Follows
"Dokutaa Suranpu Arale-chan" (1981)
"Dragon Ball: Doragon bôru" (1986)
"Dragon Ball" (1986/I)
Followed by
Doragon bôru Z 1: Ora no Gohan wo kaese (1989)
Doragon bôru Z 2: Kono yo de ichiban tsuyoi yatsu (1990)
Doragon bôru Z 3: Chikyû marugoto chô kessen (1990)
"Dragon Ball GT" (1996/I)
Doragon bôru: Ossu! Kaette kita Son Gokû to nakama-tachi!! (2008)
"Doragon bôru Kai" (2009)
Alternate language version of
"Dragon Ball Z: Doragon bôru zetto" (1989)
Edited into
"Doragon bôru Kai" (2009)
Referenced in
Vampire Hunter: The Animated Series (1997) (V)
South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut (1999)
- In one part of the song "Kyle's Mom Is A Big Fat Bitch", Cartman uses the word "Kamehameha". He also seems to have a Dragonball Z esque power up near the end of the film
Fight Club (1999)
- The boxed set of Dragon Ball Z can be seen in the video shop being trashed
"Heppoko jikken animêshon excel saga: Yarinige (#1.25)" (2000)
- Pedro and Sandora destroy That Man with the help of Nabeshin's ghost and other ghosts of friends, in the very same way Gohan destroyed Cell with the help of Goku's ghost in Dragon Ball Z
Amores perros (2000)
- There is a sticker of Goku in battle stance on the door of Octavio's room.
The Glass House (2001)
- Ruby Baker, having realized her foster parents are after her and her brother's trust funds, attempts to wake her brother several times in the middle of the night, to escape the foster parents, and being successful by persuading him with: "They're giving away free Dragonball Z tapes away at Blockbuster. If we hurry, we can beat the rush."
Merry Christmas (2001)
- Two of the movie characters dress up as Goku and Vegeta and perform the fusion dance in effort to cheer up a young boy.
Cinderella II: Dreams Come True (2002) (V)
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Potential (#7.12)" (2003)
- Andrew says, "I'm like Vegeta on Dragon Ball Z."
The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
- The final fight between Neo and Smith involved flying and severly damage to their surroundings.
Super Size Me (2004)
- There are Dragon Ball Z toys at a shop
Birth (2004)
- Young Sean has a 'Super Saiyan Goku' backpack.
Anime Talk Show (2004) (TV)
- mentioned once
Are We There Yet? (2005)
- A boy asks Ice Cube's character (Nick), if his store carries Dragonball GT. Nick says they don't carry Dragonball, Pokemon or Digimon.
War of the Worlds (2005)
- Dakota Fanning's character has Dragonball toys in her room: Emporer Pilaf in Mr. Satan's car.
Knight of the Living Dead (2005) (V)
- In the second battle between the Knight and Viking, they talk and act like characters in DragonBall Z
The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005)
- when Andy is packing away his collectible toys to sell, there is a Goku action figure on his bed.
American Gun (2005)
- cartoon is talked about
"Robot Chicken: Dragon Nuts (#2.5)" (2006)
- episode title reference
Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo (2007) (V)
- The helmets the Troopers wear are the same the Super Saiyaman wears
Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters (2007) (VG)
- The famous "Over Nine Thousand!" meme from one of the English dubs is referenced after the Triple Wave Armor is unlocked.
"South Park: Imaginationland: Episode II (#11.11)" (2007)
- Frieza is one of the Imaginationland villains.
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
- Bartender mentions show by name
"The Oprah Winfrey Show: (2008-09-19)" (2008)
- Oprah says, "His group has over 9000 penises..."
Featured in
Le plus beau métier du monde (1996)
- shown on TV
Spoofed in
2nd Annual Mystery Science Theater 3000 Summer Blockbuster Review (1998) (TV)
- Characters fight each other just like Goku did with Vegeta,
South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut (1999)
- Cartman's v-chip powers and transformation is similar to a transformation into a super saiyan and he also chants his attacks while firing blasts of electricity from his hands.
"Heppoko jikken animêshon excel saga: Yarinige (#1.25)" (2000)
- The fight between Pedro and That Man is meant to be a parody of the over-the-top battles from Dragon Ball Z
ReBoot: My Two Bobs (2001) (TV)
"Abenobashi mahô shôtengai: Unite! Abenobashi Intergalactic Shopping Center (#1.3)" (2002)
- A parody of Freeza appears
"Abenobashi mahô shôtengai: Fired up! Abenobashi Hong Kong Martial Arts Shopping District (#1.4)" (2002)
- Sasshi turns Super Saiyan and shoots a Kame-Hame-Ha, the signature move of DBZ
The Fairly OddParents in: Channel Chasers (2004) (TV)
- "Maho Moushi" is a spoof of this show
Strongbad_email.exe (2004) (V)
- The email "Japanese Cartoon" has many Dragon Ball Z take-offs.
"Robot Chicken: Easter Basket (#2.3)" (2006)
- Goku and his son celebrate christmas.
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