Akio Watanabe (渡辺 明夫, Watanabe Akio, July 13, 1969) is a Japanese animator, illustrator, character designer and animation director from Tokyo. He sometimes is credited under the name 渡辺 あきお (same pronunciation) and Poyoyon Rock (as an illustrator). He belongs to Frontwing. He formerly worked at Studio Hibari.
Angels in the Court 2
(Writer)
Fireworks
(Animation Director)
Spriggan
(Key Animation)
Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu
(Character Designer)
KIZUMONOGATARI -Koyomi Vamp-
(Character Designer)
Hoshizora Kiseki
(Director)
Ghost Sweeper Mikami
(Key Animation)
Legend of Crystania: The Motion Picture
(Key Animation)
Sailor Moon S the Movie: Hearts in Ice
(Key Animation)
Hoshizora Kiseki
(Key Animation)
Hoshizora Kiseki
(Color Designer)
Hoshizora Kiseki
(Animation Director)
Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu
(Character Designer)
Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie: Black Dream Hole
(Key Animation)
Zoku Owarimonogatari
(Animation Director)
Zoku Owarimonogatari
(Character Designer)
Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu
(Character Designer)
Ikebukuro PR Anime
(Character Designer)
Fireworks
(Character Designer)
Hoshizora Kiseki
(Character Designer)
Etotama: Nyankyaku Banrai
(Character Designer)
Blame!
(Character Designer)
Kubikiri Cycle - Aoiro Savant to Zaregoto Tsukai
(Supervising Art Director)
Kubikiri Cycle - Aoiro Savant to Zaregoto Tsukai
(Character Designer)
Higurashi: When They Cry - NEW
(Character Designer)
The Fruit of Grisaia
(Character Designer)
Monogatari
(Supervising Animator)
Monogatari
(Character Designer)
Grisaia: Phantom Trigger The Animation
(Character Designer)
Grisaia: Phantom Trigger The Animation
(Animation Director)
Pendant
(Character Designer)
Rumble Garanndoll
(Character Designer)
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story
(Key Animation)
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story
(Opening/Ending Animation)
PeroPero Teacher
(Director)
PeroPero Teacher
(Character Designer)
Date a Live
(Key Animation)
Monogatari
(Key Animation)
Monogatari
(Animation Director)
Macross 7
(Key Animation)
Le Portrait de Petite Cossette
(Key Animation)
The Rolling Girls
(Key Animation)
Legend of Crystania: The Chaos Ring
(Animation Director)
My Happy Marriage
(Animation Director)
The SoulTaker
(Animation Director)
The SoulTaker
(Key Animation)
The Fruit of Grisaia
(Supervising Animation Director)
3x3 Eyes
(Key Animation)
Jing: King of Bandits
(Key Animation)