# Where to Watch Dragon Ball Z **You can stream Dragon Ball Z on Crunchyroll, and if you've never seen the series that defined a generation of action anime, this is the one. It's the blueprint every shonen battle series since has been chasing: Goku and the Z Fighters facing escalating cosmic threats, each showdown bigger and louder than the last.** ## Where to Watch - [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/dragon-ball-z) Crunchyroll is the home for Dragon Ball Z, carrying both the original Japanese audio and the beloved English dub. It's the complete Z era in one place, ideal whether you're revisiting the Frieza saga or watching Goku go Super Saiyan for the very first time. ## Synopsis Years after the adventures of his childhood, Goku is a grown martial artist and father when a brutal warrior arrives and reveals his true origin: he is a Saiyan, one of a nearly extinct race of conquerors. What follows is a saga of ever-stronger enemies, from rival Saiyans and the galactic tyrant Frieza to bio-engineered monsters and a reality-warping djinn, each pushing Goku and his friends to transform beyond anything they believed possible. Between the legendary power-ups and planet-shaking duels, it's really a story about rivalry, relentless growth, and never staying down. ## Fast Facts - **Format:** TV - **Episodes:** 291 - **Premiered:** 1989 - **Studio:** toei animation co., ltd. - **Score:** 8 ## Watch Order Dragon Ball Z continues the story from the original Dragon Ball, which follows Goku's childhood, so start there for the full journey. That said, plenty of fans dive straight into Z and never look back. - [Dragon Ball](https://hozuna.com/anime/dragon-ball) — prequel - Dragon Ball GT — sequel - Dragon Ball Z Movie 01: Ora no Gohan wo Kaese!! — side\_story - Dragon Ball Z Movie 02: Kono Yo de Ichiban Tsuyoi Yatsu — side\_story - Dragon Ball Z Movie 03: Chikyuu Marugoto Choukessen — side\_story - Dragon Ball Z Movie 04: Super Saiyajin da Son Gokuu — side\_story - Dragon Ball Z Movie 05: Tobikkiri no Saikyou tai Saikyou — side\_story - Dragon Ball Z Movie 06: Gekitotsu!! 100-oku Power no Senshi-tachi — side\_story - Dragon Ball Z Movie 07: Kyokugen Battle!! Sandai Super Saiyajin — side\_story - Dragon Ball Z Movie 08: Moetsukiro!! Nessen, Ressen, Chougekisen — side\_story - Dragon Ball Z Movie 09: Ginga Girigiri!! Bucchigiri no Sugoi Yatsu — side\_story - Dragon Ball Z Movie 10: Kiken na Futari! Super Senshi wa Nemurenai — side\_story - Dragon Ball Z Movie 11: Super Senshi Gekiha!! Katsu no wa Ore da — side\_story - Dragon Ball Z Movie 12: Fukkatsu no Fusion!! Gokuu to Vegeta — side\_story - Dragon Ball Z Movie 13: Ryuuken Bakuhatsu!! Gokuu ga Yaraneba Dare ga Yaru — side\_story - Dragon Ball Z: Saiya-jin Zetsumetsu Keikaku — side\_story - Dragon Ball Z Special 2: Zetsubou e no Hankou!! Nokosareta Chousenshi - Gohan to Trunks — side\_story - Dragon Ball Z Special 1: Tatta Hitori no Saishuu Kessen — side\_story - Dragon Ball: Ossu! Kaettekita Son Gokuu to Nakama-tachi!! — side\_story - Dragon Ball Z: Atsumare! Gokuu World — side\_story - Dragon Ball: Super Saiya-jin Zetsumetsu Keikaku — side\_story - Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock — side\_story - Dragon Ball Z Movie 14: Kami to Kami — side\_story - Dragon Ball Z Movie 15: Fukkatsu no "F" — side\_story - [Dragon Ball Super](https://hozuna.com/anime/dragon-ball-super) — sequel - Dragon Ball Z: The Real 4-D — side\_story - [Dragon Ball Daima](https://hozuna.com/anime/dragon-ball-daima) — sequel - Dragon Ball Super: Beerus — sequel ## If You Liked This - **[Yu Yu Hakusho](https://hozuna.com/anime/yu-yu-hakusho)** — The other titan of classic shonen action. If the tournament arcs hooked you, Yu Yu Hakusho delivers some of the finest fighting the genre has ever produced. - **[Hunter x Hunter](https://hozuna.com/anime/hunter-x-hunter)** — Hunter x Hunter takes the training, power tiers, and rivalries you love and refines them into one of the smartest arcs in all of anime. - **[One Piece](https://hozuna.com/anime/one-piece)** — The other great pillar of shonen. Swap cosmic battles for a pirate crew and you get the same sense of an ever-expanding adventure. - **[Frieren: Beyond Journey's End](https://hozuna.com/anime/frieren-beyond-journey-s-end)** — - **[Re:Zero Season 4](https://hozuna.com/anime/re-zero-season-4)** — - **[Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood](https://hozuna.com/anime/fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood)** — - **[Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc](https://hozuna.com/anime/chainsaw-man-reze-arc)** — - **[Attack on Titan Season 3 Part 2](https://hozuna.com/anime/attack-on-titan-season-3-part-2)** — ## FAQ ### Where can I watch Dragon Ball Z? Dragon Ball Z streams on Crunchyroll, in both subbed and dubbed versions. ### How many episodes is Dragon Ball Z? The series runs 291 episodes, covering the Saiyan, Frieza, Cell, and Majin Buu sagas. ### Do I need to watch Dragon Ball before Dragon Ball Z? It helps, since the original Dragon Ball sets up Goku, his friends, and the world, but Z is written so you can jump in and quickly find your footing.