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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ボクは、ほしい物があるとそれを手に入れるまで、あるいは興味がなくなってしまうまで、絵に描き続けるクセがある。子供の頃、馬がほしくて毎日、馬の絵ばかり描いていた。さすがに馬はあきらめて、次は猿の絵を描き続けた。その次は自転車、といった調子でドンドンと描く。おかげで悪ガキだったけど、絵だけはうまくなった。そして、そのクセは、絵を描くのが仕事になった今でも続いている。

I have this habit where, if I want something, I’ll keep drawing it until I either get it or lose interest. When I was a kid, I wanted a horse, so every day I drew nothing but horses. Of course, I gave up on a horse, and next, I kept drawing pictures of monkeys. After that, I drew bicycles; just like that, I kept on drawing and drawing. Thanks to that, even though I was a naughty child, I at least got good at making pictures. That habit continues even now that drawing pictures has become my job.

Contents

This volume compiles chapters 229 to 240 as originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump, covering issues 1989 #29 to 1989 #40. 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 (229 – 240)

Dragon Ball Chapter 229Page 7

天下分け目の超決戦！！
Tenkawakeme no Chō-Kessen!!
A Fateful Super Decisive Battle!!

20 June 1989
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1989 #29

Dragon Ball Chapter 230Page 22

あぶない３倍界王拳！
Abunai San-Bai Kaiō-Ken!
The Dangerous Three-Fold Kaiō-Ken!

27 June 1989
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1989 #30

Dragon Ball Chapter 231Page 36

レッドゾーンの闘い！
Reddo Zōn no Tatakai!
A Fight in the Red Zone!

04 July 1989
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1989 #31

Dragon Ball Chapter 232Page 50

『月』
“Tsuki”
The “Moon”

11 July 1989
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1989 #32

Dragon Ball Chapter 233Page 64

だせるか！？元気玉！！
Daseru ka!? Genki-Dama!!
Can He Unleash It?! The Genki-Dama!!

18 July 1989
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1989 #33

Dragon Ball Chapter 234Page 78

どうなる！？元気玉！！
Dō Naru!? Genki-Dama!!
What Will Happen?! The Genki-Dama!!

25 July 1989
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1989 #34

Dragon Ball Chapter 235Page 92

孫悟空、虫の息！！
Son Gokū, Mushi no Iki!!
Son Goku, At Death’s Door!!

01 August 1989
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1989 #35

Dragon Ball Chapter 236Page 106

ささやかな抵抗
Sasayaka na Teikō
A Meek Resistance

08 August 1989
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1989 #36

Dragon Ball Chapter 237Page 120

もういちど元気玉！！
Mō Ichido Genki-Dama!!
Once Again, the Genki-Dama!!

12 August 1989
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1989 #37

Dragon Ball Chapter 238Page 134

元気玉の行方！！
Genki-Dama no Yukue!!
The Genki-Dama’s Course!!

22 August 1989
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1989 #38

Dragon Ball Chapter 239Page 148

ボロボロの戦士たち
Boroboro no Senshi-tachi
The Worn-Out Warriors

29 August 1989
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1989 #39

Dragon Ball Chapter 240Page 162

最後の賭け！！
Saigo no Kake!!
A Final Gamble!!

05 September 1989
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1989 #40

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

• This volume omits one of the original chapter title pages, although it was later included in the kanzenban release.

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.