19 Dragon Ball movies were added to the Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, dated from the 1986 film of The Legend of Shenron (also know as Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies in North America) to 2015’s Dragon Ball Z Resurrection ‘F’. Fantastic news…. if you live in Japan. If you have a subscription with either of these two streaming services and live in Japan, you can watch all 19 Dragon Ball films for free.
Here’s the full list of the movies as their original Japanese titles, available on both Netflix and Amazon Prime Video Japan:
- Dragon Ball: The Legend of Shenron (1986)
- Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in the Devil’s Castle (1987)
- Dragon Ball: Mystical Great Adventure (1988)
- Dragon Ball Z: Return My Gohan!! (1989)
- Dragon Ball Z : The Strongest Guy in the World (1990)
- Dragon Ball Z : The Decisive Battle for the Entire Earth (1990)
- Dragon Ball Z: Super Saiyan Son Goku (1991)
- Dragon ball Z: The Incredible Strongest vs. Strongest (1991)
- Dragon Ball Z: Clash!! The Power of 10 Billion Warriors (1992)
- Dragon Ball Z : Extreme Battle! Three Great Super Saiyans (1992)
- Dragon Ball Z: Burn Up!! A Close Fight – A Violent Fight – A Super Fierce Fight (1993)
- Dragon Ball Z: The Galaxy at the Brink!! The Super Incredible Guy (1993)
- Dragon Ball Z: The Dangerous Duo! Super Warriors Never Rest (1994)
- Dragon Ball Z: Super Warrior Defeat!! I’ll Be the Winner (1994)
- Dragon Ball Z: The Rebirth of Fusion!! Goku and Vegeta (1995)
- Dragon Ball Z: Dragon Fist Explosion!! If Goku Can’t Do It, Who Will? (1995)
- Dragon Ball: The Path to Ultimate Power (1996)
- Dragon Ball Z: God and God (2013)
- Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ (2015)
All the movies from 1986 to 1996 have been remastered and they were done quite well from Toei Animation when you compare to the “remastered version” from Funimation. While you can argue about Funimation’s colors more vibrant, Toei’s version feels more authentic and detailed. Below are a couple examples between the two company’s remastered versions.
Funimation “Remastered”
Toei Animation “Remastered”
Funimation “Remastered”
Toei Animation “Remastered”
So how can someone outside the country get a chance to watch these remastered films? There are various ways but most commonly is to create an Amazon Japan account and either purchase Amazon Prime there or purchase the movies individually. Otherwise, you can try using a VPN server to get onto Netflix Japan. Both services are real picky on your location. If you are wanting to avoid VPN route, then your best bet is to spend the money on Amazon Japan. It also appears there are no subtitles in these movies but if you’ve seen the films countless times, this shouldn’t be an issue.
Could we expect these films to come to Netflix and Amazon Prime video outside Japan? Don’t hold your breath since the series is licensed to companies such as Funimation which by the way have their own streaming service. When it comes to money and licensing, you’ll have to stick with their services and as for the remastered version, we may not even get that either.
You can take a look below on a few screenshots taken from the movie’s remastered version as we’ll wait and see how things will play if and when these movies release outside Japan. All screenshots were taken from Twitter user @AnimeJay and @EmperorBigD. We’ll keep you posted on any new development.