
Shinichi Watanabe
In proper Japanese name order, Wata
nabe Shinichi. The director responsible for such
anime as
Excel Saga, Puni Puni Poemi, Nerima Daikon Brothers and
The Wallflower. He likes to
implant himself into the series he directs as his alter ego "Nabeshin," a Japanese Shaft who is
more powerful and skilled than anyone else in the cast. Famed for his magnificent afro. Likes Texas (it's the steak).

Nabeshin
Patron saint of the
Gag Series.
Not to be confused with
Shinichiro Watanabe, the creator of
Cowboy Bebop and
Samurai Champloo.