List of Dragon Ball anime
"Dragon Ball" is a Japanese media franchise created by Akira Toriyama in 1984. 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). Since 1986, twenty 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 one based on "Dragon Ball Super". There are also several television specials that were broadcast  on Fuji TV and two short films, which were shown at the 2008 Jump Super Anime Tour and Jump Festa 2012 respectively. A two-part hour-long crossover TV special between "Dragon Ball Z", "One Piece" and "Toriko" aired on Fuji TV in 2013. Additionally, there is a two-part original video animation created as strategy guides for the 1993 video game "", which was remade in 2010 and included with the "" video game. As with the franchise's anime television series, all twenty films and the first three TV specials were licensed in North America by Funimation. In Europe, AB  Groupe licensed the second and third "Dragon Ball" movies, the first nine "Z" movies and the first two TV specials. "Dragon Ball" is one of the most successful franchises in animation history. The anime series is broadcast in more than 80countries worldwide. In the United States, the anime series has sold more than 30million DVD and Blu-ray units as of 2017. Web series. In May 2018, "V Jump" announced a promotional anime for the game "Super Dragon Ball Heroes" that adapts the games story arcs. Television specials. The "Dragon Ball" franchise has spawned three one-hour long television specials  that aired on Fuji TV, the first two based on the "Z" portion of the series and the third based on the "GT" portion. Of these specials, the first and third are original stories created by the anime staff, while the second is based on a special chapter of the manga. Though the specials aired on TV in Japan, Funimation's North American releases of the episodes are on home video, each one labeled "Feature" the same as their theatrical films. This, doubled with the inclusion of the "Z" specials in Funimation's remastered "Movie Double Features" has caused fans  to continue to erroneously believe these to be theatrical films, when they are not. On April 7, 2013, a two-part hour-long crossover TV special, between "Dragon Ball Z", "One Piece" and "Toriko", referred to as "Dream 9 Toriko & One Piece & Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special!!" aired on Fuji TV. The first part is named and the second is titled . The plot has the International Gourmet Organization (from "Toriko") sponsoring the Tenka'ichi Shokuōkai, a race with no rules that characters from all three series compete in. On October 8, 2017, a two-part TV special of "Dragon Ball  Super" aired on Fuji TV. It counted as both episodes 109 and 110 of the series. On December 2, 2018, as part of promoting new film "", a one-hour television special aired on Fuji TV in Japan entitled ""Just Before the Dragon Ball Super Movie Debut! Looking Back on the TV Show's Climax "". Festival films. "Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!" is a 35-minute anime short film that was shown at the 2008 Jump Super Anime Tour, which visited ten Japanese cities to celebrate "Weekly Shōnen Jump"s 40th anniversary. It was later released as a  triple feature DVD with "One Piece: Romance Dawn Story" and "Tegami Bachi: Light and Blue Night Fantasy" in 2009, that was available only through a mail-in offer exclusive to Japanese residents. In 2013, it was included in the limited edition home video release of "". Another short film, "Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock", was shown at the Jump Festa 2012 event on December 17, 2011. It is an adaptation of the three part spin-off manga of the same name by Naho Ōishi that ran in "V Jump" from August to October 2011, which is a spin-off sequel to  the "" TV special. It was later released on DVD in the February 3, 2012 issue of "Saikyō Jump" together with "". The film was included subtitled in the European and North American exclusive Xbox 360 video game "", released in October 2012. Original video animations. In 1993, Toei Animation, in cooperation with "Weekly Shōnen Jump" and "V Jump", produced a two-part original video animation (OVA) that serves as a video strategy guide to the Family Computer game titled "". The first volume was released on VHS on July 23, while the second was released on August 25. The animation was also used  in the 1994 two part video games, "True Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans", released for the Playdia. The complete OVA was included in the second "Dragon Ball Z Dragon Box" DVD set released in Japan in 2003. The OVA was remade for the 2010 PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 video game "" under the title "". It was included in "Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2" as a bonus feature, unlocked at the start of gameplay without any necessary cheat code or in-game achievement, presented in its original Japanese-language audio with subtitles appropriate for each region. It was later released on  DVD in the February 3, 2012 issue of "Saikyō Jump" together with "". Educational programs. Two educational shorts based on the original "Dragon Ball" anime were produced in 1988. The first was a traffic safety special titled , while the second was a fire safety special titled . The two educational films were included in the "Dragon Box" DVD set released in Japan in 2004. Commercial reception. "Dragon Ball" is one of the most successful franchises in animation history. The anime series is broadcast in more than 80countries worldwide. DVD home video releases of the "Dragon Ball" anime series have topped Japan's  sales charts on several occasions. In the United States, the "Dragon Ball Z" anime series sold over 25million DVD units by January 2012. , the "Dragon Ball" anime franchise has sold more than 30million DVD and Blu-ray units in the United States. The following table lists Toei Animation's net earnings from "Dragon Ball" anime home media, including domestic and overseas licensing as well as overseas sales, between 2003 and 2019. It does not include sales or earnings from domestic or overseas licensee companies, such as Fuji TV or Pony Canyon in Japan, or Funimation in North America, for example , but only includes Toei Animation's earnings as an anime licensor and overseas distributor. Individual series. The following table lists "Dragon Ball" anime DVD and Blu-ray sales in Japan (excluding home video sales of the anime films) and the United States.