Akira Watanabe
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Location: | Japan |
| Position: | Animation director Key animation |
| Studio: | Tama Production |
| Years active: | 1987-present |
| Nicknames: | 渡邊章 |
Akira Watanabe (渡辺 章 Watanabe Akira) is a Japanese animator. He does key animation and animation director works in Detective Conan anime and OVAs.
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Biography
Akira Watanabe began to serve an animation director for the Detective Conan anime in 2004, starting with The City Crows. He only did animation correction and worked under some of the episodes done by Tama Production. He then quit the anime production team after finishing the animation director work of The Mysterious Height Difference of 20cm the following year.
In the OVA aspect, Watanabe was also involved in two OVAs' production, working with another animator from Tama Production, Takashi Saijo.
Works in Detective Conan
Anime
Participation in: 5 cases (6 episodes)
| Jpn# | Int# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 363 | 394 | The City Crows | June 7, 2004 | Animation director | |
| 371 | 402 | A Course Without Protest (Part 1) | August 23, 2004 | Animation director | |
| 372 | 402 | A Course Without Protest (Part 2) | August 30, 2004 | Animation director | |
| 381 | 412 | Which One's Deduction Show (Part 1) | December 6, 2004 | Animation director | |
| 386 | 420 | The Dissonance of the Stradivarius (Interlude) | January 31, 2005 | Animation director | |
| 392 | 426 | The Mysterious Height Difference of 20cm | March 14, 2005 | Animation director |
OVAs
Participation in: 2 OVAs
| OVA | Title | Original airdate | Role | Note |
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| 4 | Conan, Kid, and the Crystal Mother | March 3, 2004 | Animation director | |
| Magic File 2 | Shinichi Kudo, The Case of the Mysterious Wall and the Black Lab | April 19, 2008 | Key animation |
Other notable works
Anime
- Ace of Diamond: Key Animation (Credited as "渡辺章")
- Astro Boy (2003): Key Animation
- Bleach: Key Animation
- BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense.: Assistant Animation Director, Key Animation
- Boruto: Naruto Next Generations: Key Animation
- Naruto Shippūden: Animation Director, Key Animation
- Naruto Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals: Key Animation
Movies
- One Piece Film Strong World: Key Animation
- Urusei Yatsura: Lum The Forever: Assistant Animator
See also
References
- 渡辺章 - Atwiki (Japanese)
- IMDb
- Anime News Network
