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Feb 26, 1986
The legend of the Dragon Balls is explained. After doing his chores and fishing, Son Gokû meets Buruma, who is on a quest to find the seven Dragon Balls, two of which she already has. She goes to Son Gokû's house and sees that he has a Dragon Ball, which his adoptive grandfather gave him before he died. When she can't convince him to give her his Dragon Ball, she convinces him to join her on her quest to unite the dragon balls. After leaving, Son Gokû must rescue Buruma from a pterodactyl. Meanwhile, Pilaf finds a Dragon Ball of his own.
Mar 05, 1986
Bulma and Son Gokû have started their travel. They stop and Bulma throws one of her Hoi Poi Capsules, displaying a house inside, much for Son Gokû's surprise. While helping him taking a bath, Bulma realizes Son Gokû's tail is real and functional, A little bit in shock, she takes a bath while trying to deal with this innocent and bit annoying wild boy. Meanwhile, the cruel Pilaf sent Mai and Shû after a Dragon Ball Mai have tracked. Son Gokû told Bulma a little about his past before falling asleep. Then an awkward situation occurs that makes Bulma think the Dragon ...
Mar 12, 1986
Bulma and Son Gokû left for a while their search for the Dragon Balls in order to help Son Gokû's new friend, turtle Umigame, reach the sea. Bulma is not comfortable with Son Gokû's choice, but she decide to join him, afraid of being left alone and in danger. Soon they face an enemy but Son Gokû will not surrender and he will stand up for his new turtle friend. Son Gokû defeat with no problem their enemy, and soon they arrive to the beach, where the turtle thank Son Gokû and ask him to wait for him to bring a present. Meanwhile, Pilaf receive a phone call saying that ...
Mar 19, 1986
It's been 3 days since Kame Sen'nin gave Son Gokû the Kinton Cloud, and Bulma the Dragon Ball he had. Now, Bulma and Son Gokû are traveling to a valley in order to collect a fifth Dragon Ball (thanks to Bulma's invention, the "Dragon Radar"). They soon reach a village that seems abandoned, but truth is that people were hiding their young daughters from the terrible Oolong. Bulma arranges that Son Gokû will confront Oolong in exchange of the Dragon Ball that an old lady have, helping the villagers to rescue their daughters. But when Gokû finally confront the kidnapper ...
Mar 26, 1986
Bulma and Son Gokû continue their quest for the sixth Dragon Ball, alongside Oolong, who, Bulma thought, might be useful due to his shape-form abilities. As soon as Oolong heard that they must pass through the Desert, he's terrified and tried to escape. Bulma manages to get Oolong under control in a very impressive and clever way. Bulma realizes that she has lost her Hoi-Poi capsules, meaning she doesn't have any transportation. The three of them begins to walk into the Desert in order to reach their destination. But the heat and exhaustion overwhelms Bulma who fell ...
Apr 02, 1986
It's been 1 week since Bulma and Son Gokû started their journey in search of the 7 Dragon Balls, and they already have 5 of them. After Gokû and Oolong's meeting with Yamcha and Puar, and the fight between Gokû and Yamcha, Oolong finally reveals to Bulma that he was hiding a Hoi-Poi capsule, with a little trailer inside. While Son Gokû is eating Bulma goes for a bath, not forgetting to check first if there are any "peep-holes" in the bathroom, from which Oolong may spy on her. While taking a shower, Yamcha and Puar attempts to steal the Dragon Balls, as well as Mai ...
Apr 09, 1986
Goku, Bulma, and Oolong arrive at Fire Mountain, with Yamcha and Puar following closely behind. There, they meet the Ox King, who lives in the castle on Fire Mountain.
Apr 16, 1986
Master Roshi agrees to let Goku borrow the Bansho fan, but when he goes to retrieve it, he remembers that he spilled juice on it and threw it out. He decides to put out the fire himself.
Apr 23, 1986
Son Goku, Bulma and Oolong arrive at a village in which the villagers seem scared of Bulma. It is soon found out to be due to her outfit having the rabbit ears associated with the Rabbit Gang, lead by Usagi Ninjinka.
Apr 30, 1986
Shu runs off with Bulma's suitcase, which contains their Dragon Balls. Luckily, Goku still has the Four-Star Ball.
May 07, 1986
Mai steals the Four-Star Ball from Goku. When they wake up, Pilaf sends giant pinballs rolling after them.
May 14, 1986
To stop Emperor Pilaf, Oolong interrupts his wish for world conquest with a wish for underpants. A furious Pilaf orders them burned to death. Then Goku looks up at the full moon and unleashes an ancient evil.
May 21, 1986
Goku, now the Great Ape, begins destroying Pilaf's castle. Bulma, Yamcha, Oolong, and Puar are able to escape as Pilaf, Mai, and Shu start attacking Goku.
May 28, 1986
Goku heads towards Master Roshi's island. Suddenly, another boy named Krillin requests training from Master Roshi.
Jun 04, 1986
Goku and Krillin bring Launch back to Master Roshi's island. Unknown to either of them, when she sneezes, she turns into a violent blonde criminal.
Jun 11, 1986
Master Roshi gives the boys their final test for the day. He throws a stone into the woods, telling them to find it, and the loser must go without dinner.
Jun 18, 1986
Master Roshi has the boys deliver milk in many exhausting runs.
Jun 25, 1986
Goku and Krillin continue their intense training.
Jul 02, 1986
After months of training with heavy turtle shells, the boys are eager to learn fighting techniques in time for the 21st World Martial Arts Tournament.
Jul 09, 1986
The preliminaries of the 21st World Martial Arts Tournament begin with Goku, Krillin, and Yamcha eager to advance.
Jul 16, 1986
In the quarterfinal matches, Krillin is in the first match against Bacterian, a giant whose stench overwhelms the enemy.
Jul 23, 1986
In the quarterfinals, Yamcha fights the powerful Jackie Chun. Nam fights Ranfan, who relies on seduction to win.
Jul 30, 1986
Goku's quarterfinal opponent, the monstrous Giran fights him with cheating tactics.
Aug 06, 1986
The semifinals begin as Krillin and Jackie Chun fight. Unfortunately, Jackie Chun's too fast for Krillin.
Aug 13, 1986
Goku starts his semifinal match against Nam, who uses aerial attacks.
Aug 20, 1986
After many impressive battles, the final match of the World Martial Arts Tournament has finally arrived. This ultimate showdown features crafty veteran Jackie Chun taking on the rambunctious youngster Goku.
Aug 27, 1986
The final match between Goku and Jackie Chun continues as Jackie's hypnosis and Goku's janken fail to yield results. They are then forced to unleash their deadliest techniques.
Sep 03, 1986
Jackie Chun reveals that the actual target of his Kamehameha wave was the moon, to de-power Goku. With both of them exhausted, they agree on a straightforward finish to the fight.
Sep 10, 1986
The river at Nam's village has run dry, and Goku finds that a dam has been built upstream by Giran and his fellow monsters.
Sep 17, 1986
When the dragon radar is stolen, Goku follows the thief to to an antique shop with a Dragon Ball.
Sep 24, 1986
The much pursued Dragon Ball ends up in the possession of the great and powerful Ox-King - who just happens to be busy planning his daughter's wedding.
Oct 01, 1986
Both the Red Ribbon Army and Goku pursue Pilaf for the Dragon Ball.
Oct 08, 1986
Master Roshi tells everyone the legend of the Dragon Balls.
Oct 15, 1986
Goku and the Red Ribbon Army race each other in a search for the five-star ball.
Oct 22, 1986
The girl called Snow explains to Goku that the Red Ribbon Army is forcing their village to help them look for the Dragon Ball.
Oct 29, 1986
Goku enters Muscle Tower and fights a large android named Major Metallitron.
Nov 05, 1986
Ninja Murasaki is sent to kill Goku. They engage in games of hide and seek, racing, and shuriken throwing.
Nov 12, 1986
Murasaki decides to use his ultimate ninja technique and splits into five clones.
Nov 19, 1986
Ninja Murasaki releases Android 8 to fight Goku, but Android 8 refuses to fight.
Nov 26, 1986
General White releases a monster, Buyon to destroy Goku and Eighter.
Dec 03, 1986
Goku fights General White for the fate of Muscle Tower as Eighter looks on.
Dec 10, 1986
Eighter still has the bomb inside him, so they go to Dr. Flappe to sort the problem as Murasaki stalks them.
Dec 17, 1986
Goku reaches West City but has no idea where to find Bulma.
Dec 24, 1986
General Black hires a master thief, Hasky, to get the balls from Goku.
Jan 07, 1987
Hasky plans to steal the Dragon Balls while Goku's group is having fun.
Jan 14, 1987
Goku and Bulma head to an island to look for a dragon ball, but it is under the control of General Blue of the Red Ribbon Army.
Jan 21, 1987
Goku makes it to Roshi's island and Launch and Krillin return.
Jan 28, 1987
General Blue plans to tail and attack Goku and company at Roshi's Island.
Feb 04, 1987
General Blue continues to chase Bulma, Goku and Krillin's submarine. Meanwhile, Master Roshi is having a bit of trouble with Captain Dock and an aggressive Launch.
Feb 11, 1987
Goku, Bulma and Krillin surface into a pirates' hideout full of traps.
Feb 18, 1987
Goku and Krillin fight the giant Pirate robot.
Feb 25, 1987
The heroes find the treasure chest and General Blue finally shows himself.
Mar 04, 1987
Goku and Blue continue fighting and Goku is winning until Blue powers up.
Mar 11, 1987
As the ceiling collapses, the heroes flee to the getaway submarine.
Mar 18, 1987
After a chase, Goku and General Blue fly into a strange land called Penguin Village.
Mar 25, 1987
In Penguin Village, Goku meets Arale. Blue loses his patience with the locals.
Apr 08, 1987
Goku finds Blue and Blue threatens Arale, who begins a fight with him.
Apr 15, 1987
In the Land of Korin, Captain Yellow threatens the locals for another dragon ball.
Apr 22, 1987
Mercenary Tao is hired to kill Goku and retrieve the dragon balls. Meanwhile, Bora tells Goku about the legend of Korin Tower.
Apr 29, 1987
Red is displeased with Blue and offers him a second chance if he can defeat Mercenary Tao. Bora tells Goku the legend of the Korin Tower.
May 06, 1987
Goku eventually reaches the summit of Korin's tower, but Korin is not about to hand the sacred water to Goku.
May 13, 1987
Goku attempts to snatch the sacred water from Korin.
May 20, 1987
Goku arrives for a rematch with Tao, who finds out about the legend of Korin's tower and the sacred water.
May 27, 1987
Tao reaches the tower summit and treats Korin arrogantly as Goku relaxes.
Jun 10, 1987
As Goku makes his way to the Red Ribbon HQ, Colonel Violet tracks another dragon ball.
Jun 17, 1987
Goku gets past the defenses and attacks the Red Ribbon base. The entire Red Ribbon army attacks him.
Jun 24, 1987
The Red Ribbon soldiers begin fleeing. Red leaves an increasingly frustrated Black to face Goku as he retreats.
Jul 01, 1987
The war with the Red Ribbon Army comes to an epic conclusion.
Jul 08, 1987
Roshi suggests that Goku visits Fortuneteller Baba to find the last Dragon Ball with her clairvoyance.
Jul 15, 1987
Goku must battle five warriors of Baba. Krillin starts against Fangs the Vampire.
Jul 22, 1987
Yamcha must fight an invisible warrior that he cannot defend himself from. Goku collects Roshi and Bulma to help out.
Jul 29, 1987
Thanks to Roshi's fascination with Bulma's curves, Yamcha advances to the third round, but his next fight is in the Devil's Toilet against Bandages the mummified mauler!
Aug 05, 1987
Goku challenges the mummy to a fight.
Aug 12, 1987
Goku goes head-to-head with Spike the Devilman, a winged freak known for feeding off negative vibes. If the little man survives, there's a fifth fighter waiting in the wings, and he smells strangely familiar.
Aug 19, 1987
The final fight begins between Goku and the masked man.
Aug 26, 1987
Pilaf, Shu and Mai set off to Fortuneteller Baba's palace to defeat Goku and steal his last six Dragon Balls. Gohan is about to defeat Goku.
Sep 02, 1987
Pilaf, Shu and Mai get in their power suits and challenge Goku to a battle, with the dragon balls at stake.
Sep 09, 1987
Goku takes all the dragon balls to the Land of Korin, and the dragon rises again.
Sep 16, 1987
Goku encounters a village which is being terrorized by two men called Terror and Plague.
Sep 23, 1987
Goku goes to challenge Master Chin, who is busy fending off Rising Dragon and Sky Dragon.
Sep 30, 1987
Goku faces the demon Shula to rescue Princess Misa.
Oct 07, 1987
Goku sees a monster named InoShikaCho terrorizing a village, just as two men arrive to "defeat" it.
Oct 14, 1987
It is the day before the World Martial Arts Tournament, and Goku heads to Papaya Island.
Oct 21, 1987
Krillin and Yamcha are eager to test their strength after training under Master Roshi, and the World Martial Arts tournament is the perfect place to show off their new moves. There's just one problem - Goku is missing in action!
Oct 28, 1987
Goku, Krillin, Yamcha and Jackie Chun advance through the preliminaries. Master Shen's two students, Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu insult the heroes.
Nov 04, 1987
The preliminaries end with Goku fighting King Choppa.
Nov 11, 1987
In the finals, Yamcha and Tien start fighting.
Nov 18, 1987
Yamcha uses his powerful techniques, but they have no effect on Tien.
Nov 25, 1987
Man Wolf angrily fights Jackie Chun for revenge.
Dec 02, 1987
Chiaotzu attacks Krillin with the same technique used by Mercenary Tao.
Dec 09, 1987
Krillin continues his fight with Chiaotzu.
Dec 16, 1987
Pomput's manager realizes Pomput cannot beat Goku, and resorts to cheating.
Dec 23, 1987
In the semifinals, Jackie Chun and Tien Shinhan begin their match.
Dec 30, 1987
Tien and Jackie Chun continue their fight as Jackie tries to show him the error of his ways.
Jan 06, 1988
Goku and Krillin fight their semifinal match.
Jan 13, 1988
Goku and Krillin continue their fight as Goku gets the upper hand.
Jan 20, 1988
Goku fights Tien in the final match of the tournament.
Jan 27, 1988
Goku reveals that throughout the tournament he had only been using a fraction of his power to protect his opponent, but now he is going to fight at full power, and unleashes an assault on Tien.
Feb 03, 1988
Chiaotzu uses his powers to paralyze Goku so Tien can win easily.
Feb 10, 1988
Tien grows two extra arms and gains an advantage over Goku.
Feb 17, 1988
Since Tien can fly and knock Goku out of bounds with the Tri-Beam Cannon, Goku seems to have no chance of winning.
Feb 24, 1988
Goku finds Krillin murdered and the Dragon Balls stolen by King Piccolo, assisted by Emperor Pilaf.
Mar 02, 1988
Goku fights Tambourine, but Goku is weak from hunger.
Mar 09, 1988
Tambourine begins killing everyone on the list of tournament participants as King Piccolo sends Cymbal to gather the remaining dragon balls.
Mar 16, 1988
Goku fights with the mountain man Yajirobe as Cymbal approaches their location.
Mar 23, 1988
Tambourine next targets Yamcha as Goku requests for Yajirobe's dragon ball.
Apr 06, 1988
Master Roshi and Tien continue their search for the dragon balls, and Tien's brutal past comes back to haunt him.
Apr 13, 1988
Goku begins his fight with Tambourine and gets the upper hand.
Apr 20, 1988
King Piccolo steps down to face Goku himself.
May 04, 1988
King Piccolo wounds Goku and goes to get the rest of the dragon balls.
May 11, 1988
Roshi, knowing that he is no match for King Piccolo, toys with him during the fight.
May 18, 1988
King Piccolo makes his wish to the Eternal Dragon and becomes younger.
May 25, 1988
As King Piccolo prepares to attack Chow Castle, Goku intends to climb Korin's tower.
Jun 01, 1988
King Piccolo kills King Furry's subjects and demands Furry tell the world of his conquest. Yajirobe meets Korin.
Jun 08, 1988
Korin tells Goku about his last hope, the Ultra Divine Water hidden deep in an icy labyrinth.
Jun 22, 1988
Yajirobe and Goku press on in the labyrinth and are shocked to see Master Roshi.
Jun 29, 1988
Goku has survived the Ultra Divine Water. King Piccolo frees criminals throughout the world.
Jul 06, 1988
King Piccolo chooses to destroy Bulma's homeland.
Jul 20, 1988
Tien is forced to fight Drum and waits for his chance to perform the evil containment wave on Piccolo.
Jul 27, 1988
Goku starts his fight against King Piccolo in Chow Castle.
Aug 03, 1988
Goku continues to fight King Piccolo in a destructive clash.
Aug 10, 1988
Sensing he is in a losing battle, King Piccolo resorts to a cowardly act, threatening to kill Tien, if Goku moves a muscle. Yamcha reaches the place and lands his plane. Yajirobe has also arrived to watch Goku fight. Upon discovering that King Piccolo killed Shenron, Goku resigns himself to endure repetitive pains getting his limbs crippled. With Goku incapacitated, King Piccolo prepares to finish him off.
Aug 17, 1988
As the eternal dragon is dead, Goku must find the creator of the dragon balls, Kami. King Piccolo's egg is about to hatch.
Aug 24, 1988
Goku extends the Power Pole from Korin's Tower to reach Kami's temple above.
Aug 31, 1988
Kami reveals himself to Goku, and agrees to revive the Eternal Dragon if Goku will stay and train.
Sep 14, 1988
Kami revives Shenron, the Eternal Dragon, who Goku's friends call.
Sep 21, 1988
Kami and Mr. Popo send Goku on a training mission to fetch a crown.
Sep 28, 1988
Mr. Popo sends Goku to a forest to find someone who can train his mind.
Oct 12, 1988
Goku goes back in time and meets the young Master Roshi, Crane Hermit, and Mutaito.
Oct 19, 1988
Goku trains with a powerful clay version of himself.
Oct 26, 1988
Tien, Krillin, Yamcha, and Chiaotzu continue their search for Korin's Tower and find a small village at the base of a mountain.
Nov 02, 1988
Tien, Krillin, Yamcha, and Chiaotzu each try to stop the flow of lava towards the village.
Nov 09, 1988
Three years have passed and the heroes reunite for the 23rd Martial Arts Tournament.
Nov 16, 1988
Goku and Tien are horrified that Piccolo's son is at the tournament, as the preliminaries begin.
Nov 23, 1988
Tien, Tao, a familiar girl, Goku, Krillin, Piccolo, Yamcha, and Hero advance to the finals.
Nov 30, 1988
Tien proves to be much stronger than his former master Tao.
Dec 07, 1988
Goku fights his female opponent, who is angry at him for some reason.
Dec 14, 1988
Krillin struggles to fight the unstoppable Piccolo.
Dec 21, 1988
Hero easily dominates Yamcha, who still refuses to listen to advice.
Jan 11, 1989
Goku removes his training weights and becomes much faster in his fight against Tien.
Jan 18, 1989
Tien splits his body into four separate Tiens and attacks Goku.
Jan 25, 1989
Kami battles Piccolo, intending to destroy his evil half for good.
Feb 01, 1989
Goku realizes that it is up to him to stop Piccolo in the final match.
Feb 08, 1989
Goku starts to win against Piccolo, who decides to unleash his most devastating attack.
Feb 15, 1989
Piccolo reveals to everyone that he is the reincarnation of King Piccolo and turns into a giant form of himself to fight Goku.
Feb 22, 1989
Goku jumps down the giant Piccolo's throat to save Kami, then continues the fight alone.
Mar 01, 1989
Piccolo resorts to his ultimate attack, destroying the entire island and seemingly Goku.
Mar 08, 1989
Piccolo flies to the sky to finish off his nemesis. However, Goku has a surprise in store for him.
Mar 15, 1989
Goku and Chichi prepare for their wedding.
Mar 22, 1989
The people are unable to extinguish the fire consuming the castle, so Goku and Chi Chi seek another Bansho fan.
Apr 05, 1989
Goku and Chi Chi search for the Bansho fan in a snowy mountain.
Apr 12, 1989
Goku realizes that the fan won't work and he must go to the Dark World.
Apr 19, 1989
In the series finale, Goku and Chi Chi fight to make their wedding go as planned.
About
Dragon Ball (also know as Dragon Ball: Doragon bôru) Season 1 (1986) is released on Feb 26, 1986. Watch Dragon Ball online - the Japanese Animation TV series from Japan. Dragon Ball is directed by Daisuke Nishio,Minoru Okazaki,Kazuhisa Takenouchi and created by Yasushi Hirano with Masako Nozawa and Jôji Yanami. Dragon Ball is available online on Hulu and Funimation Now.
What starts off as a bizarre re-telling of the Chinese legend "Journey to the West" quickly transforms into pure madness. On a twisted version of Earth, the ridiculously strong child-fighter Son Gokû is joined by several companions in the quest for the seven "dragon balls", which, when assembled, will summon the Grand Dragon, who will grant the bearer of the balls one single wish. The problem is, the Grand Dragon can only be invoked once a year, and villains battle Goku and friends constantly for possession of the Dragon Balls.