List of Dragon Ball manga chapters

This is a list of manga chapters in the original Dragon Ball manga series and the respective volumes in which they are collected. Written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama, the names of the chapters are given as how they appeared in the volume edition.

Volume List

Volumes 1 to 10

#	Volume Title	Japanese Release	English Release
1	The Monkey King	September 10, 1985	March 12, 2003
1. "Bloomers and the Monkey King" 2. "No Balls!" 3. "Sea Monkeys" 4. "They Call Him...the Turtle Hermit!" 5. "Oo! Oo! Oolong!" 6. "So Long, Oolong!" 7. "Yamcha and Pu'ar" 8. "One, Two, Yamcha-Cha!" 9. "Dragon Balls in Danger" 10. "Onward to Fry-Pan..." 11. "...And into the Fire!"
Meet a naive young monkey-tailed boy named Goku, whose quiet life changes when he meets Bulma, a girl 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 needs Goku's help (and his super-strength)! With a magic staff for a weapon and a flying cloud for a ride, Goku sets out on the adventure of a lifetime...
2	Wish Upon A Dragon	January 10, 1986	March 12, 2003
12. "In Search of Kame-Sen'nin" 13. "Fanning the Flame" 14. "Kame Kame Kame Kame Kame Chameleon" 15. "At Sixes and Sevens" 16. "One Goal, One Enemy" 17. "Carrot Top" 18. "Who's Got My Balls?!" 19. "At Last... the Dragon!" 20. "Just One Wish!!" 21. "Full Moon" 22. "The End of the Tale" 23. "Separate Ways" 24. "The High Price of Education"
With the (reluctant) help of the shapeshifting pig Oolong, Goku and Bulma have found almost all the Dragon Balls they need to get their wish! To get the sixth Dragon Ball, the fearsome Ox-King sends Goku on a mission: to find Kame-Sen'nin, the Turtle Hermit, whose mighty powers can put out the raging fires of Fry-Pan Mountain! But the sleazy old martial artist might just make it more trouble than it's worth! Then, with the bandits Yamcha and Puar on their trail, our heroes continue their quest for the seventh and final Dragon Ball. But can they get it from little Emperor Pilaf, who wants to use his wish to rule the world?!!
3	The Training of Kame-Sen'nin	June 10, 1986	March 12, 2003
25. "A Rival Arrives!!" 26. "Who's That Girl?" 27. "Nothing to Sneeze At" 28. "Let the Training Begin!" 29. "Bad Day at Turtle Rock" 30. "Milk Run" 31. "It Only Gets Harder" 32. "Let the Contest Begin!!" 33. "Hard Work Pays!!" 34. "Strongest Under the Heavens!" 35. "The Battle is Set!!" 36. "Match No. 1"
With the Dragon Balls gone and Bulma's summer vacation over, Goku goes to the remote house of the Turtle Hermit, Kame-Sen'nin, to be trained in the martial arts. There, the girl-ogling old master promises to teach Goku everything he knows...and prepare him for the Tenka'ichi Budôkai, the great tournament to determine the Strongest Fighter in the World! But Goku's fellow student, the Shaolin monk Kuririn, isn't above cheating to be the best. Can the two of them get along as they undergo the strangest martial arts training ever?
4	Strongest Under The Heavens	October 9, 1986	March 12, 2003
37. "Match No. 2" 38. "Water and Cheesecake" 39. "Monster Smash" 40. "The Tail of Goku" 41. "Kuririn vs. Jackie Chun" 42. "The Big Fight" 43. "The Mysterious Jackie Chun" 44. "The Name of the Game is Namu" 45. "Taking the Air" 46. "The Final Match" 47. "The Kamehameha" 48. "One Lucky Monkey"
Goku has made it to the Tenka'ichi Budôkai, the world's #1 martial arts tournament...but even the training of the martial arts master Kame-Sen'nin hasn't prepared him for this! Only seven finalists remain. Will the champion be Goku? His fellow student Kuririn? Yamcha, master of the "Fist of the Wolf Fang"? Fighting woman Ran Fuan? Giran, a rubbery monster who's part dinosaur? Namu, an Indian mystic? Or Jackie Chun, the mysterious old man who may be the toughest fighter of all? There can be only one winner in the wildest, craziest battle ever!
5	The Red Ribbon Army	January 9, 1987	March 12, 2003
49. "The Big Sleep" 50. "Jackie's Shocking Secret" 51. "And the Crowd Goes Wild!!!" 52. "The Climax Approaches!" 53. "The Final Blow" 54. "On the Road Again" 55. "The Red Ribbon" 56. "The Dragon Ball Scramble" 57. "The Storming of Muscle Tower" 58. "The Flexing of Muscle Tower" 59. "Devil on the Third Floor" 60. "Purple People Beater"
In the final round of the "Strongest under the Heavens" martial arts competition, it's down to Goku vs. Jackie Chun, the mysterious old man who's as powerful as Kame-Sen'nin himself! Will the audience survive the confrontation? After the smoke clears, Goku jumps on his flying cloud and returns to his quest to find the seven Dragon Balls, but now he's not the only one looking for them. The evil Red Ribbon Army wants the Dragon Balls for themselves, and to stop their plans, Goku must go around the world—and survive the six deadly floors of Colonel White's fortress, Muscle Tower!
6	Bulma Returns	March 10, 1987	March 12, 2003
61. "The 4½ Tatami Mat Flip" 62. "The Ninja Split!" 63. "Mechanical Man No. 8" 64. "The Horrible...Jiggler!" 65. "How to Unjiggle a Jiggler" 66. "Muscle Tower's Final Hour" 67. "Go West, Young Goku" 68. "Monkey in the City" 69. "Bulma and Goku" 70. "Bulma's Big Mistake!!" 71. "The Turtle is Spotted!" 72. "The Blue Meanies"
In the frozen north, Goku's one-man fight against the Red Ribbon Army continues as he storms the perilous Muscle Tower! Can he defeat General White's squad of ninjas, cyborgs, and worse, and save the peaceful people of Jingle Village from their oppressors? Then, Goku travels to the City of the West to visit his old friend Bulma, who joins him on his quest, bringing her latest inventions. Their quest for the next Dragon Ball takes them around the world to a jungle island in the South Seas...but to get THIS Dragon Ball they'll have to go through General Blue!
7	General Blue And The Pirate Treasure	May 8, 1987	March 12, 2003
73. "The Wrong Turtle to Mess With" 74. "The Pirates' Trap" 75. "Robot in Waiting!" 76. "The Treasure!" 77. "Bright Blue Eyes" 78. "The Great Escape!" 79. "Run, Run, Run!!!" 80. "The Three Stolen Dragon Balls" 81. "Chased to Penguin Village!" 82. "The Broken Dragon Radar" 83. "The Stolen Dragon Radar" 84. "The Karin Sanctuary"
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!
8	Taopaipai & Master Karin	July 10, 1987	May 7, 2003
85. "Taopaipai the Assassin" 86. "The Devastating Dodon-pa!!!" 87. "The Great Climb" 88. "Sage of the Karin Tower" 89. "A Drink of Water" 90. "Son Goku Strikes Back!" 91. "Battle in the Sanctuary!!" 92. "Taopaipai at the Brink" 93. "Goku's Charge" 94. "Attack from the Sky" 95. "The Fall of Commander Red" 96. "The Triumph!"
Tired of losing their best operatives to Son Goku, the commanders of the Red Ribbon Army hire Taopaipai, the world's greatest assassin, to "take care" of him permanently! To have a chance of defeating this new opponent, Goku must climb the miles-high Karin Tower, where a mysterious hermit guards a jug of magic water which will grant the one who drinks it super strength. And while Goku struggles to get the magic water, time is running out...because Commander Red only needs two more Dragon Balls to make his deepest, darkest wishes come true!
9	Test Of The All-Seeing Crone	September 10, 1987	May 7, 2003
97. "The Lost Dragon Ball" 98. "The All-Seeing Crone" 99. "The Five Champions" 100. "Battle of the Bleeders" 101. "The Devil's Cesspool" 102. "Goku at the Plate!" 103. "The Power of Goku" 104. "The Beam of Evil" 105. "The Last Champion" 106. "Strong vs. Strong" 107. "To Win By a Tail" 108. "Son Gohan"
Having defeated the Red Ribbon Army single-handedly and taken their Dragon Balls, Goku finds that one is still missing! To locate it, he goes to the palace of the All-Seeing Crone, Baba Uranai, who can find anything in the world...for a price! The crone agrees to find the Dragon Ball for free if Goku and his friends—Yamcha, Pu'ar, Kuririn and Upa—can best her five supernatural champions in one-on-one combat. but even if they can beat Dracula, the Mummy, and the Devil, the final challenger just might give Goku the shock of his life!
10	Return To The Tournament	November 10, 1987	May 7, 2003
109. "A Second Helping of Pilaf" 110. "The Pilaf Machine" 111. "Reenter the Dragon" 112. "Go, Goku, Go!" 113. "Return to the Tournament" 114. "The Qualifying Rounds" 115. "King Chappa" 116. "The Doctored Lottery" 117. "Yamcha's Kamehameha!" 118. "The Cruelty of Tenshinhan" 119. "The Full Moon Grudge" 120. "Look Out! The Dodon Blast!"
Goku needs just one more Dragon Ball to wish Upa's father back to life...but the Ball is in the hands of an old enemy! Then, Goku and his friends part ways, promising to meet again in three years at the Tenka'ichi Budôkai, the "Strongest-Under-the-Heavens" Martial Arts Tournament. But this time the competition is stronger than ever: Tenshinhan and Chaozu, the deadly disciples of Tsuru-Sen'nin, the Crane Hermit! Will Kame-Sen'nin's turtle-style kung fu beat crane style? Or will their strange new opponents be triumphant?

Volumes 11 to 20

11	The Eyes of Tenshinhan	February 10, 1988	May 7, 2003
121. "Kuririn's Master Plan" 122. "Goku vs. Panpoot" 123. "Tenshinhan vs. Jackie Chun" 124. "Young Tenshinhan" 125. "Goku vs. Kuririn" 126. "Goku vs. Kuririn, Part 2" 127. "Goku vs. Kuririn, Part 3" 128. "Goku vs. Tenshinhan" 129. "The Volleyball Play" 130. "The Fist of the Sun" 131. "Tsuru-Sen'nin" 132. "The Arms Race"
The Tenka'ichi Budôkai is heating up, and there can only be one winner! Last tournament's champion Jackie Chun goes up against three-eyed "Crane School" kung fu master Tenshinhan! Then, it's the long-awaited match between former classmates Goku and Kuririn—and guess who has some tricks up his sleeve! But Tenshinhan isn't just fighting to win, he's carrying out a deadly grudge—to avenge his master, the Crane Hermit, whose brother was killed by Goku. It all comes down to a final round so devastating the battlefield itself might not survive intact—let alone the spectators!
12	The Demon King Piccolo	April 8, 1988	August 6, 2003
133. "Desperation Move" 134. "Up in the Air" 135. "The Death of Kuririn" 136. "Target: Tenka'ichi Budokai" 137. "We Need You, Goku!" 138. "The Weirdo with the Ball" 139. "Yajirobe's Prey" 140. "The Martial Artist Hunters" 141. "Goku vs. Tambourine" 142. "Piccolo Descends!" 143. "Goku vs. The Demon King" 144. "Goku... Loses?"
When Kuririn is killed by a lizard-like monster, Goku goes in search of the culprit and finds his most terrifying enemy yet: the evil Demon King Piccolo! Freed after centuries of imprisonment, Piccolo sends waves of monsters on a mission to find the Dragon Balls and destroy any martial artists who might oppose him. With his flying cloud destroyed, Goku finds himself lost in the jungle where he meets an unlikely new ally. Meanwhile, Kame-Sen'nin prepares a last-ditch plan to defeat Piccolo... but at what cost?
13	Piccolo Conquers The World	June 10, 1988	October 22, 2003
145. "The Muten-Rōshi's Decision" 146. "The Mafū-Ba" 147. "The Demon King of Old... Restored!" 148. "Go Ask Karin!" 149. "World Domination" 150. "Karin's Quandary" 151. "The Superest Super Water!!!" 152. "Piccolo's World" 153. "Tenshinhan's Resolve" 154. "Tenshinhan vs. Drum" 155. "Guess Who's Back?" 156. "Fury"
With a wish on the Dragon Balls, Piccolo restores his youth, becoming more powerful than ever! Flying to the palace of the King of the World, he announces that he is the new King, and broadcasts his reign of terror on international TV! Only Tenshinhan and Goku have a chance to stop Piccolo: Tenshinhan by mastering a martial arts move that can kill the one who uses it, and Goku by drinking a magic potion that might make him stronger—or kill him too! Two heroes risk death to save the planet—and meanwhile, Yajirobe eats too much and gets sick!
14	Heaven And Earth	August 10, 1988	January 21, 2004
157. "The Immortal Battle" 158. "Goku's Greatest Crisis!" 159. "The Blasted Earth" 160. "Goku's Final Gamble" 161. "The Fist of Son Goku" 162. "The Niyoi-bo's Secret" 163. "The Sanctuary of Kami-sama" 164. "Enter God" 165. "Shen Long Resurrected!" 166. "The Reunion" 167. "New Challengers" 168. "The 8 Finalists"
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...
15	The Titanic Tournament	December 6, 1988	April 21, 2004
169. "Tenshinhan vs. Taopaipai" 170. "The Assassin's Struggle" 171. "Goku Gets Married!" 172. "Kuririn vs. Demon Junior" 173. "Kuririn vs. Demon Junior, Part 2" 174. "Yamcha vs. Shen" 175. "Shen" 176. "Goku vs. Tenshinhan" 177. "Goku vs. Tenshinhan, Part 2" 178. "Tenshinhan's Secret Move!" 179. "The Two Weak Points" 180. "Kami-sama vs. the Demon King"
It's the "Strongest Under the Heavens" martial arts tournament, and the world's greatest fighters have gathered! But Kuririn, Goku, Tenshinhan and Yamcha face mighty enemies. Taopaipai the assassin has returned as a cyborg—and Goku and Tenshinhan are on his hit list! A mysterious young woman has a grudge against Goku. The only "mystery" about bumbling salary-man Shen is how he made it to the final rounds. And the last contestant is the new and improved Piccolo, for whom the championship is just a stepping stone to take over the world...
16	Goku vs. Piccolo	February 10, 1989	August 3, 2004
181. "God's Miscalculation" 182. "The Fated Showdown!" 183. "Testing the Waters" 184. "The Real Fight" 185. "The Super Kamehameha" 186. "Panic at the Tenkaichi Budokai!" 187. "Piccolo's Super Giantification Spell" 188. "Goku's Fight" 189. "The Demon King's Final Gamble" 190. "Piccolo Destroys Everything!" 191. "The 10 Count" 192. "The Last Gasp!" 193. "The Fate of the Strongest" 194. "The Gift of the Dragon Balls"
As the "Strongest Under the Heavens" martial arts tournament draws to a close, only Goku, Piccolo, and Shen—the disguised Kami-sama—remain! But even a god is no match for Piccolo's new powers, and soon Goku finds himself fighting...alone... in a battle which will decide not just who is strongest, but who or what will rule the world! The audience flees for their lives as the struggle shakes the heavens apart in the gripping conclusion of Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball!
17	The World's Greatest Team	May 10, 1989	March 12, 2003
thumb 195. "The Mysterious Warrior From Space" 196. "Kakarrot" 197. "Tails of Future Not-Quite-Past" 198. "An Enemy in Common" 199. "An Unexpected Strength" 200. "Nothing Up My Sleeve..." 201. "Piccolo's Farewell to Arms!?" 202. "A Surprise Appearance" 203. "Sayonara, Goku" 204. "The Needs of the Many"
Son Goku is the greatest hero on Earth. Five years after defeating the demon king Piccolo, he's grown up and had a family—he's married, and he has a child, Son Gohan. But what is the real reason for Goku's incredible strength? A visitor from outer space arrives bearing terrible news—Goku is an alien, and the visitor, Raditz, is Goku's brother! When Raditz turns out to be a ruthless killer, Goku must fight his incredibly strong brother to save his family and the entire human race. A surprising alliance may be Earth's last hope: Goku will team up with his old enemy Piccolo...archenemies united to save the world!
18	The Lord Of Worlds	July 10, 1989	March 12, 2003
205. "A Warrior in Hell" 206. "Gohan and Piccolo" 207. "Son Gohan, the Inconsolable" 208. "Deeds Done by the Full Moon" 209. "Goku and Gohan's Training Begins!!" 210. "Masters and Students" 211. "The Hardest Time of His Death" 212. "Closer... Closer..." 213. "The Day of the Saiyans" 214. "Let the Games Begin!" 215. "One Down..." 216. "Heroes in Terror"
Goku is dead—but his journey is just beginning. Now he must travel through the afterlife along the million-kilometer Serpent Road to find Kaiô-sama, the Lord of Worlds, who will teach him martial arts techniques so powerful they're reserved for the gods! And he'd better hurry, too, because Earth has only nine months until the evil Saiyans, Vegeta and Nappa, will arrive to wipe the planet clean of life. While the archdemon Piccolo trains Goku's son Gohan to reach his full power potential, the alien spaceships rocket ever closer...bearing a power so awesome that even Earth's six strongest heroes may not be a match for it!!!
19	Earth vs. The Saiyans	November 10, 1989	March 12, 2003
217. "Hope Runs Out" 218. "The Last Blast" 219. "Goku, Hurry!" 220. "Back From the Other Side" 221. "The Time Draws Near" 222. "The Death of a God!!" 223. "Piccolo's Last Stand" 224. "The Quiet Wrath of Son Goku" 225. "Vengeance" 226. "The Mystery of the Kaio-ken" 227. "The Last of Nappa" 228. "Mano a Maniac!!"
While Goku races towards Earth along the million-kilometer Serpent Road, the world's mightiest martial artists make their last stand against alien invaders determined to wipe out the human race! Piccolo. Gohan, Kuririn, Tenshinhan and Chaozu struggle five-to-one against Nappa, only to find their opponents' power is greater than they ever dreamed. Their last chance is Goku...but can he get there in time? And is even he, and the miraculous Kaiô-ken, a match for Nappa's commander Vegeta?
20	Earth vs. The Saiyans	January 10, 1990	March 12, 2003
229. "The Decisive Battle at Last!" 230. "Too Much Power?" 231. "Battle in the Red Zone!!" 232. "The Moon" 233. "The Energy Sphere" 234. "All That Power..." 235. "The Last Heartbeat" 236. "Least Resistance" 237. "One More... the Sphere!" 238. "The Hopes of a Planet" 239. "The Worn-Out Warriors" 240. "Monkey in the Moon"
With the mighty Kaiô-ken amplifying his strength, Goku fights Vegeta in a desperate battle to save the world—only to find that the elite Saiyan warrior is even stronger than his new techniques! In desperation, Goku calls upon the Genki-dama, the "spirit ball," drawing power from the Earth, its people, plants, and animals. But alone, even Goku is not enough. The last worn-out survivors, Gohan, Kuririn, and Yajirobe, must rush back into the fray to beat the unbeatable Vegeta...as their enraged foe vows to not only wipe out the human race, but destroy the planet Earth itself!

Volumes 21 to 30

21	Dragon Ball In Space	April 10, 1990	March 12, 2003
241. "Goku's Request" 242. "The Bittersweet End" 243. "Destination Namek" 244. "The Mysterious Spaceship" 245. "3... 2... 1... Lift Off!" 246. "The Return of Vegeta" 247. "Planet Namek, Cold and Dark" 248. "The Mysterious Strangers" 249. "Vegeta's True Power" 250. "Goku Returns! Again!" 251. "Son Goku's Spaceship" 252. "Namekian Fear"
In the aftermath of his battle with Goku, Vegeta retreats from Earth, vowing revenge. In search of a way to resurrect their dead friends, Kuririn, Gohan, and Bulma go into space in search of Namek—Piccolo's home planet where the Dragon Balls were originally made. But Namek has become a battleground, where evil emperor Freeza and his minions are slaughtering the peaceful Namekians to fulfill Freeza's wish for immortality! Stranded on a planet full of enemies, the three astronauts radio back to Earth...but "help" comes from an unexpected source as Vegeta turns against his former master Freeza in order to get the Dragon Balls for himself!
22	Battlefield Namek	July 10, 1990	March 12, 2003
253. "Showdown!" 254. "Ten Seconds of Death" 255. "Son Gohan Snaps!" 256. "Death in Flight" 257. "Vegeta vs. Dodoria" 258. "Hide and Seek" 259. "The Sixth Dragon Ball" 260. "The Last Dragon Ball" 261. "The Four Dead Heroes" 262. "Vegeta vs. Zarbon" 263. "Zarbon's True Power" 264. "The Great Elder's House"
On the green skies and blue plains of Planet Namek, a war rages between two equally evil forces: Emperor Freeza, who wants to use Namek's Dragon Balls to become immortal, and Vegeta, last prince of the Saiyans, who has betrayed his former master in search of the same prize. Trapped between these two mighty enemies are the peaceful Namekians and Earth's heroes Kuririn, Gohan and Bulma! As Freeza's henchmen Dodoria and Zarbon trade blows with the ever-stronger Vegeta, the Earthlings put their own lives at risk to protect the Namekians until Son Goku's spaceship arrives. But can even Goku's new training regimen—under 20 times Earth's gravity—prepare him for what awaits on this alien world?
23	The Ginyu Force	October 8, 1990	March 12, 2003
265. "The Dragon Balls Change Hands" 266. "Vegeta's Laughter, Freeza's Rage" 267. "Reunion of Terror!" 268. "Vegeta in Overdrive!" 269. "Brains and Brawn" 270. "Premonitions of War" 271. "The Enemy of My Enemy..." 272. "The Ginyu Force" 273. "Five Deadly Fighters" 274. "Gurd's Psychic Powers" 275. "Vegeta vs. Reacoom" 276. "Vegeta vs. Reacoom, Part 2"
Trapped on war-torn Planet Namek, Earth's heroes Gohan, Kuririn and Bulma struggle to keep the Dragon Balls out of the hands of both Vegeta and the planet-destroying Emperor Freeza. But even a power-up courtesy of the Great Elder of Namek may not be enough to save them from Freeza's reinforcements: the Ginyu Force, the five strongest fighters in outer space, led by the supervillain Captain Ginyu! Desperate times call for desperate measures, and Gohan and Kuririn find themselves with an unlikely ally as their theatrical enemies ro-sham-bo for the honor of who gets to kill them first!
24	Goku vs. Ginyu	January 10, 1991	May 7, 2003
277. "Freeza Victorious?!!" 278. "Son Gohan's Last Stand" 279. "Son Goku Has Landed!" 280. "Super Saiyan?" 281. "Jheese and Butta" 282. "With Allies Like These..." 283. "Ginyu Steps In" 284. "A Matter of Pride" 285. "The Last Three Namekians" 286. "Nail, Champion of Namek" 287. "The Switch" 288. "Goku or Ginyu?!"
Forced to ally with Vegeta against their common enemy, Gohan and Kuririn fight desperately against Freeza's elite troops, the seemingly unstoppable Ginyu Force! But the tables may be turning as Son Goku finally arrives on Planet Namek, his strength and speed increased ten-fold by training under 100 times Earth's gravity! Could Goku have become the legendary "Super Saiyan"!? And even if they defeat Captain Ginyu, can they prevent Freeza from wishing for immortality on the Dragon Balls—and Vegeta from betraying them and doing the same?
25	The Wrath of Freeza	March 8, 1991	May 7, 2003
289. "Ginyu's Mistake!" 290. "The Final Switch" 291. "Nail's Sacrifice" 292. "The True Dragon God" 293. "The Three Wishes" 294. "The Last Wish" 295. "The Assimilation" 296. "The Transformation" 297. "Freeza vs. Gohan" 298. "Freeza vs. Gohan, Part 2" 299. "The Fourth Warrior" 300. "Freeza vs. Piccolo"
Goku and Captain Ginyu fight it out to the end—in each other's bodies! With Goku's life hanging by a thread, Gohan and Kuririn must use the seven Dragon Balls of Namek to summon the mighty Dragon Lord, who can grant any three wishes! But they'd better wish fast, because converging on them are Freeza, lord of the universe, and Vegeta, their evil ally—both seeking the Dragon Balls to wish for eternal life for themselves. Soon, all our heroes are forced to fight together against Freeza—and their salvation may come in the form of not Goku, but Piccolo, now stronger than ever!
26	Goku vs. Freeza	June 10, 1991	May 7, 2003
301. "Freeza vs. Piccolo, Part 2" 302. "Freeza's Third Form" 303. "Vegeta's Ploy" 304. "The Final Transformation" 305. "Will It Be Freeza? Or Vegeta?" 306. "Son Goku... Resurrected!!" 307. "The Ultimate Battle Begins!" 308. "The Death of Vegeta" 309. "Underwater Battle" 310. "Aerial Battle" 311. "Hand to Foot" 312. "50% Maximum Power" 313. "Kaiō-ken times 20!!!"
As Freeza changes into new forms, each more powerful than the last, the desperate heroes—Gohan, Kuririn, Piccolo and the self-serving Vegeta—find themselves struggling merely to stay alive. Desperate for a trump card, Vegeta asks Kuririn to mortally wound him, so that his auto-evolving mechanism will turn him into the legendary strongest fighter in the universe—the Super Saiyan! On the other side of the planet, Goku awakens from within his healing capsule and streaks to the battlefield to turn the tide. But even in his final, supposedly deadliest form, Freeza has an ace up his sleeve...
27	The Super Saiyan	August 7, 1991	May 7, 2003
314. "The Great Genki-Dama" 315. "The Last Chance" 316. "The Galaxy Strikes Back" 317. "Life or Death" 318. "The Super Saiyan" 319. "The Tables Turn" 320. "The End of Namek?" 321. "Maximum Desperation" 322. "Two Warriors, One Finish" 323. "The Two Wishes" 324. "The Quiet, Fierce Battle" 325. "Son Goku Quits"
With an entire planet for their battleground, Goku and Freeza continue their showdown to see who's strongest in the universe! But Goku's determination turns to horror as he realizes that his enemy has just been toying with him...and at just 50% of his full power, Freeza is more than strong enough to beat Goku! Gohan, Piccolo and Kuririn distract Freeza while Goku powers up for a gigantic genki-dama—the last-ditch "energy sphere" technique. Soon, the heroes have no choice but to hope for a miracle...
28	Enter Trunks	November 8, 1991	July 9, 2003
326. "Son Goku's Choice" 327. "The End of Everything" 328. "Namek's End" 329. "Where is Goku?" 330. "The Coming of King Cold" 331. "The Young Man of Mystery" 332. "The Second Super Saiyan" 333. "Son Goku Comes Home" 334. "The Boy from the Future" 335. "The Terrifying Message" 336. "The Risky Decision" 337. "The Gathering of the Warriors"
As the battle on Namek turns the entire planet into a fireball, Goku and Freeza fight it out to the end—and Goku makes a fateful decision. Awaiting Goku's return from outer space, Earth's heroes are shocked to find another, faster spaceship heading towards them—Freeza is back, stronger than ever, swearing to destroy the Earth before Goku can get there to defend it! But as the heroes prepare to make one last stand, another mysterious warrior appears out of nowhere. His name is Trunks, and he has come to warn the heroes about an enemy who makes Freeza look like a walk in the park...
29	The Red Ribbon Androids	March 10, 1992	September 10, 2003
338. "Slaughter in South City" 339. "Yamcha Falls" 340. "The Red Ribbon Androids" 341. "Powerless!" 342. "One Down..." 343. "Vegeta Returns!!!" 344. "The Androids Unhinged" 345. "A Change of Plans" 346. "Trunks Returns!" 347. "A Sound of Thunder" 348. "Dr. Gero's Laboratory" 349. "The Androids Awake!"
Three years ago, the time traveler Trunks came from the future to warn Earth's heroes about terrifying androids. Now, the future has become the present: Dr. Gero has unleashed his creations, Androids #19 and #20, to get revenge against Goku for defeating the Red Ribbon Army! But even three years of advance warning may not be enough to prepare the heroes to face robots more powerful than Super Saiyans! And when Trunks returns to join in the fight, they discover that time travel can be dangerous...because sometimes the future changes in ways you don't expect...
30	Rise Of The Machines	June 10, 1992	December 3, 2003
350. "17, 18...16?" 351. "The Androids Walk Among Us" 352. "Vegeta vs. Android 18" 353. "Vegeta vs. Android 18, Round Two" 354. "The Androids at Ease" 355. "Retreat and Regroup" 356. "Kami's Conditions" 357. "A Discovery" 358. "The Time Machine" 359. "Kami-sama's Vision" 360. "Kami-sama and the Demon King Become One" 361. "Cell"
Our heroes' worst fears have come true: androids #17 and #18, who in time traveler Trunks's future have already destroyed the world, have been activated! And along with them is #16, an android even Trunks doesn't know! With Goku almost dead from a virus, only Super Saiyan Vegeta has a chance against them—unless Piccolo's plan to merge with his ancient enemy Kami-sama will make him the new strongest being on Earth! But something even worse than androids has come back from the future...

Volumes 31 to 40

31	The Terror of Cell	August 4, 1992	March 17, 2004
362. "Ginger Town Showdown" 363. "A Farewell to Arms" 364. "Cell Laughs Last" 365. "Son Goku Awakens" 366. "The Super Saiyans' Training" 367. "Piccolo vs. Android 17" 368. "Waiting in the Wings" 369. "Cell vs. the Androids" 370. "New Piccolo...Last Piccolo?" 371. "Cell vs. Android 16" 372. "16 Summons His Power" 373. "The New Cell"
Cell has been awakened—a bioengineered monstrosity designed to become the ultimate weapon, a being that eats whole cities to grow stronger. To stop its rampage, Piccolo challenges Cell while the Super Saiyans undergo unimaginable training in a room where one year passes for every day outside.But Cell's true goal is to merge with Androids #17 and #18, which will increase its strength exponentially. As Cell becomes even stronger, Piccolo has only one chance: destroy #17 and #18 before Cell can merge with them, or no force on earth will stand a chance!
32	The Room Of Spirit And Time	October 2, 1992	June 16, 2004
374. "Goku Meets Cell" 375. "Vegeta and Trunks Emerge" 376. "Vegeta's Confidence" 377. "Beyond the Super Saiyan" 378. "Super Vegeta" 379. "Cell's Last Chance" 380. "The Evil Truce" 381. "Vegeta vs. Trunks?" 382. "The Complete Cell" 383. "A Reversal" 384. "The Final Flash" 385. "Trunks Steps In"
Cell has fused with android #17, becoming practically invincible—but not for long! Training in the Room of Spirit and Time, where a year passes for every day outside, Vegeta and Trunks have gone beyond the Super Saiyan, reaching a level of power even greater than second-stage Cell! Now Cell is the one who is outmatched—but Vegeta hates a boring fight. Succumbing to his pride, Vegeta agrees to help Cell fuse with android #18, the last element he needs to become "perfect," so he can have the honor of defeating the strongest being in the world!
33	The Cell Game	December 26, 1992	October 12, 2004
386. "Trunks Surpasses His Father!" 387. "The Balance of Power" 388. "Cell's Idea" 389. "Message of Terror" 390. "The Emergence" 391. "The Calm Before the Storm" 392. "Cell vs. the Army" 393. "The New Kami-sama" 394. "The Cell Game Begins!" 395. "Heroes Assemble!" 396. "Hercule, Champion of the World" Special. "Trunks The History - The Lone Warrior"
Now in his Perfect Form, Cell is stronger than any creature alive—even the muscled-out new form of the mighty Saiyans. Finding no competition on Earth, Cell invades a TV studio and gives the world an ultimatum: produce a fighter who can beat him in one-on-one combat, or he will methodically slaughter every living thing! But does the human race…or even the Saiyan race…have a champion who can go up against Cell? Plus the alternate-timeline story of Trunks' origin!
34	Gohan vs. Cell	June 4, 1993	December 3, 2004
397. "Cell vs. Son Goku" 398. "Full Power" 399. "The Highest Level" 400. "Ring Out" 401. "Kamehameha Full Power" 402. "Last Resort" 403. "The Successor" 404. "Let's Go, Gohan!" 405. "The Rage of Son Gohan?" 406. "16's Secret Weapon" 407. "The Little Cells" 408. "Gohan Unleashed"
The day of the Cell Game has come—the day when Earth's champions must compete to save the entire human race from destruction. All along, Cell has longed for a match with Goku, to crush the world's mightiest hero and establish its supremacy over all creation. Both of them have enough power flowing through their bodies to destroy the earth. But Goku knows something that Cell doesn't...he isn't the world's mightiest hero. That hero is Gohan, Goku's son...
35	Death Of A Warrior	September 3, 1993	April 5, 2005
409. "Cell vs. Gohan" 410. "The Ultimate Kamehameha" 411. "Cell, Brought to Bay" 412. "The End of the Cell Game" 413. "Gohan's Pain" 414. "The Tables Turn" 415. "Father and Son" 416. "Kamehameha vs. Kamehameha" 417. "Finale" 418. "Farewell, Warriors" 419. "The Other Outcome" 420. "Peace to the Future"
Awakening to his true power, the once meek Gohan pummels Cell, the former strongest being alive! But rather than suffer the indignity of defeat, Cell has a last desperate option—self-destruct and take the planet with him! Can the Saiyans and their allies save the world from being turned to ashes? With the death of six billion people only seconds away, Goku and Gohan—father and son—must fight together for the final blow...
36	The New Generation	November 4, 1993	May 31, 2005
421. "Herculopolis High" 422. "Undercover" 423. "A Hero Is Born!" 424. "Videl's Emergency!!" 425. "Revealed!!!" 426. "Strongest in the Heavens!" 427. "Let the Training Begin!" 428. "Videl Learns to Fly" 429. "Fathers" 430. "The Dragon Team Returns!" 431. "The Preliminaries Begin" 432. "The Two Little Warriors"
Dragon Ball Z fast-forwards into the future! Years after the battle with Cell, the Earth has forgotten about the existence of the super warriors, and Gohan is living the life of a mild- mannered high school student. Mild-mannered until evil strikes, that is...and the world needs the power of the Great Saiyaman! As Gohan's high school classmates ponder the similarity between their classmate and the masked crime fighter, two even stronger warriors prepare to make their names known. Their names are Goten and Trunks, and though they're not even out of elementary school, they may be the toughest things on the planet.
37	Tournament of the Heavens	April 4, 1994	August 3, 2005
433. "Trunks vs. Goten" 434. "Trunks vs. Goten, Part 2" 435. "The Winner!" 436. "Hercule's Courage!" 437. "The Mysterious Duo" 438. "The Finalists are Chosen!" 439. "The First Two Fights" 440. "Shin's Surprise" 441. "Videl... Battered" 442. "Gohan Gets Mad!!" 443. "The Plot of the Lords" 444. "The Stolen Energy" 445. "The Terrible Mystery"
Earth's heroes have come out of retirement, and the audience at the Tenka'ichi Budôkai--"Strongest Under the Heavens" martial arts tournament—is about to see what real martial artists can do! While Trunks and Goten tear up the Junior Division, Videl, the daughter of Earth's "champion" Hercule, prepares to test her newfound kung fu skills (like flying). Meanwhile, the experienced heroes prepare for their turn to fight Goku, who has come back from the dead just for this one match! But Goku isn't the only otherworldly visitor. Two mysterious contestants have entered the tournament, wielding the power of the heavens...and they have a special mission in this world!
38	Mark of the Warlock	August 4, 1994	October 22, 2005
446. "Bobbidi the Warlock" 447. "The Evil Masters" 448. "The Descent" 449. "Stage One: Pocus" 450. "Stage Two: Yakon" 451. "Yakon's Treat" 452. "Battle Royale" 453. "Mighty Mask Shows His Power!" 454. "We Have a Winner!!" 455. "A Wicked Soul Revealed" 456. "Goku vs. Vegeta" 457. "Vegeta's Pride" 458. "Two Battles to the Death" 459. "Countdown"
The Lord of Lords, mightiest of the deities, has come to Earth—and he needs the help of Goku, Gohan and Vegeta! From across aeons of time, from across the stars, the evil wizard Bobbidi has returned, gathering chi energy to resurrect the imprisoned djinn Boo, the most powerful creature that ever existed. Beneath the ground in a buried spaceship, Bobbidi has assembled a menagerie of vicious beasts from across the galaxy, ready to defeat our heroes and feed their power to the djinn. But the most vicious enemy of all is already standing in the heroes' ranks...
39	Boo Unleashed	December 2, 1994	December 6, 2005
460. "The Djinn Awakens?!" 461. "Can This Be Boo?!" 462. "The Menace of Boo" 463. "Terrifying Power" 464. "Vegeta vs. Boo" 465. "Boo Gets Mad" 466. "The Mastermind's Demise" 467. "Farewell, Proud Warrior" 468. "Back to the Nightmare" 469. "A Slim Hope" 470. "Bobbidi's Revenge" 471. "A Time of Trial" 472. "The Zeta Sword"
The mighty djinn Boo has awakened from his aeons-old slumber! As Boo's reign of terror begins, even the mad wizard Bobbidi and his allies question whether such an uncontrollable being should have been set free. With all the universe's greatest champions dead, petrified, or beaten into unconsciousness, only one hero remains to put up a fight...Vegeta. Will he win...or will Boo be free to turn the entire population of the world into sweets and gobble them up?
40	Hercule to the Rescue	March 3, 1995	February 14, 2006
473. "Goku Meets Boo!" 474. "Super Saiyan Level 3!!!" 475. "Boo Unbound!" 476. "Goku's Time" 477. "Goku Goes Back" 478. "Where is Gohan?" 479. "The Zeta Sword" 480. "The Fusion Succeeds...?!" 481. "The Earth's Secret Weapon!" 482. "Super Fusion!" 483. "The Friends of the Djinn" 484. "The Creature of Wrath" 485. "Two Boos?!"
Breaking from his master Bobbidi, the rampaging Boo turns the entire world into his candy store! To fight back, Goku transforms into his most powerful form yet, but the world's only hope may lie in Trunks and Goten, the world's youngest and most promising fighters. Using an alien fusion technique, they attempt to merge to form a single, even more powerful hero! Meanwhile, as Boo destroys city after city, the people of Earth call forth their secret weapon...the seemingly invincible (but actually incompetent) Hercule!

Volumes 41 to 42

41	Last Hero Standing!	June 2, 1995	April 11, 2006
486. "The New, Terrible Boo" 487. "Humanity's End" 488. "Return to the Room of Spirit and Time" 489. "The Confidence of Gotenks!!" 490. "The Extreme Confidence of Gotenks!!" 491. "The Kamikaze Ghost!" 492. "The Door Closes" 493. "Escape From the Time Dimension" 494. "Super Gotenks!" 495. "Super Fusion Unleashed!!" 496. "Deep Trouble!!" 497. "Gohan's Counterattack!" 498. "What's Boo Doing?!" 499. "Ambush!" 500. "A Turn of the Tables" 501. "Enter a Savior?!" 502. "Will the Potara Prevail?!"
Shorn of his last vestiges of goodness, the djinn Boo is now pure, undiluted evil! With a single wave of his hand he kills six billion people, leaving only the heroes in Kami-sama's sky palace alive...but for how long? Inside the palace, Goten and Trunks merge into Gotenks, the only being in the world who might match Boo in raw power. But luckily there's more than one world. On a faraway planet, Gohan and Goku are preparing for their turn to fight...to save the devastated earth before the planet itself is blown away!
42	Goodbye, Dragon World	August 4, 1995	June 6, 2006
503. "The Ultimate Combination!!" 504. "The Ultimate Fighter" 505. "Vegerot's Game" 506. "Two Inside Boo" 507. "Boos Inside Boo" 508. "The Boo of Pure Evil" 509. "Battle for the Universe" 510. "Vegeta and Kakarrot" 511. "Vegeta Puts His Life on the Line!" 512. "The End of Super Saiyan 3" 513. "Vegeta's Plan" 514. "A Message to Earth" 515. "Just Not Enough" 516. "Battle's End" 517. "A Happy Ending... And Then..." 518. "10 Years After" 519. "Farewell, Dragon World!"
The world's greatest heroes have fallen, absorbed by the ever more powerful Boo, who has slaughtered everyone on the planet. Only Goku remains alive to fight...but even his strength will not be enough, unless he uses the Fusion Earrings to permanently merge with another warrior! Who will he choose...and when the dust has cleared, who or what will he become? On earth, among the stars, and in Boo's body, the last battle rages! The final volume of Akira Toriyama's martial arts masterpiece Dragon Ball Z!

See also

• List of Dragon Ball Super manga chapters