Macrocosm: a giant sphere that is divided up into an afterlife and living world.

Universe: one of the twelve universes that exists with the Dragon World the majority of each universe is set within a crystalline sphere that we will refer to as a “macrocosm”, with a separate Kaiōshin Realm that revolves around the macrocosm like a moon.

Dragon World: the sum total of everything known to exist within the Dragon Ball series, including all twelve universes, the Omni-King’s palace, the World of Void, etc.

Much like our definition of “macrocosm”, for the sake of clarity, the following are terms of our own usage for the purposes of this particular guide: 164)ĭai Kaiō Displaying the Dragon Ball World “Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 4: World Guide” (p. In truth, this complete world map is something I made after I finished drawing the story, to make everything consistent. This complete map was originally background information that I drew at the request of the anime people, but I took this opportunity to add the Kaiōshin World, which was not included in the map before, to complete it. Over the years since, versions of this map have appeared in various other guidebooks, including Daizenshuu 7, Dragon Ball Landmark, Super Exciting Guide: Character Volume, and Chōzenshū 1. He later revised the map for its inclusion in Daizenshuu 4, adding in the Kaiōshin Realm. Toriyama first drew this map as a reference for the animation staff, and in fact his design of the macrocosm can be seen a bit during the Afterlife Tournament filler arc of the Dragon Ball Z TV series. “Super Exciting Guide: Character Volume” (p.

The big ball in the center is the world known as “this world” and “the afterlife”, and the one who watches over it from outside is Kaiōshin. I think it’s something I came up with so both I and the readers would be able to easily grasp it. In his Super Exciting Guide: Character Volume interview, Akira Toriyama explained that he designed the world in this way to make it easy for both himself and his readers to understand.

Dragon ball final earth map