Warriors from Universe 6! is the first collected volume of the Dragon Ball Super manga, and it packs two storylines into one book: Chapters 1–9 cover the complete God of Destruction Beerus storyline and the opening rounds of the Universe 6 tournament. It is the natural starting point for new readers, retelling Goku’s first clash with a God of Destruction at a much faster pace than the anime before opening the door to the wider multiverse.
What Volume 1 collects
Volume 1 collects Chapters 1–9 of the monthly serial, with story by Akira Toriyama and art by Toyotarou. The first four chapters adapt the Battle of Gods storyline, and Chapters 5–9 begin the Universe 6 arc. You can browse the full run on our chapter index, or open any single chapter guide below.
- Chapter 1: God of Destruction’s Premonition
- Chapter 2: Goku Defeated
- Chapter 3: The Rage of Beerus
- Chapter 4: Battle of Gods
- Chapter 5: Beerus and Champa
- Chapter 6: Tournament Preparation
- Chapter 7: Warriors from Universe 6
- Chapter 8: The Battle Begins!
- Chapter 9: Goku vs. Botamo
The story inside
Four years after the defeat of Majin Buu, Beerus wakes from a 39-year sleep haunted by a dream of a Super Saiyan God. His search brings him to King Kai’s planet, where Goku challenges him and is brushed aside in moments. Beerus then descends on Bulma’s birthday party on Earth, and a petty slight turns the celebration into a battlefield as Vegeta and the others are overwhelmed. Only a ritual among righteous-hearted Saiyans can produce the god Beerus wants, and Goku’s transformation into a Super Saiyan God leads to a duel above the Earth that ends with Beerus sparing the planet and Goku hungry for greater strength.
The volume does not stop there. Beerus’s twin brother Champa, God of Destruction of Universe 6, arrives to challenge him, and their sibling rivalry becomes a tournament between universes with the Super Dragon Balls as the prize. Teams are picked, a written test weeds out the unprepared, and the book closes as the tournament opens with Goku’s first match against the seemingly invincible Botamo, whose rubbery body shrugs off every blow.
Where Volume 1 sits in the series
This is the beginning of the series, so there is no previous volume; the story continues directly into Volume 2, which finishes the tournament and opens the Future Trunks storyline. The chapters here belong to the God of Destruction Beerus arc and the start of the Universe 6 arc. If you are collecting the set in order, our volumes index lists every book in the run.
Editions of Volume 1
Shueisha published the Japanese edition in April 2016, and VIZ Media’s English edition followed in May 2017, in both print and digital formats. A full-colour digital edition was later released in Japan in April 2020; our guide to the coloured edition explains how those versions work. If you would rather read chapter by chapter, the same chapters are available officially through VIZ’s Shonen Jump service. Full publication details and ISBNs for every edition are listed in the information panel on this page.