General Blue And The Pirate Treasure

is the seventh volume of the original Dragon Ball manga series written by Akira Toriyama. It was released on May 8, 1987 in Japan and in March 2003 for the English version. It continues the General Blue Saga and begins the Commander Red Saga. It also crosses over with Toriyama's previous manga series Dr. Slump.
==Blurb==
General Blue And The Pirate Treasure
Only Goku, Bulma and Kuririn stand between the Red Ribbon Army and the seven Dragon Balls which can grant any wish in the world! Using a submarine loaned by Kame-Sen'nin, the heroic trio explores a pirate's undersea cave in search of the next Dragon Ball, but gun-toting bad guys are on their tail! Now they must face not only perilous pirate traps but the sinister General Blue, a martial artist with powers even Goku doesn't have! Can they escape the cave alive? As the battle continues, Goku and General Blue go to Penguin Village, the home of the weird scientist Dr. Slump and one of the strangest places on Earth!
===Story===
 Now, Goku and his friends have gone Dragon Ball-hunting in a pirates' cave—but the bad guys are right behind them!
==Volume introduction by Akira Toriyama==
"Just recently, I had a kid. A boy. I've finally become a father. I think I'm a little disappointed that my wife and I can't go off and have fun any more, without a care in the world, atleast not as easily as we used to. But once he's a little older, the three of us can go places together, and more of all, he's really cute, so I forgive him. Besides, I can use my child makes as an good excuse to go to the toy store. So as a result, I'm helping to change diapers while I draw."
==Characters==
===Main===
Info below is retrieved from Viz Media.
*Son Goku - Monkey-tailed young Goku has always been stronger than normal. His grandfather Gohan gave him the nyoibō, a magic staff and Kame-Sen'nin gave him the kinto'un, a magic flying cloud. However, the kinto'un was recently destroyed by Colonel Silver, forcing Goku to find alternative means of transportation!
*Kuririn - Goku's former martial arts schoolmate under Kame-Sen'nin.
*Bulma - A genius inventor, Bulma met Goku on her quest for the seven magical Dragon Balls.
*Lunch - A strange woman whose personality changes whenever she sneezes
*General Blue - One of the leaders of the Red Ribbon Army. He is very cruel, but likes to keep things neat and tidy.
*Arale - A robot built by Dr. Norimaki. She lives in a very weird place called Penguin Village.
*Senbei Norimaki - An inventor who manages to create incredible things, such a x-ray glasses, time machines and Arale. Unfortunately, his inventions often go wrong, which earns him the nickname "Dr. Slump."
*Kame-Sen'nin (The "Turtle Hermit") - A lecherous but powerful old man martial artist master (also known as the muten-rôshi, or "Invincible Old Master") who trained Goku's grandfather, Son Gohan, as well as Goku himself. He taught Goku the kamehameha attack.
*Commander Red - The ultimate authority of the Red Ribbon Army, he wants to gather all the Dragon Balls so that his wish can be granted.
===Supporting===
*Captain Dark
*Turtle
*Pirate Robot
*Octopapa
*Mousey
*Bora
*Upa
*Captain Yellow
*Staff Officer Black
*Gatchan
*Turbo Norimaki
*Midori Norimaki
*Sourman
*Akane Kimidori
*Tsukutsun Tsun
*Taro Soramame
*Tsururin Tsun
*Obotchaman
*Kurikinton Soramame
*King Nikochan
*Daigoro Kurigashira
*Tsuruten Tsun
*Tsuntsunodanoteiyugo Tsun
*Mr. Pig
==Chapters==
==Battles==
*Master Roshi & Launch vs. Captain Dark & Red Ribbon Army Corps
*General Blue vs. Electric Eel
*Goku and Krillin vs. Pirate Robot
*Goku vs Captain Yellow
*Krillin vs. General Blue
*Goku vs. General Blue
*Taro, Gala, Pagos, Charmy Yamada, Polly Buckets & Gyaosu vs. King Nikochan & his assistant (Inside of their ship)
*Goku vs. General Blue
*Arale vs. General Blue
==Differences from the anime==
*General Blue's homosexuality was made slightly more apparent in the anime, including having him flirt with Obotchaman as well as explicitly admit his distaste for girls when encountering Arale. In the manga, he was merely assumed to be homosexual by Bulma and Krillin due to his rejecting her advances, with Blue's reaction towards their deductions making it ambiguous as to whether it was true.
*General Blue ambushed the Dragon Team immediately after Launch's departure while they were outdoors in the manga, while in the anime, he waited until they were indoors before he acted on ambushing them. On a similar note, the anime had Blue executing the remaining soldier at his camp before pursuing Bulma, Goku, and Krillin, while the manga had him immediately pursuing them upon returning to camp.
*Most of the Penguin Village portion was changed in the Dragon Ball anime.
==Gallery==
AraleGoku&GokuArale.png|Illustration for the chapter in Penguin Village, "The Stolen Dragon Radar"
==References==
==Site Navigation==
Category:Manga Volumes
Category:General Blue Saga
Category:Commander Red Saga