Nabeshin
is a Japanese anime director and voice actor. He is best known for his over-the-top adaptation of Rikdo Koshi's '' Excel Saga'', in which he appears as the character Nabeshin. Watanabe stated that the nickname Nabeshin (a name blending of "nabe" in Watanabe and "shin" in Shinichi) came to him from God. About his unique appearance (dressing similar to the character Arsène Lupin III) Watanabe said he grew out his afro and started wearing bright clothing in order to stand out and get attention. Works Anime Expo Hosts Excel Saga Director Shinichi Watanabe
''Anime News Network'', February 18, 2010

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Puni Puni Poemy
is a Japanese two-part original video animation spin-off from the ''Excel Saga'' manga and anime television series. It features some of that series' secondary characters and many of its staff, primarily director Shinichi Watanabe. Like ''Excel Saga'', it is a parody of other anime, manga and various aspects of popular culture, though in this case with the magical girl genre providing its primary focus and general structure. The series was originally an in-joke from an episode of ''Excel Saga''; Watanabe decided to take the in-joke to its most extreme logical conclusion, creating the series. Episodes ''Puni Puni Poemy'' comprises two episodes, both around 26 minutes in length. * Part 1 - Poemy is in a Bad Mood :The introductory sequence shows Poemy fighting shadowy figures of various other magical girls such as Usagi Tsukino from ''Sailor Moon'', Tickle from ''Majokko Tickle'', Utena from ''Revolutionary Girl Utena'', Megu and Non from ''Majokko Megu-chan'', Sakura Kinomoto ...
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