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Japan manga powerhouse 'Dragon Ball' launches store

A passerby taking a photo next to a figurine of a manga character displayed in front of the Dragon Ball store at a shopping mall near Tokyo Station on Nov 14, 2025. - AFP

TOKYO: The world's first "Dragon Ball" store opened in Tokyo on Friday (Nov 14), celebrating more than 40 years of the globally beloved Japanese manga, anime and video franchise.

Initially published in 1984 in Japan's Shonen Jump magazine, "Dragon Ball" is one of the best-selling manga franchises of all time and has spawned countless anime series, films and video games.

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