Dragon Ball tells the tale of a young warrior by the name of Son Goku, a young peculiar boy with a tail who embarks on a quest to become stronger and learns of the Dragon Balls, when, once all 7 are gathered, grant any wish of choice.
Follows the adventures of an extraordinarily strong young boy named Goku as he searches for the seven dragon balls. These balls, when combined, can grant the owner any one wish he desires. Along the way he makes many new friends, and enemies, and he trains to become the strongest fighter in the world.
Aired: Feb 26, 1986 Goku and Bulma team up to find Dragon Balls that summon the wish-granting "dr...
Aired: Mar 5, 1986 Goku and Bulma camp out, but when Goku goes hunting, he mistakes a plane for ...
Aired: Mar 12, 1986 After defeating a giant beast that was threatening the giant turtle, Goku and...
Aired: Mar 19, 1986 Goku and Bulma arrive in a village haunted by Oolong, a shape-shifter who wan...
5. Tsuyokute Warui Sabaku no Yamucha
Aired: Mar 26, 1986Bulma forces Oolong to join their group for his shape-shifting ability. While...
6. Mayonaka no Houmonsha-tachi
Aired: Apr 2, 1986Oolong drugs Goku and Bulma's drinks, prompting Yamcha and Puar to try to ste...
Aired: Apr 9, 1986 Goku, Bulma, and Oolong arrive at Fire Mountain, with Yamcha and Puar followi...
Aired: Apr 16, 1986 Master Roshi agrees to let Goku borrow the Bansho fan, but when he goes to re...
Aired: Apr 23, 1986 Son Goku, Bulma and Oolong arrive at a village in which the villagers seem sc...
Aired: Apr 30, 1986 Shu runs off with Bulma's suitcase, which contains their Dragon Balls. Luckil...
Aired: May 7, 1986 Mai steals the Four-Star Ball from Goku. When they wake up, Pilaf sends giant...
Aired: May 14, 1986 To stop Emperor Pilaf, Oolong interrupts his wish for world conquest with a w...
Aired: May 21, 1986 Goku, now the Great Ape, begins destroying Pilaf's castle. Bulma, Yamcha, Ool...
Aired: May 28, 1986 Goku heads towards Master Roshi's island. Suddenly, another boy named Krillin...
15. Fushigi na Onna no Ko Ranchi
Aired: Jun 4, 1986Goku and Krillin bring Launch back to Master Roshi's island. Unknown to eithe...
Aired: Jun 11, 1986 Master Roshi gives the boys their final test for the day. He throws a stone i...
17. Inochigake! Gyuunyuu Haitatsu
Aired: Jun 18, 1986Master Roshi has the boys deliver milk in many exhausting runs.
Aired: Jun 25, 1986 Goku and Krillin continue their intense training.
19. Tenkaichi Budôkai hajimaru!
Aired: Jul 2, 1986After months of training with heavy turtle shells, the boys are eager to lear...
20. Deru ka!? Shugyô no iryoku
Aired: Jul 9, 1986The preliminaries of the 21st World Martial Arts Tournament begin with Goku, ...
Aired: Jul 16, 1986 In the quarterfinal matches, Krillin is in the first match against Bacterian,...
Aired: Jul 23, 1986 In the quarterfinals, Yamcha fights the powerful Jackie Chun. Nam fights Ranf...
Aired: Jul 30, 1986 Goku's quarterfinal opponent, the monstrous Giran fights him with cheating ta...
24. Kuririn hisshi no dai-kôbôsen
Aired: Aug 6, 1986The semifinals begin as Krillin and Jackie Chun fight.
25. Tate Gokû! Osoru beki tenkû X-ji ken
Aired: Aug 13, 1986Goku starts his semifinal match against Nam, who uses aerial attacks.
Aired: Aug 20, 1986 After many impressive battles, the final match of the World Martial Arts Tour...
Aired: Aug 27, 1986 The final match between Goku and Jackie Chun continues as Jackie's hypnosis a...
Aired: Sep 3, 1986 Jackie Chun reveals that the actual target of his Kamehameha wave was the moo...
29. Futatabi bôken samayô mizûmi
Aired: Sep 10, 1986The river at Nam's village has run dry, and Goku finds that a dam has been bu...
30. Pilaf and the Mystery Force
Aired: Sep 17, 1986When the dragon radar is stolen, Goku follows the thief to to an antique shop...
31. Gege! Nise Gokû shutsugen!!
Aired: Sep 24, 1986The much pursued Dragon Ball ends up in the possession of the great and power...
Aired: Oct 1, 1986 Both the Red Ribbon Army and Goku pursue Pilaf for the Dragon Ball.
Aired: Oct 8, 1986 Master Roshi tells everyone the legend of the Dragon Balls.
Aired: Oct 15, 1986 Goku and the Red Ribbon Army race each other in a search for the five-star ball.
Aired: Oct 22, 1986 The girl called Snow explains to Goku that the Red Ribbon Army is forcing the...
Aired: Oct 29, 1986 Goku enters Muscle Tower and fights a large android named Major Metallitron.
Aired: Nov 5, 1986 Ninja Murasaki is sent to kill Goku. They engage in games of hide and seek, r...
38. Osorubeshi!! Bunshin no jutsu
Aired: Nov 12, 1986Murasaki decides to use his ultimate ninja technique and splits into five clo...
Aired: Nov 19, 1986 Ninja Murasaki releases Android 8 to fight Goku, but Android 8 refuses to fight.
40. Dô suru Gokû!! Senritsu no Buyon
Aired: Nov 26, 1986General White releases a monster, Buyon to destroy Goku and Eighter.
Aired: Dec 3, 1986 Goku fights General White for the fate of Muscle Tower as Eighter looks on.
42. Kiki ippatsu!! Ganbare 8chan
Aired: Dec 10, 1986Eighter still has the bomb inside him, so they go to Dr. Flappe to sort the p...
43. Nichi no miyako no Buruma n'chi
Aired: Dec 17, 1986Goku reaches West City but has no idea where to find Bulma.
44. Gokû to nakama to kiken ga ippai
Aired: Dec 24, 1986General Black hires a master thief, Hasky, to get the balls from Goku.
45. Ki o tsukero! Kûchû no wana
Aired: Jan 7, 1987Hasky plans to steal the Dragon Balls while Goku's group is having fun.
Aired: Jan 14, 1987 Goku and Bulma head to an island to look for a dragon ball, but it is under t...
Aired: Jan 21, 1987 Goku makes it to Roshi's island and Launch and Krillin return.
48. Burû Shôgun kôgeki kaishi!!
Aired: Jan 28, 1987General Blue plans to tail and attack Goku and company at Roshi's Island.
Aired: Feb 4, 1987 General Blue continues to chase Bulma, Goku and Krillin's submarine. Meanwhil...
Aired: Feb 11, 1987 Goku, Bulma and Krillin surface into a pirates' hideout full of traps.
Aired: Feb 11, 1987 Goku and Krillin fight the giant Pirate robot.
Aired: Feb 25, 1987 The heroes find the treasure chest and General Blue finally shows himself.
Aired: Mar 4, 1987 Goku and Blue continue fighting and Goku is winning until Blue powers up.
54. Nigero ya nigero!! Dai dasshutsu
Aired: Mar 11, 1987As the ceiling collapses, the heroes flee to the getaway submarine.
Aired: Mar 18, 1987 After a chase, Goku and General Blue fly into a strange land called Penguin V...
56. Uhohôi! Arare kumo ni noru
Aired: Mar 25, 1987In Penguin Village, Goku meets Arale. Blue loses his patience with the locals.
Aired: Apr 8, 1987 Goku finds Blue and Blue threatens Arale, who begins a fight with him.
Aired: Apr 15, 1987 In the Land of Korin, Captain Yellow threatens the locals for another dragon ...
59. Kita! Sekai'ichi no koroshiya "Tao Pai Pai"
Aired: Apr 22, 1987Mercenary Tao is hired to kill Goku and retrieve the dragon balls. Meanwhile,...
60. Shôbu!! Kamehame-ha vs Dodon-pa
Aired: Apr 29, 1987Goku fights Tao, nearly getting killed by his Dodon Wave. Tao heads to town t...
Aired: May 6, 1987 Goku eventually reaches the summit of Korin's tower, but Korin is not about t...
62. Hatashite!? Chôseisui no kikime
Aired: May 13, 1987Goku attempts to snatch the sacred water from Korin.
Aired: May 20, 1987 Goku arrives for a rematch with Tao, who finds out about the legend of Korin'...
Aired: May 27, 1987 Tao reaches the tower summit and treats Korin arrogantly as Goku relaxes.
65. Yuke Gokû! Totsugeki kaishi
Aired: Jun 10, 1987As Goku makes his way to the Red Ribbon HQ, Colonel Violet tracks another dra...
66. Reddo Ribon gun hisshi no kôbô
Aired: Jun 17, 1987Goku gets past the defenses and attacks the Red Ribbon base. The entire Red R...
Aired: Jun 24, 1987 The Red Ribbon soldiers begin fleeing. Red leaves an increasingly frustrated ...
Aired: Jul 1, 1987 The war with the Red Ribbon Army comes to an epic conclusion.
Aired: Jul 8, 1987 Roshi suggests that Goku visits Fortuneteller Baba to find the last Dragon Ba...
70. Totsugeki! Warera 5-nin no senshi
Aired: Jul 15, 1987Goku must battle five warriors of Baba. Krillin starts against Fangs the Vamp...
Aired: Jul 22, 1987 Yamcha must fight an invisible warrior that he cannot defend himself from. Go...
72. Gokû kenzan! Akuma no benjo
Aired: Jul 29, 1987Thanks to Roshi's fascination with Bulma's curves, Yamcha advances to the thi...
73. Hissatsu Akumaito kôsen to wa!?
Aired: Aug 5, 1987Goku challenges the mummy to a fight.
74. Nazo no go-nin-me no otoko
Aired: Aug 12, 1987Goku goes head-to-head with Spike the Devilman, a winged freak known for feed...
Aired: Aug 19, 1987 The final fight begins between Goku and the masked man.
76. Kamen otoko no shôtai wa!?
Aired: Aug 26, 1987Pilaf, Shu and Mai set off to Fortuneteller Baba's palace to defeat Goku and ...
Aired: Sep 2, 1987 Pilaf, Shu and Mai get in their power suits and challenge Goku to a battle, w...
Aired: Sep 9, 1987 Goku takes all the dragon balls to the Land of Korin, and the dragon rises ag...
79. Kinkaku · Ginkaku no hitokui hyôtan
Aired: Sep 16, 1987Goku encounters a village which is being terrorized by two men called Terror ...
80. Iza gozen shiai! Gokû vs Tenron
Aired: Sep 23, 1987Goku goes to challenge Master Chin, who is busy fending off Rising Dragon and...
Aired: Sep 30, 1987 Goku faces the demon Shula to rescue Princess Misa.
Aired: Oct 7, 1987 Goku sees a monster named InoShikaCho terrorizing a village, just as two men ...
83. Isoge Gokû! Tenka'ichi Budôkai
Aired: Oct 14, 1987It is the day before the World Martial Arts Tournament, and Goku heads to Pap...
Aired: Oct 21, 1987 Krillin and Yamcha are eager to test their strength after training under Mast...
85. Kachi nokoru zo!! Yosen sabaibaru
Aired: Oct 28, 1987Goku, Krillin, Yamcha and Jackie Chun advance through the preliminaries. Mast...
86. Kettei!! 8-nin no yûsha-tachi
Aired: Nov 4, 1987The preliminaries end with Goku fighting King Choppa.
87. Taiketsu!! Yamucha vs Tenshinhan
Aired: Nov 11, 1987In the finals, Yamcha and Tien start fighting.
88. Yuke Yamucha! Osorubeshi Tenshinhan
Aired: Nov 18, 1987Yamcha uses his powerful techniques, but they have no effect on Tien.
Aired: Nov 25, 1987 Man Wolf angrily fights Jackie Chun for revenge.
Aired: Dec 2, 1987 Chiaotzu attacks Krillin with the same technique used by Mercenary Tao.
91. Gyakuten!! Kuririn no 8-den ne dai sakusen
Aired: Dec 9, 1987Krillin continues his fight with Chiaotzu.
Aired: Dec 16, 1987 Pomput's manager realizes Pomput cannot beat Goku, and resorts to cheating.
93. Jitsuryoku hakuchû!! Tenshinhan vs Jakkî
Aired: Dec 23, 1987In the semifinals, Jackie Chun and Tien Shinhan begin their match.
94. Gegege!! Shin Tsuru-sen-ryû · Taiyô-ken
Aired: Dec 30, 1987Tien and Jackie Chun continue their fight as Jackie tries to show him the err...
Aired: Jan 6, 1988 Goku and Krillin fight their semifinal match.
96. Masaka Gokû!? Kuririn no dai sakusen
Aired: Jan 13, 1988Goku and Krillin continue their fight as Goku gets the upper hand.
97. Kesshô!! Hatashite budô tenka'ichi wa!?
Aired: Jan 20, 1988Goku fights Tien in the final match of the tournament.
98. Higi · haikyû-ken VS sentô pawâ
Aired: Jan 27, 1988Goku reveals that throughout the tournament he had only been using a fraction...
Aired: Feb 3, 1988 Chiaotzu uses his powers to paralyze Goku so Tien can win easily.
100. Sei ka shi ka!? Saigo no shudan
Aired: Feb 10, 1988Tien grows two extra arms and gains an advantage over Goku.
101. Budôkai shûryô! Soshite...!!
Aired: Feb 17, 1988Since Tien can fly and knock Goku out of bounds with the Tri-Beam Cannon, Gok...
102. Kuririn no shi osoroshiki inbô!!
Aired: Feb 24, 1988Goku finds Krillin murdered and the Dragon Balls stolen by King Piccolo, assi...
Aired: Mar 2, 1988 Goku fights Tambourine, but Goku is weak from hunger.
Aired: Mar 9, 1988 Tambourine begins killing everyone on the list of tournament participants as ...
105. Kaidanji · Yajirobê tôjô!!
Aired: Mar 16, 1988Goku fights with the mountain man Yajirobe as Cymbal approaches their location.
106. Majû · Tanbarin ga yattekuru!!
Aired: Mar 23, 1988Tambourine next targets Yamcha as Goku requests for Yajirobe's dragon ball.
107. Son Gokû ikari bakuhatsu!!
Aired: Apr 6, 1988Master Roshi and Tien continue their search for the dragon balls, and Tien's ...
108. Pikkoro Daimaô oritatsu!!
Aired: Apr 13, 1988Goku begins his fight with Tambourine and gets the upper hand.
109. Son Gokû tai Pikkoro Daimaô
Aired: Apr 20, 1988King Piccolo steps down to face Goku himself.
Aired: May 4, 1988 King Piccolo wounds Goku and goes to get the rest of the dragon balls.
111. Kame sen'nin no saigo no Mafûba!!
Aired: May 11, 1988Roshi, knowing that he is no match for King Piccolo, toys with him during the...
112. Wakagaeru ka!? Pikkoro Daimaô
Aired: May 18, 1988King Piccolo makes his wish to the Eternal Dragon and becomes younger.
Aired: May 25, 1988 As King Piccolo prepares to attack Chow Castle, Goku intends to climb Korin's...
114. Gokû no negai!! Karin-sama mo nayamu
Aired: Jun 1, 1988King Piccolo kills King Furry's subjects and demands Furry tell the world of ...
115. Te ni irero! Nazo no Chôshinsui
Aired: Jun 15, 1988Korin tells Goku about his last hope, the Ultra Divine Water hidden deep in a...
Aired: Jun 22, 1988 Yajirobe and Goku press on in the labyrinth and are shocked to see Master Roshi.
117. Son Gokû tsui ni hasshin!!
Aired: Jun 29, 1988Goku has survived the Ultra Divine Water. King Piccolo frees criminals throug...
Aired: Jul 6, 1988 King Piccolo chooses to destroy Bulma's homeland.
119. Kimaru ka!? Densetsu no Mafûba
Aired: Jul 20, 1988Tien is forced to fight Drum and waits for his chance to perform the evil con...
120. Gokû · ikari no furu pawâ!!
Aired: Jul 27, 1988Goku starts his fight against King Piccolo in Chow Castle.
121. Son Gokû saidai no kiki!!
Aired: Aug 3, 1988Goku continues to fight King Piccolo in a destructive clash.
Aired: Aug 10, 1988 Sensing he is in a losing battle, King Piccolo resorts to a cowardly act, thr...
Aired: Aug 17, 1988 As the eternal dragon is dead, Goku must find the creator of the dragon balls...
Aired: Aug 24, 1988 Goku extends the Power Pole from Korin's Tower to reach Kami's temple above.
Aired: Aug 31, 1988 Kami reveals himself to Goku, and agrees to revive the Eternal Dragon if Goku...
Aired: Sep 14, 1988 Kami revives Shenron, the Eternal Dragon, who Goku's friends call.
127. Kaminari yori mo hayaku!!
Aired: Sep 21, 1988Kami and Mr. Popo send Goku on a training mission to fetch a crown.
Aired: Sep 28, 1988 Mr. Popo sends Goku to a forest to find someone who can train his mind.
Aired: Oct 12, 1988 Goku goes back in time and meets the young Master Roshi, Crane Hermit, and Mu...
Aired: Oct 19, 1988 Goku trains with a powerful clay version of himself.
131. Sorezore no michi o mezashite
Aired: Oct 26, 1988Tien, Krillin, Yamcha, and Chiaotzu continue their search for Korin's Tower a...
Aired: Nov 2, 1988 Tien, Krillin, Yamcha, and Chiaotzu each try to stop the flow of lava towards...
Aired: Nov 9, 1988 Three years have passed and the heroes reunite for the 23rd Martial Arts Tour...
134. Haran no Tenka'ichi Budôkai
Aired: Nov 16, 1988Goku and Tien are horrified that Piccolo's son is at the tournament, as the p...
Aired: Nov 23, 1988 Tien, Tao, a familiar girl, Goku, Krillin, Piccolo, Yamcha, and Hero advance ...
136. Koroshi-ya Tao Pai Pai no gyakushû
Aired: Nov 30, 1988Tien proves to be much stronger than his former master Tao.
Aired: Dec 7, 1988 Goku fights his female opponent, who is angry at him for some reason.
Aired: Dec 14, 1988 Krillin struggles to fight the unstoppable Piccolo.
139. Gekitô futatabi! Gokû vs Tenshinhan
Aired: Dec 21, 1988Hero easily dominates Yamcha, who still refuses to listen to advice.
Aired: Jan 11, 1989 Goku removes his training weights and becomes much faster in his fight agains...
Aired: Jan 18, 1989 Tien splits his body into four separate Tiens and attacks Goku.
142. Dotchi ga tsuyoi!? Kami vs Pikkoro Daimaô
Aired: Jan 25, 1989Kami battles Piccolo, intending to destroy his evil half for good.
143. Kono yo no unmei o kakete!
Aired: Feb 1, 1989Goku realizes that it is up to him to stop Piccolo in the final match.
144. Deta! Kyûkyoku no chô-Kamehame-ha
Aired: Feb 8, 1989Goku starts to win against Piccolo, who decides to unleash his most devastati...
145. Pikkoro Daimaô chô-kyoshinjutsu
Aired: Feb 15, 1989Piccolo reveals to everyone that he is the reincarnation of King Piccolo and ...
Aired: Feb 22, 1989 Goku jumps down the giant Piccolo's throat to save Kami, then continues the f...
Aired: Mar 1, 1989 Piccolo resorts to his ultimate attack, destroying the entire island and seem...
148. Yatta! Chikyû-jô saikyô no otoko
Aired: Mar 8, 1989Piccolo flies to the sky to finish off his nemesis. However, Goku has a surpr...
149. Honô no naka no uedingu doresu
Aired: Mar 15, 1989Goku and Chichi prepare for their wedding.
Aired: Mar 22, 1989 The people are unable to extinguish the fire consuming the castle, so Goku an...
151. Chichi no hanayome shugyô no okage desu
Aired: Apr 5, 1989Goku and Chi Chi search for the Bansho fan in a snowy mountain.
152. Isoge Gokû! Gogyôzan no nazo
Aired: Apr 12, 1989Goku realizes that the fan won't work and he must go to the Dark World.
153. Moeru Furaipan yama! Isshun no kesshikô
Aired: Apr 19, 1989In the series finale, Goku and Chi Chi fight to make their wedding go as plan...
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