How to Watch the Dragon Ball Movies in Order

Want to watch the Dragon Ball movies in order? The franchise spans 4 films released from 1986 to 1996. The simplest approach is release order, which is how the story was meant to unfold for audiences. Here is the complete Dragon Ball watch order, with links to our full guides for each film.

1. Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies (1986)

The great King Gurumes is searching for the Dragon Balls in order to put a stop to his endless hunger. A young girl named Pansy who lives in the nearby village has had enough of the treachery and deci

2. Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle (1987)

Goku and Kuririn are given an assignment by Kame-Sen'nin: "Retrieve the sleeping princess from Lucifer and I will take you as my students." But the mission proves to be more perilous than originally t

3. Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure (1988)

Master Roshi has succeeded at the one mission he valued most: to train Goku and Krillin to become ultimate fighters. So, he arranges for them to test their mettle at a competition hosted by Emperor Ch

4. Dragon Ball: The Path to Power (1996)

A retelling of Dragon Ball's origin with a different take on the meeting of Goku, Bulma, and Kame-Sen'nin. It also retells the Red Ribbon Army story; but this time they find Goku rather than Goku find

Watch order at a glance

1. Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies (1986)
2. Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle (1987)
3. Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure (1988)
4. Dragon Ball: The Path to Power (1996)

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