Shinichi Watanabe (渡邊 慎一 Watanabe Shin'ichi, born September 6, 1964) is a Japanese anime director and voice actor. He is best known for his over-the-top adaptation of Rikdo Koshi's Excel Saga, in which he appears as the character Nabeshin.
Watanabe stated that the nickname Nabeshin (which is a combination of 'nabe' in Watanabe and 'shin' in Shinichi) came to him from God. About his unique appearance (dressing similar to the character Arsène Lupin III) Watanabe said he grew out his afro and started wearing bright clothing in order to stand out and get attention.
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Pokémon Horizons
2026
Da Capo
2013
Medalist
2025
Grand Blue Dreaming
2025
BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense.
2020
Anne Shirley
2025
Puniru Is a Kawaii Slime
2024
KONOSUBA – An Explosion on This Wonderful World!
2023
Brave Police J-Decker
1994
Our Dating Story: The Experienced You and the Inexperienced Me
2023
Saikyou Kamizmode!
2021
Management of a Novice Alchemist
2022
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Directing
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