Shinichi Watanabe

Art · Directing · Acting · Camera · Production · Visual Effects · Writing

Born September 6, 1964, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Shinichi Watanabe (渡邊 慎一 Watanabe Shin'ichi, born September 6, 1964) is a Japanese anime director and voice actor. He is best known for his over-the-top adaptation of Rikdo Koshi's Excel Saga, in which he appears as the character Nabeshin. Watanabe stated that the nickname Nabeshin (which is a combination of 'nabe' in Watanabe and 'shin' in Shinichi) came to him from God. About his unique appearance (dressing similar to the character Arsène Lupin III) Watanabe said he grew out his afro and started wearing bright clothing in order to stand out and get attention.

Filmography

• 2026The Fearsome Melody — Camera Production Assistant
• Anne Shirley — Storyboard Artist
• Medalist — Storyboard Artist
• Sorairo Utility — Storyboard Artist
• Haigakura — Storyboard Artist
• Puniru Is a Kawaii Slime — Storyboard Artist
• 16bit Sensation: Another Layer — Storyboard Artist
• KONOSUBA – An Explosion on This Wonderful World! — Storyboard Artist
• Our Dating Story: The Experienced You and the Inexperienced Me — Storyboard Artist
• Pokémon Horizons — Storyboard Artist
• Protocol: Rain — Storyboard Artist
• I'm Quitting Heroing — Storyboard Artist
• Management of a Novice Alchemist — Storyboard Artist
• The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated! — Storyboard Artist
• BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense. — Storyboard Artist
• Saikyou Kamizmode! — Storyboard Artist
• ASSASSINS PRIDE — Storyboard Artist
• 2019Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya: Prisma☆Phantasm — Storyboard Artist
• Grand Blue Dreaming — Storyboard
• 2018Midnight Crazy Trail — Storyboard Artist
• Un-Go — Key Animation
• Nerima Daikon Brothers — Director, Storyboard Artist, Series Director
• The Wallflower — Director
• 2003Age 17 — Still Photographer
• Da Capo — Storyboard Artist
• Tenchi Muyo! GXP — NB (voice), Director
• 2002eX-Driver: Nina & Rei Danger Zone — Director
• Puni Puni Poemy — Shinichi 'Nabeshin' Watanabe (voice), Series Director
• Dotto! Koni-chan — Storyboard Artist
• Excel Saga — Nabeshin (voice), Director, Series Director
• Gravitation: Lyrics of Love — Nabeshin, Director, Storyboard Artist, Creator
• 1999Lupin the Third: The Columbus Files — Director
• Tokyo Pig — Series Director
• 1996Beast City — Director, Producer
• Beast City — Producer, Director
• Magical Project S — Director
• The Brave of Gold Goldran — Storyboard Artist, Director
• Brave Police J-Decker — Director, Storyboard Artist
• 1990Super Real Mahjong: Kasumi Miki Shouko no Hajimemashite — Director
• 1990Super Real Mahjong: Mahjong Battle Scramble — Director