Ayumu Watanabe

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Ayumu Watanabe

Directing 60 September 3, 1966

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…

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Komi Can't Communicate

Komi Can't Communicate

8.3 2021 TV Show
Summer Time Rendering

Summer Time Rendering

8.1 2022 TV Show
Great Pretender

Great Pretender

7.5 2020 TV Show
Children of the Sea

Children of the Sea

7.1 2019 Movie
Witch Hat Atelier

Witch Hat Atelier

8.7 2026 TV Show
After the Rain

After the Rain

7.1 2018 TV Show
Akane-banashi

Akane-banashi

8.0 2026 TV Show
Azumanga Daioh

Azumanga Daioh

7.9 2002 TV Show
Space Brothers

Space Brothers

8.2 2012 TV Show
Ace Attorney

Ace Attorney

6.9 2016 TV Show
Mysterious Girlfriend X

Mysterious Girlfriend X

6.9 2012 TV Show
Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur

Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur

7.4 2006 Movie

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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).

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Witch Hat Atelier

    TV show Series Director

  2. 2026
    Akane-banashi

    TV show Series Director

  3. 2025
    Ganglion

    TV show Series Director

  4. 2024
    You are Ms. Servant

    TV show Series Director

  5. 2022
    Summer Time Rendering

    TV show Series Director

  6. 2021
    Komi Can't Communicate

    TV show Series Director

  7. 2021
    Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

    Movie Director

  8. 2020
    Great Pretender

    TV show Storyboard Artist

  9. 2019
    Children of the Sea

    Movie Director

  10. 2018
    Major 2nd

    TV show Series Director

  11. 2018
    Gurazeni: Money Pitch

    TV show Director

  12. 2018
    After the Rain

    TV show Series Director

  13. 2016
    Ace Attorney

    TV show Storyboard Artist

  14. 2014
    Space Brothers #0

    Movie Director

  15. 2014
    If Her Flag Breaks

    TV show Director

  16. 2014
    The Big First-Grader and the Small Second-Grader

    Movie Director

More credits
  1. 2012
    Mysterious Girlfriend X

    TV show Director

  2. 2012
    Space Brothers

    TV show Storyboard Artist

  3. 2009
    Doraemon: The New Record of Nobita's Spaceblazer

    Movie Mechanical Designer

  4. 2008
    Doraemon: Nobita and the Green Giant Legend

    Movie Director

  5. 2006
    Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur

    Movie Director

  6. 2004
    Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey

    Movie Supervising Animation Director

  7. 2004
    Pa-Pa-Pa the Movie: Perman: Tako de Pon! Ashi wa Pon!

    Movie Director

  8. 2003
    Doraemon: Nobita and the Windmasters

    Movie Supervising Animation Director

  9. 2003
    Pa-Pa-Pa the Movie: Perman

    Movie Director

  10. 2002
    Azumanga Daioh

    TV show Storyboard Artist

  11. 2002
    Doraemon: The Day When I Was Born

    Movie Director

  12. 2001
    Doraemon: Ganbare! Gian!!

    Movie Director

  13. 2000
    Doraemon: A Grandmother's Recollections

    Movie Director

  14. 1999
    Nobita's the Night Before a Wedding

    Movie Director

  15. 1998
    Doraemon Comes Back

    Movie Director

  16. 1992
    Doraemon: Nobita and the Kingdom of Clouds

    Movie Animation Director

  17. 1991
    Dorami-chan: Wow, The Kid Gang of Bandits / The☆Doraemons: Strange, Sweets, Strange? / Doraemon: Nobita's the Night Before a Wedding

    Movie Director

  18. 1989
    Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan

    Movie Key Animation

  19. 1988
    Doraemon: The Record of Nobita's Parallel Journey to the West

    Movie Key Animation

  20. —
    Freedom in the Sky

    Movie Director