Dragon ball Series, Specials, Movies, OVAs with Chronological Timeline
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1. 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: 6,229 | Gross: $0.54M
Canon to DBZ / Age 737 / Before Dragon Ball Best watch DBZ (086-087)
2. 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: 2,527
Not Canon / Age 737 / Before Dragon Ball
3. 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: 66,204
Canon / Age 749-756
Emperor Pilaf Saga 001-013
Tournament Saga 014-028
Red Ribbon Army Saga 029-045
General Blue Saga 046-057
Commander Red Saga 058-067
Fortuneteller Baba Saga 068-083
Tien Shinhan Saga 084-101
King Piccolo Saga 102-122
Piccolo Jr. Saga 123-153
4. Dragon Ball (1995–2003)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
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: 65,217
Canon / English dub
5. 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: 3,483
Alternate continuity / Age 749 / During the Emperor Pilaf Saga (013-014)
6. 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: 2,801
Alternate continuity / Age 750 / Meeting Krillin for the first time and becoming Master Roshi’s student (016-017)
7. 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: 2,610
Alternate continuity / Age 750 / Goku and Krillin participate in the World Martial Arts Tournament (101-102)
8. Doragon bôru: Gokû no kôtsû anzen (1988 TV Short)
TV-PG | 15 min | Animation, Short, Action
Goku and his friends learn about traffic safety!
Director: Mitsuo Hashimoto | Stars: Masako Nozawa, Kôhei Miyauchi, Mayumi Tanaka, Tôru Furuya
Votes: 325
A public service video about traffic satefy, which aired in Japan in June 1988
9. Doragon bôru: Gokû no shôbô-tai (1988 TV Short)
TV-PG | 11 min | Animation, Short, Action
Goku and his friends are members of a fire brigade and explain how to deal with fires. This comes in handy when Bulma's apartment is on fire.
Director: Kazuhisa Takenouchi | Stars: Masako Nozawa, Kôhei Miyauchi, Mayumi Tanaka, Tôru Furuya
Votes: 307
A public service video about fire safety, which aired in Japan in June 1988
10. 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: 2,755
Not Canon / 10th anniversary DB retelling
11. 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: 7,970
Canon to the Garlick Jr Saga / Age 761 / After Dragon Ball and before DBZ
12. 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: 87,895
Canon / Age 761-774 + Age 784 (289-291)
Saiyan Saga 001-035
Frieza Saga 036-107
Garlick Jr Saga 108-117
Androids Saga 118-139
Cell Saga 140-165
Cell Games Saga 166-194
Majin Buu Saga 195- 287
Peaceful World Saga 288-291
13. Dragon Ball Z (1996–2003)
TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
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: 147,942
Canon / English dub
14. 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: 7,298
Not Canon / Age 762 / DBZ During the Namek Saga (074-075) Goku dreaming in the healing capsule.
15. 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: 8,558
Not Canon / Age 762 / DBZ During the Namek Saga (074-075) Goku dreaming in the healing capsule.
16. 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: 6,598
Not Canon / Age 762 / DBZ During the Namek Saga (074-075) Goku dreaming in the healing capsule.
17. 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: 6,113
Canon / Age 767 / DBZ During the Android Saga (119-120)
18. 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: 8,277
Not Canon / Age 767 / DBZ During the Android Saga (125-126) In the 3 year time gap.
19. 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: 8,482
Not Canon / Age 767 / DBZ During the Android Saga (125-126) In the 3 year time gap.
20. 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: 7,867
Not Canon / Age 767 / DBZ During the Cell Games Saga (174-175) In the 10 day break.
21. 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: 11,965
Not Canon / Age 767 / DBZ During the Cell Games Saga (174-175) In the 10 day break.
22. Dragon Ball Z: Summer Vacation Special (1992 TV Movie)
45 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
This is a TV special that takes place directly after Dragon Ball Z movie 7. In it, Goku and Gohan discuss Dragon Ball movies 1-3 and Dragon Ball Z movies 1-7.
Stars: Masako Nozawa, Hisao Egawa, Daisuke Gôri, Akira Kamiya
Votes: 131
23. 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: 6,978
Not Canon / Age 767 / DBZ After Cell Games Saga (194-195) Trunks returns.
24. 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: 1,397
Not Canon / Age 767 / DBZ After Cell Games Saga (195-196) Goku dreaming.
25. 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
Not Canon / Age 767 / DBZ After Cell Games Saga (195-196) Goku dreaming.
26. Looking Back at It All: The Dragon Ball Z Year-End Show! (1993 TV Movie)
Animation, Action, Comedy
This is a rare TV special where Goku and his sons take a look back at Dragon Ball Z in 1993. They also talk about the battle they had with Cell.
Stars: Masako Nozawa, Naoko Watanabe, Hikaru Midorikawa, Norio Wakamoto
Votes: 56
27. 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: 6,113
Not Canon / Age 774 / DBZ During the Majin Buu Saga (208-209) In the 28 day training skip.
28. 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: 5,811
Not Canon / Age 774 / DBZ After Majin Buu Saga (288-289)
29. 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: 12,098
Not Canon / Age 774 / DBZ After Majin Buu Saga (288-289)
30. 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: 9,687
Not Canon / Age 774 / DBZ After Majin Buu Saga (288-289)
31. 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: 24,690
Canon / 20th anniversary DBZ retelling
32. 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: 2,411
Canon / Age 776 / After episode (288) of DBZ and Before DBS
33. 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
An animated crossover television special made to commemorate the start of the third year of the Toriko anime, and it features characters from Dragon Ball Z, One Piece and Toriko
34. 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: 35,875
Canon / Age 778-780 / 4 Years after the Majin Buu Saga (195- 287) of DBZ
God of Destruction Beerus Saga 001-015
Golden Frieza Saga 016-027
Universe 6 Saga 028-041
Copy-Vegeta Saga 042-046
"Future" Trunks Saga 047-076
Universe Survival Saga 077-131
35. 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: 29,854 | Gross: $2.55M
Canon / Age 778 / DBS (001-014) retelling
36. 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: 23,946 | Gross: $8.01M
Canon / Age 779 / DBS (019-027) retelling
37. 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: 31,651 | Gross: $30.71M
Canon / Age 780 / DBS After the Universe Survival Saga (131)
38. 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: 14,901 | Gross: $38.11M
Canon / Age 782 / DBS 1 Year before the Peaceful World Saga (288-291) of DBZ
39. 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
Canon /
40. 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: 28,945
Not Canon / Age 789 / 5 Years after the Peaceful World Saga (288-291) of DBZ
Black Star Dragon Ball Saga 01-16
Baby Saga 17-40
Super 17 Saga 41-47
Shadow Dragon Saga 48-64
41. 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: 2,773
Not Canon / Age 889 / 100 years after the end of DBGT
42. 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
Not Canon / Alternate continuity
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