The Black Star Dragon Balls are scattered across the galaxy, so Goku (now a pint-sized kid again) has lost most of his more advanced powers and skill and must re-learn them. The adult Goku, through a wish by Emperor Pilaf (one of the old villains from Dragon Ball) on the Black Star Dragon Balls, causes Goku to transform into a little kid. The idea for the series was to go back to the roots of DB, hence the plot. At that time, popularity for the DB franchise was starting to wane in Japan. The series ran from 1996 - 1997 in Japan for a total of 64 episodes. Now why is this DVD box set is called The Lost Episodes? I'm getting to that. The DB property has been a tremendous cash cow for Funimation, and even today DVD's of the uncut DBZ seasons remain top-sellers. It was only a matter of time before audiences hungry for more of Goku and company would want to see more.
When DBZ finally found its way to Cartoon Network and Toonami in 1999, it gave the franchise new life in the US, and became very popular once again. In the mid-90's, after the end of DBZ, GT debuted as a totally original creation for the DB saga. Nearly everything depicted in Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z was taken from the popular Shounen Jump manga created by Akira Toriyama. But unlike DBZ, GT was a totally original creation by Toei Animation. Dragon Ball GT was the anime saga that followed the end of Dragon Ball Z.
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