Dragon Ball Films
Since the debut of the Dragon Ball anime series in 1986, Toei Animation has produced seventeen theatrical films based on the franchise: four films based on the original Dragon Ball anime and thirteen films based on the sequel series Dragon Ball Z, with the seventeenth film commemorating the tenth anniversary of the series. The films were self-contained stories that do not follow the same continuity as the television series.
There are also three television specials, which were released in North America as films, and two short films, which were shown at the 2008 Jump Super Anime Tour and Jump Festa 2012 respectively. There is a two part original video animation created as strategy guides for the 1993 video game Dragon Ball Z Side Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans, it was remade in 2012 and included with the Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 video game.
There is an upcoming eighteenth film, Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods, scheduled to enter theaters on March 30, 2013.
Read more about Dragon Ball Films: Theatrical Films, Television Specials, Festival Shorts, Original Video Animations, Educational Programs, North America Only Releases
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