How many filler episodes are in Dragon Ball Z?

30 of its 291 episodes are filler, which is 10.3%. Skip only the episodes labelled filler and you get about 12 hours back. Another 4 episodes are mixed, meaning part manga and part anime-only. Keep mixed episodes for their manga scenes.

Which Dragon Ball Z episodes are filler?

Episodes 9-10, 12-16, 41, 102, 108-117, 124, 170-171, 195-199, 202-203, 288. The arc sheet on this page shows where each block sits in the story.

How long does it take to watch Dragon Ball Z without filler?

Roughly 100 hours. Watching all 291 episodes takes about 112. We count 23 minutes per episode, so trimming openings and previews saves even more.

Is the Garlic Jr. arc filler?

Episodes 108 to 117 are labelled filler. For the adapted main story, go from 107 to 118. Anime-only events may still get callbacks.

Should I watch Dragon Ball Z Kai instead?

Kai is a shorter re-edit of the story. This page gives a watch plan for the original DBZ numbering; it does not reproduce every edit made in Kai.

Dragon Ball Z Filler List

Edited by Ren Calder · Sources updated Oct 31, 2026 · finished · 1989 to 1996

30filler eps
10.3%

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Time remaining includes this episode. Mixed and unresolved episodes stay in the watch plan.

Of 291 episodes, 30 are filler (10.3%). Cut them and you get about 12 hours back. The rest is canon, apart from 4 mixed. Keep all of those.

Filler: 9-10, 12-16, 41, 102, 108-117, 124, 170-171, 195-199, 202-203, 288

Dragon Ball Z keeps its filler in a few clear blocks: Goku's detours on Snake Way, the Garlic Jr. arc after Frieza, and the Other World Tournament after Cell. Four more episodes are mostly anime-only but keep a manga scene, so we mark them mixed. Think we got one wrong?

Why other lists show a different number

You'll often see a higher filler count for Dragon Ball Z. The gap is mostly episodes 125, 174, 176 and 274: each is mostly anime-only but keeps a short manga scene, so we call them mixed and keep them in your watch order. Many episodes also pad manga fights with extra scenes. We count those as canon, because the story in them is from the manga.

291episodes
257manga canon
30filler
4mixed
12hsaved

Dragon Ball Z filler arcs, and what to skip

One row per arc. Each square is an episode, in order. A crossed red square is filler; a solid one is manga. The stamp is our call: watch, optional (anime-only, but we'd keep it) or skip.

Manga canon
Mixed
Filler

Show meEvery arcOnly skip and optional arcs

RaditzEp 1-6 · 6 episodes
Goku's brother arrives, and Goku dies stopping him.
Watch
Waiting for the SaiyansEp 7-8 · 2 episodes
Piccolo trains Gohan while Goku starts down Snake Way.
Watch
Gohan in the wildEp 9-10 · 2 episodes
Anime-only side stories while Gohan survives on his own.
Skip
The Saiyans on the wayEp 11 · 1 episode
Vegeta and Nappa head for Earth.
Watch
Snake Way detoursEp 12-16 · 5 episodes
Anime-only stops on Goku's run to King Kai, plus more of Gohan's training.
Skip
VegetaEp 17-35 · 19 episodes
King Kai's training, then the fight with Nappa and Vegeta.
Watch
NamekEp 36-67 · 32 episodes · filler: 41
The race for the Namekian Dragon Balls. Episode 41 is anime-only.
Watch
Captain GinyuEp 68-74 · 7 episodes
The Ginyu Force, and Goku's arrival.
Watch
FriezaEp 75-107 · 33 episodes · filler: 102
Goku against Frieza. Episode 102 is anime-only.
Watch
Garlic Jr.Ep 108-117 · 10 episodes
A whole anime-only arc with the villain from the first DBZ movie.
Skip
TrunksEp 118-125 · 8 episodes · filler: 124
Future Trunks arrives. Episode 124 is anime-only, and 125 is too apart from its last scene.
Watch
AndroidsEp 126-139 · 14 episodes
Dr. Gero and the androids attack.
Watch
Imperfect CellEp 140-152 · 13 episodes
Cell hunts for the androids.
Watch
Perfect CellEp 153-165 · 13 episodes
Cell reaches his perfect form and announces the Cell Games.
Watch
Before the Cell GamesEp 166-169 · 4 episodes
Training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
Watch
LimeEp 170-171 · 2 episodes
Two anime-only episodes about Goku, Gohan and a girl named Lime.
Skip
Cell GamesEp 172-194 · 23 episodes
Dende, the Cell Games and Gohan. Episodes 174 and 176 are mostly anime-only.
Watch
Other World TournamentEp 195-199 · 5 episodes
Anime-only tournament in the afterlife. Goku against Pikkon.
Optional
Great SaiyamanEp 200-209 · 10 episodes · filler: 202-203
Seven years later: Gohan at high school. Episodes 202 and 203 are anime-only.
Watch
World TournamentEp 210-219 · 10 episodes
The 25th World Martial Arts Tournament.
Watch
BabidiEp 220-231 · 12 episodes
Babidi takes control of Vegeta.
Watch
Majin BuuEp 232-253 · 22 episodes
Majin Buu wakes up.
Watch
FusionEp 254-275 · 22 episodes
Gotenks, Super Buu and Vegito. Episode 274 is mostly anime-only.
Watch
Kid BuuEp 276-287 · 12 episodes
The final fight with Kid Buu.
Watch
Peaceful WorldEp 288-291 · 4 episodes · filler: 288
Ten years later. Episode 288 is anime-only.
Watch

Dragon Ball Z filler that's actually good

Filler has a bad name, but some of it holds up. If you only keep a little, keep these.

Other World Tournament
Ep 195-199
Goku's tournament against the best fighters in the afterlife. Pure fun, and Pikkon is a good rival.
Princess Snake
Ep 14
A silly Snake Way detour that's more fun than it should be.

Dragon Ball Z: watch without filler

For this watch plan, keep these episodes in order. That's 261 episodes, about 100 hours. Mixed and anime canon episodes stay in. We also keep unresolved episodes until we can verify them.

1-8, 11, 17-40, 42-101, 103-107, 118-123, 125-169, 172-194, 200-201, 204-287, 289-291

Crunchyroll and Netflix episode numbers

Our numbers run straight through, 1 to 291, with no seasons. If your app splits the show into seasons, find the episode by its title or air date in the list below.
Dragon Ball Z Kai is a shorter 2009 re-edit of the same story with most of the filler cut. Its episode numbers are different, so this list is for the original Dragon Ball Z only.

Dragon Ball Z filler questions

How many filler episodes are in Dragon Ball Z?: 30 of its 291 episodes are filler, which is 10.3%. Skip only the episodes labelled filler and you get about 12 hours back. Another 4 episodes are mixed, meaning part manga and part anime-only. Keep mixed episodes for their manga scenes.
Which Dragon Ball Z episodes are filler?: Episodes 9-10, 12-16, 41, 102, 108-117, 124, 170-171, 195-199, 202-203, 288. The arc sheet on this page shows where each block sits in the story.
How long does it take to watch Dragon Ball Z without filler?: Roughly 100 hours. Watching all 291 episodes takes about 112. We count 23 minutes per episode, so trimming openings and previews saves even more.
Is the Garlic Jr. arc filler?: Episodes 108 to 117 are labelled filler. For the adapted main story, go from 107 to 118. Anime-only events may still get callbacks.
Should I watch Dragon Ball Z Kai instead?: Kai is a shorter re-edit of the story. This page gives a watch plan for the original DBZ numbering; it does not reproduce every edit made in Kai.

Dragon Ball Z episode list: all 291

Manga canonStraight from the manga. Watch it.
MixedSome manga, some anime-only scenes. Keep it, or you lose part of the plot.
FillerMade up for the anime. Skip it and the story still makes sense.

Titles and Japanese air dates from TVmaze. Labels use two source checks where available, plus cited reviews. Missing or conflicting evidence may need review.
#	Title	Type	Arc	Aired
1	The New Threat	Canon	Raditz	1989-04-26
2	Reunions	Canon	Raditz	1989-05-03
3	Unlikely Alliance	Canon	Raditz	1989-05-10
4	Piccolo's Plan	Canon	Raditz	1989-05-17
5	Gohan's Rage	Canon	Raditz	1989-05-24
6	No Time Like the Present	Canon	Raditz	1989-06-07
7	Day 1	Canon	Waiting for the Saiyans	1989-06-14
8	Gohan Goes Bananas!	Canon	Waiting for the Saiyans	1989-06-21
9	The Strangest Robot	Filler	Gohan in the wild	1989-06-28
10	A New Friend	Filler	Gohan in the wild	1989-07-05
11	Terror on Arlia	Canon	The Saiyans on the way	1989-07-12
12	Global Training	Filler	Snake Way detours	1989-07-19
13	Goz and Mez	Filler	Snake Way detours	1989-07-26
14	Princess Snake	Filler	Snake Way detours	1989-08-02
15	Dueling Piccolos	Filler	Snake Way detours	1989-08-09
16	Plight of the Children	Filler	Snake Way detours	1989-08-16
17	Pendulum Room Peril	Canon	Vegeta	1989-08-30
18	The End of Snake Way	Canon	Vegeta	1989-09-06
19	Defying Gravity	Canon	Vegeta	1989-09-13
20	Goku's Ancestors	Canon	Vegeta	1989-09-20
21	Counting Down	Canon	Vegeta	1989-09-27
22	The Darkest Day	Canon	Vegeta	1989-10-11
23	Saibamen Attack!	Canon	Vegeta	1989-10-18
24	The Power of Nappa	Canon	Vegeta	1989-10-25
25	Sacrifice	Canon	Vegeta	1989-11-01
26	Nappa's Rampage	Canon	Vegeta	1989-11-08
27	Nimbus Speed	Canon	Vegeta	1989-11-22
28	Goku's Arrival	Canon	Vegeta	1989-11-29
29	Lesson Number One	Canon	Vegeta	1989-12-06
30	Goku vs. Vegeta	Canon	Vegeta	1989-12-13
31	Saiyan Sized Secret	Canon	Vegeta	1989-12-20
32	Spirit Bomb Away!	Canon	Vegeta	1990-01-17
33	Hero in the Shadows	Canon	Vegeta	1990-01-24
34	Krillin's Offensive	Canon	Vegeta	1990-01-31
35	Mercy	Canon	Vegeta	1990-02-07
36	Picking Up the Pieces	Canon	Namek	1990-02-14
37	Plans for Departure	Canon	Namek	1990-02-21
38	Nursing Wounds	Canon	Namek	1990-02-28
39	Friends or Foes?	Canon	Namek	1990-03-07
40	Held Captive	Canon	Namek	1990-03-14
41	Look Out Below	Filler	Namek	1990-03-21
42	The Search Continues	Canon	Namek	1990-04-04
43	A Friendly Surprise	Canon	Namek	1990-04-11
44	Brood of Evil	Canon	Namek	1990-04-18
45	Frieza Strikes!	Canon	Namek	1990-04-25
46	Defying Orders	Canon	Namek	1990-05-02
47	Namek's Defense	Canon	Namek	1990-05-09
48	The Hunted	Canon	Namek	1990-05-16
49	The Prince Fights Back	Canon	Namek	1990-05-23
50	Unexpected Problem	Canon	Namek	1990-05-30
51	Vegeta has a Ball	Canon	Namek	1990-06-06
52	The Past and the Future	Canon	Namek	1990-06-20
53	Zarbon's Special Surprise	Canon	Namek	1990-06-27
54	Guru's Gift	Canon	Namek	1990-07-04
55	Piccolo vs. Everyone	Canon	Namek	1990-07-18
56	Zarbon's Mission	Canon	Namek	1990-08-01
57	Gohan, the Hunted	Canon	Namek	1990-08-08
58	Unknown Enemies	Canon	Namek	1990-08-22
59	Destination: Guru	Canon	Namek	1990-08-29
60	Bulma's Big Day	Canon	Namek	1990-09-05
61	Hidden Power	Canon	Namek	1990-09-12
62	New Ally, New Problem	Canon	Namek	1990-09-19
63	Guldo's Mind Binds	Canon	Namek	1990-09-26
64	Recoome Unleashed	Canon	Namek	1990-10-24
65	Let the Battle Begin	Canon	Namek	1990-10-31
66	Goku's New Power	Canon	Namek	1990-11-07
67	A Legend Revealed	Canon	Namek	1990-11-14
68	Ginyu Assault	Canon	Captain Ginyu	1990-11-21
69	Incredible Force!	Canon	Captain Ginyu	1990-11-28
70	Frieza Approaches	Canon	Captain Ginyu	1990-12-05
71	Goku is Ginyu and Ginyu is Goku	Canon	Captain Ginyu	1990-12-12
72	Calling the Eternal Dragon	Canon	Captain Ginyu	1990-12-19
73	Gohan, Defeat Your Dad!!	Canon	Captain Ginyu	1991-01-16
74	Captain Ginyu...The Frog	Canon	Captain Ginyu	1991-01-23
75	Password is Porunga	Canon	Frieza	1991-01-30
76	Piccolo's Return	Canon	Frieza	1991-02-06
77	The Fusion	Canon	Frieza	1991-02-13
78	Fighting Power: One Million??	Canon	Frieza	1991-02-20
79	Gohan Attacks	Canon	Frieza	1991-02-27
80	Piccolo the Super-Namek	Canon	Frieza	1991-03-06
81	Déjà vu	Canon	Frieza	1991-03-13
82	Freeza's Second Transformation?	Canon	Frieza	1991-03-20
83	Another Transformation?	Canon	Frieza	1991-03-27
84	Dende's Demise	Canon	Frieza	1991-04-03
85	The Renewed Goku	Canon	Frieza	1991-04-10
86	The End of Vegeta	Canon	Frieza	1991-04-17
87	The Ultimate Battle	Canon	Frieza	1991-04-24
88	Clash of the Super Powers	Canon	Frieza	1991-05-01
89	Freeza's Boast	Canon	Frieza	1991-05-08
90	Bold and Fearless	Canon	Frieza	1991-05-15
91	Embodiment of Fire	Canon	Frieza	1991-05-22
92	Trump Card	Canon	Frieza	1991-05-29
93	Keep the Chance Alive	Canon	Frieza	1991-06-05
94	Power of the Spirit	Canon	Frieza	1991-06-12
95	Transformed At Last	Canon	Frieza	1991-06-19
96	Explosion of Anger	Canon	Frieza	1991-06-26
97	Namek's Destruction	Canon	Frieza	1991-07-03
98	A Final Attack	Canon	Frieza	1991-07-10
99	Approaching Destruction	Canon	Frieza	1991-07-17
100	Gohan Returns	Canon	Frieza	1991-07-24
101	The Last Wish	Canon	Frieza	1991-07-31
102	Duel On A Vanishing Planet	Filler	Frieza	1991-08-07
103	Pathos Of Frieza	Canon	Frieza	1991-08-14
104	Frieza Defeated!	Canon	Frieza	1991-08-21
105	Mighty Blast of Rage	Canon	Frieza	1991-08-28
106	Namek's Explosion... Goku's End?	Canon	Frieza	1991-09-04
107	Goku's Alive!!	Canon	Frieza	1991-09-11
108	The Heavens Tremble	Filler	Garlic Jr.	1991-09-18
109	Black Fog of Terror	Filler	Garlic Jr.	1991-09-25
110	Battle in Kami's Lookout	Filler	Garlic Jr.	1991-10-02
111	Fight With Piccolo	Filler	Garlic Jr.	1991-10-09
112	Call For Restoration	Filler	Garlic Jr.	1991-10-16
113	Suicidal Course	Filler	Garlic Jr.	1991-10-23
114	Extreme Measures	Filler	Garlic Jr.	1991-10-30
115	The World Awakens	Filler	Garlic Jr.	1991-11-06
116	Brief Chance for Victory	Filler	Garlic Jr.	1991-11-13
117	Krillin's Proposal	Filler	Garlic Jr.	1991-11-20
118	Frieza's Counterattack	Canon	Trunks	1991-11-27
119	The Mysterious Youth	Canon	Trunks	1991-12-04
120	Another Super Saiyan?	Canon	Trunks	1991-12-11
121	Welcome Back Goku	Canon	Trunks	1991-12-18
122	Mystery Revealed	Canon	Trunks	1992-01-15
123	Goku's Special Technique	Canon	Trunks	1992-01-22
124	Z Warriors Prepare	Filler	Trunks	1992-01-29
125	Goku's Ordeal	Mixed	Trunks	1992-02-05
126	The Androids Appear	Canon	Androids	1992-02-12
127	A Handy Trick	Canon	Androids	1992-02-19
128	Double Trouble for Goku	Canon	Androids	1992-02-26
129	Upgrade to Super Saiyan	Canon	Androids	1992-03-04
130	The Secret of Doctor Gero	Canon	Androids	1992-03-11
131	More Androids?!	Canon	Androids	1992-03-18
132	Follow Dr. Gero	Canon	Androids	1992-03-25
133	Nightmare Comes True	Canon	Androids	1992-04-01
134	Goku's Assassin	Canon	Androids	1992-04-08
135	Deadly Beauty	Canon	Androids	1992-04-15
136	No Match for the Androids	Canon	Androids	1992-04-22
137	Last Ditch Effort	Canon	Androids	1992-04-29
138	Closing In	Canon	Androids	1992-05-06
139	Unwelcome Discovery	Canon	Androids	1992-05-13
140	Seized with Fear	Canon	Imperfect Cell	1992-05-20
141	The Reunion	Canon	Imperfect Cell	1992-05-27
142	Borrowed Powers	Canon	Imperfect Cell	1992-06-03
143	His Name Is Cell	Canon	Imperfect Cell	1992-06-09
144	Piccolo's Folly	Canon	Imperfect Cell	1992-06-17
145	Laboratory Basement	Canon	Imperfect Cell	1992-06-24
146	Our Hero Awakes	Canon	Imperfect Cell	1992-07-01
147	Time Chamber	Canon	Imperfect Cell	1992-07-08
148	The Monster is Coming	Canon	Imperfect Cell	1992-07-15
149	He's Here	Canon	Imperfect Cell	1992-07-22
150	Up to Piccolo	Canon	Imperfect Cell	1992-07-29
151	Silent Warrior	Canon	Imperfect Cell	1992-08-05
152	Say Goodbye, 17	Canon	Imperfect Cell	1992-08-12
153	Sacrifice	Canon	Perfect Cell	1992-08-19
154	Saiyans Emerge	Canon	Perfect Cell	1992-08-26
155	Super Vegeta	Canon	Perfect Cell	1992-09-02
156	Bow to the Prince	Canon	Perfect Cell	1992-09-09
157	Hour of Temptation	Canon	Perfect Cell	1992-09-16
158	Krillin's Decision	Canon	Perfect Cell	1992-09-23
159	The Last Defense	Canon	Perfect Cell	1992-09-30
160	Cell is Complete	Canon	Perfect Cell	1992-10-14
161	Vegeta Must Pay	Canon	Perfect Cell	1992-10-21
162	Trunks Ascends	Canon	Perfect Cell	1992-10-28
163	Saving Throw	Canon	Perfect Cell	1992-11-04
164	Ghosts from Tomorrow	Canon	Perfect Cell	1992-11-11
165	The Cell Games	Canon	Perfect Cell	1992-11-18
166	What is the Tournament?	Canon	Before the Cell Games	1992-11-25
167	The Doomsday Broadcast	Canon	Before the Cell Games	1992-12-02
168	Meet Me in the Ring	Canon	Before the Cell Games	1992-12-09
169	No Worries Here	Canon	Before the Cell Games	1992-12-16
170	A Girl Named Lime	Filler	Lime	1993-01-13
171	Memories of Gohan	Filler	Lime	1993-01-20
172	A New Guardian	Canon	Cell Games	1993-01-27
173	Dende's Dragon	Canon	Cell Games	1993-02-03
174	The Puzzle of General Tao	Mixed	Cell Games	1993-02-10
175	The Games Begin	Canon	Cell Games	1993-02-17
176	Losers Fight First	Mixed	Cell Games	1993-03-03
177	Goku vs. Cell	Canon	Cell Games	1993-03-10
178	Cell's Bag of Tricks	Canon	Cell Games	1993-03-17
179	No More Rules	Canon	Cell Games	1993-03-31
180	The Fight is Over	Canon	Cell Games	1993-04-07
181	Faith in a Boy	Canon	Cell Games	1993-04-14
182	Gohan's Plea	Canon	Cell Games	1993-04-21
183	Android Explosion	Canon	Cell Games	1993-04-28
184	Cell Juniors Attack!	Canon	Cell Games	1993-05-05
185	Awakening	Canon	Cell Games	1993-05-12
186	The Unstoppable Gohan	Canon	Cell Games	1993-05-19
187	Cell's Break Down	Canon	Cell Games	1993-05-26
188	A Hero's Farewell	Canon	Cell Games	1993-06-02
189	Cell Returns!	Canon	Cell Games	1993-06-16
190	The Horror Won't End	Canon	Cell Games	1993-06-23
191	Save the World	Canon	Cell Games	1993-06-30
192	Goku's Decision	Canon	Cell Games	1993-07-07
193	One More Wish	Canon	Cell Games	1993-07-14
194	Free the Future	Canon	Cell Games	1993-07-21
195	Warriors of the Dead	Filler	Other World Tournament	1993-07-28
196	Tournament Begins	Filler	Other World Tournament	1993-08-11
197	Water Fight	Filler	Other World Tournament	1993-08-18
198	Final Round	Filler	Other World Tournament	1993-08-25
199	Goku vs.Pikkon	Filler	Other World Tournament	1993-09-01
200	Gohan Goes to High School	Canon	Great Saiyaman	1993-09-08
201	I am Saiyaman!	Canon	Great Saiyaman	1993-09-15
202	Gohan's First Date	Filler	Great Saiyaman	1993-09-29
203	Rescue Videl	Filler	Great Saiyaman	1993-10-20
204	Blackmail	Canon	Great Saiyaman	1993-10-27
205	I'll Fight Too	Canon	Great Saiyaman	1993-11-03
206	The Newest Super Saiyan	Canon	Great Saiyaman	1993-11-10
207	Take Flight, Videl	Canon	Great Saiyaman	1993-11-17
208	Gather for the Tournament	Canon	Great Saiyaman	1993-11-24
209	Camera Shy	Canon	Great Saiyaman	1993-12-08
210	The World Tournament	Canon	World Tournament	1993-12-15
211	Trunks vs. Goten	Canon	World Tournament	1993-12-22
212	Best of the Boys	Canon	World Tournament	1994-01-12
213	Big Trouble, Little Trunks	Canon	World Tournament	1994-01-19
214	Who Will Fight Who?	Canon	World Tournament	1994-01-26
215	Forfeit of Piccolo	Canon	World Tournament	1994-02-02
216	A Dark and Secret Power	Canon	World Tournament	1994-02-09
217	Videl is Crushed	Canon	World Tournament	1994-02-16
218	Identities Revealed	Canon	World Tournament	1994-02-23
219	Energy Drain	Canon	World Tournament	1994-03-02
220	The Wizard's Curse	Canon	Babidi	1994-03-09
221	King of the Demons	Canon	Babidi	1994-03-16
222	Vegeta Attacks	Canon	Babidi	1994-03-23
223	Next Up, Goku	Canon	Babidi	1994-04-13
224	Battle Supreme	Canon	Babidi	1994-04-20
225	Eighteen Unmasks	Canon	Babidi	1994-04-27
226	Pay to Win	Canon	Babidi	1994-05-04
227	Heart of a Villain	Canon	Babidi	1994-05-18
228	The Dark Prince Returns	Canon	Babidi	1994-05-25
229	Vegeta's Pride	Canon	Babidi	1994-06-15
230	The Long Awaited Fight	Canon	Babidi	1994-06-22
231	Magic Ball of Buu	Canon	Babidi	1994-06-29
232	Buu is Hatched	Canon	Majin Buu	1994-07-06
233	The Losses Begin	Canon	Majin Buu	1994-07-13
234	The Terror of Majin Buu	Canon	Majin Buu	1994-07-27
235	Meal Time	Canon	Majin Buu	1994-08-03
236	The Warrior's Decision	Canon	Majin Buu	1994-08-17
237	Final Atonement	Canon	Majin Buu	1994-08-24
238	Evil Lives On	Canon	Majin Buu	1994-08-31
239	Find the Dragonballs	Canon	Majin Buu	1994-09-07
240	Revival	Canon	Majin Buu	1994-09-21
241	Global Announcement	Canon	Majin Buu	1994-09-28
242	Learn to Fuse!	Canon	Majin Buu	1994-10-12
243	The Z Sword	Canon	Majin Buu	1994-10-19
244	Race to Capsule Corp.	Canon	Majin Buu	1994-11-02
245	Super Saiyan 3	Canon	Majin Buu	1994-11-09
246	Buu's Mutiny	Canon	Majin Buu	1994-11-16
247	The Fusion Dance	Canon	Majin Buu	1994-11-23
248	Goku's Time Is Up	Canon	Majin Buu	1994-11-30
249	Return to Other World	Canon	Majin Buu	1994-12-07
250	Out from the Broken Sword	Canon	Majin Buu	1994-12-14
251	Gotenks is Born	Canon	Majin Buu	1994-12-21
252	Unlikely Friendship	Canon	Majin Buu	1995-01-11
253	I Kill No More	Canon	Majin Buu	1995-01-25
254	The Evil of Men	Canon	Fusion	1995-02-01
255	Buu Against Buu	Canon	Fusion	1995-02-08
256	Empty Planet	Canon	Fusion	1995-02-15
257	Time Struggle	Canon	Fusion	1995-02-22
258	Super Moves of Gotenks	Canon	Fusion	1995-03-01
259	Trapped In Forever	Canon	Fusion	1995-03-08
260	Feeding Frenzy	Canon	Fusion	1995-03-15
261	Gotenks Is Awesome	Canon	Fusion	1995-03-22
262	Unlucky Break	Canon	Fusion	1995-04-26
263	A Whole New Gohan	Canon	Fusion	1995-05-03
264	Search for Survivors	Canon	Fusion	1995-05-17
265	Majin Buu Transforms	Canon	Fusion	1995-05-24
266	The Old Kai's Weapon	Canon	Fusion	1995-05-31
267	Ready to Fuse	Canon	Fusion	1995-06-07
268	Union of Rivals	Canon	Fusion	1995-06-28
269	Meet Vegito	Canon	Fusion	1995-07-05
270	Rip in the Universe	Canon	Fusion	1995-07-12
271	Vegito Downsized	Canon	Fusion	1995-07-19
272	The Incredible Fighting Candy	Canon	Fusion	1995-07-26
273	The Innards of Buu	Canon	Fusion	1995-08-02
274	Mind Trap	Mixed	Fusion	1995-08-09
275	Deadly Vision	Canon	Fusion	1995-08-16
276	Evil Kid Buu	Canon	Kid Buu	1995-08-23
277	End of Earth	Canon	Kid Buu	1995-09-06
278	True Saiyans Fight Alone	Canon	Kid Buu	1995-09-13
279	Battle for the Universe Begins	Canon	Kid Buu	1995-09-20
280	Vegeta's Respect	Canon	Kid Buu	1995-10-18
281	Minute of Desperation	Canon	Kid Buu	1995-11-01
282	Old Buu Emerges	Canon	Kid Buu	1995-11-08
283	Earth Reborn	Canon	Kid Buu	1995-11-15
284	Call to Action	Canon	Kid Buu	1995-11-22
285	People of Earth Unite	Canon	Kid Buu	1995-11-29
286	Spirit Bomb Triumphant	Canon	Kid Buu	1995-12-13
287	Celebrations with Majin Buu	Canon	Kid Buu	1995-12-20
288	He's Always Late	Filler	Peaceful World	1996-01-10
289	Granddaughter Pan	Canon	Peaceful World	1996-01-17
290	Buu's Reincarnation	Canon	Peaceful World	1996-01-24
291	Goku's Next Journey	Canon	Peaceful World	1996-01-31

Where the labels come from

We use two source checks where available, plus cited manual reviews. The first checks the show's fan wiki, which lists the manga chapters each episode adapts. The second checks Wikipedia, mostly the Japanese episode lists, which mark episodes written for the anime. Matching anime-original signals give a provisional label of filler. If an episode has real manga scenes as well as invented ones, it's mixed. Episodes taken from official novels or one-shots are anime canon. When a check is missing or the sources disagree and a cited review does not settle it, we mark it needs review and leave it in your watch order. The verdicts on each arc (watch, optional, skip) are just our opinion.

We combine these episode facts, renumber them into one continuous list and add our own labels. The episode data and tables on this page are shared under CC BY-SA 4.0; see credits and changes.

Episodes we checked by hand (4)

Ep 125: Anime-only driving lesson and training story; only the closing scene, where Goku, Gohan and Piccolo leave to train, is from the manga. source 1 source 2
Ep 174: Anime-only hunt for the stolen Dragon Balls; only the final scene, where Goku finds the last ball, is from the manga. source 1 source 2
Ep 176: Hercule's opening Cell Games matches against fighters who never appear in the manga, plus manga scenes from the same chapter. source 1 source 2
Ep 274: An anime-only dream sequence inside Buu; only the closing moments, where Goku and Vegeta find the pods, are from the manga. source 1 source 2

Spotted a wrong label? Tell us the episode number and, if you can, the chapter it adapts. Sources updated Oct 31, 2026.

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