With his failed attempt at forcibly recruiting Gokuu as an ally, Raditz warns Gokuu's friends of a new threat that's rapidly approaching Earth-one that could plunge Earth into an intergalactic conflict and cause the heavens themselves to shake. When he was sent to Earth as a baby, Gokuu's sole purpose was to conquer and destroy the planet but after suffering amnesia from a head injury, his violent and savage nature changed, and instead was raised as a kind and well-mannered boy, now fighting to protect others. He reveals that Gokuu is a warrior from the once powerful but now virtually extinct Saiyan race, whose homeworld was completely annihilated. This changes, however, with the arrival of a mysterious enemy named Raditz who presents himself as Gokuu's long-lost brother. Then you also have to make the choice of whether to watch Dragon Ball Z for the more extensive experience or Dragon Ball Kai for the more refined approach.Five years after winning the World Martial Arts tournament, Gokuu is now living a peaceful life with his wife and son.
Those entries considered non-canon include the series Dragon Ball GT in addition to the majority of the films. If you want to skip all the stuff that isn’t considered canon, i.e the series and films which don’t follow the events of the manga and were made without any input from creator Akira Toriyama, then there is an alternative order below.
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of the Gods (movie).
Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13 (movie).Dragon Ball Z: Cooler’s Revenge (movie).Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks (TV special).Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might (movie).Dragon Ball Z: The World’s Strongest (movie).Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock (movie).Dragon Ball Z: Bardock – The Father of Goku (TV special).(For reference, Dragon Ball Z Kai is a remake of the earlier series, telling the same story but with less filler and some new dialogue as well as updated animation.)Īnyway, here is every release in chronological order: Meanwhile, a note that we have included Dragon Ball Z but not Dragon Ball Z Kai, given that the two series are essentially the same thing. This order does not take into account whether each series or film is considered canon or not – hence why some fans would say it isn’t the best way to watch – and as such it includes a lot of content. While this method might be frowned upon by hardcore Dragon Ball fans, one way to watch the films is to go in chronological order in terms of the time scale of the story.
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