Minoru Maeda

VISUAL EFFECTS

1954-03-24 (72)

Hokkaido, Japan

Biography

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

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Biography

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

Best known for:

Filmography:

Night School(1956)

work as

Cinematography

There Goes Our Hero(1979)

work as

Key Animation

The New Adventures of Gigantor(1980)

work as

Key Animation, Mechanical Designer

Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur(1980)

5.4

work as

Key Animation

There Goes Our Hero: After the Ball Game poster

There Goes Our Hero: After the Ball Game(1980)

work as

Animation Director

There Goes Our Hero: The Heat of the Pennant Race poster

There Goes Our Hero: The Heat of the Pennant Race(1980)

work as

Animation Director

Dr. Slump(1981)

6.8

work as

Character Designer, Animation Director

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

Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hello! Wonder Island(1981)

work as

Animation Director, Character Designer, Key Animation

Dr. Slump: Hoyoyo! Space Adventure poster

Dr. Slump: Hoyoyo! Space Adventure(1982)

work as

Key Animation, Character Designer, Animation Director

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

Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Great Race Around The World(1983)

work as

Animation Director, Key Animation, Character Designer

Nine(1983)

work as

Character Designer

Nine 2: Sweetheart Declaration(1983)

work as

Character Designer

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

Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Treasure of Nanaba Castle(1984)

work as

Key Animation

Nine: Final(1984)

work as

Animation Director

Touch(1985)

work as

Animation Director

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

Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! City of Dreams, Mechapolis(1985)

work as

Animation Director

Dragon Ball(1986)

7.6

work as

Animation Director, Key Animation

Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies poster

Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies(1986)

5.6

work as

Animation Supervisor

Honey Bee in Toycomland(1986)

work as

Character Designer

Touch: The Ace Without a Number(1986)

work as

Animation Director

Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle poster

Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle(1987)

5.3

work as

Animation Supervisor

The Tale of Genji(1987)

work as

Key Animation

Touch 3: Don't Pass Me By(1987)

work as

Character Designer

Madonna(1988)

work as

Character Designer

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

Sunlight All Around! Ka - su - mi: You Were in My Dreams(1988)

work as

Character Designer, Animation Director

Dragon Ball Z(1989)

7.7

work as

Character Designer, Animation Director

Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone(1989)

5.5

work as

Supervising Animator

Go! Anpanman: The Shining Star's Tear poster

Go! Anpanman: The Shining Star's Tear(1989)

work as

Animation Director

Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest poster

Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest(1990)

5.3

work as

Animation Director

Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku poster

Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku(1990)

6.4

work as

Character Designer

Go! Anpanman: Baikinman's Counterattack poster

Go! Anpanman: Baikinman's Counterattack(1990)

work as

Animation Director

Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge(1991)

5.7

work as

Animation Director

Ozanari Dungeon: The Tower of Wind poster

Ozanari Dungeon: The Tower of Wind(1991)

work as

Character Designer

Go! Anpanman: Fly! Fly! Chibigon(1991)

work as

Animation Director

Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks poster

Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks(1993)

6.4

work as

Character Designer, Animation Director

Go! Anpanman: Nosshi the Dinosaur's Big Adventure poster

Go! Anpanman: Nosshi the Dinosaur's Big Adventure(1993)

work as

Animation Director

Junkers Come Here: Memories of You poster

Junkers Come Here: Memories of You(1994)

work as

Character Designer

Street Fighter II: V(1995)

6.7

work as

Animation Director

Lupin the Third: Dead or Alive(1996)

5.3

work as

Key Animation

Lupin the Third: The Secret of Twilight Gemini poster

Lupin the Third: The Secret of Twilight Gemini(1996)

4.9

work as

Character Designer

Jungle Emperor Leo(1997)

5.7

work as

Key Animation

Popolocrois Monogatari(1998)

work as

Animation Director

Touch 4: Miss Lonely Yesterday(1998)

work as

Animation Director

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

Go! Anpanman: The Palm of the Hand to the Sun(1998)

work as

Animation Director

Go! Anpanman: When the Flower of Courage opens poster

Go! Anpanman: When the Flower of Courage opens(1999)

work as

Animation Director

The Boy Who Saw the Wind(2000)

work as

Animation Director, Character Designer

Go! Anpanman: Ruby's Wish(2003)

work as

Animation Director

Go! Anpanman: Nyanii of the Country of Dream Cats poster

Go! Anpanman: Nyanii of the Country of Dream Cats(2004)

work as

Animation Director, Character Designer

Anpanman: Star-Spirited Dollie(2006)

work as

Animation Director

Anpanman: Purun, the Soap Bubble(2007)

work as

Animation Director, Character Designer

Go! Anpanman: Baikinman VS Baikinman!? poster

Go! Anpanman: Baikinman VS Baikinman!?(2009)

work as

Characters

Go! Anpanman: Dadandan and the Twin Stars poster

Go! Anpanman: Dadandan and the Twin Stars(2009)

work as

Animation Director

Anpanman: The Blacknose with Magical Song poster

Anpanman: The Blacknose with Magical Song(2010)

work as

Animation Director

Go! Anpanman: Go! The Exciting Anpanman Grand Prix poster

Go! Anpanman: Go! The Exciting Anpanman Grand Prix(2010)

work as

Character Designer

Go! Anpanman: Fly! The Handkerchief of Hope poster

Go! Anpanman: Fly! The Handkerchief of Hope(2013)

work as

Character Designer, Animation Director

Anpanman: Apple Boy and Everyone's Hope poster

Anpanman: Apple Boy and Everyone's Hope(2014)

work as

Animation Director, Character Designer

Animation x Paralympic: Who Is Your Hero? poster

Animation x Paralympic: Who Is Your Hero?(2017)

work as

Character Designer

Anpanman: Twinkle! Princess Vanilla of Ice Cream Land poster

Anpanman: Twinkle! Princess Vanilla of Ice Cream Land(2019)

work as

Animation Director, Character Designer

Go! Anpanman: Dororin and the Transformation Carnival poster

Go! Anpanman: Dororin and the Transformation Carnival(2022)

work as

Character Designer, Animation Director