Dragon Ball

Dragon Ball, Z, Super and Daima, one continuity, plus the four films that count.

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Where to start with Dragon Ball

Two questions come up every time, and both have real answers. Do you need the original Dragon Ball before Z, no, but you lose things. And Z or Kai: Kai is the same story with the filler cut out, so it is a genuine choice rather than a trick question.

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    Dragon Ball (1986): 153 episodes Dragon Ball

    A smaller, funnier adventure series, closer to a martial-arts comedy than to what came after. Not required before Z, which reintroduces enough to follow, but every character, running joke and rivalry Z leans on starts here, and plenty of people prefer it.

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    Dragon Ball Z (1989): 291 episodes Dragon Ball Z

    The one people mean when they say Dragon Ball. If 444 episodes is too much, start here and you will lose very little. Its final episodes jump ten years ahead, which is the gap Daima and Super are later set inside.

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    Dragon Ball Super (2015): 131 episodes Dragon Ball Daima

    The continuation the manga's own author worked on, picking up inside that ten-year gap. Its first two arcs retell the Battle of Gods and Resurrection 'F' films with extra material, so you can watch either the films or these arcs and skip the other.

Then what? Daima is twenty episodes set earlier in the same gap and can be watched any time after Buu. GT is below and separate, an anime-only sequel that Super was written without regard for, worth watching only if you want more after everything else. The pre-2013 films are alternate retellings and are not listed.

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The main series

  • Dragon Ball 1986, 9 seasons, 153 episodes
  • Dragon Ball Z 1989, 9 seasons, 291 episodes
  • Dragon Ball Super 2015, 5 seasons, 131 episodes
  • Dragon Ball Daima 2024, 1 season, 20 episodes

The films

  • Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods 2013
  • Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' 2015
  • Dragon Ball Super: Broly 2018
  • Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero 2022

Television specials

  • Dragon Ball Z: Bardock – The Father of Goku 1990
  • Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks 1993

Dragon Ball GT

  • Dragon Ball GT 1996, 4 seasons, 64 episodes

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