Dragon Ball
A girl named Bulma is on a road trip through a fantasy version of rural Asia hunting for the seven Dragon Balls — magical artifacts that grant a single wish to whoever collects them all — when her car breaks down outside the cabin of a tail-having forest child named Son Goku. Goku is preternaturally strong, owns one of the Dragon Balls, and has no idea what a girl is. Bulma talks him into joining her search. Their road trip becomes a martial-arts tour: Master Roshi the lecherous turtle hermit, the prickly disciple Krillin, the King Piccolo lineage, and the World Martial Arts Tournament in which all of them eventually compete.
A girl named Bulma is on a road trip through a fantasy version of rural Asia hunting for the seven Dragon Balls — magical artifacts that grant a single wish to whoever collects them all — when her car breaks down outside the cabin of a tail-having forest child named Son Goku. Goku is preternaturally strong, owns one of the Dragon Balls, and has no idea what a girl is. Bulma talks him into joining her search. Their road trip becomes a martial-arts tour: Master Roshi the lecherous turtle hermit, the prickly disciple Krillin, the King Piccolo lineage, and the World Martial Arts Tournament in which all of them eventually compete.
A girl named Bulma is on a road trip through a fantasy version of rural Asia hunting for the seven Dragon Balls — magical artifacts that grant a single wish to whoever collects them all — when her car breaks down outside the cabin of a tail-having forest child named Son Goku. Goku is preternaturally strong, owns one of the Dragon Balls, and has no idea what a girl is. Bulma talks him into joining her search. Their road trip becomes a martial-arts tour: Master Roshi the lecherous turtle hermit, the prickly disciple Krillin, the King Piccolo lineage, and the World Martial Arts Tournament in which all of them eventually compete.
Format
TV
Episodes
153
Episode Duration
25 mins
Characters
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Staff
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News
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Reviews
4 · sorted by votes
Status Distribution
Current
8%·17,837
Planning
10%·22,584
Paused
4%·9,547
Dropped
3%·6,973
Completed
74%·161,598
Score Distribution
102030405060708090100
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AlternativeDragon Ball: Curse of the Blood RubiesMOVIE · 1986
SequelDragon Ball ZTV · 1989
AlternativeDragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's CastleMOVIE · 1987
AlternativeDragon Ball: Mystical AdventureMOVIE · 1988
AlternativeDragon Ball: The Path to PowerMOVIE · 1996
CharacterDr. Slump: Arale-chanTV · 1981
Spin-offDragon Ball SpecialsSPECIAL
CharacterDr. SlumpTV · 1997
Shounen99%Martial Arts93%Super Power87%Travel86%Male Protagonist81%Orphan79%Battle Royale79%Cultivation79%Dragons78%Wuxia70%Anachronism66%Urban Fantasy64%Anthropomorphism60%Dinosaurs60%Rural60%Primarily Male Cast60%Demons57%Revenge55%Shapeshifting50%Adoption50%Robots43%Desert40%Tanned Skin40%Kaiju40%Dissociative Identities28%Ninja28%
Frequently asked questions
How many episodes does Dragon Ball have?
Dragon Ball has 153 episodes.
Is Dragon Ball finished?
As of now, Dragon Ball has finished.
When did Dragon Ball air?
Dragon Ball aired from February 26, 1986 to April 12, 1989.
What kind of show is Dragon Ball?
Dragon Ball is a TV series with episodes around 25 minutes long, originally from Japan.
When did Dragon Ball premiere?
Dragon Ball premiered in Winter 1986.