Hiroshi Takeuchi

Takeuchi provided both in-between and key animation work on the original Dragon Ball series, including six in-between animation episodes and five key animation episodes across various sagas. His contributions encompassed the Emperor Pilaf, Tournament, Red Ribbon Army, and Piccolo Jr. sagas. He extended his work into Dragon Ball Z, where he animated four key animation episodes alongside other technical animation roles, demonstrating continuity across the franchise transition.

Takeuchi established himself as a versatile animator across decades of productions. He served as animation director and character designer on Bodacious Space Pirates, undertook similar supervisory roles on My-HiME and The Big O, and directed entire films including Zunda Horizon and Trigun: Badlands Rumble. His animation direction on Cowboy Bebop and animation supervisor work on Shenmue the Animation demonstrated evolution toward senior technical positions within the animation industry.