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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What do the abbreviations mean in Dragon Ball Z?
I have watch all of Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, and that which is available of Dragon Ball Super, but still can't figure this out. What do the abbreviations for the different Super Saiyan transformations stand for in DBZ? For example, I've seen…
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Why is Trunks not as powerful as Gohan when they are both human-Saiyan hybrids?
In the Saiyan Saga (don't recall which episode, but I believe it was when he was with Nappa on another planet), Vegeta mentions that Saiyans who were born from humans and Saiyans are more powerful than pureborn Saiyans. This makes sense when you see…
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Was Picollo/Kami a special case of Namekian Fusion or this could be done by anyone?
Some time ago I asked this. Potara fusion limit
In DBZ, we see Picollo fuse with Nail and exponentially increased his power. Then again he fused with Kami to further enhance this.
Was only Picollo/Kami able to do this type of fusion? I mean if…
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Can the Kai earings(Potara Earings) be used again and again to keep fusing individuals?
Supreme Kai and Kibito fused using the Kai Earrings. Can now Kibito Kai use the earrings again to fuse with another?
I searched for this and found no creditable source.
I know for a fact that the ear rings still work, since they were offered by…
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Current state of characters in Dragon Ball?
I watched Dragon Ball, DBZ, DBGT, DB Super, but the order is such that DBGT is in the end I believe.
What happened to all the characters? On dragon Ball wikia, it said Goku died and is dead right now at Age 801, but I never saw this?
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Is "Dragon Ball AF" a real continuation of Dragon Ball series?
I have read a manga called Dragon Ball AF by Toyble and I wonder if it is a continuation of the Dragon Ball series?
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How come Goku was defeated by Frost of the 6th Universe?
Can anyone explain the reason why Frost of the 6th Universe was able to disable or paralyze Goku? I didn't get how that was possible!
Is there any sort of cheating or is there any ability of Frost that can paralyze the opponent somehow?
By the way,…
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How did sorbet's laser gun pierce Goku?
In Ressurection of F, Goku, while SSJ Blue, is shot with Sorbet's ray gun and the blast pierces Goku. How is it that, even though Goku normally can withstand powerful Ki attacks, he was badly wounded by a single shot from a ray gun?
Even as a kid,…
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Why does Frieza want to kill Goku?
I watched Dragon Ball Z and want to know why Frieza wanted to kill Goku in the first place.
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Is there a manga based on Dragon Ball Heroes?
I heard there was a manga based on the game Dragon Ball Heroes. If there is, is it in English, and does it contain the non-canon characters like Beat and SSJ4 Broly?
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Why don't Saiyans age?
I have seen many Dragon Ball series like Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball GT. One thing remains same is that Saiyans never look aged.
The last episode of Dragon Ball GT shows Pan as a grandma, but Goku was looking as young as he was in Dragon…
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Who is the most powerful in Dragon Ball?
Who is supposed to be the highest-power character in the Dragon Ball series? Is it Lord Beerus, Gogeta SS4, or somebody else?
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What part of manga is this on Dragonball? (NSFW)
What part of manga is this on Dragonball? I've just seen this and the image seems legit to me.
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How can some kids in Dragon Ball Super are younger than in Dragon Ball Z?
If Dragon Ball Super is a direct sequel from Dragon Ball Z, how are some of the kids younger there?
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Marron
Bura/Bra
Goten and Trunks
Pan
Did they forget about it?
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Could Bardock really go ultra instinct?
When Goku resorts to use Ultra Instinct sign against Gas (chapter 85), so that he does not need to make his heart calm, Gas seems startled at how he looks. He remembers Bardock having a similar aura:
In the flashback fight (chapter 83), Bardock…
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