Episode Guide

Dragon Ball Episode Guide

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Overview Watch Order Characters Staff Winter 1986 Anime List

Total153

Canon132

Filler21

Recap / Mixed0

Tracked episodes

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Episode 1: The Secret of the Dragon Balls

Canon | Aired Feb 26, 1986

Episode 2: The Emperor's Quest

Canon | Aired Mar 5, 1986

Episode 3: The Nimbus Cloud of Roshi

Canon | Aired Mar 12, 1986

Episode 4: Oolong the Terrible

Canon | Aired Mar 19, 1986

Episode 5: Yamcha the Desert Bandit

Canon | Aired Mar 26, 1986

Episode 6: Keep an Eye on the Dragon Balls

Canon | Aired Apr 2, 1986

Episode 7: The Ox King on Fire Mountain

Canon | Aired Apr 9, 1986

Episode 8: The Kamehameha Wave

Canon | Aired Apr 16, 1986

Episode 9: Boss Rabbit's Magic Touch

Canon | Aired Apr 23, 1986

Episode 10: The Dragon Balls are Stolen!

Canon | Aired Apr 30, 1986

Episode 11: The Penalty is Pinball

Canon | Aired May 7, 1986

Episode 12: A Wish to the Eternal Dragon

Canon | Aired May 14, 1986

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Winter 1986 anime list

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