Dragon Ball Filler List
Last updated: April 5, 2026
Dragon Ball was an anime series that ran from 1986 to 1996. In total, 153 episodes of Dragon Ball were aired. With a total of 21 reported filler episodes, Dragon Ball has a low filler percentage of 13.73%.
The series follows the adventures of Son Goku from his childhood through adulthood as he trains in martial arts and explores the world in search of the seven orbs known as Dragon Balls, which summon a wish-granting dragon when gathered. Along the way, Goku meets various friends and foes, participates in numerous tournaments, and uncovers powerful enemies, all while striving to become the strongest fighter in the universe.
Dragon Ball Episode List
| # | Title | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Secret of the Dragon Balls | Manga Canon | Feb 26, 1986 |
| 2 | The Emperor's Quest | Manga Canon | Mar 5, 1986 |
| 3 | The Nimbus Cloud of Roshi | Manga Canon | Mar 12, 1986 |
| 4 | Oolong the Terrible | Manga Canon | Mar 19, 1986 |
| 5 | Yamcha the Desert Bandit | Manga Canon | Mar 26, 1986 |
| 6 | Keep an Eye on the Dragon Balls | Manga Canon | Apr 2, 1986 |
| 7 | The Ox King on Fire Mountain | Manga Canon | Apr 9, 1986 |
| 8 | The Kamehameha Wave | Manga Canon | Apr 16, 1986 |
| 9 | Boss Rabbit’s Magic Touch | Manga Canon | Apr 23, 1986 |
| 10 | The Dragon Balls are Stolen! | Manga Canon | Apr 30, 1986 |
| 11 | The Penalty is Pinball | Manga Canon | May 7, 1986 |
| 12 | A Wish to the Eternal Dragon | Manga Canon | May 14, 1986 |
| 13 | The Legend of Goku | Manga Canon | May 21, 1986 |
| 14 | Goku's Rival | Manga Canon | May 28, 1986 |
| 15 | Look Out for Launch | Manga Canon | Jun 4, 1986 |
| 16 | Find That Stone! | Manga Canon | Jun 11, 1986 |
| 17 | Milk Delivery | Manga Canon | Jun 18, 1986 |
| 18 | The Turtle Hermit Way | Manga Canon | Jun 25, 1986 |
| 19 | The Tournament Begins | Manga Canon | Jul 2, 1986 |
| 20 | Elimination Round | Manga Canon | Jul 9, 1986 |
| 21 | Smells Like Trouble | Manga Canon | Jul 16, 1986 |
| 22 | Quarterfinals Begin | Manga Canon | Jul 23, 1986 |
| 23 | Monster Beast Giran | Manga Canon | Jul 30, 1986 |
| 24 | Krillin's Frantic Attack! | Manga Canon | Aug 6, 1986 |
| 25 | Danger From Above | Manga Canon | Aug 13, 1986 |
| 26 | The Grand Finals | Manga Canon | Aug 20, 1986 |
| 27 | Number One Under the Moon? | Manga Canon | Aug 27, 1986 |
| 28 | The Final Blow | Manga Canon | Sep 3, 1986 |
| 29 | The Roaming Lake | Mixed Canon/Filler | Sep 10, 1986 |
| 30 | Pilaf and the Mystery Force | Filler | Sep 17, 1986 |
| 31 | Wedding Plans? | Filler | Sep 24, 1986 |
| 32 | The Flying Fortress - Vanished! | Filler | Oct 1, 1986 |
| 33 | The Legend of a Dragon | Filler | Oct 8, 1986 |
| 34 | Cruel General Red | Manga Canon | Oct 15, 1986 |
| 35 | Cold Reception | Manga Canon | Oct 22, 1986 |
| 36 | Major Metallitron | Manga Canon | Oct 29, 1986 |
| 37 | Ninja Murasaki is Coming! | Manga Canon | Nov 5, 1986 |
| 38 | Five Murasakis | Manga Canon | Nov 12, 1986 |
| 39 | Mysterious Android No. 8 | Manga Canon | Nov 19, 1986 |
| 40 | Horrifying Buyon | Manga Canon | Nov 26, 1986 |
| 41 | The Fall of Muscle Tower | Manga Canon | Dec 3, 1986 |
| 42 | The Secret of Dr. Flappe | Mixed Canon/Filler | Dec 10, 1986 |
| 43 | A Trip to the City | Manga Canon | Dec 17, 1986 |
| 44 | Master Thief, Hasky | Mixed Canon/Filler | Dec 24, 1986 |
| 45 | Danger in the Air | Filler | Jan 7, 1987 |
| 46 | Bulma's Bad Day | Manga Canon | Jan 14, 1987 |
| 47 | Kame House - Found! | Manga Canon | Jan 21, 1987 |
| 48 | Deep Blue Sea | Manga Canon | Jan 28, 1987 |
| 49 | Roshi Surprise | Manga Canon | Feb 4, 1987 |
| 50 | The Trap is Sprung! | Manga Canon | Feb 11, 1987 |
| 51 | Beware of Robot | Manga Canon | Feb 18, 1987 |
| 52 | The Pirate Treasure | Manga Canon | Feb 25, 1987 |
| 53 | Blue, Black and Blue | Manga Canon | Mar 4, 1987 |
| 54 | Escape From Pirate Cave | Manga Canon | Mar 11, 1987 |
| 55 | Penguin Village | Manga Canon | Mar 18, 1987 |
| 56 | Strange Visitor | Manga Canon | Mar 25, 1987 |
| 57 | Arale vs. Blue | Manga Canon | Apr 8, 1987 |
| 58 | The Land of Korin | Manga Canon | Apr 15, 1987 |
| 59 | The Notorious Mercenary | Manga Canon | Apr 22, 1987 |
| 60 | Tao Attacks! | Manga Canon | Apr 29, 1987 |
| 61 | Korin Tower | Manga Canon | May 6, 1987 |
| 62 | Sacred Water | Manga Canon | May 13, 1987 |
| 63 | The Return of Goku | Manga Canon | May 20, 1987 |
| 64 | The Last of Mercenary Tao | Manga Canon | May 27, 1987 |
| 65 | Confront the Red Ribbon Army | Manga Canon | Jun 10, 1987 |
| 66 | A Real Bind | Manga Canon | Jun 17, 1987 |
| 67 | The End of Commander Red | Manga Canon | Jun 24, 1987 |
| 68 | The Last Dragon Ball | Manga Canon | Jul 1, 1987 |
| 69 | Who is Fortuneteller Baba? | Manga Canon | Jul 8, 1987 |
| 70 | We Are the Five Warriors | Manga Canon | Jul 15, 1987 |
| 71 | Deadly Battle | Manga Canon | Jul 22, 1987 |
| 72 | Goku's Turn | Manga Canon | Jul 29, 1987 |
| 73 | The Devilmite Beam | Manga Canon | Aug 5, 1987 |
| 74 | The Mysterious Fifth Man | Manga Canon | Aug 12, 1987 |
| 75 | The Strong Ones | Manga Canon | Aug 19, 1987 |
| 76 | True Colors of the Masked Man | Manga Canon | Aug 26, 1987 |
| 77 | Pilaf's Tactics | Manga Canon | Sep 2, 1987 |
| 78 | The Eternal Dragon Rises | Manga Canon | Sep 9, 1987 |
| 79 | Terror and Plague | Filler | Sep 16, 1987 |
| 80 | Goku vs. Sky Dragon | Filler | Sep 23, 1987 |
| 81 | Goku Goes to Demon Land | Filler | Sep 30, 1987 |
| 82 | The Rampage of InoShikaCho | Filler | Oct 7, 1987 |
| 83 | Which Way To Papaya Island? | Filler | Oct 14, 1987 |
| 84 | Rivals and Arrivals | Manga Canon | Oct 21, 1987 |
| 85 | Preliminary Peril | Manga Canon | Oct 28, 1987 |
| 86 | Then There Were Eight | Manga Canon | Nov 4, 1987 |
| 87 | Yamcha vs. Tien | Manga Canon | Nov 11, 1987 |
| 88 | Yamcha's Big Break | Manga Canon | Nov 18, 1987 |
| 89 | Full-Moon Vengeance | Manga Canon | Nov 25, 1987 |
| 90 | The Dodon Wave | Manga Canon | Dec 2, 1987 |
| 91 | Counting Controversy!! | Manga Canon | Dec 9, 1987 |
| 92 | Goku Enters the Ring | Manga Canon | Dec 16, 1987 |
| 93 | Tien Shinhan vs. Jackie Chun | Manga Canon | Dec 23, 1987 |
| 94 | Stepping Down | Manga Canon | Dec 30, 1987 |
| 95 | Goku vs. Krillin | Manga Canon | Jan 6, 1988 |
| 96 | Tail's Tale | Manga Canon | Jan 13, 1988 |
| 97 | Final Match: Goku vs. Tien | Manga Canon | Jan 20, 1988 |
| 98 | Victory's Edge | Manga Canon | Jan 27, 1988 |
| 99 | Tien's Insurrection | Manga Canon | Feb 3, 1988 |
| 100 | The Spirit Cannon | Manga Canon | Feb 10, 1988 |
| 101 | The Fallen | Manga Canon | Feb 17, 1988 |
| 102 | Enter King Piccolo | Manga Canon | Feb 24, 1988 |
| 103 | Tambourine Attacks! | Manga Canon | Mar 2, 1988 |
| 104 | Mark of the Demon | Manga Canon | Mar 9, 1988 |
| 105 | Here Comes Yajirobe | Manga Canon | Mar 16, 1988 |
| 106 | Terrible Tambourine | Manga Canon | Mar 23, 1988 |
| 107 | Tien's Atonement | Manga Canon | Apr 6, 1988 |
| 108 | Goku's Revenge | Manga Canon | Apr 13, 1988 |
| 109 | Goku vs. King Piccolo | Manga Canon | Apr 20, 1988 |
| 110 | Piccolo Closes In | Manga Canon | May 4, 1988 |
| 111 | Roshi's Gambit | Manga Canon | May 11, 1988 |
| 112 | King Piccolo's Wish | Manga Canon | May 18, 1988 |
| 113 | Siege on Chow Castle | Manga Canon | May 25, 1988 |
| 114 | Conquest and Power | Manga Canon | Jun 1, 1988 |
| 115 | Awaken Darkness | Manga Canon | Jun 8, 1988 |
| 116 | A Taste of Destiny | Manga Canon | Jun 22, 1988 |
| 117 | The Ultimate Sacrifice | Manga Canon | Jun 29, 1988 |
| 118 | Prelude to Vengeance | Manga Canon | Jul 6, 1988 |
| 119 | Battle Cry | Manga Canon | Jul 20, 1988 |
| 120 | Goku Strikes Back | Manga Canon | Jul 27, 1988 |
| 121 | The Biggest Crisis | Manga Canon | Aug 3, 1988 |
| 122 | Final Showdown | Manga Canon | Aug 10, 1988 |
| 123 | Lost and Found | Manga Canon | Aug 17, 1988 |
| 124 | Temple Above the Clouds | Manga Canon | Aug 24, 1988 |
| 125 | Earth's Guardian Emerges | Manga Canon | Aug 31, 1988 |
| 126 | Eternal Dragon Resurrected | Manga Canon | Sep 14, 1988 |
| 127 | Quicker than Lightning | Filler | Sep 21, 1988 |
| 128 | Secret of the Woods | Filler | Sep 28, 1988 |
| 129 | The Time Room | Filler | Oct 12, 1988 |
| 130 | Goku's Doll | Filler | Oct 19, 1988 |
| 131 | Walking Their Own Ways | Filler | Oct 26, 1988 |
| 132 | Hotter than Lava | Filler | Nov 2, 1988 |
| 133 | Changes | Manga Canon | Nov 9, 1988 |
| 134 | Preliminary Peril | Manga Canon | Nov 16, 1988 |
| 135 | Battle of the Eight | Manga Canon | Nov 23, 1988 |
| 136 | Tien Shinhan vs. Mercenary Tao | Manga Canon | Nov 30, 1988 |
| 137 | Anonymous Proposal | Manga Canon | Dec 7, 1988 |
| 138 | The Mysterious Hero | Manga Canon | Dec 14, 1988 |
| 139 | Rematch | Manga Canon | Dec 21, 1988 |
| 140 | Goku Gains Speed | Manga Canon | Jan 11, 1989 |
| 141 | The Four Faces of Tien | Manga Canon | Jan 18, 1989 |
| 142 | Kami vs. Piccolo | Manga Canon | Jan 25, 1989 |
| 143 | Battle for the Future | Manga Canon | Feb 1, 1989 |
| 144 | Super Kamehameha | Manga Canon | Feb 8, 1989 |
| 145 | Junior No More | Manga Canon | Feb 15, 1989 |
| 146 | Goku's Trap | Manga Canon | Feb 22, 1989 |
| 147 | Goku Hangs On | Manga Canon | Mar 1, 1989 |
| 148 | The Victor | Manga Canon | Mar 8, 1989 |
| 149 | Dress in Flames | Filler | Mar 15, 1989 |
| 150 | The Fire-Eater | Filler | Mar 22, 1989 |
| 151 | Outrageous Octagon | Filler | Apr 5, 1989 |
| 152 | Mystery of the Dark World | Filler | Apr 12, 1989 |
| 153 | The End, The Beginning | Filler | Apr 19, 1989 |