Shin'ichi Watanabe (Director)
Shin'ichi Watanabe ( Japanese 渡邊 慎 一 , Watanabe Shin'ichi ; born September 6, 1964 ) is a Japanese director of animes . He is known for the anime implementation of Kōshi Rikudō's Manga Excel Saga . In this series and in the sequel Puni Puni Poemi he also appears as the character Nabeshin. He also appears as NB in Tenchi Muyo! GXP , Inu-Afro in Dotto Koni-Chan and a small role in Mahoromatic .
His nickname nabeshin is a combination of “nabe” from “Watanabe” and “shin” from “Shinichi”.
Art figure Nabeshin in Excel Saga and Nerima Daikon Brothers
Nabeshin (ナ ベ シ ン) only appears in the anime series for Excel Saga and the sequel Puni Puni Poemi . He plays two roles in the series. On the one hand, he's the director who, usually at the beginning of an episode, argues with the author Rikudo. This is to be understood as a parody of the frequently occurring quarrel between directors and writers of a television series. On the other hand, he is also a character in the world of the series, a daredevil and adventurer, who also attracts attention with his eye-catching clothing style and his Afro hairstyle. He can pull any weapon from the afro. The figure can be understood as a parody of directors who incorporate themselves into their works and whose characters are then portrayed in an exaggeratedly positive or superior manner.
Nabeshin also appears as "Oya-san," a shopkeeper, in the music anime Nerima Daikon Brothers . In each episode, he helps the three main characters by lending them something after they have sung them a song.
Works
Watanabe has worked as a director on the following productions:
- Series direction
- Hare Tokidoki Buta ( Tokyo Pig ) (1997)
- Lupine III : Da Capo of Love: Fujiko's Unlucky Days (1999)
- Excel Saga (1997)
- Dotto Koni Chan (2000)
- Puni Puni Poemi (2001)
- Tenchi Muyo! GXP (2002)
- éX-D: Danger Zone (2002)
- Nerima Daikon Brothers (2005)
- Perfect Girl (2006)
- Episode direction (selection)
- Mister Ajikko (1987)
- Shonen Ashibe (1991)
- Mahoujin Guru Guru (1994)
- Goal FH (1994)
- Golden Brave Goldran (1995)
- Gravity (2000)
- Beast City (OAV) (2002)
- Gakuen Alice (2004)
- Eyeshield 21 (2005)
Awards
Watanabe won the 1998 Individual Achievement Award at the Kobe Animation Awards .
Web links
- 新装 開店 「も っ と ナ ベ シ ン に も い わ せ ろ ！！」 - Shinichi Watanabe's website.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Watanabe, Shin'ichi |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 渡邊 慎 一 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese director of animes |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 6, 1964 |