Dragon Ball is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. It was originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1984 to 1995, with the 519 individual chapters published into 42 tankōbon volumes by Shueisha. It is to be used for questions which pertain to the Dragon Ball series/franchise as a whole.
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How many continuities are there in Dragon Ball?
The new movie is going to retcon the old Broly movies. This made me think how many continuities do we have in Dragon Ball.
The old anime series and/or manga were one (or two?)
The old movies
Dragon Ball GT
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Is the Dragon Ball Super manga "more faithful" to Akira Toriyama ideas than the anime?
After hearing some dragon ball youtubers I remember one of them told that Akira Toriyama gives a bullet list of ideas he wants the anime and the manga artist Toyotaro to follow and then they have some freedom to develop the story, this is why we see…
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Which non canon characters were made canon in Dragon Ball recently?
So aside of Broly who appears in the new Dragon Ball movie by Toriyama, and Bardock, who apparently also appears in the movie and who was incorporated to the Dragon Ball spin off Dragon Ball minus written by Toriyama, are there other non canon…
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Does Broly have 2 transformations?
Without counting Broly's supressed transformation (because it's an artificial transformation due to its necklace) does Broly have 2 transformations? I know this question is tricky because it could have different answers according to which version of…
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Are the Cell juniors being alive from the manga bonus "special" drawn by Toyotaro supposed to be canon?
So Toyotaro drew a Dragon Ball Super manga bonus "special" which he showed in the Jump Victory Carnival and where the Cell juniors killed in the Cell saga are supposed to be alive and living in 17's island. Is this supposed to be canon manga or…
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Is Dragon Ball Heroes Super Saiyan Blue Vegito as strong as Dragon Ball Super manga Super Saiyan Blue Vegito?
In the Dragon Ball Super manga the kaioshin mentions Super Saiyan Blue Vegito is as strong as Beerus. In some Dragon Ball Heroes animation (which I'm not sure if it is a preview of the anime, or an animation from the videogame) we see Vegito Super…
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What are all the saiyans transformations branches in Dragon Ball series?
Saiyans can turn into Super Saiyan using their proper Ki, but they can also goes to Super Saiyan God using divine ki. Then, Broly & Kale have the Berserker form, etc.
What are all the main branches of transformations in Dragon Ball series?
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What does Krillin's "Tacos" shirt refer to?
In Dragon Ball Super, Krilin wears a t-shirt with the word "Tacos" on it. What does it mean? Is it the Mexican "tacos" food, or is it the Japanese "takos" (which means octopuses, which are eaten in Japan, and may also be spelt "tacos") or is it…
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Why Super Saiyan Rose eyes are sometimes pink and sometimes grey?
Super Saiyan Rose eyes are shown to be pink sometimes and other times grey. Is there any reason for this, or it's a design mistake?
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Did Kale ever turn into super saiyan 2?
We have no doubts that universe 6 saiyans Caulifla, Kyabe and Kefura turned super saiyan 2.
But how about Kale? According to these Dragon Ball wikias in English and Spanish she turns in super saiyan 2 in Dragon Ball Super
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Did Gohan evolve in the tournament of power?
In the last episode of Dragon Ball Super, Vegeta tells Vermouth that he can't be sure Goku won't master Ultra Instinct as he has seen how the Saiyans have evolved in the tournament of power. In that moment, they show scenes of Vegeta's new…
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Super Saiyan 4 vs Super Saiyan Blue in Dragon Ball Heroes, which transformation is stronger?
Super Saiyan 4 vs Super Saiyan Blue is being reported to appear fighting in Dragon Ball Heroes. Dragon Ball Heroes it's an official non-canon Dragon Ball videogame and manga. Which transformation is stronger?
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Are there 2 saiyans called Panpukin in Dragon Ball?
According to the spanish Dragon Ball Wikia, the name of this saiyan is Panpukin (the one who fought Tien, Yamcha, etc.)
and also according to the same Wikia, this another saiyan who was a friend of Bardock is also called Panpukin
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How many times Gohan has surpassed Vegeta in power?
Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball Super show Gohan and Vegeta's power levels were above and behind of each other several times. A few times I recall from the top of my mind.
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If 17's aura isn't ki, what is it then?
In Dragon Ball, aura always meant ki. Recently, however, fighters without ki have been shown to have an aura. First 17, which now it's been explicitly stated he doesn't have ki. Kochiarator, which is a fusion of 3 robots, has been shown to have a…
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