Dragon Ball
Semic · 2000–2001 · 16 issues
About the series
Between 2000 and 2001, Semic brought Akira Toriyama's legendary shonen saga to European readers in a 16-issue series. Following the journey of young martial artist Son Goku, the comics collect the original manga's early adventures, where a chance meeting with a girl named Bulma sets him on a quest for magical Dragon Balls. This run captures the perfect blend of whimsical adventure, inventive martial arts, and Toriyama's signature expressive art that established the series as a global phenomenon. For fans of the era, it remains a key entry point into the world that would define a generation of action-comedy manga.