Dragon Ball (1986)
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Dragon Ball is an adventure, science fiction and fantasy anime produced by Toei Animation that first aired February 26, 1986 on Fuji Television. The series runs 153 episodes aired between 1986 and 1989. It is based on Dragon Ball.
Of the 284 Toei Animation titles in this guide, this is the 88th by release date (the catalogue spans 1959 to 2026). 9 other adventure anime premiered in 1986, among them Maple Town, Bosco Adventure and Uchūsen Sagittarius. It was directed by Minoru Okazaki, who also directed Tomb of Dracula, Holly the Ghost and Dr. Slump: Arale-chan Hoyoyo! Sekai Isshū Dai Race.
| Original title | ドラゴンボール |
|---|---|
| Type | Anime |
| First aired | February 26, 1986 |
| Ended | April 12, 1989 |
| Episodes | 153 |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Director | Minoru Okazaki and Daisuke Nishio |
| Music | Shunsuke Kikuchi |
| Network | Fuji Television |
| Genres | adventure, science fiction and fantasy |
Dragon Ball characters
- Piccolo voice: Toshio Furukawa
- Krillin voice: Marta Barbará
- Tien Shinhan voice: Daniel Albiac
- Majin Buu voice: Kōzō Shioya
- Chi-Chi voice: Mayumi Shō
- Shenron voice: Francesc Belda
- Mercenary Tao voice: Yukimasa Kishino
- Mr. Popo voice: Toku Nishio
- Flying Nimbus
- World Martial Arts Tournament
- Launch voice: Mami Koyama
- King Piccolo voice: Takeshi Aono
- Korin
- Capsule Corporation
- Makafushigi Adventure!
- Master Shen
Related works
- Dragon Ball Z Sequel · 1989
- Dragon Ball Based on · 1984
Similar to Dragon Ball
- Dragon Ball Z same studio (Toei Animation); shared genres: adventure, fantasy and science fiction
- Dragon Ball GT same studio (Toei Animation); shared genres: science fiction
- Dragon Ball Super same studio (Toei Animation); shared genres: adventure, fantasy and science fiction
- Shinzo same studio (Toei Animation); shared genres: adventure, fantasy and science fiction
- Pretty Cure same studio (Toei Animation); same director (Daisuke Nishio)
- Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart same studio (Toei Animation); same director (Daisuke Nishio)