Yasuhiro Kaneda

Yasuhiro Kaneda provided key animation for 13 episodes spread across Dragon Ball's opening sagas. His work spans the Emperor Pilaf Saga with episodes including "The Nimbus Cloud of Roshi," "Keep an Eye on the Dragon Balls," and "The Kamehameha Wave." He continued through the Tournament Saga with episodes like "Find That Stone!" and "Monster Beast Giran," and extended into the Red Ribbon Army Saga with episodes such as "Wedding Plans?," "Five Murasakis," and "Master Thief, Hasky," as well as subsequent narrative sections featuring Goku's early adventures.

Kaneda worked on the original Dragon Ball animation production during its formative years, contributing to the classic Toei Animation series that established Dragon Ball's distinctive visual style. His key animation work helped establish the fluid action sequences that became characteristic of the franchise.