Akio Watanabe
Akio Watanabe (渡辺明夫 Watanabe Akio, born July 13, 1969) is a Japanese animator, character designer and animation director currently living in Tokyo, Japan.[1] He often goes by the pseudonym Poyoyon Rock. He is also a member of the dōjinshi circle Pokopii.[2]
Works
Under the name Akio Watanabe
- Kiki's Delivery Service (In-Between Animation)
 - Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko (Character Design)
 - The SoulTaker (Character Design)
 - Nurse Witch Komugi (Character Design)
 - Magical Canan (Character Design)
 - Hoshizora Kiseki (Direction, Script, Character Design, Storyboard, Animation Direction, Color Design)
 - Bakemonogatari (Animation Director, Character Design)[3]
 - Nisemonogatari (Animation Director, Character Design)
 - Nekomonogatari (Kuro) (Animation Director, Character Design)
 - Monogatari Series Second Season (Animation Director, Character Design)
 - Hanamonogatari (Character Design)
 - Tsukimonogatari (Animation Director, Character Design)
 - The World God Only Knows (Character Design)
 - Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream (Original Character Design)
 - Etotama (Original Character Design)
 
- Zutto Issho (Animation director, Character Design)
 - L no Kisetsu
 - Missing Blue
 - Grisaia no Kajitsu (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 Tenshitachi
 - 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
 
Others
- Saitama O157 Prevention Campaign Poster
 - "Moe Loan" Ron-tan (Livedoor Credit)
 - "Akiba Kei SNS 'Filn'" Mascot characters Fil and Fal
 
References
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20130624205558/http://poyo.chu.jp/profile.htm
 - ↑ 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
 - ↑ 「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
 
External links
- (Japanese) Rokku no Oheya (Poyoyon♡Rock's homepage)
 - (Japanese) Sukumizu Pettan
 - Akio Watanabe at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
 
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