Shinji Aramaki (荒牧 伸志 , Aramaki Shinji , born October 2, 1960) is a Japanese anime director and mechanical designer, born in Fukuoka Prefecture . He was a member of Artmic .
He is noted for work on powered exoskeletons and his mecha and CG design on several anime series.
Megazone 23 III (director, 1989, with Ken'ichi Yatagai)Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01 (director, 1988)Genesis Survivor Gaiarth (director, 1992-1993)Appleseed (director, 2004)Appleseed Ex Machina (director, 2007)Viper's Creed (chief director, 2009)Halo Legends , episode The Package (director, 2010)Starship Troopers: Invasion (director, 2012)Space Pirate Captain Harlock (director, 2013)Appleseed Alpha (director, 2014)Evangelion: Another Impact (director, 2014)Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars (director, 2017)Genesis Climber MOSPEADA (mechanical design, 1983-1984)Pole Position (mechanical design, 1984)The Transformers (TV series) (mechanical design, 1984-1987)Megazone 23 (mechanical design, 1985–1989)M.A.S.K. (mechanical design, 1985–1986)Bubblegum Crisis (production design, 1987-1991)Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01 (mechanical design, 1988)The New Adventures of He-Man (mechanical design, 1990)Bubblegum Crash (production design, 1991)Genesis Survivor Gaiarth (mechanical design, 1992-1993)Gasaraki (mechanical design, 1998-1999)Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 (mecha design, 1998-1999)Digimon Tamers (CG design, 2001-2002)s-CRY-ed (design works, 2001)Crush Gear Turbo (mechanical design, 2001-2003)Witch Hunter Robin (design works, 2002)Wolf's Rain (mechanical design, 2003)Astro Boy (2003 TV series) (mechanical design, 2003-2004)Fullmetal Alchemist (production design, 2003-2004)Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO (mechanical design, 2004-2009)Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow (mechanical design, 2004)Sugar Sugar Rune (makai art concept, 2005-2006)Project Blue Earth SOS (mechanical design, 2006)Reideen (mechanical design, 2007)Kishin Taisen Gigantic Formula (mechanical design (Nephthys-IX), 2007)Halo Legends (2010), episodes Prototype (power suit designer) and The Package (mechanical designer)Star Driver: Kagayaki no Takuto (conceptual design, 2010-2011)Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos (mechanical design, 2011)Kappa (CG design)Ping Pong (table-tennis scene CG)Sonic Unleashed (Supervisor)Gasaraki (storyboard writer of episode 25, 1998-1999)Halo Legends (creative advisor, 2010)