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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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Why did Guru come back to life?

During the Namek Saga of Dragon Ball Z, the first wish to Porunga was to bring Piccolo back, next was teleport him to Namek but before the third wish could be granted Guru died making the Namekian Dragonballs useless. After Freeza sets Namek to…
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Learning instant transmission

In the Dragonball Z anime series, as far as I remember, only Goku and Cooler (in a movie) could perform the instant transmission technique. Goku learned it from an alien race when he escaped from Namek after his epic battle with Frieza. It was a…
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Where can I find spanish subtitles for Dragon Ball legally?

I want to learn Spanish by watching Dragon Ball (original, not Z, not GT) with Spanish dub and sub. I found all episodes with Spanish dub, but I cannot find the subbed version of Dragon Ball Z in Subbed (Spanish). Does anyone know where, if, I…
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During Frieza Saga, why weren't the other Saiyans like Goku's father be revived with their wish?

During Frieza Saga in Dragon Ball Z, when they wished for everyone killed by Frieza and his men to be revived, why weren't the other Saiyans, like Goku's father and mother, be revived from the dead?
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Where can I watch the original FUNimation dub of Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies?

All English dub version of Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies I can find is the re-dub with the Kai voices. The reason I want this is because it's weird to go from Stephanie as the voice of Goku on the anime to Colleen on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd…
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Why does SSJ4 look so cruel?

I've not watched GT, I'm a big DB fan but I've honestly not watched a whole lot of the actual material just due to not being able to get my hands on it. Every time I see SSJ4, whether it's Goku or Vegeta or whatever, they just look cruel. It makes…
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What was the original idea for the origin of Goku (if there was)?

I believe that Toriyama didn't have on start in its mind the idea of Goku's origin being that of a saiyajin alien or even something similar, it doesn't match at all with the concepts shown in the first Dragon ball series. I know it's based on Sun…
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Where are the more powerful characters during the Tournament of Power?

In the Tournament of Power, why does Goku's team have Roshi, Krillin, Tien, etc. in it, even though most characters are much more powerful? Where are Broly, Goten, Trunks, Majin Buu?
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The Super Saiyan Legend

In the original series the Super Saiyan is presented as a myth: according to Vegeta when talking of the legend, he states that the last Super Saiyan existed 1000 years ago. The mythical quality of the Super Saiyan persists during the Frieza saga,…
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Which episode of Dragon Ball / Dragon Ball Z characteres started to have auras?

I was trying to make a list of all auras the Z fighters had in Dragon Ball, and knowing which episode characteres started to have auras will save me a lot of time. Which episode of Dragon Ball / Dragon Ball Z characteres started to have auras?
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Why is Dragon Ball Z's Blu-ray ending in English? Where can I find the original Japanese ending credits?

I saw a DBZ ending on YouTube recently, and I realized that the casting is in English. Why isn't it in Japanese like in the DVD sets? Which Blu-ray set's ending is in English? It it all of them? Where can I find the original Japanese credits in the…
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Where can I hear more music by Dragon Ball composer Shunsuke Kikuchi?

I am a big fan of Shunsuke Kikuchi, the composer of the BGM (background music) for the Dragon Ball animes such as this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Apzgm_hpoZw While I can only usually find his music for Dragon Ball online like YouTube,…
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Is it possible for Gohan to transform into a super saiyan while in his ultimate form at the same time?

Please I would like to know if it is possible or stated in any official resource.
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What meaning is there behind the World Martial Arts Tournament logo?

Everybody knows the World Martial Arts Tournament, which has a logo that you can see in flags, on the wall, in the arena, and at a lot of places during the tournament. But what does the logo exactly mean? What language is that? Here is the logo: I…
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Did Dragonball (1/Z/S) ever show the Z fighters getting ready for the day?

 It's almost a meaningless question, but I seem to recall such a scene but can't find it. Edit: Just as regular people do. They tighten their belts, they get dressed (not showing everything of course), they have morning coffee, stuff like that...
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