Kouichi Arai

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Kouichi Arai

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1961-06-28 (64)

Biography

Kouichi Arai (新井浩一, Arai Kouichi) is a Japanese freelance animator. He was one of the first trainees at Toei Animation, and in March 2008 he founded the animation production company Kinema Citrus together with production desk manager Ogasawara Munenori, producer Matsuie Yuichiro, and director Tachibana Masaki . Michio Mihara describes him as "a pioneer in creating three-dimensional shadows . "

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Biography

Kouichi Arai (新井浩一, Arai Kouichi) is a Japanese freelance animator. He was one of the first trainees at Toei Animation, and in March 2008 he founded the animation production company Kinema Citrus together with production desk manager Ogasawara Munenori, producer Matsuie Yuichiro, and director Tachibana Masaki . Michio Mihara describes him as "a pioneer in creating three-dimensional shadows . "

Best known for:

Filmography:

Odin: Starlight Mutiny poster

Odin: Starlight Mutiny(1985)

Key Animation

Fight!! Iczer-One poster

Fight!! Iczer-One(1985)

Key Animation

My Little Pony: The Movie poster

My Little Pony: The Movie(1986)

Key Animation

G.I. Joe: The Movie poster

G.I. Joe: The Movie(1987)

Key Animation

Akira poster

Akira(1988)

Key Animation

Crying Freeman poster

Crying Freeman(1988)

Character Designer, Animation Director, Key Animation

Crying Freeman 1: Portrait of a Killer poster

Crying Freeman 1: Portrait of a Killer(1988)

Key Animation, Character Designer, Animation Director

The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor poster

The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor(1989)

Key Animation

The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor poster

The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor(1989)

Key Animation

Crying Freeman 2: Shades of Death, Part 1 poster

Crying Freeman 2: Shades of Death, Part 1(1989)

Character Designer, Animation Director

Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors poster

Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors(1990)

Key Animation

Nineteen 19 poster

Nineteen 19(1990)

Key Animation

Roujin Z poster

Roujin Z(1991)

Key Animation

Silent Möbius poster

Silent Möbius(1991)

Key Animation

Akai Hayate poster

Akai Hayate(1991)

Key Animation

Fly! Peek the Whale poster

Fly! Peek the Whale(1991)

Key Animation

Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler poster

Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler(1992)

Key Animation

Ellcia poster

Ellcia(1992)

Key Animation

All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku poster

All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku(1992)

Key Animation

Ninja Scroll poster

Ninja Scroll(1993)

Key Animation

Sailor Moon R: The Movie - The Promise of the Rose poster

Sailor Moon R: The Movie - The Promise of the Rose(1993)

Key Animation

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure poster

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure(1993)

Key Animation

Suikoden Demon Century poster

Suikoden Demon Century(1993)

Key Animation

Macross Plus poster

Macross Plus(1994)

Key Animation

Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture poster

Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture(1994)

Key Animation

801 T.T.S Airbats poster

801 T.T.S Airbats(1994)

Key Animation

Ghost in the Shell poster

Ghost in the Shell(1995)

Key Animation

Macross Plus: The Movie poster

Macross Plus: The Movie(1995)

Key Animation

Golden Boy poster

Golden Boy(1995)

Opening/Ending Animation

Super Atragon poster

Super Atragon(1995)

Key Animation

Rurouni Kenshin poster

Rurouni Kenshin(1996)

Key Animation

Magical Project S poster

Magical Project S(1996)

Key Animation

X: The Movie poster

X: The Movie(1996)

Key Animation

Fire Emblem poster

Fire Emblem(1996)

Key Animation

Voogie's Angel poster

Voogie's Angel(1997)

Key Animation

Detatoko Princess poster

Detatoko Princess(1997)

Key Animation

Serial Experiments Lain poster

Serial Experiments Lain(1998)

Opening/Ending Animation, Key Animation

Perfect Blue poster

Perfect Blue(1998)

Key Animation

Spriggan poster

Spriggan(1998)

Key Animation

Blue Submarine No. 6 poster

Blue Submarine No. 6(1998)

Character Designer, Key Animation, Animation Director

His and Her Circumstances poster

His and Her Circumstances(1998)

Key Animation

Digimon Adventure poster

Digimon Adventure(1999)

Key Animation

Blood: The Last Vampire poster

Blood: The Last Vampire(2000)

Key Animation

FLCL poster

FLCL(2000)

Key Animation

Digimon: The Movie poster

Digimon: The Movie(2000)

Key Animation

Our War Game poster

Our War Game(2000)

Key Animation

Hurricane Touchdown poster

Hurricane Touchdown(2000)

Key Animation

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie poster

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie(2001)

Key Animation

Millennium Actress poster

Millennium Actress(2002)

Key Animation

Steamboy poster

Steamboy(2004)

Key Animation

Paranoia Agent poster

Paranoia Agent(2004)

Key Animation

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence poster

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence(2004)

Key Animation

Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow poster

Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow(2004)

Key Animation

Inuyasha the Movie 4: Fire on the Mystic Island poster

Inuyasha the Movie 4: Fire on the Mystic Island(2004)

Key Animation

Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad poster

Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad(2004)

Key Animation

Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa poster

Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa(2005)

Key Animation

Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel poster

Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel(2005)

Storyboard Artist, Key Animation

One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island poster

One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island(2005)

Key Animation

Kemonozume poster

Kemonozume(2006)

Key Animation, Animation Director

Highlander: The Search for Vengeance poster

Highlander: The Search for Vengeance(2007)

Key Animation

Den-noh Coil poster

Den-noh Coil(2007)

Key Animation, Animation Director

Sword of the Stranger poster

Sword of the Stranger(2007)

Key Animation

The Sky Crawlers poster

The Sky Crawlers(2008)

Key Animation

Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds poster

Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds(2008)

Key Animation

Kaiba poster

Kaiba(2008)

Key Animation

Genius Party Beyond poster

Genius Party Beyond(2008)

Key Animation

Summer Wars poster

Summer Wars(2009)

Key Animation

One Piece Film: Strong World poster

One Piece Film: Strong World(2009)

Key Animation

Monogatari poster

Monogatari(2009)

Key Animation

Trigun: Badlands Rumble poster

Trigun: Badlands Rumble(2010)

Key Animation

Halo Legends poster

Halo Legends(2010)

Key Animation

Legend of the Millennium Dragon poster

Legend of the Millennium Dragon(2011)

Key Animation

Sengoku Basara: The Last Party poster

Sengoku Basara: The Last Party(2011)

Key Animation

Towa no Quon 6: Eternal Quon poster

Towa no Quon 6: Eternal Quon(2011)

Key Animation

From the New World poster

From the New World(2012)

Key Animation

Zetman poster

Zetman(2012)

Key Animation

A Letter to Momo poster

A Letter to Momo(2012)

Key Animation

Rainbow Fireflies poster

Rainbow Fireflies(2012)

Key Animation

Short Peace poster

Short Peace(2013)

Key Animation

Japan Animator Expo poster

Japan Animator Expo(2014)

Key Animation

Giovanni's Island poster

Giovanni's Island(2014)

Key Animation

The Last: Naruto the Movie poster

The Last: Naruto the Movie(2014)

Animation Director, Key Animation, Storyboard Artist

Tomcat's Big Adventure poster

Tomcat's Big Adventure(2014)

Key Animation

Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture poster

Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture(2015)

Supervising Animation Director

Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie poster

Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie(2015)

Key Animation, Animation Director

Boruto: Naruto the Movie poster

Boruto: Naruto the Movie(2015)

Key Animation

Napping Princess poster

Napping Princess(2017)

Animation Director

Fireworks poster

Fireworks(2017)

Key Animation

Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 poster

Blade Runner: Black Out 2022(2017)

Key Animation

Destiny Child poster

Destiny Child(2018)

Character Designer

The Wonderland poster

The Wonderland(2019)

Key Animation, Animation Director

Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time poster

Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time(2021)

Animation Director, Key Animation

Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop poster

Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop(2021)

Key Animation

Lonely Castle in the Mirror poster

Lonely Castle in the Mirror(2022)

Key Animation

The Imaginary poster

The Imaginary(2023)

Key Animation

Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window poster

Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window(2023)

Key Animation

Lazarus poster

Lazarus(2025)

Key Animation

Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX poster

Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX(2025)

Key Animation

VIRGIN PUNK Clockwork Girl poster

VIRGIN PUNK Clockwork Girl(2025)

Key Animation