Viz initially titled volumes seventeen through forty-two of the manga Dragon Ball Z to reduce confusion for their readers. The North American distributing company Viz Media has released all 42 volumes in English. There have been two anime adaptations, both produced by Toei Animation the first, also named Dragon Ball, adapted the first 194 chapters of the manga, while the second is titled Dragon Ball Z and adapted the remaining 325 chapters of the series. A sōshūhen edition that aims to recreate the manga as it was originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump with color pages, promotional text, and next chapter previews, was published in 18 volumes between May 13, 2016, and January 13, 2017.

Between December 4, 2002, and April 2, 2004, the manga was re-released in a collection of 34 kanzenban, which included a slightly rewritten ending, new covers, and color artwork from its original magazine run. These chapters were collected by Shueisha into a series of 42 tankōbon volumes the first released on September 10, 1985, and the last on August 4, 1995. The series was serialized as 519 individual chapters in the magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from December 3, 1984, to June 5, 1995.

Along his journey, Goku makes several friends and battles a wide variety of villains, many of whom also seek the Dragon Balls. The story follows the adventures of Son Goku from his childhood through adulthood as he trains in martial arts and explores the world in search of the seven orbs known as the Dragon Balls, which summon a wish-granting dragon when gathered. Cover of the first Dragon Ball tankōbon volume released in Japanĭragon Ball is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama.

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