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This is a list of animated productions related to the '''''[[Dragon Ball]]''''' franchise. Since the debut of [[Akira Toriyama]]'s [[Dragon Ball (manga)|''Dragon Ball'' manga]] in 1984, [[Toei Animation]] has produced six television series based on the franchise, as well as one promotional web series. In addition, twenty theatrical films have been produced based on the various TV series, with the exception of ''[[Dragon Ball GT]]''. Several other animated productions have been produced for the franchise, including TV specials, festival features, video game features, and public service videos.

==Television Series==
===Dragon Ball===
[[File:db_anime_title.png|250px|thumb|"Dragon Ball" TV Series Title]]
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Following the popularity of [[Akira Toriyama]]'s ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' manga series, and Toei's success with his previously adapted ''Dr. Slump'' series, [[Toei Animation]] began production of an animated adaptation of the series. The series is comprised of 153 episodes that were broadcast from '''26 February 1986''' to '''19 April 1989''', with the first episode airing just over a year following the manga series' premiere in ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]''. Three theatrical films were produced in conjunction with the TV series.

===Dragon Ball Z===
{{main|Dragon Ball Z}}{{see|List of Dragon Ball Z Episodes}}

Picking up five years following the end of the ''Dragon Ball'' TV series, ''Dragon Ball Z'' adapts the final 325 chapters of the ''Dragon Ball'' manga. The series is comprised of 291 episodes and two feature length TV specials that were broadcast from '''26 April 1989''' to '''31 January 1996'''. Thirteen theatrical films were produced in conjunction with the TV series, with two additional films produced following the series' original syndication.

===Dragon Ball GT===
{{main|Dragon Ball GT}}{{see|List of Dragon Ball GT Episodes}}

While ''Dragon Ball'' and its sequel series ''Dragon Ball Z'' are based on the original manga series, Toei Animation continued the franchise beyond the manga's serialization by creating its own anime original series, ''Dragon Ball GT''. The series is comprised of 64 episodes and one feature length TV special that were broadcast from '''07 February 1996''' to '''19 November 1997'''. The conclusion of ''Dragon Ball GT'' marked the end of the franchise's consecutive 13 years and 9 months on [[Fuji TV]], with a total of 508 episodes.

===Dragon Ball Kai===
{{main|Dragon Ball Kai}}{{see|List of Dragon Ball Kai Episodes}}

In early 2009, Toei Animation announced a reboot of the ''Dragon Ball Z'' TV series with a high-definition digital remastering in honor of its 20th anniversary. Branded as ''Dragon Ball Kai'' (known internationally as ''Dragon Ball Z Kai''), the remastered series is touted as the "Akira Toriyama Original Cut Version". While the series features re-recorded dialogue, new music, updated sound effects, and new digital effects, the majority of the footage is recycled from ''Dragon Ball Z''. The series debuted as part of Fuji TV's new hour-long Sunday morning anime block, "Dream 9", airing at 9:00AM before the ''One Piece'' TV series. The series came to an abrupt end following the conclusion of the Cell arc, for undisclosed reasons, but was later revived to complete the Majin Boo arc. In total the series is comprised of 159 episodes that were broadcast in two phases, from '''05 April 2009''' to '''27 March 2011''' and '''06 April 2014''' to '''28 June 2015'''.

===Dragon Ball Super===
{{main|Dragon Ball Super}}{{see|List of Dragon Ball Super Episodes}}

Prior to the second phase ''Dragon Ball Kai'' coming to an end, Toei Animation announced the production of a new TV series, entitled ''Dragon Ball Super''. Based on story concepts and characters developed by original manga author Akira Toriyama, the series "follows the aftermath of Goku's fierce battle with Majin Boo, as he attempts to maintain earth's fragile peace."<ref>{{Cite web|URL=http://corp.toei-anim.co.jp/press/2015/04/_730.php|Website=Toei Animation Co., Ltd|Title="Toei Animation Begins Production on ''Dragon Ball Super''"|Date=28 April 2015|AccessDate=01 May 2015}}</ref> The series is comprised of 131 episodes that were broadcast from '''05 July 2015''' to '''25 March 2018''', and its first theatrical film premiered on '''14 December 2018'''.

===Dragon Ball Daima===
{{main|Dragon Ball Daima}}{{see|List of Dragon Ball Daima Episodes}}

Following a multi-year break after ''Dragon Ball Super'', Toei Animation and Shueisha announced at New York Comic Con in October 2023 that a new series — ''Dragon Ball Daima'' — was in production and set for a fall 2024 launch. This series would again be based on story concepts and characters developed by original manga author Akira Toriyama. However, on '''01 March 2024''', only a few months following the series announcement, Akira Toriyama unexpectedly passed away at the age of 68. The series premiered on '''11 October 2024''' and is currently still in syndicated broadcast.

==Promotional Web Series==
===Super Dragon Ball Heroes===
{{main|Super Dragon Ball Heroes (anime)}}{{see|List of Super Dragon Ball Heroes Episodes}}

==Theatrical Films==
===Seasonal Films===
From 1969 to 2002, Toei hosted two to three seasonal theatrical events a year across Japan, which coincided with the three seasonal breaks in the school year: spring vacation, summer vacation, and winter vacation. Each seasonal event would screen two to three movies from various Toei properties together back-to-back, and therefore each typically had shorter run times of an hour or less. The first three ''Dragon Ball'' films were produced annually, with the first being the franchise’s only seasonal film to premiere during winter vacation. Beginning in 1989, coinciding with the premiere of the ''Dragon Ball Z'' TV series, two films were being produced annually with one premiering during each spring and summer vacation.

{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;" align="center"
!rowspan=2|#!!align=left colspan=2 rowspan=2|Movie Title!!rowspan=2|Premiere Date!!rowspan=2|Director!!rowspan=2|Script!!colspan=3|Box Office
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!Total Gross!!Net Earnings!!Attendance
|- style="border-top: 2px solid #AAA"
|width=25|'''1'''||width=100|[[File:db_movie01_title_orig.png|100px|link=]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Movie 1|ドラゴンボール ・ 神龍の伝説<br />''Doragon Bōru · Shenron no Densetsu''<br />'''Dragon Ball – The Legend of Shenlong''']]||20 December 1986||[[Daisuke Nishio]]||[[Toshiki Inoue]]||N/A||¥800 million<ref name="96-taf">''Spring 1996 Toei Anime Fair Theatrical Pamphlet''. Japan: Shueisha, 02 March 1996. (p. 8)</ref>||2.4 million<ref name="96-taf"></ref>
|-
|'''2'''||[[File:db_movie02_title.png|100px|link=]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Movie 2|魔神城のねむり姫<br />''Majin Jō no Nemuri Hime''<br />'''The Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle''']]||18 July 1987||[[Daisuke Nishio]]||[[Keiji Terui]]||N/A||¥850 million<ref name="96-taf"></ref>||2.6 million<ref name="96-taf"></ref>
|-
|'''3'''||[[File:db_movie03_title.png|100px|link=]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Movie 3|摩訶不思議大冒険<br />''Makafushigi Dai Bōken''<br />'''A Mystical Great Adventure''']]||09 July 1988||[[Kazuhisa Takeno'uchi]]||[[Yoshifumi Yuki]]||N/A||¥650 million<ref name="96-taf"></ref>||1.9 million<ref name="96-taf"></ref>
|-
|'''4'''||[[File:dbz_movie01_title.png|100px|link=]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Z Movie 1|ドラゴンボールＺ<br />''Doragon Bōru Zetto''<br />'''Dragon Ball Z''']]||15 July 1989||[[Daisuke Nishio]]||[[Takao Koyama]]||N/A||¥800 million<ref name="96-taf"></ref>||2.2 million<ref name="96-taf"></ref>
|-
|'''5'''||[[File:dbz_movie02_title.png|100px|link=]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Z Movie 2|この世で一番強いヤツ<br />''Kono Yo de Ichiban Tsuyoi Yatsu''<br />'''The World's Strongest Guy''']]||10 March 1990||[[Daisuke Nishio]]||[[Takao Koyama]]||N/A||¥1 billion<ref name="96-taf"></ref>||2.7 million<ref name="96-taf"></ref>
|-
|'''6'''||[[File:dbz_movie03_title.png|100px|link=]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Z Movie 3|地球まるごと超決戦<br />''Chikyū Marugoto Chōkessen''<br />'''A Super Decisive Battle for Earth''']]||07 July 1990||[[Daisuke Nishio]]||[[Takao Koyama]]||N/A||¥800 million<ref name="96-taf"></ref>||2.2 million<ref name="96-taf"></ref>
|-
|'''7'''||[[File:dbz_movie04_title.png|100px|link=]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Z Movie 4|超サイヤ人だ孫悟空<br />''Sūpā Saiya-jin da Son Gokū''<br />'''Super Saiyan Son Goku''']]||09 March 1991||[[Mitsuo Hashimoto]]||[[Takao Koyama]]||¥2.21 billion||¥1.3 billion<ref name="96-taf"></ref>||3.6 million<ref name="96-taf"></ref>
|-
|'''8'''||[[File:dbz_movie05_title.png|100px|link=]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Z Movie 5|とびっきりの最強対最強<br />''Tobikkiri no Saikyō tai Saikyō''<br />'''The Incredible Strongest vs Strongest''']]||20 July 1991||[[Mitsuo Hashimoto]]||[[Takao Koyama]]||¥2.38 billion||¥1.4 billion<ref name="96-taf"></ref>||3.9 million<ref name="96-taf"></ref>
|-
|'''9'''||[[File:dbz_movie06_title.png|100px|link=]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Z Movie 6|激突！！１００億パワーの戦士たち<br />''Gekitotsu!! Hyaku-Oku Pawā no Senshi-tachi''<br />'''Clash!! 10,000,000,000 Powerful Warriors''']]||07 March 1992||[[Daisuke Nishio]]||[[Takao Koyama]]||¥2.72 billion||¥1.6 billion<ref name="96-taf"></ref>||4.4 million<ref name="96-taf"></ref>
|-
|'''10'''||[[File:dbz_movie07_title.png|100px|link=]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Z Movie 7|極限バトル！！三大超サイヤ人<br />''Kyokugen Batoru!! San Dai Sūpā Saiya-jin''<br />'''Extreme Battle!! The Three Great Super Saiyans''']]||11 July 1992||[[Kazuhito Kikuchi]]||[[Takao Koyama]]||¥2.55 billion||¥1.45 billion<ref name="96-taf"></ref>||4.0 million<ref name="96-taf"></ref>
|-
|'''11'''||[[File:dbz_movie08_title.png|100px|link=]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Z Movie 8|燃えつきろ！！熱戦・烈戦・超激戦<br />''Moetsukiro!! Nessen · Ressen · Chō-Gekisen''<br />'''Burn Up!! A Red-Hot, Raging, Super-Fierce Fight''']]||06 March 1993||[[Shigeyasu Yamauchi]]||[[Takao Koyama]]||¥2.33 billion||¥1.45 billion<ref name="96-taf"></ref>||3.5 million<ref name="96-taf"></ref>
|-
|'''12'''||[[File:dbz_movie09_title.png|100px|link=]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Z Movie 9|銀河ギリギリ！！ぶっちぎりの凄い奴<br />''Ginga Giri-Giri!! Butchigiri no Sugoi Yatsu''<br />'''The Galaxy at the Brink!! The Super Incredible Guy''']]||10 July 1993||[[Yoshihiro Ueda]]||[[Takao Koyama]]||¥2.23 billion||¥1.35 billion<ref name="96-taf"></ref>||3.3 million<ref name="96-taf"></ref>
|-
|'''13'''||[[File:dbz_movie10_title.png|100px|link=]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Z Movie 10|危険なふたり！超戦士はねむれない<br />''Kiken na Futari! Sūpā Senshi wa Nemurenai''<br />'''The Dangerous Duo! Super-Warriors Can't Rest''']]||12 March 1994||[[Shigeyasu Yamauchi]]||[[Takao Koyama]]||¥2.47 billion||¥1.45 billion<ref name="96-taf"></ref>||3.7 million<ref name="96-taf"></ref>
|-
|'''14'''||[[File:dbz_movie11_title.png|100px|link=]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Z Movie 11|超戦士撃破！！勝つのはオレだ<br />''Sūpā Senshi Gekiha!! Katsu No wa Ore da''<br />'''Super-Warrior Defeat!! I'm the One Who'll Win''']]||09 July 1994||[[Yoshihiro Ueda]]||[[Takao Koyama]]||N/A||¥1.15 billion<ref name="96-taf"></ref>||2.8 million<ref name="96-taf"></ref>
|-
|'''15'''||[[File:dbz_movie12_title.png|100px|link=]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Z Movie 12|復活のフュージョン！！悟空とベジータ<br />''Fukkatsu no Fyūjon!! Gokū to Bejīta''<br />'''The Rebirth of Fusion!! Goku and Vegeta''']]||04 March 1995||[[Shigeyasu Yamauchi]]||[[Takao Koyama]]||N/A||¥1.25 billion<ref name="96-taf"></ref>||3.2 million<ref name="96-taf"></ref>
|-
|'''16'''||[[File:dbz_movie13_title.png|100px|link=]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Z Movie 13|龍拳爆発！！悟空がやらねば誰がやる<br />''Ryū-Ken Bakuhatsu!! Gokū ga Yaraneba Dare ga Yaru''<br />'''Goku and Dragon Fist Explosion!! If Goku Won't Do it, Who Will?''']]||15 July 1995||[[Mitsuo Hashimoto]]||[[Takao Koyama]]||N/A||¥1 billion<ref name="96-taf"></ref>||2.4 million<ref name="96-taf"></ref>
|-
|'''17'''||[[File:db_movie04_title.png|100px|link=]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball 10th Anniversary Movie|最強への道<br />''Saikyō e no Michi''<br />'''The Path to Ultimate Strength''']]||04 March 1996||[[Shigeyasu Yamauchi]]||[[Aya Matsui]]||N/A||¥600 million<ref>''Kinema Junpō's Best Ten: 85th Complete History Instalment, 1924-2011''. Japan: Kinema Junpō, May 2012. (p. 554)</ref>||N/A
|}

===Modern Films===
In the early-2000s Toei began moving away from hosting seasonal events to promote their current television series, opting instead to produce more traditional stand-alone theatrical films with longer running times. Unlike the earlier seasonal films, which were originally produced by Toei with the sole intention of local distribution only, these films were produced from the onset in collaboration with 20th Century Fox for international distribution. Also in contrast to the seasonal films, original author Akira Toriyama became heavily involved in overseeing each modern film's overall plot and production.

{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;" align="center"
!rowspan=2|#!!align=left colspan=2 rowspan=2|Movie Title!!rowspan=2|Premiere Date!!rowspan=2|Director!!rowspan=2|Script!!colspan=3|Japan Box Office!!colspan=2|International Box Office
|-
!Total Gross!!Net Earnings!!Attendance!!Total Gross!!Net Earnings
|- style="border-top: 2px solid #AAA"
|width=25|'''18'''||width=100|[[File:dbz_battle_of_gods_title.png|100px|link=]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods|神と神<br />''Kami to Kami''<br />'''God and God ("Battle of Gods")''']]||30 March 2013||[[Masahiro Hosoda]]||[[Yūsuke Watanabe]]<br />[[Akira Toriyama]]||--||--||--||--||--
|-
|'''19'''||[[File:dbz_revival_of_f_title.png|100px|link=]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'|復活の｢Ｆ｣<br />''Fukkatsu no "Efu"''<br />'''Resurrection 'F'''']]||18 April 2015||[[Tadayoshi Yamamuro]]||[[Akira Toriyama]]||--||--||--||--||--
|-
|'''20'''||[[File:Super_broly_title.png|100px|link=]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Super: Broly|ブロリー<br />''Burorī''<br />'''Broly''']]||14 December 2018||[[Tatsuya Nagamine]]||[[Akira Toriyama]]||--||--||--||--||--
|-
|'''21'''||[[File:DBS_super_hero_title.png|100px|link=]]||align=left|[[Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero|スーパーヒーロー<br />''Sūpā Hīrō''<br />'''Super Hero''']]||11 June 2022||[[Tetsurō Kodama]]||[[Akira Toriyama]]||--||--||--||--||--
|}

== Television Specials==

==Festival Features==
Every year [[Shueisha]], sometimes in collaboration with animation companies and studios, holds various festivals celebrating and promoting some of its most popular franchises. These festivals are often held during annual school vacation periods and many feature vendor booths, new merchandise, stage presentations, industry announcements, and much more. On occasion some festivals will host screenings of animation specials and films from popular series, or even animation tour events.

{| class="animation"
|valign="top"|[[File:db_jsat_special_title.png|left|120px|link=Dragon Ball: Heya! Son Goku and Friends Return!!]]
|valign="top"|'''[[Dragon Ball: Heya! Son Goku and Friends Return!!|Heya! Son Goku and Friends Return!!]]'''<br />(オッス!帰ってきた孫悟空と仲間たち!! / ''Ossu! Kaette Kita Son Gokū to Nakama-tachi!!'')<br /><small>'''Premiered:''' 21 September 2008 ("Jump Super Anime Tour 2008")</small>
Two years after the defeat of Majin Boo, a new battle takes place on Earth. Vegeta's younger brother, Tarble, arrives to ask for help in defeating Avo & Cado, two of Freeza's former henchmen that have been terrorizing his planet. Do the heroes of Earth stand a chance against such mighty foes?!
|}
{| class="animation"
|valign="top"|[[File:db_episode_of_bardock_title.png|left|120px|link=Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock]]
|valign="top"|'''[[Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock|Episode of Bardock]]'''<br />(エピソードオブバーダック / ''Episōdo Obu Baadakku'')<br /><small>'''Premiered:''' 17 December 2011 ("Jump Festa 2012")</small>
As Freeza destroys Planet Vegeta, Bardock is engulfed and killed in the attack and explosion... or is he? Bardock awakes in what appears to be the past on "Planet Plant", and faces off against a new foe named Chilled, who seems to be related to Freeza in some way. Will Bardock be able to save the planet and his new friends, and will he truly, finally become... a Super Saiyan?!
|}

==Video Game Features==
{| class="animation"
|valign="top"|[[File:dbz_terebikko_title.png|left|120px|link=Dragon Ball Z: Gather Together! Goku World]]
|valign="top"|'''[[Dragon Ball Z: Gather Together! Goku World|Gather Together! Goku World]]'''<br />(あつまれ!悟空ワールド / ''Atsumare! Gokū Wārudo'')<br /><small>'''Released:''' 1992 ("Terebikko" Interactive Feature)</small>
Join Goku and the others for an interactive telephone-and-video special feature where you travel into the past to see special events and fights from an all-new perspective. Can you answer all of the quiz questions correctly, and guide Goku into his final battle against Cell?
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{| class="animation"
|valign="top"|[[File:dbz_ptets_title.png|left|120px|link=Dragon Ball Z Side Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans]]
|valign="top"|'''[[Dragon Ball Z Side Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans|Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans]]'''<br />(サイヤ人絶滅計画 / ''Saiya-jin Zetsumetsu Keikaku'')<br /><small>'''Released:''' 23 July 1993 ("Official Visual Guide" Side-Story)</small>
The Earth is under attack by the evil Tsufruian, Dr. Raichi, and his Destron Gas. Goku and the others are forced to do battle against "Ghost Warriors" of past villains, all the while destroying the gas machines and protecting life on their home planet. Goku and the others take off into space to find Dr. Raichi, but the true villain appears to be Hatchihyack, a machine that has collected all of the spite against the Saiyans and brought it together into a formidable enemy. Can the heroes work together to destroy the hate-filled machine and save the day yet again?
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{| class="animation"
|valign="top"|[[File:db_ptetss_title.png|left|120px|link=Dragon Ball: Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans]]
|valign="top"|'''[[Dragon Ball: Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans|Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans]]'''<br />(超サイヤ人絶滅計画 / ''Sūpā Saiya-jin Zetsumetsu Keikaku'')<br /><small>'''Released:''' 02 November 2010 ("[[Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2|Raging Blast 2]]" Special Feature)</small>
Newly produced for the PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360 fighting game, ''Raging Blast 2'', this updated remake of the "Official Visual Guide" feature finds Earth under attack from a Tsufruian hellbent on revenge for their deaths at the hands of the Saiyans.
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==Live-Action Films==
{| class="animation"
|valign="top"|[[File:db_chinese_title.png|left|120px|link=Chinese Live-Action Film]]
|valign="top"|'''[[Thailand Live-Action Film|New Dragon Ball: The Legend of Shenlong]]'''<br />(新七龍珠　神龍的傳說 / ''Xin Qi long zhu　Shen long de chuan shuo'')<br /><small>'''Released:''' 1991</small>
The evil Niu Mówáng (Gyūmaō), along with his powerful minions, has set out to gather the Dragon Balls to conquer the world. On their search they soon run into the mysterious Sūn Wù-Kōng (Son Goku), who holds one of the balls they seek. Can Sūn Wù-Kōng and his ragtag group of friends stop Niu Mówáng from reaching his goal?
|}
{| class="animation"
|valign="top"|[[File:db_korean_title.png|left|120px|link=Korean Live-Action Film]]
|valign="top"|'''[[Korean Live-Action Film|Dragon Ball: Fight, Son Goku! Win, Son Goku!]]'''<br />(드래곤볼 싸워라 손오공 이겨라 손오공 / ''Deuraegonbol Ssawora Son Ogong Igyeora Son Ogong'')<br /><small>'''Released:''' 12 December 1990</small>
The great Emperor Pilaf is set on world domination, but to do so he must first gather the seven magical Dragon Balls. Unfortunately, he must compete with the unnaturally strong Son Goku and his friends, who are also in search of the Dragon Balls. Who will find all seven first and summon Shenlong to get their wish granted?
|}
{| class="animation"
|valign="top"|[[File:db_evolution_title.png|left|120px|link=Dragon Ball Evolution]]
|valign="top"|'''[[Dragon Ball Evolution]]'''<br />(ドラゴンボール　エボリューション / ''Doragon Bōru Eboryūshon'')<br /><small>'''Premiered:''' 11 March 2009 (Japan) / 10 April 2009 (United States)</small>
On his 18th birthday, Goku is sent to collect the seven Dragon Balls in order to save the world from the evil alien Piccolo and his minions. Along the way he meets Bulma, and even the desert bandit Yamcha, who join in his quest. Can Goku and friends stop Piccolo from gathering the Dragon Balls and save the world?
|}

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