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The success of ''Dragon Ball'' is hard to dispute -- it became one of the biggest hits ever in Japan, it was the series that popularized manga and anime the most in Europe, Americans always have an idea of what it is when they hear its title, every single Latino who grew up during the 90's has watched it, it's still running on TV internationally and merchandising is alive and well. It is sometimes derided for being simplistic and for drawn-out multi-episode fights with little story progression. However one must keep in mind that the show is primarily aimed at [[Shonen|kids and teens age 10 to 18]], with [[Periphery Demographic|older adults not really in the picture]]. Dragon Ball is supposed to be fun and thrilling, and it generally achieves this.

 

 

To date, there's been three [[Live Action Adaptation|Live Action Adaptations]]: The American-made ''[[Dragon Ball Evolution]]'', which came out in 2009, and the earlier, campiers, Taiwanese ''[[Dragon Ball the Magic Begins|Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins]]'' and Korean [[Dragon Ball Fight for Victory Son Goku|DragonBall: Fight For Victory Son Goku]].

Now also has a [[Spin-Off]] manga called ''[[Dragonball]] SD'' in Saikyo Jump by Naho Ooishi which began on December 3, 2010, exactly 26 years after the first chapter of the original series was first published in [[Shonen Jump]]. As of June 21, 2011 there's another [[Spin-Off]] called "Episode of Bardock", [[What If]] Bardock survived, also by Naho Ooishi; later in the same year the Bardock short received an [[Animated Adaptation]], and Shueshia started to reprint brand new copies of the ''original'' manga, all of it in its original 42 Volumes glory, although with a different stylized logo for "Dragon Ball".

 

 

Needless to say, its impact on Shonen manga is, well... impressive — to say the very least, its influence now impossible to ''not'' see in almost any work in the subgenre. Although not the first employ the vast number of the tropes its most associated with, it became the de facto ''face'' of them. To this day, the Shonen work, and various Anime in general that use elements from, pay homage, or parody, this series continue its legacy. For proof, one need only look as far as these three anime — often considered the most current and direct of its spiritual successors: ''[[Naruto (Manga)|Naruto]]'', ''[[One Piece (Manga)|One Piece]]'', and ''[[Bleach (Manga)|Bleach]]''.[[hottip:*: And its [[Fannage|popularity MemeticMutation levels are OVER NINE THOUSAND!]]

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