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Kouichi Arai

Overview

Arai Kouichi 新井浩一 is a Japanese freelance animator. He was one of the first trainees at Toei Animation, and in March 2008 he founded the animation production company Kinema Citrus together with production desk manager Ogasawara Munenori, producer Matsuie Yuichiro, and director Tachibana Masaki . Michio Mihara describes him as "a pioneer in creating three-dimensional shadows . "

source: jp wiki

Known for

Art
2014 The Last: Naruto the Movie Art Storyboard Artist 72
Good
2005 Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel Art Storyboard Artist 62
Fair

Visual Effects
2023 Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window Visual Effects Key Animation 59
Average
2022 Lonely Castle in the Mirror Visual Effects Key Animation 60
Fair
2021 Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop Visual Effects Key Animation 64
Fair
2021 Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time Visual Effects Animation Director 73
Good
2021 Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time Visual Effects Key Animation 73
Good
2019 The Wonderland Visual Effects Animation Director 59
Average
2019 The Wonderland Visual Effects Key Animation 59
Average
2018 Destiny Child Visual Effects Character Designer 59
Average
2017 Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 Visual Effects Key Animation 64
Fair
2017 Fireworks Visual Effects Key Animation 61
Fair
2017 Ancien and the Magic Tablet Visual Effects Animation Director 60
Fair
2015 Boruto: Naruto the Movie Visual Effects Key Animation 71
Good
2015 Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie Visual Effects Animation Director 61
Fair
2015 Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie Visual Effects Key Animation 61
Fair
2014 Tomcat's Big Adventure Visual Effects Key Animation N/A
N/A
2014 The Last: Naruto the Movie Visual Effects Key Animation 72
Good
2014 The Last: Naruto the Movie Visual Effects Animation Director 72
Good
2014 Giovanni's Island Visual Effects Key Animation 61
Fair
2013 Short Peace Visual Effects Key Animation 59
Average
2012 Rainbow Fireflies Visual Effects Key Animation 59
Average
2012 A Letter to Momo Visual Effects Key Animation 65
Fair
2011 Towa no Quon 6: Eternal Quon Visual Effects Key Animation 59
Average
2011 Trigun: Badlands Rumble Visual Effects Key Animation 63
Fair
2011 Legend of the Millennium Dragon Visual Effects Key Animation 59
Average
2011 Sengoku Basara: The Last Party Visual Effects Key Animation 58
Average
2009 One Piece Film: Strong World Visual Effects Key Animation 65
Fair
2009 Summer Wars Visual Effects Key Animation 69
Fair
2008 Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds Visual Effects Key Animation 65
Fair
2008 The Sky Crawlers Visual Effects Key Animation 60
Fair
2007 Sword of the Stranger Visual Effects Key Animation 66
Fair
2007 Highlander: The Search for Vengeance Visual Effects Key Animation 61
Fair
2005 Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel Visual Effects Key Animation 62
Fair
2005 Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa Visual Effects Key Animation 64
Fair
2005 One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island Visual Effects Key Animation 63
Fair
2004 Inuyasha the Movie 4: Fire on the Mystic Island Visual Effects Key Animation 61
Fair
2004 Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow Visual Effects Key Animation 65
Fair
2004 Steamboy Visual Effects Key Animation 63
Fair
2004 Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence Visual Effects Key Animation 67
Fair
2002 Millennium Actress Visual Effects Key Animation 70
Good
2001 Cowboy Bebop: The Movie Visual Effects Key Animation 70
Good
2000 Blood: The Last Vampire Visual Effects Key Animation 62
Fair
2000 Digimon Adventure 02: Hurricane Touchdown! The Golden Digimentals Visual Effects Key Animation 59
Average
2000 Digimon: The Movie Visual Effects Key Animation 61
Fair
2000 Digimon Adventure: Our War Game Visual Effects Key Animation 61
Fair
1999 Digimon Adventure Visual Effects Key Animation 61
Fair
1998 Spriggan Visual Effects Key Animation 59
Average
1998 Serial Experiments Lain Visual Effects Opening/Ending Animation 80
Very good
1998 Perfect Blue Visual Effects Key Animation 79
Good
1996 X: The Movie Visual Effects Key Animation 58
Average
1996 Fire Emblem Visual Effects Key Animation 69
Fair
1995 Ghost in the Shell Visual Effects Key Animation 76
Good
1995 Golden Boy Visual Effects Opening/Ending Animation 80
Very good
1995 Macross Plus: The Movie Visual Effects Key Animation 60
Fair
1994 Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture Visual Effects Key Animation 61
Fair
1993 Sailor Moon R: The Movie Visual Effects Key Animation 63
Fair
1993 Ninja Scroll Visual Effects Key Animation 68
Fair
1992 Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler Visual Effects Key Animation 62
Fair
1991 Roujin Z Visual Effects Key Animation 60
Fair
1991 Fly! Peek the Whale Visual Effects Key Animation 59
Average
1991 Silent Möbius Visual Effects Key Animation 58
Average
1990 Nineteen 19 Visual Effects Key Animation 59
Average
1989 The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor Visual Effects Key Animation 59
Average
1989 Crying Freeman 2: Shades of Death, Part 1 Visual Effects Character Designer 58
Average
1989 Crying Freeman 2: Shades of Death, Part 1 Visual Effects Animation Director 58
Average
1988 Crying Freeman 1: Portrait of a Killer Visual Effects Animation Director 58
Average
1988 Crying Freeman 1: Portrait of a Killer Visual Effects Character Designer 58
Average
1988 Crying Freeman 1: Portrait of a Killer Visual Effects Key Animation 58
Average
1988 Akira Visual Effects Key Animation 76
Good
1987 G.I. Joe: The Movie Visual Effects Key Animation 59
Average
1985 Odin: Starlight Mutiny Visual Effects Key Animation 58
Average