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Akio Watanabe

Japanese anime filmmaker

Akio Watanabe
Born	Akio Watanabe (渡辺明夫, Watanabe Akio) (1969-07-27) July 27, 1969 (age 54) Tokyo, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Other names	Poyoyon♥Rock
Occupation(s)	Animator Character Designer
Employer(s)	Studio Hibari (former) Frontwing (current)

Akio Watanabe (渡辺明夫, Watanabe Akio, born July 27, 1969) is a Japanese animator, illustrator, character designer, supervisor, director, dōjin artist and a member of the circle Pokopii (ぽこぴー).^[1]^[2] His pseudonym is Poyoyon♥Rock (ぽよよん♥ろっく). He worked with Akiyuki Shinbo at Shaft. His representative works include key animation for Popotan, and character design for Nurse Witch Komugi, The SoulTaker and Monogatari.

Works

Under the name Akio Watanabe

Anime

Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko (character design)
The SoulTaker (character design)
Nurse Witch Komugi (character design)
Magical Canan (character design)
Hoshizora Kiseki (director, script, character design, storyboard, animation direction, color design)
Monogatari (chief animation director, character design)^[3]
The World God Only Knows (character design)
Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream (original character design)
Etotama (original character design)^[4]
Zaregoto (character design)^[5]
Fireworks (character design)^[6]
Higurashi When They Cry - Gou and Sotsu (character design)
Rumble Garanndoll (original character design)^[7]

Computer games

Zutto Issho (animation director, character design)
L no Kisetsu
Missing Blue
Grisaia no Kajitsu (character design)

Others

Hoshiiro Drop (cover art)^[8]
22/7 (original character design for Yuki Tojo)
PeroPero☆Teacher (Director, Character Design)

Under the name Poyoyon♥Rock

Anime

Djibril – The Devil Angel (episode 2 opening movie)
Netrun-mon
Popotan (character design)

Computer games

Let's Fish! Hooked On
Court no Naka no Tenshi-tachi
Popotan
To Heart 2 (opening movie)
Queen's Blade: Spiral Chaos (character design; for some characters)
Queen's Gate: Spiral Chaos (character design; for some characters)
Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed (character design)

Trading Card Games

Aquarian Age

Others

Saitama O157 prevention campaign poster
"Moe Loan" Ron-tan (Livedoor Credit)
"Akiba Kei SNS 'Filn'" Mascot characters Fil and Fal

References

^ 伊藤真広、村中宣彦（編）、2006、「【プロ作家】→【同人名義】データベース」、『ゲームラボ特別編集「現代視覚文化研究」』、三才ブックス ISBN 4-86199-061-0 p. 191
^ "ろっくのおへや". poyo.chu.jp. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ 「渡辺あきお☓桃井はるこ対談」『Rolling Stone (ローリング・ストーン) 日本版 2013年 05月号』セブン&アイ出版 pp.44-47
^ Loo, Egan (December 27, 2020). "New Etotama Anime's 1st Teasers Reveal Cast, Staff, Story, Spring Net Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
^ Green, Scott (August 26, 2016). "'Zaregoto' OVA Cast, Staff, Themes and Character Designs Published". Crunchyroll. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
^ "Japanese Film 'Fireworks' Finds Distributors Around the World". Variety. July 26, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (April 2, 2021). "Masaomi Andō, Lerche Reveal Original Anime Project Gyakuten Sekai no Denchi Shōjo". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
^ "星色ガールドロップコミックアンソロジー｜書籍｜竹書房 -TAKESHOBO-". www.takeshobo.co.jp. Retrieved 2020-01-06.