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Vol. 27 – The Super Saiyan1377

The worldwide ranking generated by 6.9k votes

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Vol. 27 – The Super Saiyan1377

Vol. 35 – Goku's Farewell1365

Vol. 29 – The Androids1358

Vol. 41 – Super Gotenks1337

Vol. 34 – Goku's Final Battle1296

Vol. 16 – The Heir1283

Vol. 1 – Goku1280

Vol. 42 – The Victory1271

Vol. 23 – Recoome and Guldo1269

#10

Vol. 25 – Piccolo1254

#11

Vol. 32 – Ultimate Transformation1250

#12

Vol. 24 – Captain Ginyu1245

#13

Vol. 14 – The Demon1243

#14

Vol. 21 – Mr. Frieza1238

#15

Vol. 26 – Little Dende1237

#16

Vol. 28 – Trunks1231

#17

Vol. 40 – The Fusion1226

#18

Vol. 22 – Zarbon and Dodoria1211

#19

Vol. 20 – Yajirobe1210

#20

Vol. 19 – Vegeta1208

#21

Vol. 17 – The Saiyans1198

#22

Vol. 31 – Cell1194

#23

Vol. 15 – Chi-Chi1186

#24

Vol. 33 – The Challenge1179

#25

Vol. 38 – The Wizard Babidi1178

#26

Vol. 18 – King Kai1171

#27

Vol. 4 – The Tournament1165

#28

Vol. 6 – The Red Ribbon Army1154

#29

Vol. 30 – Reunification1152

#30

Vol. 9 – Gohan1151

#31

Vol. 36 – A New Hero1146

#32

Vol. 3 – The Initiation1139

#33

Vol. 8 – The Duel1138

#34

Vol. 11 – The Great Challenge1131

#35

Vol. 12 – The Forces of Evil1131

#36

Vol. 37 – Supreme Kai1130

#37

Vol. 2 – Kamehameha1124

#38

Vol. 39 – Buu1121

#39

Vol. 5 – The Ultimate Battle1087

#40

Vol. 13 – The Empire of Chaos1077

#41

Vol. 7 – The Menace1063

#42

Vol. 10 – The Miracle998

What the community says

Vol. 27 – The Super Saiyan leads the Dragon Ball ranking with 1377 ELO points over 126 duels, ahead of Vol. 35 – Goku's Farewell and Vol. 29 – The Androids.

The podium reflects the saga's pivotal arcs, with the Super Saiyan transformation and Goku's farewell to the series anchoring the top spots. The sharpest divide in the ranking separates Vol. 41 – Super Gotenks from Vol. 34 – Goku's Final Battle by 41 ELO points, pushing the latter out of the top four despite its narrative weight. This gap underscores how fusion-era spectacle edges out Cell saga conclusions in community preference. Meanwhile, the bottom of the ranking tells a different story: Vol. 10 – The Miracle sits at rank 42 with 998 ELO points, suggesting that early Dragon Ball volumes, before the shift to high-stakes planetary battles, struggle to match the intensity that defines fan favorites. The original series charm loses ground to Z-era escalation.

This ranking draws from 6859 duels across 45 players, comparing all 42 volumes of the Dragon Ball manga. Updated on 11 October 2026, the results capture which chapters of Akira Toriyama's series resonate most when pitted directly against each other. The data reflects head-to-head preferences rather than isolated ratings, meaning every volume earns its position through sustained comparison. Cast your own vote to shift the standings or cement the Super Saiyan transformation's dominance at the top.

Updated on October 11, 2026

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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