Tetsuro Araki
Directing
Born: November 5, 1976 (age 49) · Sayama, Saitama, Japan
Biography
Tetsuro Araki (荒木 哲郎, Araki Tetsuro) is a Japanese anime director, best known as the director of the Death Note anime adaptation. He is married to editor Aya Hida. Araki is a graduate at Senshu University and worked with Madhouse before moving with Production I.G and later Wit Studio. His directorial debut was 2005's original video animation Otogi-Jūshi Akazukin. He is best known as the director of the Death Note, Highschool of the Dead and Attack on Titan anime adaptations. He is also the director of two original anime series Guilty Crown and Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress, and the original anime fiilm Bubble. Araki, along with Death Note character designer Masaru Kitao, appeared at Anime Expo 2007.
Known for
Attack on Titan
2013
Death Note
2006
High School of the Dead
2010
Black Lagoon
2006
Attack on Titan: Crimson Bow and Arrow
2014
Bubble
2022
High School of the Dead: Drifters of the Dead
2011
Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God
2007
Attack on Titan: Wings of Freedom
2015
Attack on Titan: The Roar of Awakening
2018
Guilty Crown
2011
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress
2016
Photos (2)
Self / Appearances (1)
Directing (33)
Attack on Titan
Director
Attack on Titan
Series Director
Death Note
Series Director
Death Note
Director
Black Lagoon
Director
High School of the Dead
Series Director
High School of the Dead
Director
Guilty Crown
Director
Guilty Crown
Series Director
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX
Director
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress
Series Director
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress
Director
Gungrave
Director
Gungrave
Assistant Director
Kurozuka
Series Director
Kurozuka
Director
Aoi Bungaku Series
Director
Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God
Director
Attack on Titan: Wings of Freedom
Director
Bubble
Director
Bubble
Second Unit Director
Attack on Titan: The Roar of Awakening
Director
Attack on Titan: Crimson Bow and Arrow
Director
Death Note Relight 2: L's Successors
Director
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: The Battle of Unato
Director
Attack on Titan: Chronicle
Director
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Life That Burns
Director
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Light That Gathers
Director
Otogi-Juushi Akazukin
Director
COLORs
Director
COLORs
Second Unit Director
High School of the Dead: Drifters of the Dead
Director
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Mumei Ranman
Director
Writing (3)
Other Crew (19)
Attack on Titan
Opening/Ending Animation
Attack on Titan
Storyboard Artist
Death Note
Storyboard Artist
Black Lagoon
Storyboard Artist
High School of the Dead
Storyboard Artist
High School of the Dead
Key Animation
Guilty Crown
Storyboard Artist
Guilty Crown
Key Animation
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX
Storyboard Artist
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress
Storyboard Artist
Le Chevalier D'Eon
Storyboard Artist
Moonrise
Storyboard Artist
Gungrave
Storyboard Artist
Michiko & Hatchin
Storyboard Artist
Aoi Bungaku Series
Storyboard Artist
Aoi Bungaku Series
Key Animation
Bubble
Storyboard Artist
Futakoi Alternative
Key Animation
The Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral
Key Animation