In this filler guide, we will see how much canon vs filler material is in Dragon Ball Z Kai, a remastered release of the classic DBZ series.
Dragon Ball Z Kai took much of the material from Dragon Ball Z and remastered it to include HD image quality, improved sound and effects. The original voice actors even recorded dialogue with improved sound quality!
The best thing about DBZK is that it adheres much more closely to the manga than DBZ did. The most notable original anime-only material removed from Dragon Ball Z Kai was the Garlic Jr. and Other World Tournament sagas.
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How Much Filler is in Dragon Ball Z Kai?
Dragon Ball Z Kai aired from 2009 to 2015 with a total of 167 episodes. With 7 anime-only episodes during the series run, Dragon Ball Z Kai is 4% filler.
Quick Filler & Canon Lists
Canon Episodes
1-6, 8-57, 59-72, 74-100, 102-128, 130-138, 140-158, 160-164, 166-167
Filler Episodes
7, 58, 73, 101, 129, 159, 165
Complete Filler List
| # | Episode Title | Type | Aired | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prologue to Battle! The Return of Goku! | Mostly Canon | 04/05/2009 | |
| 2 | The Enemy is Goku's Brother?! The Secret of the Mighty Saiyan Warriors | Canon | 04/12/2009 | |
| 3 | A Life or Death Battle! Goku and Piccolo's Desperate Attack! | Canon | 04/19/2009 | |
| 4 | Run in the Afterlife, Goku! The One Million Mile Snake Way | Mostly Canon | 04/26/2009 | |
| 5 | Wilderness Survival! A Moonlit Night Awakens Gohan! | Mostly Canon | 05/03/2009 | |
| 6 | The End of Snake Way! King Kai's Bizarre Test! | Canon | 05/10/2009 | |
| 7 | The Battle with Ten-Times Gravity! Goku's Race Against the Clock! | Mostly Filler | 05/17/2009 | |
| 8 | Shenron Appears! The Saiyans Arrive Sooner than Expected! | Mostly Canon | 05/24/2009 | |
| 9 | Yamcha's Struggle! The Terrible Saibamen! | Canon | 05/31/2009 | |
| 10 | Sit Tight, Chiaotzu! Tien's Screaming Tri-Beam! | Mostly Canon | 06/07/2009 | |
| 11 | Will Goku Make it in Time?! Three Hours Until the Battle Resumes! | Mostly Canon | 06/14/2009 | |
| 12 | Farewell, Piccolo! Goku's Furious Counterattack! | Canon | 06/21/2009 | |
| 13 | The Power of the Kaio-Ken! Goku vs. Vegeta! | Canon | 06/28/2009 | |
| 14 | An All-Out Kamehame-Ha! Vegeta's Terrible Transformation! | Canon | 07/05/2009 | |
| 15 | Goku on the Ropes! Pin Your Hopes on the Spirit Bomb! | Canon | 07/12/2009 | |
| 16 | Defeat the Invincible Vegeta! Work a Miracle, Gohan! | Canon | 07/19/2009 | |
| 17 | Dawn of the Fierce Battle! The Star of Hope is Piccolo's Homeland! | Canon | 08/02/2009 | |
| 18 | The Ship Resting in Yunzabit! Time to Blast Off for Planet Namek! | Canon | 08/09/2009 | |
| 19 | A Powerful New Foe! Frieza, Ruler of the Universe! | Mostly Canon | 08/16/2009 | |
| 20 | The Rebellion Against Frieza! Vegeta's Burning Ambition! | Canon | 08/23/2009 | |
| 21 | Protect the Dragon Balls! The Namekians' All-Out Attack! | Canon | 08/30/2009 | |
| 22 | Dodoria's Terrifying Chase! A Truth Revealed to Vegeta! | Mostly Canon | 09/06/2009 | |
| 23 | Vegeta's Covert Maneuvers! A Tragic Assault on the Namekians! | Mostly Canon | 09/13/2009 | |
| 24 | Friends Reborn! Zarbon's Hideous Transformation! | Canon | 09/20/2009 | |
| 25 | Power Up, Krillin! Frieza's Mounting Apprehension! | Mostly Canon | 09/27/2009 | |
| 26 | The Scheme Is Shattered! Vegeta Strikes Back at Zarbon! | Mostly Canon | 10/04/2009 | |
| 27 | A Touch-and-Go Situation! Gohan, Protect the Four-Star Ball! | Mostly Canon | 10/11/2009 | |
| 28 | The Countdown to Battle Begins! Enter, The Ginyu Force! | Canon | 10/18/2009 | |
| 29 | First Up for the Ginyu Force! Guldo’s Time Freeze! | Canon | 10/25/2009 | |
| 30 | The Nightmare Recoome! Come Out and Play, Vegeta! | Canon | 11/01/2009 | |
| 31 | Goku Arrives At Last! Take Down the Ginyu Force! | Mostly Canon | 11/08/2009 | |
| 32 | The Star Player Appears! Ginyu vs. Goku! | Mostly Canon | 11/15/2009 | |
| 33 | Full Power, Goku! Captain Ginyu’s Desperate Attack! | Mostly Canon | 11/22/2009 | |
| 34 | Surprise! Goku is Ginyu and Ginyu is Goku?! | Mostly Canon | 11/29/2009 | |
| 35 | Goku’s Comeback! Call Forth Porunga! | Canon | 12/06/2009 | |
| 36 | Frieza Closes In! Mighty Porunga, Grant Our Wish! | Mostly Canon | 12/13/2009 | |
| 37 | A Nightmare Transformation! Frieza's Power Level-One Million?! | Mostly Canon | 12/20/2009 | |
| 38 | Frieza Bares His Fangs! Gohan's Overwhelming Attack! | Mostly Canon | 12/27/2009 | |
| 39 | Piccolo Reborn! Frieza's Second Transformation! | Canon | 01/10/2010 | |
| 40 | Frieza's Final Transformation! The Ultimate Nightmare Begins! | Canon | 01/17/2010 | |
| 41 | The Moment of Truth Approaches! Goku Back in Action! | Mostly Canon | 01/24/2010 | |
| 42 | Defeat Frieza, Goku! The Tears of the Proud Saiyan Prince! | Mostly Canon | 01/31/2010 | |
| 43 | Goku vs. Frieza! The Super Showdown Begins! | Mostly Canon | 02/07/2010 | |
| 44 | A Boundary-Pushing Brawl! Goku, Frieza, and Ginyu Again?! | Mostly Canon | 02/14/2010 | |
| 45 | Kaio-Ken Times Twenty! An All-Or-Nothing Kamehame-Ha! | Mostly Canon | 02/21/2010 | |
| 46 | The Final Trump Card! Goku's Ultimate Spirit Bomb! | Mostly Canon | 02/28/2010 | |
| 47 | Awaken, Legendary Warrior! Goku the Super Saiyan! | Mostly Canon | 03/07/2010 | |
| 48 | The Angry Super Saiyan! Goku Throws Down the Gauntlet! | Canon | 03/14/2010 | |
| 49 | Avenge the Fallen, Goku! Countdown to the Planet's Destruction! | Canon | 03/21/2010 | |
| 50 | Full Power Frieza! Shenron, Grant Our Wish! | Mostly Canon | 03/28/2010 | |
| 51 | Goku's Furious Roar! A Last-Minute Wish! | Mostly Canon | 04/04/2010 | |
| 52 | Duel on a Vanishing Planet! The Final Showdown! | Canon | 04/11/2010 | |
| 53 | Goku's Final Attack! Countdown to Planet Namek's Destruction! | Mostly Canon | 04/18/2010 | |
| 54 | Goku Vanishes Into Space! Welcome Home, Super Warriors! | Canon | 04/25/2010 | |
| 55 | There Is Planet Earth, Father! Frieza and King Cold Strike Back! | Mostly Canon | 05/02/2010 | |
| 56 | I Will Defeat Frieza! Another Super Saiyan! | Canon | 05/09/2010 | |
| 57 | Welcome Back, Goku! Confessions of the Mysterious Youth, Trunks! | Mostly Canon | 05/16/2010 | |
| 58 | Goku's New Move, Instant Transmission! The Three-Year Training Session Begins! | Mostly Filler | 05/23/2010 | |
| 59 | Undetectable Monsters! The Androids Appear! | Mostly Canon | 05/30/2010 | |
| 60 | The Unbeatable Enemy Within! Goku vs. Android 19! | Mostly Canon | 06/06/2010 | |
| 61 | No Victory for Android 19! Enter Super Vegeta! | Mostly Canon | 06/13/2010 | |
| 62 | Piccolo's Assault! Android 20 and the Twisted Future! | Canon | 06/20/2010 | |
| 63 | The Hunt for Doctor Gero! Discover the Hidden Laboratory! | Mostly Canon | 06/27/2010 | |
| 64 | Number 17 and Number 18! The Androids Awaken! | Mostly Canon | 07/11/2010 | |
| 65 | A Sweet Face and Super Power? Android 18 vs. Vegeta! | Mostly Canon | 07/18/2010 | |
| 66 | The Time for Reunification Has Come! Piccolo's Unshakable Resolve! | Canon | 08/01/2010 | |
| 67 | Another Time Machine?! Bulma Uncovers a Mystery! | Mostly Canon | 08/08/2010 | |
| 68 | The Monster Goes into Motion... Strike of the Super Namekian! | Mostly Canon | 08/15/2010 | |
| 69 | I Am Your Brother! The Monster With Goku's Energy! | Mostly Canon | 08/22/2010 | |
| 70 | The Dizzying Deception and the Daring Escape! Defeat the Android Cell! | Mostly Canon | 08/29/2010 | |
| 71 | The Hunt for Cell Is On! Goku, Back in Action! | Mostly Canon | 09/05/2010 | |
| 72 | Break the Super Saiyan Barrier! Into the Hyperbolic Time Chamber! | Mostly Canon | 09/12/2010 | |
| 73 | The Super Namekian Powers Up! Piccolo vs. Android 17! | Mostly Filler | 09/19/2010 | |
| 74 | Run Android 17! Piccolo's All-or-Nothing Struggle! | Mostly Canon | 09/26/2010 | |
| 75 | Power Unknown! Android 16 Breaks His Silence! | Canon | 10/03/2010 | |
| 76 | Tien's Desperate Attack! Save Your Friends, Goku! | Mostly Canon | 10/10/2010 | |
| 77 | Beyond Super Saiyan! Vegeta Confronts the Monster Cell! | Mostly Canon | 10/17/2010 | |
| 78 | Cell on the Verge of Defeat! Krillin, Destroy Android 18! | Mostly Canon | 10/24/2010 | |
| 79 | The Battle Turns for the Worst... Cell Attacks Android 18! | Canon | 10/31/2010 | |
| 80 | The Tables Are Turned! Witness the Power of Perfection! | Canon | 11/07/2010 | |
| 81 | Vegeta's Final Push! Defeat the Invincible Cell! | Mostly Canon | 11/14/2010 | |
| 82 | The Strongest Super Saiyan! Trunks' Power Unleashed! | Mostly Canon | 11/21/2010 | |
| 83 | Cell Invades the Airwaves! Announcing,"The Cell Games!". | Mostly Canon | 11/28/2010 | |
| 84 | Training Complete! Goku Sizes Up the Competition! | Mostly Canon | 12/05/2010 | |
| 85 | The Truce is Broken! The Defense Force Strikes Back at Cell! | Mostly Canon | 12/12/2010 | |
| 86 | A New Guardian! The Return of the Dragon Balls! | Mostly Canon | 12/19/2010 | |
| 87 | Mr. Satan Takes the Stage! The Curtain Rises on the Cell Games! | Mostly Canon | 12/26/2010 | |
| 88 | Showdown! Cell vs. Goku! | Mostly Canon | 01/09/2011 | |
| 89 | Battle at the Highest Level! Goku Goes All Out! | Mostly Canon | 01/16/2011 | |
| 90 | The Opening Round Is Concluded! Goku's Moment of Decision! | Mostly Canon | 01/23/2011 | |
| 91 | Get Angry, Gohan! Release Your Hidden Power! | Mostly Canon | 01/30/2011 | |
| 92 | Tears For An Android! Gohan's Inner Rage Bursts Forth! | Mostly Canon | 02/06/2011 | |
| 93 | Unleash the Warrior Within! Gohan Takes the Offensive! | Mostly Canon | 02/13/2011 | |
| 94 | Perfection's End! A Fury Beyond Super Saiyan! | Mostly Canon | 02/20/2011 | |
| 95 | A Hero's Sacrifice! Last Chance to Save the World! | Mostly Canon | 03/06/2011 | |
| 96 | Combine Your Strength! The Final Kamehame-Ha! | Mostly Canon | 03/20/2011 | |
| 97 | A Bittersweet Victory! Until We Meet Again! | Mostly Canon | 03/27/2011 | |
| 98 | Peace For the Future! The Spirit of Goku is Forever! | Mostly Canon | 08/02/2011 | |
| 99 | Seven Years Later! Starting Today, Gohan Is a High School Student | Canon | 04/06/2014 | |
| 100 | A New Hero, Great Saiyaman, Is Born! | Mostly Canon | 04/13/2014 | |
| 101 | Videl's Crisis? Gohan's Urgent Call-out! | Filler | 01/21/2017 | |
| 102 | A Monster is Taken Away! The Culprit is Great Saiyaman? | Mostly Canon | 01/28/2017 | |
| 103 | Entering the World Martial Arts Tournament! Goten Shows Off His Explosive Power During Training! | Mostly Canon | 02/04/2017 | |
| 104 | Gohan the Teacher! Videl's Flying Technique Tutorial | Mostly Canon | 04/20/2014 | |
| 105 | The Dragon Team Fully Assembled! Goku Has Come Back! | Mostly Canon | 04/27/2014 | |
| 106 | Who Is the World's Greatest? The Tournament Preliminaries Begin! | Mostly Canon | 02/25/2017 | |
| 107 | Everyone is Surprised! Goten and Trunks' Super Battle! | Mostly Canon | 05/04/2014 | |
| 108 | The Junior Champ Is Finally Decided! Who Will Fight Against Mr. Satan? | Canon | 03/11/2017 | |
| 109 | Restless Foreboding; A Mysterious Warrior Appears! | Canon | 05/11/2014 | |
| 110 | What Happened, Piccolo? An Unexpected Outcome in the First Round | Mostly Canon | 05/18/2014 | |
| 111 | An Eerie Entity; Who Exactly Is Spopovich? | Mostly Canon | 04/01/2017 | |
| 112 | Videl Battered! Gohan's Fury Reaches Its Limit! | Mostly Canon | 05/25/2014 | |
| 113 | A Creeping Conspiracy! The Target is Gohan | Mostly Canon | 04/15/2017 | |
| 114 | Terrifying Secret of the Majin; The Mastermind Revealed! | Mostly Canon | 06/01/2014 | |
| 115 | The Nefarious Wizard Babidi And Demon King Dabura's Trap | Mostly Canon | 06/08/2014 | |
| 116 | Don't Sell Super Saiyans Short! Vegeta and Goku's Full-Bore Power! | Canon | 06/15/2014 | |
| 117 | Whither Victory? A Battle Royal Championship Match! | Mostly Canon | 06/22/2014 | |
| 118 | Stunning Youngsters! No. 18's Uphill Battle | Mostly Canon | 06/29/2014 | |
| 119 | Enter the Headliner! The Looming Demon King! | Mostly Canon | 06/06/2014 | |
| 120 | A Heart of Evil Awakened; Vegeta, Prince of Destruction | Mostly Canon | 07/13/2014 | |
| 121 | I am the Strongest! The Clash of Goku vs. Vegeta | Mostly Canon | 07/20/2014 | |
| 122 | Countdown to Revival: Crush Babidi’s Ambitions! | Mostly Canon | 08/03/2014 | |
| 123 | The Seal is Released? Gohan's Kamehame-Ha of Resistance | Mostly Canon | 08/10/2014 | |
| 124 | Straightaway Into Despair? The Terror of Majin Buu | Canon | 08/17/2014 | |
| 125 | Turn Into Candy! A Hungry Majin's Bizarre Power! | Mostly Canon | 08/24/2014 | |
| 126 | I Will Deal With the Majin! Vegeta's Final Mortal Combat! | Mostly Canon | 08/31/2014 | |
| 127 | For His Beloved Ones... The End of the Proud Warrior! | Mostly Canon | 09/07/2014 | |
| 128 | Who Will Defeat Majin Buu? The Mightiest of Men Moves Out! | Mostly Canon | 11/30/2014 | |
| 128 | A Nightmare Revisited: The Immortal Monster Majin Buu! | Mostly Canon | 09/14/2014 | |
| 129 | A Secret Plan to Defeat Buu! Its Name is Fusion | Mostly Filler | 09/21/2014 | |
| 130 | Found! A Faint Ray of Hope - Awaken, Warriors! | Mostly Canon | 09/28/2014 | |
| 131 | Find the Nuisances: Babidi's Retaliation Begins! | Mostly Canon | 10/05/2014 | |
| 132 | A Time of Trials! Lay Hold of Legendary Powers! | Mostly Canon | 10/12/2014 | |
| 133 | Hold Majin Buu in Check! Limit — Super Saiyan 3! | Mostly Canon | 10/19/2014 | |
| 134 | True Worth Beginning to Show - The Treacherous Buu! | Mostly Canon | 10/26/2014 | |
| 135 | Silly Looking? Drilling the Fusion Pose! | Mostly Canon | 11/02/2014 | |
| 136 | Bye-bye, Everyone! Goku Returns to the Next World | Mostly Canon | 11/09/2014 | |
| 137 | Gohan Located! Intensive Training in the World of the Kais! | Mostly Canon | 11/16/2014 | |
| 138 | Birth of a Merged Superwarrior His Name is Gotenks! | Mostly Canon | 11/23/2014 | |
| 140 | The Powering Up Continues? Super Gotenks is Achieved! | Mostly Canon | 12/07/2014 | |
| 141 | What Anger Gives Rise To Another Majin! | Mostly Canon | 12/14/2014 | |
| 142 | Buu Gobbles Up Buu! Onslaught of a New Majin! | Mostly Canon | 12/21/2014 | |
| 143 | Headlong Rush Into Catastrophe! A One-Hour Time Limit! | Mostly Canon | 12/28/2014 | |
| 144 | Training Complete! You're Finished Now, Majin Buu! | Mostly Canon | 01/11/2015 | |
| 145 | Eliminating Buu with Ghosts: A Knockout Kamikaze Attack! | Mostly Canon | 01/18/2015 | |
| 146 | Gotenks' Ace in the Hole! Transformation! Super Gotenks 3! | Mostly Canon | 01/25/2015 | |
| 147 | On a Roll! Buu-Buu-Volleyball! | Mostly Canon | 02/01/2015 | |
| 148 | Thanks for Waiting, Everyone! A Reborn Gohan Heads for Earth! | Mostly Canon | 02/08/2015 | |
| 149 | Buu Overwhelmed! Ultimate Gohan's Super Power! | Mostly Canon | 02/15/2015 | |
| 150 | Buu's Sinister Scheme: Gotenks is Absorbed | Mostly Canon | 03/01/2015 | |
| 151 | The Elder Kai's Brainstorm! Return to Life, Goku! | Mostly Canon | 03/15/2015 | |
| 152 | Miracles Happen Once... Will Goku and He Make the Ultimate Combination? | Mostly Canon | 03/22/2015 | |
| 153 | Invincible! The Ultimate Warrior Vegito! | Mostly Canon | 03/29/2015 | |
| 154 | Buu's Ace in the Hole! The Warriors Are Absorbed! | Mostly Canon | 04/05/2015 | |
| 155 | Rescue Gohan and the Others! Goku and Vegeta's Infiltration Mission! | Mostly Canon | 04/12/2015 | |
| 156 | Emergency Escape from the Body! Buu's Retrogression Into Evil! | Mostly Canon | 04/19/2015 | |
| 157 | Earth Destroyed! The Initial Buu's Nefarious Strike | Mostly Canon | 04/26/2015 | |
| 158 | A Final Showdown at the Summit! Face-Off in the World of the Kais! | Mostly Canon | 05/03/2015 | |
| 159 | Hang In There, Kakarot! You Are No. 1! | Mostly Filler | 05/10/2015 | |
| 160 | A One-Minute Match-Up! Vegeta's Life-Threatening Stall for Time! | Mostly Canon | 05/17/2015 | |
| 161 | An Inspired Strategy - Make Two Wishes Come True! | Canon | 05/24/2015 | |
| 162 | Share Your Spirit Energy with Me! I'm Making a Huge Spirit Bomb! | Mostly Canon | 05/31/2015 | |
| 163 | You Are the Savior of the World! Everybody's Spirit Bomb Completed! | Mostly Canon | 06/07/2015 | |
| 164 | You Really Are the Greatest, Goku!! The Demise of Majin Buu | Mostly Canon | 06/14/2015 | |
| 165 | Peace Returns! A Time of Rest for the Warriors! | Filler | 06/09/2018 | |
| 166 | And So, Ten Years Later... A Long-Awaited World Martial Arts Tournament! | Mostly Canon | 06/21/2015 | |
| 167 | Even Stronger! Goku's Dream is Never-Ending! | Mostly Canon | 06/28/2015 |
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