Krillin, as he appears during the Android and Cell arcs
First appearance
Dragon Ball chapter #25: "A Rival? Arrival!!", May 21, 1985 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1985)
Created by
Akira Toriyama
Voiced by
Japanese Mayumi Tanaka English See Voice Actors
In-universe information
Species
Human
Occupation
Police officer[1]
Spouse
Android 18 (wife)[2]
Children
Marron[3]
Relatives
Android 17 (brother-in-law)
Krillin (Japanese: クリリン, Hepburn: Kuririn) (known as Kuririn in Funimation's English subtitles and Viz Media's release of the manga, and Klilyn in Japanese merchandise English translations) is a fictional character in the Dragon Ball manga series created by Akira Toriyama. He is introduced in chapter #25 "A Rival? Arrival!!", first published in Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine on May 21, 1985,[4] as Goku's fellow martial arts student under Master Roshi. As the series progresses, Krillin becomes Goku's closest ally and best friend as he fights every villain along with Goku or before him and is often depicted as the comic relief.
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^Dragon Ball Z manga, vol. 20, chapter 237
^"週刊少年ジャンプ 1985/05/21 表示号数25". Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on March 22, 2017. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
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