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Dragon Balls are the namesake artifact of the Dragon Ball series . They are large, crystalline spheres (of varying sizes and colors) that feature five-pointed stars (ranging from one to seven, and also varying in sizes and colors, along with being either rigid or flat in appearance) inside of themselves (akin to glass art); individually, they have no powers, but united they have the ability to call forth their associated Eternal Dragon who can grant (usually) one wish(s). https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball_(object) --------------------------------- Dragon Ball is a Japanese media franchise created by Akira Toriyama in 1984. The initial manga , written and illustrated by Toriyama, was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1984 to 1995, with the 519 individual chapters collected into 42 tankōbon volumes by its publisher Shueisha . Dragon Ball was originally inspired by the classical 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West , combined with elements of Hong Kong marti...

Android 18 , born as Lazuli, is a fictional character in the Dragon Ball Z manga series created by Akira Toriyama . Android 18 makes her debut in chapter #349 The Androids Awake!, first published in Weekly Shōnen Jump on November 12, 1991. She and her twin brother, Android 17 , were forcibly turned into cyborgs by Dr. Gero to serve his vendetta against Goku . The main-timeline version of the character has very little to no interest in fulfilling Gero's orders and becomes a major character in the series after marrying Goku's best friend Krillin . In an alternate timeline, Android 18 is a ruthless killer who started a reign of terror along with Android 17 over Earth that lasted for twenty years until they are both killed by adult Trunks . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_18 --------------------------------- Dragon Ball Z  is a Japanese  anime  television series produced by  Toei Animation . It is the  sequel  to the  Dragon Ball anime  an...

Son Goku  is a fictional character and main protagonist of the Dragon Ball manga series created by Akira Toriyama . He is based on Sun Wukong (Monkey King), a main character in the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West . His origin story also shares some similarities with that of Superman . Goku first made his debut in the first Dragon Ball chapter, Bulma and Son Goku, originally published in Japan's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine on December 3, 1984. Born Kakarot, Goku is introduced as an eccentric, monkey-tailed boy who practices martial arts and possesses superhuman strength . He meets Bulma and joins her on a journey to find the magical seven Dragon Balls that can grant the user one wish . Along the way, he finds new friends who follow him on his journey to become a stronger fighter. As Goku grows up, he becomes the Earth's mightiest warrior and battles a wide variety of villains with the help of his friends and family, while also gaining new allie...

  Dragon Ball Z  is a Japanese  anime  television series produced by  Toei Animation . It is the  sequel  to the  Dragon Ball anime  and adapts the latter 325 chapters of the original 519-chapter  Dragon Ball manga  series created by  Akira Toriyama  which ran on the  Weekly Shounen Jump  from 1988-1995. Dragon Ball Z aired in Japan on  Fuji TV  from April 26, 1989 to January 31, 1996, before getting  dubbed  in territories including the United States, Canada, Australia, Europe, India and Latin America. Dragon Ball Z follows the adventures of  Goku  who, along with his companions, defend the Earth against villains ranging from conquerors ( Vegeta ,  Frieza ), androids ( Cell ) and other creatures such as ( Majin Buu ). While the original Dragon Ball anime followed Goku from childhood to early adulthood, Dragon Ball Z is a continuation of his adult life, but at the same time para...