S5E1 - DRAGON BALL GT Review Part 1: Black Star Dragon Ball & Baby Sagas (Eps. 1-40)

S5E1 - DRAGON BALL GT Review Part 1: Black Star Dragon Ball & Baby Sagas (Eps. 1-40)

Our new season begins with a blast from the past, as we return to the 90s for an in-depth look at Dragon Ball GT, the 64-episode, anime-only extension of Toriyama Akira’s classic series. While GT has always proven divisive among Dragon Ball fans, Sean and Jonathan have never made it all the way through – and doing so turns out to be a bit of a challenge, because as much as we both love all things Dragon Ball, this particular entryis not our cup of tea. Despite the regularly fantastic vocal cast, strong animation including character designs from the great Nakatsuru Katsuyoshi, and a promising premise with a miniaturized Son Goku travelling the universe in search of Dragon Balls, the series is a creative mess, with frequently threadbare storytelling, terrible background music, and disappointing action. In this first episode, we discuss the Black Star Dragon Ball and Baby Arcs, which takes us through a few creative high points on our way to Super Saiyan 4 – but this is not, suffice it to say, our favorite stop on our Grand Tour.

Enjoy, and come back next week as we review the rest of Dragon Ball GT with episodes 41-64 and the Super 17 and Shadow Dragon Sagas.

Time Chart:

Theme Song: 0:00:00 – 0:01:12

Intro and History: 0:01:12 – 1:33:34

Eyecatch Break: 1:33:34 – 1:34:19

Dragon Ball GT Review: 1:34:19 – 3:53:18

End Theme: 3:13:54 – 3:54:21

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