When the summer of 1995 came to a end, one of the greatest anime ever ended too, Dragonball Z. Many people didn't want it to end though, especially the companies. Dragonball had been such a great merchandise hit, marketing things such as t-shirts, posters, video games and etc. So with pressure from companies and agencies a new program was made to fill Dragonball Z's place, Dragonball GT. This time though Toriyama (the creator) was only an artistic consultant and had no direct control over the series, so he got booted (damn).
So on Februrary 7, 1996 Dragonball GT began. What did people think of it? To be honest most people did not like it. You may wonder why. The main reason was because they had fallen in love with the fighting style in DBZ, but when DBGT was created, the first episodes were full of comedy with fighting. Around the Spring of 1996 Akira Toriyama in an interview joked about bringing back DBZ if DBGT didn't do as well as it was supossed to. A group of people though, who hated the show, took seriously and were extremely happy that DBGT may be ending soon. Of course the truth was found out and DBGT went on. What would happen to DBGT? Well, finally the show began to go back to being a fighting anime and this began to get people a little more interested into the show. The effort though was to little to late. The show was originally going to end around April 1997, but DB Final Bout by "Sony Playstation" had not come out, yet. So the producers were forced to extend the show a little bit longer, but the day finally came and DBGT ended. On November 19, 1997 DBGT aired its last episode. The last episode of DBGT amazingly though is considered to be the best epsidode they have ever seen by a lot of people. Dragonball GT was the shortest of the three series, spanning only 64 epsisodes and 1 tv special. So how could a show with the success of DB all of a sudden fail in DBGT. There are many reason's. It is almost like american DB. A lot of people are used to the origianl japanese Dragonball, but now that they watch the dubs they do not like them at all. People do not like change. Well, with DBGT came change. First off, DBGT was changed from a fighting anime into a comedy relief anime and only changed its direction after there fan base had already turned away. The absence of Akira Toriyama did not help much either. After Toriyama left, Toei took over the hiring of artists and many people did not like the new character designs. So, probably the main reason that DBGT failed was because it was to different, the people had grown used to one thing and then all of a sudden things were changed, as if they wouldn't notice.
It is my job though in the following pages to try and tell you all I know of DBGT, A series that I enjoyed and hopfully you will to. In these pages you will find episode summaries, images, DBGT perfect file guides, and everything else I think you should know about DBGT. There is only one way I can finish off this introduction though and here it is. Before you go and watch DBGT I am going to give you this advice. Do not listen to everyone who says that DBGT stinks. Go into it with an open mind and know it will be different, if you go into it thinking that it will be a direct continuation of DBZ then you will be disappointed. Oh yeah, and by the way, enjoy!
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Dragonball GT Episode list
1. The mysterious Dragonballs appear!! Goku becomes a child!?
2. I am the Leader! Pan Flies into Space!!
3. The Ultimate Moneygrubbers!! Imegga, Planet of Merchants
4. Wanted!! Goku is a criminal!?
5. See, the Strong Guy!! The Bodyguard Rejjik.
6. It hurts, eh!? Goku the dentist.
7. Beloved Honey!? The Betrothed is Trunks
8. Goku also Thunders!! The Whiskers' Power is at Full
9. Damn!! Goku Leaps into the Trap Planet!?
10. Dance Attack!? Boom-shakalaka!!
11. The Curse of Ruudo!? Pan turns into a Doll
12. The Oracle of God is REALLY Troublesome!! Soldier Ruudo
13. This is Father and Son? The Riddle of Scientist Myuu
14. Can We Get the Rhythm Down Perfectly!? Capture Ruudo!!
15. "I Can't Take Anymore!!" Pan Runs Away!?
16. Machine Planet M2... Gill the Backstabber!?
17. Waiting for Pan!! The Tactical Strike to Rescue Goku!!
18. Yo, Some Data is Missing!! Goku's Ultimate True Determination...
19. Set Out and Attack!! The Mighty Mutant Rirudo
20. Surprise!! Goku's Attacked By a Metal Storm
21. What is this!! Goku is Turned to Metal
22. Violent Ambition!! Birth of the Evil 'Bebi'
23. A Hidden Crisis!? A Spacewrecked and Mysterious Boy
24. Bebi's Counterattack!! Target the Saiya-jin!!
25. Oh no!! Bebi Has Appeared on Earth
26. Gohan and Goten... The Worst Brotherly Spat!?
27. Ambition Achieved!? Vejita Possessed.
28. Goku Returns... "All of Earth is My Enemy!?"
29. This is Really Bad!? Supper Saiya-jin 3 Fails!!
30. Goku Has Passed On!? "I'm Dead."
31. What the...!? The Sky of Suguro-ku Studio is Collapsing
32. Goku Returns!! Angry Fighter Ubuu
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33. Eat This, Bebi! New Uubu's Killing Light Ray!!
34. The Transformation Fails!? Giant Ape Goku's Rampage!
35. Final Strength! Goku Becomes Super Saiya-jin 4!!
36. Immortal Monster!? Atrocious Giant Monkey Bebi
37. ?? !! Bebi and Goku -- Double KO!!
38. From Everyone's Power... The Revival of Super Saiya-jin 4
39. This is How it Ends! At Last, Bebi's Extinction.
40. Earth Explodes!! Piccolo's Serious Determination
41. Tenkai-Ichi Budoukai. Who Will Be Satan's Successor?
42. Die, Goku!! The Revived Strong Enemies Escape From Hell
43. Hell's Devil Fighters!! The Revival of Cell and Freezer
44. The Ultimate Android! The Two #17s Unite
45. Hurry, Goku!! The Plan to Escape From Hell
46. Crash!! SSJ4 vs Super #17
47. The Big Reversal! Goku's and #18's 2-Step Attack Explosion
48. This is a Surprise! Shenron is the Enemy?!
49. The Strongest Enemy!? The Fear of the Underhanded-Trick Using Dragon
50. Saiya-jin Power Dies in Honorable Defeat!? Electrical Fighter Uu-Shenron
51. Ryuu-Shenron! Looking for the Big Tornado Attack's Weak Point
52. Pan, Look Out! To be Possessed by Chii-Shenron
53. Pan Dies!? The Tears of 10x's Kamehame-ha
54. 6000 Degree Celsius Power! The Fighter of the Sun
55. Bulma Begins Working on Vejita's Makeover Plan!
56. After the Sun, Comes the Freeze! The Fire and Ice Dragon Brothers
57. The Overwhelmingly Strong Enemy!! The Ruling Evil Dragon
58. The Overwhelmingly Strong Enemy!! The Ruling Evil Dragon
59. Friend? Foe?... Were-monkey Vejita on the Rampage
60. Fu--sion!! The Ultimate Super Gojita
61. I WILL Win!! Goku Swallows the #4 Dragonball
62. To the Rescue!! Goku's Final Assistant Appears
63. The Miracle Turnaround Victory!! Goku Pleads with the Galaxy for Help
64. Goodbye, Goku... Till the Day We Meet Again
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Dragonball Family Tree
This family tree is made up of all the characters between each other
in Dragonball/Z/GT.
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Dragonball AF?
A new Dragon Ball series being developed in Japan right at this moment. The series is supposed to be called "Dragon Ball AF". I looked up more information about this situation from much larger and more in depth sites and I found several things. Each source different, but the majority of them call this new series a big hoax, or a idea by Akira Toriyama made awhile ago which never flew. Which it might be, but everyone has different opions. In Dragon Ball AF, Raditz is back as a super saiya-jin, Freeza and Kooler fuse, cell absorbs android 8 (all becoming bigger and bader than ever before).
If this show is not a hit in Japan, then there is no way it will be aired in North America (sorry to all you hardcore DB fans). The picture you see to your right, is supossed to be of a much older super higher leveled saiyan of Goku. Goku super saiya-jin level 5. I don't know if its true, I just really heard rumors of Dragonball AF. This sequel following the DB trilogy (Dragonball/Z/GT), are supposed to still be in works. Click on the DBAF pic. to the right for more info.
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Creator of Dragonball
Akira Toriyama is the man who started the whole thing, "Dragonball". As a young kid, whenever he wanted something badly, he would draw the object, until someone got the object for him, or until he lost interest in it. This became a good basis for him in his career as a mangaka or cartoonist. Dragonball is Akira Toriyama's tale of Son Gokou, his friends and family and their epic battles on earth and other planets. It is an epic tale spanning throughout Goku's (the main character) life. Apocalyptic Martial Arts battles abound in the world of Dragonball. The Chinese folk-tales of Son Goku, the Monkey King were the initial influence for Dragonball. Dragonball has also spawned three Anime TV series, movies and specials. For more info on Akira Toriyama click on his picture. |
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