About

Known credits:
28
Birthday:
1976-11-05
Place of birth:
Sayama, Saitama, Japan
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Tetsuro Araki

Overview

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

Directing
2023 COLORs Directing Director 59
Average
2023 COLORs Directing Second Unit Director 59
Average
2022 Bubble Directing Director 65
Fair
2022 Bubble Directing Second Unit Director 65
Fair
2020 Attack on Titan: Chronicle Directing Director 63
Fair
2019 Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: The Battle of Unato Directing Director 60
Fair
2018 Attack on Titan: The Roar of Awakening Directing Director 68
Fair
2017 Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Life That Burns Directing Director 59
Average
2016 Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Light That Gathers Directing Director 59
Average
2016 Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress Directing Series Director 69
Fair
2015 Attack on Titan: Wings of Freedom Directing Director 67
Fair
2014 進撃の巨人 悔いなき選択 Directing Director N/A
N/A
2014 Attack on Titan: Crimson Bow and Arrow Directing Director 69
Fair
2014 進撃の巨人 困難 Directing Director N/A
N/A
2014 進撃の巨人 突然の来訪者 ―苛まれる青春の呪い― Directing Director N/A
N/A
2013 進撃の巨人 イルゼの手帳 ―ある調査兵団員の手記― Directing Director N/A
N/A
2011 High School of the Dead: Drifters of the Dead Directing Director 66
Fair
2010 High School of the Dead Directing Series Director 80
Very good
2009 Death Note Relight 2: L's Successors Directing Director 62
Fair
2008 Kurozuka Directing Series Director 68
Fair
2007 Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God Directing Director 67
Fair
2006 Death Note Directing Series Director 86
Very good
2005 Otogi-Juushi Akazukin Directing Director N/A
N/A

Writing
2019 Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: The Battle of Unato Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
2017 Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Life That Burns Writing Screenplay 59
Average
2009 Death Note Relight 2: L's Successors Writing Screenplay 62
Fair

Art
2022 Bubble Art Storyboard Artist 65
Fair

Visual Effects
2008 The Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral Visual Effects Key Animation 61
Fair