Which series and movies are canon in the Dragon Ball universe?

that dragon ball The franchise is very big. It includes a lot of series, movies, specials, video games, and more. Many stories fit together well, but there are also stories that contradict other stories. For example, despite the series following Dragon Ball Super, Goku does not have the power to reach Super Saiyan Blue levels in Dragon Ball GT.

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The reason for this is that not all stories in the Dragon Ball universe are considered part of the same canon. This explains why there is a discrepancy. But this also prompts the following questions: Which Dragon Ball stories are canon? Here's the answer.

Dragon Ball Canon Rules

Traditionally, All parts of Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball manga are considered canon.. Therefore, when it comes to animation, any adaptation of the original manga is canon.

At one time that meant that everything outside of it was not canon. However, these rules have changed slightly, mainly due to the addition of the Dragon Ball Super manga.

now, Everything in a manga is canon. Additionally, there are a few selections that weren't in the comics but still remain canon. So the rules became more complicated.

All series and movies from Canon

here List of all officially confirmed series and movies:

This means that Dragon Ball GT and most Dragon Ball movies are not canon. In fact, Akira Toriyama once said in an interview that all films before War of the Gods exist in a different dimension from the main story.

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