Kakarrot, who is still a baby, is sent in a spaceship to Earth, so that when he grows up he will exterminate humanity and take over the planet. To make sure they remain loyal to him, he lies to them by telling them that the destruction of his planet was due to a meteorite impact.
, whom he prefers to leave alive to continue serving his purpose. Only a few Saiyans survive the massacre, including Vegeta, Nappa, and the brothers Raditz and Kakarrot. Fearful that they pose a threat to his domain, Freeza decides to use his powers to annihilate them by destroying his home, the planet Vegeta. One of them is that of the Saiyans, beings with human appearance and possessors of considerable strength. Main article: Addendum: Dragon Ball Timelineįreeza is a being that conquers planets to sell them later through an organization to which creatures of different races belong. There is a product franchise about the universe created by Toriyama, which includes animated films and live images, original animations, video games, collectible cards, action figures and toys, among others. Dragon Ball is considered one of the most influential works And popular of the contemporary era, and has served as inspiration for other mangakas such as Eiichirō Oda, Masashi Kishimoto, Tite Kubo and Hiro Mashima, creators of One Piece, Naruto, Bleach and Fairy Tail, respectively. The anime adaptations also achieved notable success in 1999, for example, one of its chapters achieved a record audience in the US on the Cartoon Network, with 1.7 million viewers. Sales of the printed material, quantified at more than 160 million copies sold in Japan and 250 to 300 million worldwide, led Dragon Ball to be one of Shūeisha's most successful titles. The violence and nudity present in some episodes of both anime and manga caused censorship by distributors in different countries. In 2015, Dragon Ball Super began to be broadcast on Fuji Television, an anime that continues the events of Dragon Ball Z and has a manga adaptation, published from June of the same year in Shōnen Jump. Called Dragon Ball GT, has an unpublished argument in whose writing Toriyama did not participate. A third anime produced by the same studio premiered in 1996.
After its broadcast in 1989 on the Fuji Television channel in Japan, Toei premiered a continuation titled Dragon Ball Z, which incorporated the remaining content of the manga. Two years after its launch, Toei Animation released an adaptation anime covering approximately the first half of the work. The manga had 519 printed chapters compiled into 42 tankōbon volumes. On several occasions they are useful both for Goku and his friends and for humanity, although they are also constantly sought by some evil beings.
The name of the series comes from some magical spheres that when gathered summon a dragon that grants wishes. As the plot unfolds, he meets other characters who help him in this purpose. His story describes the adventures of Goku, a warrior saiyajin, whose purpose is protect the Earth of other beings who want to conquer it and exterminate humanity. It was originally published in the magazine Shonen Jump, the Japanese publisher Shueisha, between 19. Dragon Ball / Dragon Ball ? ), Is a manga written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama.