'' Dragon Ball'' is the first of two

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adaptations of the '' Dragon Ball''

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series by

Akira Toriyama is a Japanese manga artist and character designer. He first achieved mainstream recognition for his highly successful manga series '' Dr. Slump'', before going on to create '' Dragon Ball'' (his best-known work) and acting as a character des ...

. Produced by

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, the anime series premiered in Japan on

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on February 26, 1986, and ran until April 19, 1989. Spanning 153 episodes it covers the first 194 chapters of the 519 chapter-long manga series. It is followed by ''

Dragon Ball Z ''Dragon Ball Z'' is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation. Part of the ''Dragon Ball'' media franchise, it is the sequel to the 1986 '' Dragon Ball'' anime series and adapts the latter 325 chapters of the original ...

'', which covers the remainder of the manga.

Sagas overview

Episode list

Season 1: Emperor Pilaf Saga (1986)

Season 2: Tournament Saga (1986)

Season 3: Red Ribbon Army Saga (1986–87)

Season 4: General Blue Saga (1987)

Season 5: Commander Red Saga (1987)

Season 6: Fortuneteller Baba Saga (1987)

Season 7: Tien Shinhan Saga (1987–88)

Season 8: King Piccolo Saga (1988)

Season 9: Piccolo Jr. Saga (1988–89)

TV specials

Notes

References

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