Ayumu Watanabe
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).
Known For
Komi Can't Communicate
83%
Series Director
2021
Children of the Sea
71%
Director
2019
Summer Time Rendering
81%
Series Director
2022
Witch Hat Atelier
87%
Series Director
2026
Great Pretender
75%
Storyboard Artist
2020
Azumanga Daioh
79%
Storyboard Artist
2002
Mysterious Girlfriend X
68%
Director
2012
Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur
74%
Director
2006
Witch Hat Atelier
87%
Series Director
2026
Witch Hat Atelier
87%
Storyboard Artist
2026
Akane-banashi
80%
Series Director
2026
Akane-banashi
80%
Additional Storyboarding, Storyboard Artist
2026
Ganglion
85%
Series Director
2025
You are Ms. Servant
74%
Series Director
2024
You are Ms. Servant
74%
Sound Director
2024
You are Ms. Servant
74%
Storyboard Artist
2024
Summer Time Rendering
81%
Series Director
2022
Summer Time Rendering
81%
Storyboard Artist
2022
Komi Can't Communicate
83%
Series Director
2021
Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko
70%
Director
2021
Great Pretender
75%
Storyboard Artist
2020
Children of the Sea
71%
Director
2019
Major 2nd
79%
Series Director
2018
Gurazeni: Money Pitch
67%
Director
2018
After the Rain
71%
Series Director
2018
After the Rain
71%
Storyboard Artist
2018
Ace Attorney
69%
Series Director
2016
Ace Attorney
69%
Storyboard Artist
2016
Space Brothers #0
83%
Director
2014
If Her Flag Breaks
60%
Director
2014
The Big First-Grader and the Small Second-Grader
64%
Director
2014
Mysterious Girlfriend X
68%
Director
2012
Space Brothers
82%
Series Director
2012
Space Brothers
82%
Storyboard Artist
2012
Doraemon: The New Record of Nobita's Spaceblazer
67%
Mechanical Designer
2009
Doraemon: Nobita and the Green Giant Legend
68%
Director
2008