Akira Toriyamas groundbreaking iconic bestselling series now in an omnibus editionA seminal series from a legendary creator Dragon Ball a wry update on the Chinese Monkey King myth introduces us to Son Goku a young monkey-tailed boy whose quiet life is turned upside-down when he meets Bulma a girl determined to collect the 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 to get them she needs the help of a certain super-strong boy The Worlds Most Evil Crime Organization You do not want to mess with the Red Ribbon Army To get what they want theyll sic you with scary thugs machine gunfire and even torpedoes Only Son Goku would think nothing of challenging this evil crime organizationanything to get back the one Dragon Ball his grandfather gave him As the Red Ribbon Army closes in on Goku and his friends Goku must face an array of opponents while preventing all seven Dragon Balls from falling into evil hands First theres cruel General Blue who has a mysterious power up his sleeve Then theres master assassin Taopaipai so strong that Gokus blasts barely faze him But neither of these opponents compare to the masked challenger Goku faces at Baba Uranaishell give Goku the shock of his life Reads R to L Japanese Style for teen audiences.