Akio Watanabe

Career Overview

Akio Watanabe has 34 screen credits in a career dating back to 1991. Their work spans 5 cinematic universes — most prominently Kizumonogatari Collection with 3 titles. Signature works include Monogatari, Higurashi: When They Cry - NEW, The Fruit of Grisaia. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Visual Effects
Gender: male
Known Credits: 34
Birth Date: 1969-07-13
Birth Place: Tokyo, Japan

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 5 universes

Kizumonogatari Collection (3 titles)
Sailor Moon Films (2 titles)
Os Trapalhões: Coleção (1 titles)
Rio (1 titles)
Kintaro JK (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Chiwa Saito (2 collaborations)
Yui Horie (2 collaborations)
Satsuki Yukino (2 collaborations)
Takahiro Sakurai (2 collaborations)
Kana Hanazawa (2 collaborations)
Hiroshi Kamiya (1 collaborations)
Maaya Sakamoto (1 collaborations)
Miyuki Sawashiro (1 collaborations)
Soichiro Hoshi (1 collaborations)
Mai Nakahara (1 collaborations)

Credits

visual effects (25 credits)
- KIZUMONOGATARI -Koyomi Vamp-
  character designer
  
  visual effects
  
  2024
- My Happy Marriage
  
  - Summer Cherry Blossoms, and the Mistake (2023) ... animation director visual effects
  
  2023
- Etotama: Nyankyaku Banrai
  character designer
  
  visual effects
  
  2021
- Higurashi: When They Cry - NEW
  character designer
  
  visual effects
  
  - Kagurashi-hen: God-Entertaining Chapter, Part 4 (2021) ... character designer visual effects
  
  - Kagurashi-hen: God-Entertaining Chapter, Part 3 (2021) ... character designer visual effects
  
  - Kagurashi-hen: God-Entertaining Chapter, Part 2 (2021) ... character designer visual effects
  
  - Kagurashi-hen: God-Entertaining Chapter, Part 1 (2021) ... character designer visual effects
  
  - Tatariakashi-hen: Curse-Revealing Chapter, Part 5 (2021) ... character designer visual effects
  
  2020
- Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story
  
  - A Faint Hope (2020) ... opening/ending animation visual effects
  
  - Why Is This So Unbearable? (2020) ... opening/ending animation visual effects
  
  - Memory Museum at 3:00 PM (2020) ... opening/ending animation visual effects
  
  - My Name (2020) ... opening/ending animation visual effects
  
  - A World With Just Me (2020) ... opening/ending animation visual effects
  
  2020
- Ikebukuro PR Anime
  character designer
  
  visual effects
  
  2019
- Fireworks
  character designer
  
  visual effects
  
  2017
- Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu
  character designer
  
  visual effects
  
  2017
- Kubikiri Cycle - Aoiro Savant to Zaregoto Tsukai
  character designer
  
  visual effects
  
  - Week's End - Split (2017) ... character designer visual effects
  
  - Day 5 (3) Wet Wing Raven (2017) ... character designer visual effects
  
  - Day 5 (2) Lies (2017) ... character designer visual effects
  
  - Day 5 (1) Beheading 2 (2017) ... character designer visual effects
  
  - Day 4 (2) The 0.14 Tragedy (2017) ... character designer visual effects
  
  2016
- Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu
  character designer
  
  visual effects
  
  2016
- Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu
  character designer
  
  visual effects
  
  2016
- The Labyrinth of Grisaia
  supervising animation director
  
  visual effects
  
  2015
- The Fruit of Grisaia
  character designer
  
  visual effects
  
  - The Seed of Blanc Aile VI (2015) ... character designer visual effects
  
  - The Seed of Blanc Aile V (2015) ... character designer visual effects
  
  - The Seed of Blanc Aile IV (2015) ... character designer visual effects
  
  - The Seed of Blanc Aile III (2015) ... character designer visual effects
  
  - The Seed of Blanc Aile II (2015) ... character designer visual effects
  
  2014
- Date A Live
  
  - Fairy Tale (2022) ... key animation visual effects
  
  2013
- The World God Only Knows
  character designer
  
  visual effects
  
  - The Memory of My First Love (2013) ... character designer visual effects
  
  - Show Me (2013) ... character designer visual effects
  
  - Labyrinth (2013) ... character designer visual effects
  
  - Absent Lovers (2013) ... character designer visual effects
  
  - Flag. 8.0 Goddess Mix (2013) ... character designer visual effects
  
  2010
- Monogatari
  character designer
  
  visual effects
  
  - WAZAMONOGATARI: Karen Ogre ... character designer visual effects
  
  - SHINOBUMONOGATARI Shinobu Mustard (6) (2024) ... character designer visual effects
  
  - SHINOBUMONOGATARI Shinobu Mustard (5) (2024) ... character designer visual effects
  
  - SHINOBUMONOGATARI Shinobu Mustard (4) (2024) ... character designer visual effects
  
  - SHINOBUMONOGATARI Shinobu Mustard (3) (2024) ... character designer visual effects
  
  2009
- Hoshizora Kiseki
  animation director
  
  visual effects
  
  2006
- Netrun-mon the Movie
  character designer
  
  visual effects
  
  2004
- Spriggan
  key animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1998
- Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie - Black Dream Hole
  key animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1995
- Legend of Crystania: The Motion Picture
  key animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1995
- Ghost Sweeper Mikami
  key animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1994
- Sailor Moon S the Movie: Hearts in Ice
  key animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1994
- Macross 7
  
  - Spiritia Farm (1995) ... key animation visual effects
  
  - First Contact (1994) ... key animation visual effects
  
  1994
- 3x3 Eyes
  
  - The Key (1995) ... key animation visual effects
  
  1991
actors (1 credits)
- Kintaro JK & Sexual Harassment Shark: No! Absolutely Not! Flirty Ore-Ore Scam!
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2024
art (5 credits)
- Grisaia: Phantom Trigger the Animation - Stargazer
  original series design
  
  art
  
  2020
- Grisaia: Phantom Trigger the Animation - Soul Speed
  original series design
  
  art
  
  2019
- Kubikiri Cycle - Aoiro Savant to Zaregoto Tsukai
  supervising art director
  
  art
  
  - Week's End - Split (2017) ... supervising art director art
  
  - Day 5 (3) Wet Wing Raven (2017) ... supervising art director art
  
  - Day 5 (2) Lies (2017) ... supervising art director art
  
  - Day 5 (1) Beheading 2 (2017) ... supervising art director art
  
  - Day 4 (2) The 0.14 Tragedy (2017) ... supervising art director art
  
  2016
- The Labyrinth of Grisaia
  original series design
  
  art
  
  2015
- The Fruit of Grisaia
  original series design
  
  art
  
  - The Seed of Blanc Aile VI (2015) ... original series design art
  
  - The Seed of Blanc Aile V (2015) ... original series design art
  
  - The Seed of Blanc Aile IV (2015) ... original series design art
  
  - The Seed of Blanc Aile III (2015) ... original series design art
  
  - The Seed of Blanc Aile II (2015) ... original series design art
  
  2014
directing (2 credits)
- Koyomi History
  director
  
  directing
  
  2016
- Hoshizora Kiseki
  director
  
  directing
  
  2006
crew (1 credits)
- Monogatari
  supervising animator
  
  crew
  
  - WAZAMONOGATARI: Karen Ogre ... supervising animator crew
  
  - SHINOBUMONOGATARI Shinobu Mustard (6) (2024) ... supervising animator crew
  
  - SHINOBUMONOGATARI Shinobu Mustard (5) (2024) ... supervising animator crew
  
  - SHINOBUMONOGATARI Shinobu Mustard (4) (2024) ... supervising animator crew
  
  - SHINOBUMONOGATARI Shinobu Mustard (3) (2024) ... supervising animator crew
  
  2009