Staff
Tetsurou Araki
荒木哲郎
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Biography
Also known as
- Saburou Mochizuki (望月三郎)
- Occupations
- Director, Storyboard Artist
- Years active
- 1999–present
Joined MADHOUSE in 1999 as a production manager, making his storyboard and episode director debut with Galaxy Angel just two years later. In 2005, he made his proper directorial debut with Otogi-juushi Akazukin, a single-episode OVA which was aimed more at figure collectors than at anime fans. Its popularity birthed the full-length series and manga which both came out afterwards.
In 2006, Araki helmed his first big project with Death Note, which gained him international praise. He has since gone on to direct numerous series from originals such as Guilty Crown and Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress, to the massively successful adaptation of Attack on Titan, whose production Araki left with the studio change.
He's been close friends with Takayuki Hirao since their days at MADHOUSE. The two have frequently collaborated on numerous projects.
Married to Aya Hida.
Freelance, however primarily works at WIT Studio with Animation Producer Kazuki Yamanaka.
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Staff credits (17 titles in the catalog)
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SAKAMOTO DAYS Part 2
Summer 2025
- Episode Director (OP)
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Blue Box
Fall 2024
- Episode Director (OP1)
- Storyboard (OP1)
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Bubble
Spring 2022
- Director
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SPY x FAMILY Cour 2
Fall 2022
- Storyboard (OP)
- Episode Director (OP)
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- Director
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Attack on Titan Season 3 Part 2
Spring 2019
- Chief Director
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Attack on Titan: The Roar of Awakening
Winter 2018
- Chief Director
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Attack on Titan Season 3
Summer 2018
- Chief Director
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Attack on Titan: Lost Girls
Fall 2017
- Script Supervisor (eps 1-3)
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Attack on Titan Season 2
Spring 2017
- Chief Director
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Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress
Spring 2016
- Director
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Attack on Titan Part II: Wings of Freedom
Spring 2015
- Director
