{"product_id":"dragon-ball-akira-toriyama-9781591161554","title":"Dragon Ball","description":"\u003cb\u003eEath's greatest hero...is from outerspace!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDragon Ball\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e introduces a young monkey-tailed boy named Goku (a wry update of the classic Chinese \"Monkey King\" legend), whose quiet life changes when he meets a girl named Bulma who is on a quest to collect seven \"Dragon Balls.\" If she gathers them all, an incredibly powerful dragon will appear and grant her one wish. But the precious orbs are scattered all over the world, and Bulma could use the help of a certain super-strong boy... (In Japan, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDragon Ball\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDragon Ball Z\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e were originally a single 42-volume series. VIZ Media's \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDragon Ball\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e contains vols. 1-16 of the original Japanese \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDragon Ball\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, from the beginning of the series to the climax of Goku's last fight with Piccolo.) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Kuririn is killed by a lizard-like monster, Goku goes in search of the culprit and finds his most terrifying enemy yet: the evil Demon King Piccolo! Freed after centuries of imprisonment, Piccolo sends waves of monsters on a mission to find the Dragon Balls and destroy any martial artists who might oppose him. With his flying cloud destroyed, Goku finds himself lost in the jungle where he meets an unlikely new ally. Meanwhile, Kame-Sen'nin prepares a last-ditch plan to defeat Piccolo... but at what cost?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Akira Toriyama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 159116155X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781591161554\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Viz Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/07\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 177\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.54h x 5.02w x 0.63d","brand":"Akira Toriyama","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44052289388799,"sku":"9781591161554","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_aa19585d-b235-445f-a200-b531ba653446.jpg?v=1685017979","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dragon-ball-akira-toriyama-9781591161554","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}