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Dragon Ball

Dragon Ball

Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Dragonball
Japanese: ドラゴンボール

Information

Type: TV
Episodes: 153
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Feb 26, 1986 to Apr 12, 1989
Duration: 24 min. per episode
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
L represents licensing company

Statistics

Score: 7.881 (scored by 23453 users)
Ranked: #4342
Popularity: #50
Members: 33,112
Favorites: 1,055
1 indicates a weighted score
2 based on the top anime page.

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Popular Tags

action adventure comedy martial arts shounen

Synopsis

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. (Source: ANN)

Related Anime

Adaptation: Dragon Ball,
Sequel: Dragon Ball Z (U.S.), Dragon Ball Z (Original), Dragon Ball Kai
Alternative version: Dragon Ball Movie 1: Curse of the Blood Rubies, Dragon Ball Movie 2, Dragon Ball Movie 3, Dragon Ball Movie 4
Spin-off: Dragon Ball - S1 Goku's Traffic Safety, Dragon Ball - S2 Goku's Fire Brigade

Characters & Voice Actors

Piccolo
Piccolo
Main
Furukawa, Toshio
Japanese
Furukawa, Toshio
Segundo, Carlos
Spanish
Segundo, Carlos
...
Kuririn
Kuririn
Main
Tanaka, Mayumi
Japanese
Tanaka, Mayumi
Strait, Sonny
English
Strait, Sonny
...
Yamcha
Yamcha
Main
Furuya, Toru
Japanese
Furuya, Toru
Sabat, Christopher
English
Sabat, Christopher
...
Briefs, Bulma
Briefs, Bulma
Main
Tsuru, Hiromi
Japanese
Tsuru, Hiromi
Pacotto, Emanuela
Italian
Pacotto, Emanuela
...

Staff

Nishio, Daisuke
Episode Director
Takenouchi, Kazuhisa
Episode Director
Mauldin, Meredith
Theme Song Performance
Fukunaga, Gen
Executive Producer


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May 10, 2008
L-sama
Ah, Dragonball. The beginning of one of the longest and arguably most popular anime franchise on both sides of the pacific. Unfortunately, this anime seems to be shunned by a few based on its affiliation with its sequels. That's a shame, really.

One huge reason why this anime holds its own is that the entire franchise is in its infancy. There are no Super Saiya-jin stages to worry about, and the fights aren’t stretched out to their barely tolerable limits. The various quests that the young Z-Senshi embark on are just that: quests. There are no interstellar enemies to fight (early on), and the majority of read more
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Jun 27, 2007
Sandgolem
The Dragonball Series, is the first in a line of series. It is about the adventures of a young boy Goku, and his travels as he quests to find the 7 magic dragonballs, which can grant anywish! This series is both a comedy and a fighting anime. I enjoyed it quiet a bit and it even enjoys a home in my personal anime collection.


Story

At times the story can be pretty simple, or obvious, or completely random. But overall the general story and the progression through it are very good. Although it doesnt measure up to other animes as well, its own orginal story and characters read more
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Recommendations

Although both series are shounen and have a lot of fighting, both have also tons of adventuring through the world, meeting new people and places and both have a lot of comedy.
reportRecommended by m4rc0 - Add to favorites
Both are based on 'Journey to the West', one of the 'Four Great Classical Novels' of Chinese literature, written in 1590 A.D.

Opening Theme

"Makafushigi Adventure" by Hiroki Takahashi

Ending Theme

"Romatikku Ageru Yo" by Ushio Hashimoto

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