Comprehensive Plan for Binge-Watching Dragon Ball Correctly

Comprehensive Plan for Binge-Watching Dragon Ball Correctly

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Comprehensive Plan for Binge-Watching Dragon Ball Correctly

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  • Canonically : Includes_Dragon Ball_ ,Dragon Ball Z , and_Dragon Ball Super_ .
  • Chronologically : Includes all series and movies. Start with_Dragon Ball_ and end with_Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero_ .
  • Release order : Earliest title is_Dragon Ball_ (1986) and the most recent is_Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero_ (2022).

This article will cover the main Dragon Ball viewing orders and where you can watch it all online. Many Dragon Ball movies and series are on streaming platforms like Crunchyroll , but others are only available for purchase through platforms like the Microsoft Store.

How Should I Watch Dragon Ball?

Based on Akira Toriyama’s manga series of the same name, Dragon Ball is one of the most popular and influential anime franchises in the world. Numerous sequels, spinoffs, and feature films have been released since Toei Animation’s_Dragon Ball_ premiered in Japan in 1986, which makes watching it all an enormous undertaking.

Fortunately, there are a few different ways to watch Dragon Ball. While you can go the completionist route, a large portion of the franchise isn’t considered canon so you can save a lot of time if you cut out non-canon content. However, you’ll also miss some of Dragon Ball’s most creative and epic moments if you go this route so you might be better off doing a chronological viewing and deciding for yourself how much you’d like to watch.

How to Watch Dragon Ball in Canonical Order

If you’re just looking for the “core” Dragon Ball experience, a canonical viewing is the way to go. This viewing order cuts out the movies, as well as a few series like_Dragon Ball GT_ . Consider this Goku and the Z Fighters’ main story.

One important consideration you’ll need to make is whether to watch_Dragon Ball Z_ or_Dragon Ball Z Kai_ . The former is the original anime that ran from 1989 - 1996, while the latter is an updated version of the same series with remastered picture and sound, as well as a more streamlined story that cuts out much of the filler material found in_Dragon Ball Z_ .

It’s debatable which is better—Kai is higher-quality in several ways but lacks some of the charm of_Dragon Ball Z’s_ wackier excursions. You could always hop back and forth to decide which you prefer but it’s arguably worth sticking to one since there’s so much overlap.

Title Where to Watch
Dragon Ball (all episodes) Hulu, Crunchyroll
Dragon Ball Z or_Kai_ (end of Frieza Saga) Hulu
Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku (TV special) Apple TV
Dragon Ball Z or_Kai_ (end of Frieza Saga until the end of the Cell Saga) Hulu
Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks (TV special) Apple TV
Dragon Ball Z (all remaining episodes) Hulu
Dragon Ball Super Hulu, Crunchyroll

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How to Watch Dragon Ball in Chronological Order

If you want to expand beyond the canonical texts, you might prefer watching Dragon Ball in chronological order. This viewing incorporates all of the movies and inserts them roughly where they would take place in the main series canon. It also means stopping and re-starting_Dragon Ball Z_ at numerous points, so keep this in mind if you want to stick to the suggested viewing order.

To simplify things,Dragon Ball Z has been incorporated into this viewing order and not_Dragon Ball Z Kai_ . You can still complete this viewing with_Kai_ instead, but the specific episode numbers will be different than those listed below.

Title Where to Watch
Dragon Ball (episodes 1-13) Hulu, Crunchyroll
Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies (movie) Apple TV
Dragon Ball (all remaining episodes) Hulu, Crunchyroll
Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil’s Castle (movie) Apple TV
Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure (movie) Apple TV
Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone (movie) Apple TV, Crunchyroll
Dragon Ball Z episodes 1-86 (Vegeta killed by Frieza) Crunchyroll
Dragon Ball Z: Bardock – The Father of Goku (TV special) Apple TV
Dragon Ball Z episodes 87-107 (end of Frieza Saga) Crunchyroll
Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock (movie) N/A (limited release)
Dragon Ball Z: The World’s Strongest (movie) Apple TV, Crunchyroll
Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might (movie) Apple TV, Crunchyroll
Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug (movie) Apple TV, Crunchyroll
Dragon Ball Z episodes 108-123 (Garlic Jr. Saga up to Goku’s return to Earth) Crunchyroll
Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks (TV special) Apple TV
Dragon Ball Z episodes 124 and 125 (pre-Android Saga interlude) Crunchyroll
Dragon Ball Z: Cooler’s Revenge (movie) Apple TV, Crunchyroll
Dragon Ball Z episodes 126-146 (Android Saga up to Goku’s recovery) Crunchyroll
Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13! (movie) Apple TV, Crunchyroll
Dragon Ball Z episodes 147-173 (Trunks and Vegeta enter Hyperbolic Time Chamber up to Dende becoming Guardian of Earth) Crunchyroll
Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler (movie) Apple TV, Crunchyroll
Dragon Ball Z: Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan (movie) Apple TV, Crunchyroll
Dragon Ball Z episodes 174-194 (Cell Games up to Trunks returning to his own timeline) Crunchyroll
Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound (movie) Apple TV, Crunchyroll
Dragon Ball Z episodes 195-207 (Goku visits Grand Kai up to Trunks’ first Super Saiyan transformation) Crunchyroll
Dragon Ball Z: Broly – Second Coming (movie) Apple TV, Crunchyroll
Dragon Ball Z episodes 208-250 (Goten meets Goku up to Gohan breaking the Z sword) Crunchyroll
Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly (movie) Apple TV, Crunchyroll
Dragon Ball Z episodes 251-253 (Gotenks fights Majin Buu) Crunchyroll
Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn (movie) Apple TV, Crunchyroll
Dragon Ball Z episodes 254-288 (Buu’s good and evil sides separate up to the beginning of Peaceful World Saga) Crunchyroll
Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon (movie) Apple TV, Crunchyroll
Dragon Ball Z episodes 289-finish Crunchyroll
Dragon Ball GT Hulu, Crunchyroll
Dragon Ball Super (episodes 1-3) Hulu, Crunchyroll
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of the Gods (movie) Apple TV
Dragon Ball Super (episodes 4-18) Hulu, Crunchyroll
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection F (movie) Apple TV, Crunchyroll, Microsoft Store
Dragon Ball Super (episodes 19-finish) Hulu, Crunchyroll
Dragon Ball Super: Broly (movie) Hulu, Crunchyroll, Microsoft Store, Amazon, Fandango at Home
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (movie) Crunchyroll, Microsoft Store, Amazon, Fandango at Home

Main characters in Dragon Ball Z.

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How to Watch Dragon Ball in Release Order

This viewing order is similar to the ones listed above but instead of going through events chronologically, it’s categorized by release date. This is the completionist viewing since it includes all series, movies, specials, and OVA (original video animation).

Title Release Year Where to Watch
Dragon Ball 1986-89 Hulu, Crunchyroll, Amazon, Microsoft Store
Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies 1986 Apple TV
Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil’s Castle 1987 Apple TV
Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure 1988 Apple TV
Dragon Ball Z 1989-96 Crunchyroll, Amazon, Microsoft Store
Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone 1989 Apple TV, Crunchyroll
Dragon Ball Z: The World’s Strongest 1990 Apple TV, Crunchyroll
Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might 1990 Apple TV, Crunchyroll
Dragon Ball Z: Bardock – The Father of Goku (TV special) 1990 Apple TV
Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug 1991 Apple TV, Crunchyroll
Dragon Ball Z: Cooler’s Revenge 1991 Apple TV, Crunchyroll
Dragon Ball Z: Summer Vacation Special 1992 N/A (limited release)
Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler 1992 Apple TV, Crunchyroll
Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13! 1992 Apple TV, Crunchyroll
Dragon Ball Z: Plan to Destroy the Saiyajin 1993 N/A (limited release)
Dragon Ball Z: Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan 1993 Apple TV, Crunchyroll
Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks (TV special) 1993 Apple TV
Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound 1993 Apple TV, Crunchyroll
Dragon Ball Z: Broly – Second Coming 1994 Apple TV, Crunchyroll
Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly 1994 Apple TV, Crunchyroll
Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn 1995 Apple TV, Crunchyroll
Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon 1995 Apple TV, Crunchyroll
Dragon Ball: The Path to Power 1996 Apple TV
Dragon Ball GT 1996-97 Hulu, Crunchyroll, Hoopla, Fandango at Home, Amazon
Dragon Ball GT: A Hero’s Legacy 1997 Apple TV
Dragon Ball: Yo! The Return of Son-Goku and Friends!! 2008 N/A (limited release)
Dragon Ball Z Kai 2009-11 Hulu, Microsoft Store, Fandango at Home, Amazon
Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock 2011 N/A (limited release)
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods 2013 Apple TV
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ 2015 Apple TV, Crunchyroll, Microsoft Store, Fandango at Home
Dragon Ball Super 2015-18 Hulu, Crunchyroll, Microsoft Store, Amazon
Dragon Ball Super: Broly 2018 Apple TV, Hulu, Crunchyroll, Microsoft Store, Amazon
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero 2022 Apple TV, Crunchyroll, Microsoft Store, Amazon

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FAQ

  • What does the Z in Dragon Ball Z stand for?
    The Z in_Dragon Ball Z_ stands for Zenkai, which means “Last Time” in Japanese, because_Dragon Ball Z_ was supposed to be the end of the series.
  • How long would it take to watch all of Dragon Ball?
    It would take about 284 hours, or nearly 12 days, to watch all Dragon Ball series and movies.
  • How many episodes of Dragon Ball Z are there?
    There are 291 episodes of_Dragon Ball Z_ . The original_Dragonball_ has 153 episodes.
  • How old is Goku in Dragon Ball?
    The original_Dragon Ball_ follows Goku from age 12-18. In_Dragon Ball Z_ , he is 24-37.Dragon Ball Super begins when Goku is 41, and in_Super_ Dragon Ball Heroes he is 43_._

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  • Title: Comprehensive Plan for Binge-Watching Dragon Ball Correctly
  • Author: Stephen
  • Created at : 2024-08-19 13:16:34
  • Updated at : 2024-08-20 13:16:34
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