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| ja_kanji = ドラゴンボール
| ja_romaji = Doragon Bōru
| genre = {{ubl|[[Adventure fiction|Adventure]]<ref name="Viz-official"/>|[[Fantasy comedy]]<ref name="Viz-official"/>|[[Martial arts (genre)|Martial arts]]<ref name="Viz-official">{{cite web|url=https://www.viz.com/dragon-ball|title=The Official Website for Dragon Ball|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|access-date=October 28, 2017|quote=Goku and friends battle intergalactic evil in the greatest action-adventure-fantasy-comedy-fighting series ever!|archive-date=January 26, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110126124144/https://www.viz.com/dragon-ball|url-status=live}}</ref>}}<!-- Do not modify the genre box by including others. WP:MOS-AM tells us to use the most well-known genres! Any extra ones added to the box without community consensus on the talk page will be reverted and the user will receive a test warning. -->
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Typically, when creating a manga chapter, an artist draws a rough draft or "[[Name (manga)|name]]", then a more detailed [[storyboard]], and lastly the finalized version. However, Toriyama only draws a storyboard and then the final product simply because it is less work.<ref name="Shenlong2"/> He did not plan the details of his stories in advance. When he began the serialization of ''Dragon Ball'', he had only prepared storyboards for three chapters.<ref name="Shenlong2"/> The author said that during its serialization he would wait about two days before his deadline to begin developing the storyboard. Starting around midnight, he would finish it around six in the morning and spend until that night inking, finishing everything in about a day-and-a-half.<ref name="GokuDensetsu"/> Unlike other artists, he had only one assistant helping him.<ref name="ExcitStory">{{cite book|title=Dragon Ball 超エキサイティングガイド ストーリー編|trans-title=Super Exciting Guide: Story Volume|language=ja|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|year=2009|pages=87–93|isbn=978-4-08-874803-0}}</ref> Toriyama said that thinking only about the story for each chapter put him in some tight spots, particularly with Trunks' time travel.<ref name="Shenlong2"/> The only thing he has confidence in is his ability to connect a story back to an earlier aspect, making it seem to have been [[foreshadowing]].<ref name="SuperHistory"/> The author used suggestions in fan mail he received, though generally doing the opposite of what was suggested. As an example, many fans told him not to kill Vegeta, which is exactly what he did.<ref name="Animation2">{{Cite book|script-title=ja:Dragon Ball 大全集 5: TV Animation Part 2|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|year=1995|isbn=4-08-782755-0|pages=206–210|language=ja|trans-title=Dragon Ball Complete Works 5: TV Animation Part 2}}</ref>
Wanting to escape the Western themes that influenced ''Dr. Slump'', Toriyama used [[Eastern world|Eastern]]/[[Orient]]al scenery in ''Dragon Ball''. In addition to referencing Chinese buildings and scenery, the island where the ''Tenkaichi Budōkai'' is held is modeled on [[Bali]] (in [[Indonesia]]), which he visited in 1985. The area around [[List of Dragon Ball characters#Babidi|Bobbidi]]'s spaceship was inspired by photos of Africa. When including fights in the manga, Toriyama had the characters go to uninhabited locations to avoid the difficulties of drawing residents and destroyed buildings.<ref name="World">{{Cite book|script-title=ja:Dragon Ball 大全集 4: World Guide|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|year=1995|isbn=4-08-782754-2|pages=164–169|language=ja|trans-title=Dragon Ball Complete Works 4: World Guide}}</ref> Toriyama wanted to set ''Dragon Ball'' in a fictional world largely based on [[Asia]], taking inspiration from several [[Culture of Asia|Asian cultures]] including [[Culture of Japan|Japanese]], [[Chinese culture|Chinese]], [[South Asia]]n, [[Central Asia]]n, [[Arabic culture|Arabic]], and [[Indonesian culture]]s.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house-of-1000-manga/2011-03-10|access-date=January 28, 2019|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=March 10, 2011|archive-date=January 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190117184117/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house-of-1000-manga/2011-03-10|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="World"/> Toriyama was also inspired by the [[jinn]] (genies) from ''[[The Arabian Nights]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Dragon Ball Collector — Interview with the Majin|magazine=[[Shonen Jump (magazine)|Shonen Jump]]|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|date=October 2007|issue=58}}</ref> For the training scenes, Jackie Chan's ''Drunken Master'' served as a reference.<ref name="ExcitStory"/> The author said that Muscle Tower in the Red Ribbon Army storyline was inspired by the [[beat 'em up]] video game ''[[Kung-Fu Master (video game)|Spartan X]]'' (called ''Kung-Fu Master'' in the West), in which enemies appear very fast as the player ascends a tower (the game was in turn inspired by Jackie Chan's ''[[Wheels on Meals]]'' and Bruce Lee's ''[[Game of Death]]''), and that the fights were similar to the ones in the ''Tenkaichi Budōkai'', just not in a tournament setting.<ref name="Story"/>
Toriyama personally dislikes the idea of naming fighting techniques, joking that in a real fight you would be killed before you could yell their names, but Torishima felt it would be best. Toriyama proceeded to create names for all the techniques, except for the series' signature {{nihongo|''Kamehameha''|{{ruby-ja|かめはめ波|かめはめは}}||lit. "Kamehame Wave"}} which his wife came up with when he was indecisive about what it should be called. He even selected them specifically for each character, saying someone like Vegeta would use English names, and using [[kanji]] for the more sophisticated like Piccolo.<ref name="World" />
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Having created Piccolo Daimao as the first truly evil villain, he said that his part of the series was the most interesting to draw.<ref name="Story" /> Freeza was created around the time of the [[Japanese asset price bubble|Japanese economic bubble]] and inspired by [[real estate]] [[Speculation|speculators]], who Toriyama called the "worst kind of people".<ref name="Story" /> Yū Kondō, Toriyama's second editor, from the Saiyan arc until the appearance of Perfect Cell, and Fuyuto Takeda, his third editor from Perfect Cell until the end of the series, said that ''Dragon Ball'' hit its peak in popularity during the Freeza arc. In a one-thousand ballot popularity poll held in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', ''Dragon Ball'' received 815 votes.<ref name="Shenlong1">{{Cite journal|year=1995|title=Shenlong Times 1|language=ja|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|journal=Dragon Ball 大全集 1: COMPLETE ILLUSTRATIONS}}</ref> Finding the escalating enemies difficult, Toriyama created the Ginyu Force to add more balance to the manga.<ref name="Story" />
When Toriyama created the Super Saiyan transformation during the Freeza arc, he gave Goku blond hair because it was easier to draw for Toriyama's assistant, who spent a lot of time blacking in Goku's hair. He also gave him piercing eyes, based on Bruce Lee's paralyzing glare.<ref>{{cite news|title=Comic Legends: Why Did Goku's Hair Turn Blonde?|url=https://www.cbr.com/goku-dragon-ball-blonde/|work=[[Comic Book Resources]]|date=January 1, 2018|access-date=November 21, 2019|archive-date=July 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719145451/https://www.cbr.com/goku-dragon-ball-blonde/|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Publication==
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===Japanese publication===
''Dragon Ball'' was serialized in [[Shueisha]]'s [[Shōnen manga|{{transliteration|ja|shōnen}} manga]] anthology ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' from November 20, 1984, to May 23, 1995.<ref>{{cite press release|script-title=ja:「週刊少年ジャンプ」と同サイズのB５判で連載当時のカラーページや扉絵のキャッチコピーなども再現！ 『DRAGON BALL総集編 超悟空伝』が、5月13日（金）から刊行スタート！！|url=https://www.dreamnews.jp/press/0000131506/|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|via=Dream News|access-date=June 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230615113051/https://www.dreamnews.jp/press/0000131506/|archive-date=June 15, 2023|language=ja|date=May 12, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>{{efn|It started in the magazine's 51st issue of 1984 ([[cover date]] December 3),<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mediaarts-db.jp/mg/magazines/322516|script-title=ja:週刊少年ジャンプ 1984/12/03 表示号数51|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]]|language=ja|trans-title=Weekly Shonen Jump 1984/12/03 Number of indications 51|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009171854/http://mediaarts-db.jp/mg/magazines/322516|archive-date=October 9, 2016|url-status=dead|access-date=October 8, 2016}}</ref> and finished in its 25th issue of 1995 (cover date June 5).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mediaarts-db.jp/mg/magazines/321985|script-title=ja:週刊少年ジャンプ 1995/06/05 表示号数25|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]]|language=ja|trans-title=Weekly Shonen Jump 1995/06/05 Displayed number 25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322110201/http://mediaarts-db.jp/mg/magazines/321985|archive-date=March 22, 2016|url-status=dead|access-date=October 8, 2016}}</ref>}} As the readership of ''Dragon Ball'' grew up, the magazine changed to reflect their changing interests.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/26/reference/manga-heart-of-pop-culture/|title='Manga': heart of pop culture|last=Matsutani|first=Minoru|date=May 26, 2009|work=[[The Japan Times]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401173259/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/26/reference/manga-heart-of-pop-culture//|archive-date=April 1, 2017}}</ref>
The December 2012 ([[cover date]] February 2013) issue of ''V Jump'' announced that parts of the manga would be fully colored digitally and re-released as ''Dragon Ball Full Color''.<ref name="colorchozenshuu">{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-12-20/dragon-ball-manga-reprinted-in-full-color-in-japan|title=Dragon Ball Manga Reprinted in Full Color in Japan|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=December 20, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920211842/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-12-20/dragon-ball-manga-reprinted-in-full-color-in-japan|archive-date=September 20, 2016}}</ref> 20 volumes, beginning from chapter 195 and grouped by story arcs, were released between February 4, 2013, and July 4, 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-870707-5&mode=1|script-title=ja:ドラゴンボール フルカラー サイヤ人編 1|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|language=ja|trans-title=Dragon Ball Full Color Saiyan version 1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927140936/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-870707-5&mode=1|archive-date=September 27, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-880112-4&mode=1|script-title=ja:ドラゴンボール フルカラー 魔人ブウ編 6|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|language=ja|trans-title=Dragon Ball Full Color Magical Boo 6|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160526200020/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-880112-4&mode=1|archive-date=May 26, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> 12 volumes covering the first 194 chapters were published between January 4 and March 4, 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-880571-9&mode=1|script-title=ja:ドラゴンボール フルカラー 少年編 1|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|language=ja|trans-title=Dragon Ball Full Color: Boy Edition 1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161016213546/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-880571-9&mode=1|archive-date=October 16, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-880645-7&mode=1|script-title=ja:ドラゴンボール フルカラー ピッコロ大魔王編 4|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|language=ja|trans-title=Dragon Ball Full Color: Piccolo Great Demon King Edition 4|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802142103/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-880645-7&mode=1|archive-date=August 2, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Dragon Ball'' was also released in a ''[[sōshūhen]]'' edition that aims to recreate the manga as it was originally serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' in the same size, with the color pages, promotional text, and next chapter previews, in addition to foldout posters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://natalie.mu/comic/news/186977|script-title=ja:ジャンプ連載当時を再現！B5サイズの「ドラゴンボール」全18巻が刊行|date=May 12, 2016|publisher=[[Natalie (website)|Natalie]]|language=ja|trans-title=Reproduce the jump series at that time! B5 size "Dragon Ball" all 18 volumes published|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026204720/http://natalie.mu/comic/news/186977|archive-date=October 26, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Eighteen volumes of ''Dragon Ball Sōshūhen Chō Gōku Den'' were published between May 13, 2016, and January 13, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-111165-7&mode=1|script-title=ja:Dragon Ball 総集編 超悟空伝 Legend1|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|language=ja|trans-title=Dragon Ball Summary Gossary Goggles Legend 1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160731124344/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-111165-7&mode=1|archive-date=July 31, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-111182-4&mode=1|script-title=ja:Dragon Ball 総集編 超悟空伝 Legend18|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|language=ja|trans-title=Dragon Ball Summary Gossary Goggles Legend 18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802142058/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-111182-4&mode=1|archive-date=August 2, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
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The English language version of the ''Dragon Ball'' manga is licensed for North America by Viz Media. Viz originally published the first 194 chapters as ''Dragon Ball'' and chapters over 195 as ''Dragon Ball Z'' to mimic the names of the anime series, feeling it would reduce the potential for confusion by its readers. They initially released both series simultaneously, chapter by chapter in a monthly [[comic book]] format starting in 1998, before stopping in 2000 to switch to a [[graphic novel]] format similar to the Japanese {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}}. In 2000, while releasing ''Dragon Ball'' in the monthly format, Viz began to censor the manga in response to parental complaints about [[Innuendo|sexual innuendos]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2000-08-21/viz-explains-censorship-in-dragonball-manga|title=Viz explains censorship in Dragonball Manga|date=August 22, 2000|work=[[Anime News Network]]|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170625182344/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2000-08-21/viz-explains-censorship-in-dragonball-manga|archive-date=June 25, 2017}}</ref><ref name="censorship">{{cite web|url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/216.html|title=Viz Unleashes Uncensored Dragon Ball|work=[[ICv2]]|date=March 11, 2001|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111235158/http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/216.html|archive-date=November 11, 2014}}</ref> Viz changed their publishing format for the series again in 2003; the first 10 collected volumes of both series were re-released under their ''Shonen Jump'' [[Imprint (trade name)|imprint]]. They have slightly smaller dimensions. The manga was completed in English with ''Dragon Ball'' in 16 volumes between May 6, 2003, and August 3, 2004,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.viz.com/read/manga/dragon-ball-vol-1/1497|title=Dragon Ball, Vol. 1|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009163032/http://www.viz.com/read/manga/dragon-ball-vol-1/1497|archive-date=October 9, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.viz.com/read/manga/dragon-ball-vol-16/2236|title=Dragon Ball, Vol. 16|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009162612/http://www.viz.com/read/manga/dragon-ball-vol-16/2236|archive-date=October 9, 2016}}</ref> and ''Dragon Ball Z'' in 26 volumes from May 6, 2003, to June 6, 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.viz.com/read/manga/dragon-ball-z-vol-1/1504|title=Dragon Ball Z, Vol. 1|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009162615/http://www.viz.com/read/manga/dragon-ball-z-vol-1/1504|archive-date=October 9, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.viz.com/read/manga/dragon-ball-z-vol-26/5898|title=Dragon Ball Z, Vol. 26|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009163816/http://www.viz.com/read/manga/dragon-ball-z-vol-26/5898|archive-date=October 9, 2016}}</ref> However, when publishing the last few volumes of ''Z'', the company began to censor the series again by changing or removing gun scenes and changing the few sexual references.<ref name="censorship3">{{cite news|author=Thompson, Jason|author-link=Jason Thompson (writer)|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house-of-1000-manga/2013-01-03|title=Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - The Greatest Censorship Fails|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=January 3, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161020060803/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house-of-1000-manga/2013-01-03|archive-date=October 20, 2016}}</ref> ''Dragon Ball Z'', from Trunks' appearance to chapter 226, was published in Viz's monthly magazine ''[[Shonen Jump (magazine)|Shonen Jump]]'' from its debut issue in January 2003 to April 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://icv2.com/articles/comics/view/1696/shonen-jump-line-tied-cartoon-network|title=Shonen Jump Line-Up Tied TO Cartoon Network|work=ICv2|date=August 6, 2002|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913150541/http://icv2.com/articles/comics/view/1696/shonen-jump-line-tied-cartoon-network|archive-date=September 13, 2016}}</ref>
Viz released both series in a [[Wide-ban|wideban]] format called "Viz Big Edition", which collects three volumes into a single large volume. ''Dragon Ball'' was published in five volumes between June 3, 2008, and August 18, 2009,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.viz.com/read/manga/dragon-ball-VIZBIG-edition-vol-1/7409|title=Dragon Ball Viz Big Edition, Vol. 1|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009161923/http://www.viz.com/read/manga/dragon-ball-VIZBIG-edition-vol-1/7409|archive-date=October 9, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.viz.com/read/manga/dragon-ball-VIZBIG-edition-vol-5/7413|title=Dragon Ball Viz Big Edition, Vol. 5|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009163237/http://www.viz.com/read/manga/dragon-ball-VIZBIG-edition-vol-5/7413|archive-date=October 9, 2016}}</ref> while ''Dragon Ball Z'' was published in nine volumes between June 3, 2008, and November 9, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.viz.com/read/manga/dragon-ball-z-VIZBIG-edition-vol-1/7414|title=Dragon Ball Z Viz Big Edition, Vol. 1|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009161926/http://www.viz.com/read/manga/dragon-ball-z-VIZBIG-edition-vol-1/7414|archive-date=October 9, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.viz.com/read/manga/dragon-ball-z-VIZBIG-edition-vol-9/7422|title=Dragon Ball Z Viz Big Edition, Vol. 9|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009162116/http://www.viz.com/read/manga/dragon-ball-z-VIZBIG-edition-vol-9/7422|archive-date=October 9, 2016}}</ref> Viz published new 3-in-1 volumes of ''Dragon Ball'', similar to their Viz Big Edition, across 14 volumes between June 4, 2013, and September 6, 2016. This version uses some Japanese {{Transliteration|ja|kanzenban}} covers and marks the first time in English that the entire series was released under the ''Dragon Ball'' name, though it is still censored.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.viz.com/read/manga/dragon-ball-3-in-1-edition-vol-1/10651|title=Dragon Ball (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 1|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009162619/http://www.viz.com/read/manga/dragon-ball-3-in-1-edition-vol-1/10651|archive-date=October 9, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.viz.com/read/manga/dragon-ball-3-in-1-edition-vol-14/11907|title=Dragon Ball (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 14|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009163954/http://www.viz.com/read/manga/dragon-ball-3-in-1-edition-vol-14/11907|archive-date=October 9, 2016}}</ref> Viz serialized chapters 195 to 245 of the fully colored version of the manga in their digital anthology ''[[Weekly Shonen Jump (American magazine)|Weekly Shonen Jump]]'' from February 2013 to February 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-01-28/viz-shonen-jump-magazine-adds-full-color-dragon-ball-manga|title=Viz's Shonen Jump Magazine Adds Full-Color Dragon Ball Manga|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=January 28, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617110430/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-01-28/viz-shonen-jump-magazine-adds-full-color-dragon-ball-manga|archive-date=June 17, 2016}}</ref> They published the Saiyan and Freeza arcs of ''Dragon Ball Full Color Edition'' in large format volumes between February 4, 2014, and January 3, 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-07-07/viz-media-adds-deadman-wonderland-gangsta-manga|title=Viz Media Adds Deadman Wonderland, Gangsta. Manga|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=July 7, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913121110/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-07-07/viz-media-adds-deadman-wonderland-gangsta-manga|archive-date=September 13, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/dragon-ball-full-color-freeza-arc-volume-5/product/5007|title=Dragon Ball Full Color Freeza Arc, Vol. 5|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|access-date=August 22, 2021|archive-date=August 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822221101/https://www.viz.com/read/manga/dragon-ball-full-color-freeza-arc-volume-5/product/5007|url-status=live}}</ref> Although it uses the same translation as their other versions, this release has some slight dialogue changes including censoring any profanity and abbreviating lengthy sentences. It also leaves the Japanese sound effects and word bubbles unaltered.<ref name="fancolor" />
The manga has also been licensed in other English-speaking countries, distributed in the same Viz format separating it into ''Dragon Ball'' and ''Dragon Ball Z''. From August 2005 to November 2007, [[Gollancz Manga]], an imprint of the [[Orion Publishing Group]] released the 16 volumes of ''Dragon Ball'' and the first four of ''Dragon Ball Z'' in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web|author=Curzon, Joe|url=http://www.otakunews.com/us/article.php?story=481|title=Gollancz Manga Launch Details|work=Otaku News|date=July 14, 2005|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316170209/http://www.otakunews.com/us/article.php?story=481|archive-date=March 16, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.orionbooks.co.uk/12431-0/author-Akira-Toriyama.htm|title=Akira Toriyama - an Orion author|publisher=[[Orion Publishing Group]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060906124945/http://www.orionbooks.co.uk/12431-0/Author-Akira-Toriyama.htm|archive-date=September 6, 2006|url-status=dead|df=mdy}}</ref> Viz took over the UK license after Gollancz left the manga market.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animeherald.com/pressrelease/viz-launches-eight-shonen-jump-titles-on-uk-nook-store/|title=Viz Launches Eight Shonen Jump Titles on UK Nook Store|work=Anime Herald|date=August 12, 2013|author=Ferreira, Mike|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106215338/http://www.animeherald.com/pressrelease/viz-launches-eight-shonen-jump-titles-on-uk-nook-store/|archive-date=January 6, 2017}}</ref> In Australia and New Zealand, [[Madman Entertainment]] has released all 16 volumes of ''Dragon Ball'' and the nine "Viz Big" volumes of ''Dragon Ball Z'' between 2009 and 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view/11872/dragon-ball-manga-vol-01|title=Dragon Ball (Manga) Vol. 01|publisher=[[Madman Entertainment]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704005226/http://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view/11872/dragon-ball-manga-vol-01|archive-date=July 4, 2010|url-status=dead|df=mdy}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view/11887/dragon-ball-manga-vol-16|title=Dragon Ball (Manga) Vol. 16|publisher=Madman Entertainment|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704004915/http://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view/11887/dragon-ball-manga-vol-16|archive-date=July 4, 2010|url-status=dead|df=mdy}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view/11917/dragon-ball-z-VIZBIG-edition-manga-vol-01|title=Dragon Ball Z (Viz Big Edition) (Manga) Vol. 01|publisher=Madman Entertainment|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719125211/http://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view/11917/dragon-ball-z-VIZBIG-edition-manga-vol-01|archive-date=July 19, 2014|url-status=dead|df=mdy}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view/14114/dragon-ball-z-VIZBIG-edition-manga-vol-09-end|title=Dragon Ball Z (Viz Big Edition) (Manga) Vol. 09 (End)|publisher=Madman Entertainment|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719193328/http://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view/14114/dragon-ball-z-VIZBIG-edition-manga-vol-09-end|archive-date=July 19, 2014|url-status=dead|df=mdy}}</ref>
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{{See also|Weekly Shōnen Jump#Circulation figures{{!}}''Weekly Shōnen Jump''
§ Circulation figures}}
''Dragon Ball'' is one of the most popular manga series of all time. ''Dragon Ball'' is credited as one of the main reasons manga circulation was at its highest between the mid-1980s and mid-1990s.<ref name="IbarakiInterview">{{cite web|url=http://comipress.com/article/2008/03/31/3452|title=The Reminiscence of My 25 Years with Shonen Jump|last=Ibaraki|first=Masahiko|date=March 31, 2008|others=Ohara, T. (trans)|work=ComiPress|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912001524/http://comipress.com/article/2008/03/31/3452|archive-date=September 12, 2015}}</ref><ref name="comipress-jump">{{cite web|url=http://comipress.com/article/2007/05/06/1923|title=The Rise and Fall of Weekly Shonen Jump: A Look at the Circulation of Weekly Jump|date=May 8, 2007|work=ComiPress|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306083429/http://comipress.com/article/2007/05/06/1923|archive-date=March 6, 2017}}</ref> During ''Dragon Ball''{{'}}s initial run in ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'', the [[manga magazine]] reached an average circulation of 6.53{{nbsp}}million weekly sales, the highest in its history.<ref name="IbarakiInterview"/><ref name="TimeMag">{{cite magazine|last=Garger|first=Ilya|date=February 17, 2003|title=Look, Up in the Sky!|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|issn=0040-781X|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,423567,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024163537/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,423567,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 24, 2008|access-date=July 7, 2008}}</ref><ref name="comipress-jump"/> During ''Dragon Ball''{{'}}s serialization between 1984 and 1995, ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine had a total circulation of over 2.9{{nbsp}}billion copies.<ref name="exlight">{{cite news|script-title=ja:週刊少年ジャンプの発行部数（最高653万部）|url=http://exlight.net/doc/business/jump/index.html|work=exlight.net|date=2006-07-26|access-date=February 8, 2019|archive-date=September 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903173256/http://exlight.net/doc/business/jump/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>{{efn|See ''{{Section link|Weekly Shōnen Jump|Circulation figures}}''}}
The collected {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes of ''Dragon Ball'' have sold in record numbers. By 2000, more than 126{{nbsp}}million copies had been sold in Japan.<ref name="LittleBoy">{{cite book|title=Little Boy: The Art of Japan's Exploding Subculture|first=Takashi|last=Murakami|others=Linda Hoaglund (translator)|publisher=[[Yale University Press]], Japan Society|date=May 15, 2005|isbn=0-300-10285-2|chapter=Earth in My Window|pages=[https://archive.org/details/littleboyartsofj0000unse/page/105 105–106]|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/littleboyartsofj0000unse/page/105}}</ref> By 2008, it had over 150{{nbsp}}million copies in circulation and was the [[List of best-selling manga|best-selling manga]] ever at the time.<ref name="Comipress">{{cite web|title=Top Manga Properties in 2008 – Rankings and Circulation Data|url=http://comipress.com/article/2008/12/31/3733|publisher=Comipress|date=December 31, 2008|access-date=November 28, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629000255/http://comipress.com/article/2008/12/31/3733|archive-date=June 29, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012, Shueisha announced that its {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} sales had grown to more than 156{{nbsp}}million, making it the second best-selling ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' manga of all time, behind ''[[One Piece]]''.<ref name="156mil">{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-10-23/top-10-shonen-jump-manga-by-all-time-volume-sales|title=Top 10 Shonen Jump Manga by All-Time Volume Sales|access-date=November 17, 2012|archive-date=October 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008192850/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-10-23/top-10-shonen-jump-manga-by-all-time-volume-sales|url-status=live}}</ref> This number grew to 159.5{{nbsp}}million copies by 2014.<ref name="jump2014">{{cite web|title=Shueisha Media Guide 2014 少年コミック誌・青年コミック誌|trans-title=Boy's & Men's Comic Magazines|url=http://adnavi.shueisha.co.jp/mediaguide/2014/pdf/boys.pdf|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|access-date=2017-04-22|page=2|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140430025858/http://adnavi.shueisha.co.jp/mediaguide/2014/pdf/boys.pdf|archive-date=2014-04-30}}</ref> By 2018, ''Dragon Ball'' had a circulation (including the {{Transliteration|ja|kanzenban}} edition) of more than 160{{nbsp}}million in Japan.<ref name="naver">{{cite news|script-title=ja:やっぱり国産漫画はすごかった！日本の漫画＆漫画家に与えられたギネス記録|url=https://matome.naver.jp/odai/2152281850010813901/2152337959465347003|work=[[Naver|Naver Matome]]|date=2018-04-11|access-date=2019-01-23|language=ja-JP|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190210092056/https://matome.naver.jp/odai/2152281850010813901/2152337959465347003|archive-date=2019-02-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|script-title=ja:「ドラゴンボールコミックス＆ブックデータ」『30th ANNIVERSARY ドラゴンボール超史集 -SUPER HISTORY BOOK-』|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|date=January 21, 2016|isbn=978-4-08-792505-0|pages=210–211}}</ref> The total number of {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes sold have reached 260{{nbsp}}million copies worldwide by 2022.<ref name="Toei-press-22061"/>
===Popularity===
The manga is popular overseas, having been translated and released in over 40{{nbsp}}countries worldwide.<ref>{{cite news|script-title=ja:（熱血！マンガ学）ＤＲＡＧＯＮ ＢＡＬＬ 悟空の「成長物語」一大産業に 【大阪】|url=http://book.asahi.com/reviews/column/2011072800053.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807233512/http://book.asahi.com/reviews/column/2011072800053.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 7, 2017|access-date=August 7, 2017|work=[[Asahi Shimbun]]|date=May 13, 2008}}</ref> For the 10th anniversary of the [[Japan Media Arts Festival]] in 2006, close to 79,000 Japanese fans voted ''Dragon Ball'' the third greatest manga of all time.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-10-04/top-10-anime-and-manga-at-japan-media-arts-festival|title=Top 10 Anime and Manga at Japan Media Arts Festival|date=October 4, 2006|work=[[Anime News Network]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009073304/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-10-04/top-10-anime-and-manga-at-japan-media-arts-festival|archive-date=October 9, 2016}}</ref> In a 2007 survey of one-thousand people conducted by [[Oricon]], Goku ranked in first place as the "Strongest Manga Character of All Time".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/45750/full/|script-title=ja:1000人が選んだ!漫画史上"最強"キャラクターランキング!|date=June 22, 2007|website=[[Oricon]]|language=ja|trans-title=1000 people chose! "Strongest" character ranking in manga history!|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151101033011/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/45750/full/|archive-date=November 1, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Coinciding with the [[2012 Summer Olympics]], Oricon conducted a survey at the international [[World Cosplay Summit]] on which manga and anime series attendees considered world class works. ''Dragon Ball'' was overwhelmingly in first place.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/special/145/#rk|script-title=ja:世界に通用しているマンガ＆アニメランキング『日本が世界に誇る！傑作マンガ＆アニメの頂点は？』|date=August 3, 2012|website=Oricon|language=ja|trans-title=Manga & animation ranking which is accepted to the world "Japan is proud of in the world! What is the summit of masterpiece manga & animation?"|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106013355/http://www.oricon.co.jp/special/145/|archive-date=January 6, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2014, readers of ''[[Da Vinci (magazine)|Da Vinci]]'' magazine voted ''Dragon Ball'' the greatest ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' manga series of all time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/11/13-1/da-vinci-magazine-asks-japanese-readers-to-name-greatest-shonen-jump-manga|title="Da Vinci" Magazine Asks Japanese Readers to Name Greatest "Shonen Jump" Manga|website=[[Crunchyroll]]|date=2014-11-13|access-date=2020-09-19|archive-date=October 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010182152/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/11/13-1/da-vinci-magazine-asks-japanese-readers-to-name-greatest-shonen-jump-manga|url-status=live}}</ref> The Portuguese edition of ''Dragon Ball'' won the 2001 [[Troféu HQ Mix]] for Best Serial.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.universohq.com/quadrinhos/n13092001_05.cfm|title=Equipe do Universo HQ ganha dois troféus HQ Mix|date=September 13, 2001|work=[[Universo HQ]]|language=pt|trans-title=The HQ Universe Team wins two HQ Mix Trophies|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061102180645/http://www.universohq.com/quadrinhos/n13092001_05.cfm|archive-date=November 2, 2006|url-status=dead}}</ref> On [[TV Asahi]]'s Manga Sōsenkyo 2021 poll, in which 150,000 people voted for their top 100 manga series, ''Dragon Ball'' ranked fifth.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:テレビ朝日『国民15万人がガチで投票!漫画総選挙』ランキング結果まとめ！ 栄えある1位に輝く漫画は!?|url=https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1609599746|website=animate Times|publisher=[[Animate (retailer)|Animate]]|access-date=January 3, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210103023119/https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1609599746|archive-date=January 3, 2021|language=ja|date=January 3, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2011, manga critic and editor of Viz's editions of the series [[Jason Thompson (writer)|Jason Thompson]] said that: "''Dragon Ball'' is by far the most influential shonen manga of the last 30 years, and today, almost every ''Shōnen Jump'' artist lists it as one of their favorites and lifts from it in various ways."<ref name="ANNJT" /> Explaining its basic formula of "lots of martial arts, lots of training sequences, [and] a few jokes" became the model for other {{Transliteration|ja|shōnen}} series, such as ''[[Naruto]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://io9.com/5201656/what-is-dragon-ball|title=What is Dragon Ball?|date=April 8, 2009|author=Thompson, Jason|work=[[io9]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929052535/http://io9.com/5201656/what-is-dragon-ball|archive-date=September 29, 2015}}</ref> Thompson cited the artwork as influential, pointing out that popular {{Transliteration|ja|shōnen}} manga of the late 1980s and early 1990s had "[[Masculinity|manly]]" heroes, such as ''[[City Hunter]]'' and ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'', whereas ''Dragon Ball'' had the cartoonish and small Goku, thus starting a trend that he says still continues.<ref name="ANNJT" /> Commenting on ''Dragon Ball''{{'}}s global success nearly two decades after it ended, Toriyama said, "Frankly, I don't quite understand why it happened. While the manga was being serialized, the only thing I wanted as I kept drawing was to make Japanese boys happy. The role of my manga is to be a work of entertainment through and through. I dare say I don't care even if [my works] have left nothing behind, as long as they have entertained their readers."<ref name="AsahiInterview">{{cite news|url=http://ajw.asahi.com/article/cool_japan/culture/AJ201303270032|title=Dragon Ball artist: 'I just wanted to make boys happy'|last=Iwamoto|first=Tetsuo|date=March 27, 2013|newspaper=[[Asahi Shimbun]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401232100/http://ajw.asahi.com/article/cool_japan/culture/AJ201303270032|archive-date=April 1, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
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The manga has received a mostly positive reception from critics. Jason Thompson commented that ''Dragon Ball'' "turns from a gag/adventure manga to a nearly-pure fighting manga".<ref name="ANNJT">{{cite news|author=Thompson, Jason|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house-of-1000-manga/2011-03-10|title=Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Dragon Ball|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=March 10, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916075738/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house-of-1000-manga/2011-03-10|archive-date=September 16, 2016}}</ref> James S. Yadao, author of ''The Rough Guide to Manga'', explains that the first several chapters "play out much like ''Saiyuki'' (''Journey to the West'') with ''Dr. Slump''-like humour built in" and that ''Dr. Slump'', Toriyama's previous manga, has a clear early influence on the series. He feels the series "established its unique identity" after the first time Goku's group disbands and he trains under Kame-Sen'nin. On the second half of the manga, he commented that it developed "a far more action-packed, sinister tone" with "wilder" battles and aerial and spiritual elements with an increased death count.<ref name="Yadao116117"/> David Brothers for [[ComicsAlliance]] wrote that: "Like [[Osamu Tezuka]] and [[Jack Kirby]] before him, Toriyama created a story with his own two hands that seeped deep into the hearts of his readers, creating a love for both the cast and the medium at the same time." He said that while the author has "a sublime combination of ''[[Looney Tunes]]''-style classic humor and dirty jokes," the best part of ''Dragon Ball'' is the fight scenes. Brothers explained that while Western superhero comics "would focus on a series of cool poses or impact shots" with the reader having to fill in the blanks between [[Panel (comics)|panels]], ''Dragon Ball'' has a panel dedicated to one action and the next panel features the very next maneuver, making them incredibly easy to follow.<ref>{{cite web|author=Brothers, David|url=http://comicsalliance.com/akira-toriyamas-dragon-ball-is-full-of-laughs-and-action-that/|title=Akira Toriyama's 'Dragon Ball' Has Flawless Action That Puts Super-Hero Books to Shame|work=[[ComicsAlliance]]|date=September 7, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010101706/http://comicsalliance.com/akira-toriyamas-dragon-ball-is-full-of-laughs-and-action-that/|archive-date=October 10, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
[[Fusanosuke Natsume]] says that the theme of disaster and growth in the manga is a reference to "post-War Japanese manga" that Osamu Tezuka began in the mid 1940s. He also comments that the violence in the manga has context that children can understand, and is not just there at random.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Fusanosuke, Natsume|year=2003|title=Japanese manga: Its expression and popularity|url=http://www.accu.or.jp/appreb/09/pdf34-1/34-1P003-005.pdf|volume=34|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330200020/http://www.accu.or.jp/appreb/09/pdf34-1/34-1P003-005.pdf|archive-date=March 30, 2016|journal=ABD On-Line Magazine|number=1|page=4}}</ref> While Toriyama has said that ''[[Journey to the West]]'' was an influence on the manga, Xavier Mínguez-López comments that it is a [[parody]] of the Chinese novel, since the stories are similar. He notes that Toriyama uses [[Chinese mythology]] and [[Japanese folktales]], the dragon Shenlong who is summoned from the Dragon Balls, as well as characters who are able to come back to life as examples of similarities.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Mínguez-López|first1=Xavier|title=Folktales and Other References in Toriyama's Dragon Ball|journal=Animation|date=March 2014|volume=9|issue=1|pages=27–46|doi=10.1177/1746847713519386|hdl=10550/44043|s2cid=35435730|hdl-access=free}}</ref> Rachel Cantrell says that the manga parodies martial arts very well, and mentions how Toriyama uses panels to a full extent. She notes that the manga has a [[coming-of-age]] theme due to how the story captures Goku from a child to an adult.<ref>{{cite book|last=Cantrell|first=Rachel|title=Critical Survey of Graphic Novels : Manga|date=May 2013|publisher=Salem Press|isbn=978-1-58765-955-3|location=Ipswich, Mass.|pages=93–97|chapter=Dragon Ball}}</ref> Dr. Frédéric Ducarme compared Goku's backstory to that of [[Superman]], with whom the character has often been compared, but wrote that Goku remains a sportsman throughout the manga, not an avenger or vigilante.<ref name="Ducarme">{{cite journal|last1=Ducarme|first1=Frederic|date=2018|title=Are nekketsu shōnen manga sports manga? The example of Dragon Ball|url=https://journals.openedition.org/comicalites/3194|journal=Comicalites|doi=10.4000/comicalites.3194|s2cid=248758349|doi-access=free|access-date=September 19, 2020|archive-date=November 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101124905/https://journals.openedition.org/comicalites/3194|url-status=live}}</ref>
Carlo Santos of the [[Anime News Network]] described ''Dragon Ball''{{'}}s setting as "a melting pot of sci-fi, fantasy, and folklore". Santos praised its quick development of new characters and storylines, and claimed that the series' crowning achievement is in its dynamic fight scenes. However, he did not enjoy the cliché training and tournament segments, nor its crude humor.<ref>{{cite news|author=Santos, Carlo|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/dragon-ball-3-in-1-edition/gn-1|title=Dragon Ball [3-in-1 Edition] GN 1 - Review|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=August 11, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506115853/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/dragon-ball-3-in-1-edition/gn-1|archive-date=May 6, 2016}}</ref> His colleague Allen Divers praised the manga's story and humor as being very good at conveying all the characters' personalities. Divers also called Viz's translation one of the best of all the English editions of the series due to its faithfulness to the original Japanese.<ref>{{cite news|author=Divers, Allen|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/dragon-ball-gn-5|title=Dragon Ball GN 5 -Review|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=November 18, 2001|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506190050/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/dragon-ball-gn-5|archive-date=May 6, 2016}}</ref> ''[[Animerica]]'' felt the series had "worldwide appeal," using dramatic pacing and over-the-top martial arts action to "maintain tension levels and keep a crippler crossface hold on the audience's attention spans".<ref name="Animerica">{{cite journal|date=March 2001|title=Anime Radar: News|journal=[[Animerica]]|volume=9|issue=2|page=36|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|location=San Francisco, California|issn=1067-0831|oclc=27130932}}</ref> Comic Book Bin's Leroy Douresseaux described Toriyama as a "super-cartoonist," a blend of [[Carl Barks]], Jack Kirby, and [[Peyo]]. He gave ''Dragon Ball'' a perfect rating and called it one of the best manga and comic books he has ever read.<ref>{{cite web|author=Douresseaux, Leroy|url=http://www.comicbookbin.com/dragonballthreeinone001.html|title=Dragon Ball 3-in-1: Volume 1 manga review|work=Comic Book Bin|date=August 30, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010124041/http://www.comicbookbin.com/dragonballthreeinone001.html|archive-date=October 10, 2016}}</ref> Ridwan Khan of Animefringe.com commented that the manga had a "chubby" art style, but as the series continued the characters became more refined, leaner, and more muscular. He cited one slight problem in Viz's release; the translation uses informal language to capture Goku's country accent, but it ends up feeling "forced and odd". Khan prefers the manga over the slow pacing of the anime adaptations.<ref>{{cite web|author=Khan, Ridwan|url=http://www.animefringe.com/magazine/2003/07/reviews/08/|title=Dragon Ball Vol.1 review|work=Animefringe.com|date=July 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211064603/http://www.animefringe.com/magazine/2003/07/reviews/08/|archive-date=December 11, 2008}}</ref> Including it on a list of "10 Essential Manga That Should Belong in Every Comic Collection", Matthew Meylikhov of ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' also praised the manga over the anime as an entirely different and more "involved experience." He wrote that "You come to know and care for the characters more intimately, and the joy and wonder of watching them fight, learn and grow throughout the series improves tenfold."<ref>{{cite web|author=Meylikhov, Matthew|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/06/10-essential-manga-that-belong-in-every-comic-coll.html|title=10 Essential Manga That Should Belong in Every Comic Collection|work=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|date=June 5, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160501213216/http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/06/10-essential-manga-that-belong-in-every-comic-coll.html|archive-date=May 1, 2016|access-date=July 29, 2018}}</ref> Manga author [[Nobuhiro Watsuki]] commented that there was a shift in the traditional portrayal of protagonists and their adversaries engaging in killings in {{transliteration|ja|shōnen}} manga after ''Dragon Ball'' started a trend of bringing characters back to life.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:和月伸宏インタビュー 『るろうに剣心 最終章』に至る、実写と漫画が歩んだ10年|url=https://kai-you.net/article/80090/page/3|website=Kai-You|access-date=December 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208225659/https://kai-you.net/article/80090/page/3|archive-date=December 8, 2022|language=ja|date=April 23, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
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{{Further|Dragon Ball#Cultural impact{{!}}''Dragon Ball'' § Cultural impact}}
''Dragon Ball'' is considered one of the most influential manga of all time. Many manga artists have cited it and Toriyama as inspirations, including ''[[Fairy Tail]]'' and ''[[Rave Master|Rave]]'' author [[Hiro Mashima]], ''[[Black Clover]]'' creator [[Yūki Tabata]], and ''[[Boruto: Naruto Next Generations]]'' illustrator [[Mikio Ikemoto]].<ref>{{Cite web|author=Aoki, Deb|url=http://manga.about.com/od/mangaartistinterviews/a/HiroMashima.htm|title=Interview: Hiro Mashima|publisher=[[About.com]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226201021/http://manga.about.com/od/mangaartistinterviews/a/HiroMashima.htm|archive-date=February 26, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Chéry, Lloyd|date=July 7, 2018|title=Black Clover, le meilleur manga de fantasy expliqué par son auteur|url=https://www.lepoint.fr/pop-culture/black-clover-le-meilleur-manga-de-fantasy-explique-par-son-auteur-07-07-2018-2233981_2920.php|publisher=[[Le Point]]|language=French|access-date=February 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211201813/https://www.lepoint.fr/pop-culture/black-clover-le-meilleur-manga-de-fantasy-explique-par-son-auteur-07-07-2018-2233981_2920.php|archive-date=December 11, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Morrissy|first=Kim|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/boruto-naruto-next-generations-gn-1/.114238|title=Interview: Boruto Manga Artist Mikio Ikemoto|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=February 25, 2019|access-date=February 25, 2019|archive-date=December 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203015314/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/boruto-naruto-next-generations-gn-1/.114238|url-status=live}}</ref> Both ''[[One Piece]]'' creator [[Eiichiro Oda]] and ''[[Naruto]]'' creator [[Masashi Kishimoto]] have said that Goku inspired their series' main protagonists as well as their structures.<ref>{{Cite book|title=ONEPIECEイラスト集 COLORWALK 1|last=Oda|first=Eiichiro|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|year=2001|isbn=4-08-859217-4|language=ja|trans-title=One Piece Complete Illustrations: Colorwalk 1}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Kishimoto|first=Masashi|title=Uzumaki: the Art of Naruto|year=2007|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|pages=138–139|isbn=978-1-4215-1407-9}}</ref> For the {{Transliteration|ja|kanzenban}} re-release of ''Dragon Ball'', every odd-numbered volume included a tribute illustration by a popular manga artist who was a child when it was serialized, accompanied with a few words about how the series influenced them. The artists who contributed include: ''[[Bleach (manga)|Bleach]]'' creator [[Tite Kubo]],<ref name="DB Children">{{cite book|title=Dragonball LANDMARK|date=December 19, 2003|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|language=ja|isbn=4-08-873478-5|editor-last=Suzuki|editor-first=Haruhiko|pages=161–182|chapter=Dragon Ball Children}}</ref> ''[[Black Cat (manga)|Black Cat]]'' author [[Kentaro Yabuki]],<ref name="DB Children" /> ''[[The Seven Deadly Sins (manga)|The Seven Deadly Sins]]'' author [[Nakaba Suzuki]],<ref name="DB Children" /> ''[[Eyeshield 21]]'' and ''[[One-Punch Man]]'' illustrator [[Yusuke Murata]],<ref name="DB Children" /> ''[[Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo]]'' creator [[Yoshio Sawai]],<ref name="DB Children" /> ''[[Pretty Face]]'' author [[Yasuhiro Kanō]],<ref name="DB Children" /> ''[[Mr. Fullswing]]'' author Shinya Suzuki,<ref name="DB Children" /><!--This source can only be used for the first seven artists listed, as their entries were reprinted in that book.--> ''[[Hellsing]]'' creator [[Kouta Hirano]],<ref>{{cite book|author=Toriyama, Akira|title=Dragon Ball|language=ja|volume= 33|edition=[[Kanzenban]]|year=2004|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|isbn=4-08-873476-9|at=Insert}}</ref> ''[[Claymore (manga)|Claymore]]'' author [[Norihiro Yagi]],<ref>{{cite book|author=Toriyama, Akira|title=Dragon Ball|language=ja|volume= 25|edition=Kanzenban|year=2003|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|isbn=4-08-873468-8|at=Insert}}</ref> ''[[Phantom Thief Jeanne]]'' and ''[[Full Moon o Sagashite]]'' creator [[Arina Tanemura]],<ref>{{cite book|author=Toriyama, Akira|title=Dragon Ball|language=ja|volume= 27|edition=Kanzenban|year=2004|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|isbn=4-08-873470-X|at=Insert}}</ref> ''[[Excel Saga]]'' author [[Rikdo Koshi]],<ref>{{cite book|author=Toriyama, Akira|title=Dragon Ball|language=ja|volume= 31|edition=Kanzenban|year=2004|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|isbn=4-08-873474-2|at=Insert}}</ref> ''[[Dragon Drive]]'' creator Kenichi Sakura,<ref>{{cite book|author=Toriyama, Akira|title=Dragon Ball|language=ja|volume= 21|edition=Kanzenban|year=2003|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|isbn=4-08-873464-5|at=Insert}}</ref> and ''[[Happy World!]]'' author Kenjiro Takeshita.<ref>{{cite book|author=Toriyama, Akira|title=Dragon Ball|language=ja|volume= 23|edition=Kanzenban|year=2003|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|isbn=4-08-873466-1|at=Insert}}</ref> French comics artist [[Tony Valente (artist)|Tony Valente]] cited ''Dragon Ball'' as an influence, especially the adventure aspect of its early portion.<ref>{{cite news|author=Laurino, Gabriele|url=https://anime.everyeye.it/articoli/intervista-radiant-tony-valente-autore-manga-francese-j-pop-46061.html|title=Radiant: intervista a Tony Valente, autore del manga francese di J-POP|newspaper=Everyeye.it|language=Italian|date=2019-11-03|access-date=2022-05-08|archive-date=May 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220508211618/https://anime.everyeye.it/articoli/intervista-radiant-tony-valente-autore-manga-francese-j-pop-46061.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The producer of the ''[[Tekken]]'' video game series, [[Katsuhiro Harada]], said that ''Dragon Ball'' was one of the first works to visually depict [[Qi|chi]] and thereby influenced ''Tekken'' and other Japanese games such as ''[[Street Fighter]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2017/10/20/developers-and-others-share-their-appreciation-for-the-dragon-ball-franchise.aspx|title=Developers (And Others) Share Their Appreciation And Dream Games For The Dragon Ball Franchise|last=Hilliard|first=Kyle|date=October 20, 2017|magazine=[[Game Informer]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021011253/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2017/10/20/developers-and-others-share-their-appreciation-for-the-dragon-ball-franchise.aspx|archive-date=October 21, 2017}}</ref> [[Ian Jones-Quartey]], a producer of the American animated series ''[[Steven Universe]]'', is a fan of ''Dragon Ball'' and ''Dr. Slump'', and uses Toriyama's vehicle designs as a reference for his own. He also stated that "We're all big Toriyama fans on [''Steven Universe''], which kind of shows a bit."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.laweekly.com/arts/manga-series-dragon-ball-celebrates-30th-anniversary-5216554|title=Manga Series Dragon Ball Celebrates 30th Anniversary|last=Ohanesian, Liz|date=November 17, 2014|newspaper=[[LA Weekly]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802142103/http://www.laweekly.com/arts/manga-series-dragon-ball-celebrates-30th-anniversary-5216554|archive-date=August 2, 2017}}</ref> French director [[Pierre Perifel]] cited Toriyama and ''Dragon Ball'' as influences on his [[DreamWorks Animation]] film ''[[The Bad Guys (film)|The Bad Guys]]''.<ref>{{cite news|author=Itier, Emmanuel|url=https://www.allocine.fr/article/fichearticle_gen_carticle=18705174.html|title=Bande-annonce Les Bad Guys : "Du Tarantino pour les enfants !" selon le réalisateur|newspaper=[[AlloCiné]]|language=French|date=2021-12-14|access-date=2022-05-08|archive-date=May 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220508211618/https://www.allocine.fr/article/fichearticle_gen_carticle=18705174.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Bola de drac.jpg|thumb|right|Life-size replicas of two vehicles seen in ''Dragon Ball'']]
After searching for a real-life equivalent to the supernaturally nutritious ''Senzu'' seen in ''Dragon Ball'', Mitsuru Izumo founded Euglena Company in 2005 and started making supplements and food products out of ''[[Euglena]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.fnn.jp/posts/00045134HDK/201705180000_reporter_HDK|script-title=ja:「ドラゴンボール」と「こち亀」から生まれた発想。ミドリムシは"仙豆"だ！|work=[[Fuji News Network]]|date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190915203234/https://www.fnn.jp/posts/00045134HDK/201705180000_reporter_HDK|archive-date=September 15, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.jp/2014/01/13/euglena-mitsuru-izumo_n_4588933.html|script-title=ja:「ミドリムシが地球を救う」ユーグレナ・出雲充社長に聞く「未来のつくりかた」|work=[[HuffPost]]|date=January 13, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811172443/https://www.huffingtonpost.jp/2014/01/13/euglena-mitsuru-izumo_n_4588933.html|archive-date=August 11, 2016}}</ref> In 2014, entomologist Enio B. Cano named a new species of [[beetle]] ''Ogyges toriyamai'' after Toriyama, and another ''Ogyges mutenroshii'', after the ''Dragon Ball'' character [[Master Roshi|Muten Roshi]].<ref name="Ogyges2014">{{cite journal|last=Cano|first=E. B.|year=2014|title=''Ogyges'' Kaup, a flightless genus of Passalidae (Coleoptera) from Mesoamerica: nine new species, a key to identify species, and a novel character to support its monophyly|journal=[[Zootaxa]]|volume=3889|
On March 27, 2013, the "Akira Toriyama: The World of Dragon Ball" exhibit opened at the [[Takashimaya]] department store in [[Nihonbashi]], attracting 72,000 visitors in its first nineteen days.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ajw.asahi.com/article/cool_japan/anime_news/AJ201304270032|title=Latest 'Dragon Ball Z' film nabs 2 million viewers in 23 days|newspaper=Asahi Shimbun|date=April 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223549/http://ajw.asahi.com/article/cool_japan/anime_news/AJ201304270032|archive-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref> The exhibit is separated into seven areas. The first provides a look at the series' history, the second shows the series' 400-plus characters, the third displays Toriyama's manga manuscripts of memorable scenes, the fourth shows special color illustrations, the fifth displays rare ''Dragon Ball''-related materials, the sixth includes design sketches and animation [[cel]]s from the anime, and the seventh screens ''Dragon Ball''-related videos.<ref name="exhibit">{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2013-03-02/world-of-dragon-ball-exhibit-to-open-in-japan-in-march|title='World of Dragon Ball' Exhibit to Open in Japan in March|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=January 21, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924161615/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2013-03-02/world-of-dragon-ball-exhibit-to-open-in-japan-in-march|archive-date=September 24, 2015}}</ref> It remained until April 15 when it moved to Osaka from April 17 to 23, and ended in Toriyama's native Nagoya from July 27 to September 1.<ref name="exhibit" />
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An interactive exhibit called {{nihongo|"Dragon Ball Meets Science"|ドラゴンボールで科学する!|Doragon Bōru de Kagaku Suru!}} was displayed in Nagoya in summer 2014.<ref name="kosci">{{cite web|author=Ashcraft, Brian|url=http://kotaku.com/the-dragon-ball-science-museum-1697434040|title=The Dragon Ball Science Museum|publisher=Kotaku|date=April 13, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106010438/http://kotaku.com/the-dragon-ball-science-museum-1697434040|archive-date=January 6, 2017}}</ref> Installations included an [[EEG]] that measured visitors' [[alpha wave|alpha brain waves]] to move Goku's flying cloud.<ref>{{cite web|author=Chapman, Paul|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2015/04/13-1/dragon-ball-science-exhibit-makes-learning-fun|title="Dragon Ball" Science Exhibit Makes Learning Fun|publisher=Crunchyroll|date=April 13, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170105180119/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2015/04/13-1/dragon-ball-science-exhibit-makes-learning-fun|archive-date=January 5, 2017}}</ref> The following year it went to Taiwan, then Tokyo from April 29 to May 10, and Osaka between July 18 and August 31.<ref name="kosci" /> A retrospective exhibit called "The Beginning of the Legend" featured ''Dragon Ball'' along with other popular ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' manga for the 50th anniversary of the magazine in 2018.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201706170007.html|title=Anime News: 'Saint Seiya,' 'Dragon Ball' star in Shonen Jump exhibit：The Asahi Shimbun|date=June 17, 2017|newspaper=[[Asahi Shimbun]]|language=en-us|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804043414/http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201706170007.html|archive-date=August 4, 2017}}</ref>
In 2015, the Japan Anniversary Association officially declared May 9 as {{nihongo|"Goku Day"|悟空の日|Gokū no Hi}}. In Japanese the numbers five and nine can be pronounced as "Go" and "Ku".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2015-05-09/may-9-officially-recognized-as-goku-day/.87998|title=May 9 'Officially' Recognized as Goku Day|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=May 9, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161113063311/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2015-05-09/may-9-officially-recognized-as-goku-day/.87998|archive-date=November 13, 2016}}</ref> In October 2016, Shueisha announced they had created a new department on June 21 called the {{nihongo|Dragon Ball Room|ドラゴンボール室|Doragon Bōru Shitsu}}. Headed by ''V Jump'' editor-in-chief Akio Iyoku, it is dedicated solely to ''Dragon Ball'' and optimizing and expanding the brand.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-10-13/shueisha-establishes-new-department-focused-on-dragon-ball/.107591|title=Shueisha Establishes New Department Focused on Dragon Ball|date=October 13, 2016|work=[[Anime News Network]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161014103542/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-10-13/shueisha-establishes-new-department-focused-on-dragon-ball/.107591|archive-date=October 14, 2016}}</ref> Additionally, Canadian mixed martial artist [[Carlos Newton]] dubbed his fighting style "Dragon Ball [[Jujutsu|jiu-jitsu]]" in tribute to the series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/specialists/article_3679.shtml#.WGnU-X2g1RQ|title=Whatever happened to... Carlos Newton?|last=Teal, Bob|date=October 23, 2009|publisher=MMA Torch|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822000912/http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/specialists/article_3679.shtml|archive-date=August 22, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Japanese mixed martial artist [[Itsuki Hirata]] is nicknamed "Android 18" due to her resemblance to [[Android 18|the ''Dragon Ball'' character]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Itsuki Hirata discusses her transition to Dragon Ball's Android 18|url=https://asianmma.com/itsuki-hirata-discusses-her-transition-to-dragon-balls-android-18/|website=Asian MMA|date=2021-09-01|access-date=2022-04-08|archive-date=May 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510175108/https://asianmma.com/itsuki-hirata-discusses-her-transition-to-dragon-balls-android-18/|url-status=live}}</ref> Japanese kickboxer [[Panchan Rina]] took her nickname from the ''Dragon Ball'' character [[Pan (Dragon Ball)|Pan]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=【KNOCK OUT】初参戦目前のぱんちゃん璃奈「KNOCK OUTの女子エースにならないといけないと思ってます」|url=https://gonkaku.jp/articles/1546|website=Gong Kakutogi|language=Japanese|date=2019-08-13|access-date=2022-05-22|archive-date=March 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240309183327/https://gonkaku.jp/articles/1546|url-status=live}}</ref>
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