Dragon Ball
Dragon Ball is a Japanese franchise that originated with a manga published in Weekly Shōnen Jump in 1985 by Akira Toriyama. It was later adapted into two animes, called Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z, which have become one of the most popular and profitable ones ever. Here are some lists about Dragon Ball:
All Dragon Ball arcs in order
This list presents all Dragon Ball story arcs in order (includes Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball GT and Dragon Ball Super arcs). Arcs are a group of episodes with a similar plotline, and can be grouped into Sagas. Check out our list of Dragon Ball Sagas for a broader view. Each arc shows the number of manga chapters and pages, and anime episodes and minutes. This list also shows the 1st chapter and episode of each arc. Arcs are numbered according to the manga. Arcs with decimal values refer to filler arcs that only appear in the anime. Use this list as a reference to know which chapter and episode each arc begins, and to know which arc is after another.
# | Arc | Start Chapter | Total Chapters | Total Pages | Manga % | Start Episode | Total Episodes | Total Minutes (avg 24) | Anime % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DB 01 | Emperor Pilaf Arc | 1 | 23 | 358 | 3.0% | 1 | 13 | 312 | 2.0% |
| DB 02 | Tournament Arc | 24 | 31 | 469 | 3.9% | 14 | 15 | 360 | 2.3% |
| DB 03 | Red Ribbon Army Arc | 55 | 15 | 225 | 1.9% | 29 | 17 | 408 | 2.7% |
| DB 04 | General Blue Arc | 70 | 14 | 211 | 1.8% | 46 | 12 | 288 | 1.9% |
| DB 05 | Commander Red Arc | 84 | 13 | 195 | 1.6% | 58 | 10 | 240 | 1.6% |
| DB 06 | Fortuneteller Baba Arc | 97 | 16 | 241 | 2.0% | 68 | 15 | 360 | 2.3% |
| DB 07 | Tien Shinhan Arc | 113 | 22 | 329 | 2.7% | 83 | 19 | 456 | 3.0% |
| DB 08 | King Piccolo Arc | 135 | 27 | 404 | 3.4% | 102 | 21 | 504 | 3.3% |
| DB 09 | Piccolo Jr. Arc | 162 | 33 | 495 | 4.1% | 123 | 31 | 744 | 4.9% |
| DBZ 01 | Raditz Arc | 195 | 11 | 165 | 1.4% | 1 | 6 | 144 | 0.9% |
| DBZ 02 | Vegeta Arc | 206 | 36 | 540 | 4.5% | 7 | 29 | 696 | 4.5% |
| DBZ 03 | Namek Arc | 242 | 40 | 601 | 5.0% | 36 | 32 | 768 | 5.0% |
| DBZ 04 | Captain Ginyu Arc | 282 | 10 | 150 | 1.3% | 68 | 7 | 168 | 1.1% |
| DBZ 05 | Frieza Arc | 292 | 38 | 567 | 4.7% | 75 | 33 | 792 | 5.2% |
| DBZ 05.1 | Garlic Jr. Arc | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 108 | 10 | 240 | 1.6% |
| DBZ 06 | Trunks Arc | 330 | 7 | 109 | 0.9% | 118 | 8 | 192 | 1.3% |
| DBZ 07 | Androids Arc | 337 | 21 | 320 | 2.7% | 126 | 14 | 336 | 2.2% |
| DBZ 08 | Imperfect Cell Arc | 358 | 16 | 241 | 2.0% | 140 | 13 | 312 | 2.0% |
| DBZ 09 | Perfect Cell Arc | 374 | 15 | 229 | 1.9% | 153 | 13 | 312 | 2.0% |
| DBZ 10 | Cell Games Arc | 388 | 33 | 489 | 4.1% | 166 | 29 | 696 | 4.5% |
| DBZ 10.1 | Other World Arc | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 195 | 5 | 120 | 0.8% |
| DBZ 11 | Great Saiyaman Arc | 421 | 11 | 161 | 1.3% | 200 | 10 | 240 | 1.6% |
| DBZ 12 | World Tournament Arc | 432 | 14 | 194 | 1.6% | 210 | 10 | 240 | 1.6% |
| DBZ 13 | Babidi Arc | 446 | 14 | 186 | 1.6% | 220 | 12 | 288 | 1.9% |
| DBZ 14 | Majin Buu Arc | 460 | 24 | 311 | 2.6% | 232 | 22 | 528 | 3.4% |
| DBZ 15 | Fusion Arc | 484 | 24 | 312 | 2.6% | 254 | 22 | 528 | 3.4% |
| DBZ 16 | Kid Buu Arc | 508 | 9 | 117 | 1.0% | 276 | 12 | 288 | 1.9% |
| DBZ 17 | Peaceful World Arc | 517 | 3 | 44 | 0.4% | 288 | 4 | 96 | 0.6% |
| GT 01 | Black Star Dragon Ball Arc | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 16 | 384 | 2.5% |
| GT 02 | Baby Arc | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 17 | 24 | 576 | 3.8% |
| GT 03 | Super 17 Arc | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 41 | 7 | 168 | 1.1% |
| GT 04 | Shadow Dragon Arc | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 48 | 17 | 408 | 2.7% |
| Super 01 | God of Destruction Beerus Arc | 1 | 4 | 65 | 0.5% | 1 | 18 | 432 | 2.8% |
| Super 02 | Golden Frieza Arc | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 19 | 9 | 216 | 1.4% |
| Super 03 | Universe 6 Arc | 5 | 9 | 230 | 1.9% | 28 | 14 | 336 | 2.2% |
| Super 04 | Copy-Vegeta Arc | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 42 | 5 | 120 | 0.8% |
| Super 05 | Future Trunks Arc | 14 | 13 | 543 | 4.5% | 47 | 30 | 720 | 4.7% |
| Super 06 | Universe Survival Arc | 27 | 16 | 720 | 6.0% | 77 | 55 | 1,320 | 8.6% |
| Super 07 | Galactic Patrol Prisoner Arc | 43 | 25 | 1,125 | 9.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Super 08 | Granolla the Survivor Arc | 68 | 20 | 900 | 7.5% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Super 09 | Super Hero Arc | 88 | 16 | 720 | 6.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |