Story & Timeline
30 entries in the Dragon Ball compendium.
Saiyan SagaGoku learns he is a Saiyan, and two stronger Saiyans are a year away.Great Saiyaman ArcFrom a school-focused student under Chi-Chi’s strict rule to a warrior awakened by rage, Gohan’s journey is…Babidi & Majin Buu SagaChaos masked as innocence: when an ancient nightmare sheds its shell to test heroism.Other World Tournament ArcAn afterlife tournament where Goku meets his match in Pikkon.Frieza SagaA galactic tyrant feared as the most powerful being in the universe.Kid Buu SagaWith Earth shattered and hope fading, the Z-Fighters must channel the collective energy of a billion souls…Garlic Jr. SagaA vengeful demon lord traps Earth in eternal darkness while Goku is away.Tournament of Power ArcEight universes clash in a battle where the losers face total erasure from existence.Galactic Patrol Prisoner ArcAn ancient life-drainer returns to consume worlds, forcing heroes to master divine techniques.Peaceful World EraWith monsters defeated and skies clear, Earth's guardians finally learn to live.Emperor Pilaf SagaThe first chapter of an anime series that ran from February 26, 1986 to April 19, 1989, covering 153 episodes…Tien Shinhan SagaHonor is tested when old rivalries ignite a tournament that changes everything.Piccolo Jr. SagaThe final tournament concludes the original Dragon Ball journey with Goku facing Piccolo Jr.Red Ribbon Army SagaOne boy against an industrial army: The race for the Dragon Balls that threatens the world.Androids SagaA three-year wait for machines that never tire.King Piccolo SagaThe reincarnation of an ancient evil becomes the Dragon Ball world's most unlikely protector after a fateful…Namek SagaThe galaxy holds its breath as a new legend awakens on a dying world.Cell Games SagaA deadly tournament decides Earth's fate when a father sacrifices himself to awaken his son.Super Buu SagaA shapeshifting nightmare evolves from pure rage into an unstoppable force by absorbing the series' greatest…The Tournament of the 21st Tenkaichi BudokaiThe arena where a young monkey-tailed boy first challenged the world's strongest masters.The Buu SagaWhen magic unravels martial arts, one monster threatens to unmake existence itself.The Battle of Gods ArcA god awakens, a mortal rises, and the fate of Earth hangs on a single punch.The Universe 6 TournamentTwo universes clash as brothers bet their creation's fate on a martial arts showdown.The Future Trunks Special ArcIn a world of ash and silence, one swordsman carries the last hope for humanity.Resurrection F ArcThe worst wish in history brings the tyrant back for revenge.Broly ArcThe Legendary Super Saiyan rises to challenge the universe's strongest warriors.Dragon Ball ZToei's 1989-1996 anime of Goku's adult years.Dragon Ball GTThe anime-only sequel in which a child Goku hunts the Black Star Dragon Balls.Dragon Ball SuperGods of Destruction, other universes and Super Saiyan Blue.Dragon Ball DaimaToriyama's last story: a shrunken Goku in the Demon Realm.
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