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Tetsuya Watanabe(I)

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Art Department
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Tetsuya Watanabe is known for After War Gundam X (1996), The Big O (1999) and Cowboy Bebop (1998).
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    • Known for

    After War Gundam X (1996)
    After War Gundam X
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    The Big O (1999)
    The Big O
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    Megumi Hayashibara, Unshô Ishizuka, Aoi Tada, and Kôichi Yamadera in Cowboy Bebop (1998)
    Cowboy Bebop
    8.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth (1997)
    Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth
    7.2
    • Director(segment "Death")
    • 1997

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Tales of Agriculture (2007)
      Tales of Agriculture
      7.1
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2007–2012
    • Paradise Kiss (2005)
      Paradise Kiss
      7.8
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2005
    • Honey and Clover (2005)
      Honey and Clover
      7.8
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2005
    • Daisuke Namikawa, Miyu Irino, Tetsu Inada, Mika Kikuchi, and Yui Makino in Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE: The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom (2005)
      Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE: The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom
      6.6
      Short
      • producer
      • 2005
    • XxxHOLiC the Movie: A Midsummer Night's Dream (2005)
      XxxHOLiC the Movie: A Midsummer Night's Dream
      7.1
      • producer
      • 2005
    • Omoikkiri kagaku adobenchâ sô nan da! (2003)
      Omoikkiri kagaku adobenchâ sô nan da!
      3.6
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2003–2004
    • D.N. Angel (2003)
      D.N. Angel
      6.9
      TV Series
      • planning producer
      • 2003
    • Tokyo Underground (2002)
      Tokyo Underground
      6.4
      TV Series
      • planner
      • 2002
    • Kaze No Yojimbo (2001)
      Kaze No Yojimbo
      7.2
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2001–2002
    • Final Fantasy: Unlimited (2001)
      Final Fantasy: Unlimited
      5.9
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2001
    • Star Ocean EX (2001)
      Star Ocean EX
      6.6
      TV Series
      • planner
      • 2001
    • Saiyuki: Requiem - The Motion Picture (2001)
      Saiyuki: Requiem - The Motion Picture
      7.0
      Video
      • executive producer
      • 2001
    • Battle Doll Angelic Layer (2001)
      Battle Doll Angelic Layer
      6.9
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2001
    • Taiki Matsuno in The File of Young Kindaichi (1997)
      The File of Young Kindaichi
      8.0
      TV Series
      • producer: Dentsu
      • 1997–2000
    • The File of Young Kindaichi 2: Murderous Deep Blue (1999)
      The File of Young Kindaichi 2: Murderous Deep Blue
      6.9
      • producer
      • 1999

    Director

    • The Foolish Angel Dances with the Devil (2024)
      The Foolish Angel Dances with the Devil
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2024
    • The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting (2022)
      The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Saiyuki Reload: Zeroin (2022)
      Saiyuki Reload: Zeroin
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Farewell, My Dear Cramer (2021)
      Farewell, My Dear Cramer
      6.1
      TV Series
      • episode director
      • 2021
    • Ochikobore Fruit Tart (2020)
      Ochikobore Fruit Tart
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Midnight Occult Civil Servants (2019)
      Midnight Occult Civil Servants
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Suzu Hirose in Natsuzora (2019)
      Natsuzora
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Kaho Minami, Seiichi Tanabe, and Ryûnosuke Kamiki in School Lawyer (2018)
      School Lawyer
      5.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Kasumi Arimura in Hiyokko (2017)
      Hiyokko
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Masato Sakai in Sanadamaru (2016)
      Sanadamaru
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Ken'ichi Suzumura, Nozomi Yamamoto, and Minami Tanaka in Schwarzesmarken (2016)
      Schwarzesmarken
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo (2014)
      Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Fujiko no kareina ichinichi
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere (2011)
      Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • episode director
      • 2011–2012
    • Oreimo (2010)
      Oreimo
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2010

    Art Department

    • Phantom in the Twilight (2018)
      Phantom in the Twilight
      5.8
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2018
    • Love and Lies (2017)
      Love and Lies
      6.2
      TV Mini Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2017
    • Monica Rial, Austin Tindle, Amber Lee Connors, Felecia Angelle, and Yoshino Aoyama in Love Tyrant (2017)
      Love Tyrant
      6.3
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2017
    • Fuuka (2017)
      Fuuka
      6.4
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2017
    • Poco's Udon World (2016)
      Poco's Udon World
      7.5
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2016
    • Ken'ichi Suzumura, Nozomi Yamamoto, and Minami Tanaka in Schwarzesmarken (2016)
      Schwarzesmarken
      6.1
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2016
    • Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo (2014)
      Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo
      7.2
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2015
    • Love Live! School Idol Project (2013)
      Love Live! School Idol Project
      7.2
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2013
    • Dogura Magura (2012)
      Dogura Magura
      • mechanical design and modeling cooperation
      • 2012
    • Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere (2011)
      Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere
      5.6
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2011
    • Mayo chiki! (2011)
      Mayo chiki!
      6.7
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2011
    • Dog Days (2011)
      Dog Days
      6.2
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2011
    • A-Channel (2011)
      A-Channel
      6.4
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2011
    • Oreimo (2010)
      Oreimo
      6.3
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2010
    • Saki (2009)
      Saki
      6.7
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2009

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    Clamp Double Feature: Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE And xxxHOLiC
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    Clamp Double Feature: Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE And xxxHOLiC
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    Trailer 2:01
    Zone of Enders: Idolo
    Zone of Enders: Idolo
    Trailer 2:01
    Zone of Enders: Idolo

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Tetsu Shimaiya

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