Dragon Ball
Goku's martial arts
Dragon Ball is a Japanese manga and anime franchise created by Akira Toriyama, following martial artist Goku from childhood through adulthood as he trains, fights increasingly powerful enemies, and searches for wish-granting orbs called dragon balls.
The series popularized many anime tropes in the West and remains a touchstone of the genre: I grew up watching Dragon Ball Z after school.
Its influence extends to video games, merchandise, and internet culture, where references to power levels and characters like Vegeta are common.
- power levelMeasure of capability
- mangaJapanese comic medium
- animeJapanese cartoon art form
- KamehamehaFirst Hawaiian monarch
- spirit bombCollective energy attack
Vegeta · Goku · energy blast · wish · piccolo · ki · scouter · trunks · aura · gi · Krillin · capsule · One Piece · Frieza · Gohan · Naruto · transformation · cloud
- Dragon BallGoku, Vegeta, Gohan, Frieza, Krillin
- Japanese culturesamurai, kabuki, sumo, origami, tea ceremony
- franchisesfranchise, Star Wars, franchising, franchises, franchisor
- Anime/Mangaanime, manga, shonen, manga adaptations, mecha
- Bandai NamcoPac-Man, Tekken, Dark Souls, Galaga, Dig Dug
- cartoonsBugs Bunny, Mickey Mouse, Tom and Jerry, Simpsons, Donald Duck
Dragon Ballfeature film
Standard-length theatrical release
miniseries · limited series · anthology · short film · theatrical release
ball, dragon, football, snowball, baseball, fireball, basketball, dragons, volleyball