One Piece vs Dragon Ball
Which anime? Pick one and see how the world splits.
- One Piece 1999– 61% · #4 in the world
- Dragon Ball 1986–1989 39% · #11 in the world
What the votes say
The world picks One Piece over Dragon Ball, 61% to 39%. One Piece is #4 of the 150 anime in the world ranking and Dragon Ball #11; among the 6 on Fuji Television, they are #1 and #2.
The case for each
One Piece: Eiichiro Oda's pirate saga, on TV since 1999: Luffy and the Straw Hats searching for the One Piece across the Grand Line. Oda has named Dragon Ball as a major influence.
Dragon Ball: The first anime of Akira Toriyama's manga, 1986-1989: young Goku, a boy with a monkey tail, hunts the seven Dragon Balls with Bulma and trains in martial arts. The start of a franchise that shaped all shonen anime.
Side by side
| One Piece | Dragon Ball | |
|---|---|---|
| World rank | #4 | #11 |
| Years | 1999– | 1986–1989 |
| Network | Fuji Television | Fuji Television |
| Seasons | 22 | — |
| Episodes | 1,169 | 153 |