NationalityJapanese NameTetsuro Araki EducationSenshu University
OccupationAnime director RoleAnime Director
BornNovember 5, 1976 (age 39) (1976-11-05) Sayama City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan Known forDeath Note, Guilty Crown, Attack on Titan MoviesAttack on Titan Part I: Crimson Bow and Arrow Similar PeopleYui Ishikawa, Hajime Isayama, Yasuko Kobayashi, Ichiro Okouchi, Marina Inoue
Death Note, Attack on Titan, and How to Direct Mainstream Anime
Tetsurō Araki(荒木 哲郎,Araki Tetsurō, born November 5, 1976) is a Japanese anime director. He was born in Sayama City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
Araki is a graduate at Senshu University and worked with Madhouse before moving with Production I.G in 2011. His directorial debut was 2005's Otogi-Jūshi Akazukin. He is best known as the director of the Death Note, Highschool of the Dead, Guilty Crown and Attack on Titan anime adaptations. Araki, along with Death Note character designer Masaru Kitao, appeared at Anime Expo 2007.
Anime television series
Galaxy Angel (2001–2004) - Episode Director (episodes 15, 22, 24), Storyboard Artist
Panyo Panyo Di Gi Charat (2001) - Episode Director (episodes 29-32, 45, 46, 48), Storyboard Artist (31, 45, 46)
Gungrave (2003) - Episode Director (episodes 1, 8, 13, 18, 25), Storyboard Artist (episodes 13, 25) Assistant Episode Director (ep 26)
Di Gi Charat Nyo! (2003) - Episode Director, Storyboard Artist
Black Lagoon (2006) - Episode Director, Storyboard Artist
Death Note (2006–2007) - Series Director, Storyboard Artist, Key Animator (opening credits)
Kurozuka (novel) (2008) - Series Director, Series Composition
Aoi Bungaku Series (2009) - Director (episode 5-6)
Highschool of the Dead (2010) - Series Director
Guilty Crown (2011) - Series Director
Sword Art Online (2012) - Storyboard Artist (episode 23)
Attack on Titan (2013) - Series Director
Gundam Reconguista in G (2014) - Episode Director, Storyboard Artist (episode 10)
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress (2016) - Series Director
Attack on Titan (season 2) (2017) - Chief Director
OVA
Otogi-Jūshi Akazukin (2005) - Director
Attack on Titan: No Regrets (2014-2015) - Director
