is a Japanese

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, storyboard artist, and director. He goes by the alias when working as an episode director and key animator. His most notable direction titles include ''

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'' and the first three seasons of ''

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''.

Biography

After graduating from Seibugakuenbunri Junior High School and Senshu University's Department of Humanities, Araki joined Madhouse as a production assistant. He debuted as an episode director in his second year with the company. His directorial debut was 2005's

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''. His wife is , who is also a staff member of the animation production company Gonzo. Araki worked with animation director

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when he was at Madhouse, and he has occasionally worked as a key animator in projects that Hirao has directed. An article featuring him and Hirao was published in the monthly anime magazine

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. In October 2013, he won the Best Director award at the Newtype x Machi Asobi Anime Awards 2013, and in 2014 he won the Best Director award in the Anime of the Year category at the Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2014. Araki, along with ''Death Note'' character designer

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, also appeared at Anime Expo 2007.

Works

TV series

* ''

'' (2006–2007) – Director * ''

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'' (2008) – Director & Series Composition * ''

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'' (2009, #5–6) – Director * '' Highschool of the Dead'' (2010) – Director * '' Guilty Crown'' (2011–2012) – Director * ''

'' (2013) – Director * ''

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'' (2016) – Director * '' Attack on Titan Season 2'' (2017) – Chief Director * '' Attack on Titan Season 3'' (2018–2019) – Chief Director

Films

* '' Death Note: Relight'' (2007–2008) – Director * '' Attack on Titan: Crimson Arrows'' (2014) – Director * '' Attack on Titan: The Wings of Freedom'' (2015) – Director * ''Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress Recap 1: Gathering Light'' (2016) – Director * ''Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress Recap 2: Burning Life'' (2017) – Director * '' Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: The Battle of Unato'' (2019) – Director * '' Bubble'' (2022) – Director

OVA

* ''

'' (2005) – Director * '' Highschool of the Dead: Drifters of the Dead'' (2011) – Director * '' Attack on Titan: Ilse's Notebook'' (2013–2014, 3 episodes) – Director * '' Attack on Titan: No Regrets'' (2014–2015, 2 episodes) – Director

References

External links

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Tetsuro Araki anime
at Media Arts Database * {{DEFAULTSORT:Araki, Tetsuro Japanese animators Anime directors Japanese animated film directors Madhouse (company) people 1976 births Living people Japanese storyboard artists Crunchyroll Anime Awards winners People from Saitama Prefecture