Kouichi Arai

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Known for Visual Effects

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 . "

Cast Credits

No credits available

Crew Credits

2025
- VIRGIN PUNK Clockwork Girl
  as
  Key Animation
  2025
- Lazarus
  as
  Key Animation
  2025
- Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX
  as
  Key Animation
  2025
2023
- Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window
  as
  Key Animation
  2023
- The Imaginary
  as
  Key Animation
  2023
2022
- Lonely Castle in the Mirror
  as
  Key Animation
  2022
2021
- Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
  as
  Animation Director
  2021
- Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
  as
  Key Animation
  2021
- Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop
  as
  Key Animation
  2021
2019
- The Wonderland
  as
  Key Animation
  2019
- The Wonderland
  as
  Animation Director
  2019
2018
- Destiny Child
  as
  Character Designer
  2018
2017
- Fireworks
  as
  Key Animation
  2017
- Blade Runner: Black Out 2022
  as
  Key Animation
  2017
- Napping Princess
  as
  Animation Director
  2017
2015
- Boruto: Naruto the Movie
  as
  Key Animation
  2015
- Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie
  as
  Animation Director
  2015
- Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie
  as
  Key Animation
  2015
2014
- The Last: Naruto the Movie
  as
  Key Animation
  2014
- The Last: Naruto the Movie
  as
  Animation Director
  2014
- The Last: Naruto the Movie
  as
  Storyboard Artist
  2014
- Giovanni's Island
  as
  Key Animation
  2014
- Tomcat's Big Adventure
  as
  Key Animation
  2014
- Japan Animator Expo
  as
  Key Animation
  2014
2013
- Short Peace
  as
  Key Animation
  2013
2012
- Rainbow Fireflies
  as
  Key Animation
  2012
- A Letter to Momo
  as
  Key Animation
  2012
- Zetman
  as
  Key Animation
  2012
- From the New World
  as
  Key Animation
  2012
2011
- Towa no Quon 6: Eternal Quon
  as
  Key Animation
  2011
- Sengoku Basara: The Last Party
  as
  Key Animation
  2011
- Legend of the Millennium Dragon
  as
  Key Animation
  2011
2010
- Trigun: Badlands Rumble
  as
  Key Animation
  2010
- Halo Legends
  as
  Key Animation
  2010
2009
- Summer Wars
  as
  Key Animation
  2009
- One Piece Film: Strong World
  as
  Key Animation
  2009
- Monogatari
  as
  Key Animation
  2009
2008
- Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds
  as
  Key Animation
  2008
- The Sky Crawlers
  as
  Key Animation
  2008
- Kaiba
  as
  Key Animation
  2008
- Genius Party Beyond
  as
  Key Animation
  2008
2007
- Sword of the Stranger
  as
  Key Animation
  2007
- Highlander: The Search for Vengeance
  as
  Key Animation
  2007
- Den-noh Coil
  as
  Key Animation
  2007
- Den-noh Coil
  as
  Animation Director
  2007
2006
- Kemonozume
  as
  Animation Director
  2006
- Kemonozume
  as
  Key Animation
  2006
2005
- Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa
  as
  Key Animation
  2005
- Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel
  as
  Storyboard Artist
  2005
- One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island
  as
  Key Animation
  2005
- Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel
  as
  Key Animation
  2005
2004
- Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow
  as
  Key Animation
  2004
- Steamboy
  as
  Key Animation
  2004
- Inuyasha the Movie 4: Fire on the Mystic Island
  as
  Key Animation
  2004
- Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
  as
  Key Animation
  2004
- Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad
  as
  Key Animation
  2004
- Paranoia Agent
  as
  Key Animation
  2004
2002
- Millennium Actress
  as
  Key Animation
  2002
2001
- Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
  as
  Key Animation
  2001
2000
- Blood: The Last Vampire
  as
  Key Animation
  2000
- Our War Game
  as
  Key Animation
  2000
- Hurricane Touchdown
  as
  Key Animation
  2000
- Digimon: The Movie
  as
  Key Animation
  2000
- FLCL
  as
  Key Animation
  2000
1999
- Digimon Adventure
  as
  Key Animation
  1999
1998
- Perfect Blue
  as
  Key Animation
  1998
- Spriggan
  as
  Key Animation
  1998
- Blue Submarine No. 6
  as
  Character Designer
  1998
- Serial Experiments Lain
  as
  Opening/Ending Animation
  1998
- Serial Experiments Lain
  as
  Key Animation
  1998
- Blue Submarine No. 6
  as
  Key Animation
  1998
- Blue Submarine No. 6
  as
  Animation Director
  1998
- His and Her Circumstances
  as
  Key Animation
  1998
1997
- Voogie's Angel
  as
  Key Animation
  1997
- Detatoko Princess
  as
  Key Animation
  1997
1996
- X: The Movie
  as
  Key Animation
  1996
- Fire Emblem
  as
  Key Animation
  1996
- Rurouni Kenshin
  as
  Key Animation
  1996
- Magical Project S
  as
  Key Animation
  1996
1995
- Macross Plus: The Movie
  as
  Key Animation
  1995
- Ghost in the Shell
  as
  Key Animation
  1995
- Golden Boy
  as
  Opening/Ending Animation
  1995
- Super Atragon
  as
  Key Animation
  1995
1994
- Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture
  as
  Key Animation
  1994
- Macross Plus
  as
  Key Animation
  1994
- 801 T.T.S Airbats
  as
  Key Animation
  1994
1993
- Ninja Scroll
  as
  Key Animation
  1993
- Sailor Moon R: The Movie - The Promise of the Rose
  as
  Key Animation
  1993
- Suikoden Demon Century
  as
  Key Animation
  1993
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
  as
  Key Animation
  1993
1992
- Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler
  as
  Key Animation
  1992
- All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku
  as
  Key Animation
  1992
- Ellcia
  as
  Key Animation
  1992
1991
- Roujin Z
  as
  Key Animation
  1991
- Silent Möbius
  as
  Key Animation
  1991
- Fly! Peek the Whale
  as
  Key Animation
  1991
- Akai Hayate
  as
  Key Animation
  1991
1990
- Nineteen 19
  as
  Key Animation
  1990
- Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors
  as
  Key Animation
  1990
1989
- The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor
  as
  Key Animation
  1989
- Crying Freeman 2: Shades of Death, Part 1
  as
  Animation Director
  1989
- Crying Freeman 2: Shades of Death, Part 1
  as
  Character Designer
  1989
- The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor
  as
  Key Animation
  1989
1988
- Akira
  as
  Key Animation
  1988
- Crying Freeman 1: Portrait of a Killer
  as
  Key Animation
  1988
- Crying Freeman 1: Portrait of a Killer
  as
  Animation Director
  1988
- Crying Freeman 1: Portrait of a Killer
  as
  Character Designer
  1988
- Crying Freeman
  as
  Animation Director
  1988
- Crying Freeman
  as
  Key Animation
  1988
- Crying Freeman
  as
  Character Designer
  1988
1987
- G.I. Joe: The Movie
  as
  Key Animation
  1987
1985
- Odin: Starlight Mutiny
  as
  Key Animation
  1985
- Fight!! Iczer-One
  as
  Key Animation
  1985

Kouichi Arai

Biography

Cast Credits

Crew Credits

VIRGIN PUNK Clockwork Girl

Lazarus

Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX

Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window

The Imaginary

Lonely Castle in the Mirror

Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time

Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time

Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop

The Wonderland

The Wonderland

Destiny Child

Fireworks

Blade Runner: Black Out 2022

Napping Princess

Boruto: Naruto the Movie

Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie

Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie

The Last: Naruto the Movie

The Last: Naruto the Movie

The Last: Naruto the Movie

Giovanni's Island

Tomcat's Big Adventure

Japan Animator Expo

Short Peace

Rainbow Fireflies

A Letter to Momo

Zetman

From the New World

Towa no Quon 6: Eternal Quon

Sengoku Basara: The Last Party

Legend of the Millennium Dragon

Trigun: Badlands Rumble

Halo Legends

Summer Wars

One Piece Film: Strong World

Monogatari

Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds

The Sky Crawlers

Kaiba

Genius Party Beyond

Sword of the Stranger

Highlander: The Search for Vengeance

Den-noh Coil

Den-noh Coil

Kemonozume

Kemonozume

Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa

Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel

One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island

Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel

Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow

Steamboy

Inuyasha the Movie 4: Fire on the Mystic Island

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad

Paranoia Agent

Millennium Actress

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie

Blood: The Last Vampire

Our War Game

Hurricane Touchdown

Digimon: The Movie

FLCL

Digimon Adventure

Perfect Blue

Spriggan

Blue Submarine No. 6

Serial Experiments Lain

Serial Experiments Lain

Blue Submarine No. 6

Blue Submarine No. 6

His and Her Circumstances

Voogie's Angel

Detatoko Princess

X: The Movie