Shinichiro Watanabe
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| Born: | May 24th, 1965 (42) |
| Other fields: | Storyboard Artist, Writer, Co-Director, Music Director |
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ShinichirÅ Watanabe, born May 24, 1965 in Kyoto, is a Japanese anime director and writer. He is most well-known for the television anime series Cowboy Bebop.
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[edit] Cowboy Bebop
Cowboy Bebop is the first series directed by Watanabe and is considered by many to be his best work yet. The is set in the future, when bounty hunters search the galaxy for wanted criminals to turn in for considerable amounts of money, or Woolongs in the show. Bebop focuses on four specific bounty hunters who end up working together. Their names are Spike, Jet, Faye and Ed, who all work out of Jet's ship, the Bebop.
[edit] The Series
The series spans 26 episodes, including a re-cap episode called Medley/Mish-Mash Blue.
[edit] The Movie
The movie, Knockin' on Heaven's Door or Tengoku no Tobira, was produced in 2001 and was set in-between episodes 22 and 23 of the series.
[edit] Animatrix
Watanabe directed two shorts for the six-piece set, the Animatrix.
[edit] Detective Story
A short about a lone detective looking for the answers in a strange computer message.
[edit] Kid's Story
A short about a high school boy who is falling victim to another dimension.
[edit] Samurai Champloo
Shinichiro's 2nd directed series.
[edit] t.A.T.u Paragate
An anime focusing around the Russian two-piece girl band tATu.
[edit] Genius Party
A new film set to come out this year with anime shorts by several directors.
[edit] Other Works
- Music producer for Mind Game (2004)
- Director of episodes The Day the Angel Flew and The Mark of the Brothers in Escaflowne (1996)
- Co-Director of Macross Plus (1994)
