[5] Watanabe also appeared in the TBS TV series Yakuza Panther Shin Akira (クロヒョウ 龍が如く 新章), based on the Sega game for the PlayStation Portable (PSP), which began airing in May 2010.
[11] Later that year, Watanabe was one of the regular stars of the Yakuza drama TV series Kurohyō: Ryu ga gotoku shinshō (クロヒョウ 龍が如く 新章) broadcast October 5 to December 21, 2010 on TBS.
[12] She also had a recurring role in the Mainichi Broadcasting System (MBS) suspense drama Quartet (カルテット) which aired January to March 2011.
[13] Watanabe created a stir when she released a nude photobook titled Dawn (黎明, Reimei), published by Wani Books (ワニブックス)[14] in February 2012, with photos taken by Japanese fashion photographer Leslie Kee (レスリー・キー).
[15] In May 2014, Watanabe starred as aspiring rock singer Kanna in the Eiji Uchida directed Dead Banging (メタルカ METALCA), a comedy horror film about an all-female band and a metal-head zombie.