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Ryō Nanba

Director

Japanese director who served as assistant episode director and production advancement supervisor on Dragon Ball Super. Also directed the first episode of Super Dragon Ball Heroes ONA and worked on several Digimon and Precure productions.

Role: director
Sub Role: Episode director for Dragon Ball Super and other anime
Nationality: Japanese
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Dragon Ball Super Work

Ryō Nanba contributed to Dragon Ball Super as an assistant episode director across 13 episodes and handled production advancement duties on 25 additional episodes. He also directed episode 1 of Super Dragon Ball Heroes, the original net animation that adapted the arcade game. These roles placed him in a supervisory capacity during critical production phases of the franchise's continuation, overseeing narrative pacing and visual continuity across multiple episodes.

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Other Directing Work

Nanba worked as an episode director and assistant episode director on Digimon Adventure:, Digimon Ghost Game, and GeGeGe no Kitarō, demonstrating expertise across children's and action-oriented anime. He also served in production assistant roles on Precure All Stars films, contributing to Toei Animation's major franchises across multiple properties and formats.

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