On the Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z movies, Toriyama stated: It is clear from these comments-and from others, in which he derides both the Japanese and English anime adaptations for their portrayal of Son Gokū-that he defines the canon of Dragon Ball as being in relation to his original manga. Over the years, Toriyama has made numerous claims about the canon status of various medias set within his franchise. ĭuring the History of Dragon Ball exhibit at the Tokyo Skytree + Viz North America Tour, official names were given for each of the canon story arcs in both the Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Super manga.Īkira Toriyama is the original creator and author of the Dragon Ball manga. Most recently, Toriyama added Broly and Gogeta into the Dragon Ball canon with Dragon Ball Super: Broly. He also considers the Jaco the Galactic Patrolman manga and its extra chapter, Dragon Ball Minus, to be connected to his series. Īdditionally, despite not being adapted by the Dragon Ball Super manga as Dragon Ball Z: God and God was, Toriyama has confirmed that the events of Dragon Ball Z: Revival of "F" are a canonical continuation of his manga, as well. It was later reaffirmed in December 2018 in Weekly Shōnen Jump.Īs of the start of this tour on November 1, 2018, the official canon of Dragon Ball includes Akira Toriyama's original Dragon Ball manga (which composes both Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z in the West) and the Dragon Ball Super manga, which has its story written by Toriyama and artwork drawn by Toyotarō. We’ve also included detailed pages for each individual episode, which includes screen shots from the original episodes, episode summaries, next episode information, complete opening and ending credits, and much more.Dragon Ball canon is officially defined with the inclusion of Super in 2018.ĭragon Ball canon (正史, seishi Literally meaning "official history") was first officially defined during the Tokyo Skytree + Viz North America Tour in an exhibit called the History of Dragon Ball.
Select a story arc to view an episode-by-episode break-down of that specific arc, with additional information pertaining to the original broadcast run, filler content, and rating shares.
#DRAGON BALL GT SCANNERZ TV#
However in early-2009, Toei Animation and Fuji TV would reunite to bring the beloved franchise back to syndicated television, creating something no one had expected - Dragon Ball Kai.
#DRAGON BALL GT SCANNERZ SERIES#
The franchise would go on to see considerable reruns of all three original broadcast series in Japan on various TV networks. For the first time in over a decade, there was no new episode of Dragon Ball to be seen. After only 64 episodes and one feature-length TV special, the Dragon Ball GT TV series came to an end when the final episode aired on 19 November 1997. 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. Numerous new producers were also brought on board from both Toei Animation and Fuji TV to help determine the series’ plot and development. Veteran animator Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru entirely took over the role of character designer and Akihito Tokunaga was brought on as the series’ new musical composer. The main staff of the series also experienced some significant changes, with the majority leaving to pursue other endeavors or work on other Toei series. 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.īeyond 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’ development and production. This original series picked up right where the previous series had left off, and was initially slated to expand Toriyama’s “Dragon World” into the far reaches of the Dragon Ball universe, with Goku as a child once again. The new TV series was titled Dragon Ball GT, with “GT” being short for “Grand Touring”.
07 February 1996 – 19 November 1997 (1 year, 9 months, 2 weeks)ĭragon Ball GT Episodes 01 – 64 (64 episodes 1 TV special)Īrt Design - Tadanao Tsuji & Ryūji Yoshīkeįollowing 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 series.
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