SHONENJUMEJMANGA

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Story & Art by

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 It feels like things have gotten even more hectic since
the year started. In addition to Dragon Ball, | have
some work I’m doing for a video game, some work for
V Jump, and the work I’m doing with my friend design-
ing model kits. And then, in whatever spare time | have
left, | have to think up dozens of design plans for my
company, Bird Studio. Just as I’m writhing in agony, my
dog gets sick, and I’ve had to find time for trips to the
vet. (She’s fine now.) | want time to goof off!
—Akira Toriyama, 1994

Widely known all over the world for his playful, innovative
storytelling and humorous, distinctive art style, Dragon Ball
creator Akira Toriyama is also known in his native Japan for
the wildly popular Dr. Slump, his previous manga series
about the adventures of a mad scientist and his android
“daughter” His hit series Dragon Ball ran from 1984 to
1995 in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. He is
also known for his design work on video games such as
Dragon Warrior, Chrono Trigger and Tobal No. 1. His
recent manga works include Cowa!, Kajika, Sand Land,
Neko Majin, and a children’s book, Toccio the Angel. He
lives with his family in Japan.
 DRAGON BALL Z VOL.22
The SHONEN JUMP Graphic Novel Edition

STORY AND ART BY

AKIRA TORIYAMA

English Adaptation/Gerard Jones

Translation/Lillian Olsen
Touch-up Art & Lettering/Wayne Truman
Design/Sean Lee
Editor/Jason Thompson

Managing Editor/Elizabeth Kawasaki

Director of Production/Noboru Watanabe
Vice President of Publishing/Alvin Lu
Vice President & Editor in Chief/Yumi Hoashi
Sr. Director of Acquisitions/Rika Inouye
Vice President of Sales & Marketing/Liza Coppola
Publisher/Hyoe Narita

DRAGON BALL © 1984 by BIRD STUDIO. All rights reserved. First

published in Japan in 1984 by SHUEISHA Inc., Tokyo. English
translation rights in the United States of America and Canada arranged
by SHUEISHA Inc. The stories, characters and incidents mentioned in
this publication are entirely fictional.

No portion of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form

or by any means without written permission from the copyright holders.

In the original Japanese edition, DRAGON BALL and DRAGON BALL Z

are known collectively as the 42-volume series DRAGON BALL. The
English DRAGON BALL Z was originally volumes 17-42 of the Japanese
DRAGON BALL.

Printed in the U.S.A.

Published by VIZ Media, LLC

PO. Box 77010
San Francisco, CA 94107

SHONEN JUMP Graphic Novel Edition

10987654321
First printing, September 2005

THE WORLD'S
MOST POPULAR MANGA
RATED.

NIZ
‘ey PARENTAL ADVISORY
DRAGON BALL Z is rated A for All Ages.
Contains fantasy violence. Recommended
mepDIa for any age group. ”
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Vol. 22
DB: 38 of 42

STORY AND ART BY

AKIRA TORIYAMA
 THE MAIN
CHARACTERS

Son Goku Son Gohan

; A teenage half-Saiyan.
Gohan Ss Currently in disguise as
Piccolo father, he is the “Great Saiyaman.”
e one of the
An alien last of the
from Saiyans, a
planet super-strong
Namek. . yy. alien race.

A powerful and
temperamental
cyborg.

The prince
of the
Saiyans, he
Kuririn ; is Goku’s
Goku’s former archrival.
martial arts
classmate.
He is
married to
#18.

Son Goten
The half-Saiyan son Goku’s second
of Vegeta and Bulma half-Saiyan son
(not pictured). (after Gohan).
 Kai6-shin Kibito
The Kaié-shin's
supreme assistant.
deity
of the
Dragon
Ball
universe.

Son Goku was Earth's greatest hero,

and the Dragon Balls, which can grant any wish, were Earth's
greatest treasure. After many adventures, Goku finally died
saving the world from the monstrous Cell, but he left behind
two sons, Gohan and Goten. When a great martial arts
tournament was announced, Goku's old friends gathered to
participate...and even Goku came down from heaven to join
in on the action! But before the tournament could really get
started, it was interrupted by the arrival of two otherworldly
visitors: Kaid-shin, the mighty "lord of lords," and his
right-hand man, Kibito. Kai6-shin had come to earth to track
down the diabolical wizard, Bobbidi...and he
needs our heroes' help!
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Bobbidi the Warlock
 WE HAVE
TO STOP
DEFEATING THEM FROM
BOBBIDI RESUR-
RECTING
THIS BOO.

LET’S JUST WARLOCKS TAKE

HOPE HE NOT
ADVANTAGE OF PHYSICALLY...
DOESN'T THE EVIL WITHIN
HAVE ANYONE BUT HE USES
PEOPLE AND TAKE MAGIC. HIS
FORMIDABLE / CONTROL OF THEM, FATHER BIBBIDI
ON HIS AS HE DID WITH WAS THE
SPOPOVICH SAME.
AND YAMU.
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WAY
SO WHY
AND WERE
WHAT ~_\} SPOPOVICH
DID THEY | ANO YAaMU
DO TO AT THE
ME? TOURNA-
MENT?

BOO HAS BEEN

SEALED AWAY FOR
HE KNEW HE COULD y } ALONG TIME. TO
TAP SUCH ENERGY QUICKLY RESURRECT HIM,
AT THE TOURNAMENT. v= ; BOBBOD! NEEDS A
YOU WERE A PERFECT <\\'\ TREMENDOUS
SOURCE WHEN YOU AMOUNT OF PURE
TURNED SUPER ENERGY.
SAIYAN...

THAT’S WHY BUT WE

JUST
WE HAD NEEDED
AS WE
TO FOLLOW TO FIND HIS
ANTICIPATED.
SPOPOVICH HIDEOUT.
ANDO YAMU. BOO'S SHELL
WASN'T WHERE
IT WAS LEFT

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 WHY'D YOU LEAVE
THIS DJINN LYING
AROUND IF YOU
KNEW WHAT IT
COULD DO?!

AND WE THOUGHT SS Vz WE HAD NO

IT WOULD BE SAFE, CHOICE. WE DIDN'T
SINCE THE SHELL f KNOW WHAT COULD
WAS AT A PLACE S = BREAK THE SEAL.
INACCESSIBLE
TO HUMANS.

EVEN KEEP
MY EYES .
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WAY
THIS
.I GUESS I SOUNDS a
SHOULD... I Ad ~\ SHOULD
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BE ANY HELP THOUGHT. BACK.
TO YOU... =

SURE. SAY... IF YOU FINO

YOU WERE GOTEN OR MY
THE GOLDEN MOM AT THE
WARRIOR, TOURNAMENT,
WEREN'T LET ‘EM KNOW
ABOLT THIS,

YOUR
ANO YOU
FRIENDS
WERE THE
WERE AT
LITTLE KIO
THE BATTLE
WITH ‘EM,
WITH CELL
HUH?
SEVEN YEARS

THEN } I'M SORRY

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WASN'T DION'T WANT
THE ONE ANYONE TO
WHO
KILLED
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ABOUT THAT

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GOHAN'S ON EARTH. UNDER-
ENERGY ANDO OTHERWISE... GROUND!
RESURRECT
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OUTSIDE TO
RESURRECT BOO SO
THEY DON'T DESTROY
THE SHIP.

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OUR MOVE
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ANDO SEE...
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PLANE UNDER
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HE'S THE
LAST ONE I
EXPECTED
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YOU DON’T
BECOME
STRONGEST KING OF THE
IN THIS WORLD, DEMONS
BUT IN THE THROUGH
REALM OF NICENESS.
EVIL—HE
WINS EVERY
CONTEST!

I REALLY, PLANE"...?
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DON'T LIKE WHOLE
THE ‘NOTHER
SOUND OF WORLD
THAT... OF EVIL?
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EVEN PHYSICAL
DABRA WEAKNESS FOOL
INTO HIS YOU. AFTER
MINION. ALL, HIS MAGIC...

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MANIPULATES
HIS MAGIC
THE EVIL AND
CAN
GREED ALREADY
OVERPOWER
LURKING IN
SUCH A
ONE’S SOUL.
FOE AS
THAT?

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CAN'T HAVE ANY BOBBIDI'S MAGIC SO
EVIL IN YOUR DANGEROUS. SO
SOULS IF YOU'RE MANY POWERFUL BEINGS
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LORDS...MY FATHER’S
MURDERER.
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THis
WAY

THEY THINK THEY'RE

HIDDEN... ICOUNT
SEVEN IN ALL. WE CAN'T
USE ENERGY FROM THE
LORD OR KIBITO, BUT...
THREE OF THEM HAVE
GREAT POTENTIAL.

OUR BEST BET a HEE HEE! I

IS TO LURE THEM DION'T THINK THE YEAH..THEY
INSIDE THE SHIP AND ; RESURRECTION MIGHT GIVE
THEN SUCK THEIR . WOULD COME US ALL THE
ENERGY, THIS SOON! ! ENERGY.
‘ WE NEED!

THE LORD
OF LORDS
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THEM GO.

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MYSELF. , RIFFRAFF AND
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MAO AND
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ADOOR
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THERE!
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DESTROY BE ABLE TO
THIS THING LEAVE THE SHIP...
IF WE UNTIL WE DEFEAT
HAVE TO! BOBBIO!!

ARS LAE
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THAT WILL
WAKE THE
DIJINN!!

EVEN IF HE
DOESN'T HAVE ALL
THE ENERGY HE
NEEDS, HE'LL STILL
BE ABLE TO KILL
US ANO DESTROY
THE PLANET!

HEE HEE!
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ENERGY! IS HERE,
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THEM IF I'D
KNOWN THEY
COULD GET
SO MUCH SO
QUICKLY.

DON'T WORRY.
THE ENERGY OF
THOSE THREE
IN STAGE ONE
WILL PROBABLY
FILL IT ALL
THE WAY.
 HA! MASTER
BOBBIDI TOLD
ME TO BE
CAREFUL...
BUT THEY’RE
FOOLS!
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UNDER-
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as THEM! THE
ay WARRIORS
HIM. { BOBBIDI
HAS BOBBIOI'S
COLLECTED THE FOOL.
ARE— HE SHOULD
KNOW NOT TO
PICK A FIGHT
WITHOUT
DOING HIS
HE’S JUST RESEARCH!
TAKEN ON THE
STRONGEST
BEINGS IN

THE DAMAGE
YOU SUFFER
WILL BE
CONVERTED
TO ENERGY...

STRONGEST
IN...?
HA HA HA?!
YOU'RE
INSANE!

WHICH
WILL BE
CHANNELED
INTO
MASTER
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SHELL!

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you
THAT'S WON'T
RIGHT. GET
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A 300 YEARS AGO... EARTHLINGS
HAVE SO MUCH
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THINKING
WE
SHOULDN'T
UNDER-
ESTIMATE
THESE
EARTH-
LINGS.

YES. BUT YAKON

WILL KILL THEM ALL
SO QUICKLY. I WON'T
HAVE A CHANCE TO
ENJOY MYSELF.
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THINK
AWAKENING
BOO |S THE
PRIORITY
RIGHT

AREN'T
THEY READY
YET?! HURRY

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RIDICULOUS.
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DESTROY THE
FLOOR AND
DROP DOWN!

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MUCH TO EVEN IF
SPEAK HE'S NOT
OF,
EITHER.
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WAY
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OUTSIDE, AND WE I'M
COULD EASILY SAYING
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HIM AS LONG AS NOT AS
WE DODGED HIS TERRIBLE
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DARK WON'T
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ANYWHERE!

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ME, ALL NERVOUS. | & ALREADY...
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OUR ONLY
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OF BOUNDS ROUND!!
FIRST!

AND FINALLY,
A FAVORITE
WITH THE KILLA—
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ONLY THREE
REMAIN!! MIGHTY
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CHAMPION...
HERCULE!!

THEN THE
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WILL COWER IN I'LL TAKE DOWN QUESTION
FEAR, ANO I'LL THE MASKED GUY
TAKE HER OUT WITH SOME
OF BOUNDS REALLY FLASHY
LIKE A
GENTLEMAN!

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WHOLE
AUDIENCE’LL
SWOON AT
MY FEET!!
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HERCULE
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VICTORY!!!

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TEN MILLION
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ENERGY FROM THEM!
THEN KILL THEM—
IF YOU WANT!
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SHUT UP!
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AFTER
KAKARROT

BELIEVE HIM...
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NOT UNDER
MY FULL
CONTROL...
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VEGETA...
YOu
SURRENDERED
TO BOBBIDI'S
SPELL ON
PURPOSE...TO

IF I HADN'T, I'D
NEVER GET TO
FIGHT YOU. AFTER
TODAY YOU'RE
LEAVING THIS
WORLD
FOREVER.
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IT WILL BE - BOO
BETTER THAN : MAY BE
IF HE REACHES i aa AWAKENED
FULL POWER
WITH THE ENERGY _
HE'LL ABSORB A
FROM

VEGETA,
STOP THEM! LUCKY, WE
MAY BE ABLE
TO STOP
THEM FIRST.

WELL?!
DOIT!!

THEY HAVE
NOTHING
TO DO...
WITH MY
BATTLE...
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I'LL ONLY SAY

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KILL THE LORD
OF LORDS!
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SAY THIS...!
I ONLY
WANT TO
FIGHT...
KAKARROT
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THIS...HAS
NEVER
HAPPENED...

ENERGY.

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BEFORE YOUR . : : / WITH ME
VERY EYES... _— : AROUND.

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A MORTAL
CAN BE IN
BOBBIDI'S
CONTROL...
YET STILL

OTHERWISE
THEY MAY FORCE
IT OPEN, AND
AWAKEN BOO
BY SHAKING
THE SHIP.
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OPENED IT
FOR US!!

OH! WAIT!
OH, I HAVE TWO
THANKS... MORE SENZU.
YOU SHOULD
EAT ONE-
YOU'VE USED
UP ALOT OF
STAMINA!

GET ANGRY,
YOu GOHAN.
CAN'T REMEMBER
LOSE TO THE TIME YOU
ANYONE FOUGHT CELL,
THAT WAY— AND BRING
OUT ALL THE
POWER
YOU HAVE.

168
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OUR ONE
PRECIOUS

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ABSORBING ENERGY
AS WE SPEAK.
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FORWARD
TO SEEING
THE FRUITS
OF YOUR
TRAINING
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GET ANGRY GOHAN...

REMEMBER THE
TIME YOU FOUGHT
CELL, ANO BRING OUT
ALL THE FOWER
YOU HAVE.

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PROBABLY VEGETA TOO...
SO THE DAMAGE
IS GREATER...!!!

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WHY ARE THEY

MOVING AROUND
SO FAST? WE'LL
NEVER CATCH UP
AT THIS RATE...

187
 UNBELIEVABLE...
MUST'VE I THOUGHT I
TRAINED TRAINED SO
HARDER HARD IN THE
THAN I AFTERLIFE...
DIC... BUT WE'RE
DEAD

..NO...I THOUGHT I DID,

BUT YOU'RE MORE GIFTED THAN
MeE...I COULD NEVER MAKE UP THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN US...I
I MADE FINALLY SAW THIS WHEN YOU
UP MY FOUGHT BOBBIDI'S
MONSTER...
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TOURNAMENT,
THE GUYS WHO'D
KNOWN BOBBIDI'S
MINIONS MENTIONED
THEY'D GOTTEN
STRONGER...I
THOUGHT... MAYBE
IT WOULD CLOSE
THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN US...
IF TLET HIM
CONTROL

YOUR PRIDE
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LIKE THE LESS BLOODED
COMFORTABLE AGGRESSIVE.
SAIYAN!! TO
FIGHT IT
OUT WITH
YOU-NOT
CARING
ABOUT
ANYTHING
ELSE!!!!

KEE
TO BE EVIL
AGAIN...!

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To Be Continued In Oragon Ball Z Vol, 23!