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This is a complete list of all animated adaptations of works originally created by Akira Toriyama. The list is broken into four segments/types:

*'''Direct Adaptations''': These animated works range from "mostly" to "fully" based on the original manga work and remain faithful to its original story, but may include character design adjustments and additional material (be it traditional "filler" or simply padding for runtime).
*'''Sequel Adaptations''': These animated works are original to the medium, and do not have a prior Toriyama-penned original version. Toriyama's involvement in them may range from a casual blessing to full oversight and personal involvement.
*'''Reboot Adaptations''': These animated works are based on a franchise originally created by Akira Toriyama, but may not be directly based on that actual original work, and instead serve as their own, separate, new productions.
*'''Based on Character Designs''': These animated works had little-to-no direct involvement from Akira Toriyama, and largely are not even based on works created by Toriyama himself; instead, they are based on works he contributed character designs to (generally video games).

=Direct Adaptations=

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| [[File:dr-slump-arale-chan-title-card.png|100px|link=Dr. Slump: Arale-chan]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;| [[Dr. Slump: Arale-chan|Dr.スランプ アラレちゃん<br>''Dokutā Suranpu Arare-chan''<br>'''Dr. Slump: Arale-chan''']]
| 08 April 1981
| TV Series
| 243<ref>{{Cite web|URL=http://lineup.toei-anim.co.jp/ja/tv/arale/episode/1/|Website=Toei Animation|Title="第 1 話　アラレちゃん誕生　オーッス！ お友だち - Dr.スランプ　アラレちゃん - 作品ラインナップ - 東映アニメーション"|AccessDate=09 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|URL=http://lineup.toei-anim.co.jp/ja/tv/arale/episode/243/|Website=Toei Animation|Title="第 243 話　さよならアラレちゃん バイチャ！ またねー!! - Dr.スランプ　アラレちゃん - 作品ラインナップ - 東映アニメーション"|AccessDate=09 March 2025}}</ref> + Specials/Movies
| Adapts the original ''Dr. Slump'' manga series, but also includes many of its own original story elements.
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| [[File:Db_anime_title.png|100px|link=Dragon Ball (anime)]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;| [[Dragon Ball (anime)|ドラゴンボール<br>''Doragon Bōru''<br>'''Dragon Ball''']]
| 26 February 1986
| TV Series
| 153<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://lineup.toei-anim.co.jp/ja/tv/dragon/episode/1/|Website=Toei Animation|Title="第 1 話　ブルマと孫悟空 - ドラゴンボール - 作品ラインナップ - 東映アニメーション"|AccessDate=09 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://lineup.toei-anim.co.jp/ja/tv/dragon/episode/153/|Website=Toei Animation|Title="第 153 話　燃えるフライパン山!一瞬の決死行 - ドラゴンボール - 作品ラインナップ - 東映アニメーション"|AccessDate=09 March 2025}}</ref> + Specials/Movies
| Faithfully adapts the chapters [[Dragon Ball Chapter 1|1]] to [[Dragon Ball Chapter 194|194]] of the ''Dragon Ball'' manga, along with its own expanded material
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| [[File:Dbz_anime_title.png|100px|link=Dragon Ball Z]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;| [[Dragon Ball Z|ドラゴンボールZ<br>''Doragon Bōru Zetto''<br>'''Dragon Ball Z''']]
| 26 April 1989
| TV Series
| 291<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://lineup.toei-anim.co.jp/ja/tv/dragonz/episode/1/|Website=Toei Animation|Title="第 1 話　ミニ悟空はおぼっちゃま！ ボク悟飯です - ドラゴンボールZ - 作品ラインナップ - 東映アニメーション"|AccessDate=09 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://lineup.toei-anim.co.jp/ja/tv/dragonz/episode/291/|Website=Toei Animation|Title="第 291 話　もっと強く!! 悟空の夢は超でっけぇ - ドラゴンボールZ - 作品ラインナップ - 東映アニメーション"|AccessDate=09 March 2025}}</ref> + Specials/Movies
| Faithfully adapts chapters [[Dragon Ball Chapter 195|195]] to [[Dragon Ball Chapter 519|519]] of the ''Dragon Ball'' manga, along with its own expanded material
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| [[File:Pink-ova-title-card.png|100px|link=Pink: Water Thief and Rain Thief]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;| [[Pink: Water Thief and Rain Thief|PINK みずドロボウ あめドロボウ<br>''Pinku Mizu Dorobō Ame Dorobō''<br>'''Pink: Water Thief and Rain Thief''']]
| 07 July 1990
| Short Animation / OVA
| 1<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://lineup.toei-anim.co.jp/ja/search/list.php?type=search&val=PINK&x=0&y=0|Website=Toei Animation|Title="作品を探す - 作品ラインナップ - 東映アニメーション"|AccessDate=09 March 2025}}</ref>
| A single-episode original animation screened at the Summer 1990 Toei Anime Fair — subtitled "Akira Toriyama: The World" — which also featured [[Dragon Ball Z Movie 3]] and the animated adaptation of [[Kennosuke-sama]]. It was later released on VHS.
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| [[File:Kennosuke-ova-title-card.png|100px|link=Kennosuke-sama (1990 Anime)]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;| [[Kennosuke-sama (1990 Anime)|剣之介さま<br>''Kennosuke-sama''<br>'''Young Master Kennosuke''']]
| 07 July 1990
| Short Animation / OVA
| 1<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://lineup.toei-anim.co.jp/ja/search/list.php?type=search&val=%E5%89%A3%E4%B9%8B%E4%BB%8B%E3%81%95%E3%81%BE&x=29&y=15|Website=Toei Animation|Title="作品を探す - 作品ラインナップ - 東映アニメーション"|AccessDate=09 March 2025}}</ref>
| A single-episode original animation screened at the Summer 1990 Toei Anime Fair — subtitled "Akira Toriyama: The World" — which also featured [[Dragon Ball Z Movie 3]] and the animated adaptation of [[Pink]]. It was later released on VHS.
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| [[File:Ackman-ova-title-card.png|100px|link=Go! Go! Ackman (V-Jump Festival Anime)]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;| [[Go! Go! Ackman (V-Jump Festival Anime)|GO! GO! ACKMAN<br>''Gō! Gō! Akkuman''<br>'''Go! Go! Ackman''']]
| 28 July 1994 (Tokyo) /<br>06 August 1994 (Osaka)<ref>{{Cite magazine|Mag=VJ|Year=1994|Month=August|Date=21 June 1994|Title="Vジャンプフェスティバル'94開催!"|Page=p. 23}}</ref>
| Short Animation / OVA
| 1<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://lineup.toei-anim.co.jp/ja/search/list.php?type=search&val=ackman&x=0&y=0|Website=Toei Animation|Title="作品を探す - 作品ラインナップ - 東映アニメーション"|AccessDate=09 March 2025}}</ref>
| A single-episode original animation screened at [[V-Jump Festival]] 1994, and later available on the corresponding promotional home video, roughly adapting chapters (TBD) from Toriyama's original manga. This production coincided with the launch of ''Ackman'' video games coming the Nintendo Super Famicom and Game Boy.
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| [[File:Sand-land-movie-title-card.png|100px|link=Sand Land (Movie)]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;| [[Sand Land (Movie)|Sand Land<br>''Sando Rando''<br>'''Sand Land''']]
| 18 August 2023
| Movie
| 1
| A theatrical film adaptation of Akira Toriyama's original ''[[Sand Land]]'' manga series, as serialized in ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' in 2000.
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=Sequel Adaptations=

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| [[File:Gt_anime_title.png|100px|link=Dragon Ball GT]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;| [[Dragon Ball GT|ドラゴンボールGT<br>''Doragon Bōru Jiitii''<br>'''Dragon Ball GT''']]
| 07 February 1996
| TV Series
| 64<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://lineup.toei-anim.co.jp/ja/tv/dragongt/episode/1/|Website=Toei Animation|Title="第 1 話　ミニ悟空はおぼっちゃま！ ボク悟飯です - ドラゴンボールZ - 作品ラインナップ - 東映アニメーション"|AccessDate=09 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://lineup.toei-anim.co.jp/ja/tv/dragongt/episode/64/|Website=Toei Animation|Title="第 64 話　さらば悟空…また逢う日まで - ドラゴンボールGT - 作品ラインナップ - 東映アニメーション"|AccessDate=09 March 2025}}</ref> + Special
| A contemporary direct sequel to the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise with an original story going beyond that of the original manga
|-
| [[File:Super_anime_title.png|100px|link=Dragon Ball Super]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;| [[Dragon Ball Super|ドラゴンボール超<br>''Doragon Bōru Sūpā''<br>'''Dragon Ball Super''']]
| 05 July 2015
| TV Series
| 131<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://lineup.toei-anim.co.jp/ja/tv/dragon_super/episode/1/|Website=Toei Animation|Title="第 1 話　平和の報酬1億ゼニーは誰の手に！？ - ドラゴンボール超 - 作品ラインナップ - 東映アニメーション"|AccessDate=09 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://lineup.toei-anim.co.jp/ja/tv/dragon_super/episode/131/|Website=Toei Animation|Title="第 131 話　奇跡の決着！さらば悟空！また会う日まで！！ - ドラゴンボール超 - 作品ラインナップ - 東映アニメーション"|AccessDate=09 March 2025}}</ref> + Movies
| A decades-later interquel to the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise (taking place during the ten years timespan described in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 517|chapter 517]]) with an original story
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| [[File:Sdbh-promo-anime-generic-splash-title-card.png|100px|link=Super Dragon Ball Heroes (anime)]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;| [[Super Dragon Ball Heroes (anime)|'''Super Dragon Ball Heroes<br>Promotional Anime''']]
| 01 July 2018
| Web Series
| 56
| A web-only series of short episodes breezing through story beats from the ''Super Dragon Ball Heroes'' card-based arcade game, combining characters and elements from across the full spectrum of the franchise
|-
| [[File:Daima_anime_title.png|100px|link=Dragon Ball Daima]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;| [[Dragon Ball Super|ドラゴンボールDAIMA<br>''Doragon Bōru Daima''<br>'''Dragon Ball Daima''']]
| 11 October 2024
| TV Series
| 20
| A decades-later interquel to the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise (taking place during the ten years timespan described in [[Dragon Ball Chapter 517|chapter 517]]) with an original story
|-
| [[File:Sand-land-anime-title-card.png|100px|link=Sand Land (TV Series)]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;| [[Sand Land (TV Series)|Sand Land<br>''Sando Rando''<br>'''Sand Land''']]
| 20 March 2024 
| TV Series
| 13
| A television series adaptation and expansion on Akira Toriyama's original ''[[Sand Land]]'' manga series, as serialized in ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' in 2000. The first six episodes pull from [[Sand Land (Movie)|the theatrical film adaptation]] (the "Demon Prince arc"), while the final seven episodes provide an all-new continuation of the story (the "Angelic Hero arc").
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=Reboot Adaptations=

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| [[File:Savings-soldier-cashman-vjump-festival-anime-title.png|100px|link=Savings Soldier Cashman (V-Jump Festival Anime)]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;| [[Savings Soldier Cashman (V-Jump Festival Anime)|貯金戦士キャッシュマン<br>''Chokin Senshi Kyasshuman''<br>'''Savings Soldier Cashman''']]
| 29 July 1997 (Tokyo) /<br>06 August 1997 (Osaka)<ref>{{Cite magazine|Mag=VJ|Year=1997|Month=July|Date=21 May 1997|Title="Vジャンプフェスティバル'97のお知らせ"|Page=pp. 20-22}}</ref>
| Short Animation / OVA
| 1<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://lineup.toei-anim.co.jp/ja/search/list.php?type=search&val=%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A3%E3%83%83%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3&x=12&y=10|Website=Toei Animation|Title="作品を探す - 作品ラインナップ - 東映アニメーション"|AccessDate=09 March 2025}}</ref>
| A single-episode original animation screened at [[V-Jump Festival]] 1997, and later available on the corresponding promotional home video, telling an original story in the ''[[Savings Soldier Cashman]]'' universe. This was produced in conjunction with [[Savings Soldier Cashman (1997 Manga)|the corresponding reboot manga]] from [[Takao Koyama]] and [[Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru]] running in ''[[V-Jump]]'' at that same time.
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| [[File:dr-slump-1997-anime-title-card.png|100px|link=Dr. Slump (1997 Anime)]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;| [[Dr. Slump (1997 Anime)|ドクタースランプ<br>''Dokutā Suranpu''<br>'''Dr. Slump''']]
| 26 November 1997
| TV Series
| 74<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://lineup.toei-anim.co.jp/ja/tv/arale_2nd/episode/1/|Website=Toei Animation|Title="第 1 話　アラレ誕生!!　学校へ行こう - ドクタースランプ - 作品ラインナップ - 東映アニメーション"|AccessDate=09 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://lineup.toei-anim.co.jp/ja/tv/arale_2nd/episode/75/|Website=Toei Animation|Title="第 74 話　みんな集合！ せーのでバイチャ!! - ドクタースランプ - 作品ラインナップ - 東映アニメーション"|AccessDate=09 March 2025}}</ref> + Special
| A wholly-original reboot of the ''Dr. Slump'' franchise as a new television series, which began immediately after the end of ''[[Dragon Ball GT]]'' (in the same timeslot) the week prior. A corresponding reboot manga by [[Takao Koyama]] and [[Tadayoshi Yamamuro]] ran in ''[[V-Jump]]'' at the same time.
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=Based on Character Designs=

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! Series Title
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! Episodes
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| [[File:dragon-quest-abel-title-card.png|100px|link=Dragon Quest: Legend of the Hero Abel]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;| [[Dragon Quest: Legend of the Hero Abel|ドラゴンクエスト ～勇者アベル伝説～<br>''Doragon Kuesuto Yūsha Aberu Densetsu''<br>'''Dragon Quest: Legend of the Hero Abel''']]
| 02 December 1989
| TV Series
| 43
| The first ''Dragon Quest'' animated adaptation, telling an original story set in the ''Dragon Quest III'' universe.
|-
| [[File:Dq-dai-1991-anime-title-card.png|100px|link=Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai (1991 Anime)]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;| [[Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai (1991 Anime)|DRAGON QUEST -ダイの大冒険-<br>''Doragon Kuesuto Dai no Daibōken''<br>'''Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai''']]
| 17 October 1991
| TV Series
| 46 + Movies
| A ''Dragon Quest'' animated adaptation based on [[Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai (Manga)|the manga of the same name]] written by [[Riku Sanjō]] and illustrated by [[Kōji Inada]] running in ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]''.
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| [[File:slime-adventure-ova-1-anime-title-card.png|100px|link=Slime Adventure (1995 V-Jump Festival Anime)]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;| [[Slime Adventure (1995 V-Jump Festival Anime)|スライム冒険記<br>''Suraimu Bōkenki''<br>'''Slime Adventure''']]
| 01 August 1995 (Tokyo) /<br>06 August 1995 (Osaka)<ref>{{Cite magazine|Mag=VJ|Year=1995|Month=July|Date=22 May 1995|Title="Vジャンプフェスティバル'95参加者大募集!!"|Page=p. 28-29}}</ref>
| Short Animation / OVA
| 1
| A single-episode original animation screened at [[V-Jump Festival]] 1995, and later available on the corresponding promotional home video, telling an original story in the ''Dragon Quest'' universe by way of the ''Slime Adventure'' series, [[Slime Adventure|the manga for which]] by [[Osamu Kaneko]] was running in ''[[V-Jump]]'' at that same time.
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| [[File:Dragon-quest-roto-emblem-ova-title-small.png|100px|link=Dragon Quest Saga: The Emblem of Roto (Anime)]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;| [[Dragon Quest Saga: The Emblem of Roto (Anime)|ドラゴンクエスト列伝 ロトの紋章<br>''Doragon Kuesuto Retsuden Roto no Monshō''<br>'''Dragon Quest Saga: The Emblem of Roto''']]
| 20 April 1996<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://www.nippon-animation.co.jp/work/1747/|Website=日本アニメーション NIPPON ANIMATION|Title="ドラゴンクエスト列伝　ロトの紋章　[劇場版] | 作品紹介"|AccessDate=11 March 2025}}</ref>
| Short Film / OVA
| 1
| A single-episode original animation screened at GW Anime Festival '96, and later available on home video, set in the ''Dragon Quest'' universe and adapting [[Dragon Quest Saga: The Emblem of Roto (Manga)|the manga series of the same name]] by [[Chiaki Kawamata]] and [[Junji Koyanagi]] as serialized in ''Monthly Shōnen Gangan''.
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| [[File:time-adventure-numamonger-anime-title-card.png|100px|link=Time Adventure Numamonger (Anime)]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;| [[Time Adventure Numamonger (Anime)|時空冒険ヌウマモンジャー<br>''Jikū Bōken Nuumamonjā''<br>'''Time Adventure Numamonger''']]
| 31 July 1996 (Tokyo) /<br>06 August 1996 (Osaka)<ref>{{Cite magazine|Mag=VJ|Year=1996|Month=August|Date=21 June 1996|Title="Vジャンプフェスティバル’96参加者大募集!!"|Page=pp. 20-22}}</ref>
| Short Animation / OVA
| 1
| A single-episode original animation screened at [[V-Jump Festival]] 1996, and later available on the corresponding promotional home video, telling an original story in the ''Chrono Trigger'' universe by way of the ''Time Adventure Numamonger'' series, [[Time Adventure Numamonger (Manga)|the manga for which]] written by [[Hiroshi Izawa]] and illustrated by [[Akihiro Kikuchi]] was running in ''[[V-Jump]]'' at that same time.
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| [[File:slime-adventure-ova-2-anime-title-card.png|100px|link=Slime Adventure (1998 V-Jump Festival Anime)]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;| [[Slime Adventure (1998 V-Jump Festival Anime)|スライム冒険記 ウルフくんがんばるも<br>''Suraimu Bōkenki Urufu-kun Ganbaru mo''<br>'''Slime Adventure: Wolf-kun Tries His Best''']]
| 30 July 1998 (Tokyo) /<br>05 August 1998 (Osaka)<ref>{{Cite magazine|Mag=VJ|Year=1998|Month=July|Date=21 May 1998|Title="Vジャンプフェスティバル'98のお知らせ"|Page=pp. 20-22}}</ref>
| Short Animation / OVA
| 1
| A single-episode original animation screened at [[V-Jump Festival]] 1998, and later available on the corresponding promotional home video, telling an original story in the ''Dragon Quest'' universe by way of the ''Slime Adventure'' series, [[Slime Adventure|the manga for which]] by [[Osamu Kaneko]] was running in ''[[V-Jump]]'' at that same time.
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| [[File:slime-adventure-ova-3-anime-title-card.png|100px|link=Slime Adventure (1999 V-Jump Festival Anime)]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;| [[Slime Adventure (1999 V-Jump Festival Anime)|スライム冒険記 ～海だ，イエー～<br>''Suraimu Bōkenki Umi da iē''<br>'''Slime Adventure: The Ocean, Yay!''']]
| TBD
| Short Animation / OVA
| 1
| A single-episode original animation screened at [[V-Jump Festival]] 1999, and later available on the corresponding promotional home video, telling an original story in the ''Dragon Quest'' universe by way of the ''Slime Adventure'' series, [[Slime Adventure|the manga for which]] by [[Osamu Kaneko]] was running in ''[[V-Jump]]'' at that same time.
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| [[File:Blue-dragon-anime-title-card.png|100px|link=Blue Dragon (Anime)]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;| [[Blue Dragon (Anime)|BLUE DRAGON<br>''Burū Doragon''<br>'''Blue Dragon''']]
| 07 April 2007
| TV Series
| 51
| An animated adaptation of the Xbox 360 video game ''Blue Dragon'', developed by Mistwalker, which Akira Toriyama contributed character designs to.
|-
| [[File:Blue-dragon-anime-s2-title-card.png|100px|link=Blue Dragon: Trials of the Seven Shadows (Anime)]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;| [[Blue Dragon: Trials of the Seven Shadows (Anime)|BLUE DRAGON 天界の七竜<br>''Burū Doragon Tenkai no Shichi Ryū''<br>'''Blue Dragon: Trials of the Seven Shadows''']]
| 05 April 2008
| TV Series
| 51
| Continuing onward from the first season, an animated adaptation of the Xbox 360 video game ''Blue Dragon'', developed by Mistwalker, which Akira Toriyama contributed character designs to.
|-
| [[File:Dragon-quest-your-story-title-card.png|100px|link=Dragon Quest: Your Story]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;| [[Dragon Quest: Your Story|ドラゴンクエスト ユア・ストーリー<br>''Doragon Kuesuto Yua Sutōrii''<br>'''Dragon Quest: Your Story''']]
| 02 August 2019
| Movie
| 1
| A ''Dragon Quest'' CG animated adaptation and original story within (and beyond) ''Dragon Quest V'', the original game for which Toriyama had designed the main characters and many monsters.
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| [[File:Dq-dai-2020-anime-title-card.png|100px|link=Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai (2020 Anime)]]
|style="white-space: nowrap;| [[Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai (2020 Anime)|DRAGON QUEST -ダイの大冒険-<br>''Doragon Kuesuto Dai no Daibōken''<br>'''Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai''']]
| 03 October 2020
| TV Series
| 100
| A ''Dragon Quest'' animated adaptation and second version based on [[Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai (Manga)|the manga of the same name]] written by [[Riku Sanjō]] and illustrated by [[Kōji Inada]], re-adapting the original manga that ran in ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' to completion.
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