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Shinichiro Watanabe

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Shinichiro Watanabe is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and music producer who was born in Kyoto, Japan in 1965.  Formerly an employees at Sunrise, Watanabe supervised the episode direction and storyboards of may Sunrise anime. He made his directorial debut as co-director of Macross Plus.  

As a director, he has worked on such titles as Macross Plus, Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, Kids on the Slope, Space Dandy, Terror in Resonance, Carole & Tuesday, and most recently, Lazarus. As music producer he has worked with titles such as Lupin The 3rd- A Woman Called Fujiko Mine, Michiko To Hatchin, Genius Party, and Mind Game. 

Shinichiro Watanabe will have scheduled autograph sessions. The times can be found in our Guidebook app.

Shinichiro Watanabe will sign most things. Any merchandise MUST be official. He will also sign shikishi boards and AZ conbooks or badges.

He will not sign Funko Pops.

All autographs will be dated and personalized. He may refuse to sign any item at his own discretion.

Autograph sessions are first come first served. Guests will sign for as many attendees as they are able to get through within the one hour time frame. Please be courteous of other attendees and have your items ready when in line. No additional autographs will be signed beyond the 1 hour allotted time frame, even if you are already in line.

Location

Raleigh Convention Center
500 S Salisbury St.
Raleigh, NC 27601

Dates

May 22 – 24, 2026

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