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1. Dragon Ball Z (1996–2003)

TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

8.8

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With the help of the powerful Dragonballs, a team of fighters led by the saiyan warrior Goku defend the planet earth from extraterrestrial enemies.

Stars: Doc Harris, Christopher Sabat, Scott McNeil, Sean Schemmel

Votes: 147,973

2. Dragon Ball (1986–1989)

TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

8.5

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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: 66,224

3. Dragon Ball (1995–2003)

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

8.5

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Dragon Ball tells the tale of a young warrior by the name of Son Goku, a young peculiar boy with a tail who embarks on a quest to become stronger and learns of the Dragon Balls, when, once all 7 are gathered, grant any wish of choice.

Stars: Brice Armstrong, Steve Olson, Stephanie Nadolny, Zoe Slusar

Votes: 65,226

4. Dragon Ball Z Kai (2009–2015)

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

8.3

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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: 24,691

5. Dragon Ball Z (1989–1996)

TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

8.8

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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: 87,915

6. Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem (2003)

Not Rated | 68 min | Animation, Adventure, Music

7.8

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A continuation of the story told in the Daft Punk music videos "One More Time," "Aerodynamic," "Digital Love," and "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger."

Directors: Daisuke Nishio, Hirotoshi Rissen, Leiji Matsumoto, Kazuhisa Takenouchi | Stars: Romanthony, Thomas Bangalter

Votes: 15,582

7. Halo Legends (2010 Video)

PG-13 | 120 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

6.5

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The universe of the Halo video game series is expanded in seven short animated films from Japan's greatest anime directors and studios.

Directors: Frank O'Connor, Shinji Aramaki, Hideki Futamura, Toshiyuki Kanno, Tomoki Kyôda, Kôichi Mashimo, Yasushi Muraki, Daisuke Nishio, Mamoru Oshii, Kôji Sawai, Hiroshi Yamazaki, Keiichi Sugiyama, Takahiro Tanaka | Stars: Jessie James Grelle, Brittney Karbowski, Luci Christian, David Matranga

Votes: 5,968

8. Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies (1986)

TV-PG | 50 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

6.7

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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

9. Crying Freeman (1988–1994)

TV-MA | 60 min | Animation, Action, Crime

6.9

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Emu Hino, a 29-year-old virgin, witnesses a mob hit and fears that the killer will now find her and kill her. Indeed, he sets out to do so; he's Yo Hinomura, a talented potter and artist ... See full summary »

Stars: Toshio Furukawa, Chiharu Kataishi, Steve Bulen, Kôji Totani

Votes: 1,097

10. Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone (1989)

Unrated | 41 min | Animation, Short, Action

6.8

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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

11. Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest (1990)

Not Rated | 59 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

6.6

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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: 7,299

12. Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks (1993 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 47 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

7.8

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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: 6,114

13. Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13! (1992)

TV-PG | 46 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi

7.0

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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

14. Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler (1992)

Not Rated | 45 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy

6.9

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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

15. Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug (1991)

Not Rated | 43 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy

6.5

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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

16. Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge (1991)

Not Rated | 47 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi

7.0

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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

17. Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might (1990)

Not Rated | 60 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

6.8

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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

18. Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku (1990 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 48 min | Animation, Action, Drama

7.8

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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

19. Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle (1987)

TV-14 | 45 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

6.6

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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

20. Pretty Cure (2004–2005)

TV-PG | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

6.7

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Two young girls, Nagisa and Honoka, find mysterious "fairies" that grant the girls the ability to transform into the legendary warriors known as Pretty Cure and combat the forces of darkness.

Stars: Tomokazu Seki, Hiroki Takahashi, Issei Futamata, Yukana

Votes: 299

21. Patalliro! (1982–1983)

Animation, Adventure, Comedy

7.1

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The adventures of Patalliro, the wild and uncontrollable infant king of Malynera.

Stars: Fuyumi Shiraishi, Kazuyuki Sogabe, Toshiko Fujita, Eiko Masuyama

Votes: 34

22. The File of Young Kindaichi (1997–2000)

Animation, Action, Crime

7.9

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Kindaichi Hajime, a lazy, perverted student with an IQ of 180, and the grandson of famous detective Kindaichi Kosuke, is often put into situations where he must discover the killer and their trick.

Stars: Taiki Matsuno, Kazuyuki Aijima, Emi Uwagawa, Airi Takeda

Votes: 225

23. 3x3 Eyes (1991–1992)

TV-MA | 110 min | Animation, Fantasy, Horror

7.3

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A demon girl's quest to become human, with the help of an unwitting boy named Yakumo.

Stars: Mayumi Tanaka, Akio Ôtsuka, Megumi Hayashibara, Ai Orikasa

Votes: 814

24. The File of Young Kindaichi Returns (2012–2016)

24 min | Animation, Mystery

7.6

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One day, Hajime and his girlfriend Miyuki visit Hong Kong for a fashion event, where Miyuki is mistaken for someone else and kidnapped. Trying to save Miyuki will lead to an altogether different criminal case.

Stars: Taiki Matsuno, Akiko Nakagawa, Jûrôta Kosugi, Ken'ichi Ono

Votes: 91

25. Air Master (2003–2004)

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

6.8

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"Maki Aikawa is tall, with a nice model-like figure, but is also quiet and looks like an ordinary high school girl. However, her unique life style includes being a street fighter within the... See full summary »

Stars: Romi Park, Katie Griffin, Andrew Sabiston, Rod Wilson

Votes: 190

26. Aoki Densetsu Shoot! (1993–1994)

30 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

7.3

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In the life as in soccer, one must fight until the end to win.

Star: Hikaru Midorikawa

Votes: 219

27. Yes! Precure 5 (2007–2008)

TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

7.1

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Nozomi Yumehara, a regular middle school student, finds a magical book called the Dream Collet in the library and meets Coco, a creature from the Palmier Kingdom. Nozomi decides to help ... See full summary »

Stars: Yûko Sanpei, Junko Takeuchi, Mariya Ise, Ai Nagano

Votes: 66

28. Go! Go! Ackman (1994 Video)

15 min | Animation, Short, Action

6.7

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A demon child named Ackman who is 200 years old obtains souls for the Dark Devil Lord.

Director: Takahiro Imamura | Stars: Megumi Urawa, Youko Teppozuka, Hisao Egawa, Yôko Kawanami

Votes: 35

29. Futari Wa Pretty Cure Max Heart (2005–2006)

TV-PG | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

7.1

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Shortly after the fall of the Wicked King, the Queen of the Garden of Light lost her memory and came to Earth, in the form of a 12-year-old girl named Hikari Kujou. Now, she with the help ... See full summary »

Stars: Tomokazu Seki, Ami Koshimizu, Kaori Nazuka, Yukana

Votes: 79

30. Tanken Driland (2012– )

Adventure

8.4

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Due to the influence of someone who visited her town when she was a child, Princess Mikoto of Elua decides to become a hunter and search for treasure all over the land of Driland. She sets ... See full summary »

Stars: Kôki Uchiyama, Yôko Hikasa, Kenji Nojima, Kanako Miyamoto

Votes: 17

31. The World of Dragon Ball Z (2000 Video)

Not Rated | 20 min | Short, Action, Adventure

6.9

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A review of Dragon Ball Z from the Saiyan Saga all the way to the Trunks Saga.

Director: Daisuke Nishio | Stars: Christopher Sabat, Tiffany Vollmer, Cynthia Cranz, Chris Forbis

Votes: 58

32. Dragon Ball (1989 TV Movie)

100 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

8.0

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One of the very first attempts to release Dragon Ball in North America, this film combines footage from Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies and Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure.

Directors: Ahmed Agrama, Daisuke Nishio, Kazuhisa Takenouchi | Stars: Barbara Goodson, Wendee Lee, Clifton Wells, Michael McConnohie

Votes: 702

33. Dr. Slump: Hoyoyo! Space Adventure (1982)

90 min | Animation

7.1

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Senbei Norimaki, Arale chan and Senbei's students must race after a young teacher to save her after she is called to her home planet however it is a trap from the evil Dr. Mashirito.

Director: Akinori Nagaoka | Stars: Kenji Utsumi, Mami Koyama, Shigeru Chiba, Toshio Furukawa

Votes: 50

34. Dragon Ball Z: Rock the Dragon Edition (2013 Video)

1,348 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

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Director: Daisuke Nishio | Stars: Lisa Ann Beley, Don Brown, Ted Cole, Ian James Corlett

35. Dragon Ball Z: The Greatest Rivals (1996)

Animation, Action, Fantasy

7.1

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A compilation of Dragon Ball Z movies 5 and 6 released in the Philippines.

Directors: Mitsuo Hashimoto, Daisuke Nishio | Stars: Mano Abello, Apollo Abraham, Raymond Buyco, R.J. Celdran

Votes: 35

36. Gegege no Kitarô (1996–1998)

25 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

7.7

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Stars: Sarah Hauser, Youko Matsuoka, Isamu Tanonaka, Shigeru Chiba

Votes: 20

37. Magic Candies (2024)

21 min | Animation, Short

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The other kids at the park never ask Dong-Dong to play. That's ok. He's fine just playing marbles on his own. One day, he buys a bag of colorful candies instead of new marbles. The first ... See full summary »

Director: Daisuke Nishio | Stars: Yoshifumi Hasegawa, Hiroshi Iwasaki, Haruto Shima, Sakiko Uran

38. Patalliro: The Stardust Project (1983)

Animation, Adventure, Comedy

5.0

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Bancoran takes on a madman out to destroy the Earth. Patalliro comes along too for the adventure.

Director: Nobutaka Nishizawa | Stars: Yôko Asagami, Toshiko Fujita, Toshio Furukawa, Tôru Furuya

Votes: 27

39. Kindaichi Case Files Movie 1: The Opera House Murders (1996)

95 min | Animation, Crime, Mystery

6.9

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Director: Daisuke Nishio | Stars: Isshin Chiba, Hiroaki Hirata, Masako Katsuki, Masami Kikuchi

Votes: 19

40. The File of Young Kindaichi 2: Murderous Deep Blue (1999)

91 min | Animation

6.8

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Kindaichi, Miyuki and Fumi are invited to the resort of the Deep Blue Island by Akane, the daughter of the president of the Aizawa Group. A group of criminals infiltrate the hotel to kill the members of the Aizawa Group.

Director: Daisuke Nishio | Stars: Gou Aoba, Asako Dodo, Issei Futamata, Tesshô Genda

Votes: 12