In Little Boy: The Art of Japan's Exploding Subculture, Takashi Murakami commented that Dragon Ball "never-ending cyclical narrative moves forward plausibly, seamlessly, and with great finesse."
In Little Boy: The Art of Japan's Exploding Subculture, Takashi Murakami observed that Dragon Ball "has a recurring storyline that advances coherently, smoothly, and with impressive craftsmanship."