General Information

Introduction

The volume’s introduction from author Akira Toriyama is printed on the front flap of the dust cover and accompanied by a small color illustration.

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映画館に、ほとんど行けなくなってしまいました。忙しいのと、奥様が息子の世話で、なかなか、のんびりと出かけられないせいです。（やさしいボクは奥様を置いて一人だけ行くわけには、いかないのであります。）そんなわけで、最近の映画は、もっぱらレンタルビデオで、かたっぱしから見ております。仕事で忙しいときでも、おかまいなしに見ております。ボクのテレビは夜中じゅう映りっぱなし。

I can almost never go out to the movies anymore. There’s the fact that I’m busy, and also that my wife has to take care of our son, and can’t really go out without a care in the world. (There’s no way a nice guy like me would just leave his wife behind and go out by himself.) Because of that, I watch recent movies exclusively on rental videos, one after another. Even when I’m busy with work, I watch them without hesitation. My TV is on all through the night.

Contents

This volume compiles chapters 157 to 168 as originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump, covering issues 1988 #07 to 1988 #18. All chapter title pages shown below are those included in this volume. The chapter premiere dates listed below are based on the sale date of their respective issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump, which is when that issue officially went on sale.

Chapters (157 – 168)

Dragon Ball Chapter 157Page 7

不死身の決戦！！
Fujimi no Kessen!!
An Immortal Showdown!!

12 January 1988
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1988 #07

Dragon Ball Chapter 158Page 22

孫悟空最大の危機！！
Son Gokū Saidai no Kiki!!
Son Goku’s Greatest Crisis!!

19 January 1988
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1988 #08

Dragon Ball Chapter 159Page 36

荒野の大格闘！！
Kōya no Dai-Kakutō!!
A Grand Battle in the Wasteland!!

26 January 1988
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1988 #09

Dragon Ball Chapter 160Page 50

孫悟空最後の賭け！！
Son Gokū Saigo no Kake!!
Son Goku’s Final Gamble!!

02 February 1988
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1988 #10

Dragon Ball Chapter 161Page 64

孫悟空勝つ！！
Son Gokū Katsu!!
Son Goku Wins!!

09 February 1988
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1988 #11

Dragon Ball Chapter 162Page 78

如意棒の秘密
Nyoi-Bō no Himitsu
The Secret of the Nyoi-Bō

16 February 1988
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1988 #12

Dragon Ball Chapter 163Page 92

神殿
Shinden
The Temple

23 February 1988
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1988 #13

Dragon Ball Chapter 164Page 107

神様登場
Kami-sama Tōjō
God Appears

01 March 1988
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1988 #14

Dragon Ball Chapter 165Page 122

神龍復活！！
Shenron Fukkatsu!!
Shenlong is Revived!!

08 March 1988
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1988 #15

Dragon Ball Chapter 166Page 136

それぞれの再会
Sorezore no Saikai
Everyone’s Reunion

15 March 1988
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1988 #16

Dragon Ball Chapter 167Page 150

波乱の天下一武道会
Haran no Tenka’ichi Budōkai
Troubles at the Tenka’ichi Budōkai

19 March 1988
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1988 #17

Dragon Ball Chapter 168Page 164

８勝者決定！！
Hasshōsha Kettei!!
The Eight Winners are Determined!!

29 March 1988
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1988 #18

Title Page Special Feature

As the tankōbon are compilations of pre-existing chapters, they are intended to be continuously read from beginning to end. Often times, any title pages not considered integral to the story, or due to page count issues between chapters, were moved to the back of the volume and collected in a special gallery following the volume’s final chapter. The gallery notes the title pages are “as they appeared in Weekly Shōnen Jump“, which include the original tag lines and “Bird Studio” logo. These features are typically removed from the title pages remaining in the volume’s main content.

Notes

• No chapter title pages were omitted from this volume.

Supplemental Images

The following supplemental images are included in this volume and are original illustrations drawn by Akira Toriyama exclusively for this tankōbon volume:

Staff Credits

Note that the publisher credited varies by print edition based on the staff at Shueisha at the time of its printing. The publisher listed below coincides with this volume’s first edition printing.