Hideaki Maniwa

Hideaki Maniwa contributed significantly to the Dragon Ball franchise across television and film. For Dragon Ball GT, he provided key animation work across six episodes, helping realize the sequel series' visual style. In Dragon Ball Z, his in-between animation work supported the series' intense action sequences. Most notably, Maniwa served as animation director for Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, overseeing character consistency and movement quality throughout the film. His animation supervisor credits included episodes from the Black Star Dragon Ball Saga, Baby Saga, and Super 17 Saga of Dragon Ball GT.

Beyond Dragon Ball, Maniwa established himself through character design and animation direction roles on significant anime productions including One Piece, Eureka Seven, and multiple Precure films. His work demonstrates versatility across character design, key animation, in-between animation, and chief animation director positions at Toei Animation and other studios, making him a multifaceted contributor to anime production pipelines.