Dragon Ball [ドラゴンボール]

Series · 42

books · 1900-1995

By Murata Hideo, Akira Toriyama

Books in series

Dragon Ball, Vol. 1

The Monkey King

1985

The quiet life of a young monkey-tailed boy named Goku is disrupted when he meets the blue-haired, boy-crazy Bulma, who is on a quest to collect seven Dragon Balls. Original.

Dragon Ball, Vol. 2

Wish Upon a Dragon

1986

With the (reluctant) help of the shapeshifting pig Oolong, Goku and Bulma have found almost all the Dragon Balls they need to get their wish! To get the sixth Dragon Ball, the fearsome Ox King sends Goku on a mission: to find Kame-Sen'nin, the Turtle Hermit, whose mighty powers can put out the raging fires of Fry-Pan Mountain! But the sleazy old martial artist might just make it more trouble than it's worth! Then, with the bandits Yamcha and Pu'ar on their trail, our heroes continue their quest for the seventh and final Dragon Ball. But can they get it from little Emperor Pilaf, who wants to use his wish to rule the world?!!

Dragon Ball, Vol. 3

L'initiation

1986

With the Dragon Balls gone and Bulma's summer vacation over, Goku goes to the remote house of the Turtle Hermit, Kame-Sen'nin, to be trained in the martial arts. There, the girl-ogling old master promises to teach Goku everything he knows...and prepare him for the Tenka'ichi Budôkai, the great tournament to determine the Strongest Fighter in the World! But Goku's fellow student, the Shaolin monk Kuririn, isn't above cheating to be the best. Can the two of them get along as they undergo the strangest martial arts training ever?

Dragon Ball, Vol. 4

Le tournoi

1986

Dragon Ball, Tome 5

L'ultime combat

1987

L'issue du championnat du monde des arts martiaux approche. Qui de Sangoku ou de Tortue Géniale l'emportera ? Les paris sont ouverts. La foule fiévreuse supporte tour à tour chacun des combattants. L'épreuve de force est engagée et le suspense bat son plein... Cet épisode des aventures de Sangoku met fin au cycle concernant l'obtention du titre de champion du monde des arts martiaux, et préfigure les prémices d'une nouvelle aventure de grande envergure. Une transition à ne pas rater !

Dragon Ball, Tome 6

L'empire du Ruban Rouge

1987

Après avoir laissé échapper le titre de champion du monde des arts martiaux, Sangoku est reparti à la quête du Dragon Ball que lui avait confié son grand-père. Chemin faisant, il se heurte quelque peu aux troupes de l'armée du ruban rouge qui se trouve être la plus puissante de la galaxie. Au passage, Sangoku en profite pour venir en aide à des villageois dont le maire est retenu en otage...

Dragon Ball, Tome 7

La ménace

1987

Les Dragon Ball, boules de cristal magiques, offrent à celui qui les détient la possibilité de réaliser tous ses voeux. Bien sûr la quête que mène Sangoku et ses amis pour les réunir n'est pas sans obstacles : tournois et combats rythment chaque tome de cette série-culte pour les jeunes adolescents. Scénarios et dialogues assez simples centrés sur la confrontation entre les différents protagonistes. Les textes se résument parfois aux cris des combattants mais le succès de la série dépasse largement cela, pour en faire un véritable mythe auprès de la jeune génération. —Nadia Picard

Dragon Ball, Vol. 8

Taopaipai and Master Karin

1987

Tired of losing their best operatives to Son Goku, the commanders of the Red Ribbon Army hire Taopaipai, the world's greatest assassin, to "take care" of him permanently! To have a chance of defeating this new opponent, Goku must climb the miles-high Karin Tower, where a mysterious hermit guards a jug of magic water which will grant the one who drinks it super strength. And while Goku struggles to get the magic water, time is running out...because Commander Red only needs two more Dragon Balls to make his deepest, darkest wishes come true!

Dragon Ball, Vol. 9

Test of the All-Seeing Crone

1987

Having defeated the Red Ribbon Army single-handedly and taken their Dragon Balls, Goku finds that one is still missing! To locate it, he goes to the palace of the All-Seeing Crone, Baba Uranai, who can find anything in the world...for a price! The crone agrees to find the Dragon Ball for free if Goku and his friends—Yamcha, Pu'ar, Kuririn and Upa—can best her five supernatural champions in one-on-one combat. but even if they can beat Dracula, the Mummy, and the Devil, the final challenger just might give Goku the shock of his life!

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Dragon Ball, Tome 10

Le miraculé

1987

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Dragon Ball, Vol. 11

The Eyes of Tenshinhan

1988

The Tenka'ichi Budôkai is heating up, and there can only be one winner! Last tournament's champion Jackie Chun goes up against three-eyed "Crane School" kung fu master Tenshinhan! Then, it's the long-awaited match between former classmates Goku and Kuririn—and guess who has some tricks up his sleeve! But Tenshinhan isn't just fighting to win, he's carrying out a deadly grudge—to avenge his master, the Crane Hermit, whose brother was killed by Goku. It all comes down to a final round so devastating the battlefield itself might not survive intact—let alone the spectators!

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Dragon Ball, Vol. 12

The Demon King Piccolo

1988

When Kuririn is killed by a lizard-like monster, Goku goes in search of the culprit and finds his most terrifying enemy yet: the evil Demon King Piccolo! Freed after centuries of imprisonment, Piccolo sends waves of monsters on a mission to find the Dragon Balls and destroy any martial artists who might oppose him. With his flying cloud destroyed, Goku finds himself lost in the jungle where he meets an unlikely new ally. Meanwhile, Kame-Sen'nin prepares a last-ditch plan to defeat Piccolo... but at what cost?

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Dragon Ball, Tome 13

L'empire du chaos

1988

Il faut à tout prix empêcher Piccolo de réunir les sept Dragon Balls ! S'il y parvient, la nouvelle puissance dont il jouira lui permettra de régner sur le monde entier et de détruire tous ceux qui oseront s'opposer à lui. Sangoku et ses alliés parviendront-ils à arrêter ce cruel démon dans son ascension vers le pouvoir suprême ?

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Dragon Ball, Vol. 14

Heaven and Earth

1988

Goku is the world's only hope—the only being on Earth capable of fighting Piccolo, the Great Demon King! But the city-demolishing battle ends with Piccolo birthing a younger, even tougher version of himself, who will return in three years time to finish the destruction wrought by his father! In search of a way to defeat the new Piccolo, Goku's gaze turns skyward—to the heavenly realm of Kami-sama, creator of the Dragon Balls, deity of the Dragon Ball world. But Piccolo and Kami-sama share a shocking secret...

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Dragon Ball, Vol. 15

The Titanic Tournament

1988

It's the "Strongest Under the Heavens" martial arts tournament, and the world's greatest fighters have gathered! But Kuririn, Goku, Tenshinhan and Yamcha face mighty enemies. Taopaipai the assassin has returned as a cyborg—and Goku and Tenshinhan are on his hit list! A mysterious young woman has a grudge against Goku. The only "mystery" about bumbling salaryman Shen is how he made it to the final rounds. And the last contestant is the new and improved Piccolo, for whom the championship is just a stepping stone to take over the world...

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L'héritier

1989

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Dragon Ball Z, Vol. 1

The World's Greatest Team

1989

Son Goku is the greatest hero on Earth. Five years after defeating the demon king Piccolo, he's grown up and had a family—he's married, and he has a child, Son Gohan. But what is the real reason for Goku's incredible strength? A visitor from outer space arrives bearing terrible news—Goku is an alien, and the visitor, Raditz, is Goku's brother! When Raditz turns out to be a ruthless killer, Goku must fight his incredibly strong brother to save his family and the entire human race. A surprising alliance may be Earth's last hope: Goku will team up with his old enemy Piccolo...archenemies united to save the world!

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Dragon Ball (sens français) - Tome 18

Maître Kaïo

1989

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Dragon Ball, Tome 19

Végéta

1989

Entraîné par Piccolo, Sangohan, le fils de Sangoku, affronte les terribles Saïyens Nappa et Végéta. Sangoku, ressuscité, vient leur prêter main-forte ! Ce combat marque le ton des prochains numéros de Dragon Ball, où l'innocence des personnages cède la place à leur ardeur au combat.

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Dragon Ball tome 20

Yajirobé

1990

Le duel entre Sangoku et les Saïyens fait rage. Végéta se transforme en singe grâce à son pouvoir de Saïyen. Pour ne pas mourir, Sangohan est obligé d'en faire autant. Yajirobe et Krilin feront de leur mieux pour aider leurs amis.

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Dragon Ball, Tome 21

Monsieur Freezer

1990

/ 2723418642 / Comic strips / Frans / French / Français / Französisch / soft cover / 12 x 18 cm / 150 .pp /

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Dragon Ball, Tome 22

Zabon et Doria

1990

Toujours à la recherche de nouvelles Dragon Balls sur la planète Namek, Sangohan et Krilin vont devoir affronter l'horrible Freezer et ses sbires en attendant l'arrivée de Sangoku.

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Dragon Ball, Tome 23

Recoom et Guldo

1990

Sur la planète des Nameks, Krilin et Sangohan protègent toujours le petit Dende. Avant l'arrivée de Sangoku, Végéta va affronter l'équipe de M. Freezer : Zabon et Doria. Il se joindra ensuite à Krilin et Sangohan pour combattre le commando Ginue.

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Dragon Ball, Tome 24

Le Capitaine Ginue

1991

Sur Namek, le Commando Ginue a réuni les 7 Dragon Balls pour M. Freezer qui compte ainsi obtenir la vie éternelle. Végéta et ses nouveaux alliés, Sangohan et Krilin, ne pourront pas résister longtemps face à Recoom et sa bande. Heureusement, Sangoku arrive pour les sauver. Il semble investi d'une puissance surhumaine, serait-il le Super-Saïyen ? Voici la suite des aventures de Dragon Ball, le chef-d'oeuvre d' Akira Toriyama, qui a conquis le public français au point de devenir un véritable "phénomène de société."

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Dragon Ball, Tome 25

Piccolo

1991

Ginue s'est emparé du corps de Sangoku mais doit l'abandonner devant la force de Végéta. Krilin et Dendé vont chez le Grand Chef pour obtenir la formule qui permet d'invoquer le Dragon Magique. Ils lui demandent de faire revenir Piccolo sur Namek pour les aider à combattre Freezer. Voici la suite des aventures de Dragon Ball, le chef-d'oeuvre d' Akira Toriyama, qui a conquis le public français au point de devenir un véritable phénomène de société.

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Dragon Ball, Tome 26

Le petit Dendé

1991

Après de multiples transformations, Freezer décuple sa force ! Dendé, le petit namek, parvient à soigner les amis de Sangoku qui, lui, arrive au terme de sa convalescence. Seront-ils malgré tous assez vaillants pour vaincre Freezer ?

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Dragon Ball, Tome 27

Le Super Saïyen

1991

With an entire planet for their battleground, Goku and Freeza continue their showdown to see who's strongest in the universe! But Goku's determination turns to horror as he realizes that his enemy has just been toying with him...and at just 50% of his full power, Freeza is more than strong enough to beat Goku! Gohan, Piccolo and Kuririn distract Freeza while Goku powers up for a gigantic genki-dama—the last-ditch "energy sphere" technique. Soon, the heroes have no choice but to hope for a miracle...

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Dragon Ball, Tome 28

Trunks

1991

Sur Namek, prête à exploser sous peu, Freezer et Sangoku arrivent au terme de leur combat sans merci. Malgré sa victoire, Sangoku ne parvient pas à fuir la planète. Alors que sur Terre, ses compagnons ressuscités apprennent qu'il a finalement survécu; un nouveau danger menace l'ère de paix que tout le monde espérait...

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Dragon Ball Z, Vol. 13

The Red Ribbon Androids

1992

Three years ago, the time traveler Trunks came from the future to warn Earth's heroes about terrifying androids. Now, the future has become the present: Dr. Gero has unleashed his creations, Androids #19 and #20, to get revenge against Goku for defeating the Red Ribbon Army! But even three years of advance warning may not be enough to prepare the heroes to face robots more powerful than Super Saiyans! And when Trunks returns to join in the fight, they discover that time travel can be dangerous...because sometimes the future changes in ways you don't expect...

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Dragon Ball 30

Réunification

1992

Alors que Sangoku est toujours entre la vie et la mort, terrassé par sa maladie, Végété, Trunks et les autres parviennent enfin au repaire du docteur Géro. Mais ce dernier a déjà fort à faire avec ses propres créations, les cyborgs n°17 et 18, qui décident de se rebeller contre lui et de réveiller le mystérieux n°16...

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Dragon Ball Tome 31

Cell se rapproche à pas de loup

1900

Un nouveau monstre vient d'arriver. Il se nomme Cell. C'est un cyborg conçu par le docteur Géro. Mais pour pouvoir devenir parfait, il doit absorber C17 et C18. Seul Piccolo semble lui tenir tête. Le monstre décide donc de s'enfuir. San Goku qui est enfin guérit part avec San Gohan, Végéta et Trunks pour s'entraîner dans la salle du temps et de l'esprit dans le but de dépasser le niveau des super saïyens. Mais arriveront ils à temps? Cell réussira t'il a retrouver les cyborgs? Piccolo arrivera t'il à vaincre tous ces ennemis?

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Dragon Ball Z, Vol. 16

The Room of Spirit and Time

1992

Cell has fused with android #17, becoming practically invincible—but not for long! Training in the Room of Spirit and Time, where a year passes for every day outside, Vegeta and Trunks have gone beyond the Super Saiyan, reaching a level of power even greater than second-stage Cell! Now Cell is the one who is outmatched—but Vegeta hates a boring fight. Succumbing to his pride, Vegeta agrees to help Cell fuse with android #18, the last element he needs to become "perfect," so he can have the honor of defeating the strongest being in the world!

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Dragon Ball Tome 33

Début du Cell Game

1992

La vanité, l'orgueil et la trahison de Végéta ont permis à Cell d'atteindre le stade ultime de sa métamorphose en un guerrier parfait et invulnérable. Mais ce dernier veut faire durer le plaisir : il organise un tournoi ouvert à toute la planète, dans le but de se mesurer à ceux qui le souhaitent. Tant qu'un combattant acceptera de l'affronter, Cell épargnera la Terre. Qui donc serait capable de faire plier un tel adversaire ?

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Dragon Ball, Tome 34

Le combat final de Sangoku

1993

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Dragon Ball Z, Vol. 19

Death of a Warrior

1993

Awakening to his true power, the once meek Gohan pummels Cell, the former strongest being alive! But rather than suffer the indignity of defeat, Cell has a last desperate option—self-destruct and take the planet with him! Can the Saiyans and their allies save the world from being turned to ashes? With the death of six billion people only seconds away, Goku and Gohan—father and son—must fight together for the final blow...

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Dragon Ball Z, Vol. 20

The New Generation

1992

This is a Japanese comic - not written in English.

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Dragon Ball Z, Vol. 21

Tournament of the Heavens

1994

Earth's heroes have come out of retirement, and the audience at the Tenka'ichi Budokai - 'Strongest Under the Heavens' martial arts tournament - is about to see what real martial artists can do! While Trunks and Gohan tear up the Junior Division, Videl, the daughter of Earth's 'champion' Hercule, prepares to test her newfound kung fu skills (like flying). Meanwhile, the experienced heroes prepare for their turn to fight Goku, who has come back from the dead just for this one match! But Goku isn't the only otherworldly visitor. Two mysterious contestants have entered the tournament, wielding the power of the heavens...and they have a special mission in this world...

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Dragon Ball Z, Vol. 22

Mark of the Warlock

1994

The Lord of Lords, mightiest of the deities, has come to Earth—and he needs the help of Goku, Gohan and Vegeta! From across aeons of time, from across the stars, the evil wizard Bobbidi has returned, gathering chi energy to resurrect the imprisoned djinn Boo, the most powerful creature that ever existed. Beneath the ground in a buried spaceship, Bobbidi has assembled a menagerie of vicious beasts from across the galaxy, ready to defeat our heroes and feed their power to the djinn. But the most vicious enemy of all is already standing in the heroes' ranks...

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Dragon Ball Z, Vol. 23

Boo Unleashed!

1994

The mighty djinn Boo has awakened from his aeons-old slumber! As Boo's reign of terror begins, even the mad wizard Bobbidi and his allies question whether such an uncontrollable being should have been set free. With all the universe's greatest champions dead, petrified, or beaten into unconsciousness, only one hero remains to put up a fight...Vegeta. Will he win...or will Boo be free to turn the entire population of the world into sweets and gobble them up?

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Dragon Ball Z, Vol. 24

Hercule to the Rescue

1995

Breaking from his master Bobbidi, the rampaging Boo turns the entire world into his candy store! To fight back, Goku transforms into his most powerful form yet, but the world's only hope may lie in Trunks and Goten, the world's youngest and most promising fighters. Using an alien fusion technique, they attempt to merge together to form a single, even more powerful hero! Meanwhile, as Boo destroys city after city, the people of Earth call forth their secret weapon...the seemingly invincible (but actually incompetent) Hercule!

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Dragon Ball, Tome 41

Super Gotens

1995

Les dragon balls sont des boules de cristal magiques. Celui qui les réunit invoque un dragon qui réalisera ses voeux. Sangoku, Dendé, Végéta et tous les protagonistes de cette grande saga tentent de trouver les sept dragon balls qui, une fois le voeu exaucé, s'éparpilleront à nouveau dans l'univers. Pour gagner du temps et permettre à Trunks et Sangoten de perfectionner la Fusion, Sangoku utilise son joker et dévoile sa transformation en Super Saiyen de niveau 3. Malgré tout, il ne fait pas le poids contre Boo. Mister Satan, lui, parvient à s'attirer la sympathie de Boo, et même à vivre à ses côtés ! Mais un événement tragique provoque la " naissance " d'un nouveau Boo, purement maléfique cette fois. Un adversaire encore plus puissant émerge de l'affrontement entre le bon et le mauvais Boo. L'apparition de cette nouvelle et terrifiante créature sonnera-t-elle le glas des espoirs terriens ? Devenue un véritable phénomène de mode dès sa parution, cette série connaît un succès mondial auprès de toute une génération.

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Dragon Ball, Tome 42

La Victoire

1995

Authors

Akira Toriyama (鳥山明) was a Japanese manga artist and character designer. He first achieved mainstream recognition for creating the popular manga series Dr. Slump, before going on to create Dragon Ball (his most famous work) and acting as a character designer for several popular video games such as the Dragon Quest series, Chrono Trigger, and Blue Dragon. Toriyama came to be regarded as one of the most important authors in the history of manga with his works highly influential and popular, particularly Dragon Ball, which many manga artists cite as a source of inspiration. He earned the 1981 Shogakukan Manga Award for best shōnen/shōjo manga with Dr. Slump, and it went on to sell over 35 million copies in Japan. It was adapted into a successful anime series, with a second anime created in 1997, 13 years after the manga ended. His next series, Dragon Ball, would become one of the most popular and successful manga in the world. Having sold 260 million copies worldwide, it is one of the best-selling manga series of all time and is considered a key work in increasing manga circulation to its peak in the mid-1980s and mid-1990s. Overseas, Dragon Ball's anime adaptations have been more successful than the manga and are credited with boosting anime's popularity in the Western world. In 2019, Toriyama was decorated a Chevalier of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres for his contributions to the arts. In October 2024, Toriyama was inducted into the Harvey Awards Hall of Fame.