| Dragon Ball | |
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| ドラゴンボール (Doragon Bōru) | |
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| Anime television series | |
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| Music by | Shunsuke Kikuchi |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Licensed by | Crunchyroll[a] |
| Original network | FNS (Fuji TV) |
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| Original run | February 26, 1986 – April 19, 1989 |
| Episodes | 153 |
| Media franchise | |
Dragon Ball (Japanese: ドラゴンボール, Hepburn: Doragon Bōru) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation that ran for 153 episodes from February 26, 1986, to April 19, 1989, on Fuji TV.[4][5][6] The series is an adaptation of the first 194 chapters of the manga series of the same name created by Akira Toriyama, which were published in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1984 to 1995. It was broadcast in 81 countries worldwide and is the first television series adaptation in the Dragon Ball franchise.[7][8] The series follows the adventures of Goku, a young eccentric boy with a monkey tail and exceptional strength who has a passion for fighting and battling evil-doers.
Film adaptations include: Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies (1986), Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle (1987), and Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure (1988). The series was followed by a sequel, Dragon Ball Z, which had its own follow-ups with Dragon Ball GT and Dragon Ball Super. The English dubbed version of the original Dragon Ball series released in the United States was edited for content and dialogue.
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