Tetsuro Araki
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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Movies (15)
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Mumei Ranman
2026 · Director
COLORs
2023 · Director, Second Unit Director
Bubble
2022 · Storyboard Artist, Director, Second Unit Director
Attack on Titan: Chronicle
2020 · Director
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: The Battle of Unato
2019 · Screenplay, Director
Attack on Titan: The Roar of Awakening
2018 · Director
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Life That Burns
2017 · Director, Screenplay
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Light That Gathers
2016 · Director
Attack on Titan: Wings of Freedom
2015 · Director
Attack on Titan: Crimson Bow and Arrow
2014 · Director
High School of the Dead: Drifters of the Dead
2011 · Director
Death Note Relight 2: L's Successors
2009 · Screenplay, Director
The Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral
2008 · Key Animation
Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God
2007 · Director
Otogi-Juushi Akazukin
2005 · Director
TV shows (15)
Moonrise
2025 · Storyboard Artist
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX
2025 · Director, Storyboard Artist
THE ANIME STUDIO
2021 · Self - Director
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress
2016 · Series Director, Director, Storyboard Artist
Attack on Titan
2013 · Director, Opening/Ending Animation, Series Director, Storyboard Artist
Guilty Crown
2011 · Director, Storyboard Artist, Key Animation, Series Director
High School of the Dead
2010 · Series Director, Storyboard Artist, Director, Key Animation
Aoi Bungaku Series
2009 · Storyboard Artist, Director, Key Animation
Michiko & Hatchin
2008 · Storyboard Artist
Kurozuka
2008 · Series Director, Director
Death Note
2006 · Series Director, Director, Storyboard Artist
Le Chevalier D'Eon
2006 · Storyboard Artist
Black Lagoon
2006 · Director, Storyboard Artist
Futakoi Alternative
2005 · Key Animation
Gungrave
2003 · Director, Storyboard Artist, Assistant Director