Masatsugu Arakawa
Visual Effects · Key Animation · Assistant Director · Director
Born Mar 4, 1964 · Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
Active 1971–present
Masatsugu Arakawa (荒川 眞嗣, Arakawa Masatsugu, born March 4, 1964) is a Japanese director, storyboard artist, and animator from Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture. He is also sometimes credited under the name 荒川 真嗣 (same reading).
Filmography
The Obsessed (2025) — Character Designer · Animation DirectorGhost in the Shell (1995) — Key AnimationDr. STONE (2019) — Key AnimationThe Rising of the Shield Hero (2019) — Director · Key AnimationBEASTARS (2019) — Storyboard ArtistGleipnir (2020) — Key AnimationThe Seven Deadly Sins: Prisoners of the Sky (2018) — Key AnimationGolden Boy (1995) — Key AnimationBaki Hanma (2021) — Key AnimationFrom Me to You: Kimi ni Todoke (2009) — Key AnimationOrange (2016) — Key AnimationFLCL (2000) — Key AnimationPsycho-Pass (2012) — Key AnimationFate/Zero (2011) — Key AnimationBlood+ (2005) — Key AnimationMy Happy Marriage (2023) — Storyboard ArtistStar Wars: Visions (2021) — Key AnimationMedabots (1999) — Series DirectorBlack Bullet (2014) — Key AnimationBlood: The Last Vampire (2000) — Key AnimationBarakamon (2014) — Storyboard ArtistPing Pong the Animation (2014) — Director · Key AnimationTsukigakirei (2017) — Key AnimationLaid-Back Camp (2018) — Key Animation