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 20452202111140000016.22	6.22 20,452 Members
	Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 add Director, Script ONA, 2017 31663201709260000026.93	6.93 31,663 Members
	Capricorn add Script OVA, 1991 2798199104050000035.45	5.45 2,798 Members
	Carole & Tuesday add Director (Chief Director), Original Creator TV, Spring 2019 290998201904110000047.89	7.89 290,998 Members
	Cowboy Bebop add Director, Script, Storyboard (Eps. 1, 2, 5, 9, 17, 25, 26) TV, Spring 1998 1608820199804030000058.76	8.76 1,608,820 Members
	Cowboy Bebop: Tengoku no Tobira add Director, Storyboard Movie, 2001 332706200109010000068.38	8.38 332,706 Members
	Death Parade add Episode Director (ED) TV, Winter 2015 1545474201501100000078.17	8.17 1,545,474 Members
	Dirty Pair OVA add Episode Director (ep 3, 7, 9) OVA, 1987 6557198712210000087.11	7.11 6,557 Members
	Ergo Proxy add Storyboard TV, Winter 2006 571549200602250000097.91	7.91 571,549 Members
	Genius Party add Director (7), Script (7), Storyboard (7) Movie, 2007 34892200707070000107.17	7.17 34,892 Members
	Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba add Storyboard TV, Spring 1993 8355199304090000117.13	7.13 8,355 Members
	Kikou Ryohei Mellowlink add Episode Director (ep 2, 5, 8, 11) OVA, 1988 8625198811210000127.15	7.15 8,625 Members
	Koukyoushihen Eureka Seven add Storyboard (ep 16, 36) TV, Spring 2005 410430200504170000138.07	8.07 410,430 Members
	Lupin the Third: Mine Fujiko to Iu Onna add Producer (Music Producer) TV, Spring 2012 56417201204050000147.77	7.77 56,417 Members
	Macross Plus add Director, Storyboard OVA, 1994 42799199408250000157.71	7.71 42,799 Members
	Macross Plus Movie Edition add Storyboard, Assistant Director Movie, 1995 15466199510070000167.72	7.72 15,466 Members
	Mashin Eiyuuden Wataru 2 add Storyboard (Eps 17, 22, 27) TV, Spring 1990 1160199003090000176.83	6.83 1,160 Members
	Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory add Episode Director (Unit Director ((6 episodes))) OVA, 1991 38755199105230000187.27	7.27 38,755 Members
	Mobile Suit Gundam Wing add Storyboard TV, Spring 1995 147354199504070000197.70	7.70 147,354 Members
	More feat. Anderson .Paak add Director Music, 2019 875201905110000206.18	6.18 875 Members
	Noein: Mou Hitori no Kimi e add Storyboard TV, Fall 2005 85484200510120000217.59	7.59 85,484 Members
	Sakamichi no Apollon add Director, Storyboard (1,12), Episode Director (12) TV, Spring 2012 344281201204130000228.32	8.32 344,281 Members
	Samurai Champloo add Director, Script (12, 23-26), Storyboard, Episode Director TV, Spring 2004 1097379200405200000238.50	8.50 1,097,379 Members
	Space☆Dandy add Director (Chief Director), Script (ep 1, 9), Storyboard (OP), Episode Director (OP) TV, Winter 2014 316640201401050000247.88	7.88 316,640 Members
	Space☆Dandy 2nd Season add Director, Script (ep 8, 13), Storyboard (OP), 2nd Key Animation TV, Summer 2014 151028201407060000258.26	8.26 151,028 Members
	Star Driver: Kagayaki no Takuto add Episode Director (OP) TV, Fall 2010 106782201010030000267.20	7.20 106,782 Members
	Tenkuu no Escaflowne add Storyboard TV, Spring 1996 141296199604020000277.68	7.68 141,296 Members
	Tetsuwan Birdy Decode add Storyboard (ep. 12) TV, Summer 2008 88805200807050000287.43	7.43 88,805 Members
	The Animatrix add Director (4, 8), Script (ep 8) OVA, 2003 73836200306030000297.30	7.30 73,836 Members
	Tsuruhime Ja! add Storyboard TV, Winter 1990 483199001090000306.03	6.03 483 Members
	Zankyou no Terror add Director, Storyboard (1,11), Episode Director (11), Original Creator TV, Summer 2014 1022559201407110000318.10	8.10 1,022,559 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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