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Dragon Ball

Dragon Ball (Japanese: ドラゴンボール, Hepburn: Doragon Bōru) is a Japanese media franchise created by Akira Toriyama. The original 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…

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Owner
Bird Studio/Shueisha
Animated series
List of anime · Dragon Ball (1986–1989) · Dragon Ball Z (1989–1996) · Dragon Ball GT (1996–1997) · Dragon Ball Z Kai (2009–2011; 2014–2015)
Book(s)
Companion books
Comics
Manga
Created by
Akira Toriyama
Direct-to-video
Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans (1993) · Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans (2010)

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Dragon Ball

Nodes219
Edges218
Triples513
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.009132
Components1

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Dragon Ball

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related to Production · 50
Dragon Ball → Africa, Akira Toriyama, Arabic, Asia, Asian, Bali, Bobbidi's, Bruce Lee, Bruceploitation, Buddhist, Bulma, Central Asian, Chan, China, Chinese, Dr, Dragon, Dragon Balls, Dragon Boy, Drunken Master
related to Reception · 40
Dragon Ball → Animax, Anime, Anime News Network, Best Anime, Blu-ray, Brutus, By, Decision, Dragon, Dragon Ball Super, Dragon Ball's, During Dragon Ball's, DVD, February, Few, In, In Japan, In Latin America, It, January
related to Setting · 37
Dragon Ball → Bulma, Chikyūjin, Dr, Dragon Balls, Dragon World, Earth, Earth's, Earthlings, Frieza, Galactic Patrolman, Goku, He, Heavens Martial Arts Tournament, It, Jaco, Kame-Sen'nin, Kuririn, Namekians, Namekku-seijin, Nappa
related to Companion books · 35
Dragon Ball → Akira Toriyama, Akira Toriyama's, April, Bardock, Chief, Chōzenshū, Coinciding, Daizenshuu, December, Dragon Ball Forever, Dragon Ball GT, Dragon Ball GT Perfect, Dragon Ball Landmark, DVD, English, Files, For Dragon Ball GT, From February, Goku's, It
related to Video games · 35
Dragon Ball → Arc System Works, Best Fighting Game, Budokai, Budokai Tenkaichi, Burst Limit, Dokkan Battle, Dragon Ball FighterZ, Dragon Ball GT, Dragon Ball Online, Dragon Ball Online Global, Dragon Ball Xenoverse, Earlier, European, Famicom, Final Bout, For, Hong Kong, It, Mega Drive, PlayStation
related to Dragon Ball Z · 29
Dragon Ball → Akira Toriyama, April, Bardock, Battle, DBZ, Defiance, Despair, Doragon Bōru Zetto, Face, February, Fuji TV, Funimation, Gohan, Goku, Instead, It, January, Japan, October, Son Goku's Father
related to Live-action film · 25
Dragon Ball → Akira Toriyama, An American, April, Ben Ramsey, Century Fox, Deulaegonbol Ssawola Son Ogong, Dragonball Evolution, English, Fight Son Goku, Franchise, Igyeola Son Ogong, Igyeora Son Goku, James Wong, Korean, March, Ssawora Son Goku, Stephen Chow, Taiwanese, The, The Magic Begins
related to Other installments · 23
Dragon Ball → Bardock, December, Episode, Eradicate, Famicom, His Friends Return, Jump Festa, Jump Super Anime Tour, Naho, November, OVA, Plan, PlayStation, Raging Blast, Saiyans, September, Side Story, Son Goku, Super Saiyans, The
related to Soundtracks · 23
Dragon Ball → Akihito Tokunaga, Animex, Columbia, Columbia Records, Complete Song Collection, English, For, GT, Hit Song Collection, Hit Song Collection Series, It, Japan, July, Kai, Kenji Yamamoto, March, Music Collection, Myriad, Norihito Sumitomo, On September
related to Dragon Ball Super · 22
Dragon Ball → Akira Toriyama, Beerus, Doragon Bōru Sūpā, Dragon Ball Super, Earth, Fuji TV, Gohan, Goku, Goten, It, July, Koichi Yamadera, Majin Buu, March, Masakazu Morita, Masako Nozawa, Most, On April, Sundays, The

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dragon ball series manga anime toriyama also first japan goku films released super one time japanese characters story million game

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Dragon BallAnimated seriesList of anime1.00infobox
Dragon BallAnimated seriesDragon Ball (1986–1989)1.00infobox
Dragon BallAnimated seriesDragon Ball Z (1989–1996)1.00infobox
Dragon BallAnimated seriesDragon Ball GT (1996–1997)1.00infobox
Dragon BallAnimated seriesDragon Ball Z Kai (2009–2011; 2014–2015)1.00infobox
Dragon BallAnimated seriesDragon Ball Super (2015–2018)1.00infobox
Dragon BallAnimated seriesSuper Dragon Ball Heroes (2018–2024)1.00infobox
Dragon BallAnimated seriesDragon Ball Daima (2024–2025)1.00infobox
Dragon BallBook(s)Companion books1.00infobox
Dragon BallComicsManga1.00infobox
Dragon BallCreated byAkira Toriyama1.00infobox
Dragon BallDirect-to-videoPlan to Eradicate the Saiyans (1993)1.00infobox
Dragon BallDirect-to-videoPlan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans (2010)1.00infobox
Dragon BallFilm(s)List of films1.00infobox
Dragon BallOriginal workDragon Ball (1984–1995)1.00infobox
Dragon BallOwnerBird Studio/Shueisha1.00infobox
Dragon BallShort film(s)Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!! (2008)1.00infobox
Dragon BallShort film(s)Episode of Bardock (2011)1.00infobox
Dragon BallSoundtrack(s)List of soundtracks1.00infobox
Dragon BallTelevision special(s)Bardock – The Father of Goku (1990)1.00infobox
Dragon BallTelevision special(s)The History of Trunks (1993)1.00infobox
Dragon BallTelevision special(s)A Hero's Legacy (1997)1.00infobox
Dragon BallTraditionalCarddass1.00infobox
Dragon BallTraditionalDragon Ball Z: The Anime Adventure Game1.00infobox
Dragon BallTraditionalDragon Ball Collectible Card Game1.00infobox
Dragon BallVideo game(s)List of video games1.00infobox
Dragon BallYears1984–present1.00infobox
Dragon Ballis aaction manga0.90text

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