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1. Dragon Ball (1986–1989)
TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Son Gokû, a fighter with a monkey tail, goes on a quest with an assortment of odd characters in search of the Dragon Balls, a set of crystals that can give its bearer anything they desire.
Stars: Masako Nozawa, Jôji Yanami, Brice Armstrong, Stephanie Nadolny
Votes: 66,226
The Original series.
2. Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies (1986)
TV-PG | 50 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Goku and his friends must stop King Gurumes from destroying the city for blood rubies and gathering the seven Dragon Balls.
Director: Daisuke Nishio | Stars: Masako Nozawa, Hiromi Tsuru, Naoki Tatsuta, Naoko Watanabe
Votes: 3,485
NON CANON; a completely different story, where the same characters have different roles fighting a new villain.
3. Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle (1987)
TV-14 | 45 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Goku and Krillin want to be trained in the martial arts by the great Master Roshi. The only way he will agree to train them is if they go to Devil's Castle to find the Sleeping Princess, who is being held prisoner by Count Lucifer, and bring her back to his island.
Director: Daisuke Nishio | Stars: Masako Nozawa, Tôru Furuya, Mami Koyama, Mayumi Tanaka
Votes: 2,803
NON CANON; A direct sequel to Curse of the Blood Rubies.
4. Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure (1988)
TV-14 | 48 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Goku and Krillin are invited to participate in a martial arts tournament taking place in the country of Mifan, where a desperate emperor needs help.
Director: Kazuhisa Takenouchi | Stars: Masako Nozawa, Mami Koyama, Tôru Furuya, Hiromi Tsuru
Votes: 2,611
NON CANON; A direct sequel to Sleeping Princes in Devil's Castle.
5. Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone (1989)
Unrated | 41 min | Animation, Short, Action
Gohan is kidnapped by Garlic Jr.'s men so he can have Gohan's Dragon Ball to grant him immortality. Goku and his friends try to stop Garlic Jr. and save the world.
Director: Daisuke Nishio | Stars: Masako Nozawa, Toshio Furukawa, Hiromi Tsuru, Mayumi Tanaka
Votes: 7,972
Takes place before the beginning of Dragon Ball Z or Dragon Ball Z Kai.
6. Dragon Ball Z (1989–1996)
TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The adventures of Earth's martial arts defender, Son Goku, continue with a new family and the revelation of his alien origins. Now Goku and his allies must defend the planet from an onslaught of new extraterrestrial enemies.
Stars: Jôji Yanami, Kyle Hebert, Masako Nozawa, Sean Schemmel
Votes: 87,922
A continuation of Dragon Ball (1986 TV Series)
It contains the following sagas:
Saiyan Saga: ep. 001-035
Frieza Saga: ep. 036-107
Garlick Jr Saga: ep. 108-117
Androids Saga: ep. 118-139
Cell Saga: ep. 140-165
Cell Games Saga: ep. 166-194
Majin Buu Saga: ep. 195- 287
Peaceful World Saga: 288-291
7. Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest (1990)
Not Rated | 59 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The Z-Fighters must stop a mad scientist out to take over the world.
Director: Daisuke Nishio | Stars: Masako Nozawa, Toshio Furukawa, Mayumi Tanaka, Hiromi Tsuru
Votes: 7,300
Takes place between the Saiyan and Frieza Sagas
Between ep. 035-036 of Z
8. Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might (1990)
Not Rated | 60 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A group of aliens visit Earth to plant the Tree of Might, a plant that grants cosmic power by draining the Earth's life force.
Director: Daisuke Nishio | Stars: Masako Nozawa, Mayumi Tanaka, Tôru Furuya, Hirotaka Suzuoki
Votes: 8,561
Takes place between the Saiyan and Frieza Sagas
Between ep. 035-036 of Z
9. Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug (1991)
Not Rated | 43 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
A Super Namekian named Lord Slug comes to invade Earth and only Goku can stop him .
Director: Mitsuo Hashimoto | Stars: Masako Nozawa, Toshio Furukawa, Mayumi Tanaka, Hiromi Tsuru
Votes: 6,599
While unclear, as it was produced after the Frieza saga, it seems to take place between the Saiyan and Frieza Sagas as Goku yet doesn't have the ability to become a Super Saiyan.
Between ep. 035-036 of Z
10. Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku (1990 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 48 min | Animation, Action, Drama
The tale of Bardock, the father of Goku, and his rebellion against his master the mighty Frieza.
Directors: Mitsuo Hashimoto, Daisuke Nishio | Stars: Masako Nozawa, Kazuyuki Sogabe, Yûko Mita, Takeshi Watabe
Votes: 6,230 | Gross: $0.54M
This prequel takes place before the original Dragon Ball, but mentions characters from the Frieza saga, so should be watched after that.
Between ep. 107-108 of Z
11. Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge (1991)
Not Rated | 47 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Frieza's older brother Cooler travels to Earth to take revenge against Goku for Frieza's defeat on planet Namek.
Director: Mitsuo Hashimoto | Stars: Masako Nozawa, Toshio Furukawa, Mayumi Tanaka, Naoki Tatsuta
Votes: 8,280
Takes place between the Androids and Cell Sagas.
Between ep. 139-140 of Z
12. Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler (1992)
Not Rated | 45 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
Cooler has resurrected himself as a robot and is enslaving the people of New Namek. Goku and the gang must help.
Director: Daisuke Nishio | Stars: Masako Nozawa, Toshio Furukawa, Mayumi Tanaka, Ryô Horikawa
Votes: 8,484
Takes place directly after Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge.
13. Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13! (1992)
TV-PG | 46 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
The death of Dr. Gero at the hands of Androids 17 and 18 prompts the activation of Androids 13, 14, and 15. They try to kill Goku, who fights them with the help of Trunks, Piccolo, Vegeta, Krillin, and Gohan.
Director: Daisuke Nishio | Stars: Masako Nozawa, Toshio Furukawa, Mayumi Tanaka, Takeshi Kusao
Votes: 7,868
Takes place between the Androids and Cell Sagas.
Between ep. 139-140 of Z
14. Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks (1993 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 47 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In a dark future where the Androids have taken over Earth, Gohan and his student Trunks are the last defense against these deadly killing machines.
Directors: Yoshihiro Ueda, Daisuke Nishio | Stars: Masako Nozawa, Mayumi Tanaka, Hiromi Tsuru, Ryô Horikawa
Votes: 6,115
Takes place in the alternate future where the Androids rule the world, before Trunks decides to go back to the past. Can be seen as early as between the Androids and Cell Sagas.
Between ep. 139-140 of Z
15. Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan (1993)
TV-PG | 72 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
Goku, Vegeta, and the rest of the Dragon Team search for the fabled Legendary Super Saiyan, a destructive, all-powerful warrior.
Director: Shigeyasu Yamauchi | Stars: Masako Nozawa, Toshio Furukawa, Mayumi Tanaka, Takeshi Kusao
Votes: 11,967
Takes place between the Cell and Cell Games Sagas.
Between ep. 165-166 of Z
16. Dragon Ball Z Side Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans (1993 Video)
59 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Dr. Raichi, a survivor of the Tuffle race that was eliminated from Planet Vegeta by the Saiyans, is trying to take revenge on the surviving Saiyans by killing them and Earth's population. ... See full summary »
Director: Shigeyasu Yamauchi | Stars: Hisao Egawa, Toshio Furukawa, Ryô Horikawa, Takeshi Kusao
Votes: 1,398
Takes place directly after the events of the movie Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan.
17. Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound (1993)
TV-PG | 50 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
Bojack is a demon who was freed from prison when King Kai's planet was destroyed. Now, without his father Goku by his side, can Gohan save the Earth?
Director: Yoshihiro Ueda | Stars: Masako Nozawa, Toshio Furukawa, Mayumi Tanaka, Takeshi Kusao
Votes: 6,982
Takes place between the Cell and Buu Sagas.
Between ep. 194-195 of Z
18. Dragon Ball Z: Broly - Second Coming (1994)
TV-PG | 48 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
After seven years went by, Gohan grows up during the time around Goten's birth. Goku died and when Goten cries, Broly regains life and the Z warriors must stop him again.
Director: Shigeyasu Yamauchi | Stars: Masako Nozawa, Mayumi Tanaka, Takeshi Kusao, Yûko Minaguchi
Votes: 6,114
Takes place at the beginning of the Majin Buu Saga.
Between ep. 209-210 of Z
19. Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly (1994)
TV-PG | 47 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Broly is cloned by Lord Jaguar, who plans to pit him and other bio-warriors against Mr. Satan in an attempt to expose him as a fraud. Goten, Trunks, Kriilin and Android 18 must stop the new Bio-Broly.
Director: Yoshihiro Ueda | Stars: Masako Nozawa, Takeshi Kusao, Daisuke Gôri, Mayumi Tanaka
Votes: 5,813
It is a direct sequel to the previous movie, Dragon Ball Z: Broly - Second Coming .
20. Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn (1995)
PG | 51 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
The universe is thrown into dimensional chaos as the dead come back to life. Now Goku and Vegeta must track down the cause of this uproar.
Director: Shigeyasu Yamauchi | Stars: Masako Nozawa, Ryô Horikawa, Takeshi Kusao, Daisuke Gôri
Votes: 12,104
Events occur after the defeat of Buu.
Between ep. 287-288 of Z
21. Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon (1995)
TV-PG | 52 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
The Z-fighters find themselves in the middle of another extraterrestrial conflict, which includes a sword-wielding warrior named Tapion, a wizard and an enormous monster named Hirudegarn.
Director: Mitsuo Hashimoto | Stars: Masako Nozawa, Takeshi Kusao, Mayumi Tanaka, Hiromi Tsuru
Votes: 9,688
Events occur after the defeat of Buu, between the Kid Buu and Peaceful World sagas.
Between ep. 287-288 of Z
22. Dragon Ball: The Path to Power (1996)
Unrated | 80 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Goku and friends go to an adventure searching for the legendary Dragon Balls, as they fight against the Red Ribbon army.
Director: Shigeyasu Yamauchi | Stars: Masako Nozawa, Hiromi Tsuru, Naoki Tatsuta, Naoko Watanabe
Votes: 2,756
NON CANON; A re-telling of the original Dragon Ball anime series.
23. Dragon Ball GT (1996–1997)
TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
After Goku is made a kid again by the Black Star Dragon Balls, he goes on a journey to get back to his old self.
Stars: Elise Baughman, Andrew Chandler, Masako Nozawa, Yûko Minaguchi
Votes: 28,949
NON CANON; continuation to Dragon Ball Z (1989 TV Series)
24. Dragon Ball GT: A Hero's Legacy (1997 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 65 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Goku Jr. is the great-great-grandson of the legendary warrior Goku, but unlike his predecessor he's not a brave fighter. He's constantly picked on by school bullies--his grandmother Pan ... See full summary »
Director: Osamu Kasai | Stars: Masako Nozawa, Tôru Furuya, Miki Itô, Kazuyuki Sogabe
Votes: 2,774
NON CANON; A continuation to Dragon Ball GT
25. Dragon Ball: The Return of Son Goku and Friends! (2008 Video)
35 min | Animation, Short, Action
Goku and his family and friends encounter Vegeta's brother, and a threat from Vegeta's past shows up and causes trouble.
Director: Yoshihiro Ueda | Stars: Masako Nozawa, Ryô Horikawa, Tôru Furuya, Mayumi Tanaka
Votes: 2,412
Takes place after the end of Dragon Ball Z
26. Dragon Ball Z Kai (2009–2015)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Goku is settled with his family and is living in peace. Unfortunately, his peaceful time is momentary as a visitor crashes into the planet claiming to be his brother.
Stars: Masako Nozawa, Jôji Yanami, Sean Schemmel, Doc Morgan
Votes: 24,692
A remake of Dragon Ball Z
27. Dragon Ball: Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans (2010 Video)
Unrated | 30 min | Animation, Short, Action
Dr. Lychee may be the last of the Tuffle people, a race that was completely wiped some time ago by the Saiyans. He now plans to take revenge on the remaining Saiyans, Goku, Vegeta, Trunks, ... See full summary »
Director: Yoshihiro Ueda | Stars: Kenji Akabane, Takahiro Fujimoto, Toshio Furukawa, Ryô Horikawa
Votes: 983
A remake of Dragon Ball Z Gaiden: Saiya-jin Zetsumetsu Keikaku
28. Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock (2011 Video)
TV-PG | 20 min | Animation, Short, Action
The continuing adventures of Goku's father Bardock, who traveled through time and met new friends and enemies.
Director: Yoshihiro Ueda | Stars: Masashi Ebara, Keiji Hirai, Sayaka Hirao, Kazuyuki Ishikawa
Votes: 2,529
A direct sequel to Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku
29. Dream 9 Toriko x One Piece x Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special!! (2013 TV Movie)
43 min | Animation
The heroes Son Goku, Monkey D Luffy and Toriko and their friends team up for the first time ever!
Directors: Hiroaki Miyamoto, Akifumi Zako | Stars: Diego Borghi, Luci Christian, Chô, Leah Clark
Votes: 463
NON CANON; A crossover between Dragon Ball, One Piece and Toriko
30. Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (2013)
TV-PG | 85 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
After sleeping for 39 years, the God of destruction Beerus is surprised to learn that Frieza was defeated by the saiyajin Goku. Upon finding him, Goku is excited to face him, but realizes that his powers are negligible compared to Beerus.
Director: Masahiro Hosoda | Stars: Masako Nozawa, Hiromi Tsuru, Ryô Horikawa, Masaharu Satô
Votes: 29,861 | Gross: $2.55M
NON CANON; Takes place after Dragon Ball Z, and the same story is re-told in the first saga of Dragon Ball Super, Battle of Gods Saga (episodes 1-14)
31. Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' (2015)
Not Rated | 93 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Frieza is reborn and achieves the last of his transformations, and it is up to Goku and his warrior friends to join forces to fight the enemy who has returned from the dead.
Director: Tadayoshi Yamamuro | Stars: Masako Nozawa, Ryô Horikawa, Hiromi Tsuru, Masaharu Satô
Votes: 23,951 | Gross: $8.01M
NON CANON; A sequel to Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods. The events are retold in the second saga of Dragon Ball Super, Resurrection ‘F’ Saga (episodes 15-27)
32. Dragon Ball Super (2015–2018)
TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Six months after the defeat of Majin Buu, The mighty Saiyan Son Goku continues his quest on becoming stronger.
Stars: Masako Nozawa, Naoki Tatsuta, Sean Schemmel, Ryô Horikawa
Votes: 35,888
A Continuation of Dragon Ball Z (1989 TV Series)
33. Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2018)
PG | 100 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Goku and Vegeta encounter Broly, a Saiyan warrior unlike any fighter they've faced before.
Director: Tatsuya Nagamine | Stars: Masako Nozawa, Aya Hisakawa, Ryô Horikawa, Toshio Furukawa
Votes: 31,660 | Gross: $30.71M
A continuation of Dragon Ball Super (2015 TV Series), it reboots the origin story of Broly, making the old movies non-canon. Or maybe the old movies make this movie non-canon. You'll have to decide for yourself.
34. Super Dragon Ball Heroes (2018– )
TV-PG | 10 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The Z-Fighters set out to rescue Trunks from a prison planet.
Stars: Ryô Horikawa, Takeshi Kusao, Masako Nozawa, Ryûsei Nakao
Votes: 3,186
NON CANON; Spin-off that serves to adapt into animation some of the different sagas of the arcade videogame Dragon Ball Heroes.
35. Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (2022)
PG-13 | 100 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The Red Ribbon Army from Goku's past has returned with two new androids to challenge him and his friends.
Director: Tetsuro Kodama | Stars: Masako Nozawa, Aya Hisakawa, Ryô Horikawa, Takeshi Kusao
Votes: 14,909 | Gross: $38.11M
A continuation of Dragon Ball Super: Broly.
36. Dragon Ball Daima (2024– )
TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure | Filming
Due to a conspiracy, Goku and friends are transformed into children. They intend to travel to a mysterious new world to undo this change.
Star: Masako Nozawa
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