List of Dragon Ball chapters (series)

First tankōbon volume of Dragon Ball, released in Japan on November 10, 1985

Dragon Ball is a Japanese manga, written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. The story follows the adventures of Son Goku, a child who goes on a life-long journey beginning with a quest for the seven mystical Dragon Balls. Along the way, he goes through many rigorous martial arts training regimens and educational programs, defeats a series of increasingly powerful martial artists, and becomes the top martial artist in the universe.

The series was published in the Japanese-language magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump. The individual chapters were collected by Shueisha in a series of 42 tankōbon volumes; The first tankōbon was released on November 10, 1985, while the last one was released on August 4, 1995. In 2002, the manga was re-released in a collection of 34 kanzenban, which included a slightly rewritten ending, new covers, and color artwork from its Weekly Shōnen Jump run. There have also been two anime adaptations, both produced by Toei Animation. The first, also named Dragon Ball, adapted the first sixteen volumes of the manga, while the second series, titled Dragon Ball Z, adapted the remaining twenty-six.

The distributing company Viz Media has released all 42 volumes in English in the United States. Viz released volumes seventeen through forty-two of the manga under a separate Dragon Ball Z brand to reduce confusion for North American readers. Both manga series were published since March 1998 (with a re-release of the first ten volumes of each in 2003); the last volume of the first part was released on August 3, 2004, while the last one of the second part was released on June 6, 2006. The first 120 chapters of Dragon Ball were also released in individual comic book format, with the remaining chapters exclusive to the graphic novel format. As of June 2008, Viz began re-releasing both manga series in a wideban format called "VIZBIG Edition", which is a collection of three volumes in one.

Volume list

No.	Title	Japanese release	English release
1	The Monkey King (Son Goku and Friends) Son Gokū to Nakamatachi (孫悟空と仲間たち)	November 10, 1985 ISBN 978-4-08-851831-2	March 2003 ISBN 978-1-56931-920-8
001. "Bloomers and the Monkey King" (ブルマと孫悟空 , "Buruma to Son Gokū") 002. "No Balls!" (球がない!!, "Booru ga nai!!") 003. "Sea Monkeys" (悟空·海へ走る, "Gokū · Umi e Hashiru") 004. "They Call Him... the Turtle Hermit" (亀仙人の筋斗雲, "Kamesennin no Kintoun") 005. "Oo! Oo! Oolong!" (ウーロンあらわる!!, "Ūron Arawaru!!") 006. "So Long, Oolong!" (ウーロン対決孫悟空 , "Ūron Taiketsu Son Gokū") 007. "Yamcha and Pu'ar" (ヤムチャとプーアル, "Yamucha to Pūaru") 008. "One, Two, Yamcha-cha!" (ヤムチャおそるべし!!, "Yamucha Osorubeshi!!") 009. "Dragon Balls in Danger!!" (ドラゴンボール危うし!!, "Doragon Booru Ayaushi!!") 010. "Onward to Fry-Pan..." (強盗大策戦, "Gōtō Daisakusen") 011. "... And Into the Fire!" (フライパン山の牛魔王 , "Furaipan Yama no Gyūmaō")
A genius girl called Bulma meets Goku, a strong boy with a monkey tail. Seeing how strong Goku is, Bulma tells him to accompany her to search for the seven Dragon Balls, which are able to grant any wish to the one who collects them all. Bulma takes Goku into her capsule house, where he is astonished by modern technology and anatomy. Already having three Dragon Balls together, Goku and Bulma start traveling, and soon they meet an old man called Master Roshi who gives them the fourth Dragon Ball and a cloud which Goku can fly on as gifts for returning his turtle. Soon they get the fifth Dragon Ball after being joined by a little pig called Oolong. While traveling in the desert, they are attacked by a powerful bandit named Yamcha and a little animal named Puar. They soon learn about the Dragon Balls and attempt to steal them so Yamcha can have confidence in talking to girls. They later discover that the sixth Dragon Ball is in a burning castle, and its owner, Ox King, tells them that Master Roshi can stop the fire.
2	Wish Upon a Dragon (Critical Moment for the Dragonballs) Doragon Booru Kiki Ippatsu (ドラゴンボール危機一髪)	January 10, 1986 ISBN 978-4-08-851832-9	March 2003 ISBN 978-1-56931-921-5
012. "In Search of Kame-Sen'nin" (亀仙人をたずねて, "Kamesennin o Tazunete") 013. "Fanning the Flame" (亀仙人の芭蕉扇 , "Kamesennin no Bashōsen") 014. "Kamehameha!" (亀仙人のかめはめ波!!, "Kamesennin no Kamehameha!!") 015. "At Sixes and Sevens" (七星球発見, "Chīshinchū Hakken") 016. "One Goal, One Enemy" (ウサギの耳 , "Usagi no Mimi") 017. "Carrot Top" (オヤブンの得意技 , "Oyabun no Tokui Waza") 018. "Who's Got My Balls?!" (D.B.奪われる!!, "Doragon Booru Ubawareru!!") 019. "At Last... the Dragon!" (ついに龍あらわる!, "Tsui ni Doragon Arawaru!") 020. "Just One Wish!!" (神龍への願い!!, "Shenron e no Negai!!") 021. "Full Moon" (満月, "Mangetsu") 022. "The End of the Tale" (悟空の大変身, "Gokū no Daihenshin") 023. "Separate Ways" (ドラゴンチーム解散 , "Doragon Chīmu Kaisan") 024. "The High Price of Education" (亀仙人の修業料, "Kamesennin no Shugyou Ryou")
Goku finds Ox King's daughter, Chi-Chi, and goes with her to Roshi's house. Roshi agrees to turn off the fire and uses a powerful energy blast called Kamehameha to do it, and thus find the sixth Dragon Ball. Later, a soldier from the Emperor Pilaf steals Bulma's Balls. Yamcha helps them to enter Pilaf's castle but they are trapped in a room. With the seven Dragon Balls reunited, Pilaf summons the dragon Shenron who would grant his wish of conquering the world, but Oolong interrupts him by wishing for a girl's panties, making the Balls and the dragon disappear. Angered, Pilaf traps Goku and his friends in an unbreakable room, but Goku sees the full moon mysteriously causing him to transform into a giant ape that destroys the castle. Yamcha manages to cut his tail and Goku returns to being a child without knowing what happened. Goku separates from his friends and goes to train with Roshi. Master Roshi tells Goku that he must bring a girl to act as a housewife if he wants to train.
3	The Training of Kame-sen'nin (The Tenkaichi Budokai Begins!!) Tenkaichi Budoōkai Hajimaru!! (天下一武道会はじまる！！)	June 10, 1986 ISBN 978-4-08-851833-6	March 2003 ISBN 978-1-56931-922-2
025. "A Rival Arrives!!" (ライバル?参上!!, "Raibaru? Sanjō!!") 026. "Who's That Girl?!" (?な女の子 , "Fushigi na Onna no Ko") 027. "Nothing to Sneeze At" (ランチのクシャミ, "Ranchi no Kushami") 028. "Let the Training Begin!" (修業はじまり!!, "Shugyō Hajimari!!") 029. "Bad Day at Turtle Rock" (亀マークの石さがし, "Kame Māku no Ishi Sagashi") 030. "Milk Run" (牛乳配達, "Gyūnyū Haitatsu") 031. "It Only Gets Harder" (亀仙流の厳しい修業, "Kamesenryū no Kibishī Shugyō") 032. "Let the Contest Begin!!" (天下一武道会はじまる!!, "Tenkaichi Budōkai Hajimaru!!") 033. "Hard Work Pays!!" (修業の威力!!, "Shugyō no Iryoku!!") 034. "Strongest Under the Heavens!" (天下無敵!, "Tenka Muteki!") 035. "The Battle is Set!!" (対戦決定!!, "Taisen Kettei!!") 036. "Match No. 1" (第1試合, "Daīchi Shiai")
A bald monk named Kuririn makes his way to Roshi's island, and he demands training too. With him, Goku rescues a thief named Launch to take her to Roshi's house, so that he agrees to start the training. Roshi gives them strange methods to train such as running through jungles, finding rocks or delivering milk all across the island. Master Roshi continually makes the training harder by having the two wear a 2-ton turtle shell. After finishing their training, Roshi takes them to the World Martial Arts Tournament, which is a competition that reunites the strongest warriors from the planet. Goku and Kuririn easily win their first fights and manage to enter the eight best. Kuririn fights against a fat man who uses disgusting methods to fight such is his strong smell and farts, but Kuririn manages to defeat him.
4	Strongest Under the Heavens (The Grand Finals) Daikesshōsen (大決勝戦)	October 9, 1986 ISBN 978-4-08-851834-3	March 2003 ISBN 978-1-56931-923-9
037. "Match No. 2" (第2試合, "Daini Shiai") 038. "Water and Cheesecake" (第3試合, "Daisan Shiai") 039. "Monster Smash" (第4試合, "Daiyon Shiai") 040. "The Tail of Goku" (悟空のシッポ, "Gokū no Shippo") 041. "Kuririn vs. Jackie Chun" (クリリン対ジャッキー·チュン, "Kuririn Tai Jakkī Chun") 042. "The Big Fight" (大攻防戦!, "Daikōbōsen!") 043. "The Mysterious Jackie Chun" (謎のジャッキー·チュン, "Nazo no Jakkī Chun") 044. "The Name of the Game is Namu" (孫悟空対ナム, "Son Gokū Tai Namu") 045. "Taking the Air" (大空中戦!, "Daikūchūsen!") 046. "The Final Match" (大決勝戦, "Daikesshōsen") 047. "The Kamehameha" (かめはめ波, "Kamehameha") 048. "One Lucky Monkey" (猿マネ孫悟空, "Saru Mane Son Gokū")
In the next match, Yamcha is easily defeated by an old man named Jackie Chun, who is Roshi using in disguise. After that, a man named Nam beats a girl named Ranfan, who strips as an attack. Goku then defeats a dinosaur called Giran, after a prolonged battle in which Goku's tail reappears and Giran surrenders. In the first semifinal, Kuririn faces Jackie Chun, and is defeated as he is easily surpassed at speed. In the second semifinal, Goku fights against Nam and both use techniques to fight in the air. Nam loses, but Roshi tells him about how to get the water he needed to give to his poor town, and also explains that he participates in the tournament to avoid his students win and they may think they are the strongest fighters. Then, the final match between Goku and Jackie starts. The two exchange attacks, and it seems that Goku may win.
5	The Red Ribbon Army (The Terror of Muscle Tower) Massuru Tawā no Kyōfu (マッスルタワーの恐怖)	January 9, 1987 ISBN 978-4-08-851835-0	March 2003 ISBN 978-1-56931-924-6
049. "The Big Sleep" (武天老師の逆襲, "Jakkī Chun no Gyakushū") 050. "Jackie's Shocking Secret" (悟空最大のピンチ!!, "Gokū Saidai no Pinchi!!") 051. "And the Crowd Goes Wild!!" (天下一武道会大騒然, "Tenkaichi Budōkai Daisōzen") 052. "The Climax Approaches!" (クライマックス近し!!, "Kuraimakkusu Chikashi!!") 053. "The Final Blow" (クライマックス , "Kuraimakkusu") 054. "On the Road Again" (再冒険!!, "Saibōken!!") 055. "The Red Ribbon" (赤いリボン, "Akai Ribon") 056. "The Dragon Ball Scramble" (ドラゴンボール争奪戦, "Doragon Booru Sōdatsusen") 057. "The Storming of Muscle Tower" (マッスルタワー突撃!!, "Massuru Tawā Totsugeki!!") 058. "The Flexing of Muscle Tower" (マッスルタワーの恐怖, "Massuru Tawā no Kyōfu") 059. "Devil on the Third Floor" (3階の悪魔!!, "Sankai no Akuma!!") 060. "Purple People Beater" (忍者ムラサキ!!, "Ninja Murasaki!!")
During the fight, Goku sees the full moon and he once again turns into a giant ape. As Goku gets out of control, Jackie performs his Kamehameha technique to destroy the moon. Goku returns to his human state and as he wakes up, the fight continues and Goku uses his kamehameha. With both fighters being tired, they are only to perform a few moves, and Jackie wins the tournament when the two exchange kicks because his kick struck deeper than Goku's. Goku decides to search for the Dragon Ball that his grandfather left to him and leaves. However, Goku gets lost as he is attacked by villains from the Red Ribbon Army organization, and appears frozen in a snow village. He is rescued by a family, and as he discovers that the Red Ribbon is attacking them, Goku goes to the Muscle Tower base to stop them. He defeats the legendary warrior Full Metal Jacket, and fights the Ninja Murasaki, who tries to hide from Goku by using subtle techniques.
6	Bulma Returns! (Bulma's Big Mistake!!!) Buruma no Daishippai!! (ブルマの大失敗!!)	March 10, 1987 ISBN 978-4-08-851836-7	March 2003 ISBN 978-1-56931-925-3
061. "The 4½ Tatami Mat Flip" (忍法! 四畳半タタミ返し!!, "Ninpō! Yonjōhan Tatamigaeshi!!") 062. "The Ninja Split!" (危機!分身の術, "Kiki! Bunshin no Jutsu") 063. "Mechanical Man No. 8" (人造人間8号, "Jinzōningen Hachigō") 064. "The Horrible... Jiggler!" (5階戦慄のブヨン, "Gokai Senritsu no Buyon") 065. "How to Unjiggle a Jiggler" (ブヨン攻略法, "Buyon Kōryakuhō") 066. "Muscle Tower's Final Hour" (マッスルタワーの最後!!, "Massuru Tawā no Saigo!!") 067. "Go West, Young Goku..." (西へ..., "Nishi e...") 068. "Monkey in the City" (西の都のブルマんち, "Nishi no Miyako no Buruma n chi") 069. "Bulma and Goku" (ブルマと悟空part2, "Buruma to Gokū Pāto Tsū") 070. "Bulma's Big Mistake!!" (ブルマの大失敗!!, "Buruma no Daishippai!!") 071. "The Turtle is Spotted!" (KΑME HOUSE 発見さる!!, "Kame Hausu Hakken Saru!!") 072. "The Blue Meanies" (ブルー将軍攻撃開始, "Burū Shōgun Kōgeki Kaishi")
As Ninja Murasaki is defeated by Goku, he awakes the Android #8 to kill Goku, but the android negates to attack him. Instead, Goku and #8 become friends and both find the leader Colonel White, who traps them in the bottom of the tower with a monster called the Jiggler. Goku beats the Jiggler using the low temperatures, and they go to General White again. As White shoots Goku, #8 furiously knocks White. Seeing that the Dragon Ball's radar is broken, Goku goes to the West City to ask to Bulma to fix it. Bulma decides to join Goku and discovers the Dragon Ball is under the water. Roshi gives them a submarine to search the Dragon Ball and Kuririn joins them, while the Red Ribbon starts to chase Goku and the gang. Hasky's crew lines up to Master Roshi's house and is about to bomb them.
7	General Blue and the Pirate Treasure (Pursuit!! General Blue) Tsuiseki!! Burū Shōgun (追跡！！ブルー将軍)	May 8, 1987 ISBN 978-4-08-851837-4	March 2003 ISBN 978-1-56931-926-0
073. "The Wrong Turtle to Mess With" (ブルー将軍の誤算, "Burū Shōgun no Gosan") 074. "The Pirates' Trap" (海賊たちの罠, "Kaizokutachi no Wana") 075. "Robot in Waiting!" (海賊港の伏兵, "Kaizoku Minato no Fukuhei") 076. "The Treasure!" (お宝発見, "Otakara Hakken") 077. "Bright Blue's Eyes" (光るブルーの眼, "Hikaru Burū no Me") 078. "The Great Escape" (大脱出!!, "Daidasshutsu!!") 079. "Run, Run, Run!!" (逃げろや逃げろ!!, "Nigero ya Nigero!!") 080. "The Three Stolen Dragon Balls" (奪われた3個の龍球, "Ubawareta Sanko no Doragon Booru") 081. "Chased to Penguin Village!" (追ってペンギン村!, "Otte Pengin Mura!") 082. "The Broken Dragon Radar" (こわれたドラゴンレーダー, "Kowareta Doragon Reidā") 083. "The Stolen Dragon Radar" (奪われたドラゴンレーダー , "Ubawareta Doragon Reidā") 084. "The Korin Sanctuary" (聖地カリンの親子, "Seichi Korin no Oyako")
Goku, Bulma and Kuririn find a pirate's dungeon under the sea and enter to find the Dragon Ball. Goku encounters a skull robot and an octopus, but General Blue confuses him with false information/ After destroying its traps, they are attacked by General Blue from the Red Ribbon, who wants to steal the treasure from the dungeon. As they fight, the dungeon starts collapsing and they escape. Goku finds a Dragon Ball, but as they return to Roshi's, General Blue steals the Ball and Goku follows him. At some point, Goku and Blue appear in Penguin Village from the Dr. Slump series. As Goku loses Blue, he meets a girl robot Arale, who takes him with her creator to repair the radar which has been broken again. Blue steals the radar but he is then easily defeated by Arale. Goku is given a new radar and goes to Korin Sanctuary where the next Ball is located. However, two Indians, Bora and Upa, already have the ball.
8	Taopaipai and Master Karin (Goku's Charge) Son Gokū Totsugeki (孫悟空突撃)	July 10, 1987 ISBN 978-4-08-851838-1	May 2003 ISBN 978-1-56931-927-7
085. "Taopaipai the Assassin" (殺し屋゛桃白白゛, "Koroshiya 'Taopaipai'") 086. "The Devastating Dodon-Pa!!!" (桃白白の必殺どどん波, "Taopaipai no Hissatsu Dodonpa") 087. "The Great Climb" (カリン塔, "Karin Tō") 088. "Sage of the Korin Tower" (カリン塔のカリン様, "Korin Tō no Karinsama") 089. "A Drink of Water" (超聖水の効能, "Chōseisui no Kōnō") 090. "Son Goku Strikes Back!" (孫悟空の逆襲, "Son Gokū no Gyakushū") 091. "Battle in the Sanctuary!!" (聖地の大決戦!!, "Seichi no Daikessen!!") 092. "Taopaipai at the Brink" (最後の桃白白, "Saigo no Taopaipai") 093. "Goku's Charge" (孫悟空突撃, "Son Gokū Totsugeki") 094. "Attack From the Sky!" (孫悟空快進撃!, "Son Gokū Kaishingeki!") 095. "The Fall of Commander Red" (レッド総帥死す!, "Reddo Sōsui Shisu!") 096. "The Triumph!" (大勝利!!, "Daishōri!!")
In Korin Sanctuary, Goku befriends the two Indians, Bora and Upa, who gift him the four-star Dragon Ball, which his grandfather originally gave to Goku. The Red Ribbon sends the professional assassin Taopaipai to kill Goku. Once finding Goku, Taopaipai kills Bora and easily defeats Goku to the point where he thinks he died. After Goku recovers, he decides to revive Bora, but as he first needs to defeat Taopaipai, he climbs the Korin Tower to meet its hermit so he can become stronger. There he meets Korin, a cat that trains him by saying that the water he has can make him stronger. In the end, Korin reveals that it was just a joke to make Goku train harder. After a few days, Goku easily defeats Taopaipai and goes to the Red Ribbon base, demolishing its security and leaving only two men alive- Black and Red. Meanwhile, when General Black tells Commander Red he needs to abandon the base, it is revealed that the only reason Red wanted the Dragon Balls was to become tall. Angered at this, Black fires a pistol into Red's head, killing him. After several fights, Goku destroys the Red Ribbon and gets six Dragon Balls.
9	Test of the All-Seeing Crone (When Worried, See Uranai Baba) Komatta Toki no Uranai Baba (こまったときの占いババ)	September 10, 1987 ISBN 978-4-08-851839-8	May 2003 ISBN 978-1-56931-928-4
097. "The Lost Dragon Ball" (最後の龍球, "Saigo no Doragon Booru") 098. "The All-Seeing Crone" (占いババ, "Uranai Baba") 099. "The Five Champions" (5人の戦士, "Gonin no Senshi") 100. "Battle of the Bleeders" (大流血戦, "Dairyūketsusen") 101. "The Devil's Cesspool" (悪魔の便所, "Akuma no Benjo") 102. "Goku at the Plate!" (孫悟空見参, "Son Gokū Kenzan") 103. "The Power of Goku" (孫悟空強し!!, "Son Gokū Tsuyoshi!!") 104. "The Beam of Evil" (アクマイト光線, "Akumaitokōsen") 105. "The Last Champion" (5人目の男, "Gonin Me no Otoko") 106. "Strong vs. Strong" (強敵同士, "Kyōteki Dōshi") 107. "To Win by a Tail" (悟空のシッポ, "Gokū no Shippo") 108. "Son Gohan" (孫悟飯, "Son Gohan")
When reuniting with his friends, Bulma tells Goku that the last Dragon Ball is impossible to find for unknown reasons and Roshi tells him that his sister, Fortuneteller Baba, can find the Ball. Goku, Yamcha, Kuririn and Puar meet Baba who explains them that they have to beat her five warriors in order to explain where is the ball, unless they have one million dollars. Puar and Upa defeat the Vampire Man by making signs of vampires's weaknesses, and then Yamcha defeats the Invincible Man by using Master Roshi's nosebleed to reveal him. The next fighter is the Mummy Man, who defeats Yamcha but he is later defeated by Goku, who then defeats the devil. The devil uses his Devilmite Beam to make the evil in Goku's heart explode, but the attack fails when it is revealed that Goku has no evil in his heart. He has the last fight against a masked old man, who is Goku's deceased grandfather, Son Gohan. After a prolonged fight, Gohan gives up confessing he wanted to see his grandson. The two share an emotional moment, and then Gohan returns to the afterlife. Meanwhile, Emperor Pilaf plots on taking the Dragon Balls.
10	Return to the Tournament (The Twenty-Second Tenkaichi Budo'kai) Dainijūnikai Tenkaichi Budōkai (第２２回天下一武道会)	November 10, 1987 ISBN 978-4-08-851840-4	May 2003 ISBN 978-1-56931-929-1
109. "A Second Helping of Pilaf" (ピラフ一味の再挑戦, "Pirafu Ichimi no Saichōsen") 110. "The Pilaf Machine" (ピラフの大作戦, "Pirafu no Daisakusen") 111. "Reenter the Dragon" (神龍再び!!, "Shenron Futatabi!!") 112. "Go, Goku, Go!" (駆けろ!孫悟空, "Kakero! Son Gokuu") 113. "Return to the Tournament" (第22回天下一武道会, "Dainijūnikai Tenkaichi Budōkai") 114. "The Qualifying Rounds" (予選サバイバル, "Yosen Sabaibaru") 115. "King Chappa" (予選サバイバルその2, "Yosen Sabaibaru Sono Ni") 116. "The Doctored Lottery" (つくられた対戦表, "Tsukurareta Taisenhyō") 117. "Yamcha's Kamehameha!" (ヤムチャのかめはめ波, "Yamucha no Kamehameha") 118. "The Cruelty of Tenshinhan" (ヤムチャ破れる!!, "Yamucha Yabureru!!") 119. "The Full Moon Grudge" (満月の恨み, "Mangetsu no Urami") 120. "Look Out! The Dodon Blast!" (なんとどどん波, "Nanto Dodonpa")
As a reward for defeating the five warriors, Baba tells the location of the last Dragon Ball and Goku goes to find it. He confronts Emperor Pilaf and his soldiers, and after defeating them Goku gets their Dragon Ball. Goku then summons Shenlong and wishes to revive Bora. Three years later, Goku reunites with his friends and enters the new World Martial Arts Tournament. He also meets Roshi's rival, Tsuru-Sennin, the Crane Hermit, who has taken his two students to fight. The first match is between Yamcha and the Crane Hermit's student, Tien Shinhan. After a violent fight, Tien breaks Yamcha's left leg and wins. Yamcha is taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. In the second match Jackie Chun easily defeats the "Man-Wolf" and in the third, Kuririn faces the Crane Hermit's student, Chiaotzu. As both use their techniques, Goku discovers that the Crane Hermit is Taopaipai's brother and the Crane Hermit wants to take revenge for Tao's murder.
11	The Eyes of Tenshinhan (The World's Greatest Super Battle!!) Tenkaichi no Sūpā Batoru!! (天下一のスーパーバトル！！)	February 10, 1988 ISBN 978-4-08-851608-0	May 2003 ISBN 978-1-56931-919-2
121. "Kuririn's Master Plan" (クリリンの大作戦, "Kuririn no Daisakusen") 122. "Goku vs. Panpoot" (孫悟空参上!!!, "Son Gokū Sanjō!!!") 123. "Tenshinhan vs. Jackie Chun" (実力伯仲!!, "Jitsuryoku Hakuchū!!") 124. "Young Tenshinhan" (若き天津飯, "Wakaki Tenshinhan") 125. "Goku vs. Kuririn" (孫悟空対クリリン!!, "Son Gokū Tai Kuririn!!") 126. "Goku vs. Kuririn, Part 2" (孫悟空強し!!, "Son Gokū Tsuyoshi!!") 127. "Goku vs. Kuririn, Part 3" (クリリンの作戦、悟空の作戦, "Kuririn no Sakusen, Gokū no Sakusen") 128. "Goku vs. Tenshinhan" (天下一のスーパーバトル!!, "Tenkaichi no Sūpā Batoru!!") 129. "The Volleyball Play" (排球拳と戦闘パワー, "Haikyūken to Sentō Pawā") 130. "The Fist of the Sun" (天津飯あせる!, "Tenshinhan Aseru!") 131. "Tsuru-Sen'nin" (天津飯、苦悩!, "Tenshinhan, Kunō!") 132. "The Arms Race" (鶴仙人の怨念気功砲!!, "Tsurusennin no Onnen Kikōhō!!")
Kuririn manages to defeat Chiaotzu by his lack of knowledge in math, and then Goku easily defeats his opponent, the eight-time champion Panpoot. The semifinal starts between Tien and Jackie Chun. Surprised by Tien's abilities, Jackie gives up telling him that he could use his powers for good, revealing his true identity. Jackie tells Tien to swear that he will never tell his true identity. In the other semifinal, Goku faces Kuririn, and the former wins. The finals start and Goku fights against Tien. Both fight at the same level, but as Goku takes advantage, Chiaotzu is commanded by Tsuru to paralyze him. Tien tells Chiaotzu not to do it and Roshi attacks Tsuru, kicking him out of the contest. Tien and Chiaotzu decide to give up on the Crane Hermit's evil ways, and Tien gives up on his dream of becoming an assassin. The two begin to play fairly.
12	The Demon King Piccolo (The Terror of Piccolo Daimao!) Pikkoro Daimaō no Kyōfu! (ピッコロ大魔王の恐怖！)	April 8, 1988 ISBN 978-4-08-851609-7	September 3, 2003 ISBN 978-1-59116-155-4
133. "Desperation Move" (両者最後の戦術!!, "Ryōsha Saigo no Senjutsu!!") 134. "Up in the Air" (武道大会終了!そして..., "Budō Taikai Shūryō! Soshite...") 135. "The Death of Kuririn" (クリリンの死そして恐ろしき陰謀, "Kuririn no Shi Soshite Osoroshiki Inbō") 136. "Target: Tenka'ichi Budōkai" (ピッコロ大魔王の恐怖!, "Pikkoro Daimaō no Kyōfu!") 137. "We Need You, Goku!" (よみがえれ孫悟空!, "Yomigaere Son Gokū!") 138. "The Weirdo with the Ball" (ボールを持った妙なやつ, "Booru o Motta Myō na Yatsu") 139. "Yajirobe's Prey" (ヤジロベーの獲物, "Yajirobei no Emono") 140. "The Martial Artist Hunters" (タンバリンがやってくる!, "Tambarin ga Yatte Kuru!") 141. "Goku vs. Tambourine" (孫悟空爆発!!, "Son Gokū Bakuhatsu!!") 142. "Piccolo Descends!" (ピッコロ大魔王降り立つ!!, "Pikkoro Daimaō Oritatsu!!") 143. "Goku vs. The Demon King" (孫悟空対ピッコロ大魔王, "Son Gokū Tai Pikkoro Daimaō") 144. "Goku... Loses?" (孫悟空完敗!!, "Son Gokū Kanpai!!") Ask Akira Toriyama
Tien destroys the battle arena using his kikoho technique, and both continue fighting in the air. The first person who falls from the air will lose, and it seems that Tien will win, due to his levitation technique. As Goku is about to win, he is hit by a truck and falls first, making Tien win the tournament. Later, Goku finds Kuririn dead and immediately goes to find the murderer by searching the Dragon Ball he stole from Kuririn. Roshi discovers that the murder planner is a demon called Piccolo Daimao. Goku finds Kuririn's assassin, a son from Piccolo named Tambourine, but he is unable to defeat as he is very tired. As Goku recovers, he meets a swordsman named Yajirobe who hates Goku due to stealing his fish, and they both start killing Piccolo's sons. They are then confronted by Piccolo and Goku faces him. Goku is unable to inflict him any damage and is defeated, but Yajirobe escapes with him.
13	Piccolo Conquers the Earth (Son Goku's Counterattack!?) Son Gokū no Gyakushū!? (孫悟空の逆襲！？)	June 10, 1988 ISBN 978-4-08-851610-3	November 19, 2003 ISBN 978-1-59116-148-6
145. "The Muten-Rōshi's Decision" (武天老師の決心, "Mutenrōshi no Kesshin") 146. "The Mafū-Ba" (亀仙人最後の魔封波!!, "Kamesennin Saigo no Mafūba!!") 147. "The Demon King of Old... Restored!" (若がえるか!?ピッコロ大魔王, "Waka Gaeru ka!? Pikkoro Daimaō") 148. "Go Ask Karin!" (カリン塔に会え!!, "Karin Tō ni Ae!!") 149. "World Domination" (世界征服, "Sekai Seifuku") 150. "Karin's Quandary" (カリン様もなやむ, "Karinsama mo Nayamu") 151. "The Superest Super Water!!!" (超神水!!!, "Chōshinsui!!!") 152. "Piccolo's World" (孫悟空ついに発進!!!!, "Son Gokū Tsui ni Hasshin!!!!") 153. "Tenshinhan's Decision!!" (天津飯の決意!!, "Tenshinhan no Ketsui!!") 154. "Tenshinhan vs. Drum" (天津飯の誤算, "Tenshinhan no Gosan") 155. "Guess Who's Back?" (孫悟空の逆襲, "Son Gokū no Gyakushū") 156. "Fury" (怒る!!, "Ikaru!!")
Master Roshi tracks down Piccolo and decides that he will risk his life to kill Piccolo. Using a forbidden "Evil Containment Wave", Roshi tries to imprison Piccolo in a rice cooker, but misses and dies. Piccolo summons Shenlong and wishes to become young again, after killing Chiaotzu who tried to interrupt him. As he regains his youth, Piccolo starts conquering the world by defeating the king's army. Tambourine is commanded to kill Nam and Giran. Meanwhile, Yajirobe takes Goku to the Korin Tower to heal him, and Korin makes him drink a sacred water that is rumored to be poisoned to make him stronger. Goku risks his life to drink the poisoned water, but he lives. Tien tries to seal Piccolo like Roshi, but fails and is defeated by his offspring, Drum. Goku arrives and kills Drum. He then faces Piccolo and manages to overpower him.
14	Heaven and Earth (More & More Action) Sara Naru Hiyaku (さらなる飛躍)	August 10, 1988 ISBN 978-4-08-851611-0	February 18, 2004 ISBN 978-1-59116-169-1
157. "The Immortal Battle" (不死身の決戦!!, "Fujimi no Kessen!!") 158. "Goku's Greatest Crisis!" (孫悟空最大の危機!!, "Son Gokū Saidai no Kiki!!") 159. "The Blasted Earth" (荒野の大格闘!!, "Kōya no Daikakutō!!") 160. "Goku's Final Gamble" (孫悟空最後の賭け!!, "Son Gokū Saigo no Kake!!") 161. "The Fist of Son Goku" (孫悟空勝つ!!, "Son Gokū Katsu!!") 162. "The Nyoi-bō's Secret" (如意棒の秘密, "Nyoibō no Himitsu") 163. "The Heaven of Kami-sama" (神殿, "Shinden") 164. "Enter God" (神様登場, "Kamisama Tōjō") 165. "Shen Long Resurrected!" (神龍復活!!, "Shenron Fukkatsu!!") 166. "The Reunion" (それぞれの再会, "Sorezore no Saikai") 167. "New Challengers" (波乱の天下一武道会, "Haran no Tenkaichi Budōkai") 168. "The 8 Finalists" (8勝者決定!!, "Hasshōsha Kettei!!")
Goku continues facing Piccolo, and Goku punches a hole through his abdomen, but Piccolo makes a son, who is also known as Piccolo. Goku is then rescued by Yajirobe who takes him to Korin Sanctuary. Korin tells him that Shenlong was destroyed by Piccolo, but its creator, God, is able to restore him. Goku ascends the Korin Tower and arrives the Sacred Temple to meet up with God. First he meets Mr. Popo, God's assistant, and it is revealed that Mr. Popo is stronger than Goku, so he cannot see God. Angry, Goku demands training to see God, but Mr. Popo lets Goku see God due to his persistence. "God" turns out to be Kami, who is revealed to be Piccolo's good side and agrees to revive Shenlong, so that it could revive the ones who were killed by Piccolo. Mr. Popo remolds him, and Kuririn, Chiaotzu, Master Roshi, Nam and Giran get revived.However, Kami tells Goku to train him, so that he can defeat Piccolo's last offspring who was born before he died. Three years later, a taller Goku reunites with his friends to participate in the new World Martial Arts Tournament. A woman comes out and punches Goku for forgetting his promise. Then, the eight best start, including Goku, Kuririn, Majunior, the girl, Tien, a newly-constructed Taopaipai, Yamcha, and Shen.
15	The Titanic Tournament (Rivals Standing Their Ground!) Gunyū Kakkyo! (群雄割拠！)	December 6, 1988 ISBN 978-4-08-851612-7	May 19, 2004 ISBN 978-1-59116-297-1
169. "Tenshinhan vs Taopaipai" (天津飯と桃白白, "Tenshinhan to Taopaipai") 170. "The Assassin's Struggles" (殺し屋桃白白のあがき, "Koroshiya Taopaipai no Agaki") 171. "Goku Gets Married!" (孫悟空の結婚, "Son Gokū no Kekkon") 172. "Kuririn vs. Demon Junior" (クリリン対マジュニア, "Kuririn Tai Ma Junia") 173. "Kuririn vs. Demon Junior, Part 2" (クリリン対マジュニア勝負決す!!, "Kuririn Tai Ma Junia Shōbu Kessu!!") 174. "Yamcha vs. Shen" (ヤムチャ対シェン, "Yamucha Tai Shen") 175. "'Shen'" (シェン, "Sh·e·n") 176. "Goku vs. Tenshinhan" (孫悟空VS天津飯, "Son Gokū Bāsesu Tenshinhan") 177. "Goku vs. Tenshinhan, Part 2" (スピード, "Supīdo") 178. "Tenshinhan's Secret Move!" (天津飯自信の必殺技!, "Tenshinhan Jishin no Hissatsu Waza!") 179. "The Two Weak Points" (ふたつの弱点, "Futatsu no Jakuten") 180. "Kami-sama vs. the Demon King" (ピッコロ大魔王対神様, "Pikkoro Daimaō Tai Kamisama")
In the first fight, Tien fights and defeats his teacher Taopaipai as a cyborg, whom he is disappointed by his desire to kill. Tao stabs Tien with a knife, supposedly killing Tien, but Tao gets disqualified. In the second fight, Goku easily defeats Chi-Chi, the unknown woman, who was angry that he did not recognize her, and so Goku agrees to marry her as she asked him in their childhood. In the next fight, Kuririn faces Majunior, and as the latter surpasses him, Kuririn gives up and loses. In the fourth match, Yamcha fights against a man called Shen, who is really Kami possessing him. Yamcha loses and the semifinal between Goku and Tien starts. Tien uses a new technique to divide his body in four. However, Goku discovers that his power was also divided and manages to defeat him. The second semifinal starts, and Kami fights against his evil self, Piccolo, who is revealed to be Majunior.
16	Goku vs. Piccolo (Dragon and Tiger Mutually Strike!) Ryūko Aiutsu! (龍虎相討つ！)	February 10, 1989 ISBN 978-4-08-851613-4	August 3, 2004 ISBN 978-1-59116-457-9
181. "God's Miscalculation" (神の誤算, "Kami no Gosan") 182. "The Fated Showdown!" (因縁の対決!悟空対ピッコロ, "Innen no Taiketsu! Son Gokū Tai Pikkoro") 183. "Testing the Waters" (小手調べ, "Kote Shirabe") 184. "The Real Fight" (両者真剣勝負, "Ryōsha Shinken Shōbu") 185. "The Super Kamehameha" (超かめはめ波, "Chōkamehameha") 186. "Panic at the Tenka'ichi Budōkai!" (武道会場騒然!!, "Budōkaijō Sōzen!!") 187. "Piccolo's Super Giantification Spell" (ピッコロ大魔王超巨身術, "Pikkoro Daimaō Chōkyoshinjutsu") 188. "Goku's Fight" (孫悟空の試合, "Son Gokū no Shiai") 189. "The Demon King's Final Gamble" (大魔王最後の賭け!!, "Daimaō Saigo no Kake!!") 190. "Piccolo Destroys Everything!" (ふんばれ!!孫悟空, "Funbare!! Son Gokū") 191. "The 10 Count" (10カウント, "Ten Kaunto") 192. "The Last Gasp!" (万事休す!!, "Banji Kyūsu!!") 193. "The Fate of the Strongest" (天下一武道会の頂点!!, "Tenkaichi Budōkai no Chōten!!") 194. "The Gift of the Dragon Balls" (ドラゴンボールの贈りもの, "Doragon Booru no Okurimono")
Kami tries to imprison Piccolo in a bottle, but Piccolo counterattacks, sealing Kami instead. Piccolo wins the fight and eats the bottle so that Kami will not bother him. Then, the final between Goku and Piccolo starts and both exchange attacks. As Piccolo transforms his body into a giant, Goku enters his mouth and Piccolo vomits up the bottle. Kami is freed by Kuririn, getting Piccolo angry. Piccolo returns to his normal state, and uses his strongest technique to explode the whole area. Although they remain weak due to the attack, Goku and Piccolo keep fighting. Piccolo manages to seriously injure Goku, but as he think he has won, Goku throws Piccolo out of the arena and win. Goku decides to leave Piccolo alive since if he dies Kami will also die, and leaves with Chi-Chi.