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Dragon Ball GTis often the most hated addition to the franchise. It is also the anime in which Akira Toriyama had the least involvement. Thus, the series is often considered non-canon, along with all the elements and transformations included in it.
Dragon Ball GTwas Originally Supposed to be the Boruto of theDragon BallFranchise
Kozo Morishita is the producer ofDragon Ball GT. Inan interview, Morishita talked about various aspects of the series, including its origin and how it evolved.GTis the sequel toDragon Ball Z. Since the last chapter ofDragon Ball Ztook place a decade after the final battle with Majin Boo, the initial idea for the series was to depict the events of those missing 10 years.
Content-wise it was thought that the plot would revolve around the exploits of characters such as Pan or Trunks; in other words, the next generation of children.
Thus,Dragon Ball GTwas almost theBorutoof the franchise. But after word was sent to Akira Toriyama and Weekly Shonen Jump and a few initial meetings, a new viewpoint emerged that it would be better to do a completely original series. An opinion emerged that it would be disrespectful to not make a separate work. Thus, they stuck to showing the events afterDragon Ball Zand not the in-between years.
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Akira Toriyama admitted that he had very little involvement in the series.He came up with the title, the designs of the initial main cast, and some mecha. Other than that, he created a few images.
Why didDragon Ball GTStick to Goku for the Protagonist?
Kozo Morishita admitted that when all is said and done, the protagonist ofDragon Ballis still Goku. Characters like Piccolo, Vegeta, Gohan, Trunks or others might be famous, but at the end of the day, it’s still Goku who stands as a symbol for the series. As a creator, Morishita felt it in his bones.
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Thus,Dragon Ball GT‘s biggest sticking point was to intertwine Goku into the story of Pan as well as the next generation of Dragon Ball kids. That’s when the idea of Goku turning into a kid emerged. Since Dragon Ball Z had already taken its developments to a limit with super-powerful enemies and equally powerful transformations, it would have been hard to create an even stronger enemy.
Dragon Ball GTended up being a space adventure series since it made things easier to create. Often, the simple plots were handed over to Toriyama, who would draw new character drafts and illustrations for Goku, Pan, and Trunks as well as the spaceship and other main characters.
Dragon Ball GTis available to stream on Crunchyroll and Hulu.
Aaheli Pradhan
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Aaheli is an Anime Content Writer at FandomWire with 1300+ published articles. With five years of experience under her belt, she is a living, breathing encyclopedia for anime and manga. From Shonen and Shojo to the most niche anime, nothing escapes her radar. Her poisons of choice are Assassination Classroom, Gintama, Ouran High School Host Club and every Ghibli movie ever. She believes in living a slow life, surrounded by incomplete art projects and her beloved cats.
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