Original Dragon Ball Viewership Drop Led to Akira Toriyama Shortening Emperor Pilaf's Story . Nakatsuru began working on the 1986 anime series with Episode 4, "Oolong the Terrible." ...

He might have been introduced into the Dragon Ball franchise as a formidable fighter, but after the first arc with Emperor Pilaf, Yamcha was quickly made obsolete as the strength of new foes rose ...

The desert look for Bulma briefly made its showing in the original incarnation of the Dragon Ball series during its very first arc, the Emperor Pilaf saga. Officially dubbed as the “Dangerous ...