🎬 animator
Susumu Watanabe渡辺奏
Animation Director and Character Design on Soul Eater, Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway and Strike the Blood.
- anime credits
- 15
- anime credits
- most credited as
- Animation Director
- most credited as
- busiest year (2)
- 2021
- busiest year (2)

Best-known work
Soul EaterKey Animation · 2008
Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School RunawayChief Animation Director · 2021
Strike the BloodAnimation Director · 2013
Didn't I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?!Character Design · 2019
The Ryuo's Work is Never Done!Animation Director · 2018
ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept.Key Animation · 2017
SUPER HXEROSKiseichuu Design · 2020
Dorohedoro Season 2Animation Director · 2026
Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse2nd Key Animation · 2010
Senpai is an OtokonokoAnimation Director · 2024
Star DriverKey Animation · 2010
Butareba -The Story of a Man Turned into a Pig-Character Design · 2023
Credits per year
Anime Susumu Watanabe worked on, by premiere year
012
2 in 2021
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Show as table
| Item | Credits |
|---|---|
| 08 | 1 in 2008 |
| 09 | 0 in 2009 |
| 10 | 2 in 2010 |
| 11 | 0 in 2011 |
| 12 | 0 in 2012 |
| 13 | 2 in 2013 |
| 14 | 0 in 2014 |
| 15 | 0 in 2015 |
| 16 | 0 in 2016 |
| 17 | 1 in 2017 |
| 18 | 1 in 2018 |
| 19 | 1 in 2019 |
| 20 | 1 in 2020 |
| 21 | 2 in 2021 |
| 22 | 0 in 2022 |
| 23 | 2 in 2023 |
| 24 | 1 in 2024 |
| 25 | 0 in 2025 |
| 26 | 1 in 2026 |
All credits
- 2026
Dorohedoro Season 2Animation Director - 2024
Senpai is an OtokonokoAnimation Director - 2023
Butareba -The Story of a Man Turned into a Pig-Character Design, Chief Animation Director - 2023
Youjo Shachou RCharacter Design - 2021
Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School RunawayChief Animation Director - 2021
Cute Executive OfficerCharacter Design - 2020
SUPER HXEROSKiseichuu Design - 2019
Didn't I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?!Character Design - 2018
The Ryuo's Work is Never Done!Animation Director - 2017
ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept.Key Animation - 2013
Strike the BloodAnimation Director - 2013
Iron Man: Rise of Technovore2nd Key Animation - 2010
Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse2nd Key Animation - 2010
Star DriverKey Animation - 2008
Soul EaterKey Animation
Frequently asked questions
What anime has Susumu Watanabe worked on?
Susumu Watanabe's best-known work includes Soul Eater (Key Animation), Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway (Chief Animation Director), Strike the Blood (Animation Director), Didn't I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?! (Character Design), The Ryuo's Work is Never Done! (Animation Director), ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. (Key Animation).
What does Susumu Watanabe do?
Susumu Watanabe is credited most often as animation director, character design, key animation on anime.