Dragonball was the anime series that started all the Dragonball series. Most of my knowledge of this saga was attained from watching the first few episodes of the series. (Dragonball aired in New York last year on Saturdays, but had bad ratings because it aired at 5:30 in the morning! In fact, the show had such bad ratings that the station skipped the rest of the series after showing season #1.) (The truth is that Dragonball was bought by Dic. Dic wanted to test Dragonball in the states first before buying the rights to air Dragonball Z. However, their efforts failed. Saban, meanwhile, went straight to buying the rights to air Dragonball Z because they knew it would be a success.) Dragonball was a show geared more for young kids than teenagers. There is more humor than fighting in Dragonball. Without Dragonball, Dragonball Z would have never been created. Nonetheless, Dragonball is important to all Dragonball Z fans. Dragonball tells about the adventures that Gokou has growing up. Dragonball starts off as Gokou (a kid) meets Bulma, Oonlong, Yamcha, Master Roshi, Chi-Chi, and the Ox King. Then, they gather the Dragonballs and battle Pilaf. After the Pilaf Series, Gokou competes in a martial arts contest. At this series, Gokou meets Klilyn, Chaou, and Tenshin-han. After this series, Gokou moves on to the Android Series. Here, he meets Dr. Gero (later known as Red Ribbon or Android #20). Dr. Gero, planning to destroy Gokou, unleashes Android #8. However, Gokou ends up be-friending the robot. Last but not least, is the Piccolo Series. Here, Gokou is a young adult who has to defend the world from Piccolo. After the famous battle, Piccolo is defeated. Rather than destroying the demon, Gokou spares his life. (This battle is what led Dragonball to success. It was in the Piccolo Series that the violence of Dragonball Z began!) At the end, Gokou marries Chi-Chi...