Akio Watanabe
Akio Watanabe | |
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| Born | July 27, 1969 Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Other names | Poyoyon♥Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Animator Character Designer |
| Employer(s) | Studio Hibari (former) Frontwing (current) |
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). 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.