Keiji Mochizuki

Mochizuki's inbetweening credits on Dragon Ball cover a substantial portion of the classic series, including pivotal episodes from Goku's discovery of the Kamehameha Wave through battles against King Piccolo's minions. His work includes transitions in tournament matches, travel sequences, and early martial arts choreography, all essential to maintaining animation quality as key animators completed their dynamic poses. He also contributed key animation to four episodes in the Tien Shinhan and King Piccolo Sagas, demonstrating range beyond his primary inbetweening role. The theatrical releases Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies and Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle received his inbetweening support.

Inbetweeners are the backbone of anime production, filling frames between key animation poses to create smooth motion. Mochizuki's presence across nearly 40 Dragon Ball episodes reflects the trust placed in skilled inbetweeners during the series' most formative years, when establishing consistent character movement and fight choreography was critical to the show's success.