Akio Watanabe
Akio Watanabe is a Japanese animator, illustrator, character designer, supervisor, director, dōjin artist and a member of the circle Pokopii. His pseudonym is Poyoyon♥Rock. He worked with Akiyuki Shinbo at Shaft.
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Akio Watanabe
- Name
- Akio Watanabe
- Born
- 27 July 1969
- Birthplace
- Tokyo, Japan
- Occupation
- Animator Character designer
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
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Akio Watanabe is a Japanese animator, illustrator, character designer, supervisor, director, dōjin artist and a member of the circle Pokopii. His pseudonym is Poyoyon♥Rock. He worked with Akiyuki Shinbo at Shaft.
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Biography
Biography
His representative works include key animation for Popotan, and character design for Nurse Witch Komugi, The SoulTaker and Monogatari.
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Key facts
• Name — Akio Watanabe • Native Name — 渡辺 明夫 • Born — 27 July 1969 • Birthplace — Tokyo, Japan • Other Names — Poyoyon♥Rock • Occupation — Animator Character designer • Employer — * Nakamura Production (1986–?) • AIC (2 months) • Studio Hibari (~1997) Frontwing (2013~present)
Under the name Akio Watanabe
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) • Video 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
Under the name Poyoyon♥Rock
• Anime • Djibril – The Devil Angel (episode 2 opening movie) • Netrun-mon • Popotan (character design) • Video 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) • Queen's Gate: Spiral Chaos (character design) • 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
Identity
Identity
Akio Watanabe is recorded as animator, illustrator, character designer, animation director and anime director.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1969
Akio Watanabe born at Tokyo.
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- 1.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 p. 191
- 2.poyo.chu.jp.
- 3.Loo, Egan. New Etotama Anime's 1st Teasers Reveal Cast, Staff, Story, Spring Net Debut. Anime News Network. December 27, 2020.
- 4.Japanese Film 'Fireworks' Finds Distributors Around the World. Variety. July 26, 2017.
- 5.Grisaia: Phantom Trigger Anime's Promo Video Reveals January 2025 Debut. Anime News Network. 2024-09-26.
- 6.「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
- 7.Hodgkins, Crystalyn. Masaomi Andō, Lerche Reveal Original Anime Project Gyakuten Sekai no Denchi Shōjo. Anime News Network. April 2, 2021.
- 8.Green, Scott. 'Zaregoto' OVA Cast, Staff, Themes and Character Designs Published. Crunchyroll. August 26, 2016.
- 9.https://www.gamekult.com/actualite/retro-island-windjammers-notre-interview-de-tomoo-adachi-en-bonus-3050847683.html
- 10.みお. gamespark.jp.
- 11.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.
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