Kaori Saitō

Saitō served as animation director for Dragon Ball Daima episode 10, titled "Ocean," overseeing the episode's animation and character consistency. She also contributed key animation to earlier Daima episodes, including episodes 5 and 10, showing sustained involvement across the series' opening arc. Her direction on episode 10 came amid growing production momentum, positioning her at a crucial point in establishing Daima's visual foundation.

Her film work included key animation on Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods, positioning her within the franchise's theatrical legacy alongside her television series work.

Saitō built prominence through animation direction on Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai, where she directed multiple episodes and served as chief animation director across 13 installments, demonstrating leadership on a similarly epic fantasy series. She contributed animation direction to Dragon Pilot: Hisone and Masotan and served as chief animation director on the DYNAMIC CHORD project. Her background includes key animation across hundreds of episodes of mainstream series including Love Live, Haikyu!!, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, and numerous other properties. Her consistent assignment to action sequences and character-heavy episodes reflects industry recognition of her directorial capabilities.