Tetsuro Araki
Born: 1976-11-05 in Sayama, Saitama, Japan
Known For: Directing
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.
Filmography
2025
- Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX ... (Director)
- Moonrise ... (Storyboard Artist)
2023
- COLORs ... (Director)
2022
- Bubble ... (Storyboard Artist)
2021
- THE ANIME STUDIO as Self - Director
2020
- Attack on Titan: Chronicle ... (Director)
2019
- Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: The Battle of Unato ... (Screenplay)
2018
- Attack on Titan: The Roar of Awakening ... (Director)
2017
- Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Life That Burns ... (Director)
2016
- Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress ... (Series Director)
- Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Light That Gathers ... (Director)
2015
- Attack on Titan: Wings of Freedom ... (Director)
2014
- Attack on Titan: Crimson Bow and Arrow ... (Director)
2013
- Attack on Titan ... (Director)
2011
- High School of the Dead: Drifters of the Dead ... (Director)
- Guilty Crown ... (Director)
2010
- High School of the Dead ... (Series Director)
- HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD ... (Director)
2009
- Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God ... (Director)
- Death Note Relight 2: L's Successors ... (Screenplay)
- Aoi Bungaku Series ... (Storyboard Artist)
2008
- The Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral ... (Key Animation)
- Michiko & Hatchin ... (Storyboard Artist)
- Kurozuka ... (Series Director)
2006
- Death Note ... (Director)
- Black Lagoon ... (Storyboard Artist)
- Le Chevalier D'Eon ... (Storyboard Artist)
2005
- Otogi-Juushi Akazukin ... (Director)
- Futakoi Alternative ... (Key Animation)
2003
- Gungrave ... (Director)