Dragon Ball watch order
Every Dragon Ball season, film and special in the order it was released: 41 entries (9 TV seasons, 21 films and 11 specials and OVAs), 1986 to 2024. The TV seasons add up to 659 episodes. Dragon Ball Z Kai, Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters and Dragon Ball Super: Beerus retell the story and aren't in the total. 50 episodes are filler or recap you can skip.
Updated , when release dates were last checked.
Dragon Ball, then Dragon Ball Z, then Dragon Ball Super, then the films Dragon Ball Super: Broly and Super Hero. The first two arcs of Super retell the films Battle of Gods and Resurrection 'F', so watch either the films or those episodes.
Other orders
Dragon Ball Z Kai is Z re-cut with most of the filler removed: 97 and 61 episodes instead of 291, a common way to save time. GT is an anime-only sequel to Z that Super doesn't follow; watch it as an alternate ending if you like. Daima (2024) is a side story set after Z. Most of the older Z films don't fit the TV timeline, and Super Dragon Ball Heroes is a card-game promo; treat both as extras.
Release order
Oldest first, by the date each entry first aired or opened in cinemas.
1.Dragon Ball
TV1986 · 153 episodes20 filler
2.Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies
Dragon Ball Movie 1: Shen Long no Densetsu
Movie1986
3.Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle
Dragon Ball Movie 2: Majinjou no Nemurihime
Movie1987- 4.
Dragon Ball: Goku's Fire Brigade
Dragon Ball Specials
Special1988 · 2 episodes 
5.Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure
Dragon Ball Movie 3: Makafushigi Daibouken
Movie1988
6.Dragon Ball Z
TV1989 · 291 episodes30 filler
7.Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone
Dragon Ball Z Movie 01: Ora no Gohan wo Kaese!!
Movie1989
8.Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest
Dragon Ball Z Movie 02: Kono Yo de Ichiban Tsuyoi Yatsu
Movie1990
9.Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might
Dragon Ball Z Movie 03: Chikyuu Marugoto Choukessen
Movie1990
10.Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku
Dragon Ball Z Special 1: Tatta Hitori no Saishuu Kessen
Special1990 · 1 episode
11.Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug
Dragon Ball Z Movie 04: Super Saiyajin da Son Gokuu
Movie1991
12.Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge
Dragon Ball Z Movie 05: Tobikkiri no Saikyou tai Saikyou
Movie1991
13.Dragon Ball Z: Gather Together! Goku's World
Dragon Ball Z: Atsumare! Gokuu World
OVA1992 · 1 episode
14.Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler
Dragon Ball Z Movie 06: Gekitotsu!! 100-oku Power no Senshi-tachi
Movie1992
15.Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13!
Dragon Ball Z Movie 07: Kyokugen Battle!! Sandai Super Saiyajin
Movie1992
16.Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks
Dragon Ball Z Special 2: Zetsubou e no Hankou!! Nokosareta Chousenshi - Gohan to Trunks
Special1993 · 1 episode
17.Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan
Dragon Ball Z Movie 08: Moetsukiro!! Nessen, Ressen, Chougekisen
Movie1993
18.Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound
Dragon Ball Z Movie 09: Ginga Girigiri!! Bucchigiri no Sugoi Yatsu
Movie1993
19.Dragon Ball Z: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans
Dragon Ball Z: Saiya-jin Zetsumetsu Keikaku
OVA1993 · 2 episodes
20.Dragon Ball Z: Broly - Second Coming
Dragon Ball Z Movie 10: Kiken na Futari! Super Senshi wa Nemurenai
Movie1994
21.Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly
Dragon Ball Z Movie 11: Super Senshi Gekiha!! Katsu no wa Ore da
Movie1994
22.Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn
Dragon Ball Z Movie 12: Fukkatsu no Fusion!! Gokuu to Vegeta
Movie1995
23.Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon
Dragon Ball Z Movie 13: Ryuuken Bakuhatsu!! Gokuu ga Yaraneba Dare ga Yaru
Movie1995
24.Dragon Ball GT
TV1996 · 64 episodes
25.Dragon Ball: The Path to Power
Dragon Ball Movie 4: Saikyou e no Michi
Movie1996
26.Dragon Ball GT: A Hero's Legacy
Dragon Ball GT: Gokuu Gaiden! Yuuki no Akashi wa Suushinchuu
Special1997 · 1 episode
27.Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!
Dragon Ball: Ossu! Kaettekita Son Gokuu to Nakama-tachi!!
Special2008 · 1 episode
28.Dragon Ball Z Kai
Dragon Ball Kai
TV2009 · 97 episodes
29.Dragon Ball: Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans
Dragon Ball: Super Saiya-jin Zetsumetsu Keikaku
OVA2010 · 1 episode- 30.
Dragon Ball Z Kai: Peace for the Future! The Spirit of Goku is Forever!
Dragon Ball Kai: Mirai ni Heiwa wo! Goku no Tamashii yo Eien ni
Special2011 · 1 episode 
31.Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock
Special2011 · 1 episode
32.Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods
Dragon Ball Z Movie 14: Kami to Kami
Movie2013
33.Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters
Dragon Ball Kai (2014)
TV2014 · 61 episodes
34.Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'
Dragon Ball Z Movie 15: Fukkatsu no "F"
Movie2015
35.Dragon Ball Super
TV2015 · 131 episodes
36.Super Dragon Ball Heroes
ONA2018 · 56 episodes
37.Dragon Ball Super: Broly
Movie2018
38.Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
Movie2022
39.Dragon Ball Daima
TV2024 · 20 episodes
40.Dragon Ball Super: Beerus
TVDate not announced · Not out yet- 41.
Dragon Ball Super: The Galactic Patrol
Dragon Ball Super: Ginga Patrol
TVDate not announced · Not out yet
Filler labels from Dragon Ball Wiki (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Episode-by-episode sources
Just the TV seasons
Short on time? These are the 9 TV runs on their own, in order.
Keep your place in Dragon Ball
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Questions
- What order should I watch Dragon Ball in?
- Dragon Ball, then Dragon Ball Z, then Dragon Ball Super, then the films Dragon Ball Super: Broly and Super Hero. The first two arcs of Super retell the films Battle of Gods and Resurrection 'F', so watch either the films or those episodes.
- How many seasons does Dragon Ball have?
- Dragon Ball has 9 TV seasons in our catalog, 659 episodes in total. Dragon Ball Z Kai, Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters and Dragon Ball Super: Beerus retell the story and aren't in the total.
- Where do the Dragon Ball movies fit?
- There are 21 films. In release order, 3 came out after Dragon Ball (1986), 13 after Dragon Ball Z (1989), 1 after Dragon Ball GT (1996), 1 after Dragon Ball Z Kai (2009), 1 after Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters (2014) and 2 after Dragon Ball Super (2015); the list above shows each one in place.
- Can I skip the filler in Dragon Ball?
- Yes. Dragon Ball Wiki marks 50 episodes as filler or recap (Dragon Ball: 20 of 153 episodes; Dragon Ball Z: 30 of 291 episodes). We don't have a filler guide for the other TV seasons yet. On MyAnimeTracker, Skip filler hides them from the series page.
More watch orders
Release details come from the anime offline database (ODbL 1.0); series groups from Wikidata, TVmaze and publisher listings. See data sources for licenses and credits.