Dragon Ball

Implied:
* Journey to the West - as it borrows, references and parallels it quite a bit.

The story first began as a comedy with toilet humor and silly antics, but as the story goes, more adventures and action takes place with less humor.With panning 42 volumes, Dragonball followed the exploits of an innocent Human called Goku and his desperate and hilarious attempts to save Earth from a bunch of ravaging aliens. Dragonball Z is only used as the title for anime in Japan. It became a bible for all manga fans.