Minoru Maeda

Biography

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

Personal Facts

Known For

Visual Effects

Gender

male

Known Credits

49

Birth Date

1954-03-24 00:00:00

Birth Place

Hokkaido, Japan

Known For

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  Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge
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  Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies
• 

  Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku
• 

  Lupin the Third: The Secret of Twilight Gemini
• 

  Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks
• 

  Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest

Credits

• visual effects (46 credits)

  • Go! Anpanman: Dororin and the Transformation Carnival

    animation director

    visual effects
    2022
  • Anpanman: Twinkle! Princess Vanilla of Ice Cream Land

    character designer

    visual effects
    2019
  • Anpanman: Apple Boy and Everyone's Hope

    character designer

    visual effects
    2014
  • Go! Anpanman: Fly! The Handkerchief of Hope

    animation director

    visual effects
    2013
  • Anpanman: The Blacknose with Magical Song

    animation director

    visual effects
    2010
  • Go! Anpanman: Go! The Exciting Anpanman Grand Prix

    character designer

    visual effects
    2010
  • Go! Anpanman: Dadandan and the Twin Stars

    animation director

    visual effects
    2009
  • Anpanman: Purun, the Soap Bubble

    character designer

    visual effects
    2007
  • Anpanman: Star-Spirited Dollie

    animation director

    visual effects
    2006
  • Go! Anpanman: Nyanii of the Country of Dream Cats

    animation director

    visual effects
    2004
  • Go! Anpanman: Ruby's Wish

    animation director

    visual effects
    2003
  • Go! Anpanman: The Secret of Roll and Lola's Floating Castle

    animation director

    visual effects
    2002
  • The Boy Who Saw the Wind

    character designer

    visual effects
    2000
  • Go! Anpanman: When the Flower of Courage Opens

    animation director

    visual effects
    1999
  • Touch 4: Miss Lonely Yesterday

    animation director

    visual effects
    1998
  • Go! Anpanman: The Palm of the Hand to the Sun

    animation director

    visual effects
    1998
  • Jungle Emperor Leo

    key animation

    visual effects
    1997
  • Lupin the Third: The Secret of Twilight Gemini

    character designer

    visual effects
    1996
  • Lupin the Third: Dead or Alive

    key animation

    visual effects
    1996
  • Junkers Come Here: Memories of You

    character designer

    visual effects
    1994
  • Go! Anpanman: Nosshi the Dinosaur's Big Adventure

    animation director

    visual effects
    1993
  • Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks

    character designer

    visual effects
    1993
  • Go! Anpanman: Fly! Fly! Chibigon

    animation director

    visual effects
    1991
  • Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge

    animation director

    visual effects
    1991
  • Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku

    character designer

    visual effects
    1990
  • Go! Anpanman: Baikinman's Counterattack

    animation director

    visual effects
    1990
  • Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest

    animation director

    visual effects
    1990
  • Go! Anpanman: The Shining Star's Tear

    animation director

    visual effects
    1989
  • Sunlight All Around! Ka - su - mi: You Were in My Dreams

    character designer

    visual effects
    1988
  • The Tale of Genji

    key animation

    visual effects
    1987
  • Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle

    animation supervisor

    visual effects
    1987
  • Touch 3: Don't Pass Me By

    character designer

    visual effects
    1987
  • Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies

    animation supervisor

    visual effects
    1986
  • Touch: The Ace Without a Number

    animation director

    visual effects
    1986
  • Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! City of Dreams, Mechapolis

    animation director

    visual effects
    1985
  • Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Treasure of Nanaba Castle

    key animation

    visual effects
    1984
  • Nine: Final

    animation director

    visual effects
    1984
  • Nine 2: Sweetheart Declaration

    character designer

    visual effects
    1983
  • Nine

    character designer

    visual effects
    1983
  • Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Great Race Around The World

    character designer

    visual effects
    1983
  • Dr. Slump: Hoyoyo! Space Adventure

    character designer

    visual effects
    1982
  • Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hello! Wonder Island

    key animation

    visual effects
    1981
  • There Goes Our Hero: After the Ball Game

    animation director

    visual effects
    1980
  • There Goes Our Hero: The Heat of the Pennant Race

    animation director

    visual effects
    1980
  • Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur

    key animation

    visual effects
    1980
  • There Goes Our Hero

    key animation

    visual effects
    1979

• writing (1 credits)

  • Go! Anpanman: Baikinman VS Baikinman!?

    characters

    writing
    2009

• crew (2 credits)

  • Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone

    supervising animator

    crew
    1989
  • Night School

    cinematography

    crew
    1956