is a Japanese animator, illustrator, character designer, supervisor, director, dōjin artist and a member of the circle . His pseudonym is . He worked with Akiyuki Shinbo at Shaft. His representative works include key animation for Popotan, and character design for Nurse Witch Komugi, The SoulTaker and Monogatari. Works Under the name Akio Watanabe Anime Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko (character design) The SoulTaker (character design) Nurse Witch Komugi (character design) Magical Canan (character design) Hoshizora Kiseki (director, script, character design, storyboard, animation direction, color design) Monogatari (chief animation director, character design) The World God Only Knows (character design) Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream (original character design) Etotama (original character design) Zaregoto (character design) Fireworks (character design) Higurashi When They Cry - Gou and Sotsu (character design) Rumble Garanndoll (original character design) Computer games Zutto Issho (animation director, character design) L no Kisetsu Missing Blue Grisaia no Kajitsu (character design) Others Hoshiiro Drop (cover art) 22/7 (original character design for Yuki Tojo) PeroPero☆Teacher (Director, Character Design) Under the name Poyoyon♥Rock Anime Djibril – The Devil Angel (episode 2 opening movie) Netrun-mon Popotan (character design) Computer games Let's Fish! Hooked On Court no Naka no Tenshi-tachi Popotan To Heart 2 (opening movie) Queen's Blade: Spiral Chaos (character design; for some characters) Queen's Gate: Spiral Chaos (character design; for some characters) Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed (character design) Trading Card Games Aquarian Age Others Saitama O157 prevention campaign poster "Moe Loan" Ron-tan (Livedoor Credit) "Akiba Kei SNS 'Filn Mascot characters Fil and Fal References External links Poyoyon♥Rock on Pixiv Sukumizu Pettan Anime character designers Japanese animators Japanese animated film directors Living people 1969 births