Tetsuro Araki

About

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

Attack on TitanAnime • 2013Death NoteAnime • 2006Black LagoonAnime • 2006Guilty CrownAnime • 2011High School of the DeadAnime • 2010Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuXAnime • 2025GungraveAnime • 2003Michiko & HatchinAnime • 2008Kabaneri of the Iron FortressAnime • 2016Le Chevalier D'EonAnime • 2006Aoi Bungaku SeriesAnime • 2009MoonriseAnime • 2025Futakoi AlternativeAnime • 2005Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a GodMovie • 2007Attack on Titan: Wings of FreedomMovie • 2015Attack on Titan: The Roar of AwakeningMovie • 2018BubbleMovie • 2022Attack on Titan: Crimson Bow and ArrowMovie • 2014Death Note Relight 2: L's SuccessorsMovie • 2009Attack on Titan: ChronicleMovie • 2020Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: The Battle of UnatoMovie • 2019The Garden of Sinners: Paradox SpiralMovie • 2008Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Life That BurnsMovie • 2017Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Light That GathersMovie • 2016