Hajime Watanabe (animator)

Hajime Watanabe (渡辺 はじめ, Watanabe Hajime, born 1957) is a Japanese animator and character designer. His debut as a chief character designer was with Hime-chan's Ribbon, and he has frequently worked with Akitaro Daichi on anime titles.

Works

• Akazukin Chacha:Character Design, Animation Director (episodes 14, 26, 40, 51, 65)
• Animation Runner Kuromi:Character Design, Animation Director
• Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran:Character Design
• Cross Fight B-Daman:Assistant producer
• Cross Fight B-Daman eS:Assistant producer
• Ginga e Kickoff!!:Character Design, Chief Animation Director
• Hiatari Ryōkō!:Animation Director
• Hime-chan's Ribbon:Character Design, Chief Animation Director, Animation Director (episodes 1, 6, 11, 17, 23, 26, 29, 32, 35, 39, 42, 45, 51, 56, 60)
• Kaleido Star:Character Design, Chief Animation Director
• Kero Kero Chime:Main Character Design
• Kiteretsu Daihyakka:Character Design, Chief Animation Director
• Kodomo no Omocha:Character Design
• Les Misérables: Shōjo Cosette:Character Design
• Now and Then, Here and There:Key Animation (episodes 1, 13)
• Nurse Angel Ririka SOS:Character Design, Chief Animation Director, Animation Director (episodes 6, 11, 15-16, 24)
• Ojarumaru:Character Design
• School Rumble:Character Design, Animation Director (Opening; Ending; episode 1)
• Tamayura:Animation Director (episode 2, 4)
• Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari:Character Design, Chief Animation Director
• Uta Kata:Ending Illustration (episode 8)
• Captain Tsuasa (2018): Character Design

External links

• Hajime Watanabe on IMDb
• Hajime Watanabe at Anime News Network's encyclopedia