Shinichi Watanabe
Shinichi Watanabe (渡邊 慎一 Watanabe Shin'ichi, born September 6, 1964) is a Japanese anime director and voice actor. He is best known for his over-the-top adaptation of Rikdo Koshi's Excel Saga, in which he appears as the character Nabeshin.
Watanabe stated that the nickname Nabeshin (which is a combination of 'nabe' in Watanabe and 'shin' in Shinichi) came to him from God. About his unique appearance (dressing similar to the character Arsène Lupin III) Watanabe said he grew out his afro and started wearing bright clothing in order to stand out and get attention.
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Movies (9)
The Fearsome Melody
2026 · Camera Production Assistant
Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya: Prisma☆Phantasm
2019 · Storyboard Artist
Midnight Crazy Trail
2018 · Storyboard Artist
Age 17
2003 · Still Photographer
eX-Driver: Nina & Rei Danger Zone
2002 · Director
Lupin the Third: The Columbus Files
1999 · Director
Beast City
1996 · Director, Producer
Super Real Mahjong: Mahjong Battle Scramble
1990 · Director
Super Real Mahjong: Kasumi Miki Shouko no Hajimemashite
1990 · Director
TV shows (30)
Anne Shirley
2025 · Storyboard Artist
Medalist
2025 · Storyboard Artist
Sorairo Utility
2025 · Storyboard Artist
Haigakura
2024 · Storyboard Artist
Puniru Is a Kawaii Slime
2024 · Storyboard Artist
Protocol: Rain
2023 · Storyboard Artist
Our Dating Story: The Experienced You and the Inexperienced Me
2023 · Storyboard Artist
16bit Sensation: Another Layer
2023 · Storyboard Artist
Pokémon Horizons
2023 · Storyboard Artist
KONOSUBA – An Explosion on This Wonderful World!
2023 · Storyboard Artist
Management of a Novice Alchemist
2022 · Storyboard Artist
I'm Quitting Heroing
2022 · Storyboard Artist
The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated!
2021 · Storyboard Artist
Saikyou Kamizmode!
2020 · Storyboard Artist
BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense.
2020 · Storyboard Artist
ASSASSINS PRIDE
2019 · Storyboard Artist
Grand Blue Dreaming
2018 · Storyboard
Un-Go
2011 · Key Animation
The Wallflower
2006 · Director
Nerima Daikon Brothers
2006 · Series Director, Storyboard Artist, Director
Da Capo
2003 · Storyboard Artist
Tenchi Muyo! GXP
2002 · NB (voice), Director
Puni Puni Poemy
2001 · Shinichi 'Nabeshin' Watanabe (voice), Series Director, Director
Dotto! Koni-chan
2000 · Storyboard Artist
Excel Saga
1999 · Nabeshin (voice), Director, Series Director
Gravitation: Lyrics of Love
1999 · Nabeshin, Director, Storyboard Artist, Creator
Tokyo Pig
1997 · Series Director
Magical Project S
1996 · Director
The Brave of Gold Goldran
1995 · Storyboard Artist, Director
Brave Police J-Decker
1994 · Storyboard Artist, Director