Yōko Arai

Yōko Arai's animation credits span Dragon Ball's expansion from television to cinema. In the original series, she handled inbetween animation on multiple episodes while advancing to key animation on both television episodes and theatrical releases. Her work on Dragon Ball Z films, particularly The Tree of Might and Lord Slug, placed her among the crew polishing the franchise's most visually ambitious endeavors during the 1990s boom. Her dual expertise in inbetweening and painting reflects the specialized skill required in analog animation pipelines.

Arai's broader anime career demonstrates versatility across multiple genres. Her work on Saint Seiya films as finish animator and her painting contributions to Fist of the North Star showcase mastery of action-heavy sequences. This range of experience in both television and film production, across comedy and serious action material, positioned her as a reliable technical craftsperson in Dragon Ball's animation team.