List of Dragon Ball anime
Dragon Ball anime series created by Akira Toriyama
Dragon Ball is a Japanese media franchise created by Akira Toriyama in 1984. Six anime installments based on the franchise have been produced for television by Toei Animation: Dragon Ball (1986–1989); Dragon Ball Z (1989–1996); Dragon Ball GT (1996–1997); Dragon Ball Z Kai (2009–2015); Dragon Ball Super (2015–2018); and Dragon Ball Daima (2024–2025); as well as a web series, Super Dragon Ball Heroes (2018–2024). A seventh television series, Dragon Ball Super: Beerus, will premiere in October 2026. Since 1986, twenty one theatrical animated films based on the franchise have been released: four based on the original Dragon Ball anime, fifteen based on Dragon Ball Z, and two based on Dragon Ball Super. There are also several television specials that were broadcast on Fuji TV and two short films, which were shown at the 2008 Jump Super Anime Tour and Jump Festa 2012 respectively. A two-part hour-long crossover TV special between Dragon Ball Z, One Piece, and Toriko aired on Fuji TV in 2013. Additionally, there is a two-part original video animation created as strategy guides for the 1993 video game Dragon Ball Z Side Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans, which was remade in 2010 and included with the Raging Blast 2 video game.
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