Akira Watanabe

**Akira Watanabe**
**Profile**
**Gender:**
Male
**Location:**
Japan
**Position:**
Animation director
Key animation
**Studio:**
[Tama Production](/wiki/Tama_Production "Tama Production")
**Years active:**
1987-present
**Nicknames:**
渡邊章
**Akira Watanabe** (渡辺 章 ,*Watanabe Akira*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")) is a Japanese animation director and key animator. He takes part in the production of *Detective Conan* [anime](/wiki/Anime "Anime") and [OVAs](/wiki/OVAs "OVAs").
## Contents
* [1 Biography](#Biography)
* [2 Works in Detective Conan](#Works_in_Detective_Conan)
+ [2.1 Anime](#Anime)
+ [2.2 OVAs](#OVAs)
* [3 Other notable works](#Other_notable_works)
+ [3.1 Anime](#Anime_2)
+ [3.2 Movies](#Movies)
* [4 See also](#See_also)
* [5 References](#References)
## Biography[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Akira_Watanabe&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Biography")]
Akira Watanabe is affiliated with [**Tama Production**](/wiki/Tama_Production "Tama Production"). Watanabe began to serve an animation director for the *Detective Conan* anime in 2004, starting with [**Episode 363**: The City Crows](/wiki/The_City_Crows "The City Crows"). He only did animation correction and worked on some of the episodes done by [Tama Production](/wiki/Tama_Production "Tama Production"). He then quit the anime production team after finishing the animation director work of [**Episode 392**: The Mysterious Height Difference of 20cm](/wiki/The_Mysterious_Height_Difference_of_20cm "The Mysterious Height Difference of 20cm") the following year.
In the OVA aspect, Watanabe was also involved in two OVAs' production, working with another animator from Tama Production, [Takashi Saijo](/wiki/Takashi_Saijo "Takashi Saijo").
## Works in [Detective Conan](/wiki/Detective_Conan "Detective Conan")[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Akira_Watanabe&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Works in Detective Conan")]
* See [Animation directed by Akira Watanabe](/wiki/Category:Animation_directed_by_Akira_Watanabe "Category:Animation directed by Akira Watanabe")
### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Akira_Watanabe&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Anime")]
Participation in: **5** cases (6 episodes)
| Jpn# | Int# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 363 | 394 | [The City Crows](/wiki/The_City_Crows "The City Crows") | June 7, 2004 | Animation director |  |
| 371 | 402 | [A Course Without Protest (Part 1)](/wiki/A_Course_Without_Protest "A Course Without Protest") | August 23, 2004 | Animation director |  |
| 372 | 402 | [A Course Without Protest (Part 2)](/wiki/A_Course_Without_Protest "A Course Without Protest") | August 30, 2004 | Animation director |  |
| 381 | 412 | [Which One's Deduction Show (Part 1)](/wiki/Which_One%27s_Deduction_Show "Which One's Deduction Show") | December 6, 2004 | Animation director |  |
| 386 | 420 | [The Dissonance of the Stradivarius (Interlude)](/wiki/The_Dissonance_of_the_Stradivarius "The Dissonance of the Stradivarius") | January 31, 2005 | Animation director |  |
| 392 | 426 | [The Mysterious Height Difference of 20cm](/wiki/The_Mysterious_Height_Difference_of_20cm "The Mysterious Height Difference of 20cm") | March 14, 2005 | Animation director |  |
### OVAs[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Akira_Watanabe&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: OVAs")]
Participation in: **2** OVAs
| OVA | Title | Original airdate | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 4 | [Conan, Kid, and the Crystal Mother](/wiki/Conan,_Kid,_and_the_Crystal_Mother "Conan, Kid, and the Crystal Mother") | March 3, 2004 | Animation director |  |
| Magic File 2 | [Shinichi Kudo, The Case of the Mysterious Wall and the Black Lab](/wiki/Magic_File_2:_Shinichi_Kudo,_The_Case_of_the_Mysterious_Wall_and_the_Black_Lab "Magic File 2: Shinichi Kudo, The Case of the Mysterious Wall and the Black Lab") | April 19, 2008 | Key animation |  |
## Other notable works[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Akira_Watanabe&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Other notable works")]
### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Akira_Watanabe&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: Anime")]
* *Ace of Diamond*: Key animation (Credited as "渡辺章")
* *Astro Boy* (2003): Key animation
* *Bleach*: Key animation
* *BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense.*: Assistant animation director, Key animation
* *Boruto: Naruto Next Generations*: Key animation
* *Naruto Shippūden*: Animation director, Key animation
* *Naruto Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals*: Key animation
### Movies[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Akira_Watanabe&action=edit&section=7 "Edit section: Movies")]
* *One Piece Film Strong World*: Key animation
* *Urusei Yatsura: Lum The Forever*: Assistant animator