Shinichiro Watanabe

Given name: 信一郎

Family name: 渡辺

Alternate names: Shinichirou Watanabe

Birthday: May 24, 1965

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Shinichirō Watanabe is a Japanese anime filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer. He is known for directing the popular anime series Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo.

Watanabe is noted for blending together multiple genres in his anime. For example, in Cowboy Bebop, classic cowboy western mixes with 1940s/1950s New York City film noir, Jazz music and Hong Kong action movies, all while being set in space. In his later work, Samurai Champloo, Watanabe mixes the cultures of Okinawa, hip-hop, modern-day Japan, and samurai.

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	Blade Runner: Black Lotus add Producer TV, Fall 2021 20464202111140000016.23	6.23 20,464 Members
	Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 add Director, Script ONA, 2017 31682201709260000026.93	6.93 31,682 Members
	Capricorn add Script OVA, 1991 2800199104050000035.45	5.45 2,800 Members
	Carole & Tuesday add Director (Chief Director), Original Creator TV, Spring 2019 291163201904110000047.89	7.89 291,163 Members
	Cowboy Bebop add Director, Script, Storyboard (Eps. 1, 2, 5, 9, 17, 25, 26) TV, Spring 1998 1609773199804030000058.76	8.76 1,609,773 Members
	Cowboy Bebop: Tengoku no Tobira add Director, Storyboard Movie, 2001 332843200109010000068.38	8.38 332,843 Members
	Death Parade add Episode Director (ED) TV, Winter 2015 1546216201501100000078.17	8.17 1,546,216 Members
	Dirty Pair OVA add Episode Director (ep 3, 7, 9) OVA, 1987 6562198712210000087.11	7.11 6,562 Members
	Ergo Proxy add Storyboard TV, Winter 2006 571853200602250000097.91	7.91 571,853 Members
	Genius Party add Director (7), Script (7), Storyboard (7) Movie, 2007 34917200707070000107.17	7.17 34,917 Members
	Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba add Storyboard TV, Spring 1993 8360199304090000117.13	7.13 8,360 Members
	Kikou Ryohei Mellowlink add Episode Director (ep 2, 5, 8, 11) OVA, 1988 8632198811210000127.15	7.15 8,632 Members
	Koukyoushihen Eureka Seven add Storyboard (ep 16, 36) TV, Spring 2005 410543200504170000138.07	8.07 410,543 Members
	Lupin the Third: Mine Fujiko to Iu Onna add Producer (Music Producer) TV, Spring 2012 56432201204050000147.77	7.77 56,432 Members
	Macross Plus add Director, Storyboard OVA, 1994 42813199408250000157.71	7.71 42,813 Members
	Macross Plus Movie Edition add Storyboard, Assistant Director Movie, 1995 15474199510070000167.72	7.72 15,474 Members
	Mashin Eiyuuden Wataru 2 add Storyboard (Eps 17, 22, 27) TV, Spring 1990 1162199003090000176.83	6.83 1,162 Members
	Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory add Episode Director (Unit Director ((6 episodes))) OVA, 1991 38777199105230000187.27	7.27 38,777 Members
	Mobile Suit Gundam Wing add Storyboard TV, Spring 1995 147389199504070000197.70	7.70 147,389 Members
	More feat. Anderson .Paak add Director Music, 2019 875201905110000206.19	6.19 875 Members
	Noein: Mou Hitori no Kimi e add Storyboard TV, Fall 2005 85492200510120000217.59	7.59 85,492 Members
	Sakamichi no Apollon add Director, Storyboard (1,12), Episode Director (12) TV, Spring 2012 344502201204130000228.32	8.32 344,502 Members
	Samurai Champloo add Director, Script (12, 23-26), Storyboard, Episode Director TV, Spring 2004 1097988200405200000238.50	8.50 1,097,988 Members
	Space☆Dandy add Director (Chief Director), Script (ep 1, 9), Storyboard (OP), Episode Director (OP) TV, Winter 2014 316778201401050000247.88	7.88 316,778 Members
	Space☆Dandy 2nd Season add Director, Script (ep 8, 13), Storyboard (OP), 2nd Key Animation TV, Summer 2014 151093201407060000258.26	8.26 151,093 Members
	Star Driver: Kagayaki no Takuto add Episode Director (OP) TV, Fall 2010 106815201010030000267.20	7.20 106,815 Members
	Tenkuu no Escaflowne add Storyboard TV, Spring 1996 141346199604020000277.68	7.68 141,346 Members
	Tetsuwan Birdy Decode add Storyboard (ep. 12) TV, Summer 2008 88833200807050000287.43	7.43 88,833 Members
	The Animatrix add Director (4, 8), Script (ep 8) OVA, 2003 73872200306030000297.30	7.30 73,872 Members
	Tsuruhime Ja! add Storyboard TV, Winter 1990 483199001090000306.04	6.04 483 Members
	Zankyou no Terror add Director, Storyboard (1,11), Episode Director (11), Original Creator TV, Summer 2014 1023035201407110000318.10	8.10 1,023,035 Members

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Shinichiro Watanabe Directs 'Blade Runner Black Out 2022' Anime Short

The official Japanese Twitter account of the Blade Runner film series has revealed through a preview on Friday that Shinichiro Watanabe (Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champ...read more

Sep 14, 2017 8:32 PM by Vindstot | Discuss (23 comments)

New Original TV Anime 'Space☆Dandy' by Watanabe Shinichiro and BONES Due in Jan 2014

In a panel held on Aug 10th at Otakon, director Watanabe Shinichiro, best known for directing Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo, announced his new work, an original ...read more

Aug 10, 2013 9:40 PM by symbv | Discuss (122 comments)

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