Dragon Ball story arcs
Dragon Ball
Son Goku arc
| Dragon Ball Chapters | Dragon Ball Episodes | |
|---|---|---|
| First | Dragon Ball Chapter 1 20 November 1984 |
Dragon Ball Episode 1 26 February 1986 |
| Last | Dragon Ball Chapter 23 04 May 1985 |
Dragon Ball Episode 13 21 May 1986 |
Dragon Ball begins when Bulma comes upon the solitary mountain home of Son Goku in her search for the Dragon Ball in his possession. They get off to a rocky start, but after Bulma explains that she is a girl, Goku invites her to his home. He has never seen a girl, but his Grandpa told him to be nice to them. She tells him that she needs to gather all seven balls to summon the dragon Shenlong, who will grant her wish for a boyfriend; she just needs to borrow Goku's Four-Star Ball when the time comes, and he can use the quest to train his strength. He agrees, and they depart together on a mystical adventure.
Along the way, they pick up new traveling companions. First, Goku carries Umigame to the sea where they meet the Turtle Hermit, who gifts the magic cloud Kinto'un to Goku, and in exchange for a look at her (missing?!) panties, a Dragon Ball to Bulma. Then they encounter Oolong, a shape-shifting pig who uses his powers to terrorize a small village where another Dragon Ball is located; Bulma finds his skills useful and recruits him. Then they encounter Yamcha, the desert bandit with his shape-shifting cat Pu'er, Oolong's schoolmate from Southern Kindergarten. At Mount Frypan, they meet a young girl named Chi-Chi and her father, the Ox Demon King, who trained under Muten Rōshi (the Turtle Hermit) with Goku's Grandpa Gohan. Yamcha and Pu'er follow Goku and the others discreetly at first, hoping to steal the Dragon Balls so that Yamcha can overcome his fear of girls, but they eventually join the Dragon Team as well. Finally, they all encounter the meddling trio called the Pilaf Gang, who also have their sights set on the Dragon Balls.
Pilaf's minions Mai and Shuu steal the Dragon Balls and imprison Goku and crew in Pilaf's Castle. In the end, Oolong saves humanity by wishing for a nice pair of panties before Pilaf can make his wish for world domination. Afterward, Goku and his friends are imprisoned in the castle again, this time sentenced to death by cooking in a small cell with reinforced walls and a tempered glass ceiling. But Goku looks at the full moon and transforms into a Great Ape, the same monster that killed his Grandpa. He breaks out of the cell, freeing everyone else in the process. The Pilaf Gang barely escapes with their lives, and Goku's friends are forced to cut off his tail to end his destructive rampage. When Goku wakes, he has no memory of his transformation, and his friends decide that he does not need to know. The Dragon Team parts ways: Goku goes off to train with Muten Rōshi, while Bulma and her new boyfriend Yamcha go to her home in West City with their shape-shifting companions.
21st Tenka'ichi Budōkai arc
Chapters: Dragon Ball Chapter 24–Dragon Ball Chapter 54
Episodes: Dragon Ball Episode 14–Dragon Ball Episode 28
Red Ribbon Army arc
Chapters: Dragon Ball Chapter 55–Dragon Ball Chapter 97
Episodes: Dragon Ball Episode 29–Dragon Ball Episode 68
Uranai Baba arc
Chapters: Dragon Ball Chapter 98–Dragon Ball Chapter 112
Episodes: Dragon Ball Episode 69–Dragon Ball Episode 78
Solo Training arc (anime only)
Episodes: Dragon Ball Episode 79–Dragon Ball Episode 83
22nd Tenka'ichi Budōkai arc
Chapters: Dragon Ball Chapter 113–Dragon Ball Chapter 134
Episodes: Dragon Ball Episode 84–Dragon Ball Episode 101
Demon King Piccolo arc
Chapters: Dragon Ball Chapter 135–Dragon Ball Chapter 161
Episodes: Dragon Ball Episode 102–Dragon Ball Episode 122
Heavenly Training arc (anime only)
Episodes: Dragon Ball Episode 123–Dragon Ball Episode 132
23rd Tenka'ichi Budōkai arc
Chapters: Dragon Ball Chapter 162–Dragon Ball Chapter 194
Episodes: Dragon Ball Episode 133–Dragon Ball Episode 148
Wedding Dress arc (anime only)
Episodes: Dragon Ball Episode 149–Dragon Ball Episode 153
Dragon Ball Z
Saiyan arc
Chapters: Dragon Ball Chapter 195–Dragon Ball Chapter 241
Episodes: Dragon Ball Z Episode 1–Dragon Ball Z Episode 35
Kai Episodes: Dragon Ball Kai Episode 1–Dragon Ball Kai Episode 16
Namek arc
Chapters: Dragon Ball Chapter 242–Dragon Ball Chapter 290
DBZ Episodes: Dragon Ball Z Episode 36–Dragon Ball Z Episode 74
Kai Episodes: Dragon Ball Kai Episode 17–Dragon Ball Kai Episode 30
Freeza arc
Chapters: Dragon Ball Chapter 291–Dragon Ball Chapter 329
DBZ Episodes: Dragon Ball Z Episode 75–Dragon Ball Z Episode 107
Kai Episodes: Dragon Ball Kai Episode 31–Dragon Ball Kai Episode 54
Garlic Jr. arc (anime only)
Episodes: Dragon Ball Z Episode 108–Dragon Ball Z Episode 117
Artificial Human arc
Chapters: Dragon Ball Chapter 330–Dragon Ball Chapter 356
DBZ Episodes: Dragon Ball Z Episode 118–Dragon Ball Z Episode 139
Kai Episodes: Dragon Ball Kai Episode 55–Dragon Ball Kai Episode 67
Cell arc
Chapters: Dragon Ball Chapter 357–Dragon Ball Chapter 420
DBZ Episodes: Dragon Ball Z Episode 140–Dragon Ball Z Episode 194
Kai Episodes: Dragon Ball Kai Episode 68–Dragon Ball Kai Episode 98
Afterlife Tournament arc (anime only)
Episodes: Dragon Ball Z Episode 195–Dragon Ball Z Episode 199
Great Saiyaman arc
Chapters: Dragon Ball Chapter 421–Dragon Ball Chapter 445
DBZ Episodes: Dragon Ball Z Episode 200–Dragon Ball Z Episode 219
Majin Boo arc
Chapters: Dragon Ball Chapter 446–Dragon Ball Chapter 519
DBZ Episodes: Dragon Ball Z Episode 220–Dragon Ball Z Episode 291
Kai Episodes: Dragon Ball Kai Episode 99–Dragon Ball Kai Episode 159
TFC Episodes: Dragon Ball Z Kai Episode 99–Dragon Ball Z Kai Episode 167
Dragon Ball GT (anime only)
Dark Dragon Ball arc
Episodes: Dragon Ball GT Episode 1–Dragon Ball GT Episode 22
Baby arc
Episodes: Dragon Ball GT Episode 23–Dragon Ball GT Episode 40
Super No. 17 arc
Episodes: Dragon Ball GT Episode 41–Dragon Ball GT Episode 47
Evil Dragon arc
Episodes: Dragon Ball GT Episode 48–Dragon Ball GT Episode 64
Dragon Ball Super
Battle of Gods arc
Chapters: Dragon Ball Super Chapter 1–Dragon Ball Super Chapter 4
Episodes: Dragon Ball Super Episode 1–Dragon Ball Super Episode 14
Resurrection 'F' arc
Chapters: Resurrection 'F' Chapter 1–Resurrection 'F' Chapter 3
Episodes: Dragon Ball Super Episode 15–Dragon Ball Super Episode 27
God of Destruction Champa arc
Chapters: Dragon Ball Super Chapter 5–Dragon Ball Super Chapter 13
Episodes: Dragon Ball Super Episode 28–Dragon Ball Super Episode 46
Future Trunks arc
Episodes: Dragon Ball Super Episode 47–Dragon Ball Super Episode 76
Chapters: Dragon Ball Super Chapter 14–Dragon Ball Super Chapter 26
Universe Survival arc
Episodes: Dragon Ball Super Episode 77–Dragon Ball Super Episode 131
Chapters: Dragon Ball Super Chapter 27–Dragon Ball Super Chapter 42
Galactic Patrol Prisoner arc (manga only)
Chapters: Dragon Ball Super Chapter 43–ongoing
Super Dragon Ball Heroes
Victory Mission
Universe Mission
Prison Planet arc
Chapters: Episodes: Super Dragon Ball Heroes Episode 1–Super Dragon Ball Heroes Episode 6
Universal Conflict arc
Chapters: Episodes: Super Dragon Ball Heroes Episode 7–Super Dragon Ball Heroes Episode 20
Big Bang Mission
Universe Creation arc
Chapters: Episodes: Super Dragon Ball Heroes Episode 21–ongoing