Dragon Ball Super is a Japanese manga series written by Akira Toriyama and illustrated by Toyotarou. It is a "midquel" to Toriyama's original Dragon Ball and follows Son Goku and his friends as he faces even more powerful foes. After meeting the destructive deity Beerus, and attaining the power of a god, Goku ends up traveling to other universes to protect his own. Dragon Ball Super began serialization in the August 2015 issue of the monthly magazine V Jump , which was released on June 20, 2015. [1] Its publisher Shueisha periodically collects the chapters into tankōbon volumes, with 23 published as of April 4, 2024. They also publish the series digitally in English and Spanish on their international Manga Plus app and website simultaneously as it is published in Japan. [2] Shueisha began publishing colored versions of the Dragon Ball Supertankōbon digitally on April 3, 2020. Viz Media began posting free English translations of the chapters to their website on June 24, 2016, [3] with a print release of the first volume following on May 2, 2017. They have published 21 volumes in North America as of May 2024.
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1 | Warriors from Universe 6! Dai-Roku Uchū no Senshi-tachi(第6宇宙の戦士たち) | April 4, 2016 [4] 978-4-08-880661-7 | May 2, 2017 [5] 978-1-42-159254-1 | ||
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Beerus, the God of Destruction, has a dream where he faces a warrior known as "Super Saiyan God" and wishes to find him. Seeking Saiyans out, Beerus is challenged by Goku but defeats him quickly and announces his plan to destroy Earth. Goku has his fellow Saiyans pass him their powers so that he can become the Super Saiyan God; the fight ends undecided and Beerus spares Earth. Beerus' mentor Whis started training Goku and Vegeta, who both surpassed Super Saiyan God by achieving a form known as Super Saiyan Blue. Beerus and his twin brother Champa, the God of Destruction from Universe 6, decide to hold a fighting tournament to determine which universe will take Universe 7's Earth and get to use the Super Dragon Balls, the original planet-size Dragon Balls scattered throughout both Universes from which the Namekian ones were derived, which can grant any wish. Goku is the first to fight from Universe 7, easily defeating Universe 6's Botamo by ring out, after which he begins battling Frost. | |||||
2 | The Winning Universe Is Decided! Yūshō Uchū, Tsui ni Kettei!!(優勝宇宙、ついに決定!!) | December 2, 2016 [6] 978-4-08-880867-3 | December 5, 2017 [7] 978-1-42-159647-1 | ||
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Frost defeats Goku by ring out and then defeats Piccolo in the same exact way. However, it is learned that Frost cheated by using a hidden poisoned needle, thus allowing Piccolo and Goku back into the competition, however Piccolo declines reentry and Goku is placed after Vegeta, who declines to accept Frost's disqualification. Vegeta then quickly defeats Frost by ring out. Vegeta struggles against the impervious Otta Magetta, but succeeds when he insults him, resulting in the mentally delicate metal man becoming depressed and unable to fight. During his fight against Cabbe, Vegeta taunts and insults the young Saiyan in order to help him achieve Super Saiyan, before quickly knocking him out. Unable to land even a single blow, Vegeta is then defeated by Hit. Although able to keep up with Hit, Goku acknowledges Hit is limited by the rule of not being able to kill and steps out of bounds in order to see Monaka fight. However, Hit realizes Monaka is not actually a fighter and throws their match. As winner, Beerus uses the Super Dragon Balls to restore the humans on Universe 6's Earth. Zenō-sama, the Lord of Everything who rules over all 12 Universes, shows up and says he will organize a similar tournament among all the universes. Trunks, who previously traveled back in time from the future, returns having fled from someone he calls Goku Black, a Goku doppelgänger in his timeline who wants to annihilate all mortals on Earth in the name of justice and has already done so to several other planets. | |||||
3 | Zero Mortal Project! Ningen Zero Keikaku(人間ゼロ計画) | June 2, 2017 [8] 978-4-08-881084-3 | July 3, 2018 [9] 978-1-42-159946-5 | ||
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Just before the appearance of Goku Black, Trunks trained under the Kaiō-shin in order to defeat Bobbidi in his timeline. He succeeded in stopping the resurrection of Majin Boo, but Kaiō-shin died, causing the death of Beerus too. Beerus and Whis deduce that Goku Black must be an upper-level god himself to know that the Lord of Lords' life is connected to that of the God of Destruction's. Meanwhile, Zenō-sama summons Goku to his palace to be his friend and gives him a button to press to summon him. In an investigation to prevent this from happening in their own timeline, Beerus and Whis identify Zamas, Northern Lord of Worlds in Universe 10 and apprentice Lord of Lords under Gowas who feels wiping out unworthy mortals is appropriate for Lords of Lords, as the culprit and destroy him. Goku Black/Zamas killed Gowas, used the Super Dragon Balls to switch bodies with Goku and killed him, traveled in time to Trunks' timeline, and killed the remaining Lords of Lords which in turn killed the Gods of Destruction. Meanwhile, Vegeta is about to defeat Goku Black when the Zamas of Trunks' timeline appears and heals him, increasing his strength as Saiyans do and reaching a new level he dubs Super Saiyan Rosé. It is revealed that Zamas used the Dragon Balls to make himself immortal. Trunks distracts Goku Black and Zamas so Goku and Vegeta can flee back to their timeline. | |||||
4 | Last Chance for Hope Hōpu e no Rasuto Chansu(HOPEへのラストチャンス) | November 2, 2017 [10] 978-4-08-881163-5 | January 1, 2019 [11] 978-1-9747-0144-5 | ||
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Goku goes to Kame-Sennin to learn the Mafū-ba technique, while Vegeta trains in the Room of Spirit and Time. Kaiō-shin and Gowas travel to Trunks' timeline where Gowas is seriously wounded while trying to talk Goku Black out of his plan. Having returned, Vegeta fights Goku Black in Super Saiyan God form while briefly switching to Super Saiyan Blue when he attacks. Goku tries to lock Zamas away using the Mafū-ba, but forgot the talisman to seal it. Losing the battle, Goku Black and Zamas use their Potara earrings to fuse into one body they call "God Zamas". Having learned that Potara fusion only lasts one hour when the users are not Lord of Lords, Goku and Vegeta use it to form Vegerot. Although they are winning in Super Saiyan Blue form, Goku and Vegeta separate early as the fusion was unstable either due to their massive power or because they are mortal. Having realized that he possesses healing powers from apprenticing under a Lord of Lords, Trunks heals Goku's injuries. Having now perfected Super Saiyan Blue, Goku is able to stand up to God Zamas although it is damaging his body. | |||||
5 | The Decisive Battle! Farewell, Trunks! Kessen! Saraba Torankusu(決戦!さらばトランクス) | March 2, 2018 [12] 978-4-08-881447-6 | May 7, 2019 [13] 978-1-9747-0458-3 | ||
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Deciding to use everything he has left in one final attack, Goku begins using Beerus' Destruction technique to destroy God Zamas' body but stops when Mai is used as a shield. When their Portara fusion starts separating due to the hour time limit, Trunks cuts them in two with his sword and seemingly finishes off Goku Black. But during the fusion their cells joined, meaning the immortal God Zamas was simply split into two. When Vegeta fires an attack blowing them to pieces, they split into even more copies. Realizing the futility, everyone plans to flee to the main timeline while Goku and Vegeta buy as much time as possible against an army of God Zamas. However, Goku remembers the button Zenō-sama gave him and presses it summoning the Zenō-sama of Trunks' timeline, who then destroys the universe and God Zamas, while everyone else flees to the main timeline. Goku travels back one more time to get that Zenō-sama and bring him to the Zenō-sama of the main timeline, while Trunks and Mai later travel back to their timeline but before the Lord of Lords died so they can warn Beerus about Zamas. Beerus ignores Goku when asked about the interuniverse tournament that Zenō-sama talked about, so he goes to the two Zenō-samas to remind them. The Zenō-samas plan to hold it in 40 hours and summon the Gods of Destruction from all 12 universes, their Angels, and the Lords of Lords to tell them about the Tournament of Power. Because future Zenō-sama has never seen one before, it is decided that a Zen Exhibition Match will be held as a battle royale amongst all the Gods of Destruction. Realizing this is all Goku's fault, the Gods of Destruction all decide to gang up on Beerus, who dodges them all, until Belmod attacks Sidra and reminds them it is every man for themselves. | |||||
6 | The Super Warriors Gather! Atsumare Chō Senshi-Tachi!(集まれ超戦士たち!) | June 4, 2018 [14] 978-4-08-881501-5 | September 3, 2019 [15] 978-1-9747-0520-7 | ||
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Because the Gods of Destruction's fighting is too intense for the Zenō-samas to enjoy, the exhibition match is cancelled. However, a new one between mortals Goku and Toppo, Belmod's apprentice to succeed him as God of Destruction, is held instead. Goku loses and Toppo informs him that a mortal named Jiren is the strongest in Universe 11, stronger than even Belmod. The rules for the Tournament of Power between universes are explained; each universe will select 10 fighters to compete in a 48 minute battle royale, no weapons or medicines allowed, and no killing. Thus, eliminating opponents by knocking them out of the ring is the goal. The team with the most fighters remaining at the end will win a wish with the Super Dragon Balls, while the losing universes will be erased by the Zenō-samas. Although Universes 1, 12, 5 and 8 are exempt from participating and erasure due to their high average "mortal levels." The eight competing universes have 39 hours to form their teams. In Universe 11, Toppo recruits his fellow Pride Troopers, including Dyspo and Jiren. In Universe 6, Cabbe recruits two female Saiyans, Caulifla and Kale. In Universe 7, Vegeta, Piccolo, Kame-Sennin, Kuririn, Android 18, Gohan and Tenshinhan are recruited easily enough. Goku then seeks out and recruits Android 17, who has become a wildlife conservationist on a wildlife sanctuary. In order to complete their roster, they are forced to have Baba Uranai revive the dead Freeza for 24 hours, promising to fully resurrect him if they win. | |||||
7 | Universe Survival! The Tournament of Power Begins!! Uchū Sabaibaru! Chikara no Taikai Kaishi!(宇宙サバイバル!力の大会開始!) | September 4, 2018 [16] 978-4-08-881575-6 | December 3, 2019 [17] 978-1-9747-0777-5 | ||
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The Tournament of Power begins in the World of Void, where the fighters are unable to fly by using chi, with Universe 7 quickly knocking out six opponents. Freeza forms an alliance with Frost, directing him to take out his own teammates Kuririn and Tenshinhan and then to go all out on others. Tired after knocking out seven more people, Frost is then betrayed by Freeza and eliminated. Freeza also eliminates the Trio de Dangers, making Universe 9 the first to lose and the first erased from existence. Trying to fight Jiren, Goku is held back by the other Pride Troopers until he sees Jiren knock down Hit and charges at him in Super Saiyan Blue. However, neither man is able to land a strike until Hit stops Jiren from knocking Goku out, settling a debt from their last fight. Hit proposes the two team up while he uses his new technique on Jiren, but Goku declines wanting to beat Jiren alone and alludes to wanting to first achieve a new transformation. Hit's new technique slows Jiren down, allowing him to push him to the edge of the ring, but Jiren was only acting and easily knocks Hit out of contention. Android 18 has trouble with Ribrianne and her two subordinates, until she gets distracted by 18's handsome husband Kuririn. But as 18 is about to eliminate them, all four plus two more contestants are knocked out by an invisible fighter from Universe 4, who is then stopped by Piccolo. However, Piccolo is then eliminated by another fighter from the same Universe that no one can spot. This causes everyone to be on guard, until Android 17 uses his hearing to learn that the opponent was not invisible but insect-size and eliminates him. 37 fighters are left, with 33 minutes remaining in the tournament. | |||||
8 | Sign of Son Goku's Awakening Son Gokū Kakusei no "Kizashi"(孫悟空覚醒の“兆”) | December 4, 2018 [18] 978-4-08-881649-4 | March 3, 2020 [19] 978-1-9747-0941-0 | ||
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With Caulifla about to be eliminated by Freeza, the shy Kale comes to her aid and transforms into a form of Super Saiyan never seen before. Suspected by her fellow Universe 6 Saiyans of being the Legendary Saiyan, who appears every 1,000 years with power that keeps growing until they essentially self-destruct, Kale loses her senses and goes on a rampage, which results in four more universes losing and being erased from existence. The teamwork of Universe 11 eventually knocks Kale flying out of the ring, but Cabbe sacrifices himself and throws her back in so that her and Caulifla could fuse together using the Potara earrings that the latter stole off of their Lord of Lords before the tournament began. Although the earrings are against the rules, the childlike Zenō-samas are too excited about the result to care. Fused with Kale's brute power and Caulifla's battle sense, Kefla eliminates six members of Universe 11 before fighting to a dual ringout with Gohan, resulting in Universe 6's erasure. Leaving only Universes 7 and 11 left. With Goku still unable to phase Jiren, Kame-Sennin gives him one last lesson when he dodges Jiren's attacks himself until the old martial arts master is eliminated. This allows Goku to reach Ultra Instinct, the ultimate technique that allows one to dodge attacks subconsciously, although it only lasts a moment. However, seeing Goku once again surpass him, Vegeta levels up achieving his own new form, but it is not enough to beat Jiren. Meanwhile, Freeza tricks Toppo and Dyspo, and when Jiren declines to help them, they are eliminated, leaving only Jiren left for Universe 11. In order to take out Jiren, Android 17 self-destructs, but while it has no effect on his opponent, Goku achieves Ultra Instinct again. | |||||
9 | Battle's End and Aftermath Ketchaku to Ketsumatsu(決着と結末) | April 4, 2019 [20] 978-4-08-881811-5 | June 2, 2020 [21] 978-1-9747-1236-6 | ||
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Having achieved true Ultra Instinct, Goku's hair turns silver and he seems to have the upper hand over Jiren. However, with no practice, Goku can not maintain the form and team's up with Vegeta to take Jiren on together. Vegeta is eliminated, and when it seems Goku is about to be as well, Freeza reappears and sacrifices himself to knock Goku and Jiren out of the ring. It is revealed that Android 17 faked self-destruction and hid, making him and Universe 7 the winners. Universe 11 is erased, but Android 17 uses his reward, a wish with the Super Dragon Balls, to have all of the erased Universes restored. Whis fully resurrects Freeza as per their agreement, and he returns to his own planet. Some time later, Goku and Vegeta try to stop Majin Boo from being kidnapped by a mysterious group, but are knocked out and abducted into space as well. The group turns out to be members of the Galactic Patrol, including Jaco, led by their number one agent, Merus. Merus reveals that Moro, a magical being who destroyed innumerous planets by absorbing their life energy, has escaped from Galactic Prison. 10 million years earlier, the Great Lord of Lords used up most of his god power to seal away Moro's magic. Although he was sentenced to death, no one was able to kill Moro, so he was given life in prison. The Galactic Patrol have sought out Majin Boo, as he absorbed the Great Lord of Lords 5 million years after Moro's arrest, hoping to extract the ability to seal Moro's magic again. With Boo asleep, Goku and Vegeta are inducted as temporary Galactic Patrol members and learn that Moro is on his way to the new planet Namek. Moro arrives on Namek seeking the Dragon Balls, which he learned of from his fellow prison escapee Cranberry, a deserter of Freeza's army, but Goku and Vegeta arrive at the same time using the former's teleportation. Vegeta attacks Moro, curious about his magical abilities. | |||||
10 | Moro's Wish Moro no Negai(モロの願い) | August 2, 2019 [22] 978-4-08-882034-7 | September 1, 2020 [23] 978-1-9747-1526-8 | ||
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Moro fights Vegeta by harnessing the power of planet Namek in his attacks. When he collects and consumes some of the energy of the planet and its lifeforms for himself, it is revealed that he has also been absorbing Vegeta and Goku's energy. Now unable to stand against Moro, the two Saiyans are defeated and left for dead. But they are partially healed by the young Namekian Esca and rest for the next three days, during which time Moro and Cranberry gather the Dragon Balls. The Galactic Patrol arrive just as Moro is about to clash with the still weak Goku and Vegeta for the last Dragon Ball. They have brought the now awake Majin Boo, within whom they awakened memories as the Great Lord of Lords, which had the added effect of unlocking his latent power. Seemingly impervious to Moro's magic, Majin Boo subdues the criminal and is about to seal his powers again. However, Cranberry summons Porunga with the Dragon Balls and makes two wishes, to have himself healed and to have Moro regain his full power, before being killed by Moro. Moro makes the third and final wish before fleeing. Boo heals Goku and Vegeta before the Great Lord of Lords takes over his body and the three pursue Moro. | |||||
11 | Great Escape Dai Dassō Dai Dassō(大だい脱走だっそう) | December 4, 2019 [24] 978-4-08-882154-2 | December 1, 2020 [25] 978-1-9747-1761-3 | ||
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Majin Boo and Moro fight again, with Moro realizing that Boo can not seal his magic because it was the evil side of Boo, previously killed by Goku, that received the Great Lord of Lords' god power. The third wish on the Dragon Balls is revealed to have been Moro wishing for all the prisoners in Galactic Prison to be freed. Led by the bandit Saganbo and strengthened by Moro's magic, the small army of convicts, dubbed the Galactic Bandit Brigade, break out and attack Goku and Vegeta on Namek. With Moro absorbing their energy again, Goku and Vegeta realize their standard tactics will not work against him and retreat with the Galactic Patrol. After consuming Namek, Moro and his army travel from planet to planet seeking out other suitable ones for him to consume as he gets even stronger. Vegeta travels to the planet Yardrat to learn its natives' unconventional techniques, while Goku enters a Room of Spirit and Time with Merus to train in hopes of mastering Ultra Instinct. Needing more Galactic Patrol members, the Galactic King tasks Jaco with recruiting more of Earth's residents into service. | |||||
12 | Merus's True Identity Merusu no Shōtai(メルスの正体) | April 3, 2020 [26] 978-4-08-882264-8 | March 2, 2021 [27] 978-1-9747-2001-9 | ||
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Saganbo's henchmen Shimorekka, Seven-Three, and Yunba attack Earth, battling Piccolo, Kuririn, and Jaco. When Gohan arrives, Seven-Three is forced to use Moro's abilities that he copied. Just as Seven-Three is about to kill them, Moro orders him and his comrades to leave the planet after hearing that Goku and Vegeta are training to beat him, so that he can personally consume the two Saiyans' high-level energy in two months' time. On Yardrat, Vegeta easily defeats Moro's minion Yuzun with his already increased power. After the two months are up, Whis ends Goku's training by taking Merus, who is revealed to be an Angel in training, back to their realm. With Goku and Vegeta not back yet, Moro and the Galactic Bandit Brigade attack and engage Piccolo, Kuririn, Gohan, Kame-Sennin, Tenshinhan, Chaozu, and Yamcha, backed by Jaco and the Galactic Patrol, in battle across the Earth. Working together, Gohan and Piccolo combat Seven-Three, once again forcing him to switch to using Moro's abilities, at which point Androids 17 and 18 step in since they do not have chi for him to absorb. | |||||
13 | Battles Abound Sorezore no Tatakai(それぞれの戦い) | August 4, 2020 [28] 978-4-08-882391-1 | June 1, 2021 [29] 978-1-9747-2281-5 | ||
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Hoping to redeem the Galactic Bandit Brigade, Saganbo goes on a rampage with a power boost from Moro. When Goku arrives, Saganbo continues to fight him with further power boosts from Moro, until his body can no longer handle it. Moro finally enters battle against Goku, who uses his new technique of the gods. Although he moves at such a high speed that he can avoid Moro's energy absorption, Goku has not mastered Ultra Instinct and is only able to reach its entry level, -Sign-. This unstable level demands high stamina, something Moro plans to take advantage of by dragging the fight out, until Goku decides to charge in at full power after sensing Moro is stronger than he anticipated. When Goku can no longer hold the Ultra Instinct -Sign- form, Vegeta arrives on Earth having finally mastered the new technique he desired. | |||||
14 | Son Goku, Galactic Patrol Officer Ginga Patorōru Son Gokū(銀河パトロール孫悟空) | December 4, 2020 [30] 978-4-08-882518-2 | September 7, 2021 [31] 978-1-9747-2463-5 | ||
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Using Forced Spirit Fission, Vegeta liberates the souls and life energy that Moro has consumed. This not only weakens Moro, but also brings back to life those with "potent life force" that he had killed by absorption; namely the Namekians. Moro then consumes Seven-Three, who had a copy of Moro in storage, making him stronger than ever. He has also obtained Seven-Three's copy ability and promptly uses it on Vegeta. Vegeta, Goku, and their friends are now unable to challenge Moro, who mortally wounds Goku and Piccolo. Beerus and Whis travel to Earth and mildly intervene in mortal affairs by helping Dende heal everyone and allowing Merus to combat Moro. Merus seals Moro's copy ability by destroying the crystals on his body, but by doing so using his Angel powers, he violated Angel law and ceases to exist. His sacrifice pushes Goku to finally perfect Ultra Instinct, leaving Moro no match for him. | |||||
15 | Moro, Consumer of Worlds Hoshi-kui no Moro(星ほし喰くいのモロ) | April 2, 2021 [32] 978-4-08-882606-6 | January 4, 2022 [33] 978-1-9747-2517-5 | ||
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After Moro promises to surrender to Galactic Prison, Goku gives him a Senzu bean which restores his stamina. Although he quickly goes back on his word and attacks, Moro still can not harm Goku. While despairing his inferior power, Moro notices and reattaches a severed hand of his that had copied Merus before his copy power was sealed. However, his body is unable to contain the Angel power and swells until he fuses into the Earth and makes it his body. Not only does this mean killing Moro would also destroy the Earth, but his energy will continue to swell until it becomes too much and the resulting explosion could destroy the galaxy. Before he and Beerus leave, Whis informs Goku that the only way to defeat Moro is to destroy the crystal on his forehead, like Merus had done previously. When Goku gets caught by Moro, Vegeta uses his Forced Spirit Fission in reverse and gives the energy of their friends and the god power of Uub to Goku, allowing him to break free and defeat Moro. Days later, the Namekian Dragon Balls are used to restore the planets Moro destroyed and bring back to life those he killed and it is revealed that Merus was allowed to be resurrected into a mortal. Sometime later, the remnants of Seven-Three are salvaged from the crater created when Moro was defeated before being stolen by bounty hunter Granolah, a Cerealian who hates Freeza and the Saiyans for massacring his people. While selling Seven-Three to The Heeters, a sibling-run organization that deals in bounties and assassinations, Granolah learns that Freeza has been resurrected and sets out for revenge. | |||||
16 | The Universe's Greatest Warrior Uchūichi no Senshi(宇宙一の戦士) | August 4, 2021 [34] 978-4-08-882744-5 | August 2, 2022 [35] 978-1-9747-3211-1 | ||
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The Heeters learn of the Dragon Balls through Seven-Three and recall that a single Namekian lives with Granolah on planet Cereal, Monaito. Granolah ignores Monaito's warning and uses both Cerealian Dragon Balls to become the strongest lifeform in the universe, under the condition of shortening his remaining 150 years of life down to three years, and asks The Heeters to find him Freeza's location. Not wanting Freeza's army to be destroyed as they want to take it over, The Heeters scheme to put Granolah against Goku and Vegeta. Macki and Oil travel to Earth to steal a Dragon Radar, which detects Dragon Balls, and lure the two Saiyans to Cereal by claiming Granolah is terrorizing the planet. They also tell Granolah that Goku and Vegeta are Freeza's Saiyan assassins on the way to kill him. Goku and Vegeta, the latter of whom has trained under Beerus and learned the destruction technique of the Gods of Destruction, engage Granolah in battle, but the Cerealian's evolved right eye allows him to see their weaknesses and attack their vital points. | |||||
17 | God of Destruction Power Hakaishin no Chikara(破壊神の力) | December 3, 2021 [36] 978-4-08-882858-9 | December 6, 2022 [37] 978-1-9747-3451-1 | ||
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By using perfected Ultra Instinct, Goku forces the Cerealian to reveal that the Granolah they have been fighting is a weaker clone/illusion that he created of himself. When fighting the real Granolah, Vegeta is able to achieve a new form he learned from Beerus dubbed Ultra Ego, which feeds off of his ego and Saiyan love of battle. Goku and Vegeta realize they have been tricked by Macki and Oil, but Granolah ignores the words of his partner Oatmeel and continues seeking revenge on the Saiyans. During their fight, Granolah also levels up when his left eye achieves the same evolved form as his right. Just as Granolah is about to sacrifice himself to kill Vegeta, Monaito arrives, having been led to the battlefield by Oatmeel, and tells Granolah that the person who actually saved them from the Saiyans' massacre 40 years ago was a Saiyan named Bardock. | |||||
18 | Bardock, Father of Goku Gokū no Chichi Bādakku(悟空の父バーダック) | April 4, 2022 [38] 978-4-08-883092-6 | June 6, 2023 [39] 978-1-9747-3652-2 | ||
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Granolah learns that Bardock showed mercy on Monaito, Granolah and his mother 40 years ago, only for Elec of The Heeters to kill his mother. Meanwhile, Elec uses the Cerealian Dragon Balls to make his younger brother Gas the new strongest lifeform in the universe. Now that Granolah is no longer useful to The Heeters, Gas attacks him, Goku and Vegeta. Once Granolah eats the last Senzu bean that Vegeta brought, he seems to have the upper hand against Gas, who initially refuses to use his new powers and then seems to be at a disadvantage due to his lack of experience with them when he finally does. However, at Elec's direction, Gas transforms by "unleashing his instincts" and goes on a mindless rampage. After seeing Goku, who is the spitting image of his father Bardock, whom Gas fought 40 years ago, Gas comes to his senses in his new form. | |||||
19 | A People's Pride Minzoku no Hokori(民族の誇り) | August 4, 2022 [40] 978-4-08-883215-9 | September 5, 2023 [41] 978-1-9747-3910-3 | ||
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After Elec shoots Granolah, Goku combats Gas and leads him on a chase across multiple locales and planets in order to buy time for Monaito to heal Granolah. Stranding Gas on a distant planet, Goku returns to planet Cereal where Monaito presents him and Vegeta with a Scouter that Bardock left behind that contains an audio recording of his actions 40 years ago. In a flashback depicting the fight between Bardock and Gas, it is revealed that the Cerealian Dragon Balls were used by Monaito to wish that Bardock's sons "thrive"; thus being why Goku and Raditz survived Freeza's extinction of the Saiyans. Hearing how Bardock thought of nothing but victory during the battle, Goku and Vegeta both realize what "Saiyan pride" is. As the two fight Gas together, Gas begins to realize that the two are getting stronger. | |||||
20 | All-Out Bout Zenryokusen(全ぜん力りょく戦せん) | March 3, 2023 [42] 978-4-08-883470-2 | February 6, 2024 [43] 978-1-9747-4360-5 | ||
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21 | Vs. Dr. Hedo Taiketsu Dr. Hedo(対決Dr.ヘド) | August 4, 2023 [44] 978-4-08-883601-0 | May 14, 2024 [45] 978-1-9747-4686-6 | ||
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22 | The Ultimate Teacher and Pupil Saikyō no Shitei(最強の師弟) | December 4, 2023 [46] 978-4-08-883744-4 | December 3, 2024 [47] 978-1-9747-4985-0 | ||
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23 | Son Gohan's Ultimate Awakening! Chō Kakusei! Son Gohan(超覚醒!孫悟飯) | April 4, 2024 [48] 978-4-08-883885-4 | April 1, 2025 978-1-9747-5281-2 | ||
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1 | Warriors from Universe 6! | April 3, 2020 [49] |
2 | The Winning Universe is Decided! | April 3, 2020 [50] |
3 | The Zero Human Project | April 3, 2020 [51] |
4 | Last Chance for Hope | May 1, 2020 [52] |
5 | The Decisive Battle! Farewell, Trunks! | June 4, 2020 [53] |
6 | The Super Warriors Gather! | July 3, 2020 [54] |
7 | Universe Survival! The Tournament of Power Begins!! | August 4, 2020 [55] |
8 | Sign of Son Goku's Awakening | September 4, 2020 [56] |
9 | Battle's End and Aftermath | October 2, 2020 [57] |
10 | Moro's Wish | November 4, 2020 [58] |
11 | Great Escape | December 4, 2020 [59] |
12 | Merus's True Identity | January 4, 2021 [60] |
13 | Battles Abound | February 4, 2021 [61] |
14 | Son Goku, Galactic Patrol Officer | March 4, 2021 [62] |
15 | Moro, Consumer of Worlds | April 2, 2021 [63] |
16 | The Universe's Greatest Warrior | November 4, 2021 [64] |
17 | God of Destruction Power | December 3, 2021 [65] |
18 | Bardock, Father of Goku | July 4, 2022 [66] |
19 | A People's Pride | August 11, 2022 [67] |
20 | All-Out Bout | June 2, 2023 [68] |
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Akira Toriyama was a Japanese manga artist and character designer. He first achieved mainstream recognition for creating the popular manga series Dr. Slump, before going on to create Dragon Ball and acting as a character designer for several popular video games such as the Dragon Quest series, Chrono Trigger, and Blue Dragon. Toriyama came to be regarded as one of the most important authors in the history of manga with his works highly influential and popular, particularly Dragon Ball, which many manga artists cite as a source of inspiration.
Dragon Ball is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. Originally serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1984 to 1995, the 519 individual chapters were collected in 42 tankōbon volumes. Dragon Ball was inspired by the Chinese novel Journey to the West and Hong Kong martial arts films. It initially had a comedy focus but later became an action-packed fighting series. The story follows the adventures of Son Goku, from childhood to adulthood, as he trains in martial arts and explores the world in search of the Dragon Balls, seven magical orbs which summon a wish-granting dragon when gathered. Along his journey, Goku makes several friends and battles villains, many of whom also seek the Dragon Balls.
Son Goku is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the Dragon Ball manga series created by Akira Toriyama. He is based on Sun Wukong, a main character of the classic 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West, combined with influences from the Hong Kong action cinema of Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee. Goku made his debut in the first Dragon Ball chapter, Bulma and Son Goku, originally published in Japan's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine on December 3, 1984. Goku is introduced as an eccentric, monkey-tailed boy who practices martial arts and possesses superhuman strength. He meets Bulma and joins her on a journey to find the seven wish-granting Dragon Balls. Along the way, he finds new friends who follow him on his journey to become stronger. As Goku grows up, he becomes the Earth's mightiest warrior and battles a wide variety of villains with the help of his friends and family, while also gaining new allies in the process.
Neko Majin (ネコマジン) is a Japanese one-shot manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. Spanning eight total installments published irregularly between 1999 and 2005 in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazines Weekly Shōnen Jump and Monthly Shōnen Jump, they were collected into a single kanzenban volume in April 2005. Its later portion is named Neko Majin Z, and is a self-parody of Toriyama's Dragon Ball.
Dragon Ball Z: Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan is a 1993 Japanese anime science fiction martial arts film and the eighth Dragon Ball Z feature film. The original release date in Japan was on March 6, 1993, at the Toei Anime Fair alongside Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: N-cha! Clear Skies Over Penguin Village. It was dubbed into English and released by Funimation in 2003. It was preceded by Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13! and followed by Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound.
The Red Ribbon Army is a fictional group of characters featured in Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball anime and manga series. The many operatives of the Red Ribbon Army, led by Commander Red, serve as opponents for series protagonist Goku during his second quest for the Dragon Balls. In the aftermath of the Red Ribbon Army's defeat by Goku, a surviving member known as Doctor Gero continues the group's legacy and creates a series of powerful artificial humanoids known as Androids as part of his vendetta against Goku.
Arale Norimaki is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Dr. Slump manga series, created by Akira Toriyama. She is a humanoid robot built by Senbei Norimaki who looks like a young girl. She is known for her naïveté, energetic personality, lack of common sense, and amazing strength. Senbei tries to convince the other citizens of Penguin Village that she is just a normal human girl, and it seems to work, despite her superhuman athletic ability. Among her strengths, she can use abilities that range from the terrain splitting Chikyūwari to the beam-like N'chahō. However, she is nearsighted and needs to wear glasses. The character also makes appearances in various other media, most notably in the Dragon Ball media franchise.
Dragon Ball is a Japanese media franchise created by Akira Toriyama in 1984. The initial manga, written and illustrated by Toriyama, was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1984 to 1995, with the 519 individual chapters collected in 42 tankōbon volumes by its publisher Shueisha. Dragon Ball was originally inspired by the classical 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West, combined with elements of Hong Kong martial arts films. Dragon Ball characters also use a variety of East Asian martial arts styles, including karate and Wing Chun. The series follows the adventures of protagonist Son Goku from his childhood through adulthood as he trains in martial arts. He spends his childhood far from civilization until he meets a teen girl named Bulma, who encourages him to join her quest in exploring the world in search of the seven orbs known as the Dragon Balls, which summon a wish-granting dragon when gathered. Along his journey, Goku makes several other friends, becomes a family man, discovers his alien heritage, and battles a wide variety of villains, many of whom also seek the Dragon Balls.
Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock is a three-chapter Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naho Ōishi, based on Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball. It serves as a what-if spin-off sequel to the 1990 animated television special Dragon Ball Z: Bardock – The Father of Goku. Bardock, having survived the destruction of his home planet, is sent into the past to a strange planet where he battles Frieza's ancestor, Chilled.
Dragon Ball Super is a Japanese manga series written by Akira Toriyama and illustrated by Toyotarou. Set during the time frame of Toriyama's original Dragon Ball manga, it follows the adventures of Son Goku and friends during the ten-year timeskip after the defeat of Majin Buu. It began serialization in Shueisha's monthly shōnen manga magazine V Jump in June 2015. The manga is simulpublished in English by Viz Media and by Shueisha on their Manga Plus platform. The manga is currently on hiatus after the passing of Akira Toriyama.
Dragon Ball Heroes was a Japanese trading card arcade game based on the Dragon Ball franchise. It debuted on November 11, 2010 in Japan. In 2016, an update launched that improved the user experience in the form of enhanced graphics and easier accessibility of characters. This update was named Super Dragon Ball Heroes. Several other games based on the series have been released for Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, and Microsoft Windows. Numerous manga adaptations have been published by Shueisha and a promotional anime adaptation by Toei Animation began being shown at public events in July 2018 before being uploaded online.
Toyotarou is a Japanese manga artist. He has drawn several Dragon Ball-related manga and is best known for illustrating Dragon Ball Super (2015–present), which was written by series creator Akira Toriyama until his death in March 2024.
Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden, known as Dragon Ball Z in Europe, is a 1993 fighting video game developed by Tose and published by Bandai for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It is based upon Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball franchise, and was its first fighting game.
Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden 2 is a 1993 fighting video game developed by Tose and published by Bandai for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Based upon Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball franchise, it is the sequel to Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden, which was released earlier in 1993 for SNES. Following the Cell Games arc and a side-story about characters from the films Dragon Ball Z: Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan and Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound, its gameplay remains relatively the same as the original Super Butōden, consisting of one-on-one fights using a main six-button configuration, featuring special moves as well as three playable modes.
Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden 3 is a 1994 fighting video game developed by Tose and published by Bandai for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Based upon Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball franchise, it is the sequel to Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden 2, which was released earlier in 1993 for SNES. Following the Majin Buu arc, its gameplay remains relatively the same as the previous two Super Butōden entries, consisting of one-on-one fights using a main six-button configuration, featuring special moves as well as two playable modes.
Dragon Ball Z: Idainaru Son Goku Densetsu is a 1994 fighting video game developed by BEC and published by Bandai for the PC Engine Super CD-ROM² add-on. Based upon Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball franchise, it is a retelling of Goku's seven major battles over the course of the series up to the conclusion of the Cell Games saga. Idainaru Son Goku Densetsu was created by most of the same team at BEC that would go on to work on Dragon Ball Z: Idainaru Dragon Ball Densetsu. The game received generally positive reception from critics who reviewed it as an import title but criticism was geared towards its difficulty level.