Akio Watanabe
Visual Effects · Animation Director · Key Animation · Character Designer
Born Jul 13, 1969 · Tokyo, Japan
Active 1991–present
Akio Watanabe (渡辺 明夫, Watanabe Akio, July 13, 1969) is a Japanese animator, illustrator, character designer and animation director from Tokyo.
Filmography
Date A Live (2013) — Key AnimationMonogatari (2009) — Supervising Animator · Character Designer · Animation Director · Key AnimationMy Happy Marriage (2023) — Animation DirectorKizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu (2016) — Character DesignerKizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu (2017) — Character DesignerKizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu (2016) — Character DesignerSailor Moon SuperS: The Movie - Black Dream Hole (1995) — Key AnimationFireworks (2017) — Animation Director · Character DesignerSailor Moon S the Movie: Hearts in Ice (1994) — Key AnimationMagia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story (2020) — Opening/Ending Animation · Key AnimationHigurashi: When They Cry - NEW (2020) — Character DesignerThe World God Only Knows (2010) — Character DesignerSpriggan (1998) — Key AnimationThe Fruit of Grisaia (2014) — Character Designer · Supervising Animation Director · Original Series DesignGrisaia: Phantom Trigger the Animation - Stargazer (2020) — Original Series DesignThe SoulTaker (2001) — Key Animation · Animation Director · Character DesignerKubikiri Cycle - Aoiro Savant to Zaregoto Tsukai (2016) — Character Designer · Supervising Art DirectorMacross 7 (1994) — Key Animation3x3 Eyes (1991) — Key AnimationThe Rolling Girls (2015) — Key AnimationLe Portrait de Petite Cossette (2004) — Key AnimationLegend of Crystania: The Motion Picture (1995) — Key AnimationKIZUMONOGATARI -Koyomi Vamp- (2024) — Character DesignerThe Labyrinth of Grisaia (2015) — Original Series Design · Character Designer · Supervising Animation Director