As of when I started writing this very sentence, Geekdom101, the best Dragon Ball YouTuber out there, released this video:

https://youtu.be/ZZP3YVuXxGo

In short, it's about how to watch Dragon Ball from start to finish in a way similar to that of how it was in Japan, but also to where it makes sense narratively. It's a really good video and I HIGHLY suggest you watch it when you find the time, but if you're new to Dragon Ball, I suggest not to watch it as it holds some major spoilers. 

However, how he and I consume Dragon Ball are a bit different and I wanna share my way without sharing any spoilers. I have 2.5 ways of consuming Dragon Ball. (Yes, 2.5 thanks to the divergence of Super and GT.) They are Manga Order, Super Anime Order, and GT anime Order.

NOTE FOR BEGINNERS: Super occurs within a time skip after the defeat of the final villain of Z and the actual ending.

MANGA ORDER

1. Chapter 1 - 517 of Dragon Ball (A.k.a - Chapters 1-194 of Ball and Chapter 1 -323 of Z)
2. Chapter 1-5 of Super
3. Jacco the Galactic Patrolman and R.O.F. mangas in their entirety
4. Chapter 6 and onwards to the end of Super

5. Chapter 518 and 519 of Dragon Ball (A.k.a Chapters 324 and 325 of Z; MIGHT BE OPTIONAL)
Optional - Watch Bardock: The Father of Goku after reading Chapter 280 (A.k.a. Chapter 86 of Z); Watch the History of Trunks after reading Chapter 354 (A.k.a. Chapter 160 of Z) 

This one is fairly simple without very little explanation. This list is currently incomplete as we don't know how the manga will tie into the end of Z. Whether it will redo or and retcon it to add new characters. On top of that, the Super manga is most likely not over after the Tournament of Power arc, so this will obviously be updated in the future!

SUPER ANIME ORDER

1. Dragon Ball episodes 1-153
2. Dragon Ball Z episode 1 (to avoid spoilers from the beginning of Dragon Ball Z Kai episode 1)
3. Dragon Ball Z Kai episodes 2-31 
4. Bardock: The Father of Goku
5. Dragon Ball Z Kai episodes 32-56 
6. The History of Trunks
7. Dragon Ball Z Kai episodes 57-164
8. Dragon Ball Super episodes 1-18 (or Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods)
9. Read Jacco the Galactic Patrolman
10. Dragon Ball Super 19-131 (or Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection of F and episodes 28-131)
11. Dragon Ball Z Kai episodes 165-167

This one is fairly simple as well. Ball 1-153 has filler, but its filler adds to the story. Episode 1 of Z over Kai because Kai starts off with a HUGE spoiler for beginners. Bardock: The Father of Goku fits perfectly right between episodes 56 and 57 and adds to the narrative of the story at hand. Same for The History of Trunks and Jacco the Galactic Patrolman and their placements. Super episodes 1-18 is just retelling the Battle of Gods movie and some nice filler. Same for episodes 19-27 of Super and Resurrection of F. 

GT ANIME ORDER

1. Dragon Ball episodes 1-153
2. Dragon Ball Z episode 1 (to avoid spoilers from the beginning of Dragon Ball Z Kai episode 1)
3. Dragon Ball Z Kai episodes 2-31
4. Bardock: The Father of Goku
5. Dragon Ball Z Kai episodes 32-56
6. The History of Trunks
7. Dragon Ball Z Kai episodes 57-164 
8. Dragon Ball GT episodes 1-64
9. Dragon Ball: The Legacy of Goku

With GT, you basically shave off all of Super from the previous order and insert GT right after Z. The Legacy of Goku occurs 100 years after the end of Z, so need to worry about that. However, it's a GT only thing until told otherwise. 

These are the 2.5 orders that you can consume Dragon Ball in. The manga is 565+ chapters of material with two optional tv specials. The Super order is 431 episodes, 2 tv specials, and 10 manga chapters or 423 episodes, 2 tv specials, 2 movies, and 10 manga chapters. The GT order is 384 episodes and 3 tv specials. 

After the end of Super, I will be going through the manga order as it will be the quickest. What about y'all? Are you gonna binge through the series? If so, what order? Comment below and vote if you enjoyed! Have a great day!

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