Watanabe
- This article is about the character in Pokémon Concierge. For other uses, see Watanabe (disambiguation).
| Watanabe ワタナベ Watanabe | |
 Watanabe (left) with Haru | |
| Age | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Eye color | Green |
| Hair color | Orange |
| Hometown | Unknown |
| Region | Unknown |
| Animated series | Pokémon Concierge |
| Debut | I'm Haru, the New Concierge! |
| English voice actor | Lori Alan |
| Japanese voice actor | Yoshiko Takemura |
Watanabe (Japanese: ワタナベ Watanabe), known as Ms. Watanabe (Japanese: ワタナベさん Watanabe-san) by her employees, is a character in Pokémon Concierge. She supervises over the Pokémon Resort.
History
Watanabe is the head of staff at the Pokémon Resort, acting as the supervisor to her employees Haru, Alisa, and Tyler. As the head of staff, she is also responsible for the Pokémon at the Resort, whether it be staying guests, Pokémon that are on staff, or a few wild Pokémon on the island. Watanabe does various jobs at the Pokémon Resort, such as taking bookings and giving massages to guests.
On Haru's first day at work, Watanabe personally welcomed her to the Pokémon Resort and assigned her first task — to enjoy the Resort as if she was a guest. While initially confused, Haru eventually does learn to enjoy the Resort, including receiving a massage from Watanabe herself. On the next day, Watanabe invited Haru for some morning tea. Haru, embarrassed for having fallen asleep in Watanabe's presence during her massage, tried to "make up" for the situation by preparing an activity report and personal work policy, but Watanabe instead simply asked Haru how her day at the Resort went. Haru eventually learned to let loose and not worry so much, and Watanabe gave Haru a bandana as the uniform for concierges at the Resort. Watanabe tasked Haru to find a Pokémon and make it feel the same way she did, which Haru succeeded in by the end of her second day.
Character
Watanabe is kind and soft-spoken. She runs the Pokémon Resort with the enjoyment of her guests in mind, and while she generally oversees her employees' activities, she also tends to have a hands-off approach for them — she tasked Haru on her second day to make a Pokémon at the Resort feel the same way she does, but provides no further instructions, forcing Haru to solve the task on her own.
Watanabe showcases great compassion towards Pokémon; notably, she was very upset when Dan tried abandoning his Sealeo at her Resort.
Watanabe is a skilled masseuse, and claims to be able to make a Pokémon fall asleep with just a touch. She also has a high spice tolerance, as she is able to eat Tyler's spicy curry in Welcome to the Pokémon Resort! without breaking a sweat.
Pokémon
Watanabe doesn't own a specific Pokémon, but she is responsible for taking care of Pokémon that stay at the Resort and a few wild Pokémon on the island, including a Psyduck that she looked after for two weeks before Haru eventually befriended it.
Given away
 Psyduck |
Gallery
| Concept art with Haru by Tadahiro Uesugi[1] |
Voice actors
| Language | Voice actor | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 竹村叔子 Yoshiko Takemura | |
| English | Lori Alan | |
| Arabic | جیهان ملا Jihan Malla نهلة ياسين Nahla Yassine (redub) | |
| Mandarin Chinese | 林凱羚 Kathryn Lin | |
| Croatian | Mirta Zečević | |
| Czech | Petra Jindrová-Lupínková | |
| Danish | Ann Hjort | |
| Dutch | Frederique Sluyterman van Loo | |
| Finnish | Nina Palmgren | |
| European French | Fabienne Loriaux | |
| German | Daniela Kraeft | |
| Greek | Ιφιγένεια Στάικου Ifigenia Staikou | |
| Hebrew | נעמה כתבי Naama Katabi | |
| Hindi | मीना नाहटा Meena Nahta | |
| Hungarian | Kocsis Mariann | |
| Indonesian | Siwi Dwi Iswanti | |
| Italian | Giulia Franzoso | |
| Korean | 이미나 Lee Mi-na | |
| Malay | Suzana Ahmad | |
| Norwegian | Kari Ann Grønsund | |
| Polish | Elżbieta Kijowska | |
| Portuguese | Brazil | Jackie Melo |
| Portugal | Olga Dias | |
| Romanian | Iulia Gavril | |
| Spanish | Latin America | Ma. Eugenia Guzmán |
| Spain | Cristina Aldrey | |
| Swedish | Annika From Borg | |
| Tamil | பிரியா சந்தோஷ் Priya Santosh | |
| Telugu | మల్లిపెద్ది రేణు సుమన్ Mallipeddi Renu Suman | |
| Thai | ฉันทนา ธาราจันทร์ Chantana Tarajan | |
| Turkish | Nazan Dıper | |
| Ukrainian | Ольга Радчук Olga Radchuk | |
| Vietnamese | Võ Huyền Chi | |
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ワタナベ Watanabe | From the Japanese surname Watanabe |
| English, German, European Spanish, Latin American Spanish, Italian, Czech, Danish, Finnish, Filipino, Croatian, Hindi, Hungarian, Norwegian, Indonesian, Malaysian, Dutch, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, European Portuguese, Romanian, Swedish, Turkish, Vietnamese |
Watanabe | Same as her Japanese name |
| French | Watanabé | Same as her Japanese name |
| Korean | 와타나베 Watanabe | Transcription of her Japanese name |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 渡邊 / 渡边 Dùbiān | From the Japanese surname 渡辺 Watanabe |
| Chinese (Cantonese) | 渡邊 Douhbīn | |
| Arabic | واتانابي Watanabi | Transcription of her Japanese name |
| Greek | Γουατανάμπε Gouatanámpe | Transcription of her Japanese name |
| Hebrew | וואטאנאבה Vatanabeh | Transcription of her Japanese name |
| Russian | Ватанабэ Vatanabe | Transcription of her Japanese name |
| Tamil | வதனாபே Vataṉāpē | Transcription of her Japanese name |
| Telugu | వటనబె Vaṭanabe | Transcription of her Japanese name |
| Thai | วาตานาเบะ Watanabe | Transcription of her Japanese name |
| Ukrainian | Ватанабе Vatanabe | Transcription of her Japanese name |
References
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