Akira Watanabe

Akira Watanabe
Place of birth: Tokyo, Japan
Date of birth: 1957 (age 66-67)
Employment history: Sega of Japan Divisions: Sega AM1 Sega Software R&D Dept. 1 WOW Entertainment
Role(s): Designer, Artists, Cover artist

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Akira Watanabe (渡辺 章) is the man responsible for the artwork seen with a number of Sega games in the late 1980s and early 1990s, most notably that of the original Sonic the Hedgehog and the Zillion anime, the latter of which he also served as director. He then became lead designer for a number of projects.

Production history

Games

• Pengo (Game Gear; 1990) — Cover artist
• Taisen Mahjong HaoPai (Game Gear; 1990) — Cover artist
• Sonic the Hedgehog (Mega Drive; 1991) — Cover Artist (JP)
• OutRun (Mega Drive; 1991) — Cover artist
• Turbo OutRun (Mega Drive; 1992) — Cover artist
• Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Mega Drive; 1992) — Japanese cover artist
• Pro Yakyuu GG League (Game Gear; 1993) — Cover artist
• OutRunners (System 32; 1993) — Designers
• Indy 500 (Model 2; 1995) — Design (as A.Watanabe)
• WaveRunner (Model 2; 1996) — Graphic Design (as A.Watanabe)
• Motor Raid (Model 2; 1997) — Designer
• The House of the Dead 2 (NAOMI; 1998) — Designers
• The House of the Dead 2 (Dreamcast; 1999) — Designers
• The House of the Dead 2 (Windows PC; 2001) — Designers
• Candy Stripe: Minarai Tenshi (Dreamcast; 2001) — Director
• Vampire Night (PlayStation 2; 2001) — Artists

Music

• Le Mans 24 (CD; 1997) — Special Thanks
• Motor Raid/Water Ski (CD; 1998) — Special Thanks
• Azel: Panzer Dragoon RPG Complete Album (CD; 1998) — Special Thanks

Works

• Zillion (Anime) (1987)
• OutRun (Arcade version) (1987)
• Sonic the Hedgehog (Mega Drive Version) (1991)
• Pengo (Game Gear Version) (1991)
• Turbo OutRun (Mega Drive Version) (1992)
• Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Mega Drive Version) (1992)
• Buggy Run (1993)
• OutRunners (Mega Drive Version) (1994)
• Gale Racer (1994)
• Indy 500 (Arcade version) (1995)
• F1 Challenge (1995)
• WaveRunner (1996)
• Motor Raid (1997)

External link

• Website