🎬 animator
Ruriko Watanabe渡辺るりこ
Character Design and Animation Director on Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, MUSHI-SHI and Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!.
- anime credits
- 18
- anime credits
- most credited as
- Character Design
- most credited as
- busiest year (2)
- 2018
- busiest year (2)

Best-known work
Wotakoi: Love is Hard for OtakuKey Animation · 2018
MUSHI-SHIKey Animation · 2005
Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!Key Animation · 2024
Banished from the Hero’s Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the CountrysideCharacter Design · 2021
Banished from the Hero’s Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside Season 2Character Design · 2024
Mirai Nikki OVASub Character Design · 2010
Ladies Versus ButlersAnimation Director · 2010
Amanchu!Animation Director · 2016
Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of DimensionsSub Character Design · 2016
Saint Seiya: The Lost CanvasKey Animation · 2009
The Little Lies We All TellCharacter Design · 2022
Alma-chan Wants to Be a Family!Sub Character Design · 2025
Credits per year
Anime Ruriko Watanabe worked on, by premiere year
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2 in 2018
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Show as table
| Item | Credits |
|---|---|
| 01 | 1 in 2001 |
| 02 | 0 in 2002 |
| 03 | 0 in 2003 |
| 04 | 2 in 2004 |
| 05 | 1 in 2005 |
| 06 | 0 in 2006 |
| 07 | 0 in 2007 |
| 08 | 0 in 2008 |
| 09 | 1 in 2009 |
| 10 | 2 in 2010 |
| 11 | 0 in 2011 |
| 12 | 0 in 2012 |
| 13 | 0 in 2013 |
| 14 | 0 in 2014 |
| 15 | 0 in 2015 |
| 16 | 2 in 2016 |
| 17 | 0 in 2017 |
| 18 | 2 in 2018 |
| 19 | 0 in 2019 |
| 20 | 1 in 2020 |
| 21 | 1 in 2021 |
| 22 | 1 in 2022 |
| 23 | 0 in 2023 |
| 24 | 2 in 2024 |
| 25 | 1 in 2025 |
| 26 | 0 in 2026 |
| 27 | 1 in 2027 |
All credits
- 2027
Megane, Tokidoki, Yankee-kunCharacter Design - 2025
Alma-chan Wants to Be a Family!Sub Character Design - 2024
Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!Key Animation - 2024
Banished from the Hero’s Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside Season 2Character Design - 2022
The Little Lies We All TellCharacter Design, Key Animation - 2021
Banished from the Hero’s Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the CountrysideCharacter Design - 2020
High School Fleet MovieKey Animation - 2018
Wotakoi: Love is Hard for OtakuKey Animation - 2018
DamePri Anime CaravanCharacter Design - 2016
Amanchu!Animation Director - 2016
Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of DimensionsSub Character Design, Animation Director - 2010
Mirai Nikki OVASub Character Design, Key Animation - 2010
Ladies Versus ButlersAnimation Director - 2009
Saint Seiya: The Lost CanvasKey Animation - 2005
MUSHI-SHIKey Animation - 2004
Kurau Phantom MemoryKey Animation - 2004
Animation Runner Kuromi 2In-Between Animation - 2001
Animation Runner KuromiIn-Between Animation
Frequently asked questions
What anime has Ruriko Watanabe worked on?
Ruriko Watanabe's best-known work includes Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku (Key Animation), MUSHI-SHI (Key Animation), Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! (Key Animation), Banished from the Hero’s Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside (Character Design), Banished from the Hero’s Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside Season 2 (Character Design), Mirai Nikki OVA (Sub Character Design).
What does Ruriko Watanabe do?
Ruriko Watanabe is credited most often as character design, animation director, key animation on anime.