The full scope of everything Dragon Ball is on Crunchyroll. The anime streaming service is also the only place you'll find most of the movies, though Z Kai and Daima are also streaming on Hulu. For the collectors, all of the Dragon Ball series and movies are available as physical releases.
How to Watch Dragon Ball in Order
1. Dragon Ball (Episodes 1-13)
- Pilaf Saga
2. Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies (Movie)
An alternate retelling of the first saga of the story. Best watched after the Emperor Pilaf Saga rather than have this be your first exposure to the characters.
3. Dragon Ball (Episode 14)
- Start of Tournament Saga
4. Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle (Movie)
Goku and Krillin are tasked to save a sleeping princess from Lucifer (yes, that Lucifer). The movie takes place at the start of Goku and Krillin's training.
5. Dragon Ball (Episodes 15-28)
- Finish Tournament Saga
6. Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure (Movie)
Goku and Krillin join the World Martial Arts Tournament while Bora hides a Dragon Ball from the emperor's evil forces.
7. Dragon Ball: The Path to Power (Movie)
An alternate retelling of the story so far, merging the first two sagas with some cool changes.
8. Dragon Ball (Episodes 29-153)
- Red Ribbon Army Saga
- General Blue Saga
- Commander Red Saga
- Fortunteller Baba Saga
- Tien Shinhan Saga
- King Piccolo Saga
- Piccolo Jr. Saga
9. Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone (Movie)
Garlic Jr. kidnaps Gohan, so Goku must rescue his son.
11. Dragon Ball Z (Episodes 1-86)
- Raditz Saga
- Vegeta Saga
- Namek Saga
- Captain Ginyu Saga
- Start of Frieza Saga
12. Dragon Ball Z: Bardock – The Father of Goku (Special)
A prequel showing the final days of the planet Vegeta before Frieza destroyed it, focusing on Goku's father, Bardock.
13. Dragon Ball Z (Episodes 87-107)
- Rest of Frieza Saga
14. Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest (Movie)
Goku and his friends must defeat an evil scientist who kidnaps Bulma, but when Gohan shows his incredible power, the scientist tries to steal his body!
15. Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might (Movie)
We have pirates now! A Sayian pirate called Turles and his crew attempt to conquer the Earth by planting a magical tree that can absorb all life on the planet and leave it a desolated wasteland.
16. Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug (Movie)
What if Dragon Ball was Michael Bay's Armageddon? This time, Earth is threatened by a massive asteroid on a collision course towards Earth. While Krillin and Goku head out to stop it, a Namekian conqueror tries to use the Dragon Balls to take over Earth.
17. Dragon Ball Z (Episodes 108-123)
- Garlic Jr. Saga
- Start of Trunks Saga
18. Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks (Special)
A special depicting the post-apocalyptic future that Trunks comes from, and how the sword-wielding teenager went back in time to prevent his future from existing.
19. Dragon Ball Z (Episodes 124-125)
- Rest of Trunks Saga
20. Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge (Movie)
Goku and his friends go on a camping trip after the defeat of Frieza, but their celebrations are interrupted when the alien conqueror's older brother comes looking for revenge.
21. Dragon Ball Z (Episodes 126-139)
- Androids Saga
22. Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13 (Movie)
New terrifying murder androids, 13, 14, and 15 are activated after Android 17 and 18 murder Dr. Gero. Now, Goku and the Z Fighters must deal with them.
23. Dragon Ball Z (Episodes 140-165)
- Imperfect Cell Saga
- Perfect Cell Saga
24. Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler
Cooler is back, and now he's a robot! After enslaving the people of New Namek, Cooler arrives on Earth with an army of robots. Making matters worse, the world-be conqueror claims to have killed Goku.
25. Dragon Ball Z: Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan
The Z Fighters are invited to the planet New Vegeta. There, they catch wind of a legendary Super Saiyan hellbent on destroying the universe.
26. Dragon Ball Z (Episodes 166-194)
- Cell Games Saga
27. Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound
Gohan finally gets the spotlight! The demon Bojack is finally free, and he decides to host the biggest martial arts tournament in the galaxy, and Gohan is the only one capable of saving the Earth.
28. Dragon Ball Z (Episodes 195-209)
- Other World Saga
- Great Saiyaman Saga
29. Dragon Ball Z: Broly – Second Coming (Movie)
Broly is back, awakened by Goten's crying (yes, this actually happened). This movie is memorable for having a Father-Sons Kamehameha with Gohan, Goten and Goku's spirit.
30. Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly (Movie)
Yes, Broly is still somehow around, and he returns yet again as a clone. Goten, Trunks, and best boy Krillin have to stop him.
31. Dragon Ball Z (Episodes 210-287)
- World Tournament Saga
- Babidi Saga
- Majin Buu Saga
- Fusion Saga
- Kid Buu Saga
32. Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn (Movie)
A fever dream of a movie, featuring villains long dead. Worth watching because of Vegeta and Goku's fusion form, but generally part of its own timeline.
33. Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon (Movie)
The gang fights a kaiju in this movie, which has some of the best music in the franchise.
34. Dragon Ball GT (Episodes 1-64)
The not-quite canon Dragon Ball series originally aired after Dragon Ball Z and is generally considered to be a part of its own timeline. Emperor Pilaf uses the Black Star Dragon Ball to turn Goku into a child.
35. Dragon Ball Daima (Episodes 1-20)
The most recent Dragon Ball series follows Goku and friends who have been turned into children and must traverse the Demon Realm to become adults again.
36. Dragon Ball Super (Episodes 1-27)
The next two Dragon Ball Z movies (Battle of the Gods and Resurrection F) and the first two sagas of Dragon Ball Super cover the same general storylines, but with some key differences. The Dragon Ball Super sagas are considered canon, but it's worth checking both out.
- Gods of Destruction Beerus Saga
- Golden Frieza Arc
37. Dragon Ball Z: Battle of the Gods (Movie)
This is the movie where Goku fights a literal god, and all arguments about who can and can't defeat Goku become forever pointless.
39. Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection F (Movie)
No one ever dies in Dragon Ball, so of course Frieza comes back to life and swears revenge on Goku. That's it. That's the movie. Oh, and Vegeta gets a cool new power.
40. Dragon Ball Super (Episodes 28-131)
- Universe 6 Saga
- Copy Vegeta Saga
- "Future" Trunks Saga
- Universe Survival Saga
41. Dragon Ball Super: Broly (Movie)
The film tells the story of Broly and his history with Goku, Raditz and Vegeta. In the present, Broly returns yet again to wreak havoc, and it is up to Goku and Vegeta to literally combine forces to stop him.
42. Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (Movie)
The best father-son duo, Piccolo and Gohan, finally get the spotlight! We also get the triumphant return of the Red Ribbon Army, who create androids to take over the world.
43. Dragon Ball Z (Episodes 289-291)
- Peaceful World Saga
I wouldn't recommend splitting up Dragon Ball Z like this on your first watch, but the original ending saga technically takes place 10 years after the defeat of Majin Buu. At the very least, it may be worth coming back to these final episodes after watching Dragon Ball Super.
What's Next for Dragon Ball
It’s been 8 years, but Dragon Ball Super is finally set to return. At a recent Dragon Ball 40th anniversary event, it was announced that Dragon Ball Super will return with The Galactic Patrol, an anime adaptation of the Galactic Patrol Prisoner Arc. It will follow Goku and Vegeta teaming up to capture the nefarious Moro. Though we don’t know when The Galactic Patrol will premiere, we also got the announcement that Dragon Ball Super: Beerus – a remake of the first arc of Dragon Ball Super – is set to be released in Fall 2026.
Rafael Motamayor is a contributing freelancer for IGN covering everything anime and animation.
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