Saiyans (Saiya-jins) are an extraordinary, barbarous and powerful race. (Note: In Japanese, "jin" means people; so that means that saiya-jin are "Saiya people") Their sole purpose in life was to fight and survive. At the beginning of the Dragonball series, we learn that they lived on Planet Plant. They shared this planet with a race called tsufuru-jin. The tsufuru-jins were an advanced race with many cities and highly advanced technology. Their technology allowed them to fight against the naturally strong saiyans. The saiyans were strong savages who lived in wastelands attacking the tsufuru-jins at times. Because the saiyans had the natural ability of fighting using their bare hands, they were a force to be reckoned on. Fortunately for the tsufuru-jins, they were able to defend their planet with their technologies. Then, one night on the full moon, all the saiyans who had been exposed to the light of the full moon, underwent the change into Oozaru (Giant Ape) and easily crushed the tsufuru-jins out of existence. From then on the planet was called Planet Vegeta.

 The saiyans used some of the tsufuru-jin technology to become the strongest race in the universe. The strongest being in the universe, Freeza, an evil creature, used the saiyans as mercenaries to take over planets for him and sell them. One day, the saiyans got tired of working for Freeza, so the king, King Vegeta, revolted with several of his loyal men. Unfortunately, he was killed along with his men. Freeza then destroyed Planet Vegeta in one giant blast, along with the entire saiyan race. Only a few saiyans survived, including Kakarot (Goku), Prince Vegeta, Radditz, Nappa, Taurus, Paragus and Brolli.

SAIYAN

Description:

This is the typical appearance of a saiyan. A normal saiyan has black hair, a thick, strong, muscular body, and a unique tail. Saiyans have the excellent natural fighting ability that causes them to consume a great amount of calories daily. In order to provide these calories, they eat a lot. Goku, a low-class saiyan, consumes about 10 times the appetite a normal human would eat daily. Compared to humans, saiyans are extremely strong. Even when hit by Bulma's car in the beginning of the Dragonball series, Goku was not hurt. He immediately stood up after he was hit.

Super Saiyan

Description:

Freeza's worst fear... the Super Saiyan. This level is a legend early in Dragonball Z, but eventually becomes a natural form. Goku is the second person to ever reach this level, but is the first one we ever see doing it. When reaching this level the Saiyan's hair turns yellow, the eye's turn green, and his power level rises greatly. The Legendary SSJ mentioned throughout the series is Brolli. Super Saiyan are supposed to be ruthless killing machines, but we see that the Saiyan's personality barely changes after the transformation. The Super Saiyan level is triggered by emotional rage (usually). Someone with a pure heart of good or evil can only reach it. Once reached the status of super saiyan, the Saiyan can go SSJ at will.

 Those who achieved this form: Goku, Gohan, Vegeta, Trunks, Goten a

                                        Super Saiyan 2

Description:

Gohan first reached this stage while fighting Evil Cell in the Cell Game. This stage is very much like the first Super Saiyan stage, but of course much stronger. Occasionally, the Saiyan who is in this form has electricity going around his body and through it. That's how you can tell the difference between SSJ and SSJ2. Also a Saiyan level 2 has slightly longer hair. This level is more superior than ssj level 1 in terms of strength and speed. It is also triggered by extreme rage.

 Those who achieved this form: Gohan, Goku, Vegeta, Brolli

                   Super Saiyan 3

Description:

Gohan first reached this stage while fighting Evil Cell in the Cell Game. This stage is very much like the first Super Saiyan stage, but of course much stronger. Occasionally, the Saiyan who is in this form has electricity going around his body and through it. That's how you can tell the difference between SSJ and SSJ2. Also a Saiyan level 2 has slightly longer hair. This level is more superior than ssj level 1 in terms of strength and speed. It is also triggered by extreme rage.

 Those who achieved this form: Gohan, Goku, Vegeta, Brolli

                    Super Saiyan 4

Description:

This stage was made by TOEI Animation and was nothing to do with the original author of Dragonball, Akira Toriyama. During this stage the Saiyan's tail grows back. Their eyes turn yellow with a red outline around the eyes. The palm contains a hole that can absorb energy. Their back and most of their body is covered with red fur. The hair stays black, but gets long, not as long as SSJ 3. And again the Saiyan gets unbelievably powerful. Goku is the only real person to reach this level, but Bulma creates a device that turns Vegeta into a SSJ 4 also. This form is triggered by extreme rage, anger and sorrow.

 Those who achieved this form: Goku and Vegeta

Dragonball AF Summary and Art

What is Dragonball AF? Dragonball AF is supposedly a new Dragonball series being developed in Japan. However, FUNimation wants fans to know from the official source that Dragonball GT is the last series and neither AF nor V exist. As far as we know, and Toei has confirmed this matter, there are no future plans for any continuance of the Dragonball series beyond GT. But we have heard from multiple people that Fans are making a comic called Dragonball AF and FUNimation or Toei has nothing to do with it. Whether or not it really exists or ever will, it's still fun to think about, because of this I've compiled several sections for your enjoyment.

DBAF takes place around 120 years after the Frieza Saga. At this time Goku is off going from planet to planet training and he comes across one planet which looks absolutely beautiful, he goes onto this planet for training and finds that all the people there look perfect, and also the gravity is 1000 times that of earths so he figures its ideal for training for a little while. He also meets this stunningly beautiful woman there who try's to seduce Goku however Goku resists because of his heart belonging to Chi-chi, she senses this but makes love to him in his dreams. Shortly after Goku leaves the planet and as he leaves, the planet turns into silver and it disappears totally as well as everyone who inhabited it! Since the woman was a god and created a perfect illusion for Goku she also sensed how powerful he was, she wanted to have his baby and create the ultimate being. Anyway around 120 years later she gives birth to a child named Xicer who is naturally born as a super Saiyan 5 and is 1 year old, since he is half god and half Saiyan he is the ultimate being however he is pretty much useless as he needs to be trained by someone great, his father obviously, Goku, so he goes off in search of his real father to be trained by him and become the greatest warrior in the universe from which his mother wants him to be.

More information about Dragonball AF.

 300 years ago goku ,gohan died but where considered ultimate ancestors because of there power levels, goten was still live and well cause him and trunks where equal strength and granted eternal life from dende. They had all seven dragonballs plus the alfa ball. for a while and soon decided to wish back Goku, Gohan Vegeta Andriod 16 And Shella(trunks daughter) they do that but then a dude called boronks comes(ally like vegeta) and is angry he didn't get his wish to be the strongest ever!  So then he fights goku and goku gets pounded and was on the verge of dieing again but gotten level 5 gets angry(as he does) and fuses with goten level 5 and creates Gotenks(the dude with red hair) level 5 and takes on boronks but also gets a pounding but eventully get the fusion earrings from dende and fuses also with gohan level 5 (the new created airings allows up to 3 fuses!) and creates hantenks-the ultimate version and gives boronks a pounding, then they take the airings off and calm down the talk to boronks and then eventually decide to become allies (boronks is still pretty dodgey!, like vegeta).

Here are a bunch of rumors:

 1. There are 6 super saiyan levels

 2. New fusion earrings wear created (fusion with up to 3 people!)

 3. Goten has had a new born baby!

 4. Boronks is a huge guy bigger than brolly he is a SSJ3 and is anxious to be stronger than Ancestor Goku SSJ5 but Goku still has level 6!

 5. Everyone fuses and become gohnvegpandenpicclhurclegotentrunktenks.

 6. Nothing is in production, and nothing is planned. There is no Dragonball AF. Most rumors of a new series come from fan manga drawn in Japan, otherwise known as “doujinshi.” Generally, these comics are very well-drawn, and can easily be mistaken for Toriyama's work. However, they are fan-made, and are not considered a part of the DB universe.

 7. It's a Spanish comic book they are making a cartoon version for the US

 8. Vegeta and Trunks Fuse

 8. Gotenks goes SSJ4,

 9. Gohan becomes another form of Mystic Saiyan.

 10. Goku has the power of the dragonballs and can grant wishes like the Dragon.

 11. Goku reaches Super Saiyan level 5 The power he receives is too much for him, and he becomes the bad guy. In DBAF Vegeta gets to play the good guy trying to stop “the evil Goku”.

 13. They will be making around 250 episodes.

 14. In DBAF Vegeta goes ssj5 and 6 and becomes the strongest.

 15. DBAF is in Portugal, Italy and in Japan.

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SAIYAN HISTORY

Long ago there was a planet called planet Plant, which was occupied by two races: the Saiyans and the Tuffles. The Tuffles were an advanced race with big cities and highly-developed technology. The Saiyans were strong savages who lived in wastelands attacking the Tuffles at times. Because of the Tuffles great technology, they were able to fight against the naturally strong Saiyans when needed.

Then one day, the Saiyans banded together and attempted to overtake the planet. The war raged on for many years without anyone clearly having the advantage. Advanced weaponry took on brute strength resulting in a stalemate; that is until a full moon appeared. If a Saiyan looks at the full moon, they transform into a giant ape-like state called Oozaru. In this form their already great power grows tenfold. Luckily for the Tuffles, this event happens only once every seven or eight years. After this transformation had occurred, the Saiyans easily crushed the Tuffles out of existence.  From then on the planet was called Planet Vegeta, named after the Saiyans ruler King Vegeta.

But there was a problem. With their arch-nemeses gone, they had no one to fight but each other. Soon they met a race called the Arconians. These are people responsible for supplying the Saiyans with the technology they are so famous for using. In return for this technology the Saiyans would conquer planets for the Arconians, who worked for a being named Frieza.

Lord Frieza was known as the strongest and most powerful being in the universe. He enslaved entire races, and forced them to do his bidding or be destroyed. When Frieza found out about the Saiyans, he saw their enormous power and used them as mercenaries to take over other planets for him. All Saiyans belong to special classes, which is passed down by blood types. When a lower class Saiyan is born, they are sent away to other planets, programmed to take it over when they get strong enough. Because of the ability to transform into an Oozaru, this usually didn't take very long. Saiyans with the higher classes are kept on Planet Vegeta for more direct use.

One day, Frieza summoned Prince Vegeta who was around five years old at the time, and sent him to a dangerous planet along with the Supreme General of the Saiyan Army, Nappa. King Vegeta knew Frieza had to be stopped and revolted with several of his most loyal men. However, they were no match for Frieza and were defeated effortlessly. Around this time Frieza realizes how much stronger the Saiyans are becoming, and their great potential. Out of fear Frieza blows up the entire Planet Vegeta with a single energy blast from his finger.

Moments before Planet Vegeta explodes, a ship with a low level Saiyan baby flies by to Earth. This baby's name is Kakarot. As Frieza destroys Planet Vegeta, he gets careless and doesn't notice this ship go by. However, an even stronger being lurks in the background watching, and this being is Frieza's brother. Although he notices the ship, decides to let Frieza clean up his own mess.

When the Saiyan baby, Kakarot, lands on Earth, he is found by an old man named Gohan. Even though Kakarot is a baby, he has strength that could easily kill an ordinary human. Gohan is a master of the Martial Arts and tries to raise the Saiyan baby, soon naming him Goku. Gohan drops Goku on his head from a great height. Fortunately, Goku lives, and even better, his Saiyan programming becomes scrambled. Goku trains hard and eventually has a son, who he names Gohan after his adoptive grandfather.

When several of Goku's friends are killed by two of the surviving Saiyans, he is forced to go to a planet called Namek for help. On this planet there are items called Dragon Balls. When all seven Dragon Balls are collected together, a Dragon god will appear and grant you three wishes. Unfortunately, Frieza is after the same items and already has five of them in his possession. To make things even worse, the prince of all Saiyans named Vegeta is also after the Dragon Balls.

After many battles, much destruction, and successfully gathering the Dragon Balls, Goku finally faces Frieza. When Goku is no match for the super villain he is forced to go to his last resort, and his most powerful attack. Goku nearly destroys the entire planet but Frieza survives with few wounds. Proving he cannot be beaten, Frieza kills Goku's best friend Krillin, and fatally wounds a close friend, named Piccolo. Seeing this happen enrages Goku so much that he undergoes a transformation legend of the Saiyans; a super Saiyan. While in this new level he grows far stronger than Frieza and easily defeats him. From then on Goku was a Super Saiyan.

Black Star Dragon

This is the most powerful dragon in the entire Dragonball series. 

He was made when Kami and Piccolo were one person. This 

dragon can do anything you want it to, but, the catch is that after 

you wish for something the Dragonballs get scattered across the 

universe. The worst thing about them though is that if you don't 

bring the Dragonballs back to where the planet the wish came 

from was, the planet will be destroyed.

Porunga

  This is the Dragon of Namek. When you make a wish with Porunga, the wishes must be spoke in the Namekian language. Porunga can grant 3 wishes. As with Shenron, there are 7 Dragon Balls and once the wishes are made the Dragon Balls scatter to the corners of the earth, but, instead of waiting a year you only have to wait a half year. You cannot wish for someone to be killed.

Shenron  

Although this Dragon can only grant one wish, he is used the most in Dragonball and Dragonball Z. After a wish has been made, the Dragonballs are scattered to the corners of the earth. Once someone collects them and a year has passed, you can once again make a wish with the dragon. The dragon was created by Kami, but, when Dende became guardian he re-made Shenron to be able to have more wishes, and for those wishes to be more powerful than before. You cannot wish for someone to be killed.

Naturon Shenron 

  After Vegeta killed a large number of innocent people, a wish on the Dragon Balls brought them all back to life. In this way, Naturon Shenron was born. Possessing the power of Earth, he delights in causing earthquakes and watching cities fall before his power. 

Dragon of the 7 star ball.

Oceanus Shenron

 The Dragon of Water and Wind, Oceanus Shenron, dons the persona of Princess Oto, who the residents of a small fishing village worship as a god. When asked which wish she was born from, Princess Oto becomes angry and embarrassed. 

Dragon of the 6 star ball. 

 Rage Shenron 

 Despite his small size, Rage Shenron carries a shocking power: electricity! He creates a slimy substance that draws the energy out of any object that it touches; the energy is then transferred to his body as strength. Rage Shenron was born when Goku wished himself back to life after Vegeta landed on planet Earth.

 Dragon of the 5 star ball. 

 Nuova Shenron 

 The Dragon of Fire, Nuova, was born when King Piccolo wished for youth when Goku was a child. With the power of the sun and of fire at his disposal, Nuova is more than a challenge for Goku. Things really get hot when Nuova's brother, Eis Shenron, joins in the fray! 

Dragon of the 4 star ball. 

 Eis Shenron

The Dragon of Ice, Eis Shenron, is Nova Shenron's brother. Eis Shenron joins the fight against Goku and even has him down and beaten. Just as the Dragon Balls have turned against their masters, Eis Shenron may find that turnabout is fair play. 

Dragon of the 3 star ball. 

Haze Shenron

 Haze Shenron is the Dragon of Pollution. He uses his powers to create a muggy fog that settles over the land and drains any person coming into contact with it of all their power and energy. He was born when Goku used the Dragon Balls to wish Bora back to life many years ago. Dragon of the 2 star ball. 

 Syn Shenron  

Syn is the ultimate evil power in the universe. Syn was born with the combination of all the evil energy given out by the corroded Dragon Balls making him the strongest of the dragons. Syn eventually absorbs all 7 Dragon Balls to become the awesome Omega Shenron giving him the powers of every Shadow Dragon. The Dragon Balls were used to restore life, but Syn has only one goal...the destruction of all life in the universe! 

Dragon of the 1 star ball. 

 Black Smoke Shenron

In Dragon Ball GT, after the death of Super #17, Goku and his 

friends put together the 7 Dragon Balls. Instead of Shenron appears 

a black dragon, that represents the negative energy accumulated for 

many years (because the Dragon Balls use positive energy). This 

Dragon is then divided into 7 evil Shenrons, each for every Dragon 

Ball. 

These wishes are all the wishes made with every single Dragon Ball. Technically, there would be a lot more wishes but they are not recorded or mentioned in the Dragon Ball series.

Dragonball

 1. The very first wish never was in Dragon Ball but Master Roshi told the story of it. The first wish was made by a man who wanted to become ruler of the world. When he did become ruler of the world, he took his powers for granted and brought evil across the globe.

 2. The second wish was made for the sake of all that is good. Good was finally able to conquer that which was all evil for a change.

 3. After Emperor Pilaf collected all the dragon balls to become ruler of the world, Oolong was able to intercept the wish before Pilaf could and he wished for a pair of panties made of the finest materials in the world. Sometimes I wonder if he wears them to this day.

 ---Alternate: In the Dragonball 10 year anniversary Movie the wish is used to restore Hatchan after being destroyed by Black.

 4. The dragon balls are finally recollected again after the Red Ribbon incident. Goku kindly offers the dragon balls to Upa to let him resurrect his father Bora.

 5. Piccolo Daimaou, who was Kami's evil side after he rid himself of all evil, wished to be younger so he could be more capable of fighting.

 6. Bulma wishes back all the people that were killed by Piccolo Daimaou.

Dragonball Z

 ---Alternate: Movie 1, Garlic Jr. wishes to be immortal. Sucks for him because he became trapped in the dead zone.

 7. After about a year of being dead from the fight with Raditz, the seventh wish was made to bring back Goku so he could fight against Vegeta and Nappa.

 ---Alternate: Movie 2, Dr. Wheelo's assistant wishes for the ice to be broken up around Dr. Wheelo's lab.

 8. This was the first wish made with the Namek dragon balls. Piccolo is wished back so that the earth dragon balls would be restored and that he could fight Freeza.

 9. Immediately made after the wish to bring Piccolo back, Dende made the wish to teleport Piccolo to Namek. The wish did not put him on random location on Namek. After this wish was made, the third wish could not be made because the dragon balls turned to stoned due to the death of Guru.

 ---Alternate: Movie 3, Bulma, Krillin, and Gohan wish for the forest to be restored like it was before the fire.

 10. This wish was made by Mr. Popo as soon as he collected the dragon balls. He wished for all the people on Namek killed by Frieza and his men to be brought back to life. This had included Guru because Frieza's cruel ways and constant killing of Namekians had poisoned Guru's heart with sadness and despair, killing him. This enabled the third wish to be made with the Namek dragon balls.

 11. Made with the remaining wish on the Namek dragon balls, this wish for all people on Namek except Freeza and Goku to be transported to Earth.

 12. The Namekian dragon balls followed Guru back to earth, Guru made Muuri the eldest Namek. After 130 days, the twelfth wish was made to bring Krillin's body back to earth. Since his body was disintegrated on Namek and that if he was wished back he would be wished back where he died, where he would die again because there is no oxygen in space.

 13. The second wish with the Namekian dragon balls was to bring Krillin back to life.

 14. With one wish remaining, Yamcha was brought back to life. Tien wanted to stay with Chiaotzu since there was only one wish left. Yamcha fell in the water because after Yamcha, Tien, and Chiaotzu died in the Saiyan battles, their bodies were brought to some place in the heavens which was not shown in the English version.

 15. The Namek Dragonballs are brought back together to bring back Chiaotzu with the first wish.

 16. Tenshinhan is then brought back to life with the second wish.

 17. They were going to bring Goku back to life with the last wish but they find out he was already alive, so instead they were going to have him transported to earth but Goku did not want to come. So the final decision was to teleport all the Nameks and the Namekian dragon balls to a new planet Namek.

 18. The eighteenth wish was to bring back all the people who were killed by Cell. Goku chose to remain dead as he was the cause for most of the problems ever since Emperor Pilaf. This wish was made for the first time with Dende's New Earth Dragonballs.

 19. The second wish of Dende's Dragonballs (the New Earth Dragonballs can grant two wishes instead of one), was made by Krillin to have the detonation devices to be removed from Android #17 and #18.

 ---Alternate: Movie 10, wish was made to have help to defeat Broly. The help they got was to have Goku be relived for the time until Broly was defeated. Basically, Goku was alive for 4 minutes. These probably weren't made with Dende's Dragonballs for the balls scattered after only one wish.

 20. Wish for the people who died from the 25th World Martial Arts Tournament to be revived. Most were killed by Majin Vegeta. Kibito was also revived and was able to restore energy to Gohan and the Supreme Kai.

 21. Made with the Namek balls again, the Earth was restored. The Earth was destroyed by Majin Buu.

 22. The second wish of the Namek Dragonballs at this time was to have everyone except evil hearted people killed by Babidi and his men to be brought back to life. Earth was basically returned to normal.

 23. This wish was to restore Goku's energy back to full. This wish was made just in the time just as Goku was dieing. This enabled Goku to kill Buu.

 24. This wish was to make everyone (except the Z warriors) forget about the Majin incident so that Buu and Vegeta would not be hated and would be accepted into society. And also, so that people will have no fear of the earth ever exploding again and that there is powers out there in the universe capable of doing so.

 ---Alternate: Movie 13, The Z Warriors gather the dragon ball to open up a box that was given to them by a suicidal man. Inside the box was Tapion.

Dragonball GT:

 25. First wish made in the GT series, Pilaf collects the Black Star (or 'ultimate') Dragonballs and accidentally wishes for Goku to be a kid. His original plan was to become ruler of the world, like usual.

 26. The second wish made by the Black Star dragon balls, Vegeta Baby wishes for a planet exactly like the old Planet Vegeta to be made.

 27. Due to the Black Star Dragonballs' curse (where the planet the wish with the black star Dragonballs is made is destroyed), they re-gather the Namek Dragonballs to wish for Earth to be restored (again!).

 28. A failed wish for everyone who was killed by the opening of the Gates of Hell to be restored with their lives. This wish failed due to negative energy build up within the Dragonballs over the years.

 29. After the Evil Eternal Dragons are defeated, a wish is made to have everyone who died in the last round of fighting to be restored.

Dragon Radar

The Dragon Radar was built by Bulma and is used to find the location of the Dragon Balls whether they're moving, not moving, under water, anywhere that they might be the Dragon Radar can find them. It has a single button on top, it is used to turn it on or off as well as zooming in on the Dragon Ball or zooming out. This is not used to find the Dragons even though its called a Dragon Radar. In Dragonball GT they use one of these to find the Black Star Dragon Balls around the universe but it is later eaten by a friend they find along the way. After Giru eats the Dragon Radar he becomes the Dragon Radar and helps them continue finding the balls.

Black Star Dragonballs

These balls were also created by Kami, but when he was originally fused with Piccolo, since Kami was so strong when these were created they have incredible power and you can wish for ANYTHING.

 1. Must gather all seven Dragon Balls

 2. Chant required

 3. One wish per gathering

 4. After the wish is made, Shenron will disappear

 5. The Dragonballs will not turn to stone and scatter themselves around the Universe

 6. Shenron can grant any wish (including destroying people)

 7. One year after a wish is made the planet the balls were used on last will explode

Namekian Dragon Balls

 The original set of Dragonballs which originate from the Planet Namek. They were created from the dreams of Guru, hence Porunga's meaning to be "God of Dreams" in Namekian. The Dragon Balls on Namek are much larger than the ones on Earth due to their increased power. Also Porunga is many times larger than Shenron for the same reason. To see a picture showing the size difference of the Dragon Balls and to see a comparison of the dragons (Shenron is the smaller one).

1. All 7 balls must be gathered in the same spot
2. Chant required "Takkarapto Popporunga Pupiritto Paro"
3. Three wishes per gathering
4. After the wish is made, Porunga will disappear
5. The balls will turn to stone for 130 days and scatter themselves around Namek
6. Porunga cannot grant a wish that exceeds Guru's power
7. Cannot wish for something that involves another being if they disagree with the wish
8. Cannot wish to revive some if they dies from natural causes
9. You can wish one person back per wish
10. Porunga can revive anyone infinite time

New Earth Dragonballs

 After Kami and Piccolo re-merge in the Cell Saga, the Dragonballs become useless, as they are linked to life force of the creator (Kami). But when Goku goes to New Namek to fetch the new Guardian of the Earth, Dende, he is given the power of the Earth's Dragonballs. Dende's Shenron is identical to Kami's as he used the original model of Mr. Popo, from which Shenron was originally created. He proceeds to power them up so they can grant 2 wishes instead of 1, then between the Cell and Buu Sagas, he powers them up further so they can grant 3 wishes. These balls look identical to Kami's the picture is just a different artist.

1. All 7 balls must be gathered in the same spot

2. Chant required

3. Only two wishes per gathering (3 wishes in Buu saga)

4. After the wish is made, Shenron will disappear

5. The Dragonballs will turn to stone for 1 year and scatter themselves around the Earth

6. Shenron cannot grant a wish that exceeds the creators power (Dende)

7. Cannot wish for something that involves another being if they disagree with the wish

8. Cannot wish to revive some if they dies from natural causes

9. You can revive any number of people, provided they died that relates their deaths

10. Shenron cannot revive anyone who has been revived before

Earth Dragon Balls

These are the original set of Dragon Balls for the earth. They were created when Mr. Popo asked Kami to give life to a small dragon model he had made. Kami did this but added the Dragon Balls onto this to give humans something to work towards. But they were misused for evil often and Kami was not going to allow their existence until good people like Goku changed his mind.

1. All 7 balls must be gathered in the same spot
2. Chant required (Chant changes a lot, big plot hole)
3. Only one wish per gathering
4. After the wish is made, Shenron will disappear
5. The Dragonballs will turn to stone for 1 year and scatter themselves around the Earth
6. Shenron cannot grant a wish that exceeds the creators power (Kami)
7. Cannot wish for something that involves another being if they disagree with the wish
8. Cannot wish to revive some if they dies from natural causes
9. You can revive any number of people, provided they died that relates their deaths
10. Shenron cannot revive anyone who has been revived before

This has been one of the most popular anime series ever made.

This is a cartoon series which started in the year 1984. It has been broadcasted in over 5 countries and it has been amongst the most popular cartoon anime series of all times.

This series revolves around a cartoon character named Goku. The series is based on the dragon balls which have the power to grant any 3 wishes of a person.

There have been 3 editions of this cartoon series. Namely Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT. This show has been most popular amongst the age group of 6 to 18.

This cartoon series gained recognition all over the world and it has been translated in many languages. This series became so popular in most places where it was broadcasted that the cartoon character of Dragon Ball were used for publicizing toys, video games and clothes.

The series originated in Japan and seventeen anime films based on Dragon Ball have been released in Japan. Many anime films have also been released out of Japan. Recently a Hollywood movie named as “Dragon Ball Evolution” was released worldwide and it was based on the cartoon character"GOKU"

The genius and creator behind Dragonball and Dragonball Z, 

Akira Toriyama 

has helped create over 20 different Anime/Mangas. Here you can find all about who this man is and all about his different anime/mangas.

How Akira Got Started:

Akira Toriyama wanted to become an artist. He studied art in high school, and by 1977, he got a job at one of the biggest and well known Manga publishers in Japan known as Shueisha. In 1978, he started a Manga called “ Wonder Island”. It wasn’t a big success, but gave him more confidence in his work. His next piece of work was called “Dr. Slump”, which was a huge success. His most famous piece of work however, is the “Dragonball” series, which is also explained on this page.

Akira Toriyama Timeline:

» 1955 = Akira was Born

» 1974 = Started School of Art

» 1977 = Quit School of Art

» 1978 = Akira's first Manga, Wonder Island

» 1979 = Created Manga Highlight Island

» 1980 = Toriyama's first Big Hit, Dr. Slump

» 1985 = Started the Dragonball Mangas

» 1995 = Akira Ends Dragonball Z

After Dragonaball Z had ended, TOEI Animation asked permission from Toriyama to continue the Dragonball trilogy with a new series called Dragonball GT. This new series aired in Japan from 1996 to 1997, and was no where near as successful. Toriyama was not directly involved with Dragonball GT, but he did supervise the development. As Toriyama's success grew he decided to open up his own studio know as Bird Studios where he was able to publish many more of his other stories and comics.

Akira Toriyama Was Staff In:

» Chrono Trigger (OVA): Art

» Chrono Trigger (SNES): Art

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Akira’s Hobbies and Such:

Akira enjoys other subjects other than Manga. He enjoys being with his family, and rumor has it that he quit Dragonball for that reason. It sucked up too much time from his family. He also enjoys playing video games, and even did the art work for the well known game “Chrono Trigger” for the SNES, as well as other game

 

BUU

 Buu, or Majin Buu, was conjured into existence long ago by the evil wizard Bibidi. A powerful fighter who has destroyed many planets, Buu's rubbery body gives a him great advantage in battles. Like many of the villains in Dragon Ball Z, Buu exists in multiple forms, some more evil and more powerful than others. 

Babidi

 Babidi, a magical creature with unusual powers, wishes to bring Majin Buu back to life. Babidi uses his powers to control people by bringing out the evil in their hearts. His father, Bibidi, was the creator of Buu.

Cell

  The most dangerous of all Dr. Gero's creations, Cell was created as a genetic experiment. He comes complete with a self-destruct feature, a scorpion-like tail that opens up to absorb the energy of his opponents, and instructions to wreak revenge on the Androids which caused Dr. Gero's downfall. Cell contains the DNA of the mightiest warriors of the universe including Goku, Piccolo and Vegeta. Possessing the DNA of these great warriors, Cell is able to fight with their attacks. With these great forces combined Cell is an almost invincible being. One of his greatest advantages is being able to regenerate at any given time from even the smallest component of himself. He gains power by draining the energy of his enemies using his scorpion-like tail. 

  Androids

A reckless anarchist, an incomplete weapon, and a beautiful face that conceals a terrible power - these are the personalities of the trio of Androids waging a war to conquer the Earth. Android 16 is a synthetic giant with enough destructive force to destroy his allies single handedly. Android 17 was once flesh and blood, but human instincts no longer hold any power of this insane monster. And last, but certainly not least, there is Android 18. This horrifying femme fatale has the looks that kill - and a mean streak to match. The onslaught of these mechanized menaces places the human race in perhaps the greatest danger it has ever known.