Toyoji Sawada

Toyoji Sawada served as paint supervisor for Dragon Ball, contributing to 28 episodes of the original series. His work continued with Dragon Ball GT, where he handled color setting for episode 45 and paint supervision across 61 episodes, shaping the visual consistency of the series. Sawada's color choices informed how viewers perceived key sagas from the Emperor Pilaf arc through the Shadow Dragon saga. He also worked on Dragon Ball Z: Bardock The Father of Goku and contributed color design to Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock, while handling paint check duties on the OVA Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans from 1993.

Sawada built a prolific career in color design and coordination, working on numerous anime properties including Pretty Cure, Yes! PreCure 5, Kinnikuman Nisei, Toriko, and Ultimate Muscle. His consistency with color work across multiple theatrical films and TV specials established him as a reliable colorist within Toei Animation's operations, contributing to the visual cohesion of some of anime's most beloved franchises.