The best-selling comic in history was Dragon Ball. The work was first published in 1996 and is still being serialised. It is one of the best-selling comics in the world and has been published in more than 150 volumes. The success of this work was not only due to its excellent storyline and cute characters, but also because of its global influence and popularity. The success of Dragon Ball promoted the development of manga, animation, games, and other forms of media to become classics in Japanese culture.