>Shinichi "Nabeshin" Watanabe hasn't directed a full show since the Wallflower in 2006
>He hasn't directed anything since 2015 where he directed a single "Unlimited Fafnir" episode
>He only does storyboards ever since as a freelance artist with some of his most recent storyboard work being for "Puniru" and "NEET Kunoichi"
What went wrong?

Too cringe

>>281187013 (OP)
He peaked with Excel Saga, Puni Puni Poemy and Nerima Daikon Brothers, he quit while he was ahead

He's old and tired and doesn't have enough gas to keep going, also for god's sake it's 2025 stop using shitty gifs from 2004

>>281187013 (OP)
There was a graph with salaries, a director doesn't get way more than animators. You should love this shit for such a stress

>>281187013 (OP)
Perhaps he gave up on anime...

>>281187013 (OP)
He had a heart attack about a decade ago, probably doesn't want to work as hard as he used to

He did try to rape someone in Kunoichi at least.

>>281187187
Daikon Bros is underrated. I've literally never seen anyone talk about it.

>>281187013 (OP)
Interesting, was remembering Excel Saga when I found this thread. The Nabeshin parts got over my head at first (I watched the show when I was young), but realizing it was a satire on the adaptation differences between the manga and the anime made me appreciate them way more.

>>281187013 (OP)
He left his mark, he is giga-based and thus is now reveling in the fruits of his labor until he is needed again.

>>281191668
I watched 2 episodes if that counts. Didn't really feel like continuing.

>>281187714
I am going to use gifs, I am going to use vlc screenshots, and you are going to deal with it.

>>281194195
Oh yeah? But do you have enough guts to use yellow subs?
Thought so.

>>281187013 (OP)
Idk