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Our catalog credits Hajime Watanabe, an animator and designer, on 36 titles. Their listed hometown is Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Born 1957. Years active: 1977–present.
Behind the scenes, the most common credits are character design (16), chief animation director (12), and animation director (5).
Our catalog lists 36 credits, including Animation Runner Kuromi, Kaleido Star, and School Rumble Third Term.
Their hometown is listed as Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
The person behind the work
Currently freelance. Watanabe started his career as an animator at Tsuchida Production, which he left in July 1986 after the studio's bankruptcy.
He then joined Studio Gallop, where he was responsible for the character designs and chief animation direction for the studio's mahou shoujo titles such as Hime-chan no Ribbon, which was his debut as a character designer, Akazukin Chacha and Nurse Angel Ririka SOS as well as the hit TV anime series Kodomo no Omocha. Frequent collaborator with Akitarou Daichi.
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24 titles listed
