Director
Tetsuro Araki
49 years · Sayama, Saitama, Japan · 14 films
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.
Best known for
Attack on Titan: Crimson Bow and Arrow
2014 · Director
On Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
Bubble
2022 · Director
On Netflix
High School of the Dead: Drifters of the Dead
2011 · Director
Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God
2007 · Director
Attack on Titan: Wings of Freedom
2015 · Director
Attack on Titan: The Roar of Awakening
2018 · Director
On Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
Filmography 14
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Mumei Ranman
2026 · Director
COLORs
2023 · Director
Bubble
2022 · Director
On Netflix
Attack on Titan: Chronicle
2020 · Director
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: The Battle of Unato
2019 · Screenplay, Director
Attack on Titan: The Roar of Awakening
2018 · Director
On Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Life That Burns
2017 · Director, Screenplay
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Light That Gathers
2016 · Director
On Kanopy
Attack on Titan: Wings of Freedom
2015 · Director
Attack on Titan: Crimson Bow and Arrow
2014 · Director
On Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
High School of the Dead: Drifters of the Dead
2011 · Director
Death Note Relight 2: L's Successors
2009 · Screenplay, Director
Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God
2007 · Director
Otogi-Juushi Akazukin
2005 · Director