Bulma Returns (ブルマの大失敗！！ Buruma no Daishippai!!, lit. "Bulma's Big Blunder!!") is the sixth volume to the original Dragon Ball manga series written by Akira Toriyama. It was released on March 10, 1987 in Japan and in March 2003 for the English version. It covers the second part of the Red Ribbon Army Saga and the beginning of the General Blue Saga.
Volume introduction by Akira Toriyama
The cover flap image
"These days, the neighborhood where I live has been getting pretty busy, with new shops and roads being built. It’s quite convenient, but I don’t get to see weasels, pheasants, or bush warblers at all any more. The noise level has increased too. Being a country boy by nature, it seems like a slooow, quiet lifestyle suits me best. It might be pretty inconvenient, but I’d like to live much, much farther out in the country. This is the sort of thing I get to thinking about."
Summary
Master-Sergeant Murasaki releases Artificial Human No. 8 to kill Goku, but instead, he befriends the boy. Goku defeats Buyon after some quick thinking. No. 8 and Goku free the Mayor and defeat General White. Goku and General Blue begin competing for the Dragon Balls.
Characters
Main characters
Supporting characters
Chapters
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| 61 | "The 4½ Tatami Mat Flip" |
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| 62 | "The Ninja Split!" |
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| 63 | "Mechanical Man No. 8" |
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| 64 | "The Horrible...Jiggler!" |
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| 65 | "How to Unjiggle a Jiggler" |
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| 66 | "Muscle Tower's Final Hour" |
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| 67 | "Go West, Young Goku" |
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| 68 | "Monkey in the City" |
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| 69 | "Bulma and Goku" |
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| 70 | "Bulma's Big Mistake!!" |
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| 71 | "The Turtle is Spotted!" |
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| 72 | "The Blue Meanies" |
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Battles
- Goku vs. Ninja Murasaki
- Goku vs. Murasaki Brothers
- Goku vs. Red Ribbon Soldiers
- Goku vs. Buyon
- Goku vs. General White
- Bulma vs. Red Ribbon Soldiers
- Goku vs. Red Ribbon Soldiers
- Goku & Android 8 vs. General White
Differences from the anime
- Dr. Flappe is never mentioned in the manga.
- In the manga, Ninja Murasaki's fate is undisclosed after he is knocked out of Muscle Tower. In the anime, however, Goku disposes of the bomb that was removed from Android 8 by throwing it into the surrounding hills. By coincidence, the bomb lands on Murasaki's face and explodes.
- The manga makes no mention of any events occurring between the time that Goku and Bulma leave Capsule Corporation and their departure from West City. As such, Hasky does not appear in the manga.
Gallery
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