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Dragon Ball is a shounen manga and anime about the adventures of Son Goku and his companions, who use martial arts to defend Earth against all kinds of villains: intergalactic space fighters and conquerors, unnaturally powerful androids and near-indestructible magical creatures.

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Bulma is a girl in search of the mystical Dragonballs that when brought together grant any wish. In her search she bumps into the owner of one of these balls, a strange boy named Goku. The two then set off together, Bulma in search of the Dragonballs and Goku on a quest to become stronger.

Dragon Ball follows the adventures of Son Goku who, along with his companions, defends the earth against an assortment of villains ranging from intergalactic space fighters and conquerors, unnaturally powerful androids and near-indestructible magical creatures.

This tag should be used for questions that concern only the Dragon Ball anime (The first 153 episodes of the Dragon Ball series) and the corresponding part of the manga. If the question concerns Dragon Ball Z, tag should be used since it was released as a different season or if it concerns Dragonball GT, should be used since it is anime-original content not and from the Dragon Ball manga.

For more information about Dragon Ball, please read:

The Wikipedia Entry about Dragon Ball

Wikipedia:- List of all Dragon Ball Episodes

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All Supreme Kais died except Eastern Supreme Kai. Why new ones were not chosen?

Only Eastern Supreme Kai is left, why he does all the job? There's supposed to be 4 Supreme Kais and 1 Grand Kai
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Does Jesus Christ exist in the Dragon Ball universe?

In episode 70 of the original Dragon Ball series, Krillin fights one of Fortuneteller Baba's minions, who is a vampire. After he's defeated, Oopa and Puar jump in, and they manage to defeat him. To do this, Oopa stands like a cross, stating that…
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What is the BGM where Pilaf starts escaping from the fortress in episode 32?

You can hear it in episode #032, "The Flying Fortress Vanished" at around 16:17. It starts at the scene when Pilaf and his servants start escaping (as they start running out the room). You will notice that the previous track stops and the next one…
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In which countries was Dragonball Z aired (dubbed) before Dragonball?

I know this is true for the United States but my question is mainly if this was a phenomenon in other places as well. Personally, having grown up in Austria \ Germany, I saw Dragonball on TV as a kid long before they finally aired Dragonball…
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What was the first time when Krillin witnessed Kamehameha wave?

I remember watching the episode featuring the World Martial Arts tournament. In this particular episode Krillin was against Jackie Chan (Master Roshi). At a time Krillin kicks off Roshi out of the ring, but he flies back using Kamehameha and Krillin…
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Why does master Roshi want the plane to stop before the second Tenkaichi tournament?

In Dragon Ball, master Roshi and the others take a plane trip over to Papaya island for the 2nd Tenkaichi tournament (in the series). During the plane-ride, master Roshi seems to become extremely upset and wants the plane to stop. I watched this a…
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What happened to the other androids in Dragon Ball/Dragon Ball Z?

In Dragon Ball Z, we are well acquainted with Androids 16, 17, and 18. In addition, we met Androids 19 and 20 (Dr. Gero) before 16-18. There may have been mention of others, but they were not developed or mentioned much to the extent of my memory.…
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Why didn't Goku and Chi Chi use the Dragon Balls to rescue the Ox King and his castle?

At the end of Dragon Ball, when Goku and Chi Chi were questing to find the Bansho Fan to put out the fire trapping the Ox King, it seems as if they could have used the Dragon Balls to do it quickly. More than one year had passed since their previous…
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Why is the Arale from Dr. Slump in Dragon Ball so strong?

Norimaki Arale is a character from the anime Dr. Slump who also appears in Dragon Ball. In Dragon Ball, she's insanely strong. It seems that no one can beat her. Why is she so strong?
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Is there a reason for the discrepancy in the length of the Serpentine Road in the Japanese and English versions of Dragon Ball Z?

Put simply, the original Japanese version of the anime states it's (supposedly) one million kilometers long (a little over 621 thousand miles), while the English translations state that it's (again supposedly) ten thousand miles (a little over 16…
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How/Why did Mai from the future Trunks, in Dragon Ball Super get young?

The question Why Mai from the Future Trunks timeline is younger than what she should've been? The problem In the future Trunks timeline the Dragon Balls have been destroyed, during the Android Saga, the Pilaf Gang should not be able to wish for…
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Was Krillin based on the Turkish folk character Keloglan?

I recently learned of a folk storybook character in Turkish culture named Keloglan. He is a bald child that uses his wits to get out of tough situations: I was pretty struck by how similar he looked to Krillin in Dragon Ball, and it made me wonder…
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Why Jackie Chan is on Dragon Ball?

In episode 21 of Dragon Ball, an old warrior called Jackie Chan (a fake name for master Roushi) was introduced. Dragon Ball is from 1985 and this is one of the earliest episodes, was Jackie Chan even famous back then? Is it a joke that only a few…
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Time period between the use of dragon balls during Namek Saga

Remember when Vegeta came to the Earth for the first time. At that time the dragon balls were used to bring Goku back to life. During the battle Piccolo died and later Bulma and the rest go the planet Namek to use their dragon balls. Later when…
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How many stars were on Ox King's / Chi Chi's Dragon Ball?

In the Dragon Ball series, Goku's Dragon Ball had 4 stars. How many stars were on Ox King's / Chi Chi's Dragon Ball?
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