“Dragonball” inventor Toriyama dies – series triggered a real manga boom in Germany. “Dragon Ball’ in 1997 triggered the manga boom that continues to this day, says Carlsen Verlag.
In Germany it is considered the most successful manga series to date. The series has sold over 300 million copies of the comic, including over 8 million copies in German-speaking countries alone. The manga series was originally published in Weekly Shonen Jump between 1984 and 1995 and is the basis for three anime series.