About Dragon Ball
Dragon Ball was created in 1984 by Akira Toriyama, one of the world's greatest mangakas. As you probably know, Dragon Ball is one extremely popular series. In fact, it's arguably the most popular anime series ever created! The original manga series spawned three different anime series in Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, and Dragon Ball GT. It also led to many anime movies, games, paraphernalia, as well as global recognition. The elements lacking in American cartoons have led to TV networks airing the more popular Japanese anime series, and in turn many kids have grown up watching Dragon Ball. The Dragon Ball manga spans 42 volumes and is a must see even if you have watched the anime series!
Evening: All Volumes Posted!View Dragon Ball Manga Online
Dragon Ball has been licensed by
Viz Media
. If you're familiar with the anime series, you might wonder where is DBZ and GT? There is only one manga series and this is it; Dragon Ball Z takes place after Volume 17, and GT is only an anime series (so there is no manga for it). Please support the English version if you enjoy this series.
Current Status:
· Next Update: Volume
1-7 on 8/21
· Rotating Volume: 1-42
· Length: 42 Volumes (Complete)
Downloads:
Volume 01
· Volume 02
· Volume 03
· Volume 04
· Volume 05
· Volume 06
· Volume 07
· Volume 08
· Volume 09
· Volume 10
· Volume 11
· Volume 12
· Volume 13
· Volume 14
· Volume 15
· Volume 16
· Volume 17
· Volume 18
· Volume 19
· Volume 20
· Volume 21
· Volume 22
· Volume 23
· Volume 24
· Volume 25
· Volume 26
· Volume 27
· Volume 28
· Volume 29
· Volume 30
· Volume 31
· Volume 32
· Volume 33
· Volume 34
· Volume 35
· Volume 36
· Volume 37
· Volume 38
· Volume 39
· Volume 40
· Volume 41
· Volume 42
· Purchase Previous Volumes
Extras:
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· Discuss on Message Forum
Also Recommended:
· Bleach
· Naruto
· One Piece
· Shaman King
Support Official Release
Dragon Ball has been licensed by Viz Media and is a must buy for any fan of the series. Unlike the other manga scans I post on this site, the Dragon Ball scans on this page are not very good quality. In fact sometimes they're down right ugly. The only reason I posted them on this site is because I absolutely love the series and I want to show it to the world even if the quality isn't that great. If you enjoy reading it on this site, you really owe it to yourself to purchase the real manga because Viz Media's quality is extremely high quality.
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Information & Rotation
The manga scans you will find on this site are ones created by fans. They are not scanned versions of the licensed English versions. On the topic of licensed manga series, I do host licensed series unlike many sites that take down manga scans when they get licensed.
I feel that showcasing the series actually helps in sales. I usually do not host entire series (usually just the beginning or latter volumes) so people tend to purchase the actual graphic novels when they find out how good they are.
As for the fansubbed manga scans, they are created by manga scanlation groups. You can get a full list of groups over at Manga Jouhou. These groups create these fansubs for the fans - I simply distribute
them online. Within each series you will certainly see information pertaining to the groups that created the manga scans. Please support the groups by visiting their web site or mIRC channel.
At Spectrum Nexus we try to offer viewers a wide variety of manga series.
For that reason I have implemented a
manga rotation. Certain long series, such as Hajime no Ippo
(well over 80 volumes long), are under this manga rotation scheme because I can't host
all of the volumes at once. The rotation
consists of showing a set amount of volumes, then every Monday or Thursday they will
rotate out and in will come a new batch. I have found this helps on the
servers and allows me to keep this site up without ever asking for donations.
