Akio Watanabe

Visual EffectsActorArtCrewDirector 1991–2025 (34 year career)

6.4 avg rating

Highest Rated

My Happy Marriage

2023 · Animation Director

8.3

Date A Live

2013 · Key Animation

8.2

Monogatari

2009 · Animation Director

8.1

Known For

Film

Date A Live

Key Animation

Film

Monogatari

Animation Director

Film

My Happy Marriage

Animation Director

Film

Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu

Character Designer

Film

Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu

Character Designer

Film

Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu

Character Designer

Film

Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie - Black Dream Hole

Key Animation

Film

Fireworks

Animation Director

Filmography

Acting (1)

Movies (1)

Kintaro JK & Sexual Harassment Shark: No! Absolutely Not! Flirty Ore-Ore Scam!

2024

4.0

Crew (62)

Movies (30)

KIZUMONOGATARI -Koyomi Vamp-

2024

Character Designer

7.2

Monogatari: Off & Monster Season

2024

Character Designer

Etotama: Nyankyaku Banrai

2021

Character Designer

4.0

Grisaia: Phantom Trigger the Animation - Stargazer

2020

Original Series Design

6.5

Grisaia: Phantom Trigger the Animation - Soul Speed

2019

Original Series Design

6.0

Ikebukuro PR Anime

2019

Character Designer

Fireworks

Animation Director

Fireworks

Character Designer

Blame!

Character Designer

Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu

2017

Character Designer

8.0

Owarimonogatari Part 2

2017

Character Designer

Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu

2016

Character Designer

7.7

Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu

2016

Character Designer

8.0

The Labyrinth of Grisaia

2015

Character Designer

5.3

The Labyrinth of Grisaia

2015

Original Series Design

5.3

The Labyrinth of Grisaia

2015

Supervising Animation Director

5.3

Monogatari Series: Second Season

2013

Character Designer

Hoshizora Kiseki

Animation Director

Hoshizora Kiseki

Character Designer

Hoshizora Kiseki

Color Designer

Hoshizora Kiseki

Director

Hoshizora Kiseki

Key Animation

Netrun-mon the Movie

Animation Director

Netrun-mon the Movie

Character Designer

Spriggan

Key Animation

Legend of Crystania: The Motion Picture

1995

Key Animation

5.8

Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie - Black Dream Hole

1995

Key Animation

7.9

Sailor Moon S the Movie: Hearts in Ice

Key Animation

Ghost Sweeper Mikami

Key Animation

Owarimonogatari

Character Designer

Television (32)

Grisaia: Phantom Trigger

2025

Character Designer

6.1

Grisaia: Phantom Trigger

2025

Supervising Animation Director

My Happy Marriage

Animation Director

Rumble Garanndoll

Character Designer

Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story

2020

Key Animation

6.9

Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story

2020

Opening/Ending Animation

6.9

Higurashi: When They Cry - NEW

Character Designer

Ange Vierge

Character Designer

Ange Vierge

Original Series Design

5.0

Kubikiri Cycle - Aoiro Savant to Zaregoto Tsukai

2016

Character Designer

7.6

Kubikiri Cycle - Aoiro Savant to Zaregoto Tsukai

2016

Supervising Art Director

The Rolling Girls

Key Animation

The Fruit of Grisaia

Character Designer

The Fruit of Grisaia

Original Series Design

6.7

The Fruit of Grisaia

2014

Supervising Animation Director

6.7

Date A Live

2013

Key Animation

8.2

The World God Only Knows

Character Designer

Monogatari

Animation Director

Monogatari

Character Designer

Monogatari

Key Animation

Monogatari

Supervising Animator

Maison de Castle

Character Designer

Le Portrait de Petite Cossette

2004

Key Animation

5.5

Jing: King of Bandits

2002

Key Animation

5.6

Nurse Witch Komugi-chan Magikarte

Character Designer

The SoulTaker

Animation Director

The SoulTaker

Character Designer

The SoulTaker

Key Animation

Magic Woman M

Character Designer

Legend of Crystania: The Chaos Ring

Animation Director

Macross 7

Key Animation

3x3 Eyes

Key Animation