


Gokuu Son is a young boy who lives in the woods all alone—that is, until a girl named Bulma runs into him in her search for a set of magical objects called the "Dragon Balls." Since the artifacts are said to grant one wish to whoever collects all seven, Bulma hopes to gather them and wish for a perfect boyfriend. Gokuu happens to be in possession of a dragon ball, but unfortunately for Bulma, he refuses to part ways with it, so she makes him a deal: he can tag along on her journey if he lets her borrow the dragon ball's power. With that, the two set off on the journey of a lifetime. They don't go on the journey alone. On the way, they meet the old Muten-Roshi and wannabe disciple Kuririn, with whom Gokuu trains to become a stronger martial artist for the upcoming World Martial Arts Tournament. However, it's not all fun and games; the ability to make any wish come true is a powerful one, and there are others who would do much worse than just wishing for a boyfriend. To stop those who would try to abuse the legendary power, they train to become stronger fighters, using their newfound strength to help the people around them along the way. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Total episodes
153
Filler episodes
21
% Filler
13.73%
You may wonder, how many seasons does Dragon Ball have? Well, currently Dragon Ball has a total of 5 official seasons. Below is a complete list of the anime's seasons, arranged chronologically, including prequels, sequels, and canonical spin-offs.
Discover all seasons and episodes of this anime in broadcast order. Each season develops a key part of the story, introducing new characters, story arcs, and important events. Select any season to view detailed information such as the number of episodes, release dates, and a complete plot description.
In this section you will find a detailed guide to the filler episodes of Dragon Ball. Filler represents 13.73% of the total series. These episodes are original from the animation studio and do not appear in the original manga, so you can skip them if you prefer to follow only the canonical plot without losing story continuity.
30-33, 45, 79-83, 127-132, 149-153
| # | Episodes | Aired | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Secret of the Dragon Balls | 02/26/1986 | CANON |
| 2 | The Emperor's Quest | 03/05/1986 | CANON |
| 3 | The Nimbus Cloud of Roshi | 03/12/1986 | CANON |
| 4 | Oolong the Terrible | 03/19/1986 | CANON |
| 5 | Yamcha the Desert Bandit | 03/26/1986 | CANON |
| 6 | Keep an Eye on the Dragon Balls | 04/02/1986 | CANON |
| 7 | The Ox King on Fire Mountain | 04/09/1986 | CANON |
| 8 | The Kamehameha Wave | 04/16/1986 | CANON |
| 9 | Boss Rabbit's Magic Touch | 04/23/1986 | CANON |
| 10 | The Dragon Balls are Stolen! | 04/30/1986 | CANON |
| 11 | The Penalty is Pinball | 05/07/1986 | CANON |
| 12 | A Wish to the Eternal Dragon | 05/14/1986 | CANON |
| 13 | The Legend of Goku | 05/21/1986 | CANON |
| 14 | Goku's Rival | 05/28/1986 | CANON |
| 15 | Look Out for Launch | 06/04/1986 | CANON |
| 16 | Find That Stone! | 06/11/1986 | CANON |
| 17 | Milk Delivery | 06/18/1986 | CANON |
| 18 | The Turtle Hermit Way | 06/25/1986 | CANON |
| 19 | The Tournament Begins | 07/02/1986 | CANON |
| 20 | Elimination Round | 07/09/1986 | CANON |
| 21 | Smells Like Trouble | 07/16/1986 | CANON |
| 22 | Quarterfinals Begin | 07/23/1986 | CANON |
| 23 | Monster Beast Giran | 07/30/1986 | CANON |
| 24 | Krillin's Frantic Attack! | 08/06/1986 | CANON |
| 25 | Danger From Above | 08/13/1986 | CANON |
| 26 | The Grand Finals | 08/20/1986 | CANON |
| 27 | Number One Under the Moon? | 08/27/1986 | CANON |
| 28 | The Final Blow | 09/03/1986 | CANON |
| 29 | The Roaming Lake | 09/10/1986 | CANON |
| 30 | Pilaf and the Mystery Force | 09/17/1986 | FILLER |
| 31 | Wedding Plans? | 09/24/1986 | FILLER |
| 32 | The Flying Fortress — Vanished! | 10/01/1986 | FILLER |
| 33 | The Legend of a Dragon | 10/08/1986 | FILLER |
| 34 | Cruel General Red | 10/15/1986 | CANON |
| 35 | Cold Reception | 10/22/1986 | CANON |
| 36 | Major Metallitron | 10/29/1986 | CANON |
| 37 | Ninja Murasaki is Coming! | 11/05/1986 | CANON |
| 38 | Five Murasakis | 11/12/1986 | CANON |
| 39 | Mysterious Android No. 8 | 11/19/1986 | CANON |
| 40 | Horrifying Buyon | 11/26/1986 | CANON |
| 41 | The Fall of Muscle Tower | 12/03/1986 | CANON |
| 42 | The Secret of Dr. Flappe | 12/10/1986 | CANON |
| 43 | A Trip to the City | 12/17/1986 | CANON |
| 44 | Master Thief, Hasky | 12/24/1986 | CANON |
| 45 | Danger in the Air | 01/07/1987 | FILLER |
| 46 | Bulma's Bad Day | 01/14/1987 | CANON |
| 47 | Kame House — Found! | 01/21/1987 | CANON |
| 48 | Deep Blue Sea | 01/28/1987 | CANON |
| 49 | Roshi Surprise | 02/04/1987 | CANON |
| 50 | The Trap is Sprung | 02/11/1987 | CANON |
| 51 | Beware of Robot | 02/18/1987 | CANON |
| 52 | The Pirate Treasure | 02/25/1987 | CANON |
| 53 | Blue, Black and Blue | 03/04/1987 | CANON |
| 54 | Escape From Pirate Cave | 03/11/1987 | CANON |
| 55 | Penguin Village | 03/18/1987 | CANON |
| 56 | Strange Visitor | 03/25/1987 | CANON |
| 57 | Arale vs. Blue | 04/08/1987 | CANON |
| 58 | The Land of Korin | 04/15/1987 | CANON |
| 59 | The Notorious Mercenary | 04/22/1987 | CANON |
| 60 | Tao Attacks! | 04/29/1987 | CANON |
| 61 | Korin Tower | 05/06/1987 | CANON |
| 62 | Sacred Water | 05/13/1987 | CANON |
| 63 | The Return of Goku | 05/20/1987 | CANON |
| 64 | The Last of Mercenary Tao | 05/27/1987 | CANON |
| 65 | Confront the Red Ribbon Army | 06/10/1987 | CANON |
| 66 | A Real Bind | 06/17/1987 | CANON |
| 67 | The End of Commander Red | 06/24/1987 | CANON |
| 68 | The Last Dragon Ball | 07/01/1987 | CANON |
| 69 | Who is Fortuneteller Baba? | 07/08/1987 | CANON |
| 70 | We are the Five Warriors | 07/15/1987 | CANON |
| 71 | Deadly Battle | 07/22/1987 | CANON |
| 72 | Goku's Turn | 07/29/1987 | CANON |
| 73 | The Devilmite Beam | 08/05/1987 | CANON |
| 74 | The Mysterious Fifth Man | 08/12/1987 | CANON |
| 75 | The Strong Ones | 08/19/1987 | CANON |
| 76 | True Colors of the Masked Man | 08/26/1987 | CANON |
| 77 | Pilaf's Tactics | 09/02/1987 | CANON |
| 78 | The Eternal Dragon Rises | 09/09/1987 | CANON |
| 79 | Terror and Plague | 09/16/1987 | FILLER |
| 80 | Goku vs. Sky Dragon | 09/23/1987 | FILLER |
| 81 | Goku Goes to Demon Land | 09/30/1987 | FILLER |
| 82 | The Rampage of InoShikaCho | 10/07/1987 | FILLER |
| 83 | Which Way to Papaya Island? | 10/14/1987 | FILLER |
| 84 | Rivals and Arrivals | 10/21/1987 | CANON |
| 85 | Preliminary Peril | 10/28/1987 | CANON |
| 86 | Then There Were Eight | 11/04/1987 | CANON |
| 87 | Yamcha vs. Tien | 11/11/1987 | CANON |
| 88 | Yamcha's Big Break | 11/18/1987 | CANON |
| 89 | Full-Moon Vengeance | 11/25/1987 | CANON |
| 90 | The Dodon Wave | 12/02/1987 | CANON |
| 91 | Counting Controversy!! | 12/09/1987 | CANON |
| 92 | Goku Enters the Ring | 12/16/1987 | CANON |
| 93 | Tien Shinhan vs. Jackie Chun | 12/23/1987 | CANON |
| 94 | Stepping Down | 12/30/1987 | CANON |
| 95 | Goku vs. Krillin | 01/06/1988 | CANON |
| 96 | Tail's Tale | 01/13/1988 | CANON |
| 97 | Final Match: Goku vs. Tien | 01/20/1988 | CANON |
| 98 | Victory's Edge | 01/27/1988 | CANON |
| 99 | Tien's Insurrection | 02/03/1988 | CANON |
| 100 | The Spirit Cannon | 02/10/1988 | CANON |
| 101 | The Fallen | 02/17/1988 | CANON |
| 102 | Enter King Piccolo | 02/24/1988 | CANON |
| 103 | Tambourine Attacks! | 03/02/1988 | CANON |
| 104 | Mark of the Demon | 03/09/1988 | CANON |
| 105 | Here Comes Yajirobe | 03/16/1988 | CANON |
| 106 | Terrible Tambourine | 03/23/1988 | CANON |
| 107 | Tien's Atonement | 04/06/1988 | CANON |
| 108 | Goku's Revenge | 04/13/1988 | CANON |
| 109 | Goku vs. King Piccolo | 04/20/1988 | CANON |
| 110 | Piccolo Closes In | 05/04/1988 | CANON |
| 111 | Roshi's Gambit | 05/11/1988 | CANON |
| 112 | King Piccolo's Wish | 05/18/1988 | CANON |
| 113 | Siege on Chow Castle | 05/25/1988 | CANON |
| 114 | Conquest and Power | 06/01/1988 | CANON |
| 115 | Awaken Darkness | 06/08/1988 | CANON |
| 116 | A Taste of Destiny | 06/22/1988 | CANON |
| 117 | The Ultimate Sacrifice | 06/29/1988 | CANON |
| 118 | Prelude to Vengeance | 07/06/1988 | CANON |
| 119 | Battle Cry | 07/20/1988 | CANON |
| 120 | Goku Strikes Back | 07/27/1988 | CANON |
| 121 | The Biggest Crisis | 08/03/1988 | CANON |
| 122 | Final Showdown | 08/10/1988 | CANON |
| 123 | Lost and Found | 08/17/1988 | CANON |
| 124 | Temple Above the Clouds | 08/24/1988 | CANON |
| 125 | Earth's Guardian Emerges | 08/31/1988 | CANON |
| 126 | Eternal Dragon Resurrected | 09/14/1988 | CANON |
| 127 | Quicker than Lightning | 09/21/1988 | FILLER |
| 128 | Secret of the Woods | 09/28/1988 | FILLER |
| 129 | The Time Room | 10/12/1988 | FILLER |
| 130 | Goku's Doll | 10/19/1988 | FILLER |
| 131 | Walking Their Own Ways | 10/26/1988 | FILLER |
| 132 | Hotter than Lava | 11/02/1988 | FILLER |
| 133 | Changes | 11/09/1988 | CANON |
| 134 | Preliminary Peril | 11/16/1988 | CANON |
| 135 | Battle of the Eight | 11/23/1988 | CANON |
| 136 | Tien Shinhan vs. Mercenary Tao | 11/30/1988 | CANON |
| 137 | Anonymous Proposal | 12/07/1988 | CANON |
| 138 | The Mysterious Hero | 12/14/1988 | CANON |
| 139 | Rematch | 12/21/1988 | CANON |
| 140 | Goku Gains Speed | 01/11/1989 | CANON |
| 141 | The Four Faces of Tien | 01/18/1989 | CANON |
| 142 | Kami vs. Piccolo | 01/25/1989 | CANON |
| 143 | Battle for the Future | 02/01/1989 | CANON |
| 144 | Super Kamehameha | 02/08/1989 | CANON |
| 145 | Junior No More | 02/15/1989 | CANON |
| 146 | Goku's Trap | 02/22/1989 | CANON |
| 147 | Goku Hangs On | 03/01/1989 | CANON |
| 148 | The Victor | 03/08/1989 | CANON |
| 149 | Dress in Flames | 03/15/1989 | FILLER |
| 150 | The Fire-Eater | 03/22/1989 | FILLER |
| 151 | Outrageous Octagon | 04/05/1989 | FILLER |
| 152 | Mystery of the Dark World | 04/12/1989 | FILLER |
| 153 | The End, the Beginning | 04/19/1989 | FILLER |
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