Dragon Ball Filler List is a guide where we can see chapter by chapter if it is a canonical chapter for the original story, or if it is a filler chapter.
Dragon Ball is a Manga and Anime series, in many occasions these series differ in some points of their story between the Manga (Comic) and the Anime (Cartoon), since usually filler is added in the anime to give time to the Manga to advance in the original story.
Filler List Index
📝 Dragon Ball Filler Guide Manga and Anime
With Dragon Ball Filler Guide you will be able to know exactly which chapters of Dragon Ball are canonical and which are filler, and go directly to the content you are most interested in:
| Manga Canon Episodes | Mixed Canon / Filler Episodes | Filler Episodes | Anime Canon Episodes |
| 1-28, 34-41, 43, 46-78, 84-126, 133-148 | 29, 42, 44 | 30-33, 45, 79-83, 127-132, 149-153 |
⚠️ Dragon Ball Filler List and Order to Watch
Here is the complete list of Dragon Ball chapters in order to watch them and with their corresponding filler chapters marked in case you want to skip those non-canonical parts of the story.
| # | Title | Type | Airdate |
| 1 | The Secret of the Dragon Balls | Manga Canon | 26/02/1986 |
| 2 | The Emperor’s Quest | Manga Canon | 05/03/1986 |
| 3 | The Nimbus Cloud of Roshi | Manga Canon | 12/03/1986 |
| 4 | Oolong the Terrible | Manga Canon | 19/03/1986 |
| 5 | Yamcha the Desert Bandit | Manga Canon | 26/03/1986 |
| 6 | Keep an Eye on the Dragon Balls | Manga Canon | 02/04/1986 |
| 7 | The Ox King on Fire Mountain | Manga Canon | 09/04/1986 |
| 8 | The Kamehameha Wave | Manga Canon | 16/04/1986 |
| 9 | Boss Rabbit’s Magic Touch | Manga Canon | 23/04/1986 |
| 10 | The Dragon Balls are Stolen! | Manga Canon | 30/04/1986 |
| 11 | The Penalty is Pinball | Manga Canon | 07/05/1986 |
| 12 | A Wish to the Eternal Dragon | Manga Canon | 14/05/1986 |
| 13 | The Legend of Goku | Manga Canon | 21/05/1986 |
| 14 | Goku’s Rival | Manga Canon | 28/05/1986 |
| 15 | Look Out for Launch | Manga Canon | 04/06/1986 |
| 16 | Find That Stone! | Manga Canon | 11/06/1986 |
| 17 | Milk Delivery | Manga Canon | 18/06/1986 |
| 18 | The Turtle Hermit Way | Manga Canon | 25/06/1986 |
| 19 | The Tournament Begins | Manga Canon | 02/07/1986 |
| 20 | Elimination Round | Manga Canon | 09/07/1986 |
| 21 | Smells Like Trouble | Manga Canon | 16/07/1986 |
| 22 | Quarterfinals Begin | Manga Canon | 23/07/1986 |
| 23 | Monster Beast Giran | Manga Canon | 30/07/1986 |
| 24 | Krillin’s Frantic Attack! | Manga Canon | 06/08/1986 |
| 25 | Danger From Above | Manga Canon | 13/08/1986 |
| 26 | The Grand Finals | Manga Canon | 20/08/1986 |
| 27 | Number One Under the Moon? | Manga Canon | 27/08/1986 |
| 28 | The Final Blow | Manga Canon | 03/09/1986 |
| 29 | The Roaming Lake | Mixed Canon/Filler | 10/09/1986 |
| 30 | Pilaf and the Mystery Force | Filler | 17/09/1986 |
| 31 | Wedding Plans? | Filler | 24/09/1986 |
| 32 | The Flying Fortress – Vanished! | Filler | 01/10/1986 |
| 33 | The Legend of a Dragon | Filler | 08/10/1986 |
| 34 | Cruel General Red | Manga Canon | 15/10/1986 |
| 35 | Cold Reception | Manga Canon | 22/10/1986 |
| 36 | Major Metallitron | Manga Canon | 29/10/1986 |
| 37 | Ninja Murasaki is Coming! | Manga Canon | 05/11/1986 |
| 38 | Five Murasakis | Manga Canon | 12/11/1986 |
| 39 | Mysterious Android No. 8 | Manga Canon | 19/11/1986 |
| 40 | Horrifying Buyon | Manga Canon | 26/11/1986 |
| 41 | The Fall of Muscle Tower | Manga Canon | 03/12/1986 |
| 42 | The Secret of Dr. Flappe | Mixed Canon/Filler | 10/12/1986 |
| 43 | A Trip to the City | Manga Canon | 17/12/1986 |
| 44 | Master Thief, Hasky | Mixed Canon/Filler | 24/12/1986 |
| 45 | Danger in the Air | Filler | 07/01/1987 |
| 46 | Bulma’s Bad Day | Manga Canon | 14/01/1987 |
| 47 | Kame House – Found! | Manga Canon | 21/01/1987 |
| 48 | Deep Blue Sea | Manga Canon | 28/01/1987 |
| 49 | Roshi Surprise | Manga Canon | 04/02/1987 |
| 50 | The Trap is Sprung! | Manga Canon | 11/02/1987 |
| 51 | Beware of Robot | Manga Canon | 18/02/1987 |
| 52 | The Pirate Treasure | Manga Canon | 25/02/1987 |
| 53 | Blue, Black and Blue | Manga Canon | 04/03/1987 |
| 54 | Escape From Pirate Cave | Manga Canon | 11/03/1987 |
| 55 | Penguin Village | Manga Canon | 18/03/1987 |
| 56 | Strange Visitor | Manga Canon | 25/03/1987 |
| 57 | Arale vs. Blue | Manga Canon | 08/04/1987 |
| 58 | The Land of Korin | Manga Canon | 15/04/1987 |
| 59 | The Notorious Mercenary | Manga Canon | 22/04/1987 |
| 60 | Tao Attacks! | Manga Canon | 29/04/1987 |
| 61 | Korin Tower | Manga Canon | 06/05/1987 |
| 62 | Sacred Water | Manga Canon | 13/05/1987 |
| 63 | The Return of Goku | Manga Canon | 20/05/1987 |
| 64 | The Last of Mercenary Tao | Manga Canon | 27/05/1987 |
| 65 | Confront the Red Ribbon Army | Manga Canon | 10/06/1987 |
| 66 | A Real Bind | Manga Canon | 17/06/1987 |
| 67 | The End of Commander Red | Manga Canon | 24/06/1987 |
| 68 | The Last Dragon Ball | Manga Canon | 01/07/1987 |
| 69 | Who is Fortuneteller Baba? | Manga Canon | 08/07/1987 |
| 70 | We Are the Five Warriors | Manga Canon | 15/07/1987 |
| 71 | Deadly Battle | Manga Canon | 22/07/1987 |
| 72 | Goku’s Turn | Manga Canon | 29/07/1987 |
| 73 | The Devilmite Beam | Manga Canon | 05/08/1987 |
| 74 | The Mysterious Fifth Man | Manga Canon | 12/08/1987 |
| 75 | The Strong Ones | Manga Canon | 19/08/1987 |
| 76 | True Colors of the Masked Man | Manga Canon | 26/08/1987 |
| 77 | Pilaf’s Tactics | Manga Canon | 02/09/1987 |
| 78 | The Eternal Dragon Rises | Manga Canon | 09/09/1987 |
| 79 | Terror and Plague | Filler | 16/09/1987 |
| 80 | Goku vs. Sky Dragon | Filler | 23/09/1987 |
| 81 | Goku Goes to Demon Land | Filler | 30/09/1987 |
| 82 | The Rampage of InoShikaCho | Filler | 07/10/1987 |
| 83 | Which Way To Papaya Island? | Filler | 14/10/1987 |
| 84 | Rivals and Arrivals | Manga Canon | 21/10/1987 |
| 85 | Preliminary Peril | Manga Canon | 28/10/1987 |
| 86 | Then There Were Eight | Manga Canon | 04/11/1987 |
| 87 | Yamcha vs. Tien | Manga Canon | 11/11/1987 |
| 88 | Yamcha’s Big Break | Manga Canon | 18/11/1987 |
| 89 | Full-Moon Vengeance | Manga Canon | 25/11/1987 |
| 90 | The Dodon Wave | Manga Canon | 02/12/1987 |
| 91 | Counting Controversy!! | Manga Canon | 09/12/1987 |
| 92 | Goku Enters the Ring | Manga Canon | 16/12/1987 |
| 93 | Tien Shinhan vs. Jackie Chun | Manga Canon | 23/12/1987 |
| 94 | Stepping Down | Manga Canon | 30/12/1987 |
| 95 | Goku vs. Krillin | Manga Canon | 06/01/1988 |
| 96 | Tail’s Tale | Manga Canon | 13/01/1988 |
| 97 | Final Match: Goku vs. Tien | Manga Canon | 20/01/1988 |
| 98 | Victory’s Edge | Manga Canon | 27/01/1988 |
| 99 | Tien’s Insurrection | Manga Canon | 03/02/1988 |
| 100 | The Spirit Cannon | Manga Canon | 10/02/1988 |
| 101 | The Fallen | Manga Canon | 17/02/1988 |
| 102 | Enter King Piccolo | Manga Canon | 24/02/1988 |
| 103 | Tambourine Attacks! | Manga Canon | 02/03/1988 |
| 104 | Mark of the Demon | Manga Canon | 09/03/1988 |
| 105 | Here Comes Yajirobe | Manga Canon | 16/03/1988 |
| 106 | Terrible Tambourine | Manga Canon | 23/03/1988 |
| 107 | Tien’s Atonement | Manga Canon | 06/04/1988 |
| 108 | Goku’s Revenge | Manga Canon | 13/04/1988 |
| 109 | Goku vs. King Piccolo | Manga Canon | 20/04/1988 |
| 110 | Piccolo Closes In | Manga Canon | 04/05/1988 |
| 111 | Roshi’s Gambit | Manga Canon | 11/05/1988 |
| 112 | King Piccolo’s Wish | Manga Canon | 18/05/1988 |
| 113 | Siege on Chow Castle | Manga Canon | 25/05/1988 |
| 114 | Conquest and Power | Manga Canon | 01/06/1988 |
| 115 | Awaken Darkness | Manga Canon | 08/06/1988 |
| 116 | A Taste of Destiny | Manga Canon | 22/06/1988 |
| 117 | The Ultimate Sacrifice | Manga Canon | 29/06/1988 |
| 118 | Prelude to Vengeance | Manga Canon | 06/07/1988 |
| 119 | Battle Cry | Manga Canon | 20/07/1988 |
| 120 | Goku Strikes Back | Manga Canon | 27/07/1988 |
| 121 | The Biggest Crisis | Manga Canon | 03/08/1988 |
| 122 | Final Showdown | Manga Canon | 10/08/1988 |
| 123 | Lost and Found | Manga Canon | 17/08/1988 |
| 124 | Temple Above the Clouds | Manga Canon | 24/08/1988 |
| 125 | Earth’s Guardian Emerges | Manga Canon | 31/08/1988 |
| 126 | Eternal Dragon Resurrected | Manga Canon | 14/09/1988 |
| 127 | Quicker than Lightning | Filler | 21/09/1988 |
| 128 | Secret of the Woods | Filler | 28/09/1988 |
| 129 | The Time Room | Filler | 12/10/1988 |
| 130 | Goku’s Doll | Filler | 19/10/1988 |
| 131 | Walking Their Own Ways | Filler | 26/10/1988 |
| 132 | Hotter than Lava | Filler | 02/11/1988 |
| 133 | Changes | Manga Canon | 09/11/1988 |
| 134 | Preliminary Peril | Manga Canon | 16/11/1988 |
| 135 | Battle of the Eight | Manga Canon | 23/11/1988 |
| 136 | Tien Shinhan vs. Mercenary Tao | Manga Canon | 30/11/1988 |
| 137 | Anonymous Proposal | Manga Canon | 07/12/1988 |
| 138 | The Mysterious Hero | Manga Canon | 14/12/1988 |
| 139 | Rematch | Manga Canon | 21/12/1988 |
| 140 | Goku Gains Speed | Manga Canon | 11/01/1989 |
| 141 | The Four Faces of Tien | Manga Canon | 18/01/1989 |
| 142 | Kami vs. Piccolo | Manga Canon | 25/01/1989 |
| 143 | Battle for the Future | Manga Canon | 01/02/1989 |
| 144 | Super Kamehameha | Manga Canon | 08/02/1989 |
| 145 | Junior No More | Manga Canon | 15/02/1989 |
| 146 | Goku’s Trap | Manga Canon | 22/02/1989 |
| 147 | Goku Hangs On | Manga Canon | 01/03/1989 |
| 148 | The Victor | Manga Canon | 08/03/1989 |
| 149 | Dress in Flames | Filler | 15/03/1989 |
| 150 | The Fire-Eater | Filler | 22/03/1989 |
| 151 | Outrageous Octagon | Filler | 05/04/1989 |
| 152 | Mystery of the Dark World | Filler | 12/04/1989 |
| 153 | The End, The Beginning | Filler | 19/04/1989 |
🧐 What is Dragon Ball: Anime and Manga
Dragon Ball is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. It was originally published in Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine from 1984 to 1995. The story follows the adventures of Son Goku from childhood to adulthood as he trains in martial arts and explores his world. The manga has been adapted into an anime series produced by Toei Animation; three anime movies were also made, as well as two television specials and an OVA (original video animation) special.
The story follows Goku’s adventures from childhood to adulthood, as Goku trains in martial arts and explores the world in search of the seven orbs known as the Dragon Balls, which summon a wish-granting dragon when gathered. Along his journey, Goku makes several friends and fights a variety of villains, many of whom also seek the Dragon Balls for their own wishes.
Son Goku is a human who was sent to Earth as a baby with his tail already cut off, so he does not have a monkey-like physical appearance like other characters of his race (Saiyans). However, he has superhuman strength and speed that allow him to fly at high speed through outer space and use bursts of energy called “ki” attacks; these are based on real-world martial arts moves such as punches or kicks (Tae Kwon Do is one example).
After defeating Frieza on the planet Namek in Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection F (2015), Goku decides to live out his days peacefully with his wife Chi-Chi and sons Gohan & Goten while remaining on Earth without training again until they are required again by someone who needs their help to defend against the evil forces that threaten the existence of humanity once again; but this time things will be different because this threat comes from two mysterious beings named Zeno & Future Zeno who rule the twelve universes within existence.
The manga series was translated into English and published in North America by Viz Media, which has also published it in other countries around the world. The anime series was licensed by Funimation Entertainment for English release in North America and by Madman Entertainment in Australia and New Zealand. The films were distributed by 20th Century Fox (now Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures). The first film, Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods, was released on March 30, 2013, while the second film, Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ (Resurrection ‘F’), was released on April 18, 2015. A new movie titled Dragon Ball Super: Broly was released on January 15, 2019.
Dragon Ball is a series that has made many fans happy not only because of its action-packed storyline, but also because of its many characters. There are many in Dragon Ball and each of them has their own personality, which makes the story more interesting. For example, Goku is the main character in Dragon Ball, who uses his incredible strength to fight all kinds of opponents. Other characters include Piccolo, Vegeta and Krillin, to name a few.
Besides having a lot of fight scenes, there are other things that make this series great for kids: the power levels (a measure used by the characters to gauge their abilities), the transformations (an advanced form that is achieved with intense training) and the humor (comical situations).
