You can’t go wrong with the OG — the original Dragon Ball anime series – if you’re seeking for the dragon balls but don’t want a lot of filler. We’ll show you which episodes you can safely skip on your search for the dragon balls in this guide.
Dragon Ball is an anime based on the legendary manga produced by Akira Toriyama and published in Weekly Shonen Jump that first aired in the 1980s. The series follows the adventures of Goku, a young monkey-tailed child on a journey to obtain seven dragon balls that will grant him seven wishes.
Many more seasons of renowned episodes came from this great anime, including Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball Super.
Table of Contents
How Much Filler is in Dragon Ball?
The first 153 episodes of the Dragon Ball anime series aired from 1986 to 1989. Dragon Ball is 15% filler, with 23 anime-only episodes over the course of the series’ duration.
Quick Filler & Canon Lists
Canon Episodes
1-28, 34-41, 43-44, 46-78, 84-126, 133-148
Filler Episodes
29-33, 42, 45, 79-83, 127-132, 149-153
Complete Filler List
| # | Episode Title | Type | Aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Secret of the Dragon Ball | CANON | 02/26/1986 |
| 2 | The Emperor’s Quest | CANON | 03/05/1986 |
| 3 | The Nimbus Cloud of Roshi | CANON | 03/12/1986 |
| 4 | Oolong the Terrible | CANON | 03/19/1986 |
| 5 | Yamcha the Desert Bandit | CANON | 03/26/1986 |
| 6 | The Midnight Visitors | CANON | 04/02/1986 |
| 7 | The Ox-King of Mount Frypan | CANON | 04/09/1986 |
| 8 | The Turtle Hermit’s Kamehameha | CANON | 04/16/1986 |
| 9 | The Boss Rabbit’s Special Skill | CANON | 04/23/1986 |
| 10 | The Dragon Balls are Stolen | MOSTLY CANON | 04/30/1986 |
| 11 | At Long Last, the Dragon Appears! | CANON | 05/07/1986 |
| 12 | A Wish to Shenlong | CANON | 05/14/1986 |
| 13 | Goku’s Great Transformation | CANON | 05/21/1986 |
| 14 | Goku’s Rival Arrives | CANON | 05/28/1986 |
| 15 | The Peculiar Girl, Lunch | CANON | 06/04/1986 |
| 16 | Training: The Stone Hunt | CANON | 06/11/1986 |
| 17 | Milk Delivery | CANON | 06/18/1986 |
| 18 | The Turtle Hermit Way | CANON | 06/25/1986 |
| 19 | The Tournament Begins | CANON | 07/02/1986 |
| 20 | Elimination Round | CANON | 07/09/1986 |
| 21 | Smells Like Trouble | CANON | 07/16/1986 |
| 22 | Quarterfinals Begin | CANON | 07/23/1986 |
| 23 | Monster Beast Giran | CANON | 07/30/1986 |
| 24 | Krillin’s Frantic Attack! | CANON | 08/06/1986 |
| 25 | Danger From Above | CANON | 08/13/1986 |
| 26 | The Grand Finals | CANON | 08/20/1986 |
| 27 | Number One Under the Moon? | CANON | 08/27/1986 |
| 28 | The Final Blow | CANON | 09/03/1986 |
| 29 | The Roaming Lake | MOSTLY FILLER | 09/10/1986 |
| 30 | Pilaf and the Mystery Force | FILLER | 09/17/1986 |
| 31 | Wedding Plans? | FILLER | 09/24/1986 |
| 32 | The Flying Fortress – Vanished! | FILLER | 10/01/1986 |
| 33 | The Legend of a Dragon | FILLER | 10/08/1986 |
| 34 | Cruel General Red | CANON | 10/15/1986 |
| 35 | Cold Reception | CANON | 10/22/1986 |
| 36 | Major Metallintron | CANON | 10/29/1986 |
| 37 | Ninja Murasaki is Coming! | CANON | 11/05/1986 |
| 38 | Five Murasakis | CANON | 11/12/1986 |
| 39 | Mysterious Android No. 8 | CANON | 11/19/1986 |
| 40 | Horrifying Buyon | CANON | 11/26/1986 |
| 41 | The Fall of Muscle Tower | CANON | 12/03/1986 |
| 42 | The Secret of Dr. Flappe | MOSTLY FILLER | 12/10/1986 |
| 43 | A Trip to the City | CANON | 12/17/1986 |
| 44 | Master Thief, Hasky | CANON | 12/24/1986 |
| 45 | Danger in the Air | FILLER | 01/07/1987 |
| 46 | Bulma’s Bad Day | CANON | 01/14/1987 |
| 47 | Kame House – Found! | CANON | 01/21/1987 |
| 48 | Deep Blue Sea | CANON | 01/28/1987 |
| 49 | Roshi Surprise | CANON | 02/04/1987 |
| 50 | The Trap is Sprung | CANON | 02/11/1987 |
| 51 | Beware of Robot | CANON | 02/18/1987 |
| 52 | The Pirate Treasure | CANON | 02/25/1987 |
| 53 | Blue, Black and Blue | CANON | 03/04/1987 |
| 54 | Escape From Pirate Cave | CANON | 03/11/1987 |
| 55 | Penguin Village | CANON | 03/18/1987 |
| 56 | Strange Visitor | CANON | 03/25/1987 |
| 57 | Arale vs. Blue | CANON | 04/08/1987 |
| 58 | The Land of Korin | CANON | 04/15/1987 |
| 59 | The Notorious Mercenary | CANON | 04/22/1987 |
| 60 | Tao Attacks! | CANON | 04/29/1987 |
| 61 | Korin Tower | CANON | 05/06/1987 |
| 62 | Sacred Water | CANON | 05/13/1987 |
| 63 | The Return of Goku | CANON | 05/20/1987 |
| 64 | The Last of Mercenary Tao | CANON | 05/27/1987 |
| 65 | Confront the Red Ribbon Army | CANON | 06/10/1987 |
| 66 | A Real Bind | CANON | 06/17/1987 |
| 67 | The End of Commander Red | CANON | 06/24/1987 |
| 68 | The Last Dragon Ball | CANON | 07/01/1987 |
| 69 | Who is Fortuneteller Baba? | CANON | 07/08/1987 |
| 70 | We Are The Five Warriors | CANON | 07/15/1987 |
| 71 | Deadly Battle | CANON | 07/22/1987 |
| 72 | Goku’s Turn | CANON | 07/29/1987 |
| 73 | The Devilmite Beam | CANON | 08/05/1987 |
| 74 | The Mysterious Fifth Man | CANON | 08/12/1987 |
| 75 | The Strong Ones | CANON | 08/19/1987 |
| 76 | True Colors of the Masked Man | CANON | 08/26/1987 |
| 77 | Pilaf’s Tactics | CANON | 09/02/1987 |
| 78 | The Eternal Dragon Rises | CANON | 09/09/1987 |
| 79 | Terror and Plague | FILLER | 09/16/1987 |
| 80 | Goku vs. Sky Dragon | FILLER | 09/23/1987 |
| 81 | Goku Goes to Demon Land | FILLER | 09/30/1987 |
| 82 | The Rampage of InoShikaCho | FILLER | 10/07/1987 |
| 83 | Which Way To Papaya Island? | FILLER | 10/14/1987 |
| 84 | Rivals and Arrivals | CANON | 10/21/1987 |
| 85 | Preliminary Peril | CANON | 10/28/1987 |
| 86 | Then There Were Eight | CANON | 11/04/1987 |
| 87 | Yamcha vs. Tien | CANON | 11/11/1987 |
| 88 | Yamcha’s Big Break | CANON | 11/18/1987 |
| 89 | Full-Moon Vengeance | CANON | 11/25/1987 |
| 90 | The Dodon Wave | CANON | 12/02/1987 |
| 91 | Counting Controversy!! | CANON | 12/09/1987 |
| 92 | Goku Enters the Ring | CANON | 12/16/1987 |
| 93 | Tien Shinhan vs. Jackie Chun | CANON | 12/23/1987 |
| 94 | Stepping Down | CANON | 12/30/1987 |
| 95 | Goku vs. Krillin | CANON | 01/06/1988 |
| 96 | Tail’s Tale | CANON | 01/13/1988 |
| 97 | Final Match: Goku vs. Tien | CANON | 01/20/1988 |
| 98 | Victory’s Edge | CANON | 01/27/1988 |
| 99 | Tien’s Insurrection | CANON | 02/03/1988 |
| 100 | The Spirit Cannon | CANON | 02/10/1988 |
| 101 | The Fallen | CANON | 02/17/1988 |
| 102 | Enter King Piccolo | CANON | 02/24/1988 |
| 103 | Tambourine Attacks! | CANON | 03/02/1988 |
| 104 | Mark of the Demon | CANON | 03/09/1988 |
| 105 | Here Comes Yajirobe | CANON | 03/16/1988 |
| 106 | Terrible Tambourine | CANON | 03/23/1988 |
| 107 | Tien’s Atonement | CANON | 04/06/1988 |
| 108 | Goku’s Revenge | CANON | 04/13/1988 |
| 109 | Goku vs. King Piccolo | CANON | 04/20/1988 |
| 110 | Piccolo Closes In | CANON | 05/04/1988 |
| 111 | Roshi’s Gambit | CANON | 05/11/1988 |
| 112 | King Piccolo’s Wish | CANON | 05/18/1988 |
| 113 | Siege on Chow Castle | CANON | 05/25/1988 |
| 114 | Conquest and Power | CANON | 06/01/1988 |
| 115 | Awaken Darkness | CANON | 06/08/1988 |
| 116 | A Taste of Destiny | CANON | 06/22/1988 |
| 117 | The Ultimate Sacrifice | CANON | 06/29/1988 |
| 118 | Prelude to Vengeance | CANON | 07/06/1988 |
| 119 | Battle Cry | CANON | 07/20/1988 |
| 120 | Goku Strikes Back | CANON | 07/27/1988 |
| 121 | The Biggest Crisis | CANON | 08/03/1988 |
| 122 | Final Showdown | CANON | 08/10/1988 |
| 123 | Lost and Found | CANON | 08/17/1988 |
| 124 | Temple Above the Clouds | CANON | 08/24/1988 |
| 125 | Earth’s Guardian Emerges | CANON | 08/31/1988 |
| 126 | Eternal Dragon Resurrected | CANON | 09/14/1988 |
| 127 | Quicker than Lightning | FILLER | 09/21/1988 |
| 128 | Secret of the Woods | FILLER | 09/28/1988 |
| 129 | The Time Room | FILLER | 10/12/1988 |
| 130 | Goku’s Doll | FILLER | 10/19/1988 |
| 131 | Walking Their Own Ways | FILLER | 10/26/1988 |
| 132 | Hotter than Lava | FILLER | 11/02/1988 |
| 133 | Changes | CANON | 11/09/1988 |
| 134 | Preliminary Peril | CANON | 11/16/1988 |
| 135 | Battle of the Eight | CANON | 11/23/1988 |
| 136 | Tien Shinhan vs. Mercenary Tao | CANON | 11/30/1988 |
| 137 | Anonymous Proposal | CANON | 12/07/1988 |
| 138 | The Mysterious Hero | CANON | 12/14/1988 |
| 139 | Rematch | CANON | 12/21/1988 |
| 140 | Goku Gains Speed | CANON | 01/11/1989 |
| 141 | The Four Faces of Tien | CANON | 01/18/1989 |
| 142 | Kami vs. Piccolo | CANON | 01/25/1989 |
| 143 | Battle for the Future | CANON | 02/01/1989 |
| 144 | Super Kamehameha | CANON | 02/08/1989 |
| 145 | Junior No More | CANON | 02/15/1989 |
| 146 | Goku’s Trap | CANON | 02/22/1989 |
| 147 | Goku Hangs On | CANON | 03/01/1989 |
| 148 | The Victor | CANON | 03/08/1989 |
| 149 | Dress in Flames | FILLER | 03/15/1989 |
| 150 | The Fire-Eater | FILLER | 03/22/1989 |
| 151 | Outrageous Octagon | FILLER | 04/05/1989 |
| 152 | Mystery of the Dark World | FILLER | 04/12/1989 |
| 153 | The End, The Beginning | FILLER | 04/19/1989 |
How to Watch Dragon Ball Anime (WITHOUT FILLER)
So we have compiled a complete list of Dragon Ball Anime and its filler episodes in this article. If you wish to watch Dragon Ball without fillers, then you can follow from our list and skip the filler episodes.
We will update this article as the show goes on!
Where To Watch Dragon Ball Anime Online
There are a lot of places you can watch Dragon Ball, but the best one where you can watch Dragon Ball for free is Google.
Click This Link To Watch Dragon Ball
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