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.)
Only Goku, Bulma and Kuririn stand between the Red Ribbon Army and the
seven Dragon Balls which can grant any wish in the world! Using a
submarine loaned by Kame-Sen'nin, the heroic trio explores a pirate's
undersea cave in search of the next Dragon Ball, but gun-toting
bad guys are on their tail! Now they must face not only perilous pirate
traps but the sinister General Blue, a martial artist with powers even
Goku doesn't have! Can they escape the cave alive? As the battle
continues, Goku and General Blue go to Penguin Village, the home of the
weird scientist Dr. Slump and one of the strangest places on
Earth!