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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JP

なんとドカ〜ンと20日間も休みが、とれたのだ!!　スゴイぜ!!　へいへい!!　などとお調子にのって浮かれていたら、いきなりカゼをひいてブッ倒れてしまった。数日後、なんとか治ったのでクルマに乗って用事をすませて帰ったとたん、クルマのドアに指をはさんで骨にヒビがはいってしまった。痛みにうなっていたら、またカゼがぶりかえしてしまった。……神様、楽しい休日をどうもありがとう……。

Ta-daa! Would you believe it? I managed to get a whole 20-day vacation!! Awesome! Hey-hey!! And so forth. But just as I was getting carried away in my high spirits, I was laid up with a cold. A few days later, I somehow felt better and went out in the car, but just as I’d gotten back from finishing my errands, I caught my finger in the car door and put a crack in the bone. And while I was groaning in pain, my cold came back again. ……Dear God, thank you very much for my enjoyable vacation…….

(text of illustration: “This is the worst!”)

Contents

This volume compiles chapters 181 to 192 as originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump, covering issues 1988 #31 to 1988 #42. 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 (181 – 192)

Dragon Ball Chapter 181Page 7

神の誤算
Kami no Gosan
God’s Miscalculation

28 June 1988
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1988 #31

Dragon Ball Chapter 182Page 22

因縁の対決！悟空対ピッコロ
Innen no Taiketsu! Gokū Tai Pikkoro
The Fated Showdown! Goku vs Piccolo

05 July 1988
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1988 #32

Dragon Ball Chapter 183Page 36

小手調べ
Kote Shirabe
A Light Warm-Up

12 July 1988
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1988 #33

Dragon Ball Chapter 184Page 50

両者真剣勝負
Ryōsha Shinken Shōbu
Both Sides Go All-Out

19 July 1988
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1988 #34

Dragon Ball Chapter 185Page 64

超かめはめ波
Chō-Kamehameha
The Super Kamehameha

26 July 1988
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1988 #35

Dragon Ball Chapter 186Page 78

武道会場騒然！！
Budōkaijō Sōzen!!
Confusion at the Tournament Grounds!!

02 August 1988
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1988 #36

Dragon Ball Chapter 187Page 92

ピッコロ大魔王超巨身術
Pikkoro Daimaō Chō-Kyoshinjutsu
Demon King Piccolo’s Super Giant-Form Technique

09 August 1988
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1988 #37

Dragon Ball Chapter 188Page 107

孫悟空の試合
Son Gokū no Shiai
Son Goku’s Match

12 August 1988
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1988 #38

Dragon Ball Chapter 189Page 122

大魔王最後の賭け！！
Daimaō Saigo no Kake!!
The Demon King’s Final Gamble!!

23 August 1988
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1988 #39

Dragon Ball Chapter 190Page 136

ふんばれ！！孫悟空
Funbare!! Son Gokū
Stand Firm, Son Goku!!

30 August 1988
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1988 #40

Dragon Ball Chapter 191Page 150

１０カウント
Ten Kaunto
The Ten Count

06 September 1988
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1988 #41

Dragon Ball Chapter 192Page 164

万事休す！！
Banji Kyūsu!!
It’s All Over!!

13 September 1988
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1988 #42

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.