19 August 1980			DS 034	The Fairy-Tale Machine
26 August 1980			DS 035	The Devil's Makeover SPECIAL!!
02 September 1980			DS 036	The Terrible Goody-Two-Shoes
09 September 1980			DS 037	Our Hero, Suppaman
16 September 1980			DS 038	Arale-chan's Errand
23 September 1980			DS 039	Bye-Bye, Duper-Power!!
30 September 1980			DS 040	The Lovely Middle-Aged Trio
05 October 1980		Akira Toriyama participates in the Toyama leg of the Shōnen Jump Manga Festival, appearing in front of fans for the first time.
07 October 1980			DS 041	SOS: Penguin Village (Part 1)
14 October 1980			DS 042	SOS: Penguin Village (Part 2)
21 October 1980			DS 043	Gatchan Goes for a Stroll
28 October 1980			DS 044	Whee, Whee, Wildland
04 November 1980			DS 045	Sen-chan in Sunny Spirits
11 November 1980			DS 046	Sen-chan on Cloud Nine
18 November 1980			DS 047	Sen-chan's Surprise
25 November 1980			DS 048	A Melancholy Hoyoyo Date Special!!
02 December 1980			DS 049	Parzan, King of the Jungle!
09 December 1980			DS 050	Suffering Santa Claus
23 December 1980			DS 051	The Reader-Appreciation Kick-the-Can Tournament

1981

1981 sees the beginning of Dr. Slump's animated television adaptation, as well as its first movie. Akira Toriyama gets engaged to shōjo mangaka Nachi Mikami, and begins being influenced by China. Toriyama's one-shots Pola & Roid and Escape also release this year.

Date	General	Akira Toriyama	Manga #	Manga Title
05 January 1981			DS 052	The Arale-Touchables
13 January 1981			DS 053	Battle of the Heart!
20 January 1981			DS 054	Monsters' Night
27 January 1981			DS 055	The Great Arale-Eye Caper (Part 1)
03 February 1981			DS 056	The Great Arale-Eye Caper (Part 2)
10 February 1981			DS 057	Kinoko, Cut Loose
17 February 1981			DS 058	The Doctor's Weak Point
24 February 1981			DS 059	Goodbye, Gatchan!!
03 March 1981			DS 060	The Transfer Student from Bigcity Island
10 March 1981			DS 061	Even the Author Wants One: The Lazyboy
17 March 1981			DS 062	The Shudderman
24 March 1981			DS 063	Peasuke's First Love
				Pola & Roid
31 March 1981			DS 064	Riders at Dawn
05 April 1981		Akira Toriyama turns 26.
07 April 1981			DS 065	Kittycat Riding Hood
08 April 1981	Dr. Slump's animated television adaptation, Dr. Slump: Arale-chan, begins airing.
14 April 1981			DS 066	Silent Night Dream
21 April 1981			DS 067	Dr. Mashirito's Ambition!! (Part 1)
28 April 1981			DS 068	Dr. Mashirito's Ambition!! (Part 2)
02 May 1981			DS 069	Hell's Messenger
12 May 1981			DS 070	Suppaman 2
19 May 1981			DS 071	Yay, Yay, Time Stop
26 May 1981			DS 072	Chivil's Work
02 June 1981			DS 073	Super Sen-chan & co. IN Bigcity Island (Part 1)
09 June 1981			DS 074	Super Sen-chan & co. IN Bigcity Island (Part 2)
16 June 1981			DS 075	Kojirō-chan was Waiting (Part 1)
23 June 1981			DS 076	Kojirō-chan was Waiting (Part 2)
30 June 1981			DS 077	A Hubba-Hubba Devil-Gal
07 July 1981			DS 078	My Toilet Paper
14 July 1981			DS 079	Copy-kun
18 July 1981	The first Dr. Slump films, Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hello! Wonder Island, is released.	The first film based off of one Akira Toriyama's works.
21 July 1981			DS 080	Vacuum IN '81
28 July 1981			DS 081	Goo-Goo Ga-Ga Senbei
04 August 1981			DS 082	Earth's Biggest Bye-cha! (Part 1)
11 August 1981			DS 083	Earth's Biggest Bye-cha! (Part 2)
18 August 1981			DS 084	Stomping around Penguin Village
25 August 1981			DS 085	The Hoyoyo Cave-Clan
01 September 1981			DS 086	MUSICAL: Cinderella
08 September 1981			DS 087	Poke-Poke, Huff-Huff
15 September 1981			DS 088	Mammoth Midori-chan (Part 1)
22 September 1981			DS 089	Mammoth Midori-chan (Part 2)
29 September 1981			DS 090	The Phantom-Thief Hoyoyo Gang (Part 1)
06 October 1981		Akira Toriyama gets engaged to shōjo mangaka Nachi Mikami, and starts being influenced by China, around this time.	DS 091	The Phantom-Thief Hoyoyo Gang (Part 2)
13 October 1981			DS 092	I'm Duper-Stwong?!
20 October 1981			DS 093	Leave it to AKIKO-san
27 October 1981			DS 094	The Penguin Grand Prix
03 November 1981			DS 095	The Penguin Grand Prix (Continued)
10 November 1981			DS 096	The Penguin Grand Prix (The Continuation, Continued)
17 November 1981			DS 097	The Penguin Grand Prix (The Continuation of the Continuation, Continued)
24 November 1981			DS 098	Discover the Countryside!
01 December 1981			DS 099	The Super Driver
08 December 1981			DS 100	Our Miniature Home
14 December 1981				Escape
22 December 1981			DS 101	Penguin Village Wars

1982

In 1982, Akira Toriyama's first Chinese characters appear in Dr. Slump. Born from his love of Jackie Chan's Drunken Master, he begins wanting to draw a kung fu comic. He both becomes a household name and gets married. His one-shots Mad Matic and Pink also release this year.

Date	General	Akira Toriyama	Manga #	Manga Title
05 January 1982			DS 102	Penguin Village Wars (Part 2)
12 January 1982			DS 103	Penguin Village Wars (Conclusion)
19 January 1982			DS 104	Today is a Truly Joyous DAY
25 January 1982		Akira Toriyama draws the jacket artwork for manga critic Akira Sakuma's Burn On, Fatripper.
26 January 1982			DS 105	The Crazy Honeymoon (Part 1)
02 February 1982			DS 106	The Crazy Honeymoon (Part 2)
09 February 1982			DS 107	The Crazy Honeymoon (Part 3)
16 February 1982			DS 108	The Crazy Honeymoon (Part 4)
23 February 1982			DS 109	The Crazy Honeymoon (Part 5)
				Mad Matic
23 February 1982			DS 109	The Crazy Honeymoon (Part 5)
02 March 1982			DS 110	The Crazy Honeymoon (Part 6)
09 March 1982			DS 111	The Excitement of Newlywed Life
16 March 1982			DS 112	The Evening Fireworks Show
23 March 1982			DS 113	The Combot
30 March 1982			DS 114	Arale-chan's Missing Something
05 April 1982		Akira Toriyama turns 27.
06 April 1982			DS 115	Happy-Happy High School!!
13 April 1982			DS 116	A Huge Head Has Arrived!!
20 April 1982		Akira Toriyama's first-ever characters with a Chinese motif, the "Tsun Family", appear in Dr. Slump.	DS 117	The Tsun Family Has Arrived
27 April 1982			DS 118	The Norimaki Family and the Tsun Family
30 April 1982		The Akira Toriyama Preservation Society, his official fanclub, is formed.
01 May 1982		The Ranking of Japan's Wealthiest is announced. Akira Toriyama is in every newspaper.
02 May 1982		Akira Toriyama and Nachi Mikami get married at the Nagoya Reception House, before honeymooning in Hawaii.
04 May 1982			DS 119	The High School Champion (Part 1)
11 May 1982			DS 120	The High School Champion (Part 2)
18 May 1982			DS 121	The High School Champion (Part 3)
25 May 1982			DS 122	The High School Champion (Part 4)
01 June 1982			DS 123	The High School Champion (Part 5)
08 June 1982			DS 124	The High School Champion (Part 6)
15 June 1982			DS 125	Suppaman and the Terror of Penguin Village
22 June 1982			DS 126	Flying Niko-chan
29 June 1982			DS 127	A Haunted Date (Part 1)
06 July 1982			DS 128	A Haunted Date (Part 2)
10 July 1982	The second Dr. Slump film, Dr. Slump: "Hoyoyo!" Space Adventure is released.
13 July 1982			DS 129	The Vegetable Gang
20 July 1982			DS 130	The Lens-Men
21 July 1982	An LP for the animated Dr. Slump goes on sale. Toriyama writes the lyrics for the "N'cha N'cha Song".
27 July 1982			DS 131	Grandpa Came Down from the Mountains
03 August 1982			DS 132	Grandpa Went Back Up to the Mountains
10 August 1982			DS 133	From the Space Casefiles (Part 1)
17 August 1982			DS 134	From the Space Casefiles (Part 2)
23 August 1982	In collaboration with Akira Sakuma, Akira Toriyama's Cruddy Comics Lab begins serialization.			Akira Toriyama's Cruddy Comics Lab Chapter 1
24 August 1982			DS 135	From the Space Casefiles (Part 3)
31 August 1982			DS 136	Hello, Moon!
07 September 1982			DS 137	Elegant Special: The Red Sandal-Strap
14 September 1982			DS 138	Gatchan
21 September 1982			DS 139	Munch Munch, Crunch Crunch
28 September 1982			DS 140	A Gift from the Ground
05 October 1982			DS 141	Star Light, Star Bright
12 October 1982			DS 142	Farewell, Tsun Family!
19 October 1982			DS 143	Go, Go, Planet Niko-chan!
23 October 1982				Pink
26 October 1982			DS 144	The Niko-chan Family Reunion
02 November 1982			DS 145	The Terrible Secret of the Daaahkon Raaydishes
09 November 1982			DS 146	A Battle of Deadly Greetings!
16 November 1982			DS 147	The Book-Loving Thief
23 November 1982			DS 148	Yakuzas, Welcome!
30 November 1982			DS 149	The Kon-Kon Transformation Helmet
07 December 1982		Around this time, Toriyama starts wanting to draw a different comic, particularly a kung-fu one.	DS 150	N'cha, Penseal-kun!
14 December 1982			DS 151	Yeah, Penseal-kun!
21 December 1982			DS 152	A Very Owie Christmas

1983

1983 sees Akira Toriyama create two prototypes for a kung fu comic: Dragon Boy and The Adventure of Tongpoo. His editor, Kazuhiko Torishima, suggests basing the comic off of Journey to the West. He also draws Chobit and Chobit 2.

Date	General	Akira Toriyama	Manga #	Manga Title
04 January 1983			DS 153	The Ultimate Rival Makes His Debut!!
14 January 1983			DS 154	From the Moment Their Eyes First Met…
25 January 1983		The Eureka magazine article, "Special Feature: Osamu Tezuka", presents Akira Toriyama's theory of Osamu Tezuka, explaining how he was influenced by Tezuka's work.	DS 155	Caught Between Justice and Love…
01 February 1983			DS 156	A Warrior's Respite
05 February 1983	Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain is released.
08 February 1983			DS 157	Caramelman No. 5 Appears!
				Chobit
15 February 1983			DS 158	The Telepathy of Love (C.M. #4's Dream of Love Series, Part 1)
22 February 1983			DS 159	Run, Love!
01 March 1983		Around this time, Akira Toriyama begins thinking up a rough outline for the first part of Dragon Boy.	DS 160	Hurry, Love! (O.M.'s Dream of Love Series, Part 2)
08 March 1983			DS 161	Heart-Pounding Tonight (O.M.'s Dream of Love Series, Part 3)
13 March 1983	The third Dr. Slump film, Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Great Around-the-World Race, is released.
15 March 1983			DS 162	It's time for entrance exams! (O.M.'s Dream of Love Series, Part 4)
22 March 1983			DS 163	Arale-san, you're a ……, too??
29 March 1983			DS 164	The Road to World Domination
05 April 1983		Akira Toriyama turns 28.	DS 165	Caramelman No. 7 Appears!
12 April 1983			DS 166	The Invincible Caramelman No. 7
19 April 1983			DS 167	Mashirito Achieves His Sinister Aims??
23 April 1983				Chobit 2
26 April 1983			DS 168	A Nightmare! Two Gazillas...
03 May 1983			DS 169	We Combined!!
10 May 1983			DS 170	Three Days Before & Three Days After
17 May 1983			DS 171	Poot-poot-poot! Flying Through the Sky!!
24 May 1983			DS 172	Good Going, Gatchan!!!
25 May 1983	Return of the Jedi is released.
31 May 1983			DS 173	Urashima Suppaman
07 June 1983			DS 174	The Younger Brother, Shoppaman, Arrives!
14 June 1983			DS 175	Arrest Him!
21 June 1983			DS 176	The Extreme Shape-Up!
23 June 1983	The first chapter of Dragon Boy, Dragon Ball's first prototype, is released.			Dragon Boy – Part One
28 June 1983			DS 177	Is It Waaah! Time Yet?
05 July 1983			DS 178	Picture-Book Special: A Home for Poo-kun
09 July 1983	Akira Toriyama's Masterpiece Theatre is released.	Akira Toriyama's first short works collection.
12 July 1983			DS 179	Turbo-kun Is Born!!
19 July 1983			DS 180	Who's the E.T.?
26 July 1983			DS 181	Who's Got ESP?
02 August 1983			DS 182	Daddy's an Alien!
04 August 1983		The Akira Toriyama event "Hoyoyo Carnival" is held in Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya.
09 August 1983			DS 183	Terrifying Tag
12 August 1983			DS 184	Onward, Turbo-kun!
23 August 1983			DS 185	This is All a Dream!!
30 August 1983			DS 186	SPECIAL: Answering Your Questions
06 September 1983			DS 187	The Aspirational Restaurant!!
13 September 1983	Buronson and Tetsuo Hara's Fist of the North Star begins serialization.		DS 188	The Heart-Pounding Tea Room
20 September 1983			DS 189	Sorry to Bother You in the Middle of the Night
22 September 1983	The second chapter of Dragon Boy, Dragon Ball's first prototype, is released.			Dragon Boy – Part Two
27 September 1983			DS 190	The High School Baseball Tournament (Part 1)
04 October 1983			DS 191	The High School Baseball Tournament (Part 2)
11 October 1983			DS 192	The High School Baseball Tournament (Part 3)
18 October 1983			DS 193	The High School Baseball Tournament (Part 4)
25 October 1983			DS 194	We're Getting Divorced!
01 November 1983			DS 195	N'cha, King Enma!
08 November 1983			DS 196	The Horrible Fly-Man (Part 1)
15 November 1983			DS 197	The Horrible Fly-Man (Part 2)
22 November 1983			DS 198	The Horrible Fly-Man (Part 3)
29 November 1983			DS 199	Affirming His Love in the Future…
	The Adventure of Tongpoo, Dragon Ball's second prototype, is released.			The Adventure of Tongpoo
06 December 1983			DS 200	N'cha, Penguin Village 10 Years from Now!
13 December 1983			DS 201	A Gift from Mashirito
20 December 1983			DS 202	The 'Who's-the-Strongest-in-the-World?' Tournament!! (Part 1)
21 December 1983		Akira Toriyama pens the illustrations and the lyrics for two songs on voice actress Mami Koyama's album Polkadot Magic.

1984

1984 sees the finalization of the concept for Akira Toriyama's kung fu comic, and the conclusion of Dr. Slump.

Date	General	Akira Toriyama	Manga #	Manga Title
05 January 1984		Around this time, Akira Toriyama has come up with a concept for his new serial (at this stage intended to be Journey to the West), and begins pushing to conclude Dr. Slump's serialization.	DS 203	The 'Who's-the-Strongest-in-the-World?' Tournament!! (Part 2)
13 January 1984			DS 204	The 'Who's-the-Strongest-in-the-World?' Tournament!! (Part 3)
24 January 1984			DS 205	The 'Who's-the-Strongest-in-the-World?' Tournament!! (Part 4)
31 January 1984			DS 206	Gatchan's True Nature!!
07 February 1984			DS 207	God Strikes Back!!
14 February 1984			DS 208	The Laughter of Angels
21 February 1984			DS 209	Do Your Best, Tanuki-kun!
23 February 1984	Akira Toriyama's Cruddy Comics Lab concludes serialization.			Akira Toriyama's Cruddy Comics Lab Chapter 13
28 February 1984			DS 210	Torahachirō's Paddybird
06 March 1984			DS 211	I'll Take All of 'Em!
13 March 1984			DS 212	Enter King Kong!
20 March 1984	First of the North Star's 26th chapter, the last to be included in its third volume, is released. Kazuhiko Torishima later studies the story up to this point before helping Toriyama restructure Dragon Ball's story leading into the 21st Tenka'ichi Budōkai arc.		DS 213	The T.S.W.
27 March 1984			DS 214	The Problem With Stopping It Too Much
03 April 1984		During this month, Akira Toriyama's new serial is set to be a kung-fu story, and he goes on a research trip to China. He turns 29 on the 5th.	DS 215	The Dodonpa of Revenge!!
10 April 1984			DS 216	The Unidentified Flying Object
17 April 1984			DS 217	Youth on the Run (Part 1)
24 April 1984			DS 218	Youth on the Run (Part 2)
01 May 1984		During this month, Akira Toriyama finishes the concept for his new serial and submits it to Torishima.	DS 219	Youth on the Run (Part 3)
08 May 1984			DS 220	Youth on the Run (Part 4)
15 May 1984			DS 221	Youth on the Run (Part 5)
22 May 1984			DS 222	Youth on the Run (Part 6)
29 May 1984			DS 223	Accidentally High-School Seniors
05 June 1984		During this month, Dr. Slump is set to end in August.	DS 224	Passed!
12 June 1984			DS 225	Youth at Full Throttle!
19 June 1984			DS 226	Return of the Motorbike Kid
26 June 1984			DS 227	A Love Bet on the Asphalt!
03 July 1984			DS 228	Peace!
10 July 1984			DS 229	You're Under Arrest!
17 July 1984			DS 230	The 2nd Penguin Grand Prix: Scene 1
24 July 1984			DS 231	The 10 Warriors!
31 July 1984			DS 232	Full Speed Ahead to the Finish!!!
07 August 1984		During this month, Akira Toriyama finishes up rough sketches and completes the first draft for his new serial.	DS 233	The Final Hurdle!
14 August 1984			DS 234	Almost to the Goal…
17 August 1984	Wheels on Meals, starring Jackie Chan, is released.
21 August 1984			DS 235	A New Mayor is Born!
28 August 1984	Dr. Slump concludes serialization.		DS 236	A Great Mecha Invention for the Grand Finale!
10 September 1984	First of the North Star Volume 3 is released.
19 October 1984	Secret Service of the Imperial Court is released. The film's depiction of 15th century court eunuch Wang Zhen is possibly an inspiration behind Freeza.	During this month, Akira Toriyama completes the second draft for his new serial.
26 October 1984	The Terminator is released.

Timeline Part III: Dragon Ball

Below is a series of tables chronicling major events pertaining to the serialization of the original Dragon Ball comic from 1994 to 1995, as well as its animated television adaptations, including several films and a direct sequel show. Other major events and works that prove influential down the line are also included.

1984 & 1985

1984 sees the beginning of Akira Toriyama's kung fu comic: Dragon Ball. The Journey to the West-inspired road trip story proves less popular than hoped, however. After Torishima looks to the popular Fist of the North Star's first three volumes for inspiration, Dragon Ball shifts more towards an emphasis on fighting and Goku's goal of becoming stronger. The result is the 21st Tenkaichi Budokai story arc. As 1985 and the tournament come to a close, Goku sets off on another quest, this time in search of his grandfather's Four Star Dragon Ball.

Date	General	Akira Toriyama	Manga #	Manga Title
20 November 1984	Dragon Ball begins serialization.		DB 001	Bulma and Son Goku
24 November 1984	Spartan X is released in Japanese arcades. The video game, a loose adaptation of both Bruce Lee's film Game of Death and Jackie Chan's film Wheels on Meals, would go on to inspire the Muscle Tower portion of Dragon Ball's Red Ribbon Army story arc.
27 November 1984			DB 002	No Balls!!
04 December 1984			DB 003	Goku – Running to the Sea
11 December 1984			DB 004	The Turtle Hermit's Kinto'un
21 December 1984			DB 005	Oolong Appears!!
04 January 1985			DB 006	Oolong vs Son Goku
12 January 1985			DB 007	Yamcha and Pu'er
22 January 1985			DB 008	The Fearsome Yamcha!!
29 January 1985			DB 009	Dragon Balls in Danger!!
05 February 1985			DB 010	A Grand Robbery Scheme
12 February 1985			DB 011	The Ox Demon King of Mount Frypan
19 February 1985			DB 012	In Search of Kame-Sen'nin
26 February 1985			DB 013	Kame-Sen'nin's Bashō Fan
05 March 1985			DB 014	Kame-Sen'nin's Kamehameha!!
12 March 1985			DB 015	The Seven-Star Ball is Found
19 March 1985			DB 016	Rabbit Ears
26 March 1985			DB 017	The Boss's Special Skill
02 April 1985			DB 018	The Dragon Balls Are Stolen!!
05 April 1985		Akira Toriyama turns 30.
09 April 1985			DB 019	At Long Last, the Dragon Appears!
16 April 1985			DB 020	The Wish to Shenlong!!
23 April 1985			DB 021	The Full Moon
27 April 1985			DB 022	Goku's Great Transformation
04 May 1985			DB 023	The Dragon Team Parts Ways
14 May 1985	By this time, with Dragon Ball ranking low in popularity polls, Kazuhiko Torishima reads the first three volumes of Fist of the North Star for inspiration. Toriyama recalls that tournament-like events were popular in Dr. Slump. Consequently, the story's cast is reduced and its structure begins to pivot from a road trip story to a fighting-centric one, where Goku's desire to become stronger is brought to the forefront. The 21st Tenka'ichi Budōkai story arc begins.		DB 024	The Price of Kame-Sen'nin's Training
21 May 1985			DB 025	A Rival? Arrival!!
28 May 1985			DB 026	The Peculiar Girl
04 June 1985			DB 027	Lunch's Sneeze
11 June 1985			DB 028	The Training Begins!!
18 June 1985			DB 029	The Search for the Turtle-Marked Stone
25 June 1985			DB 030	Milk Delivery
02 July 1985			DB 031	The Kame-sen School's Tough Training
09 July 1985			DB 032	The Tenka'ichi Budōkai Begins!!
16 July 1985			DB 033	The Power of Training!!
23 July 1985			DB 034	Completely Unrivaled!
30 July 1985			DB 035	The Match-ups are Decided!!
06 August 1985			DB 036	The First Match
13 August 1985			DB 037	The Second Match
20 August 1985			DB 038	The Third Match
27 August 1985			DB 039	The Fourth Match
03 September 1985			DB 040	Goku's Tail
10 September 1985	Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 1 is released.		DB 041	Kuririn vs Jackie Chun
17 September 1985			DB 042	A Great Give-and-Take Battle!
22 September 1985	The Plaza Accord is signed between Japan, the US, and various European countries, in order to make their currencies more valuable relative to the US dollar. Many later see this as contributing to the Japanese asset price bubble that exists between 1986 and 1991.
24 September 1985			DB 043	The Mysterious Jackie Chun
01 October 1985			DB 044	Son Goku vs Namu
08 October 1985			DB 045	A Great Mid-Air Battle!
15 October 1985			DB 046	The Grand Finals
22 October 1985			DB 047	The Kamehameha
29 October 1985			DB 048	Monkey-See, Monkey-Do Son Goku
05 November 1985			DB 049	Jackie Chun's Counterattack
12 November 1985			DB 050	Goku's Greatest Pinch!!
19 November 1985			DB 051	Chaos Reigns at the Tenka'ichi Budōkai
26 November 1985			DB 052	The Climax Nears!!
03 December 1985	Masami Kurumada's Saint Seiya begins serialization.		DB 053	The Climax
10 December 1985			DB 054	Another Adventure!!
20 December 1985	Dragon Ball's Red Ribbon Army story arc begins.		DB 055	A Red Ribbon

1986

Arale makes a guest appearance in Dragon Ball, and Son Goku comes face to face with the world's #1 hitman: Tao Pai Pai. Dr. Slump's animated television adaptation comes to an end with Dragon Ball's taking its place. The latter's first video game and film adaptation release this year. Finally, Toriyama also draws the one-shot, Mr. Hō.

Date	General	Akira Toriyama	Manga #	Manga Title	Anime #	Anime Title
06 January 1986			DB 056	The Struggle for the Dragon Ball
10 January 1986	Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 2 is released.
14 January 1986	The Muscle Tower portion of the Red Ribbon Army story arc begins. The section is loosely based on the video game, Spartan X, itself a loose adaptation of both Bruce Lee's film Game of Death and Jackie Chan's film Wheels on Meals.		DB 057	Assault on Muscle Tower!!
21 January 1986			DB 058	The Terror of Muscle Tower
28 January 1986			DB 059	The Demon on the Third Floor!!
04 February 1986			DB 060	Ninja Murasaki!!
11 February 1986			DB 061	Ninja Arts! The 4½ Tatami Flip!!
18 February 1986			DB 062	Peril! The Art of Division
19 February 1986	Dr. Slump: Arale-chan concludes with the airing of its 243rd episode.
25 February 1986			DB 063	Artificial Human No. 8
26 February 1986	Dragon Ball's animated television adaptation begins airing.				DB 001	Bulma and Son Goku
04 March 1986			DB 064	Floor Five: The Hair-Raising Buyon
05 March 1986					DB 002	Alalala–! No Balls!
11 March 1986			DB 065	How to Defeat Buyon
12 March 1986					DB 003	Kame-Sen'nin's Kinto-Un
18 March 1986			DB 066	Muscle Tower's End!!
19 March 1986					DB 004	The Kidnapping Demon, Oolong
25 March 1986			DB 067	To the West...
26 March 1986					DB 005	The Strong Villain of the Desert, Yamcha
01 April 1986			DB 068	Bulma's House in West City
02 April 1986					DB 006	The Midnight Visitors
05 April 1986		Akira Toriyama turns 31.
08 April 1986			DB 069	Bulma and Goku, Part Two
09 April 1986					DB 007	Gyūmaō of Mount Frypan
15 April 1986			DB 070	Bulma's Big Blunder!!
16 April 1986					DB 008	Kame-Sen'nin's Kamehameha
22 April 1986			DB 071	Kame House Discovered!!
23 April 1986					DB 009	The Boss Rabbit's Special Skill
26 April 1986			DB 072	General Blue Commences His Assault
30 April 1986					DB 010	The Dragon Balls Are Stolen!!
02 May 1986			DB 073	General Blue's Miscalculation
07 May 1986					DB 011	Finally, the Dragon Appears!
13 May 1986			DB 074	The Pirates' Trap
14 May 1986					DB 012	The Wish to Shenlong
20 May 1986			DB 075	Ambush in the Pirate Harbor
21 May 1986					DB 013	Goku's Great Transformation
27 May 1986	Dragon Quest is released.		DB 076	The Treasure is Discovered
28 May 1986	Dragon Ball's 21st Tenka'ichi Budōkai arc begins in the anime.				DB 014	Goku's Rival? Arrival!!
03 June 1986			DB 077	Blue's Shining Eyes
04 June 1986					DB 015	The Peculiar Girl, Lunch
10 June 1986	Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 3 is released.		DB 078	The Great Escape!!
11 June 1986					DB 016	Training – The Stone Hunt
17 June 1986			DB 079	Get Out, Get Out!!
18 June 1986					DB 017	With Life at Stake! Milk Delivery
24 June 1986			DB 080	The Three Stolen Dragon Balls
25 June 1986					DB 018	Kame-sen's Method of Inte~nse Training
01 July 1986			DB 081	Chased to Penguin Village!
02 July 1986					DB 019	The Tenka'ichi Budōkai Begins!
08 July 1986			DB 082	The Broken Dragon Radar
09 July 1986					DB 020	Will it Appear?! The Power of Training
15 July 1986			DB 083	The Stolen Dragon Radar
16 July 1986					DB 021	Watch Out, Kuririn!
22 July 1986			DB 084	The Father and Son of the Karin Holy Land
23 July 1986					DB 022	Yamcha vs Jackie Chun
29 July 1986	Debut of Tao Pai Pai, a hitman purportedly based off of sound effect designer Hidenori Arai.		DB 085	The Hitman "Tao Pai-pai"
30 July 1986					DB 023	He's Here! The Mighty Foe Giran
05 August 1986			DB 086	Tao Pai-pai's Surefire Dodonpa
06 August 1986					DB 024	Kuririn's Desperate Offensive-Defensive Battle
12 August 1986			DB 087	Karin Tower
13 August 1986					DB 025	Get Up, Goku! The Fearsome Tenkū Pekeji-Ken
19 August 1986			DB 088	Karin-sama of Karin Tower
20 August 1986					DB 026	The Final Round!! Kamehameha
26 August 1986			DB 089	The Effects of the Super Holy Water
27 August 1986					DB 027	Goku – The Greatest Pinch
02 September 1986			DB 090	Son Goku's Counterattack
03 September 1986					DB 028	Clash!! Power vs Power
09 September 1986			DB 091	A Grand Showdown in the Holy Land!!
10 September 1986	Dragon Ball's Red Ribbon Army arc begins in the anime.				DB 029	Another Adventure – The Roaming Lake
16 September 1986			DB 092	The End of Tao Pai-pai
17 September 1986					DB 030	Pilaf and the Mysterious Army
23 September 1986			DB 093	Son Goku's Assault
24 September 1986					DB 031	Ge-ge! A Fake Goku Appears!!
27 September 1986	Dragon Ball's first video game, Dragon Ball: The Great Unexplored Dragon Region, is released.
30 September 1986			DB 094	Son Goku's Charge!
01 October 1986					DB 032	It Vanished?! The Flying Fortress in the Sky
07 October 1986			DB 095	Commander Red Dies!
08 October 1986					DB 033	The Legend of the Dragon
09 October 1986	Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 4 is released.
11 October 1986	Saint Seiya's animated television adaptation begins airing. The shows writer, Takao Koyama, and director, Kōzō Morishita, later help Kazuhiko Torishima reboot Dragon Ball's own animated television adaptation.
14 October 1986			DB 096	A Great Victory!!
15 October 1986					DB 034	The Heartless Red Ribbon
21 October 1986			DB 097	The Final Dragon Ball
22 October 1986					DB 035	The Girl of the North, Sno
28 October 1986			DB 098	Uranai Baba
29 October 1986					DB 036	The Terror of Muscle Tower
01 November 1986	The video game, Alex Kidd in Miracle World, is released. Initially conceived as a Dragon Ball game, its protagonist goes on to serve as Sega's mascot before the creation of Sonic the Hedgehog.		DB 099	The Five Warriors
				Mr. Hō
05 November 1986					DB 037	Enter Ninja Murasaki
11 November 1986			DB 100	A Great Bloody Battle
12 November 1986					DB 038	Be Afraid!! The Art of Division
18 November 1986			DB 101	The Devil's Toilet
19 November 1986				Gourmet & Sports	DB 039	The Mysterious Artificial Human No. 8
22 November 1986			DB 102	Son Goku Steps Up
26 November 1986					DB 040	Now What, Goku!! The Hair-Raising Buyon
27 November 1986	The first Dragon Ball video game for the Nintendo Famicom, Dragon Ball: The Mystery of Shenlong (aka Dragon Power), is released.
02 December 1986			DB 103	Son Goku The Mighty!!
03 December 1986					DB 041	The End of Muscle Tower
09 December 1986			DB 104	The Akumaito Beam
10 December 1986					DB 042	Imminent Danger!! Go for it, Hatchan
17 December 1986					DB 043	Bulma's House in West City
19 December 1986			DB 105	The Fifth Man
20 December 1986	Dragon Ball's first film is released.				DB M1	Dragon Ball – The Legend of Shenlong
24 December 1986					DB 044	Goku, Friends, and Tons of Danger

1987

1987 sees the conclusion of Son Goku's quest for his grandfather's Four Star Ball, as well as the 22nd Tenkaichi Budokai. Based off of both the Roman Emperor Nero, and Toriyama's editor, Kazuhiko Torishima, this year also sees the debut of the Demon King Piccolo. One-shots drawn by Toriyama this year include Lady Red, Kennosuke-sama, and Sonchoh.

Date	General	Akira Toriyama	Manga #	Manga Title	Anime #	Anime Title
05 January 1987			DB 106	Mutually Strong Opponents
07 January 1987					DB 045	Watch Out! A Mid-Air Trap
09 January 1987	Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 5 is released.
13 January 1987			DB 107	Goku's Tail
14 January 1987					DB 046	Bulma's Big Mistake
20 January 1987			DB 108	Son Gohan
21 January 1987					DB 047	Kame House is Discovered!!
26 January 1987	Dragon Quest II is released.
27 January 1987			DB 109	The Pilaf Gang's Second Attempt
28 January 1987					DB 048	General Blue Launches His Attack!!
03 February 1987			DB 110	Pilaf's Great Strategy
04 February 1987					DB 049	Watch Out, Lunch-san
10 February 1987			DB 111	Once Again, Shenlong!!
11 February 1987					DB 050	The Pirates' Trap
17 February 1987			DB 112	Run, Son Goku!
18 February 1987					DB 051	The Ocean Bottom's Guardman
24 February 1987	Dragon Ball's 22nd Budōkai arc begins in the manga.		DB 113	The Twenty-Second Tenka'ichi Budōkai
25 February 1987					DB 052	Hooray! The Treasure is Discovered
03 March 1987			DB 114	Surviving the Preliminaries
04 March 1987				Lady Red	DB 053	Fear the Shining Eyes
10 March 1987	Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 6 is released.		DB 115	Surviving the Preliminaries, Part Two
11 March 1987					DB 054	Run Away, Run Away!! The Great Escape
17 March 1987			DB 116	Manufactured Match-ups
18 March 1987					DB 055	N'cha! Chased to Penguin Village
23 March 1987		Akira Toriyama's son, Sasuke, is born.
24 March 1987			DB 117	Yamcha's Kamehameha
25 March 1987					DB 056	Uhohōi! Arale Boards the Cloud
31 March 1987			DB 118	Yamcha Broken!!
05 April 1987		Akira Toriyama turns 32.
07 April 1987			DB 119	A Full Moon Grudge
08 April 1987					DB 057	Showdown! Arale vs Blue
14 April 1987			DB 120	An Unexpected Dodonpa
15 April 1987					DB 058	The Haunted Karin Holy Land
21 April 1987			DB 121	Kuririn's Great Strategy
22 April 1987					DB 059	He's Here! The World's Greatest Hitman, "Tao Pai-pai"
28 April 1987			DB 122	Here's Son Goku!!!
29 April 1987					DB 060	The Match!! Kamehameha vs Dodonpa
02 May 1987			DB 123	Evenly Matched!!
06 May 1987					DB 061	Karin-sama of Karin Tower
08 May 1987	Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 7 is released.
12 May 1987			DB 124	Young Tenshinhan
13 May 1987					DB 062	Really?! The Effects of the Super Holy Water
19 May 1987			DB 125	Son Goku vs Kuririn!!
20 May 1987					DB 063	Son Goku's Counterattack
26 May 1987			DB 126	Son Goku The Mighty!!
27 May 1987					DB 064	The End of Tao Pai-pai
02 June 1987			DB 127	Kuririn's Strategy, Goku's Strategy
09 June 1987			DB 128	The World's Greatest Super Battle!!
10 June 1987					DB 065	Go, Goku! The Assault Begins
16 June 1987			DB 129	The Haikyū-Ken and Fighting Power
17 June 1987					DB 066	The Red Ribbon Army's Desperate Offensive-Defensive
23 June 1987			DB 130	Tenshinhan Feels the Heat!
24 June 1987					DB 067	Commander Red Dies!!
30 June 1987			DB 131	Tenshinhan, in Anguish!
01 July 1987					DB 068	The Last Dragon Ball
07 July 1987			DB 132	Tsuru-Sen'nin's Curse, the Kikōhō!!
08 July 1987					DB 069	Cute, Huh?! Uranai Baba
10 July 1987	Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 8 is released.
14 July 1987			DB 133	The Pair's Final Tactics!!
15 July 1987					DB 070	Assault! We Are the Five Warriors
18 July 1987					DB M2	The Sleeping Princess in Devil’s Castle
21 July 1987			DB 134	The Martial Arts Tournament Concludes! And Then...
22 July 1987					DB 071	A Great Do-or-Die Bloody Battle
28 July 1987	Dragon Ball's Demon King Piccolo arc begins in the manga.	Born from a desire to give Son Goku a true villain to contend with, Toriyama is inspired by both the Roman Emperor Nero and his very own editor, Kazuhiko Torishima. The result is the Demon King Piccolo, who debuts in Dragon Ball's 135th chapter.	DB 135	Kuririn's Death, and a Terrible Conspiracy
29 July 1987					DB 072	Goku Steps Up! The Devil's Toilet
04 August 1987			DB 136	The Terror of Demon King Piccolo!
05 August 1987					DB 073	Certain Death from the Akumaito Beam?!
11 August 1987			DB 137	Come Back, Son Goku!
12 August 1987					DB 074	A Glimpse at the Mysterious Fifth Man
18 August 1987			DB 138	The Strange Guy With the Ball
				Kennosuke-sama
19 August 1987					DB 075	Clash!! The Kindred Formidable Enemy
25 August 1987			DB 139	Yajirobe's Prey
26 August 1987					DB 076	The Masked Man's True Identity?!
01 September 1987			DB 140	Tambourine Draws Near!
02 September 1987					DB 077	Pilaf's Great Strategy
08 September 1987			DB 141	Son Goku's Explosion!!
09 September 1987					DB 078	Once Again, Shenlong
10 September 1987	Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 9 is released.
15 September 1987			DB 142	Demon King Piccolo Descends!!
16 September 1987					DB 079	Kinkaku and Ginkaku's Man-Eating Gourd
22 September 1987			DB 143	Son Goku vs Demon King Piccolo
23 September 1987					DB 080	A Crucial, Honorable Match! Goku vs Tenlong
29 September 1987			DB 144	Son Goku Completely Defeated!!
30 September 1987					DB 081	Goku Goes to the Demon Realm
04 October 1987	Kamen Rider Black begins airing. Goku Black is later named after this.
06 October 1987			DB 145	Muten Rōshi's Resolve
07 October 1987					DB 082	The Violent Monster Inoshikachō
13 October 1987			DB 146	Kame-Sen'nin's Final Mafūba!!
14 October 1987					DB 083	Hurry, Goku! The Tenka'ichi Budōkai
20 October 1987			DB 147	Demon King Piccolo's Youth Restored!?
21 October 1987	Dragon Ball's 22nd Tenka’ichi Budōkai arc begins in the anime.				DB 084	Aim to Be the World's Greatest Martial Artist!!
27 October 1987			DB 148	Get to Karin Tower!!
28 October 1987					DB 085	Obsessed with Winning!! Preliminary Survival
03 November 1987			DB 149	World Domination
04 November 1987					DB 086	It's Decided!! The Eight Brave Men
10 November 1987	Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 10 is released.		DB 150	Even Karin-sama is Worried
11 November 1987					DB 087	Showdown!! Yamcha vs Tenshinhan
17 November 1987			DB 151	The Super God Water!!!
18 November 1987					DB 088	Go, Yamcha! The Dreadful Tenshinhan
21 November 1987			DB 152	Son Goku Finally Departs!!!!
25 November 1987					DB 089	Be Afraid!! A Full Moon Grudge
01 December 1987			DB 153	Tenshinhan's Determination!!
02 December 1987					DB 090	Nanana!! What, a Dodonpa?
08 December 1987			DB 154	Tenshinhan's Miscalculation
09 December 1987					DB 091	A Sudden Turn-Around!! Kuririn's Great Strategy
16 December 1987					DB 092	Wai~t! Here's Son Goku!!
18 December 1987			DB 155	Son Goku's Counterattack
				Sonchoh
23 December 1987					DB 093	Evenly Matched!! Tenshinhan vs Jackie
30 December 1987					DB 094	Ge-ge-ge!! The New Tsuru-sen Technique – Taiyō-Ken

1988

Dragon Ball sees much change in 1988. As the story further centers on fighting, Toriyama has Goku grow up into a taller character design, one that is easier to draw in combat. The anime's depiction of Goku piercing the Demon King's body convinces Torishima that a new producer is needed to properly adapt the comic. He recruits Takao Koyama and Kōzō Morishita to help reboot the television show. As the Saiyan arc begins, Yū Kondō takes over as Toriyama's editor, and Son Goku dies. Also this year, the one-shot, Mamejirō-kun, is published.

Date	General	Akira Toriyama	Manga #	Manga Title	Anime #	Anime Title
04 January 1988			DB 156	Angry!!
06 January 1988					DB 095	Fight!! Goku vs Kuririn
12 January 1988			DB 157	An Immortal Showdown!!
13 January 1988					DB 096	Can it be, Goku?! Kuririn's Great Strategy
19 January 1988			DB 158	Son Goku's Greatest Crisis!!
20 January 1988					DB 097	The Finals!! Who is the World's Greatest Martial Artist?!
26 January 1988			DB 159	A Grand Battle in the Wasteland!!
27 January 1988					DB 098	A Secret Ability – The Haikyū-Ken vs Fighting Power
02 February 1988			DB 160	Son Goku's Final Gamble!!
03 February 1988					DB 099	Tenshinhan's Anguish!!
09 February 1988			DB 161	Son Goku Wins!!
10 February 1988	Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 11 is released.				DB 100	Life or Death?! A Last Resort
	Dragon Quest III is released.
16 February 1988	Dragon Ball's 23rd Tenka’ichi Budōkai arc begins in the manga.		DB 162	The Secret of the Nyoi-Bō
17 February 1988					DB 101	The Martial Arts Tournament Concludes! And Then…!!
23 February 1988			DB 163	The Temple
24 February 1988	Dragon Ball's Demon King Piccolo arc begins in the anime.				DB 102	Kuririn's Death – A Terrible Conspiracy!!
01 March 1988			DB 164	God Appears
02 March 1988					DB 103	The Terror of Demon King Piccolo!!
08 March 1988			DB 165	Shenlong is Revived!!
09 March 1988					DB 104	Come Back to Life, Son Goku!!
15 March 1988		As the story centers more on fights, Toriyama ages Goku into a taller character design, making it easier to draw him.	DB 166	Everyone's Reunion
16 March 1988					DB 105	The Strange Guy – Enter Yajirobe!!
19 March 1988			DB 167	Troubles at the Tenka'ichi Budōkai
23 March 1988					DB 106	The Demonic Beast – Tambourine Draws Near!!
29 March 1988			DB 168	The Eight Winners are Determined!!
05 April 1988		Akira Toriyama turns 33.	DB 169	Tenshinhan and Tao Pai-pai
06 April 1988					DB 107	Son Goku – An Explosion of Anger!!
08 April 1988	Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 12 is released.
12 April 1988			DB 170	The Hitman Tao Pai-pai's Struggle
13 April 1988					DB 108	Demon King Piccolo Descends!!
16 April 1988	Saint Seiya's 73rd episode, the last to feature Takao Koyama and Kōzō Morishita, airs.
19 April 1988			DB 171	Son Goku's Marriage
20 April 1988					DB 109	Son Goku vs Demon King Piccolo
26 April 1988			DB 172	Kuririn vs Ma Junior
02 May 1988			DB 173	Kuririn vs Ma Junior: Settling the Score!!
04 May 1988					DB 110	Hang in There! Son Goku!!
10 May 1988			DB 174	Yamcha vs Shen
11 May 1988					DB 111	Kame-Sen'nin's Final Mafūba!!
17 May 1988			DB 175	S–H–E–N
18 May 1988					DB 112	Demon King Piccolo's Youth Restored?!
24 May 1988			DB 176	Son Goku vs Tenshinhan
25 May 1988					DB 113	King Castle on the Offensive-Defensive!!
31 May 1988			DB 177	Speed
01 June 1988					DB 114	Goku's Wish!! Even Karin-sama is Worried
07 June 1988	Exact midpoint of the 23rd Tenka'ichi Budōkai arc.	Around this time ("probably midway through Ma Junior"), Toriyama first begins thinking about the Freeza arc.	DB 178	Tenshinhan's Prided Surefire Technique!
08 June 1988					DB 115	Get Your Hands On It! The Mysterious Super God Water
10 June 1988	Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 13 is released.
14 June 1988			DB 179	Two Weak Points
21 June 1988			DB 180	Demon King Piccolo vs God
22 June 1988					DB 116	Kame-Sen'nin's Alive?!
28 June 1988			DB 181	God's Miscalculation
29 June 1988					DB 117	Son Goku Finally Departs!!
05 July 1988			DB 182	The Fated Showdown! Son Goku vs Piccolo
06 July 1988					DB 118	Tenshinhan's Determination!!
09 July 1988					DB M3	A Mystical Great Adventure
12 July 1988			DB 183	A Light Warm-Up
19 July 1988			DB 184	Both Sides Go All-Out
20 July 1988					DB 119	Will It Work?! The Legendary Mafūba
26 July 1988			DB 185	The Super Kamehameha
27 July 1988					DB 120	Goku – Anger at Full Power!!
02 August 1988			DB 186	Confusion at the Tournament Grounds!!
03 August 1988					DB 121	Son Goku's Greatest Crisis!!
09 August 1988			DB 187	Demon King Piccolo's Super Giant-Form Technique
10 August 1988	Episode 122 motivates Torishima to find the show a new producer. He recruits Kōzō Morishita and Takao Koyama, both key to the Saint Seiya's anime's success, to help him reboot Dragon Ball.				DB 122	The Final Gamble!!
	Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 14 is released.
12 August 1988	The video game, Dragon Ball: The Great Demon King's Revival, is released.		DB 188	Son Goku's Match
				Mamejirō-kun
17 August 1988					DB 123	The Secret of the Nyoi-Bō
23 August 1988			DB 189	The Demon King's Final Gamble!!
24 August 1988					DB 124	The Temple Above the Clouds
30 August 1988			DB 190	Stand Firm, Son Goku!!
31 August 1988					DB 125	God Appears!!
06 September 1988			DB 191	The Ten Count
13 September 1988			DB 192	It's All Over!!
14 September 1988					DB 126	Shenlong is Revived!!
20 September 1988			DB 193	The Tenka'ichi Budōkai's Climax!!
21 September 1988					DB 127	Faster Than Lightning!!
27 September 1988			DB 194	The Gift of the Dragon Balls
28 September 1988					DB 128	As Quietly As the Sky
04 October 1988	Dragon Ball's Saiyan arc begins in the manga. Around this time, shōjo manga editor Yū Kondō becomes Akira Toriyama's editor, replacing Kazuhiko Torishima.		DB 195	The Mysterious Alien Warrior
08 October 1988			DB 196	Kakarrot
12 October 1988					DB 129	Time Traveling Goku
18 October 1988			DB 197	Son Goku's Past!!
19 October 1988					DB 130	Goku's Opponent is… Goku?!
25 October 1988			DB 198	A Powerful Enemy in Common
26 October 1988					DB 131	Each On His Own Path
01 November 1988			DB 199	Showdown with Raditz
02 November 1988	Kōzō Morishita's first credit on the Dragon Ball anime.				DB 132	Hotter Than Magma
08 November 1988			DB 200	An Unprecedented Terror
09 November 1988	Dragon Ball's 23rd Tenka’ichi Budōkai arc begins in the anime.				DB 133	The Reunion Before the Storm
15 November 1988			DB 201	Piccolo's Trump Card
16 November 1988					DB 134	Troubles at the Tenka'ichi Budōkai
22 November 1988			DB 202	The Makankōsappō
23 November 1988					DB 135	The Eight Chosen People
29 November 1988			DB 203	Son Goku's Last Resort!!
30 November 1988					DB 136	The Hitman Tao Pai-pai's Counterattack
06 December 1988	Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 15 is released.		DB 204	Farewell, Son Goku
07 December 1988					DB 137	Son Goku's Marriage
14 December 1988					DB 138	The Puzzling Man, Shen
19 December 1988			DB 205	A Fight in the Afterlife!!
21 December 1988					DB 139	Another Fierce Fight! Goku vs Tenshinhan

1989

The battle against Vegeta draws to a close, and Son Gohan departs with Bulma and Kuririn to Piccolo's homeworld where they encounter Freeza. Torishima learns from Morishita that starting a new show would increase their promotional budget. Thus, Dragon Ball's first animated adaptation ends, and the new show, Dragon Ball Z, begins airing. The show's title is christened by Toriyama with the alphabet's last letter in order to mark the final portion of the story. The one shots, Karamaru-kun Nihon-bare and Rocky, are also published this year.

Date	General	Akira Toriyama	Manga #	Manga Title	Anime #	Anime Title
04 January 1989			DB 206	Son Gohan and Demon King Piccolo
11 January 1989					DB 140	True Strength
14 January 1989			DB 207	Son Gohan Grieves
18 January 1989					DB 141	Four Tenshinhans
24 January 1989			DB 208	An Incident Under the Full Moon
25 January 1989					DB 142	Which is Stronger?! God vs Demon King Piccolo
31 January 1989			DB 209	Everyone's Year
01 February 1989					DB 143	The Fate of the World at Stake!
07 February 1989			DB 210	The Father and Son's Harsh Training
08 February 1989					DB 144	Unleashed! The Ultimate Super Kamehameha
10 February 1989	Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 16 is released.
14 February 1989			DB 211	Do Your Best with Kaiō-sama, Dead Son Goku!
15 February 1989					DB 145	Demon King Piccolo's Super Giant-Form Technique
21 February 1989			DB 212	The Saiyans Approach!!
22 February 1989					DB 146	Son Goku's Trap
25 February 1989	Kousoku Sentai Turboranger, the final of Toei's Super Sentai series to be produced before the introduction of the Ginyu Special Force (or "Tokusentai"), begins airing.
28 February 1989			DB 213	The Saiyans Arrive!!
				Karamaru-kun Nihon-bare
01 March 1989					DB 147	Nothing More Can Be Done!!
07 March 1989			DB 214	Vegeta's Game
08 March 1989					DB 148	Hooray! The World's Strongest Man
14 March 1989			DB 215	Yamcha's Premonition
15 March 1989					DB 149	The Wedding Dress In Flames
21 March 1989			DB 216	Frightened Warriors
22 March 1989					DB 150	The Phantom Fire-Eating Bird
28 March 1989			DB 217	Hurry, Son Goku!
04 April 1989			DB 218	The Final Kikōhō
05 April 1989		Akira Toriyama turns 34.			DB 151	Thanks to Chi-Chi's Bridal Training
11 April 1989			DB 219	Three Hours
12 April 1989					DB 152	Hurry, Goku! The Mysterious Mountain of the Five Elements
18 April 1989			DB 220	A Faint Light
19 April 1989	By this point in time, Morishita tells Torishima that starting a new show would increase their promotional budget. Thus, Dragon Ball's first animated adaptation ends.				DB 153	Mount Frypan Burns! An Instant Do-or-Die Journey
25 April 1989			DB 221	The Cornered Mouse Bites the Cat
26 April 1989	Dragon Ball Z, christened by Toriyama with the alphabet's last letter to indicate the final portion of the story, begins airing.				DBZ 001	Mini Goku is Just Precious! I'm Gohan
02 May 1989			DB 222	Son Goku Approaches!!
03 May 1989					DBZ 002	The Strongest Warrior in All of History is Goku's Brother!
09 May 1989			DB 223	Piccolo and Gohan
10 May 1989	Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 17 is released.				DBZ 003	Alright! This is the Strongest Combo on Earth!
16 May 1989			DB 224	Son Goku's Quiet Anger
17 May 1989					DBZ 004	Piccolo's Trump Card! Gohan is a Crybaby
23 May 1989			DB 225	Nappa, Completely Helpless!!
24 May 1989					DBZ 005	Goku Dies! There's Only One Chance Left
30 May 1989			DB 226	The Mystery of the Kaiō-Ken
06 June 1989			DB 227	The Emperor Stirs
07 June 1989					DBZ 006	Even Enma-sama is Surprised – A Fight in the Afterlife
13 June 1989			DB 228	One-on-One Combat!!
14 June 1989					DBZ 007	Dinosaur Survival! Gohan's Difficult Training
20 June 1989			DB 229	A Fateful Super Decisive Battle!!
21 June 1989					DBZ 008	The Great Transformation on a Moonlit Night! The Secret of Gohan's Power
27 June 1989			DB 230	The Dangerous Three-Fold Kaiō-Ken!
28 June 1989					DBZ 009	Sorry Robot-san – The Tears that Vanished in the Desert
04 July 1989			DB 231	A Fight in the Red Zone!
05 July 1989					DBZ 010	Don't Cry Gohan! His First Fight
10 July 1989	Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 18 is released.
11 July 1989			DB 232	The "Moon"
12 July 1989					DBZ 011	The Saiyan, Strongest Warriors in the Universe, Awaken!
15 July 1989					DBZ M1	Dragon Ball Z
18 July 1989			DB 233	Can He Unleash It?! The Genki-Dama!!
19 July 1989					DBZ 012	Catnap on the Serpent Road – Goku Takes a Tumble
25 July 1989			DB 234	What Will Happen?! The Genki-Dama!!
26 July 1989					DBZ 013	Hands Off! Enma-sama's Secret Fruit
July 1989				Rocky
01 August 1989			DB 235	Son Goku, At Death's Door!!
02 August 1989					DBZ 014	Such Sweet Temptation! The Snake Princess's Hospitality
08 August 1989			DB 236	A Meek Resistance
09 August 1989					DBZ 015	Escape from Piccolo! Gohan Summons a Storm
12 August 1989			DB 237	Once Again, the Genki-Dama!!
16 August 1989					DBZ 016	Run, Gohan! Longing for Mt. Paozu, Where Chi-Chi is Waiting
22 August 1989			DB 238	The Genki-Dama's Course!!
29 August 1989			DB 239	The Worn-Out Warriors
30 August 1989					DBZ 017	City of No Tomorrow! The Long Road to Victory
05 September 1989			DB 240	A Final Gamble!!
06 September 1989					DBZ 018	Last Stop on Serpent Road! Are you Kaiō-sama?
12 September 1989			DB 241	Son Goku's Request...
13 September 1989					DBZ 019	The Battle with Gravity! Catch Bubbles-kun
19 September 1989	Dragon Ball's Namek arc begins in the manga.		DB 242	A Gloomy Closing Scene...
20 September 1989					DBZ 020	The Return of the Saiyan Legend! Goku's Roots
26 September 1989			DB 243	Go For It! The Planet Namek
27 September 1989					DBZ 021	Come Forth, Shenlong! The Saiyans Finally Arrive on Earth
03 October 1989			DB 244	A Spaceship Found!!
10 October 1989			DB 245	Departing for Planet Namek!!
11 October 1989					DBZ 022	Unbelievable!! Saibaimen, Born from the Soil
17 October 1989			DB 246	Vegeta Revived!!
18 October 1989					DBZ 023	Yamcha Dies! The Terror of the Saibaimen
24 October 1989	Freeza makes his debut. Conceived of during Japan's asset price bubble, Freeza is the "#1 land shark in the universe"., based on a combination of Toriyama's editor at the time, Yū Kondō, and "a queen or something in some movie".		DB 247	Dark Clouds Swirl Over Planet Namek
25 October 1989					DBZ 024	Farewell Ten-san! Chiaotzu's Suicide Strategy
27 October 1989	The video game, Dragon Ball 3: Goku's Legend, is released.
31 October 1989			DB 248	The Mysterious Strangers
01 November 1989					DBZ 025	Tenshinhan Cries Out!! This is My Last Kikōhō
07 November 1989			DB 249	Vegeta's Super Power
08 November 1989					DBZ 026	An Intense 3-Hour Delay! The Kinto-Un Bullet-Express
10 November 1989	Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 19 is released.
14 November 1989			DB 250	Son Goku Revived!!
21 November 1989			DB 251	Son Goku's Spaceship
22 November 1989					DBZ 027	Leave it to Me! Gohan's Great Burst of Anger
28 November 1989			DB 252	The Frightened Namekians
29 November 1989					DBZ 028	Ferocity of the Saiyans! God and Piccolo Both Die!
05 December 1989			DB 253	One Village's Battle
06 December 1989					DBZ 029	Father is Awesome! The Ultimate Finishing Technique – Kaiō-Ken
12 December 1989			DB 254	The Namekian Resistance
13 December 1989					DBZ 030	A Hot, Unbounded Battle! Goku vs Vegeta
19 December 1989			DB 255	Son Gohan in a Frenzy!!
			DB 256	A Deadly Pursuer!!
20 December 1989					DBZ 031	Now, Goku! A Final Technique with Everything on the Line

1990

This year, Son Goku arrives on Planet Namek, and the battle against Freeza begins. Toriyama's one-shot Wolf is published, and Savings Soldier Cashman begins serialization in V-Jump. Finally, a live action film is produced in Korea.

Date	General	Akira Toriyama	Manga #	Manga Title	Anime #	Anime Title
05 January 1990			DB 257	Dodoria in Terror
10 January 1990	Akira Toriyama: The World is released.			Wolf
	Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 20 is released.
13 January 1990			DB 258	Danger All Around!!
17 January 1990					DBZ 032	Battle Power Times Ten!! Vegeta's Great Transformation
23 January 1990			DB 259	The Sixth Dragon Ball
24 January 1990					DBZ 033	Don't Die, Father!! This is Gohan's Hidden Strength
30 January 1990			DB 260	One Last Dragon Ball
31 January 1990					DBZ 034	Shoot, Kuririn! The Genki-Dama, Packed with Hope
06 February 1990			DB 261	Kaiō-sama's Freaked Out
07 February 1990					DBZ 035	Cause a Miracle! The Super Saiyan, Son Gohan
10 February 1990			DB 262	Vegeta and Zarbon
11 February 1990	Dragon Quest IV is released.
14 February 1990	Dragon Ball's Namek arc begins in the Dragon Ball Z anime.				DBZ 036	We're Off Into Space! The Planet of Hope is Piccolo's Homeland
20 February 1990			DB 263	Zarbon's Hidden Power
21 February 1990					DBZ 037	The Mysterious Yunzabit! The Search for God's Spaceship
27 February 1990	The Ginyu Special Force are mentioned for the first time by Freeza.	By this point, Akira Toriyama has watched enough Super Sentai with his son that he thinks to introduce sentai characters, in the form of the Ginyu Special Force (or "Tokusentai").	DB 264	The Eldest's House
28 February 1990					DBZ 038	Blast-off for Planet Namek! The Terror Awaiting Gohan and Company
06 March 1990			DB 265	The Seventh Dragon Ball Changes Hands
07 March 1990					DBZ 039	Friends or Foes? Children of the Mysterious Giant Spaceship
13 March 1990			DB 266	Vegeta Laughs, Freeza Fumes
14 March 1990					DBZ 040	Really, for Real? There Lies Namek, Planet of Hope
15 March 1990					DBZ M2	The World's Strongest Guy
20 March 1990			DB 267	A Reunion of Terror
21 March 1990					DBZ 041	Kind-hearted Aliens – There’s the Five-Star Ball Already
27 March 1990			DB 268	Vegeta's Charge!
03 April 1990			DB 269	Gohan and Vegeta's Dragon Ball
04 April 1990					DBZ 042	Planet Freeza No. 79 – Vegeta Recovers!!
05 April 1990		Akira Toriyama turns 35.
10 April 1990	Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 21 is released.		DB 270	Premonitions of a Great War
11 April 1990					DBZ 043	The Dragon Balls Are All Here! Piccolo-san Comes Back to Life
17 April 1990			DB 271	They're Closing In!! The Ginyu Special-Squad
18 April 1990					DBZ 044	A Tough New Enemy! Emperor of the Universe, Freeza
24 April 1990			DB 272	Make it in Time!! The Seven Dragon Balls
25 April 1990					DBZ 045	Vegeta's Ambition! I am the Greatest Warrior in the Universe!!
02 May 1990					DBZ 046	Goku's Power at Full-Force!! Six Days to the End of the Galaxy
08 May 1990			DB 273	The Terrible Ginyu Special-Squad
09 May 1990					DBZ 047	Surprise Attack!! The Elder's Target was the Scouter
15 May 1990			DB 274	Gurd's Psychic Powers
16 May 1990					DBZ 048	Gohan in Peril! A Pursuing Dodoria Summons Death
22 May 1990			DB 275	Vegeta's Quick Attack!!
23 May 1990					DBZ 049	Dodoria Dies by Explosion! Vegeta's Fearsome Shockwave
29 May 1990			DB 276	No Hope for Vegeta
30 May 1990					DBZ 050	Escape From a Burning Planet!! A Life-or-Death Kamehameha
05 June 1990			DB 277	Freeza Laughs
06 June 1990					DBZ 051	Courage Times One Hundred! The Warriors Gather Under Kaiō
12 June 1990			DB 278	Son Gohan Dies?!
19 June 1990			DB 279	The Mysterious Son Goku
20 June 1990					DBZ 052	Listen to Me Goku! Hands Off Freeza
26 June 1990			DB 280	Super Saiyan?!
27 June 1990					DBZ 053	Nothing but Goosebumps! The Handsome Warrior Zarbon's Devilish Transformation
03 July 1990			DB 281	Showdown!! Jheese and Butta
04 July 1990					DBZ 054	Defend the Planet of Hope!! Kuririn's Astonishing Power-Up
07 July 1990					DBZ M3	A Super Decisive Battle for Earth
10 July 1990	Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 22 is released.		DB 282	Vegeta's Complex Mind
17 July 1990			DB 283	Captain Ginyu Takes the Field!!
18 July 1990					DBZ 055	Back from the Brink of Death – The Miracle Man, Vegeta
24 July 1990			DB 284	Captain Ginyu's Pride
31 July 1990			DB 285	The Eldest and Co. in Danger
01 August 1990					DBZ 056	An Enormous Battle Power!! Freeza's Strategy is Shattered
07 August 1990			DB 286	Nail, Warrior of Namek
08 August 1990					DBZ 057	I'm Back to My Old Self Again!! Goku Takes on 100 Times Gravity
11 August 1990			DB 287	The Body Change
21 August 1990			DB 288	Goku or Ginyu?!
22 August 1990					DBZ 058	Freeza's Secret Weapon! The Devilish Ginyu Special-Squad
28 August 1990			DB 289	Ginyu's Painful Miscalculation!!
29 August 1990					DBZ 059	Bulma, Watch Out!! The Four-Star Ball Falls into Freeza's Hands
04 September 1990			DB 290	Ginyu is Defeated!!!
05 September 1990					DBZ 060	Charge!! The Kaiō-Ken and Kamehameha of an Indomitable Spirit
11 September 1990			DB 291	An Angry Freeza!!!
12 September 1990					DBZ 061	The Great Battle Approaches! The Ginyu Special-Squad Takes the Stage!!
18 September 1990			DB 292	Come Forth, Genuine Shenlong!!
19 September 1990					DBZ 062	Goku on Final Approach! Smash through Freeza's Dragnet
22 September 1990			DB 293	Three Wishes
26 September 1990					DBZ 063	Is This Some Super-Magic or Just a Trick?! Mr. Gurd is Angry!
02 October 1990			DB 294	The Last Wish
08 October 1990	Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 23 is released.
09 October 1990			DB 295	An Unexpected Super Power-Up
16 October 1990			DB 296	Freeza's Super Transformation!!
17 October 1990	Son Goku's father, Bardock, makes his debut. His armor lacks shoulder guards, in a nod to the armor worn by Toshirō Mifune's character in Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai.				DBZ TVS1	A Final, Solitary Battle - The Father of Z-Warrior Kakarrot, Who Challenged Freeza
23 October 1990			DB 297	Gohan in a Frenzy!!
24 October 1990					DBZ 064	The Savage Reacoom! The Bad, Strong, and Outrageous Guy
27 October 1990	The video game, Dragon Ball Z: Assault! The Saiyans, is released.
30 October 1990			DB 298	A Worn-Out Gohan
31 October 1990					DBZ 065	Don't Die, Gohan! Goku Finally Touches Down on the Battlefield
06 November 1990			DB 299	A Warrior's Revival
07 November 1990					DBZ 066	Uncommon Strength!! The Legendary Super Saiyan, Son Goku
10 November 1990			DB 300	Piccolo's Self-Confidence
14 November 1990					DBZ 067	Lightning Balls of Red and Blue! Jheese and Butta Attack Goku
20 November 1990			DB 301	An Endless Escalation!!
21 November 1990					DBZ 068	At Last, a Direct Confrontation!! Captain Ginyu Takes the Field
27 November 1990			DB 302	Freeza's Second Transformation
28 November 1990	Savings Soldier Cashman begins serialization.		CM 1	Savings Soldier Cashman Chapter 1	DBZ 069	Incredible Force!! Did You See It, Goku's Full Power?
04 December 1990			DB 303	Freeza Makes Doubly Sure!!
05 December 1990					DBZ 070	What of the Battle's Outcome?! Freeza's Evil Hand Closes Around the Eldest
11 December 1990			DB 304	Birth of a Super Saiyan and a Super Freeza?!
12 December 1990	The Korean live action film, Dragon Ball: Fight, Son Goku! Win, Son Goku!, is released.				DBZ 071	Surprise!! Goku is Ginyu and Ginyu is Goku
19 December 1990			DB 305	Freeza?! Or Vegeta?!	DBZ 072	Come Forth, Super Shenlong!! Grant Me My Wish
			DB 306	Son Goku... Revived!!

1991

Goku becomes a Super Saiyan and defeats Freeza. Trunks makes his debut. As Savings Soldier Cashman wraps up its serialization, the Artificial Humans are awakened and the anime begins the Garlic Jr. story arc. Finally, a live action film is produced in China.

Date	General	Akira Toriyama	Manga #	Manga Title	Anime #	Anime Title
05 January 1991			DB 307	Kick-Starting the Super Decisive Battle!!
09 January 1991					DBZ 073	That Ain't Me! Gohan, Don't Lose Your Nerve, Hit Your Father!!
10 January 1991	Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 24 is released.
14 January 1991			DB 308	Vegeta Dies!!
16 January 1991					DBZ 074	A Huge Miscalculation!! Ginyu Has Turned into a Frog
22 January 1991			DB 309	Neither Gives an Inch!
23 January 1991					DBZ 075	Thou Who Hast Gathered the Seven Balls... Now Speak Forth the Password!
29 January 1991			DB 310	Searching Each Other Out
30 January 1991					DBZ 076	God Also Returns to Life! Piccolo is Resurrected by Super Shenlong
05 February 1991			DB 311	A Physical Battle
06 February 1991					DBZ 077	Birth of the Mightiest Warrior?! Nail and Piccolo Merge
09 February 1991			DB 312	The Monster Freeza
13 February 1991					DBZ 078	A Nightmare Super-Transformation!! Freeza's Battle Power Reaches One Million
19 February 1991			DB 313	The Twenty-Fold Kaiō-Ken Gamble
20 February 1991					DBZ 079	Is This the End?! A Brutally Transcendent Power Attacks Gohan
26 February 1991			DB 314	Son Goku's Final Decision
27 February 1991					DBZ 080	The Tide Suddenly Turns!! The Warrior Who Came Late – Piccolo
05 March 1991			DB 315	The Last Chance! An Extra-Large Genki-Dama
06 March 1991					DBZ 081	Piccolo's Self-Confidence! I Will Be the One to Defeat Freeza
08 March 1991	Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 25 is released.
09 March 1991	The first depiction of the Super Saiyan as a transformation for Son Goku debuts, ten days before it will in the comic and three months before it will in the television show. This depiction is notably different from Toriyama's actual design, with Goku's pupils vanishing and his hair remaining black.				DBZ M4	Super Saiyan Son Goku
12 March 1991			DB 316	The Hatred of the Universe, Pierces Freeza!!
13 March 1991					DBZ 082	Sally Forth, Goku!! A Furious Freeza's 2nd Transformation
19 March 1991	The Super Saiyan transformation makes its debut in the comic.	Toriyama designs the Super Saiyan transformation to not have filled-in hair, saving his assistant time and making it easy to tell that Goku has become stronger. Goku looks at Freeza with Bruce Lee's paralyzing glare, a moment Toriyama has up until now treated as the story arc's conclusion.	DB 317	Life or Death
20 March 1991					DBZ 083	Fear Me!! Freeza Does Battle With a 3rd Transformation
26 March 1991			DB 318	The Legendary Super Saiyan
27 March 1991					DBZ 084	The Death of Dende... Come Forth! Intense, Full-Force Power
02 April 1991			DB 319	Freeza's First Taste of Humiliation and Despair
03 April 1991					DBZ 085	The Moment We've Waited For!!! Son Goku is Revived
05 April 1991		Akira Toriyama turns 36.
09 April 1991			DB 320	Planet Namek and Hope Disappear
10 April 1991					DBZ 086	Such Regret...!! The Proud Saiyan, Vegeta Dies
16 April 1991			DB 321	Freeza's Do-or-Die Full Power
17 April 1991					DBZ 087	The Curtain Opens on the Super Decisive Battle!! I Am Going to Defeat You
23 April 1991			DB 322	A Final, Grand Decisive Battle for Both Sides!
24 April 1991					DBZ 088	The Two Great Superpowers Collide! A Physical Battle Where Both Get Serious!!!
27 April 1991			DB 323	Two Wishes
01 May 1991					DBZ 089	Freeza's Terrible Declaration! I Will Defeat You Without Using My Hands
08 May 1991					DBZ 090	That Ain't No Bluff!! The Audaciously Wonderful Guy, Son Goku
14 May 1991			DB 324	A Quiet, Fierce Battle
15 May 1991					DBZ 091	Showdown!! The Embodiment of Flame in a 20-Fold Kaiō-Ken Kamehameha
21 May 1991			DB 325	Son Goku Calls it Quits
22 May 1991					DBZ 092	An Extra-Large Genki-Dama – This is the Final Trump Card!!
28 May 1991			DB 326	An Empty Conclusion
29 May 1991					DBZ 093	Seize the Chance!! Piccolo's Suicide Support Strike
04 June 1991			DB 327	The End of It All
05 June 1991					DBZ 094	The Incredible Destructive Force of the Genki-Dama!! Who Will Survive?!
10 June 1991	Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 26 is released.
11 June 1991			DB 328	Planet Namek Fades Out
12 June 1991	The Super Saiyan transformation makes its debut in the television show.		CM 2	Savings Soldier Cashman Chapter 2	DBZ 095	Transformed At Last!! The Legendary Super Saiyan, Son Goku
18 June 1991			DB 329	Goku Won't Be Coming Home
19 June 1991					DBZ 096	An Explosion of Anger!! Goku, Avenge Everyone's Deaths
25 June 1991	Dragon Ball's Artificial Humans arc begins in the manga. Trunks makes his debut, possibly based off of Kyle Reese and John Connor from the Terminator films.		DB 330	Freeza and his Father Descend to Earth
26 June 1991					DBZ 097	The Destruction of Planet Namek?! A Demonic Flash Penetrates the Ground
02 July 1991			DB 331	The Mysterious Boy
03 July 1991	Terminator 2: Judgment Day is released.
09 July 1991			DB 332	A Second Super Saiyan
10 July 1991					DBZ 098	I Am Going To Win... Risking Survival, A Final Attack
16 July 1991			DB 333	Son Goku Comes Home
17 July 1991					DBZ 099	Shenlong, Fly Through Space!! The Time of Namek's Destruction Draws Near
20 July 1991					DBZ M5	The Incredible Strongest vs. Strongest
23 July 1991			DB 334	The Boy From the Future
24 July 1991					DBZ 100	I am Son Goku's Son!! Gohan Returns to the Battlefield
30 July 1991			DB 335	A Message of Terror
31 July 1991					DBZ 101	I'm Staying on This Planet!! A Final Wish Toward Victory
06 August 1991			DB 336	A Three Year Gamble
07 August 1991	Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 27 is released.				DBZ 102	Let's Get It On!! Two Remain on a Vanishing Planet
10 August 1991	The video game, Dragon Ball Z II: The Violent God, Freeza!!, is released.
13 August 1991	Dr. Gero and No. 19 make their debut.	Around this time, Torishima calls Toriyama to complain that the anticipated Artificial Humans are "just a geezer and a fatso". Toriyama then begins planning the introduction of No. 17 and No. 18.	DB 337	The Super Warriors Assemble
14 August 1991					DBZ 103	Pathos of Freeza! Once He Starts Shaking He's Unstoppable!!
21 August 1991					DBZ 104	Goku's Declaration of Victory!! As Freeza Destroys Himself...
27 August 1991			DB 338	The Artificial Humans Head to the City...
28 August 1991					DBZ 105	Freeza Defeated!! A Single Blast Packed With a Totailty of Rage
03 September 1991			DB 339	A Close Call for Yamcha!!
04 September 1991					DBZ 106	Planet Namek's Great Explosion!! Goku Disappears into Space
10 September 1991			DB 340	Son Goku vs The Red Ribbon Army's Grudge
11 September 1991					DBZ 107	Son Goku Survived – The Z Warriors Are All Resurrected!!
14 September 1991			DB 341	What's Wrong, Son Goku?
18 September 1991	Dragon Ball Z's Garlic Jr. arc begins.				DBZ 108	Terrible Happenings in Heaven!! Garlic Jr. Becomes God?!
21 September 1991			DB 342	Goku, Defeated!
25 September 1991					DBZ 109	Black Mist of Terror...!! Everyone Turns Demonic
01 October 1991			DB 343	Vegeta Makes His Appearance
02 October 1991					DBZ 110	The Heavens Become the Battlefield!! Piccolo Becomes Devilish Again...
08 October 1991			DB 344	The Artificial Humans Lose their Cool
09 October 1991					DBZ 111	A Direct Confrontation with Piccolo!! An Angry Masenkō in the Heavens
15 October 1991			DB 345	No. 20 Runs Away!
16 October 1991					DBZ 112	Restore Everyone's Minds!! The Ultra Holy Water Resting in the Temple
22 October 1991			DB 346	Trunks Returns
23 October 1991					DBZ 113	It Can't Wait Until Morning!! God Decides on a Suicidal Course of Action
29 October 1991			DB 347	Trunks' Confusion
30 October 1991					DBZ 114	A Battle of Extreme Measures!! God Breaks the Covenant
02 November 1991			DB 348	To the Laboratory...!!
06 November 1991					DBZ 115	The Ultra Holy Water Worked!! The World Awakens From its Nightmare
08 November 1991	Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 28 is released.
12 November 1991	No. 17 and No. 18 make their debut.	Around this time, Torishima calls Toriyama to complain that these new Artificial Humans are "just some brats". Toriyama then begins planning the introduction of Cell.	DB 349	No. 17 and No. 18 Are Awakened
13 November 1991	Savings Soldier Cashman concludes serialization.		CM 3	Savings Soldier Cashman Chapter 3	DBZ 116	Gohan's Brief Chance for Victory!! Hit the Makyō Planet...
19 November 1991			DB 350	No. 17, No. 18, and... No. 16
20 November 1991					DBZ 117	You're My Guy... Kuririn – The 101st Proposal
26 November 1991			DB 351	The Mysterious No. 16
27 November 1991	Dragon Ball's Artificial Humans arc begins in the Dragon Ball Z anime.				DBZ 118	That's Earth, Papa... Freeza and his Father Strike Back
03 December 1991			DB 352	Vegeta vs No. 18
04 December 1991					DBZ 119	I Will Defeat Freeza... The Mysterious Boy Awaiting Goku
10 December 1991			DB 353	As You'd Expect of Vegeta
11 December 1991					DBZ 120	Freeza Halved By a Single Blow!! Another Super Saiyan
18 December 1991			DB 354	The Composed Artificial Humans	DBZ 121	Heya!! It's Been a While... Son Goku Returns
1991	At some point this year, the Chinese live action film, New Dragon Ball: The Legend of Shenlong, is released.

1992

Cell appears and absorbs No. 17 and No. 18. Fuyuto Takeda replaces Yū Kondō as Akira Toriyama's editor. The Cell Games begin, and Dub & Peter-1 begins serialization.

Date	General	Akira Toriyama	Manga #	Manga Title	Anime #	Anime Title
06 January 1992	Piccolo flies to God's Temple intent to rejoin with God, something Tenshinhan notes would deactivate the Dragon Balls.		DB 355	Piccolo's Resolution
08 January 1992					DBZ 122	My Dad is Vegeta... Confessions of the Mysterious Boy
14 January 1992			DB 356	God's Conditions
15 January 1992					DBZ 123	Goku's New Finishing Technique?! Watch This, My Instant Movement
21 January 1992			DB 357	News From Bulma
22 January 1992					DBZ 124	I Will Overcome... Goku!! The King of the Fighting Saiyan Race
25 January 1992	The video game, Dragon Ball Z: The Super Saiya Legend, is released.
28 January 1992			DB 358	An Evil Premonition
29 January 1992					DBZ 125	License Mastery? Goku's Newest Trial
04 February 1992			DB 359	God Has Seen It!!
05 February 1992					DBZ 126	Murderers Who Leave No Trace – Which Ones Are the Artificial Humans?!
11 February 1992			DB 360	The Union of God and the Demon King
12 February 1992					DBZ 127	The Cold-Blooded No. 20's Hideous Atrocities!! Goku's Super Transformation of Anger
18 February 1992	Cell makes his debut.		DB 361	The Mysterious Monster, Finally Appears!!
19 February 1992					DBZ 128	Goku's Double-Shock!! Caught Between Illness and Adversary
25 February 1992			DB 362	A Duel in Ginger Town
26 February 1992					DBZ 129	The Might of Vegeta!! The Blood of a Super Saiyan Awakens
03 March 1992			DB 363	The Monster's Riddle is Solved
04 March 1992					DBZ 130	No. 20's Defiant Smile... The Secret of Doctor Gero
07 March 1992	Dende appears as the Earth's God, seven months before he will in the comic.				DBZ M6	Clash!! 10,000,000,000 Powerful Warriors
10 March 1992	Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 29 is released.		DB 364	Cell Laughs
11 March 1992					DBZ 131	A Present More Terrifying Than the Future?! Trunks' Suspicions
17 March 1992			DB 365	Son Goku Awakens
18 March 1992					DBZ 132	Give Chase!! The Search for Doctor Gero's Mysterious Lab
24 March 1992			DB 366	The Saiyans' Training
25 March 1992					DBZ 133	And the Terror Becomes a Reality... No. 17 and No. 18 Awaken!!
31 March 1992	Dragon Ball Chapter 367's title page page notes that Artificial Humans No. 13, No. 14, and No 15. were close to completion.		DB 367	The Reborn Piccolo vs No. 17
01 April 1992					DBZ 134	Too Late to Do Anything?! The Ultimate Weapons to Kill Goku
05 April 1992		Akira Toriyama turns 37.
07 April 1992			DB 368	Cell Creeps Up
14 April 1992			DB 369	The Artificial Humans vs Cell
15 April 1992					DBZ 135	A Cute Face, and Super Power?! No. 18 Has No Blind Spot
21 April 1992			DB 370	The Reborn Piccolo's Do-or-Die Opposition
22 April 1992					DBZ 136	Nobody Can Stop Them... Is This the End of the Z Warriors?!
28 April 1992			DB 371	No. 16 Stirs!
			DB 372	The Desperate No. 16's Power!!
29 April 1992					DBZ 137	Piccolo's Decision!! The Last Measure in His Reserve
06 May 1992					DBZ 138	Walking Weapons of Mass Destruction!! The Artificial Humans Draw Near Goku
12 May 1992	Cell's second form debuts.	Kondō tells Toriyama that Cell's second form makes him look like a moron, and to hurry and have him reach his perfect form.	DB 373	Prevent It! Cell's Perfect Form
13 May 1992					DBZ 139	An Ominous Premonition! Bulma Unveils a Mystery
19 May 1992			DB 374	Goku and Cell's First Confrontation
22 May 1992					DBZ 140	The Discovery of an Evil Egg!! A Terrified Trunks
26 May 1992			DB 375	Vegeta and Trunks Depart!!
27 May 1992					DBZ 141	To Face an Unprecedented Foe... A Super Namekian is Born!!
02 June 1992			DB 376	Vegeta's Self-Confidence!
03 June 1992					DBZ 142	The Kamehameha?! The Monster Who Possesses Goku's Energy
09 June 1992			DB 377	Son Goku and Son Gohan
10 June 1992	Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 30 is released.				DBZ 143	A Life Form of Evil and Destruction!! His Name is Artificial Human Cell
16 June 1992			DB 378	Super Vegeta
17 June 1992					DBZ 144	Piccolo's Grievous Mistake! Cell Escapes Into the City!
23 June 1992			DB 379	Cell's Perfect Form, Interrupted?!
24 June 1992					DBZ 145	The Secret of Cell's Birth! What Lies Below the Laboratory?!
30 June 1992			DB 380	Run Away, No. 18!!
01 July 1992					DBZ 146	Goku Awakens to Battle! Go Beyond the Super Saiyan!!
07 July 1992			DB 381	Vegeta's Curiosity Saves Cell
08 July 1992					DBZ 147	Hasten Your Training, Saiyans! In the Room of Spirit and Time...
11 July 1992	No. 13, No. 14, and No. 15 make their debut.				DBZ M7	Extreme Battle!! The Three Great Super Saiyans
14 July 1992	Cell's perfect form debuts. Around this time, Fuyuto Takeda becomes Akira Toriyama's editor, replacing Yū Kondō.		DB 382	Perfect Form Completed!!
15 July 1992					DBZ 148	The Gekiretsu Kodan that Split the Heavens!! Piccolo vs Artificial Human No. 17
21 July 1992			DB 383	The Tables Turn
22 July 1992					DBZ 149	How I Have Waited For this Day!! Cell's Prologue to Perfection
28 July 1992			DB 384	Vegeta's Stubborn Secret Plan
29 July 1992					DBZ 150	The Suicidal Counterattack Proves Ineffective! Piccolo's Flame Burns Out!!
04 August 1992	Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 31 is released.		DB 385	Trunks Starts Up
05 August 1992					DBZ 151	One Final Remaining Hope... The Silent Warrior No. 16 Takes Action!!
07 August 1992	The video game, Dragon Ball Z III: A Violent Battle With the Artificial Humans, is released.
11 August 1992			DB 386	Super Trunks Surpasses His Father!
			DB EX	Trunks the Story –A Lone Warrior–
12 August 1992					DBZ 152	No. 17 is Swallowed... The Transforming Cell is a Super Gourmet
19 August 1992					DBZ 153	Tomorrow I am Going to Pulverize You!! Goku's Challenge
25 August 1992			DB 387	The Balance of Super Power
26 August 1992					DBZ 154	I'll Finish Everything!! A Reborn Vegeta, Father and Son, Sally Forth
01 September 1992			DB 388	Cell's Idea
02 September 1992					DBZ 155	Suddenly Full-Throttle!! The Radiant Vegeta's Super Power
08 September 1992			DB 389	A Terrifying Message
09 September 1992					DBZ 156	On Your Knees, Cell! I am Super Vegeta!!
15 September 1992			DB 390	Goku and Gohan Come Out
16 September 1992					DBZ 157	Dangerous Pride!! A Challenge to Cell's Perfect Form
22 September 1992			DB 391	A Rest Before the Big Showdown
23 September 1992					DBZ 158	I'm So Distraught!! Kuririn's Handiwork in Destroying No. 18
27 September 1992	Dragon Quest V is released.
29 September 1992			DB 392	The Royal Army's Resistance
30 September 1992					DBZ 159	A Shock to the Entire Universe!! Cell, A Spectacular Evolution Toward His Perfect Form
02 October 1992	Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 32 is released.
06 October 1992	Dende appears as the Earth's God in the comic proper, seven months after he does in Dragon Ball Z movie 6.		DB 393	A New God
13 October 1992			DB 394	The Cell Games Begin
14 October 1992					DBZ 160	An Infinite Battle Power!! The Birth of the God of Destruction is Named Cell
20 October 1992			DB 395	The Entire Group Gathers!!
21 October 1992					DBZ 161	Super Vegeta in Peril!! An Absolutely Perfect Terror Closes In!!
27 October 1992			DB 396	The Cell Game's Dead Weight?!
28 October 1992					DBZ 162	Breaking Through the Boundaries of the Super Saiyan!! Trunks Summons a Storm
03 November 1992			DB 397	Cell vs Son Goku!!
04 November 1992	Dub & Peter-1 begins serialization.		D&P 1	Dub & Peter-1 Chapter 1	DBZ 163	Save Your Father!! Trunks' Fury, Which Scorches Even the Heavens
10 November 1992			DB 398	Son Goku at Full Power
11 November 1992					DBZ 164	A Future of Despair!! Trunks, the Man Who Lived Through Hell
17 November 1992			DB 399	Showdown at the Highest-Level
18 November 1992					DBZ 165	Super Trunks Has a Weakness!! Cell, A Shocking Bombshell Declaration
21 November 1992			DB 400	Defeat or Death?!
25 November 1992					DBZ 166	A Final Battle Closes in on Goku!! The Mystery of the New Tenka'ichi Budōkai
01 December 1992			DB 401	A Full Power Kamehameha
02 December 1992					DBZ 167	Ratings 100%!! The Cell Games Call for Death With an Exclusive Live Broadcast
04 December 1992			D&P 2	Dub & Peter-1 Chapter 2
08 December 1992			DB 402	Son Goku's Puzzling Behavior
09 December 1992					DBZ 168	Goku and Gohan... The Hero Father and Son's Ultimate Level-Up
15 December 1992			DB 403	The Warrior Who Surpassed Goku
16 December 1992					DBZ 169	Goku's Composure?! Just Rest and Wait for the Cell Games
22 December 1992			DB 404	Take Off! Super Son Gohan
26 December 1992	Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 33 is released.
29 December 1992	The video game, Dragon Ball Z: A Fierce Battle at the Tenka'ichi Budōkai, is released.

1993

The Cell Games come to a close with Son Gohan's victory, and the deaths of both Cell and Son Goku. The anime's Afterlife Tournament story arc airs. Toriyama begins what he intends to be Dragon Ball's final story arc, with Gohan attending high school. Dub & Peter-1 finishes up, while Go! Go! Ackman begins.

Date	General	Akira Toriyama	Manga #	Manga Title	Anime #	Anime Title
05 January 1993			DB 405	Will Son Gohan Get Angry?
13 January 1993					DBZ 170	The Relaxation of the Fighters... The Girl, The Lie, and Gohan's Decision
19 January 1993			DB 406	No. 16's Secret Weapon
20 January 1993					DBZ 171	The Hidden Strength!! When Gohan Was a Baby
26 January 1993			DB 407	The Hell of the Cell Juniors
27 January 1993					DBZ 172	Find a New God!! Goku, the Great Instant Movement
02 February 1993			DB 408	Son Gohan Explodes!!
03 February 1993					DBZ 173	Dende's New Occupation!! The Dragon Balls are Revived
04 February 1993			D&P 3	Dub & Peter-1 Chapter 3
09 February 1993			DB 409	Seriousness vs Seriousness
10 February 1993					DBZ 174	Goku's Perplexing Problem?! The Dragon Balls are Taken Back
16 February 1993			DB 410	The Ultimate Kamehameha
17 February 1993					DBZ 175	Cell's Standing Challenge!! The Opening to the Decisive Battle
23 February 1993			DB 411	Cell, Driven to the Wall
24 February 1993					DBZ TVS2	Defiance in the Face of Despair!! The Remaining Super Warriors – Gohan and Trunks
02 March 1993			DB 412	The End of the Cell Games
03 March 1993					DBZ 176	Wait Just a Minute!! The Great Satan Army Arrives
06 March 1993					DBZ M8	Burn Up!! A Red-Hot, Raging, Super-Fierce Fight
09 March 1993			DB 413	Son Gohan in Agony
10 March 1993					DBZ 177	Goku's Bout!! The Super-Tense Cell Games
16 March 1993			DB 414	An Unexpected Turning of the Tables
17 March 1993					DBZ 178	A Direct Hit to the Earth!! Cell's Huge Kamehameha
18 March 1993	Dub & Peter-1 concludes serialization.		D&P 4	Dub & Peter-1 Chapter 4
20 March 1993	The video game, Dragon Ball Z: Super Martial Arts Legend (aka Super Butōden), is released.
23 March 1993			DB 415	A Message From Son Goku
30 March 1993			DB 416	Kamehameha vs Kamehameha: A Final Showdown
31 March 1993					DBZ 179	Lose or Die?! Goku, A Secret Turnabout Plan
05 April 1993		Akira Toriyama turns 38.
06 April 1993			DB 417	The Grand Finale
07 April 1993					DBZ 180	The End of the Desperate Struggle!! Goku Surrenders?!
13 April 1993			DB 418	Farewell, Warriors
14 April 1993					DBZ 181	Someone Who Will Succeed the Strongest... His Name is Gohan
20 April 1993			DB 419	One More Conclusion
21 April 1993					DBZ 182	Get Angry, Gohan – Release the Dormant Power Within
27 April 1993			DB 420	Peace for the Future...
28 April 1993					DBZ 183	Miniature Threats!! The Cell Juniors Attack
05 May 1993					DBZ 184	The Tragedy of No. 16!! Super Gohan's Anger Explodes
11 May 1993	Dragon Ball's Majin Boo arc begins in the manga. Son Gohan is now the story's protagonist.	Akira Toriyama begins what he intends to be Dragon Ball's final story arc.	DB 421	Satan City's High School
12 May 1993					DBZ 185	Anger Exploding Into Power!! The Cell Juniors are Destroyed
18 May 1993			DB 422	Gohan, Very Tired
19 May 1993					DBZ 186	Cell is Knocked Out!! Taken Down With Two Super Punches
21 May 1993	Go! Go! Ackman begins serialization.		GGA 1	Go! Go! Ackman Chapter 1
25 May 1993			DB 423	The Birth of a New Hero!!
26 May 1993					DBZ 187	Cell's Disaster!! The Destruction of His Perfect Body
01 June 1993			DB 424	Videl Emergency Dispatch!!
02 June 1993					DBZ 188	Bye-Bye Everyone!! Goku's Last Instant Movement
04 June 1993	Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 34 is released.
08 June 1993		Around this time, drawing laid back stories about Gohan in high school helps Toriyama realize that his protagonist enjoys studying more than fighting. Although he would have liked to continue the slice-of-life stuff, Toriyama reasons that it is time for a new enemy to appear.	DB 425	Exposed!!!
15 June 1993			DB 426	The Tenka'ichi Budōkai
16 June 1993					DBZ 189	The Nightmare is Reborn!! An Absolute and Perfect Terror
21 June 1993			GGA 2	Go! Go! Ackman Chapter 2
22 June 1993			DB 427	The Special Training Begins!!
23 June 1993					DBZ 190	From Goku to Gohan... A Father's Spirit is Passed Down
29 June 1993			DB 428	Videl-san Takes Flight
30 June 1993					DBZ 191	The Fight is Over... Thank You, Son Goku
06 July 1993			DB 429	The Tenka'ichi Budōkai Draws Near
07 July 1993					DBZ 192	I Will Carry On in the Afterlife!! Farewell with a Smile
10 July 1993					DBZ M9	The Galaxy at the Brink!! The Super Incredible Guy
13 July 1993			DB 430	The Dragon Team Gathers!!
14 July 1993					DBZ 193	A New Day Will Come... Father! I'll Hang in There
20 July 1993			DB 431	The Preliminaries Begin
21 July 1993			GGA 3	Go! Go! Ackman Chapter 3	DBZ 194	End it All Again!! I Will Protect the Future
23 July 1993						Dragon Ball Z Side-Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans – Part 1
27 July 1993			DB 432	The Two Small Super Warriors
28 July 1993	Dragon Ball Z's Afterlife Tournament arc begins.				DBZ 195	A Great Inspiration!! I'm Ready! The Awesome Guy from the Afterlife
03 August 1993			DB 433	Trunks vs Son Goten
06 August 1993	The video game, Dragon Ball Z Side-Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans, is released.
10 August 1993			DB 434	Trunks vs Son Goten 2
11 August 1993					DBZ 196	I'm the Best in the Afterlife!! The Great Assembly of Past Heroes
18 August 1993					DBZ 197	Wild Enthusiasm on Dai Kaiō's Planet!! Goku Stirs Up a Whirlwind
21 August 1993			GGA 4	Go! Go! Ackman Chapter 4
24 August 1993			DB 435	The "Boys Division" Winner is Decided!
25 August 1993					DBZ 198	A Blazing Decision!! Will it be Goku or Paikuhan?!
						Dragon Ball Z Side-Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans – Part 2
31 August 1993			DB 436	Mister Satan's Got Some Guts!
01 September 1993					DBZ 199	Don't Let Victory Escape!! Decided With an Ultra-Fast Kamehameha
03 September 1993	Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 35 is released.
07 September 1993			DB 437	A Mysterious Pair
08 September 1993	Dragon Ball's Majin Boo arc begins in the Dragon Ball Z anime.				DBZ 200	It's Been 7 Years Since That Event! Starting Today, I'm a High School Student
14 September 1993			DB 438	The Matchups Are Decided!
15 September 1993					DBZ 201	The Champion and Lover of Justice – The Great Saiyaman Appears
21 September 1993			DB 439	Kuririn and Piccolo's Fights
			GGA 5	Go! Go! Ackman Chapter 5
28 September 1993			DB 440	Shin's Surprising True Identity
29 September 1993					DBZ 202	Gohan's Confusing First Date?!
05 October 1993			DB 441	Videl is Worn Ragged
09 October 1993			DB 442	Gohan Gets Angry!!
19 October 1993			DB 443	The Plan Goes into Motion
20 October 1993					DBZ 203	Gohan, Get Moving Quick! Rescue Videl!!
21 October 1993			GGA 6	Go! Go! Ackman Chapter 6
26 October 1993			DB 444	Stolen Energy
27 October 1993					DBZ 204	A Robbery Case!! The Culprit is Saiyaman?!
02 November 1993			DB 445	A Frightful Mystery
03 November 1993					DBZ 205	Goku's Also Resurrected?! He's Participating in the Tenka'ichi Budōkai!!
04 November 1993	Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 36 is released.
09 November 1993			DB 446	The Dark Mage Babidi
10 November 1993					DBZ 206	Even Gohan is Surprised! Goten's Explosion of Power
16 November 1993			DB 447	Babidi Knows
17 November 1993					DBZ 207	Ah, I Flew!! Videl's Introduction to Bukūjutsu
22 November 1993			GGA 7	Go! Go! Ackman Chapter 7
23 November 1993			DB 448	One Must Enter the Tiger's Den...
24 November 1993					DBZ 208	Welcome Back, Goku! The Whole Z Team Assembles!!
30 November 1993			DB 449	The Game
07 December 1993			DB 450	Stage Two's Yakon
08 December 1993					DBZ 209	You're in Danger, Saiyaman! Guard Yourself Against a Perfectly Timed Photo?!
14 December 1993			DB 451	The Demon Beast Yakon's Feast
15 December 1993					DBZ 210	No Small Matter!! Little Trunks
17 December 1993	The video game, Dragon Ball Z: Super Martial Arts Legend 2 (aka Super Butōden 2), is released.
21 December 1993			DB 452	Dabra Takes the Stage!!
22 December 1993					DBZ 211	It's My Turn!! Goten's Anxious First Fight

1994

Majin Boo is awakened and wipes out humanity, while Go! Go! Ackman continues its serialization.

Date	General	Akira Toriyama	Manga #	Manga Title	Anime #	Anime Title
05 January 1994			DB 453	The Fate of the Finals
12 January 1994					DBZ 212	Happiness Times a Million! The Junior Champion is Decided!!
18 January 1994			DB 454	The Winner is Decided!!!
19 January 1994					DBZ 213	Now What, Satan?! The Greatest Pinch in History
25 January 1994			DB 455	An Evil Heart is Found
26 January 1994					DBZ 214	Event Match-ups Decided!! Let's Hurry and Hold the First Round
01 February 1994			DB 456	The Fated Showdown: Son Goku vs Vegeta
02 February 1994					DBZ 215	What's the Matter, Piccolo?! An Unheard-of No-Fight Forfeit
08 February 1994			DB 457	Vegeta's Pride
09 February 1994					DBZ 216	Undyingly Unpleasant?! The Mystery of Spopovitch
15 February 1994			DB 458	Two Deadly Battles
16 February 1994					DBZ 217	A Tragic Videl!! Are You Coming Out, Angry Super Gohan?
22 February 1994			DB 459	Countdown
23 February 1994					DBZ 218	Exposed!! The Saiyaman is Son Gohan
01 March 1994	Majin Boo, based on Fuyuto Takeda, makes his debut.		DB 460	Majin Boo Appears?!
02 March 1994					DBZ 219	A Slithering Conspiracy!! Gohan's Power is Stolen
08 March 1994			DB 461	This is Majin Boo?!
09 March 1994					DBZ 220	The Man Behind the Curtains Appears!! The Evil Mage Babidi
12 March 1994					DBZ M10	The Dangerous Duo! Super-Warriors Can’t Rest
15 March 1994			DB 462	Majin Boo's Menace
06 March 1994					DBZ 221	The Awaiting Trap!! A Challenge From the Demon Realm
19 March 1994			DB 463	An Overwhelming, Bizarre Power
23 March 1994					DBZ 222	Don't Toy With Me!! Vegeta's Breakthrough First Strike of Fury
29 March 1994			DB 464	Vegeta's Final Deathmatch
01 April 1994	The video game, Dragon Ball Z: Tale of Extreme Bravery, is released.
04 April 1994	Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 37 is released.
05 April 1994		Akira Toriyama turns 39.	DB 465	Majin Boo Gets Angry
12 April 1994			DB 466	The End of the Man Behind the Curtain
13 April 1994					DBZ 223	Goku's Power Wide Open!! Blow Away Yakon
19 April 1994			DB 467	Farewell, Proud Warrior
20 April 1994					DBZ 224	A Great Miscalculation!! Satan vs Three Super Warriors?!
26 April 1994			DB 468	The Nightmare Returns
27 April 1994					DBZ 225	Such Strong Kids!! No. 18's Close Fight?!
04 May 1994					DBZ 226	A Confrontation With the Demon King! It's Your Turn Gohan!!
10 May 1994			DB 469	A Faint Hope
17 May 1994			DB 470	Babidi's Revenge Operation Begins!!
18 May 1994					DBZ 227	A Wicked Heart is Discovered!! Dabra's Good Idea
21 May 1994			GGA 8	Go! Go! Ackman Chapter 8
24 May 1994			DB 471	A Time of Tribulation
25 May 1994					DBZ 228	Vegeta, the Prince of Destruction, is Revived!! Intrusion at the Budōkai
31 May 1994			DB 472	The Z Sword
07 June 1994			DB 473	Son Goku Contacts Majin Boo!
14 June 1994			DB 474	The Limit!! Super Saiyan 3
15 June 1994					DBZ 229	A Super Confrontation of Destiny!! The Clash of Goku vs Vegeta
21 June 1994			DB 475	Majin Boo Begins to See His True Worth
			GGA 9	Go! Go! Ackman Chapter 9
22 June 1994					DBZ 230	Just You Wait, Babidi!! Your Aspirations Will Not be Allowed
28 June 1994			DB 476	Son Goku's Remaining Time
29 June 1994					DBZ 231	The Seal is Broken! Out Comes the Vicious Majin Boo!!
05 July 1994			DB 477	Son Goku Heads Back
06 July 1994					DBZ 232	I Won't Allow the Revival!! A Kamehameha of Resistance
09 July 1994					DBZ M11	Super-Warrior Defeat!! I'm the One Who'll Win
12 July 1994			DB 478	Son Gohan's Whereabouts
13 July 1994					DBZ 233	A Straight Line to Despair?! The Grief of Kaiōshin
19 July 1994			DB 479	The Z Sword and Another Kaiōshin
21 July 1994			GGA 10	Go! Go! Ackman Chapter 10
26 July 1994			DB 480	The Fusion is Completed at Last!!
27 July 1994					DBZ 234	The Terrifying Majin!! Gohan's Approaching Fear of Death
02 August 1994			DB 481	The Earth Army's Ultimate Secret Weapon!!
03 August 1994					DBZ 235	Gonna Eat'cha!! A Hungry Majin's Supernatural Power
04 August 1994	Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 38 is released.
09 August 1994			DB 482	Perfected at Last! Super Fusion!!
17 August 1994					DBZ 236	A Warrior's Resolution!! I Will Dispose of the Majin
22 August 1994	Go! Go! Ackman concludes serialization.		GGA 11	Go! Go! Ackman Chapter 11
23 August 1994			DB 483	Majin Boo and Friends
24 August 1994					DBZ 237	For Those Whom He Loves... Vegeta Perishes!!
30 August 1994			DB 484	That Which is Brought Forth by Anger
31 August 1994					DBZ 238	The Nightmare Revisited! Majin Boo has Survived
06 September 1994			DB 485	The Two Majin Boos... And Then...
07 September 1994					DBZ 239	The Struggle of Videl and the Others! Find the Dragon Balls
13 September 1994			DB 486	The Terrible New Majin Boo
20 September 1994			DB 487	The Extinction of Humanity
21 September 1994					DBZ 240	Enormous Hope!! A New Finishing Technique for the Little Squirts
23 September 1994	The video game, Dragon Ball Z: The True Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans -Earth Chapter-, is released.
27 September 1994			DB 488	Trunks and Goten Enter the Room of Spirit and Time
28 September 1994					DBZ 241	Goten and Trunks – The World's Most Wanted
29 September 1994	The video game, Dragon Ball Z: Super Martial Arts Legend 3 (aka Super Butōden 3), is released.
04 October 1994			DB 489	Gotenks' Got Confidence!!
08 October 1994			DB 490	Gotenks' Got Loads of Confidence!!
12 October 1994					DBZ 242	Gohan is Revived – Kaiōshin's Secret Weapon?!
18 October 1994			DB 491	A Surefire Kamikaze Attack!
19 October 1994					DBZ 243	It Came Ou~t!! The Legendary Z Sword
25 October 1994			DB 492	The Alternate Dimension is Sealed Off
01 November 1994			DB 493	Escape from the Alternate Dimension
02 November 1994					DBZ 244	West City is Targeted! Stop, Majin Boo!!
08 November 1994			DB 494	Do Your Best, Super Gotenks-kun
09 November 1994					DBZ 245	An Astounding, Great Transformation!! Super Saiyan 3
11 November 1994	The video game, Dragon Ball Z: The Great Legend of Son Goku, is released.
15 November 1994			DB 495	He's So Strong!! The Super Fusion
16 November 1994					DBZ 246	Bye-Bye, Babidi!! Majin Boo Rebels
22 November 1994			DB 496	A Desperate Big-Big-Big Pinch!!
23 November 1994					DBZ 247	Absurdly Awful Looking?! The Special Training Transformation Pose
29 November 1994			DB 497	Son Gohan's Grand Counterattack!!
30 November 1994					DBZ 248	See You Later, Everybody!! Goku Returns to the Afterlife
02 December 1994	Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 39 is released.
06 December 1994			DB 498	Majin Boo's Erratic Behavior
07 December 1994					DBZ 249	Where is Gohan?! Training in the Kaiōshin Realm
13 December 1994			DB 499	A Trap
14 December 1994					DBZ 250	You're Kidding, Right?! The Z Sword is Broken
16 December 1994	The video game, Dragon Ball Z: The True Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans -Space Chapter-, is released.
20 December 1994			DB 500	A Great Reversal
21 December 1994					DBZ 251	The Birth of a Superhuman Warrior!! His Name is Gotenks

1995

Vegetto appears. Majin Boo is defeated with a Genki Dama. Oob debuts and becomes Goku's pupil as Dragon Ball comes to an end. Dragon Ball's 42nd and final volume is released, along with the first six Daizenshuu guidebooks.

Date	General	Akira Toriyama	Manga #	Manga Title	Anime #	Anime Title
05 January 1995			DB 501	A Savior Appears?!
11 January 1995					DBZ 252	The Final Weapon is Engaged?! Satan Will Save the Earth
13 January 1995			DB 502	Is This Gonna Work?! The Potara Fusion!
24 January 1995	Dragon Ball's 503rd chapter ends with Goku and Vegeta fusing into a being named, in the page's margins, "Gogeta".		DB 503	Son Goku's Final Fusion!!
25 January 1995					DBZ 253	I've Stopped Killing!! Majin Boo's Good Boy Declaration
31 January 1995	Despite being named "Gogeta" in the margins of the previous chapter, the fused Goku and Vegeta refers to himself as "Vegetto".		DB 504	The Fused Fathers are Unbeatable
01 February 1995					DBZ 254	Run Away, Satan!! An Angry Majin Boo Emerges
07 February 1995			DB 505	Vegetto the Instigator
08 February 1995					DBZ 255	Which One Will Win?! A Good and Evil Boo-Boo Confrontation
14 February 1995			DB 506	Goku and Vegeta Inside of Boo
15 February 1995					DBZ 256	A Catastrophe With No Time to Lose!! Earth's Humanity is Exterminated
21 February 1995			DB 507	Boo and Boo Inside of Boo
22 February 1995					DBZ 257	The Special Training is a Success!! You're Finished Now, Majin Boo
28 February 1995			DB 508	The Pure Majin Boo
01 March 1995					DBZ 258	I'm Going Like I Mean It!! A Wide-Open Super Gotenks
03 March 1995	Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 40 is released.
04 March 1995	In Dragon Ball Z's 12th film, the fused Goku and Vegeta is referred to as Gogeta.				DBZ M12	The Rebirth of Fusion!! Goku and Vegeta
07 March 1995			DB 509	A Match with the Whole Universe at Stake
08 March 1995					DBZ 259	I've Done It!! Boo Successfully Eliminated With Ghosts?!
11 March 1995	Chrono Trigger is released.
14 March 1995			DB 510	Vegeta and Kakarrot
15 March 1995					DBZ 260	Escape From Another Dimension!! Super Gotenks 3
21 March 1995			DB 511	Vegeta Puts His Life on the Line
22 March 1995					DBZ 261	Going Too Far?! Boo-Boo Volleyball
24 March 1995	The video game, Dragon Ball Z: Super Legend of Goku -Assault Chapter-, is released.
28 March 1995			DB 512	Super Saiyan 3 Vanishes
04 April 1995			DB 513	Vegeta's Idea
05 April 1995		Akira Toriyama turns 40.
11 April 1995			DB 514	A Message for the Revived People of Earth
18 April 1995			DB 515	Energy Won't Gather for the Genki-Dama
25 April 1995			DB 516	Conclusion
26 April 1995					DBZ 262	Truly Great!! A Reborn Gohan Returns to Earth
03 May 1995					DBZ 263	Boo is Overwhelmed!! Gohan's Miracle Power
09 May 1995			DB 517	The Grand Finale, And Then...
16 May 1995			DB 518	And So, After 10 Years
17 May 1995					DBZ 264	Has He Done It?! Majin Boo's Great Explosion
23 May 1995			DB 519	Bye-Bye, Dragon World
24 May 1995					DBZ 265	Boo's Worst Foul Play!! Gotenks is Absorbed?!
31 May 1995					DBZ 266	For the Sake of the Entire Universe... Return to Life, Son Goku
02 June 1995	Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 41 is released.
07 June 1995					DBZ 267	A One Time Only Miracle... Will the Super Combination With Gohan Come About?
28 June 1995					DBZ 268	Merged!! Vegeta's Pride and Goku's Rage
05 July 1995					DBZ 269	Magnificent Power!! Vegetto Surpasses the Ultimate
12 July 1995					DBZ 270	A Fissure Between Dimensions!! Has Boo Snapped?!
15 July 1995					DBZ M13	Dragon Fist Explosion!! If Goku Won't Do it, Who Will?
19 July 1995					DBZ 271	The Ace Up Boo's Sleeve!! You Become a Hard Candy
20 June 1995	Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 1: Complete Illustrations is released.
26 July 1995					DBZ 272	A Hero is Lost?! Vegetto is Absorbed
28 July 1995	The video game, Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22, is released.
02 August 1995					DBZ 273	A Demonic Maze!! What is There Inside Boo's Belly?!
04 August 1995	Dragon Ball Tankōbon Volume 42 and Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 2: Story Guide are released.
09 August 1995					DBZ 274	Nightmares or Illusions?! Goku and Gohan's Father-Son Confrontation
16 August 1995					DBZ 275	The Majin's Secret!! Two More Boo's Inside of Boo
23 August 1995					DBZ 276	Where is the Exit?! Escape From a Collapsing Boo
04 September 1995	Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 3: TV Animation Part 1 is released.
06 September 1995					DBZ 277	Earth Disappears!! Boo's Reverse-Transformation of Evil
13 September 1995					DBZ 278	Boo's Assault!! A Conclusion in the Kaiōshin Realm
20 September 1995					DBZ 279	Seize the Future!! A Decisive Battle With the Universe at Stake
22 September 1995	The video game, Dragon Ball Z: Super Legend of Goku -Awakening Chapter-, is released.
26 September 1995	Details about Dragon Ball GT are first revealed.
04 October 1995	Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 4: World Guide is released.
18 October 1995					DBZ 280	Vegeta Takes Off His Hat!! Goku, You are No. 1
01 November 1995					DBZ 281	Pull Through, Vegeta!! One Life-Threatening Minute
04 November 1995	Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 5: TV Animation Part 2 is released.
08 November 1995					DBZ 282	Don't You Pick on Satan!! The Original Boo is Revived
15 November 1995					DBZ 283	Vegeta's Secret Plan!! Porunga and the Two Wishes
17 November 1995	The video game, Dragon Ball Z: The True Martial Arts Legend (aka Shin Butōden), is released.
22 November 1995					DBZ 284	A Last Hope!! We'll Make a Huge Genki-Dama
29 November 1995					DBZ 285	Ultra Impressive!! The Genki-Dama From Everyone is Finished
04 December 1995	Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 6: Movies & TV Specials is released.
09 December 1995	Dragon Quest VI is released.
13 December 1995					DBZ 286	Son Goku is the Strongest After All!! Majin Boo is Annihilated
20 December 1995					DBZ 287	Peace Returns!! Majin Boo, the Champion of Justice?!

1996

The remaining Daizenshuu guidebooks are released. Dragon Ball Z reaches its end, while a sequel continuing the story beyond the manga's ending, Dragon Ball GT, begins airing. Akira Toriyama also draws Alien Peke, and begins Tokimecha.

Date	General	Akira Toriyama	Manga #	Manga Title	Anime #	Anime Title
10 January 1996					DBZ 288	You're Late, Goku! Everyone Party!!
17 January 1996					DBZ 289	Grandpa Goku! I Am Pan!!
24 January 1996					DBZ 290	I Am Oobb! Now 10 Years Old, the Former Majin?!
31 January 1996					DBZ 291	Even Stronger!! Goku's Dream is Super-Huge
05 February 1996	Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 7: Dragon Ball Large Encyclopedia is released.
07 February 1996	Dragon Ball GT begins airing. The show is an anime-exclusive continuation of Dragon Ball Z and, in turn, Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball manga.				DBGT 01	The Mysterious Dragon Balls Appear!! Goku Becomes a Child?!
14 February 1996					DBGT 02	I'm the Star! Pan Blasts Off into Space!!
21 February 1996					DBGT 03	Super Greedy!! The Merchant Planet Imegga
28 February 1996					DBGT 04	Wanted!! Goku's on the Wanted List?!
04 March 1996						The Path to Ultimate Strength
06 March 1996					DBGT 05	Finding a Strong Guy!! The Bodyguard Redict
13 March 1996					DBGT 06	It's Going to Hurt?! Goku the Dentist
20 March 1996					DBGT 07	Beloved Honey?! Trunks is Betrothed
29 March 1996	The video game, Dragon Ball Z: Hyper Dimension, is released.
05 April 1996		Akira Toriyama turns 41.
17 April 1996					DBGT 08	Even Goku Gets Hit!! Full-Force Whisker Power
24 April 1996					DBGT 09	Oh, Crap!! Goku Plunges into a Trap Planet?!
01 May 1996					DBGT 10	Dance Attack?! Bon-Papa!!
08 May 1996					DBGT 11	Lood's Curse?! Pan Turned into a Doll
15 May 1996					DBGT 12	The Oracle of God is Super-Annoying!! Lood Maneuvers
22 May 1996					DBGT 13	This Guy's in Charge?! Mysterious Scientist Mu
31 May 1996	The video game, Dragon Ball Z: The Grand Legend of Dragon Ball, is released.
05 June 1996					DBGT 14	Get the Rhythm Perfect?! The Strategy to Defeat Lood!!
12 June 1996					DBGT 15	I'm Running Away!! Pan's Desertion?!
19 June 1996					DBGT 16	Machine Planet M2... Giru the Traitor?!
26 June 1996					DBGT 17	It's Up to You, Pan! Operation Rescue Goku!!
10 July 1996	Dragon Ball Supplemental Daizenshuu: TV Animation Part 3 is released.				DBGT 18	This Wasn't in the Data!! Goku Goes Super All-Out
17 July 1996					DBGT 19	Headed for Battle!! The Mightiest Mutant, Rilld
31 July 1996					DBGT 20	Astonishing!! A Tidal Wave of Metal Attacks Goku
02 August 1996	The video game, Tobal No. 1, is released.
13 August 1996	Alien Peke begins serialization.			Alien Peke Chapter 1
14 August 1996					DBGT 21	What's This?!! Goku Turned into a Metal Slab
21 August 1996					DBGT 22	Ambitions Exposed!! The Evil Lifeform, Baby
27 August 1996	Alien Peke concludes serialization.			Alien Peke Chapter 2
28 August 1996					DBGT 23	A Hidden Danger?! The Derelict Ship and the Mysterious Boy
04 September 1996					DBGT 24	Baby Strikes Back!! Target the Saiyans!!
16 October 1996					DBGT 25	This is Terrible!! Baby Appears on Earth
31 October 1996					DBGT 26	Gohan and Goten... The Worst Brotherly Quarrel?!
06 November 1996					DBGT 27	Ambition Achieved?! Vegeta is Taken Over
13 November 1996					DBGT 28	Goku Returns... All of Earth is my Enemy?!
27 November 1996					DBGT 29	This is Super Awful?! Super Saiyan 3 is Defeated!!
04 December 1996					DBGT 30	Goku is Annihilated?! I'm Dead
11 December 1996					DBGT 31	What a Surprise?! Sugoroku Space's Big Collapse
21 December 1996	Tokimecha begins serialization.			Tokimecha Chapter 1

1997

Dragon Ball GT comes to an end. Also this year, Akira Toriyama finishes Tokimecha, draws Babul of Demon Village, and begins COWA!.

Date	General	Akira Toriyama	Manga #	Manga Title	Animation #	Animation Title
04 January 1997				Tokimecha Chapter 2
08 January 1997					DBGT 32	Return Goku!! The Angry Warrior, Oob
14 January 1997	Tokimecha concludes serialization.			Tokimecha Chapter 3
15 January 1997					DBGT 33	Take This, Baby! The Reborn Oob's Finishing Beam!!
22 January 1997					DBGT 34	The Transformation Fails?! Goku's Ōzaru Rampage!!
29 January 1997	Super Saiyan 4 makes its debut. The form's hair is based on wigs from the Renjishi (Two Lions) kàbúkí dance, and its red eyeliner is based on stage makeup worn by kàbúkí actors.				DBGT 35	The Mightiest!! Goku Becomes Super Saiyan 4!!
05 February 1997					DBGT 36	An Invincible Monster?! The Evil Ōzaru, Baby
12 February 1997					DBGT 37	Incredible!! Baby and Goku's Double Knockout!!
19 February 1997					DBGT 38	With Everyone's Strength... Super Saiyan 4 is Revived
26 February 1997					DBGT 39	This is the End! At Last, Baby's Annihilation
05 March 1997					DBGT 40	The Earth Explodes!! Piccolo's Grave Decision
12 March 1997	Dragon Ball GT's Super No. 17 arc begins.				DBGT 41	The Tenka'ichi Budōkai: Who Will Be Satan's Successor?
05 April 1997		Akira Toriyama turns 42.
16 April 1997					DBGT 42	Die, Goku!! Strong Enemies are Resurrected from Hell
23 April 1997					DBGT 43	The Demon-Warriors of Hell! Cell & Freeza Are Revived
25 April 1997	The video game, Tobal 2, is released.
28 April 1997				Babul of Demon Village
30 April 1997					DBGT 44	The Ultimate Artificial Human! The Two No. 17's Unite
14 May 1997					DBGT 45	Hurry, Goku!! The Great Escape from Hell
24 May 1997	Dragon Ball GT: Perfect File Vol. 1 is released.
28 May 1997					DBGT 46	Clash!! Super Saiyan 4 vs Super No. 17
04 June 1997					DBGT 47	The Big Reversal! Goku and No. 18's Double-Strike Explosion
11 June 1997	Dragon Ball GT's Evil Dragons arc begins.				DBGT 48	This is a Surprise! Shenlong Becomes an Enemy?!
18 June 1997					DBGT 49	The Strongest Enemy?! The Fearsome Dragon who Uses Dirty Tricks
25 June 1997					DBGT 50	Saiya Power Bested?! The Electrical Beast, Ū-Shinron
04 June 1997					DBGT 51	Ryū-Shinron! Find the Weakness of the Great Waterspout Attack
09 June 1997					DBGT 52	Look Out, Pan! Chī-Shinron's Backup Plan
16 June 1997					DBGT 53	Pan Vanishes?! A Tearful 10x Kamehameha
31 July 1997	The video game, Dragon Ball: Final Bout, is released in North America before Japan.
06 August 1997					DBGT 54	Power of 6,000 Degrees Celsius! The Warrior of the Sun
13 August 1997					DBGT 55	Bulma Makes Her Move! The Plan to Remodel Vegeta
20 August 1997					DBGT 56	After the Sun, Comes Extreme Cold! The Sibling Dragons of Fire and Ice
03 September 1997					DBGT 57	Overwhelming Strength!! The Dragon that Rules the Evil Dragons
10 September 1997					DBGT 58	The Counterattack Begins!! Surpass Super Saiyan 4
17 September 1997					DBGT 59	Friend or Foe... Ōzaru Vegeta's Great Rampage
22 October 1997					DBGT 60	Fusion!! The Ultimate Super Gogeta
28 October 1997	COWA! begins serialization.		COWA 01	Paifu's Errand
29 October 1997					DBGT 61	I Will Win!! Goku Swallows the Four-Star Ball
04 November 1997			COWA 02	Paifu's Errand
05 November 1997					DBGT 62	Rescue Goku! The Final Ally Appears
11 November 1997			COWA 03	Paifu and Arpon
12 November 1997					DBGT 63	The Miraculous Turnaround Victory!! Goku Saves the Galaxy
19 November 1997					DBGT 64	Goodbye, Goku... Until the Day We Meet Again

Timeline Part IV: After Dragon Ball

Below is a table chronicling major events and works pertaining to the period of relative dormancy between Dragon Ball's original run and its revival. Other major events and works that prove influential down the line are also included.

1997 - 2008

During this period, Akira Toriyama works on many different manga, including COWA!, Kajika, Mahimahi the Lungfish, Neko Majin, Hyowtam, Sand Land, Toccio the Angel, This is the Police Station in Front of Dragon Park on Planet Namek, Cross Epoch, Dr. Mashirito: Abale-chan, and Sachie-chan GOOD!!. Meanwhile, the Dragon Ball manga receives a "perfect" release in the form of the Kanzenban, while the anime receives its first Japanese home video release in the form of the Dragon Boxes.

Date	General	Akira Toriyama	Manga #	Manga Title
25 November 1997			COWA 04	The Monster-Flu
02 December 1997			COWA 05	Setting Out for Horned-Owl Mountain
17 December 1997	Dragon Ball GT: Perfect File Vol. 2 is released.
22 December 1997			COWA 06	Mako Maruyama is Really Scary
05 January 1998			COWA 07	The Trip Proceeds Smoothly
13 January 1998			COWA 08	The Active Volcano Makes His Move
20 January 1998			COWA 09	The Fearsome Forest Monster
03 February 1998			COWA 10	World's-Strongest-Man Makorin's Struggle
10 February 1998			COWA 011	Arrival at the Witch's House
17 February 1998			COWA 012	The Cure is Obtained!
03 March 1998			COWA 013	Do Your Best, Paifu
10 March 1998	Cowa! concludes serialization.		COWA 014	Makorin's Boat
05 April 1998		Akira Toriyama turns 43.
07 July 1998	Kajika begins serialization.		Kajika 01	Kajika the Cursed
14 July 1998			Kajika 02	Gibachi's Scheme
21 July 1998			Kajika 03	Kajika and Isaza
28 July 1998			Kajika 04	The Third Man
04 August 1998			Kajika 05	Isaza's Abilities
11 August 1998			Kajika 06	Donko's Operation
25 August 1998			Kajika 07	Kajika's Shock
01 September 1998			Kajika 08	Gibachi's Dragon Power
08 September 1998			Kajika 09	Will the Curse be Lifted?!
15 September 1998			Kajika 10	The Decisive Battle: Kajika vs. Gibachi
22 September 1998			Kajika 11	Kajika's Doubts
29 September 1998	Kajika concludes serialization.		Kajika 12	Kajika the Kind
19 December 1998				Mahimahi the Lungfish
05 April 1999		Akira Toriyama turns 44.
27 April 1999	Neko Majin begins serialization.		NM 1	Neko Majin is Here
10 August 1999			NM 2	Neko Majin is Here 2
10 December 1999				Hyowtam
05 April 2000		Akira Toriyama turns 45.
09 May 2000	Sand Land begins serialization.		SL 01	Setting Out
16 May 2000			SL 02	A Gang of Thieves
23 May 2000			SL 03	The Tank
30 May 2000			SL 04	The Flying Tank
06 June 2000			SL 05	Truth in the Darkness
13 June 2000			SL 06	Rao's Good-Luck Charm
20 June 2000			SL 07	Tank Battle
27 June 2000			SL 08	General Shiba vs. General Are
04 July 2000			SL 09	What Was Found in the Sandstorm
11 July 2000			SL 10	The Phantom Lake
18 July 2000			SL 11	The Secret of the Water's Source
25 July 2000			SL 12	The Demon Beelzebub
01 August 2000			SL 13	The Outcome of the Deciding Battle
08 August 2000	Sand Land concludes serialization.		SL 14	The River
26 August 2000	Dragon Quest VII is released.
05 April 2001		Akira Toriyama turns 46.
02 May 2001			NM 3	Neko Majin Z
05 April 2002		Akira Toriyama turns 47.
02 November 2002	The video game, Dragon Ball Z (aka Budokai), is released in Europe before Japan.
04 December 2002	Dragon Ball Kanzenban Volumes 1 and 2 are released.
28 December 2002	Dragon Ball Kanzenban Volumes 3 and 4 are released.
24 January 2003				Toccio the Angel
04 February 2003	Dragon Ball Kanzenban Volumes 5 and 6 are released.
04 March 2003	Dragon Ball Kanzenban Volumes 7 and 8 are released.
19 March 2003	Dragon Ball Z DVD Box – Dragon Box Z Volume 1 is released.
04 April 2003	Dragon Ball Kanzenban Volumes 9 and 10 are released.
05 April 2003		Akira Toriyama turns 48.
01 May 2003	Dragon Ball Kanzenban Volumes 11 and 12 are released.
04 June 2003	Dragon Ball Kanzenban Volumes 13 and 14 are released.
04 July 2003	Dragon Ball Kanzenban Volumes 15 and 16 are released.
04 August 2003	Dragon Ball Kanzenban Volumes 17 and 18 are released.
06 August 2003	Freeza's son, Kuriza, makes his debut in Neko Majin Z: Chapter 2.		NM 4	Neko Majin Z 2
11 August 2003			NM 5	Neko Majin Mike
04 September 2003	Dragon Ball Kanzenban Volumes 19 and 20 are released.
18 September 2003	Dragon Ball Z DVD Box – Dragon Box Z Volume 2 is released.
03 October 2003	Dragon Ball Kanzenban Volumes 21 and 22, plus TV Animation Guide: Dragon Ball Z Son Goku Densetsu, are released.
04 November 2003	Dragon Ball Kanzenban Volumes 23 and 24 are released.
14 November 2003	The video game, Dragon Ball Z 2 (aka Budokai 2), is released in Europe before Japan.
04 December 2003	Dragon Ball Kanzenban Volumes 25 and 26 are released.
19 December 2003	Dragon Ball Kanzenban Official Guide: Dragon Ball Landmark is released.
05 January 2004	Dragon Ball Kanzenban Volumes 27 and 28 are released.
04 February 2004	Dragon Ball Kanzenban Volumes 29 and 30 are released.
05 February 2004	The video game, Dragon Ball Z 2 (aka Budokai 2), is released in Japan. This version contains content cut from previous releases, including a Neko Majin Z exclusive stage in Dragon World and a Kuriza costume for Freeza.
06 February 2004	Vegeta appears in Neko Majin Z.		NM 6	Neko Majin Z 3
04 March 2004	Dragon Ball Kanzenban Volumes 31 and 32 are released.
02 April 2004	Dragon Ball Kanzenban Volumes 33 and 34 are released.	Akira Toriyama adds to Dragon Ball Chapter 519's ending, aiming to further clarify that "Goku’s battles were over, and that a new generation was taking over".
05 April 2004		Akira Toriyama turns 49.
30 April 2004	Dragon Ball Kanzenban Official Guide: Dragon Ball Forever is released.
02 July 2004	TV Animation Guide: Dragon Ball Tenka'ichi Densetsu is released.
07 July 2004	Dragon Ball DVD Box – Dragon Box is released.
16 November 2004	The video game, Dragon Ball Z 3 (aka Budokai 3), is released in North America before Japan.
27 November 2004	Dragon Quest VIII is released.
06 December 2004	Majin Boo appears in Neko Majin Z.		NM 7	Neko Majin Z 4
06 January 2005	Son Goku, Pan, and Oob appear in Neko Majin Z.		NM 8	Neko Majin Z 5
22 March 2005	The video game, Dragon Ball Z: Sagas, is released.
05 April 2005		Akira Toriyama turns 50.
15 June 2005	Dragon Ball GT DVD Box – Dragon Box is released.
06 October 2005	The video game, Dragon Ball Z: Sparking! (aka Budokai Tenkaichi), is released.
07 March 2006	The video game, Dragon Ball Z: The True Martial Arts Tournament (aka Shin Budokai), is released in North America before Japan.
05 April 2006		Akira Toriyama turns 51.
14 April 2006	Dragon Box The Movies is released.
29 June 2006	The video game, Super Dragon Ball Z, is released.
15 September 2006				This is the Police Station in Front of Dragon Park on Planet Namek
05 October 2006	The video game, Dragon Ball Z: Sparking! NEO (aka Budokai Tenkaichi 2), is released.
07 December 2006	Blue Dragon is released.
25 December 2006				Cross Epoch
06 March 2007				Dr. Mashirito: Abale-chan
20 March 2007	The video game, Dragon Ball Z: The True Martial Arts Tournament 2 (aka Shin Budokai: Another Road), is released in North America before Japan. Another video game, Dragon Ball Online, is announced.
05 April 2007		Akira Toriyama turns 52.
04 October 2007	The video game, Dragon Ball Z: Sparking! METEOR (aka Budokai Tenkaichi 3), is released.
02 April 2008				Sachie-chan GOOD!!
05 April 2008		Akira Toriyama turns 53.
05 June 2008	The video game, Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit, is released.

Timeline Part V: Revival of Dragon Ball

Below is a series of tables chronicling major events pertaining to Dragon Ball's revival, from the earliest rumblings in the late 00's, to Dragon Ball Super, and more. Other major events and works that prove influential down the line are also included.

2008 - 2014

This period sees the beginnings of Dragon Ball's revival. Heya! Son Goku and Friends Return!! sees the series' return to animation. A Hollywood live action film is produced. A refreshed version of Dragon Ball Z, titled Dragon Ball Kai, begins airing. In 2013, Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods is released, the first Dragon Ball film to have Toriyama heavily involved in its production. Manga that Toriyama worked on during this time include Jiya, Kintoki: Toki of the Golden-Eyed Tribe, Mr. U of Delicious Island, and Jaco the Galactic Patrolman.

Date	General	Akira Toriyama	Manga #	Manga Title	Animation #	Animation Title
21 September 2008	The Jump Super Anime Tour 2008 begins.					Heya! Son Goku and Friends Return!!
04 December 2008	The video game, Dragon Ball Z: Infinite World, is released.
04 March 2009	Dragon Ball Super Exciting Guide: Story Volume is released.
10 March 2009	Dragon Ball Evolution, a live action Hollywood film adaptation of Dragon Ball, is released.
21 March 2009				Heya! Son Goku and Friends Return!! – First Part
03 April 2009	Dragon Ball Super Exciting Guide: Character Volume is released.
05 April 2009	Dragon Ball Kai begins airing.	Akira Toriyama turns 54.
21 April 2009				Heya! Son Goku and Friends Return!! – Second Part
29 April 2009	The video game, Dragon Ball Kai: Attack of the Saiyans, is released.
11 July 2009	Dragon Quest IX is released.
23 July 2009	The video game, Dragon Ball: The World's Greatest Adventure (aka Revenge of King Piccolo), is released.
10 November 2009	The video game, Dragon Ball: Raging Blast, is released in North America before Japan.
10 December 2009	Jiya begins serialization.		Jiya 1	Chapter 1: Journey with an Alien
24 December 2009			Jiya 2	Chapter 2: Attack of an Alien
07 January 2010	Jiya concludes serialization.		Jiya 3	Chapter 3: Justice of an Alien
04 February 2010	Dragon Ball Online, is released exclusively in Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.
05 April 2010		Akira Toriyama turns 55.
30 September 2010	The video game, Dragon Ball: Tag VS (aka Tenkaichi Tag Team), is released.
02 November 2010	The video game, Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2, is released in North America before Japan. It contains a remake of 1993's Dragon Ball Z Side-Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans.					Dragon Ball: Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans
15 November 2010				Kintoki: Toki of the Golden-Eyed Tribe
03 February 2011	The video game, Dragon Ball Kai: Ultimate Martial Arts Legend (aka Ultimate Butōden), is released.
06 March 2011	Dragon Ball Kai's 95th episode, the last to feature Kenji Yamamoto's musical score, airs.
11 March 2011	A 9.0–9.1 undersea earthquake occurs in the Pacific Ocean, leading to a tsunami which, among other things, causes the Fukushima nuclear accident. The devastation motivates Akira Toriyama to adjust the script of the upcoming Dragon Ball film to be positive rather than tragic.
05 April 2011		Akira Toriyama turns 56.
21 June 2011	Naho Ooishi's Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock manga begins serialization.		EOB 1	Part 1: Bardock... Revived!!
21 July 2011			EOB 2	Part 2: Chilled Laughs
20 August 2011	Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock concludes serialization.		EOB 3	Part 3: The Legendary Super Saiyan
25 October 2011	The video game, Dragon Ball: Ultimate Blast (aka Ultimate Tenkaichi), is released in North America before Japan.
17 December 2011	An animated adaptation of Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock airs at Jump Festa 2012.					Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock
05 April 2012		Akira Toriyama turns 57.
10 July 2012	A new Dragon Ball film, later revealed to be Battle of Gods, is announced.
02 August 2012	Dragon Quest X is released.
02 October 2012	The video game, Dragon Ball Z For Kinect, is released.
02 November 2012	The video game, Dragon Ball Z: Budokai HD Collection, is released.
04 February 2013	Dragon Ball Full Color Saiyan Arc Volumes 1-3 are released.
05 February 2013	Dragon Ball Chōzenshū 1: Story & World Guide is released.
05 March 2013	Dragon Ball Chōzenshū 2: Animation Guide Part 1 is released.
30 March 2013					DBZ M14	Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods
04 April 2013	Dragon Ball Chōzenshū 3: Animation Guide Part 2 and Dragon Ball Full Color Freeza Arc Volumes 1-5 are released.
05 April 2013		Akira Toriyama turns 58.
April 2013				Mr. U of Delicious Island
09 May 2013	Dragon Ball Chōzenshū 4: Dragon Ball Super Encyclopedia and Dragon Ball Chōgashū are released.
13 July 2013	Jaco the Galactic Patrolman begins serialization.		DB-11	The Galactic Patrolman Goes to Earth
22 July 2013			DB-10	The Galactic Patrolman's Discovery
29 July 2013			DB-9	The Galactic Patrol Spaceship
05 August 2013			DB-8	The Galactic Patrolman Goes to the Capital
12 August 2013			DB-7	The Galactic Patrolman's Enforcement
26 August 2013			DB-6	The Galactic Patrolman and Tights
02 September 2013			DB-5	The Failure of the Galactic Patrolman
09 September 2013			DB-4	The Touched Galactic Patrolman
14 September 2013			DB-3	The Galactic Patrolman on the Move
21 September 2013			DB-2	The Glory of The Galactic Patrolman
30 September 2013	Jaco the Galactic Patrolman concludes serialization.		DB-1	Galactic Patrol Mission Accomplished
23 January 2014	The video game, Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z, is released.
04 April 2014	The collected volume of Jaco the Galactic Patrolman and Dragon Ball Full Color Artificial Human & Cell Arc Volumes 1-3 are released. The former contains a bonus chapter.		DB-	Dragon Ball Minus
05 April 2014		Akira Toriyama turns 59.
06 April 2014	Dragon Ball Kai's Majin Boo arc, featuring music composed by Norihito Sumitomo, begins airing.
02 May 2014	Dragon Ball Full Color Artificial Human & Cell Arc Volumes 4-6 are released.
04 June 2014	Dragon Ball Full Color Majin Boo Arc Volumes 1-3 are released.
04 July 2014	Dragon Ball Full Color Majin Boo Arc Volumes 4-6 are released.
18 July 2014	A new Dragon Ball film, later revealed to be Resurrection F, is announced.

2015

Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection F is released. Dragon Ball Super begins both serialization as a comic and airing as a television show.

Date	General	Akira Toriyama	Manga #	Manga Title	Anime #	Anime Title
05 February 2015	The video game, Dragon Ball XENOVERSE, is released.
21 February 2015			RF 1	Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' – Chapter 1
20 March 2015			RF 2	Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' – Chapter 2
05 April 2015		Akira Toriyama turns 60.
18 April 2015					DBZ M15	Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'
21 April 2015			RF 3	Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' – Chapter 3
11 June 2015	The video game, Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Martial Arts Legend (aka Extreme Butōden), is released.
20 June 2015	The Dragon Ball Super manga begins serialization.		DBS 001	The God of Destruction's Prophetic Dream
05 July 2015	The Dragon Ball Super anime begins airing.				DBS 001	Who Will the 100 Million Zenny Peace Reward Go To...?!
12 July 2015					DBS 002	Onward to the Promised Resort! Vegeta Goes on a Family Trip?!
18 July 2015			DBS 002	Goku's Defeat
19 July 2015					DBS 003	Where Does the Dream Continue?! The Search for Super Saiyan God!
02 August 2015					DBS 004	Aim for the Dragon Balls?! The Pilaf Gang's Great Strategy!
09 August 2015					DBS 005	The Battle on Kaiō's Planet! Goku vs God of Destruction Beerus
16 August 2015					DBS 006	Don't Anger the God of Destruction! The Heart Pounding Birthday Party
21 August 2015			DBS 003	Beerus' Wrath
23 August 2015					DBS 007	How Dare You Hit My Bulma! Vegeta's Furious Mutation?!
30 August 2015					DBS 008	Goku Steps Up! The Last Chance From Beerus-sama?!
06 September 2015					DBS 009	Sorry About the Wait, Beerus-sama — Finally, Super Saiyan God is Born!
13 September 2015					DBS 010	Show Me, Goku! The Power of Super Saiyan God!!
19 September 2015			DBS 004	Battle of Gods
20 September 2015					DBS 011	Let's Keep Going Beerus-sama! The Battle of Gods Continues!
27 September 2015					DBS 012	The Universe Crumbles?! Clash! The God of Destruction vs Super Saiyan God!
04 October 2015					DBS 013	Goku, Go Surpass Super Saiyan God!
11 October 2015					DBS 014	This is Every Last Bit of My Power! The Battle of Gods Concludes!
18 October 2015	Dragon Ball Super's Resurrection F arc begins in the anime.				DBS 015	Heroic Satan, Cause a Miracle! A Challenge From Outer Space!!
21 October 2015	Dragon Ball Super's God of Destruction Champa arc begins in the manga.		DBS 005	Beerus and Champa
25 October 2015					DBS 016	Vegeta Becomes a Pupil?! Take Down Whis!
01 November 2015					DBS 017	Pan is Born! And Goku Goes Off on a Training Journey?!
08 November 2015					DBS 018	I've Come Too! Training Begins on Beerus' Planet!
15 November 2015					DBS 019	Despair Once More! Revival of the Evil Emperor, Freeza!
21 November 2015			DBS 006	Preparations for the Tournament
22 November 2015					DBS 020	A Warning From Jaco! Freeza and 1,000 Soldiers are Fast Approaching!
29 November 2015					DBS 021	The Revenge Begins! The Freeza Army's Malice Strikes Gohan!
06 December 2015					DBS 022	Change! An Impossible Revival! The Name's Ginyu!!
13 December 2015					DBS 023	The Earth and Gohan in Dire Peril! Come Quick, Son Goku!!
19 December 2015			DBS 007	Warriors of Universe 6
20 December 2015					DBS 024	Clash: Freeza vs Son Goku! This is the Fruit of My Training!
27 December 2015					DBS 025	An All-Out Battle! The Vengeful Golden Freeza

2016

Beerus' twin brother, Champa, debuts in the anime. A martial arts tournament is held between Universe 7 and Universe 6. The Future Trunks arc airs in the anime, and begins in the manga.

Date	General	Akira Toriyama	Manga #	Manga Title	Anime #	Anime Title
04 January 2016	Dragon Ball Full Color Boyhood Arc Volumes 1-4 are released.
10 January 2016					DBS 026	Amidst the Crisis, a Shot at Victory Appears! Son Goku's Counterattack Begins!
17 January 2016					DBS 027	The Earth Explodes?! A Climatic Kamehameha
21 January 2016	30th Anniversary: Dragon Ball Chōshishū –Super History Book– is released.		DBS 008	The Match Begins!
24 January 2016	Dragon Ball Super's God of Destruction Champa arc begins in the anime.				DBS 028	The 6th Universe's God of Destruction — His Name's Champa
31 January 2016					DBS 029	It's Settled: We're Holding a Martial Arts Match! The Team Captain's Even Stronger Than Goku
04 February 2016	Dragon Ball Full Color Boyhood Arc Volumes 5-8 are released.
07 February 2016					DBS 030	Rehearsing for the "Martial Arts Match" — Who Are the Two Remaining Members?!
14 February 2016					DBS 031	To Lord Zuno! Ask About the Location of the Super Dragon Balls!
20 February 2016			DBS 009	Goku vs Botamo
21 February 2016					DBS 032	The Matches Begin! Everyone Head to the "Nameless Planet"!
28 February 2016					DBS 033	Be Surprised, Universe 6! This is Super Saiyan Son Goku!
04 March 2016	Dragon Ball Full Color Demon King Piccolo Arc Volumes 1-4 are released.
06 March 2016					DBS 034	Piccolo vs Frost — Bet Everything on the Makankōsappō!
19 March 2016			DBS 010	Frost's True Colors
20 March 2016					DBS 035	Turn Anger Into Power! Vegeta's All-Out Battle
27 March 2016					DBS 036	An Unexpectedly Tough Fight! Vegeta's Explosion of Rage!
03 April 2016					DBS 037	Don't Forget Your Saiyan Pride! Vegeta vs the Saiyan of Universe 6
04 April 2016	Dragon Ball Super Tankōbon Volume 1 is released.
05 April 2016		Akira Toriyama turns 61.
10 April 2016					DBS 038	Universe 6's Strongest Warrior! Meet the Assassin Hit!!
17 April 2016					DBS 039	A Fully-Developed "Time-Skip" Counterattack?! Is It Coming?! Goku's New Technique!
21 April 2016			DBS 011	Vegeta Takes the Stage!!
24 April 2016					DBS 040	The Conclusion At Last! Who Will Prevail? Beerus, or Champa?
01 May 2016					DBS 041	Come Forth, Dragon of the Gods — Grant My Wish, Pretty Peas!
08 May 2016					DBS 042	A Tumultuous Victory Celebration! Facing Off At Last: Monaka vs Son Goku?!
09 May 2016	Dragon Ball Super's "Future Trunks" story arc is announced.
15 May 2016					DBS 043	Goku's "Ki" is Out of Control?! Lots of Trouble Taking Care of Pan
21 May 2016			DBS 012	A Saiyan's Pride
22 May 2016					DBS 044	The Seal of Planet Potaufeu — Secret of the Unleashed "Superhuman Water"!
29 May 2016					DBS 045	Vegeta Disappears?! The Menace of Copy-Vegeta!
05 June 2016					DBS 046	Goku vs Copy-Vegeta! Who Will Prevail?!
12 June 2016	Dragon Ball Super's Future Trunks arc begins in the anime. Goku Black makes his debut, a "False Goku" inspired by "False Ultraman" and "False Kamen Rider", and named after Kamen Rider Black.				DBS 047	SOS From the Future! A Black New Enemy Appears!!
19 June 2016					DBS 048	Hope Again!! Trunks Wakes Up in the Present
21 June 2016			DBS 013	The Winning Universe is Decided at Last!!
26 June 2016					DBS 049	A Message From the Future — Goku Black Invades!
03 July 2016					DBS 050	Goku vs Black! The Path to the Sealed Future
10 July 2016					DBS 051	Feelings That Transcend Time — Trunks and Mai
17 July 2016					DBS 052	Master and Pupil Reunion — Son Gohan and "Future" Trunks
21 July 2016	Dragon Ball Super's Future Trunks arc begins in the manga.		DBS 014	An SOS From the Future
31 July 2016					DBS 053	Reveal Black's True Identity! Now, to the Kaiōshin Realm of Universe 10!
04 August 2016	The video game, Dragon Ball Fusions, is released.
07 August 2016					DBS 054	Inheritor of Saiyan Blood — Trunks' Resolve
20 August 2016			DBS 015	Hope Again!!
21 August 2016					DBS 055	Hey, I Wanna Meet Son Goku — A Summons from the Omni-King!
28 August 2016					DBS 056	Rematch With Goku Black! Introducing Super Saiyan Rosé
04 September 2016					DBS 057	Advent of the Immortal God, Zamasu
11 September 2016					DBS 058	Zamasu and Black — The Two's Mystery Deepens
21 September 2016			DBS 016	“Future” Trunks' Past
25 September 2016					DBS 059	Protect Kaiōshin Gowasu — Destroy Zamasu!
02 October 2016					DBS 060	Back to the Future — Goku Black's Identity Revealed!!
09 October 2016					DBS 061	Zamasu's Ambition — Presenting the Terrifying "0 Mortals Plan"
16 October 2016					DBS 062	I'll Protect the World! Trunks' Angry Super Power Explosion!!
21 October 2016			DBS 017	The Candidate for Next Kaiōshin of Universe 10, Zamasu
23 October 2016					DBS 063	Don't Defile Saiyan Cells! The Curtain Rises on Vegeta's Intense Battle!!
25 October 2016	The video game, Dragon Ball XENOVERSE 2, is released in North America before Japan.
30 October 2016					DBS 064	Praise and Adore Him! The Explosive Birth of Merged Zamasu!!
06 November 2016					DBS 065	Final Judgement?! The Supreme God's Ultimate Power
13 November 2016					DBS 066	Showdown! The Unyielding Warriors' Miraculous Super Power
20 November 2016					DBS 067	Fill Your Heart with New Hope!! Farewell, Trunks
21 November 2016			DBS 018	Goku Black's True Identity
27 November 2016					DBS 068	Come Forth, Shenlong! Whose Wish Shall Be Granted?!
02 December 2016	Dragon Ball Super Tankōbon Volume 2 is released.
04 December 2016					DBS 069	Goku vs Arale! Earth Ends in a Wacky Battle?!
11 December 2016					DBS 070	Champa's Challenge! This Time Let's Face Off in Baseball!!
17 December 2016	Dragon Ball Super's "Universe Survival" story arc is announced.		DBS 019	Another Zamasu
18 December 2016					DBS 071	Goku Dies! A Hit-Job That Can't Be Refused
25 December 2016					DBS 072	Can You Counterattack?! An Invisible Assassination Technique!!

2017

The Universe Survival arc begins.

Date	General	Akira Toriyama	Manga #	Manga Title	Anime #	Anime Title
08 January 2017					DBS 073	Gohan's Disaster! Great Saiyaman's Unbelievable Movie Adaptation?!
15 January 2017					DBS 074	For The Sake of Those He Loves! The Indomitable Great Saiyaman!!
21 January 2017			DBS 020	0 Mortals Plan
22 January 2017					DBS 075	Goku and Kuririn — To the Nostalgic Training Place
29 January 2017					DBS 076	Beat the Fearsome Foes! Kuririn's Fighting Spirit Returns!
05 February 2017	Dragon Ball Super's Universe Survival arc begins in the anime. Its 77th episode ends with a next episode preview depicting a cloaked figure, presumably Jiren.				DBS 077	Let's Do It, Omni-King! The Universe's Greatest Martial Arts Tournament!!
12 February 2017	The cloaked figure from the prior week's next episode preview is different. Under the cloak is Toppo, a talkative hero of justice.	By this point, Toriyama has seen Satoru Takami and Ryōta Nakamura's plans to make Jiren a talkative character, and supplies them with details regarding his personality and background. Jiren's original characterization is passed onto Toppo.			DBS 078	The Universes' Gods are Aghast! Losers Will Be Obliterated at the "Tournament of Power"
19 February 2017					DBS 079	Universe 9's Kicker Basil vs Universe 7's Majin Boo!!
21 February 2017			DBS 021	Last Chance For HOPE
26 February 2017					DBS 080	Awaken Dormant Fighting Spirit! Son Gohan's Battle!!
05 March 2017					DBS 081	Crusher Bergamo vs Son Goku! Who Has Sky-High Power?!
19 March 2017					DBS 082	Never Forgive Son Goku! The Warrior of Justice Toppo Intrudes!!
21 March 2017			DBS 022	Zamasu's Final Resort
26 March 2017					DBS 083	Form the Universe 7 Team! Who Are the Strongest Ten?!
02 April 2017					DBS 084	Son Goku the Talent Scout — Inviting Kuririn and No. 18
05 April 2017		Akira Toriyama turns 62.
09 April 2017					DBS 085	The Universes Get into Gear — Each One's Motive
16 April 2017					DBS 086	Trading Blows for the First Time! Artificial Human No. 17 vs Son Goku!!
21 April 2017			DBS 023	The Potara's True Worth
23 April 2017					DBS 087	Hunt the Poachers! Goku and No. 17's Joint Battle!!
30 April 2017					DBS 088	Gohan and Piccolo: Master and Disciple Train to the Limit!
07 May 2017					DBS 089	A Mysterious Beauty Appears! The Tenshin-Style Dojo's Mystery?!
14 May 2017					DBS 090	Facing the Wall that Must be Overcome! Goku vs Gohan
20 May 2017			DBS 024	Son Goku's Evolution
21 May 2017					DBS 091	Which Universe Will Prevail?! The Mightiest Warriors Assemble!!
28 May 2017					DBS 092	An Emergency Development! We Don't Have Ten Members!!
02 June 2017	Dragon Ball Super Tankōbon Volume 3 is released.
04 June 2017					DBS 093	You're the Tenth Warrior! Goku Visits Freeza!!
11 June 2017					DBS 094	Revival of the Evil Emperor! The Mysterious Awaiting Assassins?!
18 June 2017					DBS 095	The Wickedest! The Most Evil! Freeza's Rampage!!
21 June 2017			DBS 025	Will It Be Goku!? Or Zamasu!?
25 June 2017					DBS 096	The Time Has Come! To the World of Void, Where the Universes' Fate Will Be Decided!!
02 July 2017					DBS 097	Survive! The "Tournament of Power" Begins at Last!!
09 July 2017					DBS 098	Oh, the Uncertainty! The Universes Despair!!
16 July 2017					DBS 099	Show It Off! Kuririn's Hidden Strength!!
21 July 2017			DBS 026	The Decisive Battle! Farewell, Trunks
23 July 2017					DBS 100	Rampage! The Savage Berserker Awakens!!
28 July 2017	Dragon Quest XI is released.
30 July 2017					DBS 101	The Warriors of Justice Close In! Pride Troopers!!
06 August 2017					DBS 102	The Power of Love Explodes?! Universe 2's Magical Girl Warriors!!
13 August 2017					DBS 103	Gohan, Be Ruthless! The Showdown with Universe 10!!
20 August 2017					DBS 104	A Faster-Than-Light Battle Begins! Goku and Hit's Joint Front!!
21 August 2017	Dragon Ball Super's Universe Survival arc begins in the manga.		DBS 027	Training and Everyday Life, and…
27 August 2017					DBS 105	A Fierce Battle! The Turtle Sage Stakes His Life!!
03 September 2017					DBS 106	Figure It Out! Death Match Against an Unseen Attacker!!
17 September 2017					DBS 107	Revenge "F"! A Cunning Trap is Set?!
21 September 2017			DBS 028	The 12 Gods of Destruction
24 September 2017					DBS 108	Freeza and Frost! Intersecting Evil Intentions?!
08 October 2017					DBS 109	The Ultimate Enemy Approaches Goku! Now, Let Loose! The Killer Genki-Dama!!
					DBS 110	Son Goku Wakes! New Level of the Awakened!!
15 October 2017					DBS 111	Extreme Battle of Another Dimension! Hit vs Jiren!!
21 October 2017			DBS 029	The Universe 11 God of Destruction Candidate, Toppo
22 October 2017					DBS 112	A Saiyan's Vow! Vegeta's Resolve!!
29 October 2017					DBS 113	With Such Joy! The Fighting-Maniac Saiyans Battle Again!!
02 November 2017	Dragon Ball Super Tankōbon Volume 4 is released.
05 November 2017					DBS 114	Ghastly! The Explosive Birth of a New Super Warrior!!
12 November 2017					DBS 115	Goku vs Kafla! Super Saiyan Blue Defeated?!
19 November 2017					DBS 116	The Comeback Omen! Ultra Instinct's Great Explosion!!
21 November 2017			DBS 030	The Man Named Jiren
26 November 2017					DBS 117	A Grand Showdown of Love! The Artificial Humans vs Universe 2!!
03 December 2017					DBS 118	Accelerating Drama: A Universe Vanishes…
10 December 2017					DBS 119	Unavoidable?! The Fierce Stealth Attack!!
16 December 2017			DBS 031	Super Warriors Assemble!
17 December 2017					DBS 120	A Perfect Survival Strategy! Universe 3's Menacing Assassins!!
24 December 2017					DBS 121	All-Out War! The Ultimate 4-Way Combo vs Universe 7's Total Offensive!!

2018

The Dragon Ball Super anime comes to an end, while the manga continues with the Galactic Patrol Prisoner arc. Dragon Ball Super: Broly is released.

Date	General	Akira Toriyama	Manga #	Manga Title	Anime #	Anime Title
07 January 2018					DBS 122	Staking His Pride! Vegeta Challenges the Strongest!!
14 January 2018					DBS 123	Full Body, Spirit, and Power Unleashed! Goku and Vegeta!!
20 January 2018			DBS 032	Super Warriors Assemble! 2
21 January 2018					DBS 124	A Stormy, Fierce Attack! Gohan Fights With His Back to the Wall!!
26 January 2018	The video game, Dragon Ball FighterZ, is released internationally before Japan.
28 January 2018					DBS 125	Majestic! Advent of the God of Destruction, Toppo!!
04 February 2018					DBS 126	Surpass Even a God! Vegeta's Life-Risking Blow!!
11 February 2018					DBS 127	A Looming Obstacle! Pinning Hope on a Final Barrier!!
18 February 2018					DBS 128	With Noble Pride to the End! Vegeta Falls!!
21 February 2018			DBS 033	Universe Survival! The Tournament of Power Begins!
02 March 2018	Dragon Ball Super Tankōbon Volume 5 is released.
04 March 2018					DBS 129	Transcendent Limits Surpassed! Ultra Instinct Mastered!!
18 March 2018					DBS 130	An Unprecedented Super Showdown! The Ultimate Survival Battle!!
21 March 2018			DBS 034	The First Annihilated Universe
25 March 2018	Dragon Ball Super concludes airing.				DBS 131	A Miraculous Conclusion! Farewell Goku! Until the Day We Meet Again!!
05 April 2018		Akira Toriyama turns 63.
21 April 2018			DBS 035	Hit vs Jiren
21 May 2018			DBS 036	Quirky Competitors
04 June 2018	Dragon Ball Super Tankōbon Volume 6 is released.
21 June 2018			DBS 037	Awaken, Super Saiyan Kale
21 July 2018			DBS 038	Universe 6's Last Resort
21 August 2018			DBS 039	“Sign” of Son Goku's Awakening
04 September 2018	Dragon Ball Super Tankōbon Volume 7 is released.
21 September 2018			DBS 040	Jiren vs Universe 7
20 October 2018			DBS 041	Ultra Instinct
21 November 2018			DBS 042	Battle's End and Aftermath
14 December2018					DBS M1	Dragon Ball Super: Broly
04 December 2018	Dragon Ball Super Tankōbon Volume 8 is released.
21 December 2018	Dragon Ball Super's Galactic Patrol Prisoner arc begins in the manga.		DBS 043	Galactic Patrol Enlistment!

2019 - 2024

This period sees the release of Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, the announcement of Dragon Ball Daima, and the Dragon Ball Super manga's Granolla the Survivor arc. Akira Toriyama passes away on March 1st, 2024.

Date	General	Akira Toriyama	Manga #	Manga Title	Anime #	Anime Title
21 January 2019			DBS 044	Escaped Prisoner Moro
21 February 2019			DBS 045	Moro's Magical Power
20 March 2019			DBS 046	Planet Namek in Decline
04 April 2019	Dragon Ball Super Tankōbon Volume 9 is released.
	The video game, Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission, is released.
05 April 2019		Akira Toriyama turns 64.
20 April 2019			DBS 047	Stolen Dragon Balls
21 May 2019			DBS 048	Moro's Wish
21 June 2019			DBS 049	Outer Space Battle
20 July 2019			DBS 050	Great Escape
02 August 2019	Dragon Ball Super Tankōbon Volume 10 is released.
21 August 2019			DBS 051	To Each Their Own Plans
21 September 2019			DBS 052	Goku and Vegeta's Training
21 October 2019			DBS 053	Saganbo's Galactic Bandit Brigade
21 November 2019			DBS 054	Gohan vs Seven-Three
04 December 2019	Dragon Ball Super Tankōbon Volume 11 is released.
21 December 2019			DBS 055	Merusu's True Identity
16 January 2020	The video game, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, is released.
21 January 2020			DBS 056	Warriors of Earth Assemble
21 February 2020			DBS 057	Battles Abound
21 March 2020			DBS 058	Son Goku Arrives
03 April 2020	Dragon Ball Super Tankōbon Volume 12 is released.
05 April 2020		Akira Toriyama turns 65.
21 April 2020			DBS 059	Activation! Ultra Instinct "Sign"
21 May 2020			DBS 060	Merusu's Miscalculation
19 June 2020			DBS 061	Vegeta Reborn
21 July 2020			DBS 062	Edge of Defeat
04 August 2020	Dragon Ball Super Tankōbon Volume 13 is released.
21 August 2020			DBS 063	Merusu's Resolve
19 September 2020			DBS 064	Son Goku the Galactic Patrolman
21 October 2020			DBS 065	Son Goku the Earthling
21 November 2020			DBS 066	Moro the Planet-Eater
04 December 2020	Dragon Ball Super Tankōbon Volume 14 is released.
21 December 2020			DBS 067	The Grand Finale, And Then...
21 January 2021	Dragon Ball Super's Granolla the Survivor arc begins in the manga.		DBS 068	Granolla the Survivor
20 February 2021			DBS 069	The Succession of Planet Cereal
19 March 2021			DBS 070	The Greatest Warrior in the Universe
02 April 2021	Dragon Ball Super Tankōbon Volume 15 is released.
05 April 2021		Akira Toriyama turns 66.
21 April 2021			DBS 071	The Heatas' Plan
21 May 2021			DBS 072	The Saiyans and Cerealian
21 June 2021			DBS 073	Goku vs Granolla
21 July 2021			DBS 074	Vegeta vs Granolla
04 August 2021	Dragon Ball Super Tankōbon Volume 16 is released.
19 August 2021			DBS 075	A God of Destruction's Power
21 September 2021			DBS 076	The Destiny of the Saiyans
21 October 2021			DBS 077	Goku's Father Bardock
20 November 2021			DBS 078	Gas' Wish
03 December 2021	Dragon Ball Super Tankōbon Volume 17 is released.
21 December 2021			DBS 079	Gas vs Granolla
21 January 2022			DBS 080	Gas vs Granolla, Part 2
21 February 2022			DBS 081	Goku's Conflict
19 March 2022			DBS 082	Bardock vs Gas
04 April 2022	Dragon Ball Super Tankōbon Volume 18 is released.
05 April 2022		Akira Toriyama turns 67.
21 April 2022			DBS 083	Bardock vs Gas, Part 2
20 May 2022			DBS 084	The Pride of an Entire Race
11 June 2022					DBS M2	Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
21 June 2022			DBS 085	Their Respective Answers
21 July 2022			DBS 086	A Full-Power Battle
04 August 2022	Dragon Ball Super Tankōbon Volume 19 is released.
20 August 2022			DBS 087	The Universe's Strongest Appears
21 December 2022	Dragon Ball Super's Super Hero arc begins in the manga.		DBS 088	The Birth of Super Heroes
20 January 2023			DBS 089	A Rival Appears!
21 February 2023			DBS 090	Showdown with Dr. Hedo
03 March 2023	Dragon Ball Super Tankōbon Volume 20 is released.
20 March 2023			DBS 091	The Red Ribbon Army's Revival!!
05 April 2023		Akira Toriyama turns 68.
21 April 2023			DBS 092	New Artificial Humans
19 May 2023			DBS 093	The Plan to Kidnap Pan
21 June 2023			DBS 094	Awaken! Son Gohan
21 July 2023			DBS 095	The Strongest Teacher and Disciple
04 August 2023	Dragon Ball Super Tankōbon Volume 21 is released.
21 August 2023			DBS 096	Saiyamen Join the Fight!
21 September 2023			DBS 097	Cell Max Runs Wild
20 October 2023			DBS 098	Gamma 2's Resolve
21 November 2023			DBS 099	Son Gohan's Ultimate Awakening!
04 December 2023	Dragon Ball Super Tankōbon Volume 22 is released.
21 December 2023			DBS 100	Burst Forth! Makankōsappō
19 January 2024			DBS 101	Carmine and No. 15
21 February 2024			DBS 102	Son Goku vs Son Gohan
01 March 2024		Akira Toriyama passes away.

Timeline Part VI: After Akira Toriyama

Below is a table chronicling major events pertaining to Dragon Ball's continued release and production after the passing of its original creator, Akira Toriyama. This includes the airing of Dragon Ball Daima, the final chapters of Dragon Ball Super Tankōbon Volume 24, and beyond.

2024 & Beyond

Date	General	Manga #	Manga Title	Anime #	Anime Title
21 March 2024		DBS 103	An Inheritance to the Future
04 April 2024	Dragon Ball Super Tankōbon Volume 23 is released.
10 October 2024	The video game, Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO, is released.
11 October 2024				DBD 01	Conspiracy
18 October 2024				DBD 02	Glorio
25 October 2024				DBD 03	Daima
01 November 2024				DBD 04	Chatty
08 November 2024				DBD 05	Panzy
15 November 2024				DBD 06	Lightning
22 November 2024				DBD 07	Collar
29 November 2024				DBD 08	Tamagami
06 December 2024				DBD 09	Thieves
13 December 2024				DBD 10	Ocean
20 December 2024				DBD 11	Legend
27 December 2024				DBD 12	True Strength
10 January 2025				DBD 13	Surprise
17 January 2025				DBD 14	Taboo
24 January 2025				DBD 15	Third Eye
31 January 2025				DBD 16	Degesu
07 February 2025				DBD 17	Gomah
14 February 2025				DBD 18	Awakening
20 February 2025		DBS 104	Birth of Saiyaman X!
21 February 2025				DBD 19	Betrayal
28 February 2025				DBD 20	Maximum
04 April 2025	Dragon Ball Super Tankōbon Volume 24 is released.
25 January 2026	Dragon Ball Super: The Galactic Patrol and Dragon Ball Super: Beerus are announced at the Dragon Ball 40th Anniversary “Genkidamatsuri” Event.

See Also

• Japanese & Chinese Glossary of Dragon Ball, Mystical, and Martial Terminology
• Akira Toriyama
• Complete List of Works by Akira Toriyama
• List of Dr. Slump Chapters
• List of Dragon Ball Chapters
• List of Dragon Ball Episodes
• List of Dragon Ball Z Episodes
• List of Dragon Ball GT Episodes
• List of Dragon Ball Kai Episodes
• List of Dragon Ball Super Chapters
• List of Dragon Ball Super Episodes
• List of Dragon Ball Daima Episodes
• List of Console Video Games

External Links

• Mangaka Who’s Who – Akira Toriyama
• Akira Toriyama Interview
• The Making of Dragon Ball
• Akira Toriyama Super Interview: 2nd Round — The Unpredictable Story
• Shenlong Times — 2nd Issue Past Editors (+ Toriyama) Round-Table Discussion — 2nd Round
• Akira Toriyama Super Interview: 6th Round — Origins, and Onward to the Future…
• Akira Toriyama × Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru
• The Truth About the “Dragon Ball” Manga: “Toriyama Thought of It Like This” Special
• FLOW, Masako Nozawa, Yūsuke Watanabe
• “I Want to Meet That Person” Special: VOL. 25 / AKIRA TORIYAMA / MANGA ARTIST
• Akira Toriyama Interview: Dragon Ball and Akira Toriyama
• Forbes: Kazuhiko Torishima On Shaping The Success Of 'Dragon Ball' And The Origins Of 'Dragon Quest'
• Dao of Dragon Ball: Akira Toriyama's Editor says, "There is Nothing to Learn from Dragon Ball"
• Kanzenshuu Forums - Dragon Ball's True Genre: We Need to Talk about Wuxia
• Wikipedia
• Chinese Philosophy Book Electronicization Project