Toei's arc divisions

[ThunderPX]

I remember a while ago there was a topic where someone posted Toei's official divisions of the anime episodes into arcs (as opposed to FUNimation's), but I can't find the topic. Does anyone know where I can find this info (or, even better, the original source where it came from)? Thanks.

[Son_Gohan]

Was this what you were looking for?

http://daizex.fanboyreview.net/viewtopi ... =8&t=15567

Unfortunately, there really isn't any consistent official way of dividing up the anime into story arcs. Hujio has written the following about the various systems used in different official sources:

Shueisha / Anime (sources: Daizenshuu 3, 5, & 10)
[The TV Animation daizenshuu split up each arc into smaller acts, but I'm not going to list all those.]

DragonBall; 5 arcs

• Son Goku (episodes 001-028; 11 acts)
• Red Ribbon Army (episodes 029-068; 10 acts)
• 22nd Tenkaichi Budoukai (episodes 069-101; 9 acts)
• Piccolo Daimao (episodes 102-132; 7 acts)
• 23rd Tenkaichi Budoukai (episodes 133-153; 7 acts)

DragonBall Z; 12 arcs

• Attack of the Saiyan (episodes 001-035; 10 acts)
• Battle on Planet Namek (episodes 036-074; 11 acts)
• Terrible Emperor Freeza (episodes 075-107; 10 acts)
• Fight with Garlic Jr. (episodes 108-125; 7 acts)
• Android No. 16~20 (episodes 126-147; 7 acts)
• Over the Super Saiyan (episodes 148-165; 7 acts)
• Beginning of the Cell Games (episodes 166-194; 8 acts)
• Anoyoichi Budoukai (episodes 195-219; 8 acts)
• Majin Boo Returns (episodes 220-237; 5 acts)
• Appearance of the Super Saiyan III (episodes 238-254; 7 acts)
• The Final Fighter, Vegetto (episodes 255-268; 5 acts)
• The Final Battle (episodes 269-291; 6 acts)

DragonBall GT

• Nothing about the GT story arcs has ever been officially classified by Shueisha. The GT Perfect Files don't organize the episodes by arc, but by the location of each episode.

Toei Animation (source: Official Websites)

DragonBall; 6 arcs

• Encounter with Bulma (episodes 001-013)
• 21st Tenkaichi Budoukai (episodes 014-028)
• The Search for the Four-Star-Ball (episodes 029-068)
• 22nd Tenkaichi Budoukai (episodes 069-101)
• Daimao's Revival (episodes 102-132)
• 23rd Tenkaichi Budoukai (episodes 133-153)

DragonBall Z; 4 arcs

• Saiyan (episodes 001-035)
• Freeza (episodes 36-117)
• Cell (episodes 118-199)
• Majin Buu (episodes 200-291)

DragonBall GT; 4 arcs

• Dark Dragonballs (episodes 001-022)
• Baby (episodes 023-040)
• Super 17 (episodes 041-047)
• Evil Dragon (episodes 048-064)

Toei Animation (source: Dragon Box)
[Just like Shueisha, you'll note that Toei isn't all that consistent either.]

DragonBall; 11 arcs

• Goku and Bulma (001-013)
• Kame-sen Training (014-018)
• 21st Tenkaichi Budoukai (019-029)
• Red Ribbon (030-068)
• Uranai Baba (069-078)
• Training on the Road (079-083)
• 22nd Tenkaichi Budoukai (084-101)
• Piccolo Daimao (102-123)
• Heavenly Training (124-132)
• 23rd Tenkaichi Budoukai (133-148)
• The Wedding Dress in Flames (149-153)

DragonBall Z; 9 arcs

• Saiyan (episodes 001-035)
• Namek (episodes 036-074)
• Freeza (episodes 075-107)
• Garlic Jr. (episode 108-117)
• Artificial Human (episodes 118-147)
• Cell (episodes 148-194)
• Ano Yo-ichi Budoukai (195-199)
• High School (episodes 200-209)
• Buu (episodes 210-291)

DragonBall GT; 4 arcs

• Searching Space (001-022)
• Super Baby (023-041)
• Super No. 17 (042-047)
• Evil Dragon (048-064)

Now, as to exactly how "official" these are is up for debate, since they all sort of conflict with each other. For instance, you can see that Shueisha lists the Freeza arc as ending at Z episode 107 in the anime, but lists it as ending at chapter 329 (the Z Warriors are revived with the dragonballs) or chapter 337 (the artificial humans first appear) for the manga. On top of all that, they put the Trunks arc in the Garlic Jr. arc for the anime (?!). So you can see how consistent they are (those flip-floppers). As for Toei, they seem to just lump things together in much larger arcs, again with a loose consistency.

[Hujio]

Yeah, this topic has been brought up numerous times on these here forums, and each time I just copy-n-paste my massive response. However, I actually updated it with even more sources last time. So, here's the updated list that was last posted in this thread.

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Here's a "quick" run-down of how both Shueisha and Toei "officially" break-up the arcs:


Shueisha / Manga (source: Daizenshuu 2)
[Remember, it's only one series, so no DBZ!]

Dragon Ball; 15 arcs

• Search for the Dragonballs (chapters 001-023)
• Training with Kame-sennin (chapters 024-031)
• 21st Tenkaichi Budoukai (chapters 032-054)
• Red Ribbon Army (chapters 055-096)
• Uranai Baba (chapters 097-112)
• 22nd Tenkaichi Budoukai (chapters 113-134)
• Piccolo Daimao (chapters 135-165)
• 23rd Tenkaichi Budoukai (chapters 166-194)
• Saiyan (chapters 195-242)
• Freeza (chapters 243-337)
• Artificial Human (chapters 338-356)
• Cell (chapters 357-420)
• High School (chapters 421-429)
• 25th Tenkaichi Budoukai (chapters 430-445)
• Majin Buu (chapters 446-519)

Shueisha / Manga (sources: DB Landmark and Forever)
[These guidebooks use essentially the same divisions as Daizenshuu 2, but are a tad different, so be sure to look closely.]

Dragon Ball; 15 arcs

• Search for the Dragonballs (chapters 001-014)
• Training with Kame-sennin (chapters 015-032)
• 21st Tenkaichi Budoukai (chapters 033-054)
• Red Ribbon Army (chapters 055-096)
• Uranai Baba (chapters 097-111)
• 22nd Tenkaichi Budoukai (chapters 112-134)
• Piccolo Daimao (chapters 135-164)
• 23rd Tenkaichi Budoukai (chapters 165-194)
• Saiyan (chapters 195-243)
• Freeza (chapters 244-329)
• Artificial Human (chapters 330-357)
• Cell (chapters 358-420)
• High School (chapters 421-429)
• 25th Tenkaichi Budoukai (chapters 430-444)
• Majin Buu (chapters 445-519)

Shueisha / Anime (sources: Daizenshuu 3, 5, & 10)
[The TV Animation daizenshuu split up each arc into smaller acts, but I'm not going to list all those.]

Dragon Ball; 5 arcs

• Son Gokou (episodes 001-028; 11 acts)
• Red Ribbon Army (episodes 029-068; 10 acts)
• 22nd Tenkaichi Budoukai (episodes 069-101; 9 acts)
• Piccolo Daimao (episodes 102-132; 7 acts)
• 23rd Tenkaichi Budoukai (episodes 133-153; 7 acts)

Dragon Ball Z; 12 arcs

• Attack of the Saiyan (episodes 001-035; 10 acts)
• Battle on Planet Namek (episodes 036-074; 11 acts)
• Terrible Emperor Freeza (episodes 075-107; 10 acts)
• Fight with Garlic Jr. (episodes 108-125; 7 acts)
• Android No. 16~20 (episodes 126-147; 7 acts)
• Over the Super Saiyan (episodes 148-165; 7 acts)
• Beginning of the Cell Games (episodes 166-194; 8 acts)
• Anoyoichi Budoukai (episodes 195-219; 8 acts)
• Majin Boo Returns (episodes 220-237; 5 acts)
• Appearance of the Super Saiyan III (episodes 238-254; 7 acts)
• The Final Fighter, Vegetto (episodes 255-268; 5 acts)
• The Final Battle (episodes 269-291; 6 acts)

Dragon Ball GT

• Nothing about the GT story arcs has ever been officially classified by Shueisha. The GT Perfect Files don't organize the episodes by arc, but by the location of each episode.

Toei Animation (source: Official Websites)

Dragon Ball; 6 arcs

• Encounter with Bulma (episodes 001-013)
• 21st Tenkaichi Budoukai (episodes 014-028)
• The Search for the Four-Star-Ball (episodes 029-068)
• 22nd Tenkaichi Budoukai (episodes 069-101)
• Daimao's Revival (episodes 102-132)
• 23rd Tenkaichi Budoukai (episodes 133-153)

Dragon Ball Z; 4 arcs

• Saiyan (episodes 001-035)
• Freeza (episodes 36-117)
• Cell (episodes 118-199)
• Majin Buu (episodes 200-291)

Dragon Ball GT; 4 arcs

• Dark Dragonballs (episodes 001-022)
• Baby (episodes 023-040)
• Super 17 (episodes 041-047)
• Evil Dragon (episodes 048-064)

Toei Animation (source: Dragon Box)
[Just like Shueisha, you'll note that Toei isn't all that consistent either.]

Dragon Ball; 11 arcs

• Goku and Bulma (001-013)
• Kame-sen Training (014-018)
• 21st Tenkaichi Budoukai (019-029)
• Red Ribbon (030-068)
• Uranai Baba (069-078)
• Training on the Road (079-083)
• 22nd Tenkaichi Budoukai (084-101)
• Piccolo Daimao (102-123)
• Heavenly Training (124-132)
• 23rd Tenkaichi Budoukai (133-148)
• The Wedding Dress in Flames (149-153)

Dragon Ball Z; 9 arcs

• Saiyan (episodes 001-035)
• Namek (episodes 036-074)
• Freeza (episodes 075-107)
• Garlic Jr. (episode 108-117)
• Artificial Human (episodes 118-147)
• Cell (episodes 148-194)
• Ano Yo-ichi Budoukai (195-199)
• High School (episodes 200-209)
• Buu (episodes 210-291)

Dragon Ball GT; 4 arcs

• Searching Space (001-022)
• Super Baby (023-041)
• Super No. 17 (042-047)
• Evil Dragon (048-064)

Now, as to exactly how "official" these are is certainly up for debate, since they all sort of conflict with each other. For instance, you can see that Shueisha lists the Freeza arc as ending at Z episode 107 in the anime, but lists it as ending at chapter 329 (the Z Warriors are revived with the Dragon Balls) or chapter 337 (the artificial humans first appear) for the manga. On top of all that, they put the Trunks arc in the Garlic Jr. arc for the anime (?!). So you can see how inconsistent they are (those flip-floppers). As for Toei Animation, they seem to just lump things together in much larger arcs, again with a loose consistency.

[ThunderPX]

Thanks, that's exactly what I was looking for! I guess this should be in the Guide Guide, huh?