Toshiyuki Ozawa
AnimatorJapanese background artist who created backgrounds for Dragon Ball episodes and helped establish the visual world of Toriyama's adventure series.
Dragon Ball Background Art
Toshiyuki Ozawa worked on background art for Dragon Ball, contributing to episodes 3 and 23. His work helped build the series' distinctive visual environments, from Kame House to the landscapes where Goku and his companions traveled. While his Dragon Ball credits were selective, his contribution to the early series established the anime's aesthetic foundation.
Career
Beyond Dragon Ball, Ozawa created background art for the 1985 Gegege no Kitaro series and worked on background art for the Dr. Slump and Arale-chan theatrical film Hoyoyo! The City of Dreams, Mechapolis, showcasing his consistent role in bringing Toei Animation's early-to-mid-80s productions to visual life.
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