Tetsuro Araki
Directing
Biography
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.
As actor 1
On the crew 29
Death Note
2006
Attack on Titan
2013
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress
2016
Black Lagoon
2006
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX
2025
Guilty Crown
2011
High School of the Dead
2010
Gungrave
2003
Le Chevalier D'Eon
2006
Moonrise
2025
Michiko & Hatchin
2008
Aoi Bungaku Series
2009
Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God
2007
Kurozuka
2008
Futakoi Alternative
2005
Attack on Titan: Crimson Bow and Arrow
2014
Bubble
2022
Death Note Relight 2: L's Successors
2009
Attack on Titan: Wings of Freedom
2015
Attack on Titan: The Roar of Awakening
2018
Attack on Titan: Chronicle
2020
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: The Battle of Unato
2019
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Life That Burns
2017
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Light That Gathers
2016
The Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral
2008
Otogi-Juushi Akazukin
2005
COLORs
2023
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Mumei Ranman
2026
High School of the Dead: Drifters of the Dead
2011