History Franchise / DragonBall

* ''VideoGame/DragonBallGTFinalBout'', first game released in the American Market

There were many {{non serial movie}}s (only a few could be wedged into the series' timeline) released at least once a year, three set in the ''Dragon Ball'' timeline and thirteen for ''Dragon Ball Z''. Two made-for-TV movies were made for ''Dragon Ball Z'', which are technically in canon. There was also a seventeenth feature film based on the original series produced to commemorate the [[{{milestone celebration}} tenth anniversary]] of the franchise, as well as a web special in 2008 produced to commemorating the 40th anniversary of ''ShonenJump''.

Now also has a {{spin off}} manga called ''Dragon Ball SD'' in ''Saikyo Jump'' by Naho Ooishi which began on December 3, 2010, exactly 26 years after the first chapter of the original series was first published in ''Shonen Jump''. As of June 21, 2011, there's another SpinOff called ''Episode of Bardock'', also by Ooishi; later in the same year the Bardock short received an AnimatedAdaptation, and Shueshia started to reprint brand new copies of the original manga, in its original 42 Volume glory, although with a different stylized logo.

After that, the anime (and the American version of the manga from that point) experienced a name change to '''''Anime/DragonBallZ''''', while it continued uninterrupted as ''Dragon Ball'' in the Japanese manga. The reason was the ''Dragon Ball Z'' period had a change in focus from martial arts comedy to more serious epic battles (and the author [[WordOfGod thought it would be ending soon]]). At the start it revealed that Goku was not simply a boy with a tail but one of the last of the alien race, the Saiyans. He was sent into space shortly before the Saiyan planet was destroyed (shades of ''{{Superman}}''). Goku and his friends, reinforced by former enemies (a recurring theme) had to fight [[SortingAlgorithmOfEvil progressively more powerful]] villains. Although Goku and his martial arts skills (which let him and his friends fly, throw energy blasts and read minds) dominated the battles, the story was mostly about Goku's son Gohan and how he faces the challenges. Running seven years and nearly 300 episodes, the series can be broken down into the four primary {{big bad}}s of the series: Vegeta, Freeza, Cell, and Majin Buu. Both ''Dragon Ball'' the manga and ''Dragon Ball Z'' the anime came to a triumphant conclusion after Gohan is married and his own daughter Pan enters the "Strongest Under the Heavens" tournament.

After several years of no new media beyond video games repeating the history, ''Dragon Ball'' was brought into a new generation with the announcement of a [[MassivelyMultiplayerOnlineRolePlayingGame MMORPG]], simply titled ''VideoGame/DragonBallOnline''. While it has, as of yet, [[NoExportForYou only been released in Asia]], it should be noted for one important reason: ''Dragon Ball Online'' takes place on Earth, 216 years after the events at the conclusion of the manga series, and [[WordOfGod according to Toriyama, who has been one of the hands-on lead designers of the game]], [[{{Canon}} is considered canon]] to the world of ''Dragon Ball''. So far, three playable races have been announced: Human, Namekian, and Majin.

There were many {{Non Serial Movie}}s (only a few could be wedged into the series' timeline) released at least once a year, three set in the ''Dragon Ball'' timeline and thirteen for ''Dragon Ball Z''. Two made-for-TV movies were made for ''Dragon Ball Z'', which are technically in canon. There was also a seventeenth feature film based on the original series produced to commemorate the [[{{milestone celebration}} tenth anniversary]] of the franchise, as well as a web special in 2008 produced to commemorating the 40th anniversary of ''ShonenJump''.

To date, there's been three {{Live Action Adaptation}}s: The American-made ''Film/DragonballEvolution'', which came out in 2009, and the earlier, campier, Taiwanese ''Film/DragonBallTheMagicBegins'' and Korean ''Film/DragonBallFightForVictorySonGoku''.

Now also has a SpinOff manga called ''Dragon Ball SD'' in ''Saikyo Jump'' by Naho Ooishi which began on December 3, 2010, exactly 26 years after the first chapter of the original series was first published in ''Shonen Jump''. As of June 21, 2011, there's another SpinOff called ''Episode of Bardock'', also by Ooishi; later in the same year the Bardock short received an AnimatedAdaptation, and Shueshia started to reprint brand new copies of the original manga, in its original 42 Volume glory, although with a different stylized logo.

Needless to say, its impact on shonen manga is, well... unparalleled — to say the very least, its influence now impossible to ''not'' see in almost any work in the subgenre. Although not the first to employ the vast number of the tropes that it's most associated with, it became the de facto ''face'' of them (especially outside it's home country where, for many, it was [[GatewaySeries THE first anime anyone ever saw]] and a introduction to the genre in general). To this day, the shonen genre, and various anime in general that use elements from it, pay homage to, or parody, this series and continue its legacy. For proof, one need only look as far as these three series — often considered the most current and direct of its spiritual successors: ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', ''Manga/OnePiece'', and ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''.

* ''Anime/DeadZone'' (1989)

* ''Anime/CurseOfTheBloodRubies'' (1986)
* ''Anime/SleepingPrincessInDevilsCastle'' (1987)

* ''Anime/TheWorldsStrongest'' (1990)
* ''Anime/TheTreeOfMight'' (1990)

* ''Anime/CoolersRevenge'' (1991)
* ''Anime/TheReturnOfCooler'' (1992)

* ''Anime/BrolyTheLegendarySuperSaiyan'' (1993)

* ''Anime/WrathOfTheDragon'' (1995)
* ''Anime/ThePathToPower'' (1996)
* ''Anime/DragonBallZBattleOfGods'' (2013)

* ''Film/DragonBallTheMagicBegins'' (Taiwan, 1991)

* ''Anime/CurseOfTheBloodRubies''
* ''Anime/SleepingPrincessInDevilsCastle''
* ''Anime/MysticalAdventure''
* ''Anime/DeadZone''
* ''Anime/TheWorldsStrongest''
* ''Anime/TheTreeOfMight''
* ''Anime/LordSlug''
* ''Anime/CoolersRevenge''
* ''Anime/TheReturnOfCooler''
* ''Anime/SuperAndroid13''
* ''Anime/BrolyTheLegendarySuperSaiyan''
* ''Anime/BojackUnbound''
* ''Anime/BrolySecondComing''
* ''Anime/BioBroly''
* ''Anime/FusionReborn''
* ''Anime/WrathOfTheDragon''
* ''Anime/ThePathToPower''
* ''Anime/DragonBallZBattleOfGods'' (Japan, 2013)

[[AC:Films]]

* ''Anime/DragonBallZBattleOfGods'' (Japan, 2013)

After several years of no new media beyond video games repeating the history, ''Dragon Ball'' was brought into a new generation with the announcement of a [[MassivelyMultiplayerOnlineRolePlayingGame MMORPG]], simply titled ''DragonBallOnline''. While it has, as of yet, [[NoExportForYou only been released in Asia]], it should be noted for one important reason: ''Dragon Ball Online'' takes place on Earth, 216 years after the events at the conclusion of the manga series, and [[WordOfGod according to Toriyama, who has been one of the hands-on lead designers of the game]], [[{{Canon}} is considered canon]] to the world of ''Dragon Ball''. So far, three playable races have been announced: Human, Namekian, and Majin.

To date, there's been three {{Live Action Adaptation}}s: The American-made ''Film/DragonballEvolution'', which came out in 2009, and the earlier, campier, Taiwanese ''[[Film/DragonBallTheMagicBegins Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins]]'' and Korean ''[[Film/DragonBallFightForVictorySonGoku Dragon Ball: Fight For Victory Son Goku]]''.

* ''[[Film/DragonBallZBattleOfGods Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods]]'' (Japan, 2013)

To date, there's been three {{Live Action Adaptation}}s: The American-made ''Film/DragonballEvolution'', which came out in 2009, and the earlier, campier, Taiwanese ''[[Film/DragonBallTheMagicBegins Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins]]'' and Korean ''[[Film/DragonBallFightForVictorySonGoku DragonBall: Fight For Victory Son Goku]]''.

* ''Film/DragonBallZBattleOfGods'' (Japan, 2013)

After several years of no new media beyond video games repeating the history, ''Dragon Ball'' was brought into a new generation with the announcement of a {{MMORPG}}, simply titled ''DragonBallOnline''. While it has, as of yet, [[NoExportForYou only been released in Asia]], it should be noted for one important reason: ''Dragon Ball Online'' takes place on Earth, 216 years after the events at the conclusion of the manga series, and [[WordOfGod according to Toriyama, who has been one of the hands-on lead designers of the game]], [[{{Canon}} is considered canon]] to the world of ''Dragon Ball''. So far, three playable races have been announced: Human, Namekian, and Majin.

To date, there's been three {{Live Action Adaptation}}s: The American-made ''DragonballEvolution'', which came out in 2009, and the earlier, campier, Taiwanese ''[[DragonBallTheMagicBegins Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins]]'' and Korean ''[[DragonBallFightForVictorySonGoku DragonBall: Fight For Victory Son Goku]]''.

To date, there's been three {{Live Action Adaptation}}s: The American-made ''DragonballEvolution'', which came out in 2009, and the earlier, campiers, Taiwanese ''[[DragonBallTheMagicBegins Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins]]'' and Korean ''[[DragonBallFightForVictorySonGoku DragonBall: Fight For Victory Son Goku]]''.

* ''Film/DragonBallZ:BattleOfGods'' (Japan, 2013)

Needless to say, its impact on shonen manga is, well... impressive — to say the very least, its influence now impossible to ''not'' see in almost any work in the subgenre. Although not the first to employ the vast number of the tropes that it's most associated with, it became the de facto ''face'' of them (especially outside it's home country where, for many, it was [[GatewaySeries THE first anime anyone ever saw]] and a introduction to the genre in general). To this day, the shonen genre, and various anime in general that use elements from it, pay homage to, or parody, this series and continue its legacy. For proof, one need only look as far as these three series — often considered the most current and direct of its spiritual successors: ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', ''Manga/OnePiece'', and ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''.

After several years of no new media beyond video games repeating the history, ''Dragon Ball'' was brought into a new generation with the announcement of a {{MMORPG}}, simply titled ''DragonBallOnline''. While it has, as of yet, only been released in Asia, it should be noted for one important reason: ''Dragon Ball Online'' takes place on Earth, 216 years after the events at the conclusion of the manga series, and [[WordOfGod according to Toriyama, who has been one of the hands-on lead designers of the game]], [[{{Canon}} is considered canon]] to the world of ''Dragon Ball''. So far, three playable races have been announced: Human, Namekian, and Majin.

* [[Characters/DragonBall Here is the Character Sheet for the cast of the Dragon Ball Saga.]]

''Dragon Ball'' began as [[Manga/DragonBall a manga]] written by Creator/AkiraToriyama, chronicling the adventures of a cheerful monkey boy named Son Goku, in a story that was originally based off the Chinese tale ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest''. The manga was soon adapted into one of the most popular {{anime}}s ever made.

After several years of no new media beyond video games repeating the history, ''Dragon Ball'' was brought into a new generation with the announcement of a {{MMORPG}}, simply titled ''DragonBallOnline''. While it has, as of yet, only been released in Asia, it should be noted for one important reason: ''Dragon Ball Online'' takes place on Earth, 216 years after the events at the conclusion of the manga series, and [[WordOfGod according to Toriyama, who has been one of the hands-on lead designers of the game]], ''[[{{Canon}} is considered canon]]'' to the world of ''Dragon Ball''. So far, three playable races have been announced: Human, Namekian, and Majin.

Now also has a SpinOff manga called ''Dragon Ball SD'' in ''Saikyo Jump'' by Naho Ooishi which began on December 3, 2010, exactly 26 years after the first chapter of the original series was first published in ''Shonen Jump''. As of June 21, 2011, there's another SpinOff called "Episode of Bardock", {{What If}} Bardock survived, also by Ooishi; later in the same year the Bardock short received an AnimatedAdaptation, and Shueshia started to reprint brand new copies of the ''original'' manga, all of it in its original 42 Volumes glory, although with a different stylized logo for ''Dragon Ball''.

In 2012, Toei Animation started reworking on their classic animated adaptations, with brand new productions. ''Dragon Ball'' wouldn't be left out of the party, and it has been announced that Toei is working on a new movie named ''Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods''. Toriyama is directly involved with the writing and it will be set after the Buu Saga. The movie is scheduled to hit Japanese theaters on March 30, 2013.

Needless to say, its impact on shonen manga is, well... impressive — to say the very least, its influence now impossible to ''not'' see in almost any work in the subgenre. Although not the first to employ the vast number of the tropes that it's most associated with, it became the de facto ''face'' of them (especially outside it's home country where, for many, it was [[GatewaySeries THE first anime anyone ever saw]] and a introduction to the genre in general). To this day, the shonen work, and various anime in general that use elements from, pay homage, or parody, this series continue its legacy. For proof, one need only look as far as these three anime — often considered the most current and direct of its spiritual successors: ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', ''Manga/OnePiece'', and ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''.[[note]]And its [[{{Fannage}} popularity levels are OVER NINE THOUSAND![[/note]]

In ''Dragon Ball'', Goku and a huge cast of friends and enemies search for the magical Dragon Balls that they could use to make a wish come true. Of course, no sooner had someone gathered and used the Dragon Balls than they would have to be sought out again. On top of all this Goku was training up to fight in the periodic "Strongest Under the Heavens" tournament. The series is generally broken down into the following sagas: Emperor Pilaf, the 21st World Martial Arts Tournament, the Red Ribbon Army, the 22nd World Martial Arts Tournament (Tenshinhan), Demon King Piccolo, and the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament (Piccolo Jr), with minor filler plots. After defeating these major threats to the world, Goku finally won the tournament on his third attempt and went off to get married.

'''''Dragon Ball''''' began as [[Manga/DragonBall a manga]] written by Creator/AkiraToriyama, chronicling the adventures of a cheerful monkey boy named Son Goku, in a story that was originally based off the Chinese tale ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest''. The manga was soon adapted into one of the most popular {{anime}}s ever made.

* ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' (1989-96)
** ''Anime/DragonBallKai'' (2009-11)

Needless to say, its impact on shonen manga is, well... impressive — to say the very least, its influence now impossible to ''not'' see in almost any work in the subgenre. Although not the first to employ the vast number of the tropes that it's most associated with, it became the de facto ''face'' of them (especially outside it's home country where, for many, it was [[GatewaySeries THE first anime anyone ever saw]] and a introduction to the genre in general). To this day, the shonen work, and various Anime in general that use elements from, pay homage, or parody, this series continue its legacy. For proof, one need only look as far as these three anime — often considered the most current and direct of its spiritual successors: ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', ''Manga/OnePiece'', and ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''.[[note]]And its [[{{Fannage}} popularity levels are OVER NINE THOUSAND![[/note]]

* ''Manga/DragonBall'' (1985-9)

* ''Anime/DragonBallGT'' (1996-7)

Needless to say, its impact on shonen manga is, well... impressive — to say the very least, its influence now impossible to ''not'' see in almost any work in the subgenre. Although not the first to employ the vast number of the tropes that it's most associated with, it became the de facto ''face'' of them (especially outside it's home country where, for many, it was [[GatewaySeries THE first anime anyone ever saw]] and a introduction to the genre in general). To this day, the shonen work, and various Anime in general that use elements from, pay homage, or parody, this series continue its legacy. For proof, one need only look as far as these three anime — often considered the most current and direct of its spiritual successors: ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', ''Manga/OnePiece'', and ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''.[[hottip:*: And its [[{{Fannage}} popularity levels are OVER NINE THOUSAND!]]

* ''Videogame/DragonBallZBudokai''
* ''Videogame/DragonBallZBudokaiTenkaichi''

'''''Dragon Ball''''' began as [[Manga/DragonBall a manga]] written by Creator/AkiraToriyama, chronicling the adventures of a cheerful monkey boy named Son Goku, in a story that was originally based off the Chinese tale ''{{Journey to the West}}''. The manga was soon adapted into one of the most popular {{anime}}s ever made.