Fuyuto Takeda

After joining Shueisha in 1983, Takeda became Akira Toriyama's third and final editor on Dragon Ball, replacing Yū Kondō during the Perfect Cell Saga. He remained in the position through the entire Majin Buu arc and concluded with the manga's end, making him instrumental in shaping the franchise's final stretch. Takeda made the editorial decision to give Mr. Satan a much larger role in the series' closing chapters, a choice that fundamentally altered the tone of Dragon Ball's endgame. Interestingly, Daizenshuu 2 suggested Takeda inspired the creation of Majin Buu; however, Toriyama later clarified in Dragon Ball Forever that while he may have drawn from his editors subconsciously, he did not deliberately base villains on them.

Before his work on Dragon Ball, Takeda earned a degree from Keiō University's Faculty of Letters, establishing himself as a capable publishing professional. Beyond Toriyama's manga, he extended his editorial reach into One Piece and continued supporting Toriyama's post-Dragon Ball projects until passing the series to successor editor Kōhei Ōnishi for Jaco the Galactic Patrolman.