Hiroyuki Itai

Itai supervised seven episodes spanning the Future Trunks Saga and Universe Survival Saga, marking him as a key player in Super's later production. His Future Trunks episodes included episode 64, the explosive birth of Merged Zamasu, and episode 67, Trunks' emotional farewell. He directed episode 73 featuring Gohan's Great Saiyaman film dilemma and episode 76 capturing Krillin's fighting spirit rebound. During the Universe Survival Saga, he directed episode 82's opening challenge, episode 88's Gohan and Piccolo training, episode 96's universe-ending stakes, episode 104's light-speed battle between Goku and Hit, episode 115 showing Kefla's super saiyan power, episode 123's unleashed Goku and Vegeta, and episode 127's approaching final barrier.

His consistent assignment to pivotal character moments and transformation sequences reflected production confidence in his ability to convey emotional weight alongside action intensity.

Itai's Dragon Ball involvement began with key animation contributions to Battle of Gods and continued through Resurrection 'F' before joining Dragon Ball Super as a key animator. He stepped back after episode 43 before returning with the Future Trunks special and earning promotion to animation supervisor for episode 64. His journey from theatrical film animator to television series supervisor demonstrates the typical career progression for top animation talents, with his multiyear involvement showing his sustained commitment to maintaining the franchise's visual quality.