Akira Toriyama

Contains the entire first season of the animated television program "Dragon Ball Z" in which Goku and his friends fight the Saiyans.

Having returned victorious from their battle with Frieza, the Z-Fighters can at last breathe a collective sigh of relief-- but they won't have long to rest. A new host of villains has appeared, ready to wreak havoc on the Earth-- and Goku, the Z-Fighters' greatest hero is still missing. In the face of these new dangers, a mysterious youth with super Saiyan powers has come bearing a bleak prediction for the future: in just three years' time, an evil...

The battle to decide the fate of the universe begins. On the distant planet Namek, the seven magic Dragon Balls have been brought together and the dragon Porunga summoned. Now, Goku and the Z-fighters are all that stand between the evil Frieza and his wish for immortality. Having survived their encounters with Frieza's dreaded minions, Goku and his friends are now left to contend with the ruthless tyrant himself. Despite their recent victories, however,...

As the battle with the Androids rages on, a fierce evil rises from the shadows: the monster known as Cell! Dr. Gero's heinous creation is the ultimate weapon, a fighting machine built from the genetic material of the greatest warriors ever to walk the Earth!

The forces of good and evil have converged upon the planet Earth, and the fate of the universe hangs in the balance. The evil wizard Babidi has traveled across the galaxy on a quest for revenge, hoping to fulfill his father's thwarted dreams.

Goku is a powerful warrior who protects the Earth from an endless stream of rogues bent on dominating the universe and controlling the mystical objects known as Dragon Balls. In order to fulfill his adoptive grandfather's dying request, Goku seeks to find the great master Roshi and gather all seven Dragon Balls, of which he has one. He must get all seven in order to prevent the evil Lord Piccolo from succeeding in his desire to use the Dragon Balls...

"Goodbye, Dragon World. The world's greatest heroes have fallen, absorbed by the ever more powerful Boo, who has slaughtered everyone on the planet. Only Goku remains alive to fight ... but even his strength will not be enough, unless he uses the Fusion Earrings to permently merge with another warrior! Who will he choose ... and when the dust has cleared, who or what will he become? On earth, among the stars, and in Boo's body, the last battle rages!...

"Shorn of his last vestiges of goodness, the djinn Boo is now pure, undiluted evil! With a single wave of his hand he kills six billion people, leaving only the heroes in Kami-sama's sky palace alive. but for how long?-- P. 4 of cover.

"Death of a warrior. Awakening to his true power, the once meek Gohan pummels Cell, the former strongest being alive!"--Cover.

The djinn Boo has awakened and begun his reign of terror, and even Bobbidi question whether he should have released such a monster. With all of the heroes dead, unconscious or pertrified, Vegeta is left to defeat Boo by himself.