Bulma (ブルマ, Burumā; Literally meaning "Bloomers") is a fictional character in the Dragon Ball franchise. She makes her debut in "Bloomers and the Monkey King", the first chapter of the Dragon Ball manga, issued on November 10, 1985. She makes her first animated appearance in "Secret of the Dragon Balls", the first episode of the Dragon Ball anime, which premiered on February 26, 1986. She is Goku's first and longtime friend. She is the wife of Vegeta and the mother of Trunks and Bulla. Like her children, Bulma's name is an allusion to an undergarment, modern bloomers in particular. While Bulma is referred to only by her given name during the series, English translations seem to imply that Briefs is her family name, and by proxy, her full name may be Bulma Briefs.