The beginning of the [[Dragon Ball]] multimedia series, starting in 1984 and lasting until Late 1988, after which the Saiyan Saga began, corresponding with the beginning of [[Dragon Ball Z]] in all forms but the original manga. Three non-canon movies were also released during this era, and another later during the GT era.

h4. Characters 

* [[Son Goku]] 
* [[Bulma]] 
* [[Chaozu]] 
* [[Chi-Chi (Dragon Ball)|]] 
* [[Grandpa Gohan]] 
* [[Kami-Sama]]
* [[Karin (Dragon Ball)|]] 
* [[Kuririn]] 
* [[Mai (dragon_ball)|]]
* [[Mister Popo]] 
* [[Muten Roushi]]
* [[Oolong]]
* [[Piccolo]]
* [[Piccolo Daimaou]] 
* [[Puar]] 
* [[Tenshinhan]] 
* [[Yamcha]]

For a full character list, see [[List of Dragon Ball characters]].

h4. External links

* "Wikipedia: Dragon Ball":[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Ball_(manga)]
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