 From August 2005 to November 2007, Gollancz Manga, an imprint of the Orion Publishing Group released the 16 volumes of "Dragon Ball" and the first four of "Dragon Ball Z" in the United Kingdom.<ref></ref><ref></ref> Viz took over the UK license after Gollancz left the manga market.<ref></ref> In Australia and New Zealand, Madman Entertainment has released all 16 volumes of "Dragon Ball" and the nine "Viz Big" volumes of "Dragon Ball Z" between 2009 and 2010.<ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref>

The manga's content has been controversial in the United States.In November 1999, Toys "R" Us removed Viz's "Dragon Ball" from their stores nationwide when a Dallas parent complained that the series had "borderline soft porn" after he bought them for his four-year-old son.<ref name="Maryland"></ref> Commenting on the issue, manga critic Susan J. Napier determined the ban as a difference in culture due to Japan having tolerance for sexuality in manga while other countries do not.After the ban, Viz reluctantly began to censor the series in 2000 to maintain its wide distribution.<ref name="censorship2"></ref> Viz made some "concessions" as well, and assured readers that all changes were approved by Toriyama and Shueisha.