Person
Ayumu Watanabe
Directing · Born 1966-09-03 · Tokyo, Japan
Biography
Ayumu Watanabe (渡辺 歩, Watanabe Ayumu, September 3, 1966) is a Japanese animation director, animator, and director born in Tokyo. He also worked under the alias Kakeru Watanabe (渡辺 カケル, Watanabe Kakeru).
Known for
Akane-banashi
Series Director
Summer Time Rendering
Series Director
Witch Hat Atelier
Series Director
Komi Can't Communicate
Series Director
Space Brothers
Series Director
Great Pretender
Storyboard Artist
Ace Attorney
Storyboard Artist
Azumanga Daioh
Storyboard Artist
After the Rain
Series Director
Major 2nd
Series Director
Filmography
- 2026Witch Hat AtelierSeries Director
- 2026Akane-banashiSeries Director
- 2025GanglionSeries Director
- 2024You are Ms. ServantSeries Director
- 2022Summer Time RenderingSeries Director
- 2021Komi Can't CommunicateSeries Director
- 2021Fortune Favors Lady NikukoDirector
- 2020Great PretenderStoryboard Artist
- 2019Children of the SeaDirector
- 2018Major 2ndSeries Director
- 2018Gurazeni: Money PitchDirector
- 2018After the RainSeries Director
- 2016Ace AttorneyStoryboard Artist
- 2014Space Brothers: Number ZeroDirector
- 2014If Her Flag BreaksDirector
- 2014The Big First-Grader and the Small Second-GraderDirector
- 2012Mysterious Girlfriend XDirector
- 2012Space BrothersSeries Director
- 2009Doraemon: The New Record of Nobita's SpaceblazerMechanical Designer
- 2008Doraemon: Nobita and the Green Giant LegendDirector
- 2006Doraemon: Nobita's DinosaurDirector
- 2004Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime OdysseySupervising Animation Director
- 2004Pa-Pa-Pa the Movie: Perman: Tako de Pon! Ashi wa Pon!Director
- 2003Doraemon: Nobita and the WindmastersSupervising Animation Director
- 2003Pa-Pa-Pa the Movie: PermanDirector
- 2002Azumanga DaiohStoryboard Artist
- 2002Doraemon: The Day When I Was BornDirector
- 2001Doraemon: Ganbare! Gian!!Director
- 2000Doraemon: A Grandmother's RecollectionsDirector
- 1999Nobita's the Night Before a WeddingDirector
- 1998Doraemon Comes BackDirector
- 1992Doraemon: Nobita and the Kingdom of CloudsAnimation Director
- 1991Dorami-chan: Wow, The Kid Gang of Bandits / The☆Doraemons: Strange, Sweets, Strange? / Doraemon: Nobita's the Night Before a WeddingDirector
- 1989Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of JapanKey Animation
- 1988Doraemon: The Record of Nobita's Parallel Journey to the WestKey Animation
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