Kouichi Wada

Wada provided in-between animation to Dragon Ball episodes 5, 12, 18, 25, and 33, working during the series's early sagas to maintain animation fluidity between key animation frames. His in-between animation work extended to Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies, the franchise's first theatrical film, establishing visual continuity between television and film animation. His contributions spanned the foundational animation infrastructure that supported the franchise during its initial commercial and critical success.

Wada worked as an in-between animator across multiple anime and theatrical productions from the 1980s onward, including Fist of the North Star and other action-focused series requiring intensive animation work. His career centered on the technical in-between and key animation roles that form the backbone of anime production pipelines, maintaining consistency and quality across long production schedules.