What is Dragon Ball?
{{italic title}} {{no sources|date=February 2016}} [[File:Dragon_Ball_manga_1st_Japanese_edition_logo.svg|thumb|A logo sometimes used for the Dragon Ball franchise.]] '''''Dragon Ball''''' ''(ドラゴンボール, Doragon Bōru)'' is a [[Japan]]ese [[media franchise]] by [[Akira Toriyama]]. The [[manga]] series was originally published in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine from 1984 to 1995, and the 519 chapters put into 42 volumes. The series follows the main character [[Goku|Son Goku]], an alien originally thought to be a human, as he trains in [[martial arts]] and explores the world in search of the mysterious Dragon Balls. When the seven Dragon Balls are gathered, one wish will be granted by Shenlong the [[Dragon]]. Goku is accompanied by [[Bulma]] and trained by [[Master Roshi]] while he fights a wide variety of villains. ''Dragon Ball'' is separated into two [[anime]] series, Dragon Ball and [[Dragon Ball Z]], having two sequels, Dragon Ball GT and Dragon Ball Super. Spin-offs include a trading [[card game]], several movies, and multiple video games, making the most popular anime franchise worldwide. And of course the legendary manga in which recent chapters the deuteragonist [[Vegeta]] has surpassed Goku in terms of power with his new form, Ultra Ego. == Plot == The series begins with Goku and Bulma finding all seven Dragon Balls, which can summon the dragon Shenlong to grant the user a wish. Their journey takes them to many people like Yamcha, Chi-Chi (Goku mistakenly agrees to marry), and Pilaf, an evil man who seeks the Dragon Balls to grant his desire to rule the world. Goku then must go through intense training by Master Roshi to fight in the Tenkaichi Budōkai, a fighting tournament. A monk named Krillin becomes Goku's best friend and training partner. After the tournament, Goku looks for the Dragon Ball his adoptive grandfather left him and almost single-handedly takes down the Red Ribbon Army and their assassin Taopaipai. Goku reunites with his friends to defeat fortuneteller Baba's fighters to locate the last Drag