Tetsurō Araki
Tetsurō Araki | |
|---|---|
荒木 哲郎 | |
| Born | November 5, 1976 Sayama, Saitama, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Other names | Saburō Mochizuki (望月 三郎) |
| Occupation(s) | Animator, storyboard artist, director |
Tetsurō Araki (荒木 哲郎, Araki Tetsurō, born November 5, 1976) is a Japanese animator, storyboard artist, and director.
Biography
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. Araki, along with Death Note character designer Masaru Kitao, appeared at Anime Expo 2007.
Filmography
Anime television series
- Cardcaptor Sakura (1998–2000) - production assistant (uncredited)
- Jubei-chan: The Ninja Girl (1999) - production assistant
- Galaxy Angel (2001) - design production, storyboard (ep 15, 16, 22, 24), episode director (ep 3, 15, 16, 26), assistant episode director (18)
- Galaxy Angel (season 2) (2002) - design production, storyboard & episode direction (ep 3A, 4B, 5A, 8A), episode director (ep 9B)
- Panyo Panyo Di Gi Charat (2002) - storyboard (ep 31), episode director (ep 29-32)
- Galaxy Angel (season 3) (2002-2003) - storyboard (ep 3, 9B, 13A, 17B, 21B, 27B), episode director (ep 1, 3, 9, 13A, 17B, 21B, 24A, 25B, 27)
- Di Gi Charat Nyo! (2003) - storyboard & episode director (ep 54)
- Gungrave (2003–2004) - storyboard (ep 13, 25), episode director (ep 1, 8, 13, 18, 25), assistant episode director (ep 26)
- Galaxy Angel (season 4) (2004) - storyboard & episode direction (ep 5, 6, 25), storyboard (ep 13, 18)
- Futakoi Alternative (2004) - storyboard (ep 8) (as Saburō Mochizuki)
- Black Lagoon (2006) - storyboard (ep 8-10, 12), episode director (ep 3, 8-10)
- Le Chevalier D'Eon (2006–2007) - storyboard (ep 4) (as Saburō Mochizuki)
- Death Note (2006–2007) - director, storyboard (OP, ep 1, 21, 25, 37), episode director (1, 37)
- Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight! (2007) - key animation (ep 2) (as Saburō Mochizuki)
- Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor (2007) - storyboard (ep 14)
- Kurozuka (2008) - director, series composition, storyboard (OP, ep 1, 12), episode director (ep 12)
- Michiko & Hatchin (2008–2009) - storyboard (ep 7, 21), episode director (ep 21) (as Saburō Mochizuki)
- In the Forest, Under Cherries in Full Bloom (2009) - director, storyboard & episode direction (ep 6), storyboard (ep 5), key animation (ep 6)
- A Certain Scientific Railgun (2009–2010) - key animation (ep 13) (as Saburō Mochizuki)
- Highschool of the Dead (2010) - director, storyboard & episode direction (ep 1), storyboard (OP, ep 4, 12), episode director (OP, ep 12, OVA), key animation (ep 12)
- Blade (2011) - storyboard (ep 5)
- Guilty Crown (2011) - director, storyboard & episode direction (OP, ep 1), storyboard (OP2, ep 9, 17, 22), assistant episode director (ep 22), key animation (ep 22)
- Sword Art Online (2012) - storyboard (ep 23)
- Attack on Titan (2013) - director, storyboard (OP1, ep 1, 25), episode director (1, 25)
- Attack on Titan Season 2 (2017) - chief director,[1] storyboard & key animation (OP), episode director (ED, ep 37)
- Attack on Titan Season 3 (2018–2019) - chief director, storyboard (OP2), episode director (ep 54, 59)
- Gundam Reconguista in G (2014) - storyboard & episode direction (ep 10)
- Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress (2016) - director, OP direction, storyboard (ep 1, 2, 12), episode director (ep 1, 12)
Anime films
- Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card (2000) - production assistant
- The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006) - mascot design
- Sakura no Ondo (2011) - key animation
- Psychic School Wars (2012) - unit director (D part)
- Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Unato Decisive Battle (2019) - director, screenplay
OVA
- Otogi-Jūshi Akazukin (2005) - director, storyboard, episode director
References
- ^ "Attack on Titan Anime's 2nd Season Premieres in Spring 2017". Anime News Network. July 3, 2016. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
External links
- Tetsurō Araki at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Tetsuro Araki anime at Media Arts Database (in Japanese)
