Koji Watanabe
Visual Effects · Animation Director · Key Animation · Mechanical Designer
Active 1971–present
Koji Watanabe (渡辺 浩二, Watanabe Kōji) is a Japanese mechanical and character designer, animator and animation director.
Filmography
GROW UP SHOW -Sunflower Circus- (2026) — Prop Designer · Animation DirectorThe Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity (2025) — Animation DirectorDragon Ball DAIMA (2024) — Animation DirectorWIND BREAKER (2024) — Animation DirectorMASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES (2023) — Animation DirectorSPY x FAMILY (2022) — Key AnimationCall of the Night (2022) — Animation DirectorSword Art Online the Movie - Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night (2021) — Animation Director86 EIGHTY-SIX (2021) — Prop Designer · Key AnimationShadows House (2021) — Animation DirectorDigimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna (2020) — Key AnimationHow Not to Summon a Demon Lord (2018) — Supervising Animation DirectorFairy Tail: Dragon Cry (2017) — Animation Director · Key AnimationOne-Punch Man (2015) — Animation DirectorDate A Live (2013) — Character DesignerBlack Butler (2008) — Key AnimationErgo Proxy (2006) — Key AnimationBleach (2004) — Animation Director · Key AnimationSteamboy (2004) — Key AnimationOne Piece: Dead End Adventure (2003) — Key AnimationNaruto (2002) — Key AnimationHunter x Hunter (1999) — Storyboard ArtistYu Yu Hakusho (1992) — Key AnimationLupin the 3rd (1971) — Animation Director