Akio Watanabe

Akio Watanabe (渡辺 明夫, Watanabe Akio; born July 27, 1969) is a Japanese animator, illustrator, character designer, supervisor, director, dōjin artist and a member of the circle Pokopii (ぽこぴー).^[1][2] His pseudonym is Poyoyon♥Rock (ぽよよん♥ろっく). He worked with Akiyuki Shinbo at Shaft. His representative works include key animation for Popotan, and character design for Nurse Witch Komugi, The SoulTaker and Monogatari.

Akio Watanabe
Born	(1969-07-27) July 27, 1969 (age 56) Tokyo, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Other names	Poyoyon♥Rock
Occupation(s)	Animator Character Designer
Employers	Nakamura Production [ja] (1986–?) AIC (2 months) Studio Hibari (~1997) Frontwing (2013~present)

Filmography

Under the name Akio Watanabe

Anime

• Etotama (original character design)^[3]
• Fireworks (character design)^[4]
• Grisaia: Phantom Trigger the Animation (character designer, chief animation director)^[5]
• Higurashi When They Cry - Gou and Sotsu (character design)
• Hoshizora Kiseki (director, script, character design, storyboard, animation direction, color design)
• Magical Kanan (character design)
• Monogatari (chief animation director, character design)^[6]
• Nurse Witch Komugi (character design)
• Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream (original character design)
• Rumble Garanndoll (original character design)^[7]
• The SoulTaker (character design)
• Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko (character design)
• The World God Only Knows (character design)
• Zaregoto (character design)^[8]

Computer games

• The Fruit of Grisaia (character design)
• L no Kisetsu
• Missing Blue
• With Me Every Time (animation director, character design)

Others

• Hoshiiro Girldrop Anthology (cover art)^[9]
• 22/7 (original character design for Yuki Tojo)
• PeroPero☆Teacher (Director, Character Design)

Under the name Poyoyon♥Rock

Anime

• Djibril – The Devil Angel (episode 2 opening movie)
• Netrun-mon
• Popotan (character design)

Computer games

• Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed (character design)
• Angels in the Court
• Let's Fish! Hooked On
• Popotan
• To Heart 2 (opening movie)
• Queen's Blade: Spiral Chaos (character design; for some characters)
• Queen's Gate: Spiral Chaos (character design; for some characters)

Trading card

• Aquarian Age

Others

• "Akiba Kei SNS 'Filn'" Mascot characters Fil and Fal
• "Moe Loan" Ron-tan (Livedoor Credit)
• Saitama O157 prevention campaign poster