"Bang."
Shinichiro Watanabe is a well-known Japanese anime director. He likes to mix different opposing styles into his works to create something new—for example,
Cowboy Bebop is cowboy space opera mixed with film noir, martial arts, and jazz.
Samurai Champloo fuses traditional samurai with hip-hop music and culture.
Not to be confused with
Shinichi Watanabe, the director of
Excel Saga.
He has directed the following full-length works:
He has also worked on shorter works for the following:
He's also the music producer for
Lupin III The Woman Called Fujiko Mine Tropes found in his work: