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Tetsuro Araki
Sayama, Saitama, Japan
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 gra…
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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.
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2026
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Mumei Ranman
Movie Director
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2025
Moonrise
TV show Storyboard Artist
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2025
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX
TV show Director
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2023
COLORs
Movie Director
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2022
Bubble
Movie Storyboard Artist
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2021
THE ANIME STUDIO
TV show Self - Director
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2020
Attack on Titan: Chronicle
Movie Director
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2019
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: The Battle of Unato
Movie Screenplay
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2018
Attack on Titan: The Roar of Awakening
Movie Director
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2017
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Life That Burns
Movie Director
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2016
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Light That Gathers
Movie Director
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2016
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress
TV show Series Director
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2015
Attack on Titan: Wings of Freedom
Movie Director
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2014
Attack on Titan: Crimson Bow and Arrow
Movie Director
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2013
Attack on Titan
TV show Opening/Ending Animation
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2011
Guilty Crown
TV show Director
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2011
High School of the Dead: Drifters of the Dead
Movie Director
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2010
High School of the Dead
TV show Series Director
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2009
Aoi Bungaku Series
TV show Storyboard Artist
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2009
Death Note Relight 2: L's Successors
Movie Screenplay
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2008
Michiko & Hatchin
TV show Storyboard Artist
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2008
Kurozuka
TV show Series Director
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2008
The Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral
Movie Key Animation
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2007
Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God
Movie Director
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2006
Death Note
TV show Series Director
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2006
Le Chevalier D'Eon
TV show Storyboard Artist
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2006
Black Lagoon
TV show Director
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2005
Futakoi Alternative
TV show Key Animation
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2005
Otogi-Juushi Akazukin
Movie Director
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2003
Gungrave
TV show Director
