Dragon Ball, Vol. 1

Eath's greatest hero...is from outerspace!

Dragon Ballintroduces a young monkey-tailed boy named Goku (a wry update of the classic Chinese "Monkey King" legend), whose quiet life changes when he meets a girl named Bulma who is on a quest to collect seven "Dragon Balls." If she gathers them all, an incredibly powerful dragon will appear and grant her one wish. But the precious orbs are scattered all over the world, and Bulma could use the help of a certain super-strong boy... (In Japan,Dragon BallandDragon Ball Zwere originally a single 42-volume series. VIZ Media'sDragon Ballcontains vols. 1-16 of the original JapaneseDragon Ball, from the beginning of the series to the climax of Goku's last fight with Piccolo.)

Before there wasDragon Ball Z, there was Akira Toriyama's action epicDragon Ball, starring the younger version of Son Goku and all the otherDragon Ball Zheroes! Meet a naive young monkey-tailed boy named Goku, whose quiet life changes when he meets Bulma, a girl who is on a quest to collect seven "Dragon Balls." If she gathers them all, an incredibly powerful dragon will appear and grant her one wish. But the precious orbs are scattered all over the world, and Bulma needs Goku's help (and his super-strength)! With a magic staff for a weapon and a flying cloud for a ride, Goku sets out on the adventure of a lifetime...