Dragon Ball
ドラゴンボール
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. (Source: MAL Rewrite)
Dragon Ball is a tv with 153 episodes, from Winter 1986, produced by Toei Animation, rated 7.8/10 on AniList.
Synopsis
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. (Source: MAL Rewrite)
Main Characters
Tags
- Shounen — Target demographic is teenage and young adult males.
- Martial Arts — Centers around the use of traditional hand-to-hand combat.
- Super Power — Prominently features characters with special abilities that allow them to do what would normally be physically or logically impossible.
- Travel — Centers around character(s) moving between places a significant distance apart.
- Coming of Age — Centers around a character's transition from childhood to adulthood.
- Male Protagonist — Main character is male.
- Orphan — Prominently features a character that is an orphan.
- Battle Royale — Centers around a fierce group competition, often violent and with only one winner.
- Cultivation — Features characters using training, often martial arts-related, and other special methods to cultivate qi (a component of traditional Chinese philosophy, described as "life force") and gain strength or immortality.
- Dragons — Prominently features mythical reptiles which generally have wings and can breathe fire.
- Aliens — Prominently features extraterrestrial lifeforms.
- Anachronism — Prominently features elements that are out of place in the historical period the work takes place in, particularly modern elements in a historical setting.