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| name = Dragon Ball
| image = ]
| caption = ''Dragon Ball'' logo
| ja_kanji = ドラゴンボール
| ja_romaji = Doragon Bōru
| genre = <!-- Do not place additional category genres such as Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, etc. WP:MOS-AM tells us to use the most well-known categories! Any extra ones added without community consensus on the talk page will be reverted and the user will receive a test warning! -->], ], ], ], ]
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| type = tv series
| title =
| director = Minoru Okazaki<br />]
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| writer =
| music = ]
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| licensee = {{English anime licensee
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| NA = ]
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| first = February 26, 1986
| last = April 12, 1989
| episodes = 153
| episode_list = List of Dragon Ball episodes
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| first = December 20, 1986
| last = March 4, 1996
| film_list = List of Dragon Ball films
| films = 4
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{{Infobox animanga/Other
| title = Dragon Ball franchise
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* '']''
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{{nihongo|'''''Dragon Ball'''''|ドラゴンボール|Doragon Bōru}} is a ]ese ] ] that was produced in the late 1980s by Toei Doga (now ]), being an adaptation of the first sixteen volumes of the ] created by ] and published in Japan in the '']'' ] anthology ]. Volumes 17-42 of the manga were adapted into the '']'' anime.

The anime is composed of 153 half-hour episodes and ran in Japan from February 26, 1986, to April 12, 1989.

== Plot ==
{{seealso|List of Dragon Ball episodes}}
The series begins with a young monkey-tailed boy named ] befriending a teenage girl named ]. Together they go on a quest to find the seven {{nihongo|Dragon Balls|ドラゴンボール}}, which summons the dragon Shenlong to grant the user one wish. The journey lead to a confrontation with the desert bandit ], who later becomes an ally; ], whom Goku unknowingly agrees to marry; and ], an impish man who seeks the Dragon Balls to fulfill his desire to rule the world. Goku then undergoes rigorous training regimes under the martial artist ] in order to fight in the {{nihongo|Tenkaichi Budōkai|天下一武道会||"Strongest Under the Heavens Martial Arts Tournament"}} that attracts the most powerful fighters in the world. A monk named ] becomes his training partner and rival, but they soon become best friends. After the tournament, Goku sets out on his own to recover the Dragon Ball his Grandfather left him and encounters the ], whose leader wants to collect the Dragon Balls for himself. He almost single-handedly defeats the army, including their hired assassin ], whom he originally lost to, but after training under the hermit ], now easily beats. Goku reunites with his friends to defeat the fortuneteller ]'s fighters and have her locate the last Dragon Ball in order to revive a friend killed by Taopaipai.

They all reunite at the Tenkaichi Budōkai three years later and meet Kame-Sennin's rival and Taopaipai's brother, Tsuru-Sennin, and his students ] and ], who vow to exact revenge. Kuririn is killed after the tournament and Goku tracks and is defeated by his killer, ]. The samurai ] takes Goku to Karin, where he receives healing and a power boost. Meanwhile Piccolo fights Kame-Sennin and Chaozu, leading to both their deaths, and uses the Dragon Balls to regain his youth before destroying ]. Goku then begins his battle with Piccolo Daimao, who, just before dying, spawns his son/reincarnation ]. Karin informs Goku that ] (God), the original creator of the Dragon Balls, might be able to restore Shenlong so that he can wish his friends back to life, which he does. He also stays and trains under Kami for the next three years, once again reuniting with his friends at the Tenkaichi Budōkai. Piccolo Jr. also enters the tournament to avenge his father, leading to the final fight between him and Goku. After Goku narrowly wins, he leaves with Chi-Chi and keeps his promise to marry her.

== History ==
The series follows the early adventures of ] as he and his friends search the world for the seven magic ]. The series is known as being a much less serious anime than its successor, '']'', though later sagas blur the lines a bit.

=== American releases ===
Two early attempts at releasing ''Dragon Ball'' to ] audiences failed. The first attempt was in the late 1980s by ]. It featured strange name changes for nearly all the characters, such as changing ] to "Zero" and ] to "Whiskers the Wonder Cat". It is not well-known, and has been referred to as "The Lost Dub" by fans.<ref>{{cite web
| title = The Lost 80s Dragonball Dub
| publisher = Temple O' Trunks
| date =
| url = http://templeotrunks.com/media/lost_dub/index.html
| accessdate = 2008-05-23 }}</ref>

The second and more well known was in 1995, when ] first attempted to launch the ] in the United States. Hiring BLT Productions<ref></ref> to produce the dub, they had the first 13 aired in ] in edited form. However due to disappointing ratings, FUNimation chose to abandon this dub, moving on to the newer and more action filled ''Dragon Ball Z''. The home video rights for this version were acquired by ] for their KidMark label. As they and their ] has continued to renew the license, FUNimation has been unable release their newer unedited dub of these episodes on DVD, and only the old version remains available (as the '']'' DVD set).

After ''Dragon Ball Z'' became popular{{Citation needed|date=January 2008}} on ], the entire series was translated by FUNimation and released in the same scheduling block as its successor; ]. The complete series ran in the US from August 2001 to December 2002. Unlike the theme songs for ''Dragon Ball Z'' and '']'', FUNimation made English versions of the original Japanese opening and ending themes for these episodes and left in the original BGM, which was met with delight by most fans. However, some insert (IN) songs were removed or have dialogue dubbed over them.

The US version of ''Dragon Ball'' was aired on Cartoon Network (before that, it was aired in syndication) with excessive editing.{{Citation needed|date=January 2008}} Most of the edits were digital cosmetic changes, which were done to remove nudity and blood, and dialogue edits, such as when ] says why ] was expelled from shapeshifting school, instead of saying that he stole the teacher's panties, it was changed to him stealing the teacher's papers.{{Citation needed|date=January 2008}} Some scenes were deleted altogether, either to save time or remove strong violence. For example, when Goku dives into the water unclothed to catch a fish for dinner, a digital water splash was added on his groin; on other occasions when he is nude, he has some digital underwear added.{{Citation needed|date=January 2008}} Also, references to alcohol and drugs were removed, for example, when Jackie Chun (]) uses ] ] in the 21st '']'', FUNimation called it the "Mad Cow Attack." Also, the famous "No Balls!" scene was deleted from episode 2, and when ] places panties on the fishing hook to get Oolong (in fish form), they digitally painted away the panties and replaced it with some money.{{Citation needed|date=January 2008}}

While implied throughout the ], the character Blue is finally revealed to be a ] during a scene in which he recoils at Bulma's seductive advances as she tries to distract him. Blue is further revealed to be a ] upon displaying sexual interest towards a young boy who stops to repair Blue's damaged car. All references to General Blue's sexual orientation were eliminated in the American TV release; the scene involving Bulma was changed to make it seem as if he was simply afraid of women and the scene involving the boy was redubbed to suggest that Blue believes to have found his long-lost younger brother.{{Citation needed|date=January 2008}}

Many of the changes were ill-received by long-time fans of the series, who believed the cable networks' censorship destroyed or diminished the original humor, however, the DVDs do not contain these edits.{{Citation needed|date=January 2008}}

A note on inconsistency in censorship that a scene in ''Dragon Ball'' where Goku charges completely through ], putting a hole in the behemoth's chest, was edited so that the hole wasn't shown for the American broadcast, but the same scene was shown uncensored on American TV, in a flashback in a ''Dragon Ball Z'' episode, with the hole in Piccolo Daimao's chest clearly visible.{{Citation needed|date=January 2008}}

== Theme songs ==
* Opening
*# {{nihongo|"]"|摩訶不思議アドベンチャー！||"Mystical Adventure!"}}
*#* Lyrics: Yuriko Mori, Music: Takeshi Ike, Arrangement: ], Performance: ])
*#** Version 1: episodes 1~101
*#** Version 2: episodes 102~153 (not on Funimation's DVDs)
* Ending
*# {{nihongo|"Romatikku Ageru Yo"|ロマンティックあげるよ||"I'll Give You Romance"}}
*#* Lyrics: Takemi Yoshida, Music: Takeshi Ike, Arrangement: Kohei Tanaka, Performance: Ushio Hashimoto)
*#** Version 1: episodes 1~21 (not on Funimation's DVDs)
*#** Version 2: episodes 22~101
*#** Version 3: episodes 102~132 (not on Funimation's DVDs)
*#** Version 4: episodes 133~153) (not on Funimation's DVDs)

== Cast list ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Character Name
! Voice Actor (Japanese)
! V.A. (FUNimation English)
! V.A. (Blue Water English)
! V.A. (Ocean Group English)
! V.A. (Harmony Gold English)
|-
| ] || ]|| ] (child)<br/>] (adult) || ]<br> ] || ] || ]
|-
| ] || ] || ] || ] || ] || ]
|-
| ] || ] || ] || ] || ] || ]
|-
| ] || ]|| ] || ] || ] || ???
|-
| ] || ] || ] || ] || ] || ]
|-
| ] || ] || ] || ] || ] || ???
|-
| ] || ] || ] || ] || ] || ]
|-
| ] || ] || ] (child)<br/>] (adult) || ] || ] || N/A
|-
| ] || ]|| ] (child)<br/>] (adult) || ] || N/A || ???
|-
| ] || ] || ] (nice-self)<br/>] (angry-self)|| ] || N/A || ]
|-
| ] || ] || ] || ] || N/A || ]
|-
| ] || ] || ] || ??? || N/A || ]
|-
| ] || ] || ] || ] || ] || N/A
|-
| ] || ] || ] || ] || N/A || N/A
|-
| ] || ] || ] || ] || ] || ???
|-
| ] || ] || ] || Dave Pettitt || N/A || N/A
|-
| ] || ] || ] || ] || N/A || ???
|-
| ] || ] || ] || ] || N/A || N/A
|-
| ] || ] || ] || ] || N/A || N/A
|-
| ] || Takeshi Aono || ] || ] || N/A || N/A
|-
| ] || ] || ] || ] || N/A || N/A
|-
| ] || ] || ] || Dave Pettitt || ??? || ]
|-
| Narrator || Joji Yanami || ] || ] || ] || ???
|}

== Episode lists ==
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== Reception ==
Anime News Network summed up ''Dragon Ball'' as "an action-packed tale told with rare humor and something even rarer—a genuine sense of adventure."<ref name="DBseason2">{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/dragon-ball/dvd-season-2|title= Dragon Ball DVD Season 2 Uncut Set|publisher=]|date=2009-12-14|accessdate=2013-07-10}}</ref> They noted Funimation's reputation for drastic alterations of the script, but praised the dub.<ref name="DBseason2"/><ref name="DBseason3">{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/dragon-ball/dvd-season-3|title= Dragon Ball DVD Season 3|publisher=]|date=2009-12-14|accessdate=2013-07-10}}</ref> T.H.E.M's Tim Jones gave it four stars, noting that the series while different from ''Dragon Ball Z'' is still one of the best fighting anime.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=565 | title=Dragon Ball | publisher=THEM Anime | accessdate=12 September 2013 | author=Jones, Tim}}</ref>

== See also ==
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* ] - the classic Chinese novel on which Dragon Ball is loosely based

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{wikiquote|Dragon Ball}}
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