WATCH TIME

How long does it take to watch Dragon Ball?

Watching the Dragon Ball main story takes at least 271 h 41 min (680 episodes and the films). At 2 hours a day that is 136 days. Adding every released special, OVA and side story brings it to at least 277 h 36 min.

Main story
at least 271 h 41 min
Episodes
680
1 h a day
272 days
2 h a day
136 days
4 h a day
68 days
Non-stop
11.3 days
Binge calculator

You will finish Dragon Ball in 136 days (about 19 weeks).

BREAKDOWN

Time per season and film

Watch order
  1. Dragon Ball · TV series · 1986 · 153 ep.61 h 12 min
  2. Dragon Ball Z · TV series · 1989 · 291 ep.116 h 24 min
  3. Dragon Ball GT · TV series · 1996 · 64 ep.≈ 25 h 36 min
  4. Dragon Ball GT: A Hero's Legacy · Special · 1997 · 1 ep.runtime unknown
  5. Dragon Ball Z Kai · TV series · 2009 · 97 ep.recut, not counted
  6. Dragon Ball Z Kai: Bring Peace to the Future! Goku's Spirit is Eternal · Special · 2011 · 1 ep.runtime unknown
  7. Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters · TV series · 2014 · 69 ep.recut, not counted
  8. Dragon Ball Super · TV series · 2015 · 131 ep.50 h 13 min
  9. Dragon Ball Super: Broly · Movie · 20181 h 40 min
  10. Dragon Ball Super: SUPER HERO · Movie · 20221 h 39 min
  11. Dragon Ball DAIMA · TV series · 2024 · 20 ep.7 h 40 min
  12. Dragon Ball Super: Beerus · TV series · 2026 · 19 ep.7 h 17 min
  13. Dragon Ball Movie 1: Curse of the Blood Rubies · Movie · 1986 · extraruntime unknown
  14. Dragon Ball Movie 2: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle · Movie · 1987 · extraruntime unknown
  15. Dragon Ball Specials · Special · 1988 · 2 ep. · extraruntime unknown
  16. Dragon Ball Movie 3: Mystical Adventure · Movie · 1988 · extraruntime unknown
  17. Dragon Ball Z Movie 01: The Dead Zone · Movie · 1989 · extraruntime unknown
  18. Dragon Ball Z Movie 02: The World's Strongest · Movie · 1990 · extraruntime unknown
  19. Dragon Ball Z Movie 03: The Tree of Might · Movie · 1990 · extraruntime unknown
  20. Dragon Ball Z Special 1: Bardock · Special · 1990 · 1 ep. · extraruntime unknown
  21. Dragon Ball Z Movie 04: Lord Slug · Movie · 1991 · extraruntime unknown
  22. Dragon Ball Z Movie 05: Cooler's Revenge · Movie · 1991 · extraruntime unknown
  23. Dragon Ball Z: Atsumare! Gokuu World · OVA · 1992 · 1 ep. · extraruntime unknown
  24. Dragon Ball Z Movie 06: The Return of Cooler · Movie · 1992 · extraruntime unknown
  25. Dragon Ball Z Movie 07: Super Android 13 · Movie · 1992 · extraruntime unknown
  26. Dragon Ball Z Special 2: The History of Trunks · Special · 1993 · 1 ep. · extraruntime unknown
  27. Dragon Ball Z Movie 08: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan · Movie · 1993 · extra1 h 16 min
  28. Dragon Ball Z Movie 09: Bojack Unbound · Movie · 1993 · extraruntime unknown
  29. Dragon Ball Z: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans · OVA · 1993 · 2 ep. · extraruntime unknown
  30. Dragon Ball Z: Zenbu Misemasu Toshi Wasure Dragon Ball Z! · Special · 1993 · 1 ep. · extraruntime unknown
  31. Dragon Ball Z Movie 10: Broly - Second Coming · Movie · 1994 · extraruntime unknown
  32. Dragon Ball Z Movie 11: Bio-Broly · Movie · 1994 · extraruntime unknown
  33. Dragon Ball Z Movie 12: Fusion Reborn · Movie · 1995 · extra50 min
  34. Dragon Ball Z Movie 13: Wrath of the Dragon · Movie · 1995 · extra51 min
  35. Dragon Ball Movie 4: The Path to Power · Movie · 1996 · extraruntime unknown
  36. The World of Dragon Ball Z · OVA · 2000 · 1 ep. · extraruntime unknown
  37. Dragon Ball GT: A Grand Problem · Special · 2003 · 1 ep. · extraruntime unknown
  38. Dragon Ball: Yo! The Return of Son-Goku and Friends!! · Special · 2008 · 1 ep. · extraruntime unknown
  39. Dragon Ball Z: Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans · OVA · 2010 · 1 ep. · extraruntime unknown
  40. Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock · Special · 2011 · 1 ep. · extraruntime unknown
  41. Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods · Movie · 2013 · extra1 h 25 min
  42. Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' · Movie · 2015 · extra1 h 33 min
  43. Nissin Cup Noodles x Dragon Ball Z · Special · 2015 · 1 ep. · extraruntime unknown
  44. Super Dragon Ball Heroes · Web series · 2018 · 56 ep. · extraruntime unknown
  45. Dragon Ball Super: Broly - Skytree Super · Special · 2018 · 1 ep. · extraruntime unknown

Recuts (shortened re-edits of a series already listed, such as Dragon Ball Z Kai) are shown but not added to the total.

≈ marks 1 TV entry with no recorded runtime, estimated at a standard 24-minute episode.

30 entries have no recorded runtime and are not counted, so the real total is a little longer.

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Totals multiply each entry's episode count by its average episode length from anime-offline-database (ODbL). Only released entries are counted; announced seasons are left out until they air. "Skip openings and endings" assumes about 3 minutes saved per 24-minute episode.