Minoru Maeda

1954 (72) • Visual Effects

Born: 3/24/1954 (72) in Hokkaido, Japan

Known for: Visual Effects

Minoru Maeda

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

Known For

Dragon Ball Z

84%

Character Designer, Animation Director

1989

Dragon Ball

83%

Animation Director, Key Animation

1986

Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku

76%

Character Designer

1990

Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge

70%

Animation Director

1991

Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone

68%

Supervising Animator

1989

Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks

76%

Character Designer

1993

Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest

66%

Animation Director

1990

Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies

69%

Animation Supervisor

1986

Go! Anpanman: Dororin and the Transformation Carnival

70%

Animation Director

2022

Go! Anpanman: Dororin and the Transformation Carnival

70%

Character Designer

2022

Anpanman: Twinkle! Princess Vanilla of Ice Cream Land

58%

Animation Director

2019

Anpanman: Twinkle! Princess Vanilla of Ice Cream Land

58%

Character Designer

2019

Animation x Paralympic: Who Is Your Hero?

Character Designer

2017

Anpanman: Apple Boy and Everyone's Hope

40%

Animation Director

2014

Anpanman: Apple Boy and Everyone's Hope

40%

Character Designer

2014

Go! Anpanman: Fly! The Handkerchief of Hope

75%

Animation Director

2013

Go! Anpanman: Fly! The Handkerchief of Hope

75%

Character Designer

2013

Anpanman: The Blacknose with Magical Song

53%

Animation Director

2010

Go! Anpanman: Go! The Exciting Anpanman Grand Prix

Character Designer

2010

Go! Anpanman: Dadandan and the Twin Stars

46%

Animation Director

2009

Go! Anpanman: Baikinman VS Baikinman!?

Characters

2009

Anpanman: Purun, the Soap Bubble

53%

Animation Director

2007

Anpanman: Purun, the Soap Bubble

53%

Character Designer

2007

Anpanman: Star-Spirited Dollie

82%

Animation Director

2006

Go! Anpanman: Nyanii of the Country of Dream Cats

70%

Animation Director

2004

Go! Anpanman: Nyanii of the Country of Dream Cats

70%

Character Designer

2004

Go! Anpanman: Ruby's Wish

70%

Animation Director

2003

Go! Anpanman: The Secret of Roll and Lola's Floating Castle

70%

Animation Director

2002

Go! Anpanman: The Secret of Roll and Lola's Floating Castle

70%

Character Designer

2002

The Boy Who Saw the Wind

67%

Animation Director

2000

The Boy Who Saw the Wind

67%

Character Designer

2000

Go! Anpanman: When the Flower of Courage opens

58%

Animation Director

1999

Touch 4: Miss Lonely Yesterday

48%

Animation Director

1998

Popolocrois Monogatari

50%

Animation Director

1998

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

80%

Animation Director

1998

Jungle Emperor Leo

70%

Key Animation

1997