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Sumio Watanabe
Known for directing · Hyōgo, Japan
41 credits
Sumio Watanabe (渡辺 純央, Watanabe Sumio) is a Japanese anime director from Hyogo Prefecture. He works for Studio Guts.
Known for
One Piece
1999
Elfen Lied
2004
Full Metal Panic!
2002
Aoashi
2022
Mononoke
2007
Last Exile
2003
Urusei Yatsura
2022
The Big O
1999
The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor
1989
Wild 7 - Another Bouryaku Unga
2002
The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor
1989
Naruto Shippūden
2007
Art (2)
2017Chronos RulerStoryboard Artist, Director, Key AnimationSeries
2004Elfen LiedStoryboard Artist, Director, Key AnimationSeries
Directing (14)
2026My Ribdiculous ReincarnationDirectorSeries
2025Cultural Exchange with a Game Centre GirlDirector, Key AnimationSeries
2022AoashiDirector, Key AnimationSeries
2022Urusei YatsuraDirectorSeries
2007MononokeDirector, Writer, Storyboard Artist, Key AnimationSeries
2007Saiyuki Reload: BurialDirectorSeries
2003Last ExileDirectorSeries
2002Full Metal Panic!DirectorSeries
2002Geisters: Fractions of the Earth (Movie)DirectorFilm
2002Wild 7 - Another Bouryaku UngaDirectorSeries
1999One PieceDirectorSeries
1999The Big ODirectorSeries
1991Blazing Transfer StudentAssistant Director, StoryboardSeries
1989The Guyver: Bio-Booster ArmorDirector, Animation Director, Key AnimationSeries
Visual Effects (25)
2025My Hero Academia: VigilantesKey AnimationSeries
2021YasukeKey AnimationSeries
2021The JourneyKey AnimationFilm
2019DororoKey AnimationSeries
2019Vinland SagaKey AnimationSeries
2019Case Closed: The Fist of Blue SapphireKey AnimationFilm
2018ZOMBIE LAND SAGAKey AnimationSeries
2014BarakamonKey AnimationSeries
2014Baby StepsKey AnimationSeries
2010One Piece Film: Strong WorldKey AnimationFilm
2010Yozakura Quartet: Hoshi no UmiKey AnimationSeries
2007Naruto ShippūdenKey AnimationSeries
2006Code Geass: Lelouch of the RebellionKey AnimationSeries
2002Heat Guy JKey Animation, Storyboard ArtistSeries
2001Earth Maiden ArjunaKey Animation, Storyboard ArtistSeries
1994Final Fantasy: Legend of the CrystalsKey AnimationSeries
1993Ninja ScrollKey AnimationFilm
1993Patlabor 2: The MovieKey AnimationFilm
1992Run, Melos!Key AnimationFilm
1991Urusei Yatsura: Always My DarlingKey AnimationFilm
1990Record of Lodoss WarKey AnimationSeries
1990A Wind Named AmnesiaKey AnimationFilm
1989Patlabor: The MovieKey AnimationFilm
1989The Guyver: Bio-Booster ArmorAnimation DirectorFilm
1989Yawara!Key AnimationSeries