Shingo Araki
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was a Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese animation
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...

 artist and character designer. He developed an interest for drawing at age five. He graduated in Aichi Prefecture. In 1955, at age eighteen, he debuted as a cartoonist in the "Machi" magazine. He then joined Mushi Production
Mushi Production
Mushi Production , or Mushi Pro for short, is a Japanese animation studio headquartered in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan....

 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
Tomorrow's Joe
is a critically acclaimed boxing manga written by Ikki Kajiwara and illustrated by Tetsuya Chiba in 1968 that was later adapted into an anime series and movie. It is most commonly referred to as Ashita no Joe. Outside Japan it is also referred to as Rocky Joe or Joe...

", and later worked on the anime adaptations of several of Go Nagai
Go Nagai
, better known by the penname , 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 Cutie Honey, Devilman, and Mazinger Z in the 1970s. In 2005, he became a...

's manga, including Devilman
Devilman
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Go Nagai which originally started as an anime adaptation of the concept of Nagai's previous manga series, Demon Lord Dante. A 39 episode anime series was developed by Toei in 1972 and Nagai began Devilman as a manga in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen...

(1972), Cutie Honey
Cutie Honey
is a Japanese media franchise created by Go Nagai. Cutie Honey first appears on volume 41 of the 1973 edition of Shōnen Champion. According to Nagai, she is the first female to be the protagonist of a shōnen manga series....

(1973), and UFO Robo Grendizer (1975), serving as a character designer on the latter two.

He usually collaborated with animation director Michi Himeno
Michi Himeno
is a Japanese animation artist and character designer. Her most famous work is on the TV series Saint Seiya.- Career :In 1973 she began her collaboration with Shingo Araki working on Cutie Honey and went on to work at Toei Animation before forming Araki Productions with him in 1975. Together they...

, who he met in 1973. They formed Araki Production in 1975. He worked as animation director in 1978's "Goodbye Battleship Yamato
Space Battleship Yamato
is a Japanese science fiction anime series featuring an eponymous spacecraft. It is also known to English-speaking audiences as Space Cruiser Yamato; an English-dubbed and heavily edited version of the series was broadcast on North American and Australian television as Star Blazers...

: Warriors of Love". He, with Himeno, had been celebrated for their success. The Araki-Himeno duet collaborated on TV series and animated films such as "Saint Seiya
Saint Seiya
, also known as Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac or simply Knights of the Zodiac, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada and serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1986 to 1991, and adapted into an anime TV series by Toei Animation from 1986 to 1989.The story follows...

" (1986–89), "Saint Seiya Overture" from 2004.

Some of his successes are Majokko Megu-chan
Majokko Megu-chan
is a magical girl anime series. The manga was created by Tomo Inoue and Akio Narita, while the 72-episode anime series was produced by Toei Animation between 1974 and 1975. This series is considered an important forerunner of the present day magical girl genre, as the series' characterization and...

(1974), Lupin III
Lupin III
, also known as Lupin the 3rd, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuhiko Kato under the pen name of Monkey Punch. The story follows the adventures of a gang of thieves led by Arsène Lupin III, the grandson of Arsène Lupin, the gentleman thief of Maurice Leblanc's series of...

(1977), Mugen Kido SSX (Captain Harlock
Captain Harlock
is a fictional character created by manga artist Leiji Matsumoto.Harlock is the archetypical romantic hero, a space pirate with an individualist philosophy of life. He is as noble as he is taciturn, rebellious, stoically fighting against totalitarian regimes, whether they be earthborn or alien...

, 1978), Versailles no Bara
The Rose of Versailles
, also known as Lady Oscar or La Rose de Versailles, is one of the best-known titles in shōjo manga and a media franchise created by Riyoko Ikeda. It has been adapted into several Takarazuka Revue musicals, as well an anime television series, produced by Tokyo Movie Shinsha and broadcast by the...

(Lady Oscar, 1979), Hana no Ko Lunlun
Hana no Ko Lunlun
, translated to English as The Flower Child Lunlun and Lulu, The Flower Angel is a magical girl manga by Shiro Jinbo, focusing on a theme of flowers in its stories. It was adapted into an anime by Toei Animation in 1979, and the anime was greatly successful in the West, particularly in Europe and...

(Angel, 1979), Mahou Shoujo Lalabelle
Lalabel, The Magical Girl
, also known as Magical Girl Lalabel, is a magical girl anime by Toei Animation.A 15 minutes long "movie" special called was also created, it aired in Japan in July 1980.- Story :...

(1980), Uchû Densetsu Ulysses 31
Ulysses 31
is a Franco-Japanese animated television series that updates the Greek mythology of Odysseus to the 31st century. The show comprised 26 half-hour episodes and was produced by DIC Audiovisuel in conjunction with anime studio Tokyo Movie Shinsha...

(Ulises 31, produced 1980, released 1981), and the versions for OVA of Fuma no Kojirô (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 Shinshia, Araki was also an animator on several American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 productions which outsourced animation work to Japan, including Mighty Orbots (1984, key animation), The Adventures of the American Rabbit
The Adventures of the American Rabbit
The Adventures of the American Rabbit is an animated film released in 1986 by Clubhouse Pictures, and subsequently on DVD by MGM.-Plot:The story begins just after the birth of Robert Rabbit...

(1986) and G.I. Joe: The Movie
G.I. Joe: The Movie
G.I. Joe: The Movie is a 1987 animated film spun off from the animated series G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, based on the original Hasbro toyline. It was produced by Sunbow Productions and Marvel Productions and was animated in Japan by Toei Animation.Created at the height of the G.I. Joe craze in...

(1987).

Work

  • Amon Saga
    Amon Saga
    is an anime film released in 1986. The character and conceptual art was contributed by Yoshitaka Amano.-World:The world in Amon Saga is a medieval one, filled with bizarre creatures, such as the giant turtle that holds the Valhiss fortress on its back. The world is populated by both human and...

     (OAV) : Character Design, Animation director.
  • Aoki Densetsu Shoot! (TV) : Character Design.
  • Babel II
    Babel II
    is a 1971 manga series by Mitsuteru Yokoyama.Yokoyama's manga has been animated three times: in 1973 as a television series, in 1992 as an original video animation series, and in 2001 as a 13 episode television series....

     OAV : Character Design.
  • 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.
  • Fuma no Kojirou: Fuma Hanran-hen (OAV) : Character Design.
  • Fuma no Kojirou: Seiken Sensou-hen (OAV) : Character Design.
  • Fuma no Kojirou: Yasha-hen (OAV) : Character Design.
  • Gegege no Kitaro (TV 4/1996) : Character Design.
  • Gegege no Kitaro: Daikaijū (movie) : Character Design, Animation director.
  • Gegege no Kitaro: Yōkai Tokkyū! Maboroshi no Kisha (movie) : Character Design, Animation director.
  • Glass no Kamen (first TV series/1984) : Key Animation (OP).
  • Lupin VIII (TV) : Design Supervisor.
  • Okubyo na Venus (OAV) : Animation director.
  • Ring ni Kakero
    Ring ni Kakero
    , or Put It All in the Ring, is a manga created by Masami Kurumada. A total of 25 volumes were published in Weekly Shōnen Jump between 1977 and 1981.- Plot :...

     (TV) : Character Design.
  • Ring ni Kakero
    Ring ni Kakero
    , or Put It All in the Ring, is a manga created by Masami Kurumada. A total of 25 volumes were published in Weekly Shōnen Jump between 1977 and 1981.- Plot :...

     1: Nichibei Kessen Hen (TV) : Character Design.
  • Saint Seiya
    Saint Seiya
    , also known as Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac or simply Knights of the Zodiac, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada and serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1986 to 1991, and adapted into an anime TV series by Toei Animation from 1986 to 1989.The story follows...

     (TV) : Character Design.
  • Saint Seiya
    Saint Seiya
    , also known as Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac or simply Knights of the Zodiac, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada and serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1986 to 1991, and adapted into an anime TV series by Toei Animation from 1986 to 1989.The story follows...

     Gekijoban (movie) : Character Design, Key Animation.
  • Saint Seiya Tenkai-hen (movie) : Character Design, Main Animation Design.
  • Saint Seiya
    Saint Seiya
    , also known as Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac or simply Knights of the Zodiac, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada and serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1986 to 1991, and adapted into an anime TV series by Toei Animation from 1986 to 1989.The story follows...

    : Kamigami No Atsuki Tatakai (Saint Seiya the Movie)(movie) : Character Design.
  • Saint Seiya
    Saint Seiya
    , also known as Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac or simply Knights of the Zodiac, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada and serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1986 to 1991, and adapted into an anime TV series by Toei Animation from 1986 to 1989.The story follows...

    : Saishu Seisen No Senshi Tachi (The Heated Battle of the Gods)(movie) : Character Design.
  • Saint Seiya
    Saint Seiya
    , also known as Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac or simply Knights of the Zodiac, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada and serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1986 to 1991, and adapted into an anime TV series by Toei Animation from 1986 to 1989.The story follows...

    : Shinku No Shonen Densetsu (Legend of Crimson Youth)(movie) : Character Design.
  • Saint Seiya
    Saint Seiya
    , also known as Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac or simply Knights of the Zodiac, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada and serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1986 to 1991, and adapted into an anime TV series by Toei Animation from 1986 to 1989.The story follows...

    : The Hades Chapter - Inferno (OAV) : Character Design, Chief Animation Director, Animation director.
  • Saint Seiya
    Saint Seiya
    , also known as Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac or simply Knights of the Zodiac, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada and serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1986 to 1991, and adapted into an anime TV series by Toei Animation from 1986 to 1989.The story follows...

    : The Hades Chapter - Sanctuary (OAV) : Character Design.
  • Space Adventure Cobra - The Movie : Animation.
  • Berusaiyu no Bara (The Rose of Versailles
    The Rose of Versailles
    , also known as Lady Oscar or La Rose de Versailles, is one of the best-known titles in shōjo manga and a media franchise created by Riyoko Ikeda. It has been adapted into several Takarazuka Revue musicals, as well an anime television series, produced by Tokyo Movie Shinsha and broadcast by the...

    ) (TV) : Animation director.
  • The Siamese - First Mission (movie) : Character Design (main).
  • Yokoyama Mitsuteru Sangokushi (TV) : Character Design.
  • Yu-Gi-Oh!
    Yu-Gi-Oh!
    is a Japanese manga created by Kazuki Takahashi. It has produced a franchise that includes multiple anime shows, a trading card game and numerous video games...

     (TV) : Character Design.
  • Yu-Gi-Oh!
    Yu-Gi-Oh!
    is a Japanese manga created by Kazuki Takahashi. It has produced a franchise that includes multiple anime shows, a trading card game and numerous video games...

    Duel Monsters (TV) : Character Design.

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