Shingo Araki

Shingo Araki
荒木 伸吾
Born(1938-11-28)28 November 1938
Aichi, Japan
Died1 December 2011(2011-12-01) (aged 72)
Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan
OccupationsAnimation Director, Character Designer

Shingo Araki (荒木 伸吾, Araki Shingo; November 28, 1938 – December 1, 2011)[1][2] was a Japanese animation artist and character designer.[3][4]

Career

He developed an interest for drawing at age five.[1] He graduated in Aichi Prefecture. In 1955, at age sixteen, he debuted as a cartoonist in the "Machi" magazine. He then joined Mushi Production 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's manga, including Devilman (1972), Cutie Honey (1973), and UFO Robo Grendizer (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, Majokko Megu-chan, and Hana no Ko Lunlun, Araki was an important figure in Toei Animation's early magical girl anime series of the 1970s.

He usually collaborated with animation director Michi Himeno, whom he met in 1973. They formed Araki Production in 1975. He worked as animation director in 1978's "Arrivederci Yamato". He, with Himeno, have been celebrated for their success. The Araki-Himeno duo collaborated on TV series and animated films such Saint Seiya and Yu-Gi-Oh!.

Some of his successes are Majokko Megu-chan (1974), Lupin III (1977), Mugen Kido SSX (Captain Harlock, 1978), Versailles no Bara (Lady Oscar, 1979), Hana no Ko Lunlun (Angel, 1979, which featured character designs by Michi Himeno and animation by Araki), and Fūma no Kojirō (1991). International accreditation came with Saint Seiya (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 Tokyo Movie Shinsha, Araki was also an animator on several American and French productions which outsourced animation work to Japan, including Ulysses 31 (1981), Inspector Gadget (Season 1, 1983–84, animation), Mighty Orbots (1984, key animation), The Adventures of the American Rabbit (1986) and G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987).

Works

‡ denotes the works in which Shingo Araki shares the role of character designer with Michi Himeno.

Anime television series

Year(s) Title Character
designer 		Animation
director 		Other
1965–1966 Kimba the White Lion No No Key animation
1966–1967 Leo the Lion No Yes[n 1]
1967–1968 Perman No No Storyboards (27 episodes)
1968–1971 Star of the Giants Yes No Key animation
1969 The Ideal Boys' Gang Leader No No Key animation
1969–1971 Attack No. 1 No No Key Animation
1970–1971 Tomorrow's Joe No Yes[n 2]
1970–1971 Maco the Mermaid No Yes[n 3]
1970–1971 The Demon of Kickboxing No No Key animation
1971–1972 Apache Baseball Team No Yes[n 4]
1971–1972 Ryu the Cave Boy No Yes[n 5]
1972 Moonlight Mask No No Key animation
1972 Chappy the Witch No Yes[n 6]
1972–1973 Akadō Suzunosuke No Yes[n 7]
1972–1973 Devilman No Yes[n 8]
1973 Babel II Yes Yes[n 9] Key animation
1973–1974 Isamu the Wilderness Boy No Yes[n 10] Key animation
1973–1974 Cutie Honey Yes Yes[n 11]
1974 Ode to Judo No Yes[n 12]
1974–1975 Megu the Little Witch Yes Yes[n 13]
1975 Young Boy Tokugawa Ieyasu Yes No
1975–1977 UFO Robot Grendizer Yes Yes[n 14] Key animation
1975–1982 Ikkyū-san No Yes[n 15]
1977–1978 New Star of the Giants Yes Yes[n 16]
1977–1978 Planetary Robot Danguard Ace Yes ‡ Yes[n 17]
1978–1981 Galaxy Express 999 Yes No
1979 New Star of the Giants II Yes Yes[n 18]
1979–1980 Heart of the Red Bird No Yes[n 19] Storyboards (episodes 2, 5, 13, 18 and 24)
1979–1980 Lulu the Flower Angel No No Key animation
1979–1980 The Rose of Versailles Yes ‡ Yes[n 20]
1980–1981 Lalabel the Magical Girl Yes No
1981–1982 Ulysses 31 Yes ‡ Yes[n 21]
1982–1983 Galactic Gale Baxingar No No Animation sequence (Opening)
1982–1983 Arcadia of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSX No Yes[n 22] Key animation
1983–1984 Love Me, My Knight No Yes[n 23]
1984 Glass Mask No No Animation sequence (Opening)
1984 Mighty Orbots No No Key animation
1984–1985 Lupin III Part III No Yes[n 24]
1984–1985 Little Memole No No Key animation
1984–1985 Sherlock Hound No No Storyboards (episode 6)
1986–1987 Maple Town No Yes[n 25]
1986–1989 Saint Seiya Yes ‡ Yes[n 26] Animation sequence (Openings/Endings)
1991–1992 Mitsuteru Yokoyama's Sangokushi Yes ‡ No
1993–1994 Blue Legend – Shoot! Yes ‡ Yes[n 27]
1996–1998 GeGeGe no Kitarō (4th series) Yes ‡ Yes[n 28]
1997–2000 The File of Young Kindaichi Yes ‡ No
1998 Yu-Gi-Oh! Yes ‡ No
2000–2004 Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters Yes ‡ No
2004–2011 Ring ni Kakero 1 Yes ‡ Yes[n 29]

Feature films

Year Title Character
designer 		Animation
director 		Key
animator
1975 Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid No No Yes
1976 Puss 'n Boots Travels Around the World No No Yes
1977 The Wild Swans No No Yes
1978 Arrivederci Yamato No Yes No
1979 Taro the Dragon Boy No No Yes
1980 Tomorrow's Joe: The Movie No Yes No
1982 Space Adventure Cobra No No Yes
1984 Kenyan Boy No No Yes
1986 The Adventures of the American Rabbit No No Yes
1986 Amon Saga Yes ‡ No Yes
1988 Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth Yes ‡ Yes No
1996 The File of Young Kindaichi: Operazakan Yes ‡ Yes No
1999 The File of Young Kindaichi 2: Murder in the Deep Blue Yes ‡ Yes No
2001 Siam Neko: The First Mission Yes ‡ No No
2004 Saint Seiya: Heaven Chapter – Overture Yes ‡ Yes No

Short films

  • Panda! Go, Panda! (1972): Key animation
  • Ikkyū-san and the Mischievous Princess (1978): Animation director
  • Saint Seiya: Evil Goddess Eris (1987): Character designer, Aimation director
  • Saint Seiya: The Heated Battle of the Gods (1988): Character designer, Animation director
  • Saint Seiya: Warriors of the Final Holy Battle (1989): Character designer, Animation director
  • Blue Legend – Shoot! (1990): Character designer, Animation director
  • GeGeGe no Kitarō: Daikaijū (1996): Character designer, Animation director
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! (1999): Character designer, Animation director

OVAs

* indicates single-episode OVA.

Year(s) Title Character
designer 		Animation
director 		Key
animator
1986 Cowardly Venus * No No Yes
1986–1999 Shōnan Bakusōzoku No No Yes
1989–1990 Fūma no Kojirō Yes ‡ Yes[n 30] No
1991 Dragon Fist * Yes ‡ No No
1991–1992 Condition Green Yes ‡ No No
1992 Babel II Yes ‡ No No
1992 Fūma Hanran * Yes ‡ No No
1995–2004 The Human Revolution Yes ‡ Yes[n 31] No
2002–2008 Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter Yes ‡ Yes[n 32] No

Video games

  • BURAI: Jōken (Video game) : Character Design.
  • BURAI: Gekan - Kanketsu-hen (Video game) : Character Design.
  • BURAI: Hachigyoku no Yūshi Densetsu (Video game) : Character Design.
  • BURAI II: Yami Kōtei no Gyakushū (Video game) : Character Design.

Notes

  1. ^ Episodes 21 and 24
  2. ^ Episodes 4, 6, 9, 13, 16, 18, 21, 23, 26, 30, 34, 40, 47, 50, 56, 62, 66, 71 and 76 (19 episodes)
  3. ^ Episodes 30, 34 and 42
  4. ^ Episodes 18, 20 and 23–26 (6 episodes)
  5. ^ Episode 21 only
  6. ^ Episodes 4, 10 and 17
  7. ^ Episodes 6, 10, 16, 23, 28, 33, 41, 48 and 52 (9 episodes)
  8. ^ Episode 4 only
  9. ^ Episodes 1–2, 11, 16, 21, 26, 28 and 31 (8 episodes)
  10. ^ Episodes 2, 6, 18, 21, 25, 27, 31, 35, 39, 43, 48 and 52 (12 episodes)
  11. ^ Episodes 1 and 12
  12. ^ Episodes 4, 8, 12, 18 and 24 (5 episodes)
  13. ^ Episodes 1, 12, 19, 27, 33, 38, 45, 55, 61, 63 and 72 (11 episodes)
  14. ^ Episodes 5, 17, 20, 25, 29, 35, 40, 44, 50, 56, 63, 68 and 72 (13 episodes)
  15. ^ Episode 2 only
  16. ^ Episodes 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50 and 52 (26 episodes)
  17. ^ Episodes 1, 9, 16, 24, 30, 34 and 56 (7 episodes)
  18. ^ Episodes 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 and 22 (11 episodes)
  19. ^ Chief animation director (with Daikichiro Kusube)
  20. ^ Chief animation director (with Michi Himeno)
  21. ^ Chief animation director (with Toyoo Ashida)
  22. ^ Episodes 1, 5, 10, 15 and 20 (5 episodes)
  23. ^ Episodes 10, 13, 15, 18, 23, 29, 35 and 41 (8 episodes)
  24. ^ Episodes 1 and 7
  25. ^ Episodes 6, 12, 29 and 36
  26. ^ Episodes 1, 16, 23, 30, 45, 51, 57, 60, 74, 100, 105, 111 and 114 (13 episodes)
  27. ^ Episodes 11 and 18
  28. ^ Chief animation director (with Michi Himeno)
  29. ^ Episode 12 only
  30. ^ Episodes 7–10
  31. ^ Chief animation director (with Michi Himeno)
  32. ^ Chief animation director (with Michi Himeno)

References

  1. ^ a b "Guía Saint Seiya, Shigo Araki" (in Spanish). Retrieved February 6, 2008.
  2. ^ "Animeland Saint Seiya, Shingo Araki" (in French). Retrieved December 1, 2011.
  3. ^ Animecons.com Shigo Araki.
  4. ^ Toole, Mike (December 4, 2011). "Saint Shingo - The Mike Toole Show". Anime News Network.
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