Shiho Tamai
AnimatorJapanese animator with deep involvement across the entire Dragon Ball franchise, including the original series, Dragon Ball Z, and Dragon Ball GT. Her inbetween work spanned multiple sagas and contributed to the franchise's visual consistency across decades.
Dragon Ball Franchise Work
Tamai's involvement with Dragon Ball spanned three series: 6 episodes of the original Dragon Ball as inbetweener, extensive work on Dragon Ball GT including 29 episodes of inbetween animation across the Baby, Super 17, and Shadow Dragon sagas, and Dragon Ball Z inbetween animation. Her specific saga work on GT included the Black Star Dragon Ball, Baby, Super 17, and Shadow Dragon sagas, making her a consistent presence across Goku's final anime journey. She also contributed to three theatrical releases: Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan, Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge, and Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might.
Prolific Animation Career
Beyond Dragon Ball, Tamai built an expansive career as a key animator and inbetweener across over 140 episodes of One Piece alone, plus contributions to Food Wars, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Fire Force, and numerous other series. Her consistency and technical reliability made her a cornerstone of production teams across multiple major properties, demonstrating mastery of both inbetween work and key animation.
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