Directed credits
25
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Shu Watanabe
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.2
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 23All crew credits: 43
TMDB ID: 1564398
IMDb ID: nm7642611
Known for: Directing
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1997 - 2025
Years active: 29
Average TMDB rating: 7.36
Also known as
Shuu Watanabe • 渡部 周
Frequent jobs
Director (19)Series Director (3)Second Unit Director (2)Assistant Director (1)Key Animation (14)Storyboard Artist (4)
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Shu Watanabe.
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Shu Watanabe.
7.0
The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold to Another Kingdom
Series Director • 12 eps
2025 Series
6.6
OVERTAKE!
Director • 1 eps
2023 Series
8.1
Hell's Paradise
Director • 1 eps
2023 Series
6.4
Shinobi no Ittoki
Series Director • 12 eps
2022 Series
7.5
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury
Director • 1 eps
2022 Series
6.8
Lord El-Melloi II's Case Files {Rail Zeppelin} Grace note
Director • 5 eps
2019 Series
5.5
Taishou Mebiusline: Chicchai-san
Series Director • 12 eps
2017 Series
6.5
Re:Creators
Director • 3 eps
2017 Series
5.1
THE iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls
Director • 1 eps
2015 Series
8.0
Gonna Be the Twin-Tail!!
Director • 1 eps
2014 Series
7.7
Aldnoah.Zero
Director • 3 eps
2014 Series
6.3
Brynhildr in the Darkness
Director • 3 eps
2014 Series
8.0
Ace of the Diamond
Director • 1 eps
2013 Series
5.6
Mushibugyou
Director • 2 eps
2013 Series
8.2
Sword Art Online
Director • 2 eps
2012 Series
7.7
Kingdom
Director • 1 eps
2012 Series
6.8
Place to Place
Director • 2 eps
2012 Series
7.6
The Future Diary
Director • 1 eps
2011 Series
6.4
KissXSis
Director • 1 eps
2010 Series
5.7
Bamboo Blade
Assistant Director • 1 eps
2007 Series
8.5
Naruto Shippūden
Director • 9 eps
2007 Series
8.0
Initial D
Director • 4 eps
1998 Series
8.0
Pokémon
Director • 1 eps
1997 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Shu Watanabe.
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Shu Watanabe.
8.5
Naruto Shippūden
Director • 9 eps
2007 Series
8.2
Sword Art Online
Director • 2 eps
2012 Series
8.1
Hell's Paradise
Director • 1 eps
2023 Series
8.0
Black Lagoon
Key Animation • 1 eps
2006 Series
8.0
Initial D
Director • 4 eps
1998 Series
8.0
Pokémon
Director • 1 eps
1997 Series
7.7
Bloom Into You
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2018 Series
7.7
Aldnoah.Zero
Director • 3 eps
2014 Series
7.7
Haibane Renmei
Key Animation • 1 eps
2002 Series
7.6
The Future Diary
Director • 1 eps
2011 Series
7.5
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury
Director • 1 eps
2022 Series
6.4
KissXSis
Director • 1 eps
2010 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Shu Watanabe.
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Shu Watanabe.
8.0
Pokémon
Director • 1 eps
1997 Series
8.1
Hell's Paradise
Director • 1 eps
2023 Series
8.0
Initial D
Director • 4 eps
1998 Series
8.5
Naruto Shippūden
Director • 9 eps
2007 Series
8.2
Sword Art Online
Director • 2 eps
2012 Series
8.0
Black Lagoon
Key Animation • 1 eps
2006 Series
8.0
Ace of the Diamond
Director • 1 eps
2013 Series
7.7
Kingdom
Director • 1 eps
2012 Series
7.5
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury
Director • 1 eps
2022 Series
6.4
KissXSis
Director • 1 eps
2010 Series
5.1
THE iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls
Director • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.6
The Future Diary
Director • 1 eps
2011 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Shu Watanabe.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Shu Watanabe.
5.3
Shadowverse
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2020 Series
7.7
Bloom Into You
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2018 Series
6.9
Beautiful Bones: Sakurako's Investigation
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2015 Series
5.8
You and Me
Key Animation • 1 eps
2011 Series
7.1
Guin Saga
Key Animation • 1 eps
2009 Series
7.0
Samurai Harem
Key Animation • 8 eps
2009 Series
8.0
Black Lagoon
Key Animation • 1 eps
2006 Series
5.9
Sugar Sugar Rune
Key Animation • 2 eps
2005 Series
6.1
Gallery Fake
Key Animation • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.3
Ah! My Goddess
Key Animation • 2 eps
2005 Series
7.3
Kurau Phantom Memory
Key Animation • 1 eps
2004 Series
6.3
Peacemaker
Key Animation • 1 eps
2003 Series
7.0
Texhnolyze
Key Animation • 1 eps
2003 Series
Gunparade March
Key Animation • 1 eps
2003 Series
7.7
Haibane Renmei
Key Animation • 1 eps
2002 Series