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Kouichi Arai
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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 . "
Kouichi Arai Filmography
| 2025 | Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX (TV Series) · as Key Animation |
| 2025 | Lazarus (2025) (TV Series) · as Key Animation |
| 2023 | The Imaginary · as Key Animation |
| 2023 | Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window · as Key Animation |
| 2022 | Lonely Castle in the Mirror · as Key Animation |
| 2021 | Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time · as Animation Director |
| 2020 | Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop · as Key Animation |
| 2019 | The Wonderland · as Key Animation |
| 2017 | Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 · as Key Animation |
| 2017 | Fireworks · as Key Animation |
| 2017 | Napping Princess · as Animation Director |
| 2015 | Boruto: Naruto the Movie · as Key Animation |
| 2015 | Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie · as Key Animation |
| 2014 | The Last: Naruto the Movie · as Key Animation |
| 2014 | Japan Animator Expo (TV Series) · as Key Animation |
| 2014 | Giovanni's Island · as Key Animation |
| 2012 | From the New World (TV Series) · as Key Animation |
| 2012 | Rainbow Fireflies · as Key Animation |
| 2012 | Zetman (TV Series) · as Key Animation |
| 2011 | A Letter to Momo · as Key Animation |
| 2011 | Towanoquon 6: Eternal Quon · as Key Animation |
| 2011 | Gekijouban Sengoku Basara: The Last Party · as Key Animation |
| 2011 | Onigamiden - Legend of the Millennium Dragon · as Key Animation |
| 2010 | Trigun: Badlands Rumble · as Key Animation |
| 2010 | Halo Legends (TV Series) · as Key Animation |
| 2009 | One Piece: Strong World · as Key Animation |
| 2009 | Summer Wars · as Key Animation |
| 2009 | Monogatari (TV Series) · as Key Animation |
| 2008 | Genius Party Beyond (TV Series) · as Key Animation |
| 2008 | Naruto Shippuden: The Movie - Bonds · as Key Animation |
| 2008 | The Sky Crawlers · as Key Animation |
| 2008 | Kaiba (TV Series) · as Key Animation |
| 2007 | Sword of the Stranger · as Key Animation |
| 2007 | Coil - A Circle of Children (TV Series) · as Animation Director |
| 2007 | Highlander: The Search for Vengeance · as Key Animation |
| 2006 | Kemonozume (TV Series) · as Key Animation |
| 2005 | Naruto the Movie 2: Legend of the Stone of Gelel · as Key Animation |
| 2005 | Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa · as Key Animation |
| 2005 | One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island · as Key Animation |
| 2004 | Inuyasha the Movie 4: Fire on the Mystic Island · as Key Animation |
| 2004 | Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad (TV Series) · as Key Animation |
| 2004 | Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow · as Key Animation |
| 2004 | Steamboy · as Key Animation |
| 2004 | Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence · as Key Animation |
| 2004 | Paranoia Agent (TV Series) · as Key Animation |
| 2001 | Millennium Actress · as Key Animation |
| 2001 | Cowboy Bebop: The Movie - Knockin' on Heaven's Door · as Key Animation |
| 2000 | Blood: The Last Vampire · as Key Animation |
| 2000 | Digimon: The Movie · as Key Animation |
| 2000 | Digimon Adventure 02: Hurricane Touchdown!! The Golden Digimentals · as Key Animation |
| 2000 | FLCL (TV Series) · as Key Animation |
| 2000 | Digimon Adventure: Our War Game! · as Key Animation |
| 1999 | Digimon Adventure · as Key Animation |
| 1998 | Blue Submarine No. 6 (TV Series) · as Key Animation |
| 1998 | His and Her Circumstances (TV Series) · as Key Animation |
| 1998 | Spriggan · as Key Animation |
| 1998 | Serial Experiments Lain (TV Series) · as Key Animation |
| 1997 | Detatoko Princess (TV Series) · as Key Animation |
| 1997 | Voogie's Angel (TV Series) · as Key Animation |
| 1997 | Perfect Blue · as Key Animation |
| 1996 | Magical Project S (TV Series) · as Key Animation |
| 1996 | X · as Key Animation |
| 1996 | Rurouni Kenshin (TV Series) · as Key Animation |
| 1995 | Fire Emblem (TV Series) · as Key Animation |
| 1995 | Super Atragon (TV Series) · as Key Animation |
| 1995 | Ghost in the Shell · as Key Animation |
| 1995 | Golden Boy (TV Series) · as Opening/ending Animation |
| 1995 | Macross Plus Movie Edition · as Key Animation |
| 1994 | 801 T.T.S. Airbats (TV Series) · as Key Animation |
| 1994 | Macross Plus (TV Series) · as Key Animation |
| 1994 | Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture · as Key Animation |
| 1993 | Sailor Moon R: The Movie: The Promise of the Rose · as Key Animation |
| 1993 | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (TV Series) · as Key Animation |
| 1993 | Suikoden: Demon Century · as Key Animation |
| 1993 | Ninja Scroll · as Key Animation |
| 1992 | Ellcia (TV Series) · as Key Animation |
| 1992 | All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku (TV Series) · as Key Animation |
| 1992 | Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler · as Key Animation |
| 1991 | Roujin Z · as Key Animation |
| 1991 | Silent Möbius · as Key Animation |
| 1991 | Free, Whale Peak · as Key Animation |
| 1991 | Akai Hayate (TV Series) · as Key Animation |
| 1990 | The Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors (TV Series) · as Key Animation |
| 1989 | The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor · as Key Animation |
| 1989 | The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor (TV Series) · as Key Animation |
| 1989 | Crying Freeman 2: Shades of Death, Part 1 · as Character Designer |
| 1988 | Crying Freeman (TV Series) · as Character Designer |
| 1988 | Crying Freeman 1: Portrait of a Killer · as Key Animation |
| 1988 | Akira · as Key Animation |
| 1987 | G.I. Joe: The Movie · as Key Animation |
| 1985 | Fight! Iczer-One (TV Series) · as Key Animation |
| 1985 | Odin: Photon Space Sailer Starlight · as Key Animation |