Since its debut in 1989, Dragon Ball Z has become a global anime phenomenon. Beyond the 291 TV episodes, Toei Animation produced 15 theatrical films between 1989 and 1995. These movies offer fans high-energy, condensed battles with original villains and alternate timeline scenarios.

Unlike the canonical Dragon Ball Super films ( Battle of Gods and Resurrection ‘F’ ), the original DBZ movies are . They exist in parallel universes where characters meet at impossible times (e.g., Goku using Super Saiyan 3 before he learns it in the anime).