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Akira Watanabe

Place of birth: Tokyo, Japan^[1]
Date of birth: 1957^[1] (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^[2]
Taisen Mahjong HaoPai (Game Gear; 1990) — Cover artist^[3]
Sonic the Hedgehog (Mega Drive; 1991) — Cover Artist (JP)
OutRun (Mega Drive; 1991) — Cover artist^[4]
Turbo OutRun (Mega Drive; 1992) — Cover artist^[5]
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Mega Drive; 1992) — Japanese cover artist^[6]
Pro Yakyuu GG League (Game Gear; 1993) — Cover artist^[7]
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^[8]
Azel: Panzer Dragoon RPG Complete Album (CD; 1998) — Special Thanks
Candy Stripe: Minarai Tenshi Original Soundtrack (CD; 2001) — スペシャルサンクス

Works

Zillion (Anime) (1987)
Buggy Run (1993)
Gale Racer (1994)
F1 Challenge (1995)

External link

Website

References

[http:.2F.2Fwww.akirawatanabe.com.2Fprofile.html-1] 1.0 ^1.1 http://www.akirawatanabe.com/profile.html

[:File:Sega_TV_Game_Genga_Gallery.pdf_p141-2] Sega TV Game Genga Gallery, Graphic Sha, page 141

[:File:Sega_TV_Game_Genga_Gallery.pdf_p144-3] Sega TV Game Genga Gallery, Graphic Sha, page 144

[:File:Sega_TV_Game_Genga_Gallery.pdf_p122-4] Sega TV Game Genga Gallery, Graphic Sha, page 122

[:File:Sega_TV_Game_Genga_Gallery.pdf_p124-5] Sega TV Game Genga Gallery, Graphic Sha, page 124

[:File:Sega_TV_Game_Genga_Gallery.pdf_p53-6] Sega TV Game Genga Gallery, Graphic Sha, page 53

[:File:Sega_TV_Game_Genga_Gallery.pdf_p133-7] Sega TV Game Genga Gallery, Graphic Sha, page 133

[:File:MotorRaid_WaterSki_Booklet.pdf_p6-8] File:MotorRaid WaterSki Booklet.pdf, page 6

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-{{sub-stub}}'''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 (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' and the ''[[Zillion]]'' anime, the latter of which he also served as director.
+{{sub-stub}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (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 (16-bit)|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.
-He was transferred to the [[AM1]] department following his work on the [[Mega Drive]] version of ''[[OutRunners]]'', where he served as lead designer for all the projects he was involved in.
-==Production credits==
+==Production history==
-* ''[[Indy 500]]'' (Arcade version) (1995) — Design (as '''A.Watanabe''')
+{{ProductionHistory|Akira Watanabe|A.Watanabe|渡辺 章}}
-* ''[[Wave Runner|WaveRunner]]'' (1996) — Graphic Design (AM1 Staff) (as '''A.Watanabe)
-* ''[[Motor Raid]]'' (1997) — Designer
-* ''[[The House of the Dead 2]]'' (1998/1999/2001) — Designer
 ==Works==
 * ''[[Zillion]]'' (Anime) (1987)
-* ''[[OutRun]]'' (Arcade version) (1987)
-* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' (Mega Drive Version) (1991)
-* ''[[Pengo]]'' (Game Gear Version) (1991)
-* ''[[Turbo OutRun]]'' (Mega Drive Version) (1992)
-* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit)|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)
-* ''[[Wave Runner|WaveRunner]]'' (1996)
-* ''[[Motor Raid]]'' (1997)
-* ''[[The House of the Dead 2]]'' (Arcade version) (1998)
 ==External link==