The Monkey King

is the first volume of the original Dragon Ball manga series written by Akira Toriyama. It was released on September 10, 1985 in Japan and in March 2003 for the English version. It has eleven chapters and covers the first half of the Emperor Pilaf Saga.
==Blurb==
The Monkey King
Before there was "Dragon Ball Z", there was Akira Toriyama's action epic "Dragon Ball", starring the younger version of Son Goku and all the other "Dragon Ball Z" heroes! Meet a naive young monkey-tailed boy named Goku, whose quiet life changes when he meets Bulma, a girl 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 needs Goku's help (and his super-strength)! With a magic staff for a weapon and a flying cloud for a ride, Goku sets out on the adventure of a lifetime…
==Volume introduction by Akira Toriyama==
"The setting of Dragon Ball has a sort of Chinese feel to it, but it's not necessarily limited to China. For the time period, as well, exactly when it takes place is indeterminate. The overall story is very simple, but I'd like to make up the finer details and the ending as I go along. That way, I can enjoy the suspense of wondering what I should do next, as well as the fact that I can draw anything I want to."
==Characters==
===Main characters===
*Goku
*Bulma
*Oolong
*Yamcha
*Puar
===Supporting characters===
*Turtle
*Master Roshi
*Sherman Priest
*Pochawompa
*Chi-Chi
*Ox-King
==Chapters==
==Battles==
*Goku vs. Giant Fish
*Goku vs. Bulma
*Goku vs. Pterodactyl
*Goku vs. Bear Thief
*Goku vs. Oolong
*Goku vs. Yamcha
*Goku vs. Yamcha (2nd Time)
*Yamcha vs. Chi-Chi
*Goku vs. Ox-King
==Differences from the anime==
*In the manga, when Goku punched a tree stump all the wood was scattered on the floor and Goku is shown picking the pieces up. In the anime they all fell neatly in a stack.
*In the manga Goku peacefully walks by a cliff and voluntarily jumps off to go catch a fish. In the anime Goku is chased by a Sabertooth Tiger that leads him off a cliff and into the lake giving him the idea of catching him a fish.
*Bulma's panties are plain white in the first chapter of the manga but in the first episode of the anime they are white with pink polka dots.
*All the scenes of Emperor Pilaf and his minions, Shu and Mai, are not featured. They are not introduced until Wish Upon a Dragon.
*In the manga, when Goku defeats the pterodactyl, it falls on flat ground. In the anime, it falls down a cliff.
==References==
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