was a Japanese

animation Animation is a method by which image, still figures are manipulated to appear as Motion picture, moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent cel, celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited ...

artist and character designer.

Career

He developed an interest for drawing at age five. He graduated in Aichi Prefecture. In 1955, at age sixteen, he debuted as a cartoonist in the "Machi" magazine. He then joined

Mushi Production or Mushi Pro for short, is a Japanese animation studio headquartered in Fujimidai, Nerima, Tokyo, Japan. It previously had a headquarters elsewhere in Nerima. The studio was headed by manga artist Osamu Tezuka. Tezuka started it as a rivalry wit ...

as animator in 1965 and later founded Studio Jaguar in 1966. In 1970, he debuted as animation director in the Mushi TV Series " Joe of Tomorrow", and later worked on the anime adaptations of several of

Go Nagai , better known by the pen name , is a Japanese manga artist and a prolific author of science fiction, fantasy, horror and erotica. He made his professional debut in 1967 with ''Meakashi Polikichi'', but is best known for creating popular 1970s ...

's manga, including ''

Devilman is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Go Nagai. The manga focuses on a high school student named Akira Fudo who absorbs the powers of the demon called "Amon" with help of his friend Ryo Asuka in order to battle ...

'' (1972), ''

Cutie Honey is a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Go Nagai. First appearing in ''Weekly Shōnen Champions 41st issue of 1973, the series ran until April 1974. It follows an android girl named Honey Kisaragi, who trans ...

'' (1973), and ''

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'' (1975), serving as a character designer on the latter two. With his work on ''Cutie Honey'' as well as '' Mahō no Mako-chan'', '' Mahou Tsukai Chappy'', ''

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'', and ''

Hana no Ko Lunlun , translated to English as ''The Flower Child Lunlun'' and ''Lulu, The Flower Angel'', is a magical girl anime by Toei Animation, focusing on a theme of flowers in its stories. It was directed by Hiroshi Shidara and written by Shiro Jinbo. I ...

'', Araki was an important figure in

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's early

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anime series of the 1970s. He usually collaborated with animation director

Michi Himeno is a Japanese animation artist and character designer. Her most famous work is on the TV series ''The Rose of Versailles'' and ''Saint Seiya''. Career In 1973 she began her collaboration with Shingo Araki working on ''Cutie Honey'' and went o ...

, whom he met in 1973. They formed Araki Production in 1975. He worked as animation director in 1978's "Goodbye Battleship Yamato: Warriors of Love". He, with Himeno, have been celebrated for their success. The Araki-Himeno duo collaborated on TV series and animated films such as "

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" (1986–89), "Saint Seiya Overture" from 2004. Some of his successes are ''

'' (1974), ''

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'' (1977), ''Mugen Kido SSX'' (''

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'', 1978), '' Versailles no Bara'' (''Lady Oscar'', 1979), ''

'' (''Angel'', 1979, which featured character designs by Michi Himeno and animation by Araki), and '' Fūma no Kojirō'' (1991). International accreditation came with ''

'' (''Knights of the Zodiac'', 1986), for his dynamic drawing style along with the elegant drawings styles of Michi. This Dynamic Duel, as they are known, have been instrumental in the success of the series. Working for Toei Animation and

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, Araki was also an animator on several

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and

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productions which outsourced animation work to Japan, including ''

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'' (1981), ''

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'' (Season 1, 1983–84, animation), ''

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'' (1984, key animation), ''

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'' (1986) and '' G.I. Joe: The Movie'' (1987).

Works

Anime television series

* ''

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'' (TV)1969 : Animation. * ''

Tomorrow's Joe is a Japanese boxing manga series written by Asao Takamori (a pen name of Japanese author and manga writer Ikki Kajiwara, and one that's a variation on his real name) and illustrated by Tetsuya Chiba. The story follows a young man named ...

''(TV)1970 : Animation director. (EP 4,6,9,13,16,18,21,23,26,30,34,40,47,50,56,62,66,71,76) * '' Mahō no Mako-chan'' (TV)1970 : Animation director. (EP 30,34,42) * ''

Moonlight Mask (a.k.a. ''The Moonbeam Man'') is a superhero appearing in Japanese tokusatsu and anime television shows and movies since his TV debut in 1958. The six theatrical films were made (between 1958-1959) in black and white/ToeiScope format. Created by ...

'' (TV)1972 : Animation. * '' Mahou Tsukai Chappy'' (TV)1972 : Animation director. * ''

'' (TV)1972 : Animation director. (EP 4) * ''

'' (TV)1973 : Character Design, Animation director. * ''

Babel II is a Japanese 1971 manga series by Mitsuteru Yokoyama. It was translated into an animated format in 1973 as a television series, in 1992 as an original video animation series and in 2001 as a thirteen-episode television series. Yokoyama' ...

'' (TV)1973 : Character Design, Animation director. * ''

'' (TV)1974 : Character Design, Animation director. * ''

UFO Robot Grendizer , known as '' Grandizer'' in the United States, is a Japanese Super Robot anime television series and manga created by manga artist Go Nagai. It is the third entry in the ''Mazinger'' series, however it is non-canon due to '' Mazinger Z: ...

'' (TV)1975 : Character Design, Animation director. * '' New Star of Giants'' (TV)1977 : Animation director. * ''

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'' (TV)1977 : Character Design, Animation director. * ''

Galaxy Express 999 is a Japanese manga series. It is written and illustrated by Leiji Matsumoto, later adapted into a number of anime films and television series. It is set in a spacefaring, high-tech future in which humans have learned how to transfer ...

'' (TV)1978 : Character Design. * ''

'' (TV)1979 : Animation (OP and first episode); Character Design for the series was done by Michi Himeno. * '' New Star of Giants II'' (TV)1979 : Character Design. * ''

The Rose of Versailles , also known as ''Lady Oscar'' and ''La Rose de Versailles'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Riyoko Ikeda. It was originally serialized in the manga magazine '' Margaret'' from 1972 to 1973, while a revival of the s ...

'' (TV)1979 : Character Design, Animation director. * ''

'' (TV)1981 : Chief Animation Director. * ''

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'' (TV)1982 : OP Animator. * '' Arcadia of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSX'' (TV)1982 : Animation director. * ''

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'' (TV)1983 : Animation director. * ''

Lupin III Part III ''Lupin the 3rd Part III: The Pink Jacket Adventures'', also known simply as is a Japanese anime television series produced by TMS Entertainment. Part of the ''Lupin III'' franchise, it is the third anime television adaptation of the ''Lupin ...

'' (TV)1984 : Design Supervisor, Animation director. * ''

Glass Mask is a Japanese shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Suzue Miuchi, serialized in ''Hana to Yume'' from January 1976, and collected in 49 tankōbon volumes as of October 2012. The story has also been adapted into anime and a liv ...

'' (TV)1984 : OP Animator (often mistakenly credited as Character Designer). * ''

'' (TV)1984 : Animation. * '' Tongari Boushi no Memoru'' (TV)1984 : Animation director. * ''

Maple Town ''Maple Town'', also known as , is a 1986 Japanese anime series created by Chifude Asakura and directed by Junichi Sato. The series, animated by Toei Animation, consists of 52 half-hour episodes, which aired on TV Asahi in Japan from January ...

'' (TV)1986 : Animation director. * ''

'' (TV)1986 : Character Design, Animation director. * ''

Yokoyama Mitsuteru Sangokushi is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mitsuteru Yokoyama, based on Eiji Yoshikawa's retelling of the 14th century Chinese literary classic ''Romance of the Three Kingdoms''. It was adapted into an anime television called . As ...

'' (TV)1991 : Character Design, Animation director. * ''

Aoki Densetsu Shoot! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsukasa Ōshima. It was published in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' between 1990 and 2003. The story revolves around a boy named Toshihiko Tanaka, who has just started at Kakeg ...

'' (TV)1993 : Character Design, Animation director. * '' Gegege no Kitaro'' (TV 4/1996) : Character Design. * ''

Kindaichi Case Files is a Japanese detective fiction, mystery manga series based on the crime solving adventures of a high school student, Hajime Kindaichi, the supposed grandson of the famous (fictional) private detective Kosuke Kindaichi. Written ...

'' (TV)1997 : Character Design. * ''

Yu-Gi-Oh! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuki Takahashi. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine between September 1996 and March 2004. The plot follows the story of a boy named Yugi Mutou, w ...

'' (TV)1998 : Character Design. * ''

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese anime series animated by Studio Gallop based on the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' manga series written by Kazuki Takahashi. It is the second anime adaptation of the manga following the 1998 anime televisi ...

'' (TV)2000 : Character Design. * '' Ring ni Kakero 1: Carnival Champion Hen'' (TV)2004 : Character Design, Chief Animation Director. * '' Ring ni Kakero 1: Nichibei Kessen Hen'' (TV)2006 : Character Design.

Movies

* ''

Panda! Go, Panda! is a children's Japanese animated film, first released in 1972. It was created by the team of Isao Takahata (director), Hayao Miyazaki (writer, layout, scene design), Yoichi Kotabe (animation director) and Yasuo Otsuka (animation director, ...

'' (movie)1972 : Animation. * ''

'' (movie)1974 : Animation director. * ''

'' (movie)1974 : Animation director. * '' Ikkyū-san'' Chiekurabe (movie)1977 : Animation director. * ''

Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato , also called ''Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato'' or ''Arrivederci Yamato'', is the second film based on the classic manga and anime series ''Space Battleship Yamato'' (known as ''Star Blazers'' in the United States) and the sequel to ''Space ...

'' (movie)1978 : Animation director. * ''

'' (movie)1980 : Animation director. * '' Cobra: Space Adventure'' (Movie)1982 : Animation. * ''

'' (Movie)1986 : Animation. * '' Saint Seiya: Evil Goddess Eris'' (movie)1987 : Character Design, Key Animation, Animation director. * '' Saint Seiya: The Heated Battle of the Gods'' (movie)1988 : Character Design, Main Animation Design, Animation director. * '' Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth'' (movie)1988 : Character Design, Main Animation Design, Animation director. * ''

'' (movie)1990 : Animation director. * ''

'' (movie)1990 : Animation director. * '' Gegege no Kitaro'' : Daikaijū (movie)1996 : Character Design, Animation director. * ''

'' Operaza Kan Saigo no Satsujin (special) (movie)1996 : Character Design, Animation director. * '' Gegege no Kitaro'': Yōkai Tokkyū! Maboroshi no Kisha (movie)1997 : Character Design, Animation director. * ''

'' 2 - Satsuriku no Deep Blue (movie)1999 : Character Concept Design. * ''

'' (movie)1999 : Animation director. * ''The Siamese - First Mission'' (movie)2001 : Character Design (main). * '' Saint Seiya Heaven Chapter: Overture'' (movie)2004 : Character Design, Animation director.

Original Video Animations

* ''Okubyo na Venus'' (OAV/VHS)1986 : Animation director. * ''

Amon Saga is an anime OVA released in 1986. The character and conceptual art was contributed by Yoshitaka Amano. It was released by Manga Entertainment in 2001. World The world of Amon Saga is a medieval one, filled with bizarre creatures, such as the ...

'' (OAV)1986 : Character Design, Animation Supervisor, Key Animator. * ''

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'' : Yasha-hen (OAV)1989 : Character Design. * ''

'' : Seiken Sensou-hen (OAV)1990 : Character Design. * ''

'' : Fuma Hanran-hen (OAV)1992 : Character Design, Animation director. * ''

Dragon Fist ''Dragon Fist'' (), also known as ''Dangsang Martial Arts'' or ''The Wild Big Boss'', is a 1979 Hong Kong martial arts film directed and produced by Lo Wei, starring Jackie Chan, Nora Miao and James Tien. The film was released in Hong Kong on ...

'' (OAV)1991 : Character Design, Animation director. * ''

'' (OAV)1992 : Character Design. * '' Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter - Sanctuary'' : (OAV)2002 : Character Design, Chief Animation Director. * '' Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter - Inferno'' : (OAV)2005, 2006 : Character Design, Chief Animation Director. * '' Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter - Elysion'' : (OAV)2008 : Character Design, Chief Animation Director.

Video Games

* '' BURAI: Jōken'' (Videogame) : Character Design. * '' BURAI: Gekan - Kanketsu-hen'' (Videogame) : Character Design. * '' BURAI: Hachigyoku no Yūshi Densetsu'' (Videogame) : Character Design. * '' BURAI II: Yami Kōtei no Gyakushū'' (Videogame) : Character Design.

References

External links

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Toei animation's Saint Seiya website
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Araki, Shingo 1939 births 2011 deaths Japanese animators Japanese animated film directors Japanese television directors Japanese television producers Japanese animated film producers People from Nagoya Anime character designers Video game artists