Dragon Ball watch order

Suggested release sequence

Numbers count the main story. Entries marked “opt” are optional extras you can watch whenever you like.

1. opt
   Dragon Ball

   Optional extraTV · 1986153 eps63 h 45 min
2. opt
   Dragon Ball Z

   Optional extraTV · 1989291 eps116 h 24 min
3. opt
   Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone

   Optional extraMovie · 198941 minutes
4. opt
   Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest

   Optional extraMovie · 19901 hours
5. opt
   Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might

   Optional extraMovie · 19901 h 1 min
6. opt
   Dragon Ball Z: Bardock – The Father of Goku

   Optional extraSpecial · 19901 eps47 minutes
7. opt
   Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug

   Optional extraMovie · 199152 minutes
8. opt
   Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge

   Optional extraMovie · 199148 minutes
9. opt
   Dragon Ball Z: Atsumare! Goku's World

   Optional extraOVA · 19921 eps30 minutes
10. opt
    Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler

    Optional extraMovie · 199245 minutes
11. opt
    Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13!

    Optional extraMovie · 199245 minutes
12. opt
    Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks

    Optional extraSpecial · 19931 eps48 minutes
13. opt
    Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan

    Optional extraMovie · 19931 h 12 min
14. opt
    Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound

    Optional extraMovie · 199350 minutes
15. opt
    Dragon Ball Z: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans

    Optional extraOVA · 19932 eps1 hours
16. opt
    Dragon Ball Z: Broly - Second Coming

    Optional extraMovie · 199450 minutes
17. opt
    Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly

    Optional extraMovie · 199450 minutes
18. opt
    Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn

    Optional extraMovie · 199555 minutes
19. opt
    Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon

    Optional extraMovie · 199551 minutes
20. opt
    Dragon Ball GT

    Optional extraTV · 199664 eps25 h 36 min
21. opt
    Dragon Ball GT: A Hero's Legacy

    Optional extraSpecial · 19971 eps44 minutes
22. opt
    Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!

    Optional extraSpecial · 20081 eps35 minutes
23. opt
    Dragon Ball Z Kai

    Optional extraTV · 200997 eps37 h 11 min
24. opt
    Dragon Ball: Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans

    Optional extraOVA · 20101 eps30 minutes
25. opt
    Dragon Ball Z Kai: Peace for the Future! The Spirit of Goku is Forever

    Optional extraSpecial · 20111 eps23 minutes
26. opt
    Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock

    Optional extraSpecial · 20111 eps19 minutes
27. opt
    Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods

    Optional extraMovie · 20131 h 25 min
28. opt
    Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters

    Optional extraTV · 201469 eps27 h 36 min
29. opt
    Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'

    Optional extraMovie · 20151 h 47 min
30. opt
    Dragon Ball Super

    Optional extraTV · 2015131 eps52 h 24 min
31. opt
    Dragon Ball Z: The Real 4-D

    Optional extraSpecial · 20161 eps11 minutes
32. opt
    Dragon Ball Z: The Real 4-D at Super Tenkaichi Budokai

    Optional extraSpecial · 20171 eps9 minutes
33. opt
    Dragon Ball Super: Broly

    Optional extraMovie · 20181 h 40 min
34. opt
    Dragon Ball Super: SUPER HERO

    Optional extraMovie · 20221 h 39 min
35. opt
    Dragon Ball DAIMA

    Optional extraTV · 202420 eps8 hours
36. opt
    Dragon Ball Super: Beerus

    Recap · skipTV · 2026Airing now
37. opt
    Dragon Ball Super: Ginga Patrol

    Optional extraUpcoming

Built from AniList relation data and sorted by release date where available. Side stories and specials may be optional; relation links alone do not make chronology compulsory.