Goku fights him and is quickly defeated, but, after having his tail regenerated by Kibito Kai and Old Kai, transforms and achieves the power of Super Saiyan 4 ( スーパーサイヤ人４, Sūpā Saiya-jin Fō).

The trio goes through various adventures in their journey to find the Black Star Dragon Balls, until they encounter the artificial Tuffle parasite, Baby, who intends to destroy the Saiyan race as his revenge for their extermination of the Tuffles many years ago.Īfter turning practically all of the Earth's population, including the Saiyans, into Neo-Tuffles, Baby decides to convert Vegeta's body into his own and use it to kill Goku. He is then forced to travel across the universe to retrieve them, accompanied by his granddaughter Pan and Trunks as if he does not retrieve them within a year the Earth will explode. 'Ultimate Dragon Ball') by his old enemy Emperor Pilaf. 'The Number One Under Heaven Martial Arts Gathering') (10 years in the Funimation dub), Goku is accidentally turned back into a child by Ultimate Shenron ( 究極神龍, Kyūkyoku Shenron), a much more powerful version of Shenron created by the Nameless Namekian (before he split into Kami and King Piccolo) who can grant any single wish, regardless of any restrictions placed on the other dragons, summoned from the Black Star Dragon Balls ( 究極のドラゴンボール, Kyūkyoku no Doragon Bōru, lit. See also: List of Dragon Ball GT episodes Black Star Dragon Balls/Baby Saga įive years after the 28th World Martial Arts Tournament ( 天下一武道会, Tenkaichi Budōkai, lit. However, Toriyama had designed some of the new characters introduced to the show. Unlike the previous two anime in the Dragon Ball franchise, Dragon Ball GT does not adapt the manga by Toriyama but is an anime-exclusive sequel show to the Dragon Ball Z anime with an original story using the same characters and universe, which follows the exploits of Goku, his granddaughter Pan, and their various associates. Produced by Toei Animation, the series premiered in Japan on Fuji TV and ran for 64 episodes from February 1996 to November 1997. Cartoon Network ( Toonami), Nicktoons, International Channelĭragon Ball GT ( Japanese: ドラゴンボール GT, Hepburn: Doragon Bōru Jī Tī) is a 1996–1997 Japanese anime television series based on Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball manga.

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