Dragon Ball
Goku Son is a young boy who lives in the woods all alone—that is until a girl named Bulma runs into him in her search for a set of magical objects called the "Dragon Balls." Since the artifacts are said to grant one wish to whoever collects all seven, Bulma hopes to gather them and wish for a perfect boyfriend. Goku happens to be in possession of a dragon ball, but unfortunately for Bulma, he refuses to part ways with it, so she makes him a deal: he can tag along on her journey if he lets her borrow the dragon ball's power. With that, the two set off on the journey of a lifetime.
They don't go on the journey alone. On the way, they meet the old Muten-Roshi and wannabe disciple Kuririn, with whom Goku trains to become a stronger martial artist for the upcoming World Martial Arts Tournament. However, it's not all fun and games; the ability to make any wish come true is a powerful one, and there are others who would do much worse than just wishing for a boyfriend. To stop those who would try to abuse the legendary power, they train to become stronger fighters, using their newfound strength to help the people around them along the way....More
Score: 78
Status: FINISHED
Format: TV
Episodes: 153
Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Supernatural
Start Date: 1986-2-26
End Date: 1989-4-12
Related Anime
- SEQUEL: Dragon Ball Z
- SEQUEL: Dragon Ball Z Kai
- ALTERNATIVE: Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies
- ALTERNATIVE: Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle
- ALTERNATIVE: Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure
- ALTERNATIVE: Dragon Ball: The Path to Power
- SPIN_OFF: Dragon Ball Specials
- CHARACTER: Dr. Slump: Arale-chan
- CHARACTER: Dr. Slump
- CHARACTER: Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: N-cha! Love Comes From Penguin Village
Studios
- Toei Animation
- Funimation
- Fuji TV
Staff
- Justin Cook (ADR Director (English; Funimation))
- Akira Toriyama (Original Creator)
- Yoshiyuki Suga (Script (eps 125, 127))
- Gen Fukunaga (Executive Producer (English; Funimation))
- Daphne Gere (Theme Song Performance (English; ED))
- Kazuhisa Takenouchi (Episode Director (eps 3, 6, 10, 14, 19, 24, 27, 30, 33, 37, 39, 41, 44-46, 49, 51, 54, 56, 59, 62, 66, 69, 72, 74, 77, 79, 86, 92, 95, 99, 102, 106, 109, 113, 134, 136, 142, 147, 151))
- Daisuke Nishio (Episode Director (eps 2, 5, 11, 16, 20, 23, 28, 31, 35, 53, 58, 60, 65, 67, 81, 85, 88, 91, 93, 96, 101, 107, 110, 111, 115, 116, 138, 144, 149))
- Shunsuke Kikuchi (Music)
- Yasushi Hirano (Script (eps 1, 6, 11, 16, 20, 24, 27, 31, 49, 67, 73, 76))
- Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru (Key Animation)
Characters
- Gokuu Son (MAIN)Masako Nozawa
- Bulma (MAIN)Hiromi Tsuru
- Kuririn (MAIN)Mayumi Tanaka
- Yamcha (MAIN)Tooru Furuya
- Muten Roushi (MAIN)Jouji Yanami
- Pu'ar (SUPPORTING)Naoko Watanabe
- Piccolo (SUPPORTING)Toshio Furukawa
- Gyuumaou (SUPPORTING)Daisuke Gouri
- Suno (SUPPORTING)Naoko Watanabe
- Upa (SUPPORTING)Mitsuko Horie
- Yajirobe (SUPPORTING)Mayumi Tanaka
- Jinzouningen 8-gou (SUPPORTING)Shouzou Iizuka