Dragon Ball is by far the most highly rated shounen out there and also the most popular one, but getting into Dragon ball might seem like a daunting task from the outside, especially if you’ve never watched anime before. In this watch order list, we’ve put all the movies, shows, ova, etc in their chronological watch order so that you can enjoy the show as it is meant to be.
You can also watch the show in the order of their release, but watching the chronological order makes sense as the story flows seamlessly.
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Chronological Watch Order
- Dragon Ball
- Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone (movie)
- Dragon Ball Z episodes 1-86
- Dragon Ball Z: Bardock – The Father of Goku (TV special)
- Dragon Ball Z episodes 87-107
- Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock (movie)
- Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest (movie)
- Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might (movie)
- Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug (movie)
- Dragon Ball Z episodes 108-123
- Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks (TV special)
- Dragon Ball Z episodes 124 and 125
- Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge (Movie)
- Dragon Ball Z episodes 126-146
- Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13 (movie)
- Dragon Ball Z episodes 147-173
- Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler (movie)
- Dragon Ball Z: Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan (movie)
- Dragon Ball Z to episodes 174-194
- Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound (movie)
- Dragon Ball Z episodes 195-207
- Dragon Ball Z: Broly’s Second Coming (movie)
- Dragon Ball Z episodes 208-250
- Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly (movie)
- Dragon Ball Z episodes 251-253
- Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn (movie)
- Dragon Ball Z episodes 254-288
- Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon (movie)
- Dragon Ball Z episodes 289-finish
- Dragon Ball GT, all episodes
- Dragon Ball Super episodes 1-3
- Dragon Ball Z: Battle of the Gods (movie)
- Dragon Ball Super episodes 4-18
- Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection F (movie)
- Dragon Ball Super episodes 19-finish
- Dragon Ball Super: Broly (movie)
- Dragon Ball Super - Super Hero (unclear if the movie takes place before or after our heroes fight against Moro)