How to Read the Dragon Ball Manga?
The Ultimate Guide to Reading the Canon Manga Content of Dragon Ball 2025 - 03 - 14
We will show you the most accurate way to read the entire Dragon Ball manga in order, including all the canon content.
In this article, we want to present the ultimate guide to reading the Dragon Ball manga in the correct order while following the canon established by Toriyama, from the beginning of Goku's story to its conclusion. Not all of Dragon Ball's canonical story is found in the original work and its continuation, Super. Some parts must be read in Anime Comics and certain spin-offs.
If we asked you, "How and which Dragon Ball manga collections should you read to understand everything?", most would answer: the original manga by Toriyama and the Super manga by Toyotaro. But... that wouldn't be entirely correct.
That's why we've created this article—to serve as your guide, helping you discover where to find, what to read, and in what order to experience everything canonical related to the story of Goku and his friends.
To follow the story in chronological order, adhere to this sequence:
- Dragon Ball Minus: A special included in the Jaco volume, recounting how Bardock sent Goku to Earth.
- Jaco, the Galactic Patrolman: Chronicles Jaco’s adventures with Bulma’s sister. He is sent to Earth to prevent a newly dispatched Saiyan baby from arriving (spoiler: he does, and it’s Kakarot).
- Dragon Ball (Original), Chapters 1 to 350: From Goku and Bulma’s first meeting to the arrival of Androids 16, 17, and 18.
- Trunks: The Story: A special included in volume 33 of the Japanese edition, detailing Trunks' alternate future up to that point.
- Dragon Ball (Original), Chapters 351 to 517 (Page 10): Concludes the Majin Buu saga, just before the 10-year time skip in the manga.
- DB: Goku and His Friends Return: A manga drawn by Ooishi Naho (Dragon Ball SD author), narrating an adventure shortly after the Majin Buu battle, introducing Vegeta’s brother. (Not published in Spain).
- Dragon Ball Super, Chapters 1 to 4: Covers events up until Sorbet begins searching for the Dragon Balls to revive Frieza.
- Anime Comic DBZ: Resurrection ‘F’: This canonical story is not included in the Super manga.
- Dragon Ball Super, Chapters 5 to 42 (Page 34): Ends with the Tournament of Power, leading into the events of the Broly movie.
- Anime Comic DB Super: Broly: This story is not fully depicted in the manga, requiring reference to this anime comic.
- Dragon Ball Super, Chapters 42 (Page 35) to the end: Continues from the events of Broly through to the manga’s conclusion.
- Dragon Ball (Original), Chapters 517 (Page 11) to 519: Marks the end of the original manga, where Goku departs with Uub.
Some Figures, Games, or Manga We Have Cataloged
Here is a sample of everything you can find on the portal, from Dragon Stars or SH Figuarts figures, Dragon Ball Super, Heroes manga, or the Compendiums, to Sparking Zero and the very first game released on the Game Boy Color.
Tamashii Stage Dragon Ball 'Event Exclusive Color Edition'
Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO
Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO
Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero is the fourth game in the Sparking! series, known in Europe and America as Tenkaichi Budokai.
It is the fourth entry in this legendary fighting game saga, featuring cutting-edge graphics and technology with sky-high expectations.
The game offers a multiplayer mode focused on PvP, both online and local, allowing competition with friends and family.
Its story mode is highly detailed and includes several What if... scenarios that are unlocked by performing specific actions during the main missions. Some of these What if events are particularly memorable.
It features a massive character roster, covering all Dragon Ball sagas: from Kid Goku’s early adventures, through the three major DBZ sagas, and even content from DB Super and DB Daima.
For those unfamiliar with previous Tenkaichi games, battles take place in 3D arenas with complete freedom of movement, where players must defeat their opponents using melee combos and special techniques.
The game was released for Nintendo Switch almost a year after its launch on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S, with a graphical adaptation made specifically for the hybrid console.
The physical game (cartridge or card) contains the basic installation to play only on the Switch 1, but when inserted into our Switch 2, exclusive graphical updates for that console will be installed.
Music Compilation Pack
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Super Saiyan Kefla
Dragon Ball Z: Super Gokūden 2 - Kakusei-Hen
Dragon Ball Z: Super Gokūden 2 - Kakusei-Hen
Dragon Ball Z: Super Gokūden 2 - Kakusei-Hen is the seventh Dragon Ball Z game released for the Super Nintendo and Super Famicom, although it never had official versions in Europe or America, so it only came out for the SFC. It is also the second RPG adventure game released for this console in 1996.
This is the direct sequel to DBZ: Super Gokūden 1, whose story mode covers all of Dragon Ball with kid Goku, and this one starts right at the beginning of DBZ, with Raditz’s arrival and ends with Frieza’s defeat.
Its gameplay is the same as the previous one: it is narrative-focused with action or event moments, where players must make decisions or press buttons to fight, since battles are semi-automatic, requiring timed inputs. It feels like watching Dragon Ball Z interactively, similar to a graphic adventure.
Players will control Goku, kid Gohan, Piccolo, and other characters depending on the story arc being played.
Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Vegito ‘Exclusive Edition’
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