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Released in late 2024, Dragon Ball Daima is the final project Toriyama worked on before his passing. It is a 20-episode canonical series that fits between the Buu saga and the very end of Z . So, the true "complete story" count is:
Here is the definitive breakdown of every Dragon Ball television episode released to date. As of April 2026, if you count the core canonical series (the original Dragon Ball , Dragon Ball Z , and Dragon Ball Super ), there are 639 episodes .
But here is the good news: You don't have to binge it. The Dragon Ball franchise is designed in distinct sagas. Watch the first 13 episodes of the original Dragon Ball . If you don't smile when Bulma shoots a child in the face with a submachine gun or when Goku eats a 50-pound fish in one sitting, the series probably isn't for you.
However, if you include the non-canon sequel ( GT ) and the modern remake ( Kai ), the total count exceeds .
You might expect a simple number. But in the world of Dragon Ball , nothing is ever simple—especially when you factor in filler, reboots, and the dreaded "GT" debate.
| Series | Episode Count | Canon Status | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | (1986) | 153 | Canon | | Dragon Ball Z (1989) | 291 | Canon | | Dragon Ball GT (1996) | 64 | Non-Canon | | Dragon Ball Kai (2009) | 167 | Remake (Canon cut) | | Dragon Ball Super (2015) | 131 | Canon | | Dragon Ball Super: Daima (2024) | 20 | Canon | | TOTAL (All TV Series) | 826 | Mixed | The Deep Dive: Why the confusion? If you just add up the original three ( DB, Z, Super ), you get 575 episodes. So where did 639 come from?