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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	Dirty Pair OVA add Episode Director (ep 3, 7, 9)
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	Genius Party add Storyboard (7)
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	Kikou Ryohei Mellowlink add Episode Director (2,5,8,11)
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	Samurai Champloo add Script (12, 23-26)
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	Space☆Dandy 2nd Season add Director
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	Star Driver: Kagayaki no Takuto add Episode Director (OP)
	Tenkuu no Escaflowne add Storyboard
	Tetsuwan Birdy Decode add Storyboard (ep. 12)
	The Animatrix add Director (4, 8)
	The Animatrix add Script (ep 8)
	Tsuruhime Ja! add Storyboard
	Zankyou no Terror add Storyboard (1,11)
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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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VanishingKira | May 7, 3:24 PM

New original series in the works.

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dtg75 | Apr 30, 11:20 AM

@KarnaKua death parade was created by yuzuru tachikawa

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KarnaKua | Apr 22, 1:44 PM

Ngl sum of ur shit makes me deep my existence. Like Death Parade and Zankyou no Terror fully made me deep the meaning of life. Kudos bro

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Emi_Dandelion | Apr 18, 10:59 PM

Sakamichi no Apollon, Zankyou no Terror, and Ergo Proxy makes me wonder why I'm even alive and what the fuck am I even doing

Ur a great ass director

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UlightronX42 | Apr 15, 5:59 AM

Probably one of the better episodic series directors. Very unique style, but like most directors, doesn't always get it completely right. Keep going man.

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