The game is jointly developed by Japanese and Korean staffers, and is set 250 years after Akira Toriyama's original fighting manga. (According to the producers, Toriyama is supervising the designs of the characters and monsters.) In this Age 1000 era, the world is at peace until mysterious invaders appear. Despite the timeframe difference, the producers are promising that players can recreate the feel of the original mange with battles in Dragon Ball Online Gold signature Tenkaichi Budōkai tournaments and "time machine quests." In time machine quests, DBO Gold players can travel back to the time of the original manga and meet their favorite characters and recreate famous story arcs.