The series has been adapted into two anime. "Dragon Ball" is based the first 194 chapters of the manga, while "Dragon Ball Z" is based on the last 325 chapters and last 26 volumes of the "Dragon Ball" manga. It basically begins where "Dragon Ball" left off. "Dragon Ball GT" aired from 1996 to 1997. "Dragon Ball Super", the newest series for the franchise aired from 2015 to 2018."DRAGON Ball first Arc" 