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Akira Toriyama's original, bestselling series now in a full-color version! After his epic battle with Vegeta, Son Goku must obtain the wish-granting Dragon Balls in order to resurrect their fallen allies! Their search will take them all the way to the planet Namek, where the evil Freeza and his minions are slaughtering the Namekians in order to fulfill Freeza's wish for immortality. What will it take to defeat this great evil?

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Trunks, a mysterious warrior from the future, has arrived to warn Son Goku of a horrendous menace that could destroy the universe. Dr. Gero, the diaboical genius of the Red Ribbon Army, has constructed androids designed to defeat Goku and take over the world. Goku must locate an destroy these androids before they're activated, or face certain doom!

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Goku is dead - but his journey is just beginning. Now he must travel through the afterlife along the million-kilometre 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, 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!

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The Greatest Hero on Earth Goku and Piccolo finally face each other down in the final match of the Tenka'ichi Budokai! Piccolo is ready and willing to unleash all his power to win-something Goku may hesitate to do. Taking down Piccolo is going to take all of Goku's skill and wits…and courage! But after the tournament is over, life goes on. There will be new enemies to face and even more surprising new allies!

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The next Tenka'ichi Budokai martial art tournament is just around the corner, and an eager Son Goku can't wait to face even tougher fighters for the Strongest Under the Heavenstitle! Among the contestants include pipsqueak Chaozu and three-eyed Tenshinhan, deadly disciples of Tsuru-Sen'nin, the Crane Hermit! As it turns out, Tsuru-Sen'nin is an old rival of Goku's teacher Kame-sen'nin (also known as the Turtle hemit). What's worse, Tsuru-Sen'nin orders Chaozu and Tenshinhan to kill the Kame Sen'nin disciples! Will crane-style kung fu beat out turtle style? As these two martial arts schools duke it out in the tournament ring, things just might turn fatal!

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A seminal series from a legendary creator. Dragon Ball, a wry update on the Chinese Monkey King myth, introduces us to Son Goku, a young monkey-tailed boy whose quiet life is turned upside-down when he meets Bulma, a girl determined to collect the 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 to get them she needs the help of a certain super-strong boy...

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Change your perspective: get BIGA seminal series from a legendary creator. Dragon Ball, a wry update on the Chinese "Monkey King" myth, introduces us to Son Goku, a young monkey-tailed boy whose quiet life is turned upside-down when he meets Bulma, a girl determined to collect the 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 to get them she needs the help of a certain super-strong boy...A Collection of Volumes 4 - 6!Son Goku has made it to the Tenka'ichi Budōkai, the world's number-one martial arts tournament where the competitors vie for the title of "Strongest Under the Heavens." Goku may have strength on his side, but even the training of martial arts master Kame Sen'nin hasn't prepared him for what he's about to face.Only seven finalists remain, each with their own special moves. Will the champion be Goku? His fellow student Kuririn? Yamcha, the master of "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?

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After years of training and adventure, Goku has become Earth's ultimate warrior. and his son, Gohan, shows even greater promise. But the strikes are increasing as even deadlier enemies threaten the planet. More action-packed than the stories of Goku's youth, DRAGON BALL Z features time travelers, aliens, and the mighty Super Saiyans clashing over the fate of the universe.

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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 together 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.

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In a special dramatic episode of Dr. Slump, Senbei, Arale, and friends try their hand at law enforcement--with predictably hazardous results. And when Peasuke loses his heart to a tall sixth grader, Arale uses the Big-Small Ray Gun to make her small--so small that they lose her in the grass!

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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?

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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...

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Taro ha decidido convertirse en policía! Pero, para ello, debe sacarse el carné de conducir, y Arale se apunta a la autoescuela con el mismo objetivo. Mientras tanto, se organiza el segundo gran premio Villa Pingüino! Y esta vez el premio es alto, ya que el ganador será designado como el nuevo alcalde de la aldea! No te pierdas la épica conclusión del último número de Dr. Slump!

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Después de que Son Goku, Son Gohan y sus compañeros lograran salvar a la Tierra de la amenaza diabólica de Cell, la gente pudo volver a vivir en paz. No obstante, cuando la paz pasa a ser una constante, siempre empiezan a aparecer auténticos necios. Así son los seres humanos.Han pasado varios años desde la batalla contra Cell. Y nos encontramos en una tranquila ciudad llamada "Satán City". Cambiaron el nombre a la ciudad en honor a míster Satán, ilustre residente de la misma, de quien todos creen que fue el salvador del mundo, aunque en realidad no fuera así...

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Después de que Son Goku, Son Gohan y sus compañeros lograran salvar a la Tierra de la amenaza diabólica de Cell, la gente pudo volver a vivir en paz.No obstante, cuando la paz pasa a ser una constante, siempre empiezan a aparecer auténticos necios. Así son los seres humanos.Han pasado varios años desde la batalla contra Cell. Y nos encontramos en una tranquila ciudad llamada "Satán City". Cambiaron el nombre a la ciudad en honor a míster Satán, ilustre residente de la misma, de quien todos creen que fue el salvador del mundo, aunque en realidad no fuera así...

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Descobreix les aventures d'en Jaco, un poderós patruller galàctic destinat a la Terra per detenir a un superguerrer del planeta Vegeta. Una comèdia plena de sorpreses i intervencions especials de personatges emblemàtics nascuts de la ploma de Toriyama. Deu anys després de no publicar cap manga, el mestre Akira Toriyama tona amb aquesta història, que explica l'origen de la llegendària sèrie Bola de Drac. Títol original: Jaco The Patrolman

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En Son Goku ha d'entrar a la torre d'acer de l'Exèrcit de la Cinta Vermella per alliberar l'alcalde d'un poble, presoner a l'últim pis. Però el temible ninja Murasaki, tan patètic com mortal, espera l'heroi d'aquest manga shonen per mostrar les seves tàctiques secretes d'assassí.En Son Goku lluitarà a cada nivell de la torre contra monstres, aberracions i tota la força d'una organització paramilitar temuda a tota la regió. Això no és un torneig d'arts marcials; és una lluita a vida o mort!

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Per a en Son Goku, participar al Gran Torneig de les Arts Marcials és un somni fet realitat. Però el tatami és ple damenaces a combatre amb agilitat, destresa i força. I, qui és el misteriós Jackie Xun? Per què sembla conèixer tantes coses d'en Goku i els seus amics?Quan acabi el torneig, sobreviurà l'heroi d'aquest manga shonen a l'Exèrcit de la Cinta Vermella, disposats també a trobar les boles de drac?

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En el "Torneo del Poder" ya solo quedan Goku y los suyos por parte del séptimo universo y Jiren por parte del undécimo. Acorralado por el apabullante poder de Jiren, Goku consigue por fin activar el ultrainstinto y reta a su rival, pero...! Por otro lado, en la Tierra, el peligro se cierne sobre el monstruo Bû...!?

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Després d?haver aconseguit completar la forma del superguerrer blau, en Goku intenta fer servir una de les tècniques d?en Beerus durant el combat contra en Zamasu, però fracassa i cau en el posterior contraatac. Malgrat tot, la unió amb les Pothara d?en Zamasu es desfà i en Goku Black i ell se separen! Podrà rematar en Goku Black, en Trunks!?

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Will an alien invasion of Earth hold Arale's attention? Will she ever be her loopy self again after a cricket shorts her brain functions and turns her into a normal girl? And what will the local police station do, now that she's started turning in lost-and-found items that nobody wants found--like poop?!

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Rise of the Machines Our heroes' worst fears have come true: androids #17 and #18,who in time traveler Trunks' future have already destroyed the world, have been activated! 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...

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The Red Ribbon AndroidsThree 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...

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Enter TrunksAs 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...

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Sci-Fi martial arts action!After years of training and adventure, Goku has become Earth's ultimate warrior. And his son, Gohan, shows even greater promise. But the stakes are increasing as even deadlier enemies threaten the planet. DRAGON BALL Z is the ultimate science fiction-martial arts manga.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!

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Eath's greatest hero...is from outerspace!Dragon Ball introduces a young monkey-tailed boy named Goku (a wry update of the classic Chinese "Monkey King" legend), whose quiet life changes when he meets a girl named Bulma 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 could use the help of a certain super-strong boy... (In Japan, Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z were originally a single 42-volume series. VIZ Media's Dragon Ball contains vols. 1-16 of the original Japanese Dragon Ball, from the beginning of the series to the climax of Goku's last fight with Piccolo.)Before there was Dragon Ball Z, there was Akira Toriyama's action epic Dragon Ball, starring the younger version of Son Goku and all the other Dragon Ball Z heroes! 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...

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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...

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Goku and Vegeta face off at last and both are determined to emerge victorious in this epic fight. And if battling the ruthless Vegeta weren't enough, Son Goku and friends must obtain the wish-granting Dragon Balls in order to resurrect their fallen allies! Their search will take them all the way to the planet Namek, where evil Freeza and his minions are slaughtering the Namekians to fulfill Freeza's wish for immortality.

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After years of training and adventure, Goku has become Earth's ultimate warrior, his son, Gohan, shows even greater promise. But the strikes are increasing as even deadlier enemies threaten the planet. More action-packed than the stories of Goku's youth, Dragon Ball Zfeatures time travelers, aliens, and the mighty Super Saiyans clashing over the fate of the universe.

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Goku’s adventure from the best-selling classic manga Dragon Ball continues in this new series written by Akira Toriyama himself!Ever since Goku became Earth’s greatest hero and gathered the seven Dragon Balls to defeat the evil Boo, his life on Earth has grown a little dull. But new threats loom overhead, and Goku and his friends will have to defend the planet once again in this continuation of Akira Toriyama’s best-selling series, Dragon Ball!Goku and Vegeta are both struggling to master their respective ultra forms, which they’ll need to defeat Gas, now the strongest warrior in the universe. Can Granolah rejoin the battle and help turn things around? Later, back at home, a pair of superheroes are making headlines! Get ready for a new story arc set on Earth!

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Goku’s adventure from the best-selling classic manga Dragon Ball continues in this new series written by Akira Toriyama himself!Ever since Goku became Earth’s greatest hero and gathered the seven Dragon Balls to defeat the evil Boo, his life on Earth has grown a little dull. But new threats loom overhead, and Goku and his friends will have to defend the planet once again in this continuation of Akira Toriyama’s best-selling series, Dragon Ball!Granolah’s fierce assault seems to have Gas on the ropes until the youngest Heeters member unleashes his inner nature, leading to an all-out assault like nothing any of our heroes have ever encountered before! But perhaps the key to defeating Gas has something to do with memories of Bardock, Goku’s long-dead father?!

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Goku’s adventure from the best-selling classic manga Dragon Ball continues in this new series written by Akira Toriyama himself!Ever since Goku became Earth’s greatest hero and gathered the seven Dragon Balls to defeat the evil Boo, his life on Earth has grown a little dull. But new threats loom overhead, and Goku and his friends will have to defend the planet once again in this continuation of Akira Toriyama’s best-selling series, Dragon Ball!Having acquired a new power of his own, Vegeta has returned home to Earth for a grudge match. His Forced Spirit Fission is capable of separating Moro from the energy he’s stolen, but the mighty villian still has some tricks of his own...and not just the backup copy he made of Seven-Three’s powers!

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Goku’s adventure from the best-selling classic manga Dragon Ball continues in this new series written by Akira Toriyama himself! Ever since Goku became Earth’s greatest hero and gathered the seven Dragon Balls to defeat the evil Boo, his life on Earth has grown a little dull. But new threats loom overhead, and Goku and his friends will have to defend the planet once again in this continuation of Akira Toriyama’s best-selling series, Dragon Ball! Goku Black’s identity has been revealed as Zamas, the lord of lords from Universe 10! But he’s not alone—his counterpart from the parallel universe has teamed up with him and, thanks to the super Dragon Balls, they are nearly unstoppable! In the present, Goku trains with Master Roshi to perfect the Mafuba and seal Zamas away. Meanwhile, Kaiô-shin takes Lord Gowas, Zamas’s mentor, to the parallel universe to try and push his former pupil back to being good!

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Goku’s adventure from the best-selling classic manga Dragon Ball continues in this new series written by Akira Toriyama himself!Ever since Goku became Earth’s greatest hero and gathered the seven Dragon Balls to defeat the evil Boo, his life on Earth has grown a little dull. But new threats loom overhead, and Goku and his friends will have to defend the planet once again in this continuation of Akira Toriyama’s best-selling series, Dragon Ball!The battle between Granolah, Goku, and Vegeta continues on planet Cereal. Despite this battle being fueled by the lies and manipulation of the Heeters, Granolah’s burning drive for revenge has him convinced that this is a fight worth dying for—and that’s exactly what the Heeters want. Sensing something is amiss, Vegeta begins to piece together the mystery of why Granolah hates the Saiyans so much. But will he be able to figure out the truth in time? And will Granolah even be willing to listen?!

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Goku’s adventure from the best-selling classic manga Dragon Ball continues in this new series written by Akira Toriyama himself!Ever since Goku became Earth’s greatest hero and gathered the seven Dragon Balls to defeat the evil Boo, his life on Earth has grown a little dull. But new threats loom overhead, and Goku and his friends will have to defend the planet once again in this continuation of Akira Toriyama’s best-selling series, Dragon Ball!Moro’s goons have arrived on Earth, but the planet’s protectors aren’t about to go down without a fight! However, when Moro himself finally appears and pits a powered-up Saganbo against Gohan and friends, the good guys struggle to keep up. With a planet in peril, will Goku and Vegeta make it back in time?!

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Goku’s adventure from the best-selling classic manga Dragon Ball continues in this new series written by Akira Toriyama himself! Ever since Goku became Earth’s greatest hero and gathered the seven Dragon Balls to defeat the evil Boo, his life on Earth has grown a little dull. But new threats loom overhead, and Goku and his friends will have to defend the planet once again in this continuation of Akira Toriyama’s best-selling series, Dragon Ball! The battle for the fate of the parallel world rages on! With Vegeta injured and his fusion with Goku failed, Goku must face off against God Zamas alone. But this enemy is unrelenting and powerful, and seems to be too strong—even for Goku! Will Goku and his friends be able to put a stop to this evil god once and for all?!

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Goku’s adventure from the best-selling classic manga Dragon Ball continues in this new series written by Akira Toriyama himself! Ever since Goku became Earth’s greatest hero and gathered the seven Dragon Balls to defeat the evil Boo, his life on Earth has grown a little dull. But new threats loom overhead, and Goku and his friends will have to defend the planet once again in this continuation of Akira Toriyama’s best-selling series, Dragon Ball! The Zen Exhibition Match continues and all of the Gods of Destruction seem to really want a piece of Beerus. But the Lords of Everything quickly grow bored of the chaos and opt for a much simpler exhibition match: Goku vs. Toppo from Universe 11. Toppo is strong! So much so that even Goku struggles against him. And Toppo isn’t even Universe 11’s strongest warrior! That title belongs to Jiren. With the Tournament of Power looming in the near future, Universe 7 already seems to be at a huge disadvantage! Will they be able to put together a team in time to overcome this gap in power?!

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Ever since Goku became Earth’s greatest hero and gathered the seven Dragon Balls to defeat the evil Boo, his life on Earth has grown a little dull. But new threats loom overhead, and Goku and his friends will have to defend the planet once again in this continuation of Akira Toriyama’s best-selling series, Dragon Ball! Having defeated Boo, Goku is starting to get bored with his life on Earth. His wife, Chi-chi, wants him to get a job, but all he wants to do is train and fight stronger enemies. Elsewhere in the universe, the God of Destruction, Beerus, and his attendant Whis are traveling from planet to planet in search of food and entertainment. After blowing up some hapless victims, Beerus is reminded of a man from his dreams with the moniker “Super Saiyan God,” or something like that... The God of Destruction sets his sights on Earth to track down this mysterious man! Maybe this will give Goku something to do?

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