Tetsuro Araki
b. 1976 · Sayama, Saitama, Japan
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.
Born 5 Nov 1976
Directed 15
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX
2025
Director
Bubble
2022
Director
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: The Battle of Unato
2019
Director
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Life That Burns
2017
Director
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress
2016
Director · Series Director
Attack on Titan
2013
Director · Series Director
Guilty Crown
2011
Series Director
Aoi Bungaku Series
2009
Director
Death Note Relight 2: L's Successors
2009
Director
Kurozuka
2008
Director · Series Director
Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God
2007
Director
Black Lagoon
2006
Director
