Acting credits
4
Early stage
Smaller on-screen catalog so far.
Actor
Shinichi Watanabe
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.5
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Movies: 8Series: 30Crew credits: 38
TMDB ID: 1028424
IMDb ID: nm0913859
Known for: Directing
Born: September 6, 1964
Age: 61
Place of birth: Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1990 - 2025
Years active: 36
Average TMDB rating: 7.26
Wikidata: Q2006300
Also known as
Shin'ichi Watanabe • Shinichi 'Nabeshin' Watanabe • Nabeshin • Watanabe Shin`ichi • Watanabe Shin'ichi / ワタナベシンイチ • Watanabe Shin'ichi / 渡辺慎一
Other jobs
Storyboard Artist (20)Director (12)Series Director (2)Key Animation (1)Producer (1)Still Photographer (1)Storyboard (1)
Biography
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Shinichi Watanabe.
6.9
Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya: Prisma☆Phantasm
Storyboard Artist
2019 Movie
Midnight Crazy Trail
Storyboard Artist
2018 Movie
Age 17
Still Photographer
2003 Movie
6.0
eX-Driver: Nina & Rei Danger Zone
Director
2002 Movie
6.1
Lupin the Third: The Columbus Files
Director
1999 Movie
Beast City
Director
1996 Movie
5.0
Super Real Mahjong: Mahjong Battle Scramble
Director
1990 Movie
3.0
Super Real Mahjong: Kasumi Miki Shouko no Hajimemashite
Director
1990 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Shinichi Watanabe.
8.0
Anne Shirley
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
2025 Series
8.4
Medalist
Storyboard Artist • 7 eps
2025 Series
7.1
Sorairo Utility
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2025 Series
6.8
Haigakura
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
2024 Series
7.9
Puniru Is a Kawaii Slime
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
2024 Series
7.1
Protocol: Rain
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
2023 Series
6.6
Our Dating Story: The Experienced You and the Inexperienced Me
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
2023 Series
6.1
16bit Sensation: Another Layer
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
2023 Series
7.4
KONOSUBA – An Explosion on This Wonderful World!
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2023 Series
6.2
Management of a Novice Alchemist
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2022 Series
7.3
I'm Quitting Heroing
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2022 Series
6.9
The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated!
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2021 Series
Saikyou Kamizmode!
Storyboard Artist • 5 eps
2020 Series
7.5
BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense.
Storyboard Artist • 5 eps
2020 Series
6.8
ASSASSINS PRIDE
Storyboard Artist • 3 eps
2019 Series
7.7
Grand Blue Dreaming
Storyboard • 3 eps
2018 Series
6.5
Un-Go
Key Animation • 1 eps
2011 Series
6.7
The Wallflower
Director • 25 eps
2006 Series
5.4
Nerima Daikon Brothers
Director • 1 eps
2006 Series
6.1
Da Capo
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2003 Series
7.0
Tenchi Muyo! GXP
as NB (voice) • 26 eps
2002 Series
6.5
Puni Puni Poemy
as Shinichi 'Nabeshin' Watanabe (voice) • 2 eps
2001 Series
8.4
Dotto! Koni-chan
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2000 Series
7.8
Excel Saga
as Nabeshin (voice) • 26 eps
1999 Series