Ayumu Watanabe (渡辺 歩, Watanabe Ayumu, September 3, 1966) is a Japanese animation director, animator, and director born in Tokyo. He also worked under the alias Kakeru Watanabe (渡辺 カケル, Watanabe Kakeru).
2026Witch Hat AtelierTV showSeries Director · Storyboard Artist · 13 episodes2026Akane-banashiTV showSeries Director · Storyboard Artist · Additional Storyboarding · 12 episodes
2025GanglionTV showSeries Director · 24 episodes2024You are Ms. ServantTV showSeries Director · Sound Director · Storyboard Artist · 12 episodes2022Summer Time RenderingTV showSeries Director · Storyboard Artist · 25 episodes2021Komi Can't CommunicateTV showSeries Director · 24 episodes2021Fortune Favors Lady NikukoMovieDirector2020Great PretenderTV showStoryboard Artist · 1 episodes2019Children of the SeaMovieDirector
2018Major 2ndTV showSeries Director · 25 episodes
2018Gurazeni: Money PitchTV showDirector · 12 episodes2018After the RainTV showSeries Director · Storyboard Artist · 12 episodes2016Ace AttorneyTV showStoryboard Artist · Series Director · 47 episodes
2014Space Brothers #0MovieDirector
2014If Her Flag BreaksTV showDirector · 13 episodes
2014The Big First-Grader and the Small Second-GraderMovieDirector2012Mysterious Girlfriend XTV showDirector · 13 episodes
2012Space BrothersTV showSeries Director · Storyboard Artist · 99 episodes2009Doraemon: The New Record of Nobita's SpaceblazerMovieMechanical Designer2008Doraemon: Nobita and the Green Giant LegendMovieDirector · Storyboard Artist2006Doraemon: Nobita's DinosaurMovieDirector · Screenplay2004Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime OdysseyMovieSupervising Animation Director
2004Pa-Pa-Pa the Movie: Perman: Tako de Pon! Ashi wa Pon!MovieDirector · Screenplay2003Doraemon: Nobita and the WindmastersMovieSupervising Animation Director
2003Pa-Pa-Pa the Movie: PermanMovieDirector · Screenplay2002Azumanga DaiohTV showStoryboard Artist · 1 episodes
2002Doraemon: The Day When I Was BornMovieDirector
2001Doraemon: Ganbare! Gian!!MovieDirector
2000Doraemon: A Grandmother's RecollectionsMovieDirector
1999Nobita's the Night Before a WeddingMovieDirector
1998Doraemon Comes BackMovieDirector1992Doraemon: Nobita and the Kingdom of CloudsMovieAnimation Director
1991Dorami-chan: Wow, The Kid Gang of Bandits / The☆Doraemons: Strange, Sweets, Strange? / Doraemon: Nobita's the Night Before a WeddingMovieDirector1989Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of JapanMovieKey Animation1988Doraemon: The Record of Nobita's Parallel Journey to the WestMovieKey Animation