Toriyama, Akira

In the next Tenka'ichi Bud?okai tournament, Son Goku and his friends face tougher opponents in the contest for the "Strongest Under the Heavens" title, including Chaozu and three-eyed Tenshinhan, deadly disciples of Tsuru-Sen'nin, the Crane Hermit, who happens to be an old rival of Son Goku's teacher Kame-Sen'nin, the Turtle Hermit. The contest between crane-style and turtle-style kung fu may turn deadly after Tsuri-Sen'nin orders his disciples to kill the Kame-Sen'nin disciples.

"As the Red Ribbon Army closes in on Goku and his friends, Goku must face an array of opponents while preventing all seven Dragon Balls from falling into evil hands. First, there's cruel General Blue, who has a mysterious power up his sleeve. Then, there's master assassin Taopaipai, so strong that Goku's blasts barely faze him. But neither of these opponents compare to the masked challenger Goku faces at Baba Uranai's--he'll give Goku the shock of his life!"--Back cover.

In the Teka'ichi Bud?okai, the martial arts tournament that awards the "Strongest Under the Heavens" title, Son Goku makes it to the finals, but the six other finalists all have their own special moves, and Son Goku wonders if he is prepared for the challenge.

Vegeta and Trunks have reached a level more powerful than Cell, so they help Cell fuse with android #18 in order to have a fair fight.

Kuririn, Gohan, and Bulma set out for the Dragon Ball home planet Namek, discover that its evil emperor Freeza is killing his own people, and get a response from an unexpected source when they radio for help.

After training in the afterlife with the great martial arts teacher Kaio-sama, Goku returns to Earth to face the ruthless Vegeta, commander of the alien Saiyans.

Martial artists Piccolo, Gohan, Kuririn, Tenshinhan, and Chaozu struggle on in the losing battle to save the Earth from the alien Saiyans, while Goku rushes to the planet to pit his skills against Saiyan commander Vegeta.

Goku looks for Kaio-sama, Lord of the Worlds, in the afterlife so he can learn the martial arts techniques of the gods and save Earth from destruction by the evil Saiyans.

Collects the first three volumes of the Dragon Ball series in which sixteen-year-old Bulma, a scientific genius, convinces Son Goku, who has a monkey tail, superhuman strength, and a magic staff, to join her on a quest to locate the magic "Dragon Balls." Legend says that when the seven magic orbs are located in one place, a powerful dragon god appears who will grant one wish.

Gohan and Kuririn ally with Vegeta against Freeza and Goku appears to have become the legendary Super Saiyan.