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.
Acting
- 2021THE ANIME STUDIOSelf - Director1 ep.
Behind the camera
- 2025MoonriseStoryboard Artist1 ep.
- 2025Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuXDirector, Storyboard Artist1 ep.
- 2016Kabaneri of the Iron FortressDirector, Series Director, Storyboard Artist12 ep.
- 2013Attack on TitanDirector, Series Director, Storyboard Artist59 ep.
- 2011Guilty CrownDirector, Key Animation, Series Director, Storyboard Artist22 ep.
- 2010High School of the DeadDirector, Key Animation, Series Director, Storyboard Artist12 ep.
- 2009Aoi Bungaku SeriesDirector, Key Animation, Storyboard Artist2 ep.
- 2008Michiko & HatchinStoryboard Artist2 ep.
- 2008KurozukaDirector, Series Director12 ep.
- 2006Death NoteDirector, Series Director, Storyboard Artist37 ep.
- 2006Le Chevalier D'EonStoryboard Artist1 ep.
- 2006Black LagoonDirector, Storyboard Artist4 ep.
- 2005Futakoi AlternativeKey Animation1 ep.
- 2003GungraveAssistant Director, Director, Storyboard Artist4 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2023THE ANIME STUDIOSelf - Director1 ep.
Also known as: Араки Тэцуро · Tetsuroh Araki · Tetsurou Araki · Tetsurō Araki · あらき てつろう · Saburou Mochizuki · 望月三郎 · 荒木哲朗 · تتسورو آراکی