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While the ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' manga was created by Akira Toriyama, it wasn't just his hand that shaped one of the foremost ''Shōnen'' manga series of all time. His editors would on occasion steer the story in a direction of their liking and horas him to get his chapter manuscripts submitted on time. In return, Toriyama would often incorporated his editors into ''Dragon Ball'' as villains<ref>{{Cite guidebook|Title="Shenlong Times - 2nd Issue"|Book=6|Page=Insert Pamphlet}}</ref> — Torishima was the basis for [[Piccolo Daimaō]], while Kondō was the basis for [[Freeza]], and Takeda the basis for [[Majin Buu]]. | While the ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' manga was created by Akira Toriyama, it wasn't just his hand that shaped one of the foremost ''Shōnen'' manga series of all time. His editors would on occasion steer the story in a direction of their liking and horas him to get his chapter manuscripts submitted on time. In return, Toriyama would often incorporated his editors into ''Dragon Ball'' as villains<ref>{{Cite guidebook|Title="Shenlong Times - 2nd Issue"|Book=6|Page=Insert Pamphlet}}</ref> — Torishima was the basis for [[Piccolo Daimaō]], while Kondō was the basis for [[Freeza]], and Takeda the basis for [[Majin Buu]]. | ||
[[File:toriyama_working.png|thumb| | [[File:toriyama_working.png|thumb|300px|Toriyama and Matsuyama working on ''Dragon Ball'' at Bird Studio in 1988. (Toriyama Interview, ''Dragon Ball: Daimaō Fukkatsu'', p. 85)]] | ||
* '''[[Akira Toriyama]]''' <small>(Series Author & Creator; [[Bird Studio]])</small> | * '''[[Akira Toriyama]]''' <small>(Series Author & Creator; [[Bird Studio]])</small> | ||
** '''[[Takashi Matsuyama]]''' <small>(Assistant; Bird Studio)</small> | ** '''[[Takashi Matsuyama]]''' <small>(Assistant; Bird Studio)</small> | ||
Revision as of 12:47, 9 January 2015
Hundreds of individuals have worked on the series since Dragon Ball's serialization began in November 1984, both through the manga and its various animation adaptations. Listed below are the main individuals involved in the franchise's development and production.
Manga Staff
While the Dragon Ball manga was created by Akira Toriyama, it wasn't just his hand that shaped one of the foremost Shōnen manga series of all time. His editors would on occasion steer the story in a direction of their liking and horas him to get his chapter manuscripts submitted on time. In return, Toriyama would often incorporated his editors into Dragon Ball as villains[1] — Torishima was the basis for Piccolo Daimaō, while Kondō was the basis for Freeza, and Takeda the basis for Majin Buu.
- Akira Toriyama (Series Author & Creator; Bird Studio)
- Takashi Matsuyama (Assistant; Bird Studio)
- Kazuhiko Torishima (1st Series Editor; Shueisha)
- Yū Kondō (2nd Series Editor; Shueisha)
- Fuyuto Takeda (3rd Series Editor; Shueisha)
Spin-off Authors
Since Dragon Ball's revival in the early 2000s, the series has had multiple spin-offs from the talented manga artist Naho Ooishi. In fact, most of these spin-offs have been supervised by Akira Toriyama himself, although he did note[2] that she knows a thousand times more about Dragon Ball than him by this point. So far she has drawn three adaptations of Dragon Ball, with all of them being published in either V-Jump or Saikyō Jump. In 2012, V-Jump began running a promotional mini-manga drawn by "Toyotarō" for the card-based arcade game Dragon Ball Heroes. Each chapter works in a focus on the then-current or upcoming additions (new cards, abilities, characters, etc.) in the arcade game.
- Naho Ooishi (Spin-off Author & Manga Artist; Shueisha)
- Toyotarō (Spin-off Author & Manga Artist; Shueisha)
Main Anime Staff
Planning & Pre-production
- Keizō Shichijō (Series Planner & Producer; Toei Animation)
- Kōzō Morishita (Series Planner & Producer; Toei Animation)
- Takao Koyama (Series Organizer & Scenario Writer; Brother Noppo)
- Aya Matsui (Series Organizer & Scenario Writer; Brother Noppo)
- Tokizō Tsuchiya (Producer; Fuji TV)
- Kenji Shimizu (Producer; Fuji TV)
Directors
- Minoru Okazaki (Series Director; Toei Animation)
- Daisuke Nishio (Series Director; Toei Animation)
- Osamu Kasai (Series Director; Toei Animation)
Animation Development
- Minoru Maeda (Chief Animator & Character Designer; Studio Junio)
- Tadayoshi Yamamuro (Character Designer; Shindō Production)
- Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru (Character Designer; Toei Animation)
- Tomekichi Takeuchi (Animation Supervisor; Seigasha)
Artistic Design
- Tadanao Tsuji (Chief Art Designer; Toei Animation)
- Yūji Ikeda (Chief Art Designer; Toei Animation)
- Tokushige Ken (Chief Art Designer; Toei Animation)
- Ryūji Yoshi'ike (Chief Art Designer; Toei Animation)
Musical Composition
- Shunsuke Kikuchi (Series Musical Composer)
- Akihito Tokunaga (Series Musical Composer)
- Kenji Yamamoto (Series Musical Composer)
Post Production
- Hidenori Arai (Sound Effects Designer; Fizz Sound Creation)
- Shin'ichi Fukumitsu (Film Editor; Toei Animation)
References
- ↑ "Shenlong Times - 2nd Issue". Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 2: Story Guide. Japan: Shueisha, 04 August 1995. ISBN 4-08-782752-6. (Insert Pamphlet)
- ↑ "Heya! Son Goku and Friends Return!! – First Part". V-Jump. Japan: Shueisha, 21 March 2009. (Insert Booklet)