Prolific animation supervisor with extensive credits across the entire Dragon Ball franchise from original series through Super. Served as chief animation director for 66 episodes of Dragon Ball Super.
Takeo Ide represents a rare career spanning the entire Dragon Ball legacy, with key animation work on the original series extending through chief animation director responsibilities on Dragon Ball Super, where he supervised 66 episodes. His consistent presence across the franchise establishes him as one of Dragon Ball's most important visual architects, shaping character consistency and animation standards across generations.
His work on Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT ensured visual continuity across the saga transitions, while his Dragon Ball Super role maintained animation quality during the show's notoriously demanding broadcast schedule.
Ide's resume extends far beyond Dragon Ball, with chief animation director work on One Piece's most recent films and substantial contributions to the long-running series. His simultaneous work across multiple major action anime demonstrates his status as an industry specialist in large-scale production management.

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Prolific animation supervisor with extensive credits across the entire Dragon Ball franchise from original series through Super. Served as chief animation director for 66 episodes of Dragon Ball Super.
Takeo Ide represents a rare career spanning the entire Dragon Ball legacy, with key animation work on the original series extending through chief animation director responsibilities on Dragon Ball Super, where he supervised 66 episodes. His consistent presence across the franchise establishes him as one of Dragon Ball's most important visual architects, shaping character consistency and animation standards across generations. His work on Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT ensured visual continuity across the saga transitions, while his Dragon Ball Super role maintained animation quality during the show's notoriously demanding broadcast schedule.
Takeo Ide is a Japanese animator who has worked on the Dragon Ball franchise. Specifically, Takeo Ide is credited as Dragon Ball series chief animation director.
Ide's resume extends far beyond Dragon Ball, with chief animation director work on One Piece's most recent films and substantial contributions to the long-running series. His simultaneous work across multiple major action anime demonstrates his status as an industry specialist in large-scale production management.
Takeo Ide is a Japanese animator. Prolific animation supervisor with extensive credits across the entire Dragon Ball franchise from original series through Super.
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