Eath's greatest hero...is from outerspace!
Dragon Ball introduces 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 Ball and Dragon Ball Z
were originally a single 42-volume series. VIZ Media's Dragon Ball
contains vols. 1-16 of the original Japanese Dragon Ball, from the
beginning of the series to the climax of Goku's last fight with
Piccolo.)
Goku is the world's only hope--the only being on Earth capable of
fighting Piccolo, the Great Demon King! But the city-demolishing battle
ends with Piccolo birthing a younger, even tougher version of himself,
who will return in three years time to finish the destruction wrought by
his father! In search of a way to defeat the new Piccolo, Goku's gaze
turns skyward--to the heavenly realm of Kami-sama, creator of the Dragon
Balls, deity of the Dragon Ball world. But Piccolo and Kami-sama share a
shocking secret...