In 2007, with the Dragon Ball Z individual disc releases almost at an end, Toei Animation announced the release of the individual discs from the “Dragon Ball Dragon Box“. Fans that missed purchasing the original Dragon Boxes could continue where they left off with the Z discs. Unfortunately, these individual discs omit all of the extras that came with the Dragon Box, but would instead come with special diorama figure sets made exclusively for the individual disc releases. In April 2007, the first three Dragon Ball individual discs were released, with three new discs released each month there after.
Each individual disc was available in two versions; retail and rental. The retail versions were well produced with renowned Japanese designer Hideaki Shimada designing their packaging, which utilized “Super Jewel Box” DVD cases. The covers, which featured artwork by veteran animator Tadayoshi Yamamuro, could be removed from the retail jewel case and unfolded to reveal brief character biographies and fun series facts. As a special bonus, the first and fifth set of releases came packaged in special slip cases. Each retail DVD also included a point ticket with a 16 digit code that could be redeemed toward the series’ exclusive diorama figure sets. In contrast, the rental versions were cheaply produced, were packaged in standard DVD cases, and lacked many of the retail version perks. The front covers of the retail version were also printed with a reflective finish, while those on the rental version covers were printed in a plain non-reflective ink. In addition, the retail DVD cases could be placed side-by-side to form an image of Shenlong across the spines. Both versions did come with a brief synopsis of each episode printed on the back cover, along with their respective original air dates and main episode staff.
While the original “Dragon Ball Dragon Box” disc menus were somewhat elaborate, the ones included on these discs are simple static menus with no music. The three menu options include “All Play”, “Story Mode”, and “Episode Select”. “All Play” simply plays all of the episodes in order, while “Story Mode” plays all of the episodes, but removes the openings, endings, and previews.
Individual Releases
Dragon Ball Volume #01
- 04 April 2007
- Released
- ¥3,800 (+ tax)
- Retail
- 4:3 Standard
- Format
Buruma to Son Gokū
Bulma and Son Goku
Arararaa! Tama ga Nai!
Alalala–! No Balls!
Kame-Sen’nin no Kinto-Un
Kame-Sen’nin’s Kinto-Un
Hitosarai Yōkai Ûron
The Kidnapping Demon, Oolong
Tsuyokute Warui Sabaku no Yamucha
The Strong Villain of the Desert, Yamcha
Mayonaka no Hōmonsha-tachi
The Midnight Visitors
Dragon Ball Volume #02
- 04 April 2007
- Released
- ¥3,800 (+ tax)
- Retail
- 4:3 Standard
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Furaipan Yama no Gyūmaō
Gyūmaō of Mount Frypan
Kame-Sen’nin no Kamehameha
Kame-Sen’nin’s Kamehameha
Usagi Oyabun no Tokui Waza
The Boss Rabbit’s Special Skill
Doragon Bōru Ubawareru!!
The Dragon Balls Are Stolen!!
Tsui ni Doragon Arawaru!
At Long Last, the Dragon Appears!
Shenron e no Negai
The Wish to Shenlong
Dragon Ball Volume #03
- 04 April 2007
- Released
- ¥3,800 (+ tax)
- Retail
- 4:3 Standard
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Gokū no Dai-Henshin
Goku’s Great Transformation
Gokū no Raibaru? Sanjō!!
Goku’s Rival? Arrival!!
Fushigi na Onna no Ko Ranchi
The Peculiar Girl, Lunch
Shugyō · Ishi Sagashi
Training – The Stone Hunt
Inochigake! Gyūnyū Haitatsu
With Life at Stake! Milk Delivery
Kame-senryū Kitsūi Shugyō
Kame-sen’s Method of Inte~nse Training
Dragon Ball Volume #04
- 02 May 2007
- Released
- ¥3,800 (+ tax)
- Retail
- 4:3 Standard
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Tenka’ichi Budōkai Hajimaru!
The Tenka’ichi Budōkai Begins!
Deru ka!? Shugyō no Iryoku
Will it Appear?! The Power of Training
Ayaushi! Kuririn
Watch Out! Kuririn
Yamucha Tai Jakkī Chun
Yamcha vs Jackie Chun
Detā! Kyōteki Giran
He’s Here! The Mighty Foe Giran
Kuririn Hisshi no Dai-Kōbōsen
Kuririn’s Desperate Offensive-Defensive Battle
Dragon Ball Volume #05
- 02 May 2007
- Released
- ¥3,800 (+ tax)
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- 4:3 Standard
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Tate Gokū! Osoru Beki Tenkū Pekeji-Ken
Get Up, Goku! The Fearsome Tenkū Pekeji-Ken
Kesshōsen da!! Kamehameha
The Final Round!! Kamehameha
Gokū · Saidai no Pinch
Goku – The Greatest Pinch
Gekitotsu!! Pawā Tai Pawā
Clash!! Power vs Power
Futatabi Bōken Samayō Mizūmi
Another Adventure – The Roaming Lake
Pirafu to Nazo no Gundan
Pilaf and the Mysterious Army
Dragon Ball Volume #06
- 02 May 2007
- Released
- ¥3,800 (+ tax)
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- 4:3 Standard
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Gege! Nise Gokū Shutsugen!!
Ge-ge! A Fake Goku Appears!!
Kieta!? Sora Tobu Yōsai
It Vanished?! The Flying Fortress in the Sky
Doragon no Densetsu
The Legend of the Dragon
Hijō no Reddo Ribon
The Heartless Red Ribbon
Kita no Shōjo Suno
The Girl of the North, Sno
Massuru Tawaa no Kyōfu
The Terror of Muscle Tower
Dragon Ball Volume #07
- 06 June 2007
- Released
- ¥3,800 (+ tax)
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- 4:3 Standard
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Ninja Murasaki Sanjō
Enter Ninja Murasaki
Osorubeshi!! Bunshin no Jutsu
Be Afraid!! The Art of Division
Nazo no Jinzōningen Hachi-Gō
The Mysterious Artificial Human No. 8
Dō Suru Gokū!! Senritsu no Buyon
Now What, Goku!! The Hair-Raising Buyon
Massuru Tawaa no Saigo
The End of Muscle Tower
Kiki Ippatsu!! Ganbare Hatchan
Imminent Danger!! Go for it, Hatchan
Dragon Ball Volume #08
- 06 June 2007
- Released
- ¥3,800 (+ tax)
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- 4:3 Standard
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Nishi no Miyako no Buruma n’chi
Bulma’s House in West City
Gokū to Nakama to Kiken ga Ippai
Goku, Friends, and Tons of Danger
Ki o Tsukero! Kūchū no Wana
Watch Out! A Mid-Air Trap
Buruma no Dai-Shippai
Bulma’s Big Mistake
Kame Hausu Hakken Saru!!
Kame House is Discovered!!
Burū Shōgun Kōgeki Kaishi!!
General Blue Launches His Attack!!
Dragon Ball Volume #09
- 06 June 2007
- Released
- ¥3,800 (+ tax)
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- 4:3 Standard
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Ayaushi Ranchi-san
Watch Out, Lunch-san
Kaizoku-tachi no Wana
The Pirates’ Trap
Kaitei no Gaadoman
The Ocean Bottom’s Guardman
Yatta! Otakara Hakken
Hooray! The Treasure is Discovered
Kyōfu no Hikaru Me
Fear the Shining Eyes
Nigero ya Nigero!! Dai-Dasshutsu
Run Away, Run Away!! The Great Escape
Dragon Ball Volume #10
- 04 July 2007
- Released
- ¥3,800 (+ tax)
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- 4:3 Standard
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Ncha! Otte Pengin Mura
N’cha! Chased to Penguin Village
Uhohōi! Arare Kumo ni Noru
Uhohōi! Arale Boards the Cloud
Taiketsu! Arare Tai Burū
Showdown! Arale vs Blue
Makyō no Seichi Karin
The Haunted Karin Holy Land
Kita! Sekai’ichi no Koroshiya “Tao Pai-pai”
He’s Here! The World’s Greatest Hitman, “Tao Pai-pai”
Shōbu!! Kamehameha Tai Dodonpa
The Match!! Kamehameha vs Dodonpa
Dragon Ball Volume #11
- 04 July 2007
- Released
- ¥3,800 (+ tax)
- Retail
- 4:3 Standard
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Karin Tō no Karin-sama
Karin-sama of Karin Tower
Hatashite!? Chō-Seisui no Kikime
Really?! The Effects of the Super Holy Water
Son Gokū no Gyakushū
Son Goku’s Counterattack
Saigo no Tao Pai-pai
The End of Tao Pai-pai
Yuke Gokū! Totsugeki Kaishi
Go, Goku! The Assault Begins
Reddo Ribon Gun Hisshi no Kōbō
The Red Ribbon Army’s Desperate Offensive-Defensive
Dragon Ball Volume #12
- 04 July 2007
- Released
- ¥3,800 (+ tax)
- Retail
- 4:3 Standard
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Reddo Sōsui Shisu!!
Commander Red Dies!!
Saigo no Doragon Bōru
The Last Dragon Ball
Kyūto na!? Uranai Baba
Cute, Huh?! Uranai Baba
Totsugeki! Warera Gonin no Senshi
Assault! We Are the Five Warriors
Kesshi no Dai-Ryūkessen
A Great Do-or-Die Bloody Battle
Gokū Kenzan! Akuma no Benjo
Goku Steps Up! The Devil’s Toilet
Dragon Ball Volume #13
- 01 August 2007
- Released
- ¥3,800 (+ tax)
- Retail
- 4:3 Standard
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Hissatsu Akumaito-kōsen to wa!?
Certain Death from the Akumaito Beam?!
Nazo no Goninme no Otoko
A Glimpse at the Mysterious Fifth Man
Gekitotsu!! Kyōteki Dōshi
Clash!! The Kindred Formidable Enemy
Kamen Otoko no Shōtai ha!?
The Masked Man’s True Identity?!
Pirafu no Dai-Sakusen
Pilaf’s Great Strategy
Shenron Futatabi
Once Again, Shenlong
Dragon Ball Volume #14
- 01 August 2007
- Released
- ¥3,800 (+ tax)
- Retail
- 4:3 Standard
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Kinkaku · Ginkaku no Hito Kui Hyōtan
Kinkaku and Ginkaku’s Man-Eating Gourd
Iza Gozen Shiai! Gokū Tai Tenron
A Crucial, Honorable Match! Goku vs Tenlong
Gokū · Makai e Iku
Goku Goes to the Demon Realm
Abare Kaijū Inoshikachō
The Violent Monster Inoshikachō
Isoge Gokū! Tenka’ichi Budōkai
Hurry, Goku! The Tenka’ichi Budōkai
Mezase Budō Tenka’ichi!!
Aim to Be the World’s Greatest Martial Artist!!
Dragon Ball Volume #15
- 01 August 2007
- Released
- ¥3,800 (+ tax)
- Retail
- 4:3 Standard
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Kachinokoru zo!! Yosen Sabaibaru
Obsessed with Winning!! Preliminary Survival
Kettei!! Hachinin no Yūsha-tachi
It’s Decided!! The Eight Brave Men
Taiketsu!! Yamucha Tai Tenshinhan
Showdown!! Yamcha vs Tenshinhan
Yuke Yamucha! Osoru Beshi Tenshinhan
Go, Yamcha! The Dreadful Tenshinhan
Kyōfu!! Mangetsu no Urami
Be Afraid!! A Full Moon Grudge
Nanana!! Nanto Dodonpa
Nanana!! What, a Dodonpa?
Dragon Ball Volume #16
- 05 September 2007
- Released
- ¥3,800 (+ tax)
- Retail
- 4:3 Standard
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Gyakuten!! Kuririn no Paaden ne Dai-Sakusen
A Sudden Turn-Around!! Kuririn’s Great Strategy
Omatase! Son Gokū Sanjō!!
Wai~t! Here’s Son Goku!!
Jitsuryoku Hakuchū!! Tenshinhan Tai Jakkī
Evenly Matched!! Tenshinhan vs Jackie
Gegege!! Shin Tsuru-senryū · Taiyō-Ken
Ge-ge-ge!! The New Tsuru-sen Technique – Taiyō-Ken
Faito!! Gokū Tai Kuririn
Fight!! Goku vs Kuririn
Masa ka Gokū!? Kuririn no Dai-Sakusen
Can it be, Goku?! Kuririn’s Great Strategy
Dragon Ball Volume #17
- 05 September 2007
- Released
- ¥3,800 (+ tax)
- Retail
- 4:3 Standard
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Kesshō!! Hatashite Budō Tenka’ichi wa!?
The Finals!! Who is the World’s Greatest Martial Artist?!
Higi · Haikyū-Ken Tai Sentō Pawā
A Secret Ability – The Haikyū-Ken vs Fighting Power
Tenshinhan no Kunō!!
Tenshinhan’s Anguish!!
Sei ka Shi ka!? Saigo no Shudan
Life or Death?! A Last Resort
Budō Taikai Shūryō! Soshite…!!
The Martial Arts Tournament Concludes! And Then…!!
Kuririn no Shi Osoroshiki Inbō!!
Kuririn’s Death – A Terrible Conspiracy!!
Dragon Ball Volume #18
- 05 September 2007
- Released
- ¥3,800 (+ tax)
- Retail
- 4:3 Standard
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Pikkoro Daimaō no Kyōfu!!
The Terror of Piccolo Daimaō!!
Yomigaere Son Gokū!!
Come Back to Life, Son Goku!!
Kaidanji · Yajirobee Tōjō!!
The Strange Guy – Enter Yajirobe!!
Majū · Tanbarin ga Yatte Kuru!!
The Demonic Beast – Tambourine Draws Near!!
Son Gokū · Ikari Bakuhatsu!!
Son Goku – An Explosion of Anger!!
Pikkoro Daimaō Oritatsu!!
Piccolo Daimaō Comes Down!!
Dragon Ball Volume #19
- 03 October 2007
- Released
- ¥3,800 (+ tax)
- Retail
- 4:3 Standard
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Son Gokū Tai Pikkoro Daimaō
Son Goku vs Piccolo Daimaō
Ganbare! Son Gokū!!
Hang in There! Son Goku!!
Kame-Sen’nin no Saigo no Mafūba!!
Kame-Sen’nin’s Final Mafūba!!
Wakagaeru ka!? Pikkoro Daimaō
Youth Restored?! Piccolo Daimaō
Kingu Kyassuru no Kōbō!!
King Castle on the Offensive-Defensive!!
Gokū no Negai!! Karin-sama mo Nayamu
Goku’s Wish!! Even Karin-sama is Worried
Dragon Ball Volume #20
- 03 October 2007
- Released
- ¥3,800 (+ tax)
- Retail
- 4:3 Standard
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Te ni Irero! Nazo no Chō-Shinsui
Get Your Hands On It! The Mysterious Super God Water
Ikite Ita Kame-Sen’nin!?
Kame-Sen’nin’s Alive?!
Son Gokū Tsui ni Hasshin!!
Son Goku Finally Departs!!
Tenshinhan no Ketsui!!
Tenshinhan’s Determination!!
Kimaru ka!? Densetsu no Mafūba
Will It Work?! The Legendary Mafūba
Gokū · Ikari no Furu Pawā!!
Goku – Anger at Full Power!!
Dragon Ball Volume #21
- 03 October 2007
- Released
- ¥3,800 (+ tax)
- Retail
- 4:3 Standard
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Son Gokū Saidai no Kiki!!
Son Goku’s Greatest Crisis!!
Saigo no Kake!!
The Final Gamble!!
Nyoi-Bō no Himitsu
The Secret of the Nyoi-Bō
Kumo no Ue no Shinden
The Temple Above the Clouds
Kami-sama Tōjō!!
God Appears!!
Yomigaeru Shenron!!
Shenlong is Revived!!
Dragon Ball Volume #22
- 07 November 2007
- Released
- ¥3,800 (+ tax)
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- 4:3 Standard
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Kaminari yori mo Hayaku!!
Faster Than Lightning!!
Sora no yō ni Shizuka ni
As Quietly As the Sky
Toki o Kakeru Gokū
Time Traveling Goku
Gokū no Teki wa…Gokū!?
Goku’s Opponent is… Goku?!
Sorezore no Michi o Mezashite
Each On His Own Path
Maguma yori Atsuku
Hotter Than Magma
Dragon Ball Volume #23
- 07 November 2007
- Released
- ¥3,800 (+ tax)
- Retail
- 4:3 Standard
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Arashi no Mae no Saikai
The Reunion Before the Storm
Haran no Tenka’ichi Budōkai
Troubles at the Tenka’ichi Budōkai
Erabareta Hachinin
The Eight Chosen People
Koroshiya Tao Pai-pai no Gyakushū
The Hitman Tao Pai-pai’s Counterattack
Son Gokū no Kekkon
Son Goku’s Marriage
Nazo no Otoko · Shen
The Puzzling Man, Shen
Dragon Ball Volume #24
- 07 November 2007
- Released
- ¥3,800 (+ tax)
- Retail
- 4:3 Standard
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Gekitō Futatabi! Gokū Tai Tenshinhan
Another Fierce Fight! Goku vs Tenshinhan
Hontō no Chikara
True Strength
Yonin no Tenshinhan
Four Tenshinhans
Dotchi ga Tsuyoi!? Kami Tai Pikkoro Daimaō
Which is Stronger?! God vs Piccolo Daimaō
Kono Yo no Unmei o Kakete!
The Fate of the World at Stake!
Dragon Ball Volume #25
- 05 December 2007
- Released
- ¥3,800 (+ tax)
- Retail
- 4:3 Standard
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Deta! Kyūkyoku no Chō-Kamehameha
Unleashed! The Ultimate Super Kamehameha
Pikkoro Daimaō Chō-Kyoshinjutsu
Piccolo Daimaō’s Super Giant-Form Technique
Son Gokū no Wana
Son Goku’s Trap
Banji Kyūsu!!
It’s All Over!!
Yatta! Chikyūjō Saikyō no Otoko
Hooray! The World’s Strongest Man
Dragon Ball Volume #26
- 05 December 2007
- Released
- ¥3,800 (+ tax)
- Retail
- 4:3 Standard
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Honō no Naka no Uedingu Doresu
The Wedding Dress In Flames
Maboroshi no Hi Kui Dori
The Phantom Fire-Eating Bird
Chichi no Hanayome Shugyō no Okage Desu
Thanks to Chi-Chi’s Bridal Training
Isoge Gokū! Gogyōzan no Nazo
Hurry, Goku! The Mysterious Mountain of the Five Elements
Moeru Furaipan Yama! Isshun no Kesshikō
Mount Frypan Burns! An Instant Do-or-Die Journey