Akio Watanabe | |
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| Born | Akio Watanabe (渡辺 明夫, Watanabe Akio) July 27, 1969 Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Other names | Poyoyon♥Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Animator Character Designer |
| Employer(s) | Studio Hibari (former) Frontwing (current) |
Akio Watanabe (渡辺 明夫, Watanabe Akio, born July 27, 1969) is a Japanese animator, illustrator, character designer, supervisor, director, dōjin artist and a member of the circle Pokopii (ぽこぴー).[1][2] His pseudonym is Poyoyon♥Rock (ぽよよん♥ろっく). 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.
Works
Under the name Akio Watanabe
- Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko (character design)
- The SoulTaker (character design)
- Nurse Witch Komugi (character design)
- Magical Canan (character design)
- Hoshizora Kiseki (director, script, character design, storyboard, animation direction, color design)
- Monogatari (chief animation director, character design)[3]
- The World God Only Knows (character design)
- Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream (original character design)
- Etotama (original character design)[4]
- Zaregoto (character design)[5]
- Fireworks (character design)[6]
- Higurashi When They Cry - Gou and Sotsu (character design)
- Rumble Garanndoll (original character design)[7]
- Zutto Issho (animation director, character design)
- L no Kisetsu
- Missing Blue
- Grisaia no Kajitsu (character design)
Others
- Hoshiiro Drop (cover art)[8]
- 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
- Let's Fish! Hooked On
- Court no Naka no Tenshi-tachi
- 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)
- Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed (character design)
- Others
- Saitama O157 prevention campaign poster
- "Moe Loan" Ron-tan (Livedoor Credit)
- "Akiba Kei SNS 'Filn'" Mascot characters Fil and Fal
References
- ^ 伊藤真広、村中宣彦（編）、2006、「【プロ作家】→【同人名義】データベース」、『ゲームラボ特別編集「現代視覚文化研究」』、三才ブックス ISBN 4-86199-061-0 p. 191
- ^ "ろっくのおへや". poyo.chu.jp. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ 「渡辺あきお☓桃井はるこ対談」 『Rolling Stone (ローリング・ストーン) 日本版 2013年 05月号』 セブン&アイ出版 pp.44-47
- ^ Loo, Egan (December 27, 2020). "New Etotama Anime's 1st Teasers Reveal Cast, Staff, Story, Spring Net Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ^ Green, Scott (August 26, 2016). "'Zaregoto' OVA Cast, Staff, Themes and Character Designs Published". Crunchyroll. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
- ^ "Japanese Film 'Fireworks' Finds Distributors Around the World". Variety. July 26, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (April 2, 2021). "Masaomi Andō, Lerche Reveal Original Anime Project Gyakuten Sekai no Denchi Shōjo". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ^ "星色ガールドロップ コミックアンソロジー｜書籍｜竹書房 -TAKESHOBO-". www.takeshobo.co.jp. Retrieved 2020-01-06.
External links
- Akio Watanabe on Twitter
- Poyoyon♥Rock on Pixiv
- Sukumizu Pettan (in Japanese)
- Akio Watanabe at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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