Editing Dragon Ball (manga) (section)

===Japanese publication===
''Dragon Ball'' was serialized in [[Shueisha]]'s [[Shōnen manga|{{transliteration|ja|shōnen}} manga]] anthology ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' from November 20, 1984, to May 23, 1995.<ref>{{cite press release|script-title=ja:「週刊少年ジャンプ」と同サイズのB５判で連載当時のカラーページや扉絵のキャッチコピーなども再現！ 『DRAGON BALL総集編 超悟空伝』が、5月13日（金）から刊行スタート！！|url=https://www.dreamnews.jp/press/0000131506/|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|via=Dream News|access-date=June 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230615113051/https://www.dreamnews.jp/press/0000131506/|archive-date=June 15, 2023|language=ja|date=May 12, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:ドラゴンボール：連載開始40周年 記念サイトオープン 鳥山明さんの"ほぼ全仕事" 最新情報も|url=https://mantan-web.jp/article/20241120dog00m200026000c.html|website=[[Mantan Web]]|access-date=November 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241126014736/https://mantan-web.jp/article/20241120dog00m200026000c.html|archive-date=November 26, 2024|language=ja|date=November 20, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>{{efn|It started in the magazine's 51st issue of 1984 ([[cover date]] December 3),<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mediaarts-db.jp/mg/magazines/322516|script-title=ja:週刊少年ジャンプ 1984/12/03 表示号数51|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]]|language=ja|trans-title=Weekly Shonen Jump 1984/12/03 Number of indications 51|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009171854/http://mediaarts-db.jp/mg/magazines/322516|archive-date=October 9, 2016|url-status=dead|access-date=October 8, 2016}}</ref> and finished in its 25th issue of 1995 (cover date June 5).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mediaarts-db.jp/mg/magazines/321985|script-title=ja:週刊少年ジャンプ 1995/06/05 表示号数25|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]]|language=ja|trans-title=Weekly Shonen Jump 1995/06/05 Displayed number 25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322110201/http://mediaarts-db.jp/mg/magazines/321985|archive-date=March 22, 2016|url-status=dead|access-date=October 8, 2016}}</ref>}} As the readership of ''Dragon Ball'' grew up, the magazine changed to reflect their changing interests.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/26/reference/manga-heart-of-pop-culture/|title='Manga': heart of pop culture|last=Matsutani|first=Minoru|date=May 26, 2009|work=[[The Japan Times]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401173259/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/26/reference/manga-heart-of-pop-culture//|archive-date=April 1, 2017}}</ref> The 519 individual chapters were collected in 42 {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volumes by Shueisha from September 10, 1985, through August 4, 1995.<ref name="Shueisha 1">{{Cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-851831-4&mode=1|title=Dragon Ball Vol. 1|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929031336/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-851831-4&mode=1|archive-date=September 29, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Shueisha 42">{{Cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-851090-9&mode=1|title=Dragon Ball Vol. 42|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929031254/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-851090-9&mode=1|archive-date=September 29, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> These saw any color or partly colored artwork [[grayscale]]d.<ref name="fancolor">{{Cite web|url=http://www.fandompost.com/2016/05/04/dragon-ball-full-color-freeza-arc-vol-01-manga-review/|title=Dragon Ball: Full Color – Freeza Arc Vol. #01 Manga Review|last=Peralta, Gabe|date=May 4, 2016|website=The Fandom Post|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802144811/http://www.fandompost.com/2016/05/04/dragon-ball-full-color-freeza-arc-vol-01-manga-review/|archive-date=August 2, 2017|quote=[...]coloring what were originally black and white chapters, or partially colored chapters gray-scaled back in their single-volume release}}</ref> With their predominantly white color and the singular picture that continues across their various spines, Torishima said the covers to these collected volumes were purposely designed to stick out on store bookshelves.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Fushimachi|first=Yuzuru|url=https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/projectbook/181228/2|script-title=ja:【佐藤辰男×鳥嶋和彦対談】いかにしてKADOKAWAはいまの姿になったか──ライトノベルの定義は「思春期の少年少女がみずから手に取る、彼らの言葉で書かれたいちばん面白いと思えるもの」【「ゲームの企画書」特別編】|work=Denfaminico Gamer|language=ja|date=December 28, 2018|access-date=September 29, 2024|archive-date=September 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240926134405/https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/projectbook/181228/2|url-status=live}}</ref> For the series' 24th anniversary, the {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} covers were revamped to a design that has been used on all reprints since 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicjapanplus.jp/news/840/2278/comic-dragonballs-24th-anniversary-refresh/|title=Dragonball's 24th Anniversary Refresh|work=MusicJapanPlus|date=May 28, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161031025723/http://www.musicjapanplus.jp/news/840/2278/comic-dragonballs-24th-anniversary-refresh/|archive-date=October 31, 2016}}</ref> Between December 4, 2002, and April 2, 2004, ''Dragon Ball'' was released in a collection of 34 {{Transliteration|ja|[[kanzenban]]}} volumes that retain the color artwork from its ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' run.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-873444-0&mode=1|title=Dragon Ball 完全版 1|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|language=ja|trans-title=Dragon Ball Full Edition Vol. 1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006082655/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-873444-0&mode=1|archive-date=October 6, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-873477-7&mode=1|title=Dragon Ball 完全版 34|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|language=ja|trans-title=Dragon Ball Full Edition Vol. 34|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006083125/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-873477-7&mode=1|archive-date=October 6, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> It received newly drawn cover illustrations by Toriyama, and each volume included a poster of their respective front cover image. These new illustrations were initially drawn in ink, scanned into a computer and colored using [[Corel Painter]]. Midway through, Toriyama changed to drawing them on a [[graphics tablet]] and coloring them with [[Adobe Photoshop]].<ref name="Chozenshu" /> [[UV curing]] was used to add "shine" to the characters, and some characters are in [[monochrome]] up until volume 18<!--Citation says "volume 19" but it was actually 18.-->.<ref name="kanzencovers">{{Cite web|last=Kuroki|first=Takahiro|url=https://en.dragon-ball-official.com/news/01_962.html|title=The Story Behind the Deep Red Cover of the Dragon Ball Complete Edition │ Interview with Book Designer Hideaki Shimada|work=Dragon Ball Official Site|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|date=April 7, 2022|access-date=October 6, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220802142509/https://en.dragon-ball-official.com/news/01_962.html|archive-date=August 2, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> The {{Transliteration|ja|kanzenban}} edition was designed by Hideaki Shimada. Although Toriyama had already drafted the first four covers with a vibrant green, Shimada proposed bright red after seeing South Korea compete in the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]] and he agreed.<ref name="kanzencovers"/> Wanting a "neater" look than the {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}}, Shimada decided to write "Dragonball" in lowercase and in a taller and thinner font. He also asked Toriyama to draw Shenlong with thick lines for use as the inside covers.<ref name="kanzencovers"/> It was an editor who suggested having a singular picture that continues across the various spines, but unlike the {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} edition, the number of volumes was already determined, so they knew exactly how long it needed to be.<ref name="kanzencovers"/>

The December 2012 ([[cover date]]&nbsp;February 2013) issue of ''V Jump'' announced that parts of the manga would be fully colored digitally and re-released as ''Dragon Ball Full Color''.<ref name="colorchozenshuu">{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-12-20/dragon-ball-manga-reprinted-in-full-color-in-japan|title=Dragon Ball Manga Reprinted in Full Color in Japan|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=December 20, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920211842/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-12-20/dragon-ball-manga-reprinted-in-full-color-in-japan|archive-date=September 20, 2016}}</ref> 20 volumes, beginning from chapter 195 and grouped by story arcs, were released between February 4, 2013, and July 4, 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-870707-5&mode=1|script-title=ja:ドラゴンボール フルカラー サイヤ人編 1|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|language=ja|trans-title=Dragon Ball Full Color Saiyan version 1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927140936/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-870707-5&mode=1|archive-date=September 27, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-880112-4&mode=1|script-title=ja:ドラゴンボール フルカラー 魔人ブウ編 6|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|language=ja|trans-title=Dragon Ball Full Color Magical Boo 6|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160526200020/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-880112-4&mode=1|archive-date=May 26, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> 12 volumes covering the first 194 chapters were published between January 4 and March 4, 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-880571-9&mode=1|script-title=ja:ドラゴンボール フルカラー 少年編 1|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|language=ja|trans-title=Dragon Ball Full Color: Boy Edition 1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161016213546/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-880571-9&mode=1|archive-date=October 16, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-880645-7&mode=1|script-title=ja:ドラゴンボール フルカラー ピッコロ大魔王編 4|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|language=ja|trans-title=Dragon Ball Full Color: Piccolo Great Demon King Edition 4|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802142103/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-880645-7&mode=1|archive-date=August 2, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Dragon Ball'' was also released in a {{Transliteration|ja|[[sōshūhen]]}} edition that aims to recreate the manga as it was originally serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' in the same size, with the color pages, promotional text, and next chapter previews, in addition to foldout posters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://natalie.mu/comic/news/186977|script-title=ja:ジャンプ連載当時を再現！B5サイズの「ドラゴンボール」全18巻が刊行|date=May 12, 2016|website=[[Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|language=ja|trans-title=Reproduce the jump series at that time! B5 size "Dragon Ball" all 18 volumes published|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026204720/http://natalie.mu/comic/news/186977|archive-date=October 26, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Eighteen volumes of ''Dragon Ball Sōshūhen Chō Gōku Den'' were published between May 13, 2016, and January 13, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-111165-7&mode=1|script-title=ja:Dragon Ball 総集編 超悟空伝 Legend1|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|language=ja|trans-title=Dragon Ball Summary Gossary Goggles Legend 1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160731124344/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-111165-7&mode=1|archive-date=July 31, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-111182-4&mode=1|script-title=ja:Dragon Ball 総集編 超悟空伝 Legend18|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|language=ja|trans-title=Dragon Ball Summary Gossary Goggles Legend 18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802142058/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-111182-4&mode=1|archive-date=August 2, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

On May 10, 2025, Shueisha announced the publication of a new [[box set]] comprising the 42 volumes, commemorating the manga's 40th anniversary, set to be released on February 4, 2026. Each volume in the collection will feature double covers showcasing artwork by 42 manga artists; the artworks first appeared in ''[[Saikyō Jump]]'' magazine's regular "''Dragon Ball'' Super Gallery" feature from 2021 to 2025.<ref>{{cite web|last=Iikura-Gross|first=Ken|title=Dragon Ball Manga Set Marks 40th Anniversary With Variant Covers by 42 Jump Legends|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2025-05-09/dragon-ball-manga-set-marks-40th-anniversary-with-variant-covers-by-42-jump-legends/.224299|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=May 10, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250510042310/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2025-05-09/dragon-ball-manga-set-marks-40th-anniversary-with-variant-covers-by-42-jump-legends/.224299|archive-date=May 10, 2025|date=May 9, 2025|url-status=live}}</ref>