My friend and I were rereading it (mainly because I have all of the volumes and they were just THERE) but we were like, "There is no freaking way that Goku would grow up and have no physical problems like a normal human being would." And then OF COURSE, he had to be an alien. Our thoughts: Akira Toriyama is the George Lucas of manga.

...Yeah, the random thoughts of college freshman.

Anyway, when I first saw this series I think I was 10. I remember watching Digimon around the same time. I just loved it. And I do admit, the story dragged on an on and you were wondering whether it would be over (and then two more freaking spin offs came and you got freaking annoyed), but I loved this series nonetheless. It's a great way to introduce people into anime and manga.

Having followed the anime in my childhood, playing with my friends and all that...it makes me feel nostalgic.
This series was very good, Dragon Ball was about more than fights, i enjoyed it very much. When Z began i also felt excited but, to me, by the time the androids appeared the series stopped having appeal. It was no longer about the quests, it was about fighting on and on and on, and as much as i like a good fight...it ended up becoming boring because of it, and the array of characters that started to mean nothing. Still, Dragon Ball is awesome for it's simplicity and i'll always be fond of the initial series.

What can I say, I was addicted from start to end. But lets talk about my favourite arcs:

Tournament arc: The journey goku and krillen take to become entrants and then find they are two of the strongest warriors there, sooooooooooo cooooooooooooooool.

Saiyan arc: Main character dies, training was intense, and it was so cool to see all the side characters fight by side by side. Goku defeating nappa was imo one of the best moments of the series.

Namek: Going around finding dragonballs, everything was plotted so cleverly and characters would miss the detection of others by a hare, or be saved by an unpredictable event. Piccolo coming in to save the day was awesome, the old villain just kicking arse, at least for a while.

Love it forever.

DB is an all time classic... i couldn't get enough of it growin up and the anime inspired many crazy play fights with bro. couldnt get enough of the computer games either

So funny and cute. I love this manga, the art, the plot, EVERYTHING. It's awesome I tell you.

However, the anime is annoying. Whenever Goku dies, he comes back and back again and again. GOD STOP DYING FOR ONCE. Sheesh. At least he's gone now.

I can't get enough of this manga. I make sure I read it through from beginning to end at least once every year. :-) I prefer Z to DB, though. It's got Gohan, it's got Trunks, it's got Vegeta, what more do you want?

Well, I like to think the real dragon ball manga stopped half way through volume 17, when the manga became dragon ball Z. Up to this point the manga is nothing short of classic. I'd rather not talk about what happens after volume 17 however, because although it is a decent fighting manga, it really can't hold a candle to what it was before hand.

when i was like 6-8 years i saw it the first time,and it was love at first sight.
i grew up with the search for the dragonballs...and yes, the moment the plot changed the love was gone...nevertheless it is simply the best manga out there.
thanks,akira toriyama for enriching my youth

I bet there aren't many people who haven't heard of this series, really. Heck, I even bet that this manga is one of the first manga many people read. I can still reminiscence the good old days of my childhood with fondness, how excited i got as I read this series, and acting/playing db with kamehamehas with friend (haha) . Well, in today's standards, it might not be so great, but it's classic value is definitely noteworthy, and thus a 9.

dragonball i have to say started out good,the characters were fairly interesting,but after a while it becomes a boring fest for no reason.
the fact that looking for dragonballs seem to drag on forever,and at times,it seems to forget that there are dragonballs to be taken and...honestly,this is just one of those that i'd just rather not read.