Visual Effects · geboren 1969-07-13 · Tokyo, Japan

Akio Watanabe

Akio Watanabe (渡辺 明夫, Watanabe Akio, July 13, 1969) is a Japanese animator, illustrator, character designer and animation director from Tokyo. He sometimes is credited under the name 渡辺 あきお (same pronunciation) and Poyoyon Rock (as an illustrator). He belongs to Frontwing. He formerly worked at Studio Hibari.

Bekannt aus

• Monogatari (2009) – Supervising Animator
• Date a Live (2013) – Key Animation
• Fireworks — Alles eine Frage der Zeit (2017) – Animation Director
• Kizumonogatari I: Blut und Eisen (2016) – Character Designer
• Meine ganz besondere Hochzeit (2023) – Animation Director
• Kizumonogatari III: Kaltes Blut (2017) – Character Designer
• Kizumonogatari II: Heißes Blut (2016) – Character Designer
• Sailor Moon S: Schneeprinzessin Kaguya (1994) – Key Animation
• Sailor Moon Super S: Reise ins Land der Träume (1995) – Key Animation
• Spriggan (1998) – Key Animation
• Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story (2020) – Key Animation
• The Fruit of Grisaia (2014) – Character Designer
• Higurashi - When They Cry Gou (2020) – Character Designer
• The World God Only Knows (2010) – Character Designer
• グリザイア：ファントムトリガー THE ANIMATION スターゲイザー (2020) – Original Series Design
• Das Bildnis der Petit Cossette (2004) – Key Animation
• 3x3 Augen (1991) – Key Animation
• The Soultaker (2001) – Animation Director
• The Labyrinth of Grisaia: Der Kokon der Caprice 0 (2015) – Original Series Design
• The Legend of Crystania - Der Film (1995) – Key Animation
• Macross 7 (1994) – Key Animation
• The Rolling Girls (2015) – Key Animation
• The Kubikiri Cycle (2016) – Supervising Art Director
• ゴーストスイーパー美神 極楽大作戦！！ (1994) – Key Animation
• Grisaia Phantom Trigger (2019) – Original Series Design
• Ange Vierge (2016) – Original Series Design
• Blame! (2017) – Character Designer
• Grisaia Phantom Trigger (2025) – Character Designer
• KIZUMONOGATARI -Koyomi Vamp- (2024) – Character Designer
• 王ドロボウ JING (2002) – Key Animation
• Rumble Garanndoll (2021) – Character Designer
• Nurse Witch Komugi-chan Magikarte (2002) – Character Designer
• PeroPero Teacher (2014) – Director
• Legend of Crystania: The Chaos Ring (1996) – Animation Director
• Hoshizora Kiseki (2006) – Director
• ねとらん者 THE MOVIE (2004) – Character Designer
• キンタロ―JK＆セクハラシャーク　ダメ！絶対！いやんオレオレ詐欺！ (2024)
• えとたま ～猫客万来～ (2021) – Character Designer
• ペンダント (1997) – Character Designer
• 魔法少女メルル (1997) – Character Designer