Tetsurō Araki

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Tetsurō Araki
荒木あらき 哲郎てつろう
Born (1976-11-05) November 5, 1976 (age 47)
Other namesMochizuki Saburō (望月もちづき 三郎さぶろう)
Occupation(s)Animator, Director, Storyboard Artist
Years active1999–present
Known for

Tetsurō Araki (荒木あらき 哲郎てつろう, Araki Tetsurō, born November 5, 1976) is a Japanese animator, storyboard artist, and director. He goes by the alias Mochizuki Saburō (望月もちづき 三郎さぶろう) when working as an episode director and key animator. He is best known as the director of the widely acclaimed anime adaptations of Death Note and the first three seasons of Attack on Titan.

Biography[edit]

Tetsurō Araki was born in Saitama Prefecture on November 5, 1976.[1] After graduating from Seibugakuenbunri Junior High School,[citation needed] Araki went on to study at Senshu University's School of Letters where he also graduated. After graduation, Araki joined Madhouse where he made his television directorial debut on the series Cardcaptor Sakura and where he directed his first original video animation (OVA) Otogi-Jūshi Akazukin.[1]

His wife is Aya Hida (肥田ひだ あや, Hida Aya),[2] who is also a staff member of the animation production company Gonzo.[citation needed]

Araki worked with animation director Takayuki Hirao when Hirao was at Madhouse,[3] and he has occasionally worked as a key animator in projects that Hirao has directed. An article featuring him and Hirao was published in the monthly anime magazine Animage.[citation needed]

In October 2013, Araki won the Best Director award at the 3rd Newtype Anime Awards.[4] He also won the Best Director award at the 2014 Tokyo Anime Award Festival.[5] Araki, along with Death Note character designer Masaru Kitao, also appeared at Anime Expo 2007.[citation needed]

Works[edit]

TV series[edit]

Films[edit]

OVA[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b 荒木あらき哲郎てつろうゆめと26にん刺客しかく. Madhouse. Archived from the original on February 17, 2024. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  2. ^ 刺客しかくその4『 ヨメ 』. Madhouse. Archived from the original on February 17, 2024. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  3. ^ 刺客しかくその3『 ヒラオくん. Madhouse. Archived from the original on February 17, 2024. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  4. ^ Loo, Egan (October 13, 2013). "Attack on Titan Wins Top Prizes in Newtype Anime Awards". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 17, 2024. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  5. ^ Loo, Egan (March 22, 2014). "The Wind Rises, Attack on Titan Win at Tokyo Anime Award Festival". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 17, 2024. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  6. ^ "Death Note". Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  7. ^ "Guilty Crown Anime's 1st Promo Video Streamed". Anime News Network. July 8, 2011. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  8. ^ a b "アニメ映画えいが『バブル』荒木あらき哲郎てつろう監督かんとくらコメント&場面ばめんカット公開こうかい | アニメイトタイムズ". アニメ映画えいが『バブル』荒木あらき哲郎てつろう監督かんとくらコメント&場面ばめんカット公開こうかい | アニメイトタイムズ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  9. ^ a b c d e "BUMP×荒木あらき哲郎てつろう『SPY×FAMILY』ノンクレジットOP映像えいぞう先行せんこう公開こうかい フォージャーのさまざまな日常にちじょう". ORICON NEWS. 2022-09-29. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  10. ^ "Attack on Titan Team, Code Geass Writer Make Kōtetsujō no Kabaneri Anime". Anime News Network. November 27, 2014. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  11. ^ "Attack on Titan Anime's 2nd Season Premieres in Spring 2017". Anime News Network. July 3, 2016. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
  12. ^ "Netflix, Wit Studio Reveal Bubble Anime Film by Attack on Titan's Tetsuro Araki". Anime News Network. December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.

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