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Dragon Ball

1986 · TV Series · TV-PG · 30 min · ★ 8.3

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A young boy leaves his quiet life to join a globe-spanning hunt for seven magical orbs that can grant a single wish. Along the way, the journey mixes comedy, adventure, and martial-arts training as new friends and rivals appear, and the challenges grow bigger with each new arc.

Based on Dragon Ball

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Details
Original title
ドラゴンボール
Years
1986–1989
Release date
1986-02-26
Network
Fuji TV
Language
Japanese
Rated
TV-PG
Runtime
30 min
TMDB rating
8.3/10 (3,381 votes)
About

You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a long, lighthearted action-adventure with lots of training, tournaments, and goofy humor that gradually gets more intense; Not for you if you need tight plotting or dislike crude jokes—try Dragon Ball Z for a more action-heavy follow-up.

Pros: fun adventure quest; memorable characters; exciting tournament fights | Cons: crude early humor; simple story beats; some filler episodes

Themes

  • competition
  • flying
  • martial arts
  • kung fu
  • monster
  • karate
  • wish
  • army
  • rivalry
  • alien
  • anthropomorphism
  • tournament
  • +8 more

Cast & crew

Directed by Daisuke Nishio, Minoru Okazaki, Mitsuo Hashimoto +5 more

Episodes1 season · 153 episodes

Season 1153 episodes
  • S1E1The Secret of the Dragon Balls25m
  • S1E2The Emperor's Quest25m
  • S1E3The Nimbus Cloud of Roshi25m
  • S1E4Oolong the Terrible25m
  • S1E5Yamcha the Desert Bandit25m
  • S1E6Keep an Eye on the Dragon Balls25m
  • S1E7The Ox King on Fire Mountain25m
  • S1E8The Kamehameha Wave25m
  • S1E9Boss Rabbit's Magic Touch25m
  • S1E10The Dragon Balls are Stolen!25m
  • S1E11The Penalty is Pinball25m
  • S1E12A Wish to the Eternal Dragon25m
  • S1E13The Legend of Goku25m
  • S1E14Goku's Rival25m
  • S1E15Look Out for Launch25m
  • S1E16Find That Stone!25m
  • S1E17Milk Delivery25m
  • S1E18The Turtle Hermit Way25m
  • S1E19The Tournament Begins25m
  • S1E20Elimination Round25m
  • S1E21Smells Like Trouble25m
  • S1E22Quarterfinals Begin25m
  • S1E23Monster Beast Giran25m
  • S1E24Krillin's Frantic Attack!25m
  • S1E25Danger From Above25m
  • S1E26The Grand Finals25m
  • S1E27Number One Under the Moon?25m
  • S1E28The Final Blow25m
  • S1E29The Roaming Lake25m
  • S1E30Pilaf and the Mystery Force25m
  • S1E31Wedding Plans?25m
  • S1E32The Flying Fortress — Vanished!25m
  • S1E33The Legend of a Dragon25m
  • S1E34Cruel General Red25m
  • S1E35Cold Reception25m
  • S1E36Major Metallitron25m
  • S1E37Ninja Murasaki is Coming!25m
  • S1E38Five Murasakis25m
  • S1E39Mysterious Android No. 825m
  • S1E40Horrifying Buyon25m
  • S1E41The Fall of Muscle Tower25m
  • S1E42The Secret of Dr. Flappe25m
  • S1E43A Trip to the City25m
  • S1E44Master Thief, Hasky25m
  • S1E45Danger in the Air25m
  • S1E46Bulma's Bad Day25m
  • S1E47Kame House — Found!25m
  • S1E48Deep Blue Sea25m
  • S1E49Roshi Surprise25m
  • S1E50The Trap is Sprung25m
  • S1E51Beware of Robot25m
  • S1E52The Pirate Treasure25m
  • S1E53Blue, Black and Blue25m
  • S1E54Escape From Pirate Cave25m
  • S1E55Penguin Village25m
  • S1E56Strange Visitor25m
  • S1E57Arale vs. Blue25m
  • S1E58The Land of Korin25m
  • S1E59The Notorious Mercenary25m
  • S1E60Tao Attacks!25m
  • S1E61Korin Tower25m
  • S1E62Sacred Water25m
  • S1E63The Return of Goku25m
  • S1E64The Last of Mercenary Tao25m
  • S1E65Confront the Red Ribbon Army25m
  • S1E66A Real Bind25m
  • S1E67The End of Commander Red25m
  • S1E68The Last Dragon Ball25m
  • S1E69Who is Fortuneteller Baba?25m
  • S1E70We are the Five Warriors25m
  • S1E71Deadly Battle25m
  • S1E72Goku's Turn25m
  • S1E73The Devilmite Beam25m
  • S1E74The Mysterious Fifth Man25m
  • S1E75The Strong Ones25m
  • S1E76True Colors of the Masked Man25m
  • S1E77Pilaf's Tactics25m
  • S1E78The Eternal Dragon Rises25m
  • S1E79Terror and Plague25m
  • S1E80Goku vs. Sky Dragon25m
  • S1E81Goku Goes to Demon Land25m
  • S1E82The Rampage of InoShikaCho25m
  • S1E83Which Way to Papaya Island?25m
  • S1E84Rivals and Arrivals25m
  • S1E85Preliminary Peril25m
  • S1E86Then There Were Eight25m
  • S1E87Yamcha vs. Tien25m
  • S1E88Yamcha's Big Break25m
  • S1E89Full-Moon Vengeance25m
  • S1E90The Dodon Wave25m
  • S1E91Counting Controversy!!25m
  • S1E92Goku Enters the Ring25m
  • S1E93Tien Shinhan vs. Jackie Chun25m
  • S1E94Stepping Down25m
  • S1E95Goku vs. Krillin25m
  • S1E96Tail's Tale25m
  • S1E97Final Match: Goku vs. Tien25m
  • S1E98Victory's Edge25m
  • S1E99Tien's Insurrection25m
  • S1E100The Spirit Cannon25m
  • S1E101The Fallen25m
  • S1E102Enter King Piccolo25m
  • S1E103Tambourine Attacks!25m
  • S1E104Mark of the Demon25m
  • S1E105Here Comes Yajirobe25m
  • S1E106Terrible Tambourine25m
  • S1E107Tien's Atonement25m
  • S1E108Goku's Revenge25m
  • S1E109Goku vs. King Piccolo25m
  • S1E110Piccolo Closes In25m
  • S1E111Roshi's Gambit25m
  • S1E112King Piccolo's Wish25m
  • S1E113Siege on Chow Castle25m
  • S1E114Conquest and Power25m
  • S1E115Awaken Darkness25m
  • S1E116A Taste of Destiny25m
  • S1E117The Ultimate Sacrifice25m
  • S1E118Prelude to Vengeance25m
  • S1E119Battle Cry25m
  • S1E120Goku Strikes Back25m
  • S1E121The Biggest Crisis25m
  • S1E122Final Showdown25m
  • S1E123Lost and Found25m
  • S1E124Temple Above the Clouds25m
  • S1E125Earth's Guardian Emerges25m
  • S1E126Eternal Dragon Resurrected25m
  • S1E127Quicker than Lightning25m
  • S1E128Secret of the Woods25m
  • S1E129The Time Room25m
  • S1E130Goku's Doll25m
  • S1E131Walking Their Own Ways25m
  • S1E132Hotter than Lava25m
  • S1E133Changes25m
  • S1E134Preliminary Peril25m
  • S1E135Battle of the Eight25m
  • S1E136Tien Shinhan vs. Mercenary Tao25m
  • S1E137Anonymous Proposal25m
  • S1E138The Mysterious Hero25m
  • S1E139Rematch25m
  • S1E140Goku Gains Speed25m
  • S1E141The Four Faces of Tien25m
  • S1E142Kami vs. Piccolo25m
  • S1E143Battle for the Future25m
  • S1E144Super Kamehameha25m
  • S1E145Junior No More25m
  • S1E146Goku's Trap25m
  • S1E147Goku Hangs On25m
  • S1E148The Victor25m
  • S1E149Dress in Flames25m
  • S1E150The Fire-Eater25m
  • S1E151Outrageous Octagon25m
  • S1E152Mystery of the Dark World25m
  • S1E153The End, the Beginning25m