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Dragon Ball

Japanese media franchise
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Summary

Dragon Ball is a media franchise[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of media franchise entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49,125 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Akira Toriyama[3]
  • Creator: Akira Toriyama[4]
  • Country: Japan[5]
  • Commons category: Dragon Ball[6]
  • Language of work or name: Japanese[7]
  • Country of origin: Japan[8]
  • Has part(s): Dragon Ball[9], Dragon Ball Z[10], Dragon Ball GT[11], Dragon Ball Super[12], Dragon Ball Z Kai[13], Super Dragon Ball Heroes[14], Dragon Ball SD[15]
  • Start time: December 3, 1984[16]
  • Characters: Goku[17], Vegeta[18], Bardock[19], Nappa[20], Raditz[21], Gine[22], Gohan[23], Trunks[24], Goten[25], Pan[26], Bulma[27], Gotenks[28], Vegito[29], Chiaotzu[30]
  • Official website: https://dragonball.news/[31], https://dragon-ball-official.com/[32], https://en.dragon-ball-official.com[33], https://fr.dragon-ball-official.com[34], https://de.dragon-ball-official.com[35], https://es.dragon-ball-official.com[36]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Dragon Ball[37]
  • Topic has template: Template:Dragon Ball[38]
  • Title: ドラゴンボール[39], DRAGON BALL[40]
  • Stack Exchange tag: https://anime.stackexchange.com/tags/dragon-ball-series[41]
  • Has list: list of Dragon Ball soundtracks[42]
  • Transliteration or transcription: Doragonbōru[43]
  • Derivative work: Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo[44], Dragon Ball FighterZ[45], Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone[46], Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn[47]

Why It Matters

Dragon Ball has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

Related Entities

Akira Toriyama Japan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Derivative work → Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo, Dragon Ball FighterZ, Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone +8
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Derivative work: Dragon Ball: Ssawora Son Goku, Igyeora Son Goku, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1790850291122"
  2. 14d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'als', 'am', 'an', 'ar', 'ary', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'bar', 'be', 'bew', '
    Derivative work → Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo, Dragon Ball FighterZ, Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone +8
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Derivative work: Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1790846661412"
  3. 12w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Franchises/Dragon_Ball
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Franchises/Dragon_Ball, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  4. 16w ago · Indpcatll · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball +7
    Topic's main category → Category:Dragon Ball
    Country → Japan
    Has parts → —
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ End time: 5 June 1995"
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