The Pilaf saga is the first saga of Dragon Ball. In this saga, Goku meets the characters that would go on to become his closest friends later in life, Yamcha, Master Roshi, and Chi-Chi.

The production company released a series of 64 chapters that followed the story after the tournament where Goku meets Uub. The first saga explains how Pilaf wishes for Goku to become a boy again.

Best watched after the Emperor Pilaf Saga rather than have this be your first exposure to the characters. Goku and Krillin are tasked to save a sleeping princess from Lucifer (yes, that Lucifer).

However, things changed drastically as the Majin Buu saga progressed. Super Buu absorbed Gohan, forcing Goku to return and eliminate him. Why did Toriyama reverse his decision mid-story?

After accompanying Bulma, Yamcha, Oolong and Puar to stop Emperor Pilaf and his forces from using the Dragon Balls towards world domination, Goku trains to prepare for the 21st World Martial Arts ...