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Dragon Ball

★ 8.5 78K votes 1986–1989 1 season · 153 episodes Ended Fuji TV
AnimeJapanese animation traditions and grammar.This show: 10/10Coming of ageGrowing up as the central arc.This show: 7/10Kids & familyGenuinely watchable for and with children.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Masako NozawaJoji YanamiHiromi TsuruMayumi TanakaKohei MiyauchiToru Furuya
Starring
Masako NozawaJoji YanamiHiromi TsuruMayumi TanakaKohei MiyauchiToru Furuya
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246810
Votes per Episode
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About

"The scrappy, funny adventure before the legend"

Before he was a legendary fighter, Goku was just a tailed kid living alone in the woods who meets a teenage girl searching for magic orbs called Dragon Balls. What follows is a sprawling, episodic adventure across a wild, silly, often perverted-comedy world of martial arts tournaments, desert bandits, and shape-shifting villains. It's slower, goofier, and more kid-friendly than the fights-forever sequel it spawned, carried by genuine charm, inventive gags, and a real sense of discovery as Goku grows from feral child to capable young warrior.

Watch it for

the wide-eyed sense of discovery and comedy before the franchise turned into nonstop fighting.

Maybe skip if

you only know Dragon Ball Z and want wall-to-wall power battles from episode one.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 11986
7.681K15361h 19m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Bulma to Son Gokuu7.7
1K25 min
▶2Arararaa! Tama ga Nai!7.5
93725 min
▶3Kame-Sennin no Kinto-Un7.7
89025 min
▶4Hitosarai Youkai Oolong7.3
82725 min
▶5Tsuyokute Warui Sabaku no Yamucha7.3
79125 min
▶6Mayonaka no Houmonsha-tachi7.3
77025 min
▶7Frypan Yama no Gyuumaou7.5
74224 min
▶8Kame-Sennin no Kamehameha8.0
75924 min
▶9Usagi Oyabun no Tokui Waza7.0
70824 min
▶10Dragon Ball Ubawareru!!7.4
69324 min
▶11Tsui ni Dragon Arawaru!7.5
68424 min
▶12Shenron e no Negai7.9
69324 min
▶13Gokuu no Dai Henshin7.9
67724 min
▶14Gokuu no Rival? Sanjou!!7.1
69324 min
▶15Fushigi na Onna no Ko Ranchi7.1
68624 min
▶16Shugyou: Ishi Sagashi7.2
67224 min
▶17Inochigake! Gyuunyuu Haitatsu7.4
66724 min
▶18Kame-senryuu Kitsuui Shugyou7.3
66124 min
▶19Tenkaichi Budoukai Hajimaru!7.4
65624 min
▶20Deru ka!? Shugyou no Iryoku7.7
65324 min
▶21Ayaushi! Kuririn7.2
65724 min
▶22Yamucha vs Jackie Chun7.5
64624 min
▶23Deta! Kyouteki Giran7.6
63724 min
▶24Kuririn Hisshi no Dai Koubousen7.7
63624 min
▶25Tate Gokuu! Osoru Beki Tenkuu Pekeji-ken7.7
64124 min
▶26Kesshousen da!! Kamehameha7.8
63824 min
▶27Gokuu: Saidai no Pinch8.0
64724 min
▶28Gekitotsu!! Power tai Power8.0
65924 min
▶29Futatabi Bouken Samayou Mizuumi6.8
59524 min
▶30Pilaf to Nazo no Gundan7.0
57524 min
▶31Gege! Nise Gokuu Shutsugen!!7.1
56124 min
▶32Kieta!? Sora Tobu Yousai7.1
56324 min
▶33Doragon no Densetsu6.8
55825 min
▶34Hijou no Red Ribbon7.1
58224 min
▶35Kita no Shoujo Suno7.1
58624 min
▶36Muscle Tower no Kyoufu7.6
58524 min
▶37Ninja Murasaki Sanjou7.2
58224 min
▶38Osorubeshi!! Bunshin no Jutsu7.1
57424 min
▶39Nazo no Jinzouningen 8-gou7.2
57324 min
▶40Dou Suru Gokuu!! Senritsu no Buyon7.2
57024 min
▶41Muscle Tower no Saigo7.3
56424 min
▶42Kiki Ippatsu!! Ganbare Hatchan7.1
55224 min
▶43Nichi no miyako no Buruma n'chi7.3
55724 min
▶44Gokû to nakama to kiken ga ippai7.1
55124 min
▶45Ki wo Tsukero! Kuuchuu no Wana7.0
53124 min
▶46Bulma no Dai-Shippai7.0
54424 min
▶47Kame House Hakken Saru!!7.1
53124 min
▶48Blue Shougun Kougeki Kaishi!!7.1
53824 min
▶49Ayaushi Lunch-san7.5
53624 min
▶50Kaizoku-tachi no Wana7.8
55524 min
▶51Kaitei no Guard7.5
53024 min
▶52Yatta! Otakara Hakken7.5
52724 min
▶53Kyoufu no Hikaru Me7.9
54424 min
▶54Nigero ya Nigero!! Dai-Dasshutsu7.4
50824 min
▶55N-cha! Otte Penguin Mura7.3
51124 min
▶56Uhohoui! Arale Kumo ni Noru7.0
51224 min
▶57Taiketsu! Arale vs Blue7.2
50924 min
▶58Makyou no Seichi Karin7.6
50624 min
▶59Kita! Sekaiichi no Koroshiya Taopaipai8.4
62924 min
▶60Shoubu!! Kamehameha vs Dodonpa8.1
51824 min
▶61Karin-Tou no Karin-sama7.9
51324 min
▶62Hatashite!? Chouseisui no Kikime8.0
50724 min
▶63Son Gokuu no Gyakushuu8.0
51024 min
▶64Saigo no Taopaipai7.9
50924 min
▶65Yuke Gokuu! Totsugeki Kaishi7.5
48424 min
▶66Red Ribbon Gun Hisshi no Koubou7.6
48724 min
▶67Red Sousui Shisu!!7.8
49224 min
▶68Saigo no Dragon Ball7.7
48824 min
▶69Cute na!? Uranai Baba7.3
47724 min
▶70Totsugeki! Warera Gonin no Senshi7.3
47724 min
▶71Kesshi no Dairyuukessen7.6
47924 min
▶72Son Gokuu Kenzan! Akuma no Benjo7.5
47624 min
▶73Hissatsu Akumaitokousen to wa!?7.4
47424 min
▶74Nazo no Goninme no Otoko7.5
46924 min
▶75Gekitotsu!! Kyouteki Doushi8.1
51624 min
▶76Kamen Otoko no Shoutai ha!?8.3
55124 min
▶77Pilaf no Daisakusen7.3
46824 min
▶78Shenron Futatabi7.8
47624 min
▶79Kinkaku: Ginkaku no Hito Kui Hyoutan6.7
45024 min
▶80Iza Gozen Shiai! Gokuu vs Tenron7.3
44424 min
▶81Gokuu: Makai e Iku7.5
44724 min
▶82Abare Kaijuu Inoshi Kachou7.1
43624 min
▶83Isoge Gokuu! Tenka-ichi Budoukai7.2
44024 min
▶84Mezase Budou Tenka-ichi!!7.4
46524 min
▶85Kachi nokoru zo!! Yosen sabaibaru7.5
46024 min
▶86Kettei!! Hachinin no Yuusha-tachi7.5
46124 min
▶87Taiketsu!! Yamucha vs Tenshinhan7.7
46824 min
▶88Yuke Yamucha! Osoru Beshi Tenshinhan8.0
47824 min
▶89Kyoufu!! Mangetsu no Urami7.2
45524 min
▶90Nanana!! Nanto Dodonpa7.6
45724 min
▶91Gyakuten!! Kuririn no Paaden ne Daisakusen7.8
45724 min
▶92Omatase! Son Gokuu Sanjou!!7.1
45124 min
▶93Jitsuryoku Hakuchuu!! Tenshinhan vs Jackie7.9
47024 min
▶94Gegege!! Shin Tsurusenryuu Taiyouken8.1
47924 min
▶95Fight!! Gokuu vs Kuririn7.8
46224 min
▶96Masa ka Gokuu!? Kuririn no Daisakusen8.0
47424 min
▶97Kesshou!! Hatashite Budou Tenka-ichi wa!?7.7
46024 min
▶98Higi: Haikyuuken vs Sentou Power8.0
47024 min
▶99Tenshinhan no Kunou!!8.1
48224 min
▶100Sei ka Shi ka!? Saigo no Shudan8.2
50124 min
▶101Budoukai Shuuryou! Soshite...!!8.8
71124 min
▶102Kuririn no Shi Osoroshiki Inbou!!8.3
49824 min
▶103Pikkolo Daimaou no Kyoufu!!7.8
45724 min
▶104Yomigaere Son Gokuu!!7.5
44624 min
▶105Kaidanji: Yajirobee Toujou!!7.6
44724 min
▶106Majuu: Tanbarin ga Yatte Kuru!!7.5
44224 min
▶107Son Gokuu: Ikari Bakuhatsu!!7.5
44724 min
▶108Pikkolo Daimaou Oritatsu!!7.8
45024 min
▶109Son Gokuu tai Pikkolo Daimaou8.1
45724 min
▶110Ganbare! Son Gokuu!!7.8
44924 min
▶111Kame-sennin no Saigo no Mafuuba!!8.3
48624 min
▶112Wakagaeru ka!? Pikkolo Daimaou8.0
45324 min
▶113King Castle no Koubou!!7.5
44124 min
▶114Gokuu no Negai!! Karin-sama mo Nayamu7.6
43824 min
▶115Te ni Irero! Nazo no Choushinsui7.3
43724 min
▶116Ikite Ita Kame-sennin!?7.6
43524 min
▶117Son Gokuu Tsui ni Hasshin!!7.5
43524 min
▶118Tenshinhan no Ketsui!!7.6
43524 min
▶119Kimaru ka!? Densetsu no Mafuuba8.1
45424 min
▶120Gokuu: Ikari no Furu Power!!8.4
49824 min
▶121Son Gokuu Saidai no Kiki!!8.3
46924 min
▶122Saigo no Kake!!8.6
58924 min
▶123Nyoibou no Himitsu7.7
43324 min
▶124Kumo no Ue no Shinden7.6
43224 min
▶125Kami-sama Toujou!!7.6
43224 min
▶126Yomigaeru Shenron!!7.8
43924 min
▶127Kaminari yori mo Hayaku!!7.2
40924 min
▶128Sora no you ni Shizuka ni7.1
40824 min
▶129Toki wo Kakeru Gokuu7.3
40924 min
▶130Gokuu no Teki wa...Gokuu!?7.3
40924 min
▶131Sorezore no Michi wo Mezashite6.9
40824 min
▶132Maguma yori Atsuku6.8
40824 min
▶133Arashi no Mae no Saikai8.1
48424 min
▶134Haran no Tenka-ichi Budoukai7.9
43924 min
▶135Erabareta Hachinin7.6
42924 min
▶136Koroshiya Taopaipai no Gyakushuu7.8
43924 min
▶137Son Gokuu no Kekkon8.0
45824 min
▶138Nazo no Otoko, Shen7.8
43924 min
▶139Gekitou Futatabi! Gokuu vs Tienshinhan7.9
44324 min
▶140Hontou no Chikara7.9
44524 min
▶141Yonin no Tenshinhan8.0
45024 min
▶142Docchi ga Tsuyoi!? Kami vs Pikkolo Daimaou8.2
45724 min
▶143Kono Yo no Unmei wo Kakete!7.8
43024 min
▶144Deta! Kyuukyoku no Chou Kamehameha8.0
45124 min
▶145Pikkolo Daimaou Choukyoshinjutsu7.7
43424 min
▶146Son Gokû no wana8.0
45024 min
▶147Banji kyûsu!!8.1
45124 min
▶148Yatta! Chikyû-jô saikyô no otoko8.3
47924 min
▶149Honô no naka no uedingu doresu6.7
41224 min
▶150Maboroshi no hikuidori6.8
40424 min
▶151Chichi no hanayome shugyô no okage desu6.8
40324 min
▶152Isoge Gokû! Gogyôzan no nazo6.9
40124 min
▶153Moeru Furaipan yama! Isshun no kesshikô7.4
43024 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Masako Nozawa Son Goku
Joji Yanami Narrator
Hiromi Tsuru Bulma
Mayumi Tanaka Kulilin, Yajirobe
Kohei Miyauchi Kame-Sennin
Toru Furuya Yamcha
Naoko Watanabe Pooal, Suno, Mint
Naoki Tatsuta Oolong, Boxer, Seal Soldier
Mami Koyama Launch, Arale Norimaki, Arale
Hirotaka Suzuoki Tenshinhan
Kenji Utsumi Announcer, Commander Red, Shenlong

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