Dragon Ball GT

Synopsis

Continues the story of Dragon Ball Z

Five years following his triumph at the World Martial Arts Tournament, Goku lives a tranquil life with his family until Raditz arrives, revealing himself as Goku's older brother. Raditz explains that Goku is a Saiyan, a member of a once-powerful race nearly wiped out after their home planet was destroyed. Sent to Earth as an infant with a mission to subjugate and ruin the world, Goku's aggressive nature was erased by a head injury that caused amnesia, leading him to grow into someone who uses his strength to defend others. When Raditz fails to recruit Goku, he warns Goku's friends of a looming danger that will soon reach Earth, igniting an interstellar conflict that shakes the universe. The battle for the seven magical Dragon Balls, capable of granting any wish, is about to commence, with only the strongest surviving the coming confrontation.

In this installment

After years of searching, Emperor Pilaf at last obtains the Black Star Dragon Balls, artifacts rumored to possess twice the power of the ordinary Dragon Balls found on Earth. Just as Pilaf is on the verge of wishing for total world domination, Gokuu Son barges in and disrupts the ceremony. The interruption causes Pilaf to botch his wish, and instead of ruling the world, he accidentally reverts Gokuu to the body of a child. No sooner is the wish fulfilled than the Black Star Dragon Balls fly off to distant corners of the galaxy. Gokuu soon learns that these special Dragon Balls come with a terrible catch: unless every last one is recovered within a single year, the Earth itself will be destroyed. Joined by his granddaughter Pan and a now-young-adult Trunks, Gokuu embarks on an intergalactic quest to track down the scattered Black Star Dragon Balls and keep his home planet from exploding.

Background

Dragon Ball GT was produced by Toei Animation with minor involvement from Akira Toriyama, who assisted in creating the show's premise and designed most of the new villains and main protagonists. Toriyama referred to the series as "a grand side-story of the original Dragon Ball".