Since the debut of the Dragon Ball anime series in 1986, Toei Animation has produced seventeen feature films based on the franchise: four films based on the original Dragon Ball anime, thirteen films based on the sequel series Dragon Ball Z, and one film, the eighteenth 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, though a few are relatively easy to place within the timeline of the series.
In addition to the animated feature films, there was also a two-episode original video animation based on the Nintendo's Family Computer video game Doragon Bōru Zetto Gaiden: Saiyajin Zetsumetsu Keikaku (ドラゴンボールZ外伝 サイヤ人絶滅計画?) and a special short film shown at the Jump Festa titled Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!.
There will be an upcoming Dragon Ball Z movie coming out on March 30, 2013.
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