Toshiyuki Komaru

Toshiyuki Komaru participated in Dragon Ball's animation production as an in-betweener, contributing to four episodes of the original series. His work on Dragon Ball Z continued this foundation, though his primary Dragon Ball work concentrated on these early episodes. Later in his career, Komaru expanded into key animation and animation direction roles across multiple anime projects, demonstrating growth from foundational animation work into higher-level creative positions.

Komaru became a versatile animation professional, earning credits on over 100 different anime titles and films. His roles evolved across in-betweening, key animation, character design, animation direction, and prop design. Notable among his extensive portfolio were contributions to Attack on Titan, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Initial D, and the MÄR series, as well as work on theatrical releases including A Letter to Momo and Blue Giant.