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| position            = Animation director <br> Key animation
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| studio              = [[Tama Production]]
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| years-active        = 1987-present
 
| nicknames          = 渡邊章
 
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{{nihongo|'''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]].
 
{{nihongo|'''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 ==
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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.
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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]] ==
 
== Works in [[Detective Conan]] ==
* See [[:Category:Animation directed by Akira Watanabe|Animation directed by Akira Watanabe]]
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* See [[:category:Animation directed by Akira Watanabe|Animation directed by Akira Watanabe]]
Watanabe began to serve an animation director for the ''Detective Conan'' anime since 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]].
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=== Anime ===
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Participation in: '''5''' cases (6 episodes)
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|363||394||[[Episode 363|The City Crows]]||June 7, 2004||Animation director||
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|371||402||[[Episode 371|A Course Without Protest (Part 1)]]||August 23, 2004||Animation director||
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|372||402||[[Episode 372|A Course Without Protest (Part 2)]]||August 30, 2004||Animation director||
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|381||412||[[Episode 381|Which One's Deduction Show (Part 1)]]||December 6, 2004||Animation director||
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|386||420||[[Episode 386|The Dissonance of the Stradivarius (Interlude)]]||January 31, 2005||Animation director||
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|392||426||[[Episode 392|The Mysterious Height Difference of 20cm]]||March 14, 2005||Animation director||
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=== OVAs ===
 
=== OVAs ===
Participation in: '''1''' OVA
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Participation in: '''2''' OVAs
* [[Conan, Kid, and the Crystal Mother]] (OVA 4): Animation director
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* [[Magic File 2: Shinichi Kudo, The Case of the Mysterious Wall and the Black Lab|Shinichi Kudo, The Case of the Mysterious Wall and the Black Lab]] (Magic File 2): Key animation
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|4||[[Conan, Kid, and the Crystal Mother]]||March 3, 2004||Animation director||
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|Magic File 2||[[Magic File 2: Shinichi Kudo, The Case of the Mysterious Wall and the Black Lab|Shinichi Kudo, The Case of the Mysterious Wall and the Black Lab]]||April 19, 2008||Key animation||
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== Other notable works ==
 
== Other notable works ==

Latest revision as of 22:54, 15 March 2024

Akira Watanabe

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Gender: Male
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.

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
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

  1. 渡辺章 - Atwiki (Japanese)
  2. IMDb
  3. Anime News Network