Akio Watanabe

is a Japanese animator, illustrator, character designer, supervisor, director, dōjin artist and a member of the circle . His pseudonym is . He worked with Akiyuki Shinbo at Shaft. His representative works include key animation for Popotan, and character design for Nurse Witch Komugi, The SoulTaker and Monogatari.

Filmography Under the name Akio Watanabe Anime Etotama (original character design) Fireworks (character design) Grisaia: Phantom Trigger the Animation (character designer, chief animation director) Higurashi When They Cry - Gou and Sotsu (character design) Hoshizora Kiseki (director, script, character design, storyboard, animation direction, color design) Magical Kanan (character design) Monogatari (chief animation director, character design) Nurse Witch Komugi (character design) Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream (original character design) Rumble Garanndoll (original character design) The SoulTaker (character design) Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko (character design) The World God Only Knows (character design) Zaregoto (character design)

Computer games The Fruit of Grisaia (character design) L no Kisetsu Missing Blue With Me Every Time (animation director, character design) Janken Game Acchi Muite Hoi! (Character design) Kantai Collection (character design)

Others Hoshiiro Girldrop Anthology (cover art) 22/7 (original character design for Yuki Tojo) PeroPero☆Teacher (Director, Character Design)

Under the name Poyoyon♥Rock Anime Djibril – The Devil Angel (episode 2 opening movie) Netrun-mon Popotan (character design)

Computer games Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed (character design) Angels in the Court Let's Fish! Hooked On Popotan To Heart 2 (opening movie) Queen's Blade: Spiral Chaos (character design; for some characters) Queen's Gate: Spiral Chaos (character design; for some characters)

Trading card Aquarian Age

Others "Akiba Kei SNS 'Filn Mascot characters Fil and Fal "Moe Loan" Ron-tan (Livedoor Credit) Saitama O157 prevention campaign poster