Minoru Maeda

Visual EffectsWriterCrew Mar 24 (age 72) Hokkaido, Japan 1956–2022 (66 year career)

6.4 avg rating

Biography

Minoru Maeda is a Japanese animator and character designer, known for his round designs.

Known For

Film

Dragon Ball Z

Animation Director

Film

Dragon Ball

Animation Director

Film

Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku

Character Designer

Film

Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks

Animation Director

Film

Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge

Animation Director

Film

Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone

Supervising Animator

Film

Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest

Animation Director

Film

Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies

Animation Supervisor

Filmography

Crew (78)

Movies (63)

Go! Anpanman: Dororin and the Transformation Carnival

2022

Animation Director

7.0

Go! Anpanman: Dororin and the Transformation Carnival

2022

Character Designer

7.0

Anpanman: Twinkle! Princess Vanilla of Ice Cream Land

2019

Animation Director

5.8

Anpanman: Twinkle! Princess Vanilla of Ice Cream Land

2019

Character Designer

5.8

Anpanman: Apple Boy and Everyone's Hope

2014

Animation Director

4.0

Anpanman: Apple Boy and Everyone's Hope

2014

Character Designer

4.0

Go! Anpanman: Fly! The Handkerchief of Hope

2013

Animation Director

7.5

Go! Anpanman: Fly! The Handkerchief of Hope

2013

Character Designer

7.5

Anpanman: The Blacknose with Magical Song

2010

Animation Director

5.3

Go! Anpanman: Go! The Exciting Anpanman Grand Prix

2010

Character Designer

Go! Anpanman: Dadandan and the Twin Stars

2009

Animation Director

4.6

Go! Anpanman: Baikinman VS Baikinman!?

2009

Characters

Anpanman: Purun, the Soap Bubble

2007

Animation Director

5.3

Anpanman: Purun, the Soap Bubble

2007

Character Designer

5.3

Anpanman: Star-Spirited Dollie

2006

Animation Director

8.3

Go! Anpanman: Nyanii of the Country of Dream Cats

2004

Animation Director

7.0

Go! Anpanman: Nyanii of the Country of Dream Cats

2004

Character Designer

7.0

Go! Anpanman: Ruby's Wish

2003

Animation Director

7.0

The Boy Who Saw the Wind

2000

Animation Director

6.9

The Boy Who Saw the Wind

2000

Character Designer

6.9

Go! Anpanman: When the Flower of Courage opens

1999

Animation Director

5.8

Go! Anpanman: The Palm of the Hand to the Sun

1998

Animation Director

8.0

Touch 4: Miss Lonely Yesterday

Animation Director

Jungle Emperor Leo

Key Animation

Lupin the Third: The Secret of Twilight Gemini

1996

Character Designer

6.3

Lupin the Third: Dead or Alive

1996

Key Animation

6.5

Junkers Come Here: Memories of You

1994

Character Designer

Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks

1993

Animation Director

7.6

Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks

1993

Character Designer

7.6

Go! Anpanman: Nosshi the Dinosaur's Big Adventure

1993

Animation Director

4.0

Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge

1991

Animation Director

7.0

Go! Anpanman: Fly! Fly! Chibigon

1991

Animation Director

7.0

Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku

1990

Character Designer

7.6

Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest

1990

Animation Director

6.6

Go! Anpanman: Baikinman's Counterattack

1990

Animation Director

7.7

Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone

1989

Supervising Animator

6.9

Go! Anpanman: The Shining Star's Tear

1989

Animation Director

5.0

Sunlight All Around! Ka - su - mi: You Were in My Dreams

1988

Animation Director

1.0

Sunlight All Around! Ka - su - mi: You Were in My Dreams

1988

Character Designer

1.0

Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle

Animation Supervisor

The Tale of Genji

Key Animation

Touch 3: Don't Pass Me By

1987

Character Designer

5.8

Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies

1986

Animation Supervisor

6.9

Touch: The Ace Without a Number

1986

Animation Director

5.3

Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! City of Dreams, Mechapolis

1985

Animation Director

6.2

Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Treasure of Nanaba Castle

Key Animation

Nine: Final

Animation Director

Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Great Race Around The World

1983

Animation Director

7.0

Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Great Race Around The World

1983

Character Designer

7.0

Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Great Race Around The World

Key Animation

Nine

Character Designer

Nine 2: Sweetheart Declaration

1983

Character Designer

6.0

Dr. Slump: Hoyoyo! Space Adventure

1982

Animation Director

6.1

Dr. Slump: Hoyoyo! Space Adventure

1982

Character Designer

6.1

Dr. Slump: Hoyoyo! Space Adventure

1982

Key Animation

6.1

Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hello! Wonder Island

1981

Animation Director

6.7

Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hello! Wonder Island

1981

Character Designer

6.7

Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hello! Wonder Island

1981

Key Animation

6.7

Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur

1980

Key Animation

6.7

There Goes Our Hero: After the Ball Game

1980

Animation Director

6.0

There Goes Our Hero: The Heat of the Pennant Race

Animation Director

There Goes Our Hero

Key Animation

Night School

Cinematography

Television (15)

Animation x Paralympic: Who Is Your Hero?

2017

Character Designer

Popolocrois Monogatari

Animation Director

Street Fighter II: V

Animation Director

Ozanari Dungeon: The Tower of Wind

Character Designer

Dragon Ball Z

Animation Director

Dragon Ball Z

Character Designer

Madonna

Character Designer

Dragon Ball

Animation Director

Dragon Ball

Key Animation

Honey Bee in Toycomland

1986

Character Designer

Touch

Animation Director

Dr. Slump

Animation Director

Dr. Slump

Character Designer

The New Adventures of Gigantor

1980

Key Animation

7.2

The New Adventures of Gigantor

1980

Mechanical Designer

7.2