Kouichi Arai

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 . "

Most Famous Work

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Japan Animator Expo

(2014) Key Animation

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Monogatari

(2009) Key Animation

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His and Her Circumstances

(1998) Key Animation

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Rurouni Kenshin

(1996) Key Animation

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From the New World

(2012) Key Animation

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All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku

(1992) Key Animation

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Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad

(2004) Key Animation

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Blue Submarine No. 6

(1998) Animation Director

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Acting

Visual Effects

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Key Animation	Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window 2023-12-08 Movie
2022	Key Animation	Lonely Castle in the Mirror 2022-12-23 Movie
2021	Key Animation	Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop 2021-07-22 Movie
	Animation Director	Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time 2021-03-08 Movie
	Key Animation	Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time 2021-03-08 Movie
2019	Key Animation	The Wonderland 2019-04-26 Movie
	Animation Director	The Wonderland 2019-04-26 Movie
2018	Character Designer	Destiny Child 2018-05-01 Movie
2017	Key Animation	Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 2017-09-26 Movie
	Key Animation	Fireworks 2017-08-18 Movie
	Animation Director	Napping Princess 2017-03-18 Movie
2015	Key Animation	Boruto: Naruto the Movie 2015-08-07 Movie
	Animation Director	Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie 2015-06-20 Movie
	Key Animation	Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie 2015-06-20 Movie
2014	Key Animation	Tomcat's Big Adventure 2014-12-20 Movie
	Key Animation	The Last: Naruto the Movie 2014-12-06 Movie
	Animation Director	The Last: Naruto the Movie 2014-12-06 Movie
	Key Animation	Japan Animator Expo 2014-11-07 TV Show
	Key Animation	Giovanni's Island 2014-02-22 Movie
2013	Key Animation	Short Peace 2013-07-20 Movie
2012	Key Animation	From the New World 2012-09-29 TV Show
	Key Animation	Rainbow Fireflies 2012-05-19 Movie
	Key Animation	A Letter to Momo 2012-04-21 Movie
	Key Animation	Zetman 2012-04-03 TV Show
2011	Key Animation	Towa no Quon 6: Eternal Quon 2011-10-25 Movie
	Key Animation	Trigun: Badlands Rumble 2011-07-11 Movie
	Key Animation	Legend of the Millennium Dragon 2011-04-29 Movie
	Key Animation	Sengoku Basara: The Last Party 2011-04-06 Movie
2010	Key Animation	Halo Legends 2010-02-16 TV Show
2009	Key Animation	One Piece: Strong World 2009-12-12 Movie
	Key Animation	Summer Wars 2009-08-01 Movie
	Key Animation	Monogatari 2009-07-03 TV Show
2008	Key Animation	Genius Party Beyond 2008-10-11 TV Show
	Key Animation	Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds 2008-08-02 Movie
	Key Animation	The Sky Crawlers 2008-08-02 Movie
	Key Animation	Kaiba 2008-04-11 TV Show
2007	Key Animation	Sword of the Stranger 2007-09-29 Movie
	Key Animation	Highlander: The Search for Vengeance 2007-06-05 Movie
	Key Animation	Den-noh Coil 2007-05-12 TV Show
	Animation Director	Den-noh Coil 2007-05-12 TV Show
2006	Key Animation	Kemonozume 2006-08-05 TV Show
	Animation Director	Kemonozume 2006-08-05 TV Show
2005	Key Animation	Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel 2005-08-06 Movie
	Key Animation	Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa 2005-07-21 Movie
	Key Animation	One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island 2005-03-05 Movie
2004	Key Animation	Inuyasha the Movie 4: Fire on the Mystic Island 2004-12-23 Movie
	Key Animation	Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad 2004-10-06 TV Show
	Key Animation	Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow 2004-08-21 Movie
	Key Animation	Steamboy 2004-07-17 Movie
	Key Animation	Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence 2004-03-06 Movie
	Key Animation	Paranoia Agent 2004-02-03 TV Show
2002	Key Animation	Millennium Actress 2002-09-14 Movie
2001	Key Animation	Cowboy Bebop: The Movie 2001-09-01 Movie
2000	Key Animation	Blood: The Last Vampire 2000-11-18 Movie
	Key Animation	Digimon Adventure 02: Hurricane Touchdown! The Golden Digimentals 2000-07-08 Movie
	Key Animation	FLCL 2000-04-26 TV Show
	Key Animation	Digimon Adventure: Our War Game 2000-03-04 Movie
	Key Animation	Digimon: The Movie 2000-03-04 Movie
1999	Key Animation	Digimon Adventure 1999-03-06 Movie
1998	Character Designer	Blue Submarine No. 6 1998-10-25 TV Show
	Key Animation	Blue Submarine No. 6 1998-10-25 TV Show
	Animation Director	Blue Submarine No. 6 1998-10-25 TV Show
	Key Animation	His and Her Circumstances 1998-10-02 TV Show
	Key Animation	Spriggan 1998-09-05 Movie
	Opening/Ending Animation	Serial Experiments Lain 1998-07-06 TV Show
	Key Animation	Serial Experiments Lain 1998-07-06 TV Show
	Key Animation	Perfect Blue 1998-02-28 Movie
1997	Key Animation	Detatoko Princess 1997-12-01 TV Show
	Key Animation	Voogie's Angel 1997-10-24 TV Show
1996	Key Animation	Magical Project S 1996-10-04 TV Show
	Key Animation	X: The Movie 1996-08-02 Movie
	Key Animation	Fire Emblem 1996-01-26 TV Show
	Key Animation	Rurouni Kenshin 1996-01-10 TV Show
	Key Animation	Super Atragon 1995-12-21 TV Show
	Key Animation	Ghost in the Shell 1995-11-18 Movie
	Opening/Ending Animation	Golden Boy 1995-10-27 TV Show
	Key Animation	Macross Plus: The Movie 1995-10-06 Movie
1994	Key Animation	801 T.T.S Airbats 1994-10-21 TV Show
	Key Animation	Macross Plus 1994-08-25 TV Show
	Key Animation	Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture 1994-07-16 Movie
1993	Key Animation	Sailor Moon R: The Movie 1993-12-05 Movie
	Key Animation	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure 1993-11-19 TV Show
	Key Animation	Ninja Scroll 1993-06-05 Movie
1992	Key Animation	Ellcia 1992-10-23 TV Show
	Key Animation	All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku 1992-10-21 TV Show
	Key Animation	Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler 1992-03-07 Movie
1991	Key Animation	Roujin Z 1991-09-14 Movie
	Key Animation	Fly! Peek the Whale 1991-05-22 Movie
	Key Animation	Akai Hayate 1991-05-21 TV Show
	Key Animation	Silent Möbius 1991-01-07 Movie
1990	Key Animation	Nineteen 19 1990-07-27 Movie
1989	Key Animation	The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor 1989-09-25 TV Show
	Key Animation	The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor 1989-09-25 Movie
	Character Designer	Crying Freeman 2: Shades of Death, Part 1 1989-08-01 Movie
	Animation Director	Crying Freeman 2: Shades of Death, Part 1 1989-08-01 Movie
1988	Character Designer	Crying Freeman 1988-11-25 TV Show
	Animation Director	Crying Freeman 1988-11-25 TV Show
	Key Animation	Crying Freeman 1988-11-25 TV Show
	Character Designer	Crying Freeman 1: Portrait of a Killer 1988-09-01 Movie
	Animation Director	Crying Freeman 1: Portrait of a Killer 1988-09-01 Movie
	Key Animation	Crying Freeman 1: Portrait of a Killer 1988-09-01 Movie
	Key Animation	Akira 1988-07-16 Movie
1987	Key Animation	G.I. Joe: The Movie 1987-08-01 Movie
1985	Key Animation	Fight!! Iczer-One 1985-10-19 TV Show
	Key Animation	Odin: Starlight Mutiny 1985-08-10 Movie
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Art

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2014	Storyboard Artist	The Last: Naruto the Movie 2014-12-06 Movie
2005	Storyboard Artist	Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel 2005-08-06 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv