Dragon Ball Z: A Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama, Dragon Ball Z was one of the most-watched anime to have ever been shown in world television. Inspired by the classic novel in China entitled Journey to the West, it was about the adventures of Son Goku as he trained in martial arts from his childhood until he reached adulthood. He explored the world in search of the seven Dragon Balls with the capacity to grant wishes through the help of a wish-granting dragon.