Tetsuro Araki

director • art_department • writer

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 directori...

Born: November 5, 1976 in Sayama, Saitama, Japan (age 48)

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Known For

8.2

Highschool of the Dead

Movies & TV Credits

31 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX TV Show	6.8	Directing	Director(1 Episode)	2025
COLORs Movie	—	Directing	Director	2023
Bubble Movie	6.6	Directing	Director	2022
THE ANIME STUDIO TV Show	—	Actor	Self - Director(1 Episode)	2021
Attack on Titan: Chronicle Movie	8.2	Directing	Director	2020
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: The Battle of Unato Movie	6.9	Writing	Screenplay	2019
Attack on Titan: The Roar of Awakening Movie	8.1	Directing	Director	2018
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Life That Burns Movie	7.4	Directing	Director	2017
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Light That Gathers Movie	—	Directing	Director	2016
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress TV Show	7.1	Directing	Series Director(12 Episodes)	2016
Attack on Titan: Wings of Freedom Movie	8.0	Directing	Director	2015
Attack on Titan: Crimson Bow and Arrow Movie	7.8	Directing	Director	2014
イルゼの手帳 ―ある調査兵団員の手記― Movie	—	Directing	Director	2013
Attack on Titan TV Show	8.9	Art	Storyboard Artist(2 Episodes)	2013
High School of the Dead: Drifters of the Dead Movie	5.8	Directing	Director	2011
Guilty Crown TV Show	7.2	Art	Storyboard Artist(4 Episodes)	2011
Highschool of the Dead TV Show	7.3	Directing	Series Director(12 Episodes)	2010
Aoi Bungaku Series Limited Series	7.3	Art	Storyboard Artist(2 Episodes)	2009
The Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral Movie	8.0	Visual Effects	Key Animation	2008
Michiko & Hatchin TV Show	7.3	Art	Storyboard Artist(2 Episodes)	2008
Death Note Relight 2 - L's Successors Movie	7.3	Directing	Director	2008
Kurozuka TV Show	6.9	Directing	Series Director(12 Episodes)	2008
Death Note Relight - Visions of a God Movie	7.6	Directing	Director	2007
Black Lagoon TV Show	8.1	Directing	Director(4 Episodes)	2006
Death Note TV Show	8.7	Directing	Series Director(37 Episodes)	2006
Le Chevalier D'Eon TV Show	6.7	Art	Storyboard Artist(1 Episode)	2006
Otogi-Juushi Akazukin Movie	6.9	Directing	Director	2005
Futakoi Alternative TV Show	6.3	Visual Effects	Key Animation(1 Episode)	2005
Gungrave TV Show	7.7	Directing	Director(4 Episodes)	2003
進撃の巨人悔いなき選択後編 Movie	—	Directing	Director	—
進撃の巨人突然の来訪者 Movie	—	Directing	Director	—

Tetsuro Araki

Known For

Attack on Titan: Chronicle

Black Lagoon

Death Note

Highschool of the Dead

Movies & TV Credits