Tetsuro Araki

Born: 1976-11-05, Sayama, Saitama, Japan

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.

Filmography

• BLACK LAGOON (2006)
• 機動戦士Gundam GQuuuuuuX（ジークアクス） (2025)
• 学園黙示録 HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD (2010)
• ギルティクラウン (2011)
• DEATH NOTE リライト ～幻視する神～ (2007)
• バブル (2022)
• 劇場版「進撃の巨人」前編〜紅蓮の弓矢〜 (2014)
• 劇場版「進撃の巨人」後編～自由の翼～ (2015)
• デスノート：リライト2 Lを継ぐ者 (2009)
• 劇場版 進撃の巨人 覚醒の咆哮 (2018)
• 『進撃の巨人』〜クロニクル〜 (2020)
• 甲鉄城のカバネリ 海門決戦 (2019)
• 甲鉄城のカバネリ 総集編｛後編｝燃える命 (2017)
• 甲鉄城のカバネリ 総集編｛前編｝集う光 (2016)
• おとぎ銃士 赤ずきん OVA (2005)
• 甲鉄城のカバネリ 無名爛漫 (2026)
• 学園黙示録 HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD ドリフターズ・オブ・ザ・デッド (2011)