Non-Daizenshuu Volumes

Throughout the anime's run, Shueisha released five special Jump magazines pertaining specifically to the anime. The "Adventure Special" was the only DragonBall-related special magazine released, covering the beginning of DragonBall up to the middle of the Piccolo Daimao arc, which was all there was at the time of its release. Highlights include special background info on the characters, and a Q&A with Toriyama. The "DragonBall Z Anime Special" covers the DragonBall Z anime up to the middle of the Saiyan arc (all there was at the time) and also briefly covers the original DragonBall anime. It contains a Piccolo side-story, nice full-color pictures, and character model sheets. Following this, the second volume goes up to the middle of the Freeza arc and contains a Vegeta side-story, more character model sheets, and various other features. Shueisha also released guides for the last two DragonBall Z movies, which featured full plot summaries, numerous screen shots, character model sheets, and much more.

DragonBall: Adventure Special Softcover | B6 (12.5 X 17.6 cm) Released: December 1, 1987 Retail: ¥280 Publisher: Shueisha Publishing Co., Ltd.

Jump Gold Selection 4: DragonBall Z Anime Special Softcover | A4 (21 X 29.7 cm) Released: October 18, 1989 Retail: ¥550 Publisher: Shueisha Publishing Co., Ltd.

Jump Gold Selection 6: DragonBall Z Anime Special Vol. 2 Softcover | A4 (21 X 29.7 cm) Released: June 20, 1991 Retail: ¥550 Publisher: Shueisha Publishing Co., Ltd.

Jump Anime Library 1: DragonBall Z Movie 12 Softcover | B5 (17.6 × 25 cm) Released: June 3, 1995 Retail: ¥1,000 Publisher: Shueisha Publishing Co., Ltd.

Jump Anime Collection 3: DragonBall Z Movie 13 Softcover | B5 (17.6 × 25 cm) Released: October 21, 1995 Retail: ¥880 Publisher: Shueisha Publishing Co., Ltd.

Since the daizenshuu all came out either before or shortly after DragonBall GT started airing, they contain only a short preview of the GT series. To cover GT, Shueisha made the two GT Perfect Files. The first volume covers the beginning of the series up until the end of the Baby arc, and contains a look ahead, while the second volume covers the rest of the series and the GT TV special. While these books have no Toriyama interview, as he had very little involvement with GT, it does have notes from the series staff. Shueisha later re-released the Perfect Files in 2006 with slightly different covers, but the contents of the books remained virtually identically.

DragonBall GT: Perfect File Vol. 1 ISBN 4-08-874089-0 | Softcover | B6 (12.5 X 17.6 cm) Released: May 24, 1997 / April 4, 2006 (Re-released) Retail: ¥733 / ¥600 Publisher: Shueisha Publishing Co., Ltd.

DragonBall GT: Perfect File Vol. 2 ISBN 4-08-874090-4 | Softcover | B6 (12.5 X 17.6 cm) Released: December 17, 1997 / April 4, 2006 (Re-released) Retail: ¥733 / ¥600 Publisher: Shueisha Publishing Co., Ltd.

In response to the release of the kanzenban edition of the manga starting in 2002, new guides were published to go along with them. The first of these, "DragonBall Landmark", was published midway through the kanzenban's release, and covers the beginning of the series up until the Freeza arc. "DragonBall Forever", published following the end of the kanzenban release, includes information on the rest of the series, with some features on the series as a whole, including the results of polls from Japanese fans on their favorite characters, battles, etc. Both books include a long interview with Toriyama, and Landmark notably includes pictures of DragonBall characters drawn by various famous manga artists who were inspired by DragonBall. The two books also contain a good deal of material that was recycled from the manga-based daizenshuu volumes.

DB Kanzenban Official Guide: DragonBall Landmark ISBN 4-08-873478-5 | Softcover | A5 (14.5 X 21 cm) Released: December 19, 2003 Retail: ¥980 Publisher: Shueisha Publishing Co., Ltd.

DB Kanzenban Official Guide: DragonBall Forever ISBN 4-08-873702-4 | Softcover | A5 (14.5 X 21 cm) Released: April 30, 2004 Retail: ¥980 Publisher: Shueisha Publishing Co., Ltd.

Around the same time as "Landmark" and "Forever", two new anime guides were released; "DragonBall Tenkaichi Densetsu", covering the original DragonBall anime series, and "DragonBall Z Son Goku Densetsu", covering DragonBall Z. "Tenkaichi Densetsu" contains short interviews with all of the voice actors for the main characters, including ones from both DragonBall and DragonBall Z, while "Son Goku Densetsu" has a long interview with Toriyama and Nakatsuru Katsuyoshi, one of the main illustrators and character designers for the anime who is known for being able to closely match Toriyama's art style.

TV Anime Guide: DragonBall Tenkaichi Densetsu ISBN 4-08-873705-9 | Softcover | A5 (14.5 X 21 cm) Released: July 2, 2004 Retail: ¥1,300 Publisher: Shueisha Publishing Co., Ltd.

TV Anime Guide: DragonBall Z Son Goku Densetsu ISBN 4-08-873546-3 | Softcover | A5 (14.5 X 21 cm) Released: October 3, 2003 Retail: ¥1,600 Publisher: Shueisha Publishing Co., Ltd.

The Super Exciting Guides are divided up into two volumes, the "Story Volume" and the "Character Volume". Both volumes contain an interview with Toriyama, and are based on the kanzenban release of the manga, similar to "Landmark" and "Forever". As the name suggests, the "Story Volume" focuses heavily on the manga's story development, including the main battles, training, and of course friendships. The "Character Volume" is very similar to both Daizenshuu 2 and 4, covering the main characters, the DragonBall World and its many races, and many of the main techniques used throughout the series.

DragonBall Super Exciting Guide: Story Volume ISBN 4-08-874803-0 | Softcover | B6 (12.5 X 17.6 cm) Released: March 4, 2009 Retail: ¥630 Publisher: Shueisha Publishing Co., Ltd.

DragonBall Super Exciting Guide: Character Volume ISBN 4-08-874804-7 | Softcover | B6 (12.5 X 17.6 cm) Released: April 3, 2009 Retail: ¥630 Publisher: Shueisha Publishing Co., Ltd.

The first "Ultimate Guide" covers the battles that took place between the beginning of the series and the end of the Freeza arc, while the second covers the battles between the Cell and Majin Buu arcs. Both guides are based on the anime, but much of the information is recycled from Daizenshuu 2 and the two TV Anime Guides.

DragonBall Extreme Battle Collection: Round 01 ISBN 4-08-874840-9 | Softcover | B6 (12.5 X 17.6 cm) Released: July 2, 2010 Retail: ¥700 Publisher: Shueisha Publishing Co., Ltd.

DragonBall Extreme Battle Collection: Round 02 ISBN Unknown | Softcover | B6 (12.5 X 17.6 cm) Released: August 4, 2010 Retail: ¥700 Publisher: Shueisha Publishing Co., Ltd.

In 2010, fans were graced with an unexpected surprise from Shueisha; an illustration book. This was the first DragonBall illustration book released in 15 years (since Daizenshuu 1), and included a decent amount of unreleased artwork from Toei Animation, such as artwork from the Dragon Boxes, DragonBall Z Anime Special guides, V-Jump, GT Perfect Files, and TV anime guides.

DragonBall Anime Illustration Collection: The Golden Warrior ISBN 978-4-8342-8413-3 | Softcover | B5 (17.6 x 25 cm) Released: April 21, 2010 Retail: ¥1,200 Publisher: Shueisha Publishing Co., Ltd.