Never satisfied with only anime series of Dragon Ball!
Many fans have read the manga series and watched anime series ever, but there are lots of attractive anime movies of Dragon Ball. You can enjoy the spin-off stories told only in the films that are related to the main story.
The original manga series was serialized on Weekly Shonen Jump between 1984 and 1995, and the television anime series started in 1986. There are five parts in the anime series so far: Dragon Ball (1986-1989), Dragon Ball Z (1989-1996), Dragon Ball GT (1996-1997), Dragon Ball Z Kai (2009-2011/2014-2015) and Dragon Ball Super (2015-2018).
While the anime series was just completed, the anime movies keep coming from one to the next. There are over 20 Dragon Ball movies released by Toei, one of the largest Japanese film companies, since the first movie hit the screen in 1986. The 20th Dragon Ball film titled Dragon Ball Super: Broly was released in 2018, followed by the latest Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero in 2022.
For every fan of the legendary action adventure franchise, here is the list of all Dragon Ball movies released ever. Let’s see which Dragon Ball movie is the best for you!
21. Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (2022)
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (ドラゴンボール超 スーパーヒーロー) is the newest Dragon Ball anime movie released in June, 2022. Its quality owes a great deal to the original manga artist Akira Toriyama. Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero features new opponent characters of the Red Ribbon Army as well as the main characters.
20. Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2018)
As the 20th title of the Dragon Ball films, Dragon Ball Super: Broly (ドラゴンボール超 ブロリー) premiered in 2018. It focuses on Broly, one of the most powerful villain characters in the series, in addition to Goku and Vegeta.
19. Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ (2015)
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ (ドラゴンボールZ 復活の「F」) is a high-quality anime movie that came to the big screen in 2015. Akira Toriyama is in charge of the screenplay and the character design. It presents the ultimate battle between Goku and the resurrected Frieza.
18. Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (2013)
Many Dragon Ball fans around the world welcomed Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (ドラゴンボールZ 神と神) in 2013, which was the first movie in 17 years. It tells the story about 4 years after the Majin Buu arc, focusing on a God of Destruction named Beerus, who is introduced as the stronger character than past villains like Frieza, Cell and Majin Buu.
17. Dragon Ball: The Path to Power (1996)
Dragon Ball: The Path to Power (ドラゴンボール 最強への道) is the 17th anime film released in 1996, rebuilding the beginning story of the first series.
16. Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon (1995)
Just after the original manga series written by Akira Toriyama finished in 1995, Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon (ドラゴンボールZ 龍拳爆発!!悟空がやらねば誰がやる) was released as the 16th movie.