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Takashi WATANABE (director)

渡部 高志
Family name (in kanji): 渡部
Given name (in kanji): 高志
Date of birth: 1957-07-22
Hometown: Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Chronology:
(1989) Married to animator Naomi Miyata
Web Diary / Blog:
X Account (@TkashiWatanabe) (Japanese)
Non-anime staff credits:
Unit director for "The Littles" (8 episodes, 1985)
News: Show:
Second How a Realist Hero Rebuilt The Kingdom Blu-ray Released Monday (Jan 15, 2023)
Dragon Ball Super Steelbook Blu-ray Collection Released on Monday (Updated) (Oct 16, 2022)
Girls' Frontline TV Anime Posts 3rd Video, More Cast (Dec 28, 2021)
How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom Anime's Part 2 Debuts Next January (Sep 25, 2021)
The Honor Student at Magic High School Anime's 2nd Promo Video Previews Sangatsu no Phantasia's Opening Song (Jun 27, 2021)
The Honor Student at Magic High School TV Anime Unveils Theme Song Info, July 3 Debut (Jun 1, 2021)
How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom Anime Unveils New Teaser, 7 More Cast Members (Apr 17, 2021)
Aimi Voice-Acts, Sings Ending Theme for How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom Anime (Apr 11, 2021)
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Released Monday (Aug 17, 2019)
Boogiepop and Others Anime Reveals New Visual, Character Designs (Oct 6, 2018)
Manaria Friends TV Anime Shorts Reveal Video, Visuals, January 2019 Premiere (Oct 2, 2018)
Heavy Object and Snow White With The Red Hair Released Monday (Mar 20, 2017)
May'n Sings Taboo-Tattoo Action TV Anime's Opening Theme (May 15, 2016)
J.C. Staff Debuts Taboo Tattoo Battle Action TV Anime in July (Updated) (Mar 22, 2016)
Rage of Bahamut: Manaria Friends Anime Announces Indefinite Delay, Removes Staff Listing (Mar 8, 2016)
AnimeLab adds Heavy Object, One-Punch Man and Yuruyuri San Hai! to Fall Simulcast Season (Oct 7, 2015)
Madman Announcements from AVCon 2014 (Jul 20, 2014)
Crunchyroll to Stream Dai-Shogun – Great Revolution Anime (Apr 9, 2014)
Fūun Ishin Dai Shogun Robot Anime's 1st Promo Streamed (Mar 19, 2014)
Cat Sh*t One & Shana Directors Make Robot TV Anime Dai Shogun (Dec 26, 2013)
Funimation Offers 5th Hetalia Series, Senran Kagura, Devil Is a Part-Timer on Home Video (Dec 14, 2013)
Freezing Released Monday by Manga Entertainment (Dec 16, 2012)
Senran Kagura TV Anime's 2nd Promo Streamed (Oct 25, 2012)
Senran Kagura's Core Games Staying With 3DS or Its Successor (Oct 6, 2012)
Funimation to Simulcast Freezing Science-Fiction Anime (Jan 21, 2011)
Crunchyroll to Simulcast Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaō (Apr 2, 2010)
Anime Network to Simulcast Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaō (Mar 30, 2010)
Slayers Revolution's 1st 4 Dubbed Episodes Streamed (Jan 22, 2010)
Slayers Revolution TV Series Website Opens (Apr 10, 2008)
New Slayers Fantasy TV Anime Series in the Works (Feb 27, 2008)
Animax Names Animation Competition Regional Finalists (Aug 13, 2007)
Shana 1 in September (Apr 13, 2006)
Megumi Hayashibara News (Jan 12, 2004)
AX 2002: Newtype USA Panel (Jul 7, 2002)
Takashi Watanabe at Anime Expo (Jun 1, 2002)
Tri-Zenon Images. (Sep 28, 2000)
New Anime titles in Japan (Sep 12, 2000)
Other articles: Show:
This Week in Anime - Just Who is Boogiepop? (Jan 14, 2021)
The Winter 2019 Anime Preview Guide - Boogiepop and Others (Jan 5, 2019)
Anime Spotlight - Dai - Shogun - Great Revolution (Mar 24, 2014)
Winter 2013: Carl Kimlinger (Jan 4, 2013)
Fall 2011 Anime Spotlight (Oct 13, 2011)
List of 2011 Fall Season TV Anime in Japan (Sep 21, 2011)
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Staff in:
(The) Abashiri Family (OAV) : Director, Script
Adventures of the Little Koala (TV) : Animation Director (5 episodes
eps 2, 11, 17-18, 24
)
Angelic Layer (TV) : Episode Director (eps 8, 24)
Anime Sanjūshi (TV) : Episode Director (5 episodes
eps 5, 11, 16, 20, 45
)
Anime V Comic Rentaman (OAV) : Director
Aoi & Mutsuki: A Pair of Queens (TV) : Director, Storyboard (OP/ED; 5 episodes
eps 1-2, 5, 10, 13
), Episode Director (OP/ED)
Area 88 (TV) : Storyboard (eps 5, 9-10)
Argevollen (TV) : Storyboard (OP2)
Aria the Scarlet Ammo (OAV) : Director, Storyboard, Unit Director (OP)
Aria the Scarlet Ammo (TV) : Director, Storyboard (OP; eps 1-2, 10-12), Unit Director (OP)
Armed Girl's Machiavellism (TV) : Storyboard (eps 3, 11)
Ayakashi Triangle (TV) : Storyboard (OP), Unit Director (OP), Key Animation (OP; ep 11), Main Animator
Battle Skipper (OAV) : Director, Storyboard (eps 1-2)
Black Lion (OAV) : Director, Continuity
Blue Reflection Ray (TV) : Key Animation (ep 23)
Boogiepop Phantom (TV) : Director, Storyboard (OP; eps 1, 6, 12), Unit Director (OP)
Butlers x Battlers (TV) : Storyboard (eps 6, 11)
Calimero (TV 2/1992) : Storyboard (ep 51), Episode Director (ep 51)
Casshan: Robot Hunter Casshern (OAV) : Director, Storyboard (ep 3), Episode Director (ep 3)
A Certain Magical Index III (TV) : Storyboard (eps 14, 20)
A Certain Scientific Accelerator (TV) : Storyboard (eps 5, 9-12)
Chaos Dragon (TV) : Storyboard (ep 1)
Chaos;Child (TV) : Storyboard (ep 6)
Chie the Brat (TV) : Key Animation (ep 61)
Cinderella Nine (TV) : Storyboard (ep 4)
Circlet Princess (TV) : Storyboard (eps 5, 8, 10-12)
Dai - Shogun - Great Revolution (TV) : Director, Storyboard (5 episodes
eps 1-2, 6, 10, 12
), Episode Director (ep 12)
Dangerous Jii-san Ja (OAV) : Director
Dangerous Jii-san Ja (TV) : Director
Death March to The Parallel World Rhapsody (TV) : Storyboard (eps 1-2, 7, 9)
Death Note (TV) : Storyboard
Demon King Daimao (TV) : Director, Storyboard (OP; eps 1-12), Episode Director (OP)
Dies irae (TV) : Storyboard (eps 0, 4, 6), Key Animation (ep 6)
Dies irae: To the Ring Reincarnation (ONA) : Storyboard (eps 14, 16)
Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks? (TV) : Storyboard (eps 3, 5, 11), Episode Director (eps 3, 11)
D_Cide Traumerei the Animation (TV) : Storyboard (ep 6)
Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya (TV) : Storyboard (ep 6)
Fortune Quest L (TV) : Chief Director, Storyboard (ep 16), Episode Director (ep 16)
Foxy Nudes (OAV) : In-Between Animation
Freezing (TV) : Director, Storyboard (OP/ED; 6 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 10-12
), Episode Director (OP/ED)
Freezing Vibration (TV) : Director, Storyboard (OP; 6 episodes
eps 1-2, 4, 10-12
), Unit Director (OP)
Fujiko Fujio no Kiteretsu Daihyakka (special) : Director, Storyboard, Unit Director
Getbackers (TV) : Storyboard (eps 18, 26, 42)
GR -GIANT ROBO- (TV) : Storyboard (eps 6, 9)
Heavy Object (TV) : Director, Storyboard (ED1-2; 11 episodes
eps 1-2, 6-8, 12-13, 18, 20, 23-24
), Episode Director (eps 23-24), Unit Director (ED1-2), Key Animation (ED1-2)
High School! Kimengumi (TV) : Storyboard (eps 18, 20), Episode Director (9 episodes
eps 8, 11-12, 14-20 even, 23, 26
)
(The) Honor Student at Magic High School (TV) : Storyboard (eps 2, 5, 10), Episode Director (eps 2, 13), Assistant Director
How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom (TV) : Director
How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom (TV 2) : Director, Unit Director (ED2)
Ikki Tousen (TV) : Director, Storyboard (OP; ED; eps 1-2, 13), Unit Director (OP; ED)
Ikki Tousen: Western Wolves (OAV) : Chief Director
Karasu Tengu Kabuto (TV) : Director, Storyboard (ep 1)
Key the Metal Idol (OAV) : Storyboard (ep 11), Episode Director (ep 11)
Kino's Journey (TV) : Animation Director (mecha; ep 8)
Kino's Travels: Life Goes On (movie) : Director, Storyboard
Koi Kaze (TV) : Storyboard (ep 7), Episode Director (ep 7)
(The) Legend of the Galactic Heroes (OAV) : Storyboard (eps 40, 56)
Lord Marksman and Vanadis (TV) : Storyboard (eps 5, 9, 12), Episode Director (eps 3, 5, 12)
Lost Universe (TV) : Director, Storyboard (7 episodes
eps 1, 7-8, 13, 19, 25-26
), Episode Director (eps 1, 26), Supervision
Lunar Legend Tsukihime (TV) : Storyboard (ep 10)
Lupin III: Part II (TV) : In-Between Animation (eps 122, 134)
Mewkledreamy (TV) : Storyboard (eps 22, 37, 43)
Million Arthur (TV) : Storyboard (ep 8)
Miracle Giants Domu-kun (TV) : Director, Storyboard (12 episodes
eps 1, 12, 18, 20, 25, 27, 29, 32, 38, 43, 45, 49
), Episode Director (5 episodes
eps 1, 6, 12, 18, 20
)
Mojacko (TV) : Storyboard (eps 18-19)
Muteki Ō Tri-Zenon (TV) : Chief Director, Storyboard (7 episodes
eps 1-3, 5-6, 9, 18
), Episode Director (eps 9, 22)
Natsume's Book of Friends (TV 3) : Storyboard (ep 11)
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (movie) : Key Animation
New Fist of the North Star (OAV) : Director, Storyboard
Ogenki Clinic Adventures (OAV) : Director
One Punch Man (TV 2) : Storyboard (ep 7)
(The) Ones Within (TV) : Storyboard (ep 10)
OniAi (TV) : Storyboard (ep 7)
Osomatsu-kun (TV 2) : Storyboard (13 episodes
eps 3, 7, 10, 14, 19, 23, 26, 31, 35, 43, 48, 52, 85
), Episode Director (13 episodes
eps 3, 7, 10, 14, 19, 23, 26, 31, 35, 39, 43, 48, 85
)
(The) Prince of Tennis (TV) : Storyboard (ep 161)
Protocol: Rain (TV) : Key Animation (eps 9, 12)
Rave Master (TV) : Director, Storyboard (6 episodes
eps 1, 11, 20, 37, 41, 51
)
Reign of the Seven Spellblades (TV) : Storyboard (eps 13, 15)
Restaurant to Another World (TV) : Storyboard (eps 4, 6, 11)
Revolutionary Girl Utena (TV) : Episode Director (ep 3)
(The) Rising of The Shield Hero Season 2 (TV) : Storyboard (OP; ED), Unit Director (OP; ED)
Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs (TV) : Animation Director (ep 27), Key Animation (ep 27)
Sanctuary (OAV) : Director, Storyboard
Sengoku Youko (TV 2) : Storyboard (ep 17), Episode Director (ep 17), Key Animation (ep 17)
Senran Kagura: Ninja Flash! (TV) : Director, Storyboard (OP, ED1-3; 6 episodes
eps 1-3, 6, 11-12
)
Seven of Seven (TV) : Storyboard (ep 3), Episode Director (ep 3)
Shakugan no Shana (movie) : Director, Storyboard, Unit Director
Shakugan no Shana (TV) : Director, Storyboard (OP1; 11 episodes
eps 1-3, 5-6, 14, 19-21, 23-24
), Unit Director (OP1)
Shakugan no Shana III (Final) (TV) : Director, Storyboard (9 episodes
eps 1, 4, 6, 9, 13-14, 17, 21, 24
)
Shakugan no Shana S (OAV) : Director, Storyboard (OP; eps 1-4), Unit Director (OP)
Shakugan no Shana Second (TV) : Director, Storyboard (OP1; 12 episodes
eps 1-3, 7-9, 13, 15, 18-19, 23-24
), Unit Director (OP1)
Shakugan no Shana SP: Koi to Onsen no Kōgai Gakushū! (OAV) : Director
Shakugan no Shana-tan G (OAV) : Director
Shakugan no Shana-tan Revenge (OAV) : Director
Shakugan no Shana-tan: Gekijō Kōkai Chokuzen-hen (OAV) : Director
Sherlock Hound (TV) : Key Animation (ep 24)
(The) Slayers (TV) : Director, Storyboard (eps 1, 19, 26), Unit Director (eps 1, 26), Senior Director
(The) Slayers Evolution-R (TV) : Director, Storyboard (OP; 6 episodes
eps 1-3, 8, 11, 13
), Episode Director (ep 13), Unit Director (OP)
(The) Slayers Next (TV) : Chief Director, Storyboard (7 episodes
eps 1-2, 5, 15, 18, 22, 26
), Insert Song Lyrics
(The) Slayers Revolution (TV) : Director, Storyboard (OP; 5 episodes
eps 1-2, 6, 10, 13
), Unit Director (OP)
(The) Slayers Try (TV) : Director
(The) Sovereign Carmel-san (special) : Director
Space Pirate Mito (TV) : Director, Storyboard (OP/ED; eps 1-2, 13), Episode Director (OP/ED)
Starship Operators (TV) : Director
(The) Stories of Girls Who Couldn't Be Magicians (TV) : Chief Director, Storyboard (ED), Unit Director (ED), Key Animation (ep 1)
SUPER HXEROES: "H"EROES SAVE THE WORLD (TV) : Storyboard (ep 11)
Taboo Tattoo (TV) : Director, Storyboard (ED; eps 5, 9-10, 12), Episode Director (ep 12)
Taisho Baseball Girls (TV) : Storyboard (ep 6)
Taisho Era Contract Marriage (TV) : Director
Thunder Jet (TV) : Storyboard (4 episodes
eps 22, 27, 34, 39
), Episode Director (eps 22, 27)
(The) Unwanted Undead Adventurer (TV) : Main Animator
Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth (TV) : Storyboard (eps 15, 23), Episode Director (eps 15, 23), Key Animation (ep 15)
Weather Report Girl (OAV) : Associate Director
Ys (OAV) : Director (eps 5-7)
Ys II (OAV) : Director
Yume no Hoshi no Button Nose (TV) : Key Animation (8 episodes
eps 3, 7-8, 10, 12, 17, 19, 22
)

Cast in:
Red Garden (TV) as Special Appearance (ep 19)
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