Yumiko Watanabe

Watanabe worked as an ink and paint artist on the original Dragon Ball series, contributing color finishing to episodes 97, 104, 112, 119, 125, 132, 139, 146, and 153. The ink and paint department represents a critical stage in anime production where line art is filled with color and shading. Her technical work ensured consistent coloring and visual quality across the series' extensive episode run.

Watanabe's career in animation extended beyond Dragon Ball to include finish animation work on Gegege no Kitarō and Knights of Ramune & 40. Later in her career, she transitioned to production staff roles on Naruto projects and contributed background art to various other anime productions, showing the diverse skill sets required in animation production.