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.
Filmography
COLORs2023 · Director, Second Unit Director
Bubble2022 · Storyboard Artist, Director, Second Unit Director
Attack on Titan: Chronicle2020 · Director
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: The Battle of Unato2019 · Screenplay, Director
Attack on Titan: The Roar of Awakening2018 · Director
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Life That Burns2017 · Director, Screenplay
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Light That Gathers2016 · Director
Attack on Titan: Wings of Freedom2015 · Director
Attack on Titan: Crimson Bow and Arrow2014 · Director
High School of the Dead: Drifters of the Dead2011 · Director
Death Note Relight 2: L's Successors2009 · Screenplay, Director
The Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral2008 · Key Animation
Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God2007 · Director
Otogi-Juushi Akazukin2005 · Director