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| Dragon Ball GT | |||
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 "Dragon Ball GT" Series Title | |||
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| Original Run | 07 February 1996 – 19 November 1997 | ||
| Broadcast | Fuji TV (Wednesday, 7:00 – 7:30PM) | ||
| Animation | Toei Animation | ||
| Production |
Fuji TV Toei Animation | ||
| Episodes | 64 (List of Episodes) | ||
| Chapters | Anime Original Story | ||
| Main Staff | |||
| Series Director | Osamu Kasai | ||
| Series Organizer | Aya Matsui | ||
| Character Design | Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru | ||
| Art Design |
Tadanao Tsuji Ryūji Yoshīke | ||
| Music | Akihito Tokunaga | ||
"Dragon Ball GT" (often abbreviated as DBGT, or simply GT) is a Japanese animated television series produced by Toei Animation. The animated series is an original story created by Toei Animation and a continuation of the Dragon Ball manga series by Akira Toriyama, although the author had virtually no involvement with its production. The Dragon Ball manga had previously been adapted by Toei Animation into two preceding TV series: Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z.
The Dragon Ball GT TV series is comprised of 64 episodes and one feature length TV specials that were broadcast from 07 February 1996 to 19 November 1997 on Fuji TV. The series held an average household TV ratings share of 14.6%[1] during its initial broadcast run, with episode 2 receiving the highest rating share at 19.7%[1].
Plot
Five years (10 years in the FUNimation dub) have passed and all is peaceful around the world as Goku and Uub finish their training at God's Palace. However, this peace soon ends as Pilaf makes a terrifying wish, transforming Goku into a child. The rush is on to retrieve all seven Dark Dragon Balls from around the Universe before the Earth and its inhabitants are destroyed. While searching for the Dark Dragon Balls, Goku and the others encounter even stronger opponents and stumble across the lone survivor of the Tsufruian race, once thought wiped out by the Saiyans.
History
Japan
Following the success and popularity of the Dragon Ball Z TV series, Toei Animation decided to extend the franchise beyond just the scope of the original manga. The new series was titled Dragon Ball GT, with "GT" being short for "Grand Touring".[2] Author Akira Toriyama later elaborated on his involvement with the series:
The TV anime people wanted to continue for just a little bit more, but I [just couldn't do] any more than that... And so, I left the Dragon Ball anime completely up to the anime staff, story and all. That was Dragon Ball GT.
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For GT, all I did was just come up with the title, design the initial main cast and some of the machines, and also do a few images.
— Akira Toriyama, Dragon Ball GT DVD Box – Dragon Box (Dragon Book; p. 1)
This new anime original series picked up right where the previous series had left off, and was initially slated to expand Akira Toriyama's "Dragon World" into the far reaches of the Dragon Ball universe, with Goku as a child once again. Taking over the Dragon Ball Z time slot at 7:00PM every Wednesday on Fuji TV, the first episode of Dragon Ball GT aired on 07 February 1996.
Beyond creating the title and logo of the series, providing designs for the main characters, and drawing a few promotional illustrations, original manga author Akira Toriyama had very little involvement with the series. The main staff of the series also experienced some significant changes, with the majority leaving to pursue other endeavors. Veteran animator Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru entirely took over the role of character designer and Akihito Tokunaga was brought on as the series' new musical composer. Numerous new producers were also brought on board from both Toei Animation and Fuji TV to help determine the series' plot and development.
Unlike the previous two series, the TV ratings quickly dropped as the series progressed and much of the overwhelming interest once seen in the franchise began to rapidly dwindle. After only 64 episodes and one feature length TV special, the Dragon Ball GT anime series came to an end when the final episode aired on 19 November 1997. For the first time in over a decade, there was no new episode of Dragon Ball to be seen. The franchise would go on to see considerable reruns of all three series in Japan on various cable TV networks, even to this day. However in early-2009, Toei Animation and Fuji TV would reunite to bring the beloved franchise back to syndicated TV, catapulting Dragon Ball Z into the digital high-definition age with an unexpected re-cut anniversary series — Dragon Ball Kai.
North America
Characters
Main Staff
- Original Author: Akira Toriyama
- Planning
- Toei Animation: Kōzō Morishita, Sei'ichi Hiruta (27-41), Tatsuya Yoshida (42-64)
- Fuji TV: Kenji Shimizu (1-26), Tōru Kawai (27-64)
- Production Supervisor: Yūichi Suenaga
- Series Organization: Aya Matsui (1-43)?
- Music: Akihito Tokunaga
- Character Design: Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru
- Art Design: Tadanao Tsuji & Ryūji Yoshi'ike
- Series Director: Osamu Kasai
- Producer: Kōji Kaneda (1-26), Sei'ichi Hiruta (1-26)?
- Art Progression: Hiroshi Misono
- Editing: Shin'ichi Fukumitsu
- Recording: Kenji Ninomiya
- Sound Effects: Hidenori Arai
- Music Selection: Shigeru Miyashita
- Audio Director: Nobuhiro Komatsu
- Recording Studio: TAVAC
- Film Development: Toei Chemistry
- Production: Fuji TV & Toei Animation
Themes
Opening Theme
- "Bit by Bit, You're Charming My Heart"
- Lyrics: Izumi Sakai / Composition: Tetsurō Oda / Arrangement: Takeshi Hayama / Vocals: FIELD OF VIEW
Ending Theme
- "I'm Not Alone" (Episodes 1-26)
- Lyrics: Shūichi Ikemori / Composition: Tetsurō Oda / Arrangement: Hirohito Furui / Vocals: DEEN
- "Don't you see!" (Episodes 27-41)
- Lyrics: Izumi Sakai / Composition: Sei'ichirō Kuribayashi / Arrangement: Takeshi Hayama / Vocals: ZARD
- "Blue Velvet" (Episodes 42-50)
- Lyrics: Aeri / Composition & Arrangement: Hatake / Vocals: Shizuka Kudō
- "Let's Blast Through This Moment with a Rusted Machinegun" (Episodes 51-64)
- Lyrics & Composition: Miho Komatsu / Arrangement: Daisuke Ikeda / Vocals: WANDS
Episodes
Television Specials
Home Video Releases
Toei Animation (Japan)
VHS
Unlike many other countries around the world, the Dragon Ball GT TV series had no proper home video release in Japan following its initial television run. This was in large part due to the high VHS retail pricing at the time and the continuous re-runs of the series on numerous cable and satellite channels.
DVD Box Sets
Beginning in 2003, Toei Animation, in cooperation with the DVD manufacturing company Pony Canyon, began releasing a series of four box sets in Japan covering the entire Dragon Ball TV series property, which were dubbed the "Dragon Boxes". By mid-2005, all three TV series had been released, although out of chronological order, which marked the first time that any of these properties were available on a home video format in Japan.
| Release | Date | Retail | Episodes |
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| Dragon Ball GT DVD Box – Dragon Box | 15 June 2005 | ¥100,000 | 1-64 |
Individual DVD Volumes
Following the release of the TV series Dragon Boxes, Toei announced the release of their individual discs, giving fans that didn't own the Dragon Boxes a chance to own these properties. Unfortunately, these individual discs wouldn't contain any of the extras that came with the Dragon Boxes, but instead special diorama sets were created exclusively for those that purchased all of the individual discs.
| Release | Date | Episodes |
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| Dragon Ball Z Volume #1 | 06 February 2008 | 1-6 |
| Dragon Ball Z Volume #2 | 7-12 | |
| Dragon Ball Z Volume #3 | 05 March 2008 | 13-18 |
| Dragon Ball Z Volume #4 | 19-24 | |
| Dragon Ball Z Volume #5 | 02 April 2008 | 25-30 |
| Dragon Ball Z Volume #6 | 31-36 | |
| Dragon Ball Z Volume #7 | 09 May 2008 | 37-42 |
| Dragon Ball Z Volume #8 | 43-38 | |
| Dragon Ball Z Volume #9 | 04 June 2008 | 49-54 |
| Dragon Ball Z Volume #10 | 55-59 | |
| Dragon Ball Z Volume #11 | 60-64 |
FUNimation (North America)
References
External Links
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