Ayumu Watanabe

Known for

Directing

Born

September 3, 1966 (age 60)

Birthplace

Tokyo, Japan

Biography

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).

Best known work

Komi Can't Communicate

2021

Children of the Sea

2019

Summer Time Rendering

2022

Witch Hat Atelier

2026

Great Pretender

2020

Azumanga Daioh

2002

Mysterious Girlfriend X

2012

Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur

2006

After the Rain

2018

Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

2021

Filmography

TBA
Freedom in the Sky
Director
2026
Witch Hat AtelierTV
Series Director, Storyboard Artist
2026
Akane-banashiTV
Series Director, Storyboard Artist, Additional Storyboarding
2025
GanglionTV
Series Director
2024
You are Ms. ServantTV
Series Director, Sound Director, Storyboard Artist
2022
Summer Time RenderingTV
Series Director, Storyboard Artist
2021
Komi Can't CommunicateTV
Series Director
2021
Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko
Director
2020
Great PretenderTV
Storyboard Artist
2019
Children of the Sea
Director
2018
Major 2ndTV
Series Director
2018
Gurazeni: Money PitchTV
Director
2018
After the RainTV
Series Director, Storyboard Artist
2016
Ace AttorneyTV
Storyboard Artist, Series Director
2014
Space Brothers #0
Director
2014
If Her Flag BreaksTV
Director
2014
The Big First-Grader and the Small Second-Grader
Director
2012
Mysterious Girlfriend XTV
Director
2012
Space BrothersTV
Series Director, Storyboard Artist
2009
Doraemon: The New Record of Nobita's Spaceblazer
Mechanical Designer
2008
Doraemon: Nobita and the Green Giant Legend
Director, Storyboard Artist
2006
Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur
Director, Screenplay
2004
Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey
Supervising Animation Director
2004
Pa-Pa-Pa the Movie: Perman: Tako de Pon! Ashi wa Pon!
Director, Screenplay
2003
Doraemon: Nobita and the Windmasters
Supervising Animation Director