Dragonball   Information

This is the original series by Akira Toriyama, which was launched in 1985. The story line was similar to that of Dr. Slump, with an innocent character (Goku in Dragon Ball and Arale in Dr. Slump) confronting the rest of the world in a comical manner.

During the early chapters of Dragon Ball, Goku demonstrates his good-hearted nature by helping out people who were in need en route his quest for the Dragon Balls. That slowly developed into a combat oriented story with less and less humour, which could be to save lives, for competition or for both. The serious nature of the story fully unfolds into Dragon Ball Z.