Akio Watanabe
is an anime series based on the manga series of the same name by Tamiki Wakaki serialized in "Weekly Shōnen Sunday" magazine. The anime is produced by Manglobe, directed by Shigehito Takayanagi, series composition by Hideyuki Kurata, character design by Akio Watanabe, art direction by Ayumi Satō and Kayoko Tokō and sound directed by Yoshikazu Iwanami. The first season aired from October 6, 2010 to December 22, 2010 on TV Tokyo, TV Hokkaido and TV Setouchi and on later dates on TV Aichi, TV Osaka and TVQ Kyushu. A second season titled "The World God Only Knows II" aired from April 11, 2011 to June 28, 2011. A third season, titled , aired from July 8, 2013 to September 23, 2013.