Director
Ayumu Watanabe
- Born September 3, 1966 in Tokyo, Japan
Ayumu Watanabe (渡辺 歩, Watanabe Ayumu, September 3, 1966) is a Japanese animation director, animator, and director born in Tokyo. He also worked under the alias Kakeru Watanabe (渡辺 カケル, Watanabe Kakeru).
Known for
Komi Can't Communicate2021
Children of the Sea2019
Witch Hat Atelier2026
Summer Time Rendering2022
Great Pretender2020
Azumanga Daioh2002
Mysterious Girlfriend X2012
Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur2006
Filmography
- TBAFreedom in the SkyFilmDirector
- 2026Witch Hat AtelierSeriesSeries Director, Storyboard Artist
- 2026Akane-banashiSeriesSeries Director, Storyboard Artist, Additional Storyboarding
- 2025GanglionSeriesSeries Director
- 2024You are Ms. ServantSeriesSeries Director, Sound Director, Storyboard Artist
- 2022Summer Time RenderingSeriesSeries Director, Storyboard Artist
- 2021Komi Can't CommunicateSeriesSeries Director
- 2021Fortune Favors Lady NikukoFilmDirector
- 2020Great PretenderSeriesStoryboard Artist
- 2019Children of the SeaFilmDirector
- 2018After the RainSeriesSeries Director, Storyboard Artist
- 2018Major 2ndSeriesSeries Director
- 2018Gurazeni: Money PitchSeriesDirector
- 2016Ace AttorneySeriesStoryboard Artist, Series Director
- 2014If Her Flag BreaksSeriesDirector
- 2014Space Brothers #0FilmDirector
- 2014The Big First-Grader and the Small Second-GraderFilmDirector
- 2012Mysterious Girlfriend XSeriesDirector
- 2012Space BrothersSeriesSeries Director, Storyboard Artist
- 2009Doraemon: The New Record of Nobita's SpaceblazerFilmMechanical Designer
- 2008Doraemon: Nobita and the Green Giant LegendFilmDirector, Storyboard Artist
- 2006Doraemon: Nobita's DinosaurFilmDirector, Screenplay
- 2004Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime OdysseyFilmSupervising Animation Director
- 2004Pa-Pa-Pa the Movie: Perman: Tako de Pon! Ashi wa Pon!FilmDirector, Screenplay
- 2003Doraemon: Nobita and the WindmastersFilmSupervising Animation Director
- 2003Pa-Pa-Pa the Movie: PermanFilmDirector, Screenplay
- 2002Azumanga DaiohSeriesStoryboard Artist
- 2002Doraemon: The Day When I Was BornFilmDirector
- 2001Doraemon: Ganbare! Gian!!FilmDirector
- 2000Doraemon: A Grandmother's RecollectionsFilmDirector
- 1999Nobita's the Night Before a WeddingFilmDirector
- 1998Doraemon Comes BackFilmDirector
- 1992Doraemon: Nobita and the Kingdom of CloudsFilmAnimation Director
- 1991Dorami-chan: Wow, The Kid Gang of Bandits / The☆Doraemons: Strange, Sweets, Strange? / Doraemon: Nobita's the Night Before a WeddingFilmDirector
- 1989Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of JapanFilmKey Animation
- 1988Doraemon: The Record of Nobita's Parallel Journey to the WestFilmKey Animation