Is the super saiyan form the first power up in manga history?

The Super Saiyan form first premiered in April 1991, within chapter 317 of the Dragon Ball manga, entitled "Life or Death". It also made its anime debut in 1991, first appearing in Dragon Ball Z episode 95, "Transformed at Last". read more

Absolutely not. I haven't read too much manga, but I have watched anime for awhile, and as we all know, a lot of manga has their anime adaptations, most notably, the dragon ball /dragon ball z storylines. read more

The Godly ki which Super Saiyan Rosé has in the Dragon Ball Super anime (and manga) renders the Super Saiyan Rosé form as a Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan form as well, as the Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan forms are basically the first Super Saiyan form combined with Godly ki. read more

In anticipation of more on this new form, we’ve put together 10 most powerful Saiyan transformations in the Dragon Ball franchise, including its TV shows, movies, video games, manga and more. For more on Dragon Ball, check out our (outdated) power-scaling article. read more