The first episode of the Dragon Ball anime, titled " The Secret of the Dragon Balls " (Japanese: Buruma to Son Gokū ), originally aired on , on Fuji TV. Produced by Toei Animation, it marks the transition of Akira Toriyama’s manga from the pages of Weekly Shonen Jump to the screen. Summary of the Premier Episode
: The story begins in the remote Mount Paozu, where a young, monkey-tailed boy named Son Goku lives alone following the death of his grandfather, Gohan. Goku possesses superhuman strength and a mysterious orange crystal ball with four stars, which he believes contains his grandfather's soul. Dragon Ball Episode 1
The episode serves as an introduction to the two central protagonists whose meeting changes the course of their world. The first episode of the Dragon Ball anime,