Due to the high popularity of the Dragon Ball manga, Toei Animation produced two anime television series based on the manga chapters, and a third based on the series characters. The first series, also titled Dragon Ball, premiered in Japan on Fuji Television on February 26, 1986 and ran until April 12, 1989, lasting 153 episodes.It was just the begining but the past of the golden future for DRAGON BALL SERIES.Its fan club growed very fast making them force to release its new serieses.