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Anime Watch Time

How Long Does It Take to Watch Dragon Ball?

Native: ドラゴンボール

Dragon Ball takes about 63.8 hours (63 hours 45 minutes) to watch in full, across 153 episodes. Use the watch time calculator for an estimate based on your own pace and playback speed.

About Dragon Ball

Goku Son is a young boy who lives in the woods all alone—that is until a girl named Bulma runs into him in her search for a set of magical objects called the "Dragon Balls." Since the artifacts are said to grant one wish to whoever collects all seven, Bulma hopes to gather them and wish for a perfect boyfriend. Goku happens to be in possession of a dragon ball, but unfortunately for Bulma, he refuses to part ways with it, so she makes him a deal: he can tag along on her journey if he lets her borrow the dragon ball's power. With that, the two set off on the journey of a lifetime.

They don't go on the journey alone. On the way, they meet the old Muten-Roshi and wannabe disciple Kuririn, with whom Goku trains to become a stronger martial artist for the upcoming World Martial Arts Tournament. However, it's not all fun and games; the ability to make any wish come true is a powerful one, and there are others who would do much worse than just wishing for a boyfriend. To stop those who would try to abuse the legendary power, they train to become stronger fighters, using their newfound strength to help the people around them along the way.

Series Context

Score

7.80

Year

1986

Format

TV

Source

Manga

Status

Finished Airing

Franchise Guide

Watching the full Dragon Ball franchise?

The franchise page groups the connected seasons, movies, and specials into one watch-order guide, with a combined total watch time.

Episode Count and Watch Time

Dragon Ball Episode Count and Total Watch Time

Episodes

153

Episode length

25 min

Total watch time

63 hours 45 minutes

Status

Finished Airing

This is a long-runner — worth planning for as a multi-week or multi-month watch rather than a quick binge.

Binge Watching Schedule

Simple Watch Schedule for Dragon Ball

Based on average episode length and normal playback speed.

Episodes per dayDays to finish
276.5 days
530.6 days
1015.3 days

Quick Answers About Dragon Ball

Does Dragon Ball have filler episodes?+

No — Dragon Ball has no filler episodes, so the full watch time already reflects the main story only.

What changes if you skip intros and outros?+

Skipping roughly 3 minutes per episode lowers the total watch time to about 56.1 hours, versus 63.8 hours with intros and outros included.

Is Dragon Ball worth binge-watching?+

This is a long-runner — worth planning for as a multi-week or multi-month watch rather than a quick binge.