Since 1986, twenty one theatrical animated films based on the franchise have been released: four based on the original Dragon Ball anime, fifteen based on Dragon Ball Z and two based on Dragon Ball Super. Five anime instalments based on the franchise have been produced by Toei Animation: Dragon Ball (1986) Dragon Ball Z (1989) Dragon Ball GT (1996) and Dragon Ball Super (2015) followed by the web series Super Dragon Ball Heroes (2018). Dragon Ball anime series created by Akira Toriyamaĭragon Ball is a Japanese media franchise created by Akira Toriyama in 1984.
