Wakako Sato

Wakako Sato contributed in-between animation to 38 episodes of Dragon Ball, establishing herself as a foundational animator for the series. Her work included episodes throughout the Emperor Pilaf Saga, Tournament Saga, Red Ribbon Army Saga, General Blue Saga, Commander Red Saga, and Fortuneteller Baba Saga. She also inbetweened both early Dragon Ball theatrical films, Curse of the Blood Rubies and Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle, helping bring these feature-length stories to animation.

Sato's animation work extended beyond Dragon Ball to include inbetweening on the Dr. Slump and Arale-chan theatrical releases and serving as an assistant animator on the classic 1983 Urusei Yatsura film Lum The Forever. Her consistent participation in early Toei Animation productions established her as a reliable inbetweening professional during anime's foundational era.