Masatsugu Arakawa

Biography

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).

Personal Facts

Known For

Visual Effects

Gender

male

Known Credits

70

Birth Date

1964-03-04 00:00:00

Birth Place

Sendai, Miyagi, Japan

Known For

• 

  Aria
• 

  Ghost in the Shell
• 

  Aria the OVA: Arietta
• 

  Crayon Shin-chan: Explosion! The Hot Spring's Feel Good Final Battle
• 

  Crayon Shin-chan: Pursuit of the Balls of Darkness
• 

  Crayon Shin-chan: Great Adventure In Henderland

Credits

• visual effects (54 credits)

  • The Obsessed

    animation director

    visual effects
    2025
  • Space Camper Chicchi

    key animation

    visual effects
    2022
  • The Orbital Children

    - A Story Begins (2022) ... key animation visual effects

    - Seven's Pattern (2022) ... key animation visual effects

    - Extraterrestrial Emissaries (2022) ... key animation visual effects
    2022
  • Star Wars: Visions

    - The Lost Ones (2025) ... key animation visual effects
    2021
  • Baki Hanma

    - Beyond the Brawn (2021) ... key animation visual effects

    - Can't you laugh? (2021) ... key animation visual effects

    - Man of the Sea (2021) ... key animation visual effects

    - The Second (2021) ... key animation visual effects
    2021
  • Gleipnir

    - Something Inside of Me (2020) ... key animation visual effects
    2020
  • The Wonderland

    key animation

    visual effects
    2019
  • Case Closed: The Fist of Blue Sapphire

    key animation

    visual effects
    2019
  • Dr. STONE

    - SCIENCE WARS (2023) ... key animation visual effects
    2019
  • The Rising of the Shield Hero

    - Flowers Offered in Recollection (2022) ... key animation visual effects

    - The Shield Hero (2019) ... key animation visual effects
    2019
  • The Seven Deadly Sins: Prisoners of the Sky

    key animation

    visual effects
    2018
  • Laid-Back Camp

    - Chikuwa, Trains, Chiaki's Solo Camping (2024) ... key animation visual effects
    2018
  • Lu Over the Wall

    key animation

    visual effects
    2017
  • Recovery of an MMO Junkie

    - On a Moonlit Evening (2017) ... key animation visual effects

    - I'm So Embarrassed I Could Die! (2017) ... key animation visual effects

    - ♀ IRL, ♂ Online (2017) ... key animation visual effects

    - ♀ IRL, ♂ Online (2017) ... animation director visual effects
    2017
  • Tsukigakirei

    - Kokoro (2017) ... key animation visual effects
    2017
  • Lupin the Third: Italian Game

    key animation

    visual effects
    2016
  • Orange

    - LETTER 03 (2016) ... key animation visual effects
    2016
  • Mr. Osomatsu

    - The Idiot Series (2025) ... key animation visual effects

    - It's Starting Again (2025) ... key animation visual effects
    2015
  • Giovanni's Island

    key animation

    visual effects
    2014
  • Bodacious Space Pirates: Abyss of Hyperspace

    key animation

    visual effects
    2014
  • Ping Pong the Animation

    - Staking Your Life on Table Tennis Is Revolting (2014) ... key animation visual effects
    2014
  • Psycho-Pass

    - Cubism (2019) ... key animation visual effects

    - Don’t Take God’s Name in Vain (2019) ... key animation visual effects
    2012
  • Fate/Zero

    - Fate/Zero (2012) ... key animation visual effects
    2011
  • Guilty Crown

    - Dear... (2012) ... key animation visual effects
    2011
  • The Mystic Archives of Dantalian

    - Bibliotheca Razielis Archangeli (2011) ... key animation visual effects
    2011
  • Welcome to the Space Show

    key animation

    visual effects
    2010
  • Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai

    key animation

    visual effects
    2009
  • From Me to You: Kimi ni Todoke

    - Seat Change (2009) ... key animation visual effects

    - Prologue (2009) ... key animation visual effects
    2009
  • Aria the OVA: Arietta

    key animation

    visual effects
    2007
  • Brave Story

    animation

    visual effects
    2006
  • Stormy Night

    key animation

    visual effects
    2005
  • Aria

    layout supervisor

    visual effects

    - To That New Beginning... (2008) ... layout supervisor visual effects

    - Embraced by That Blue Sea and Wind... (2008) ... layout supervisor visual effects

    - Those Ever-Changing Days... (2008) ... layout supervisor visual effects

    - The Excitement on That Moon-Gazing Night... (2008) ... layout supervisor visual effects

    - Surrounded by That Orange Wind... (2008) ... layout supervisor visual effects
    2005
  • Blood+

    - Rainbow for Each (2005) ... key animation visual effects
    2005
  • Patlabor WXIII the Movie

    key animation

    visual effects
    2002
  • Overman King Gainer

    - The Apparition, Dominator (2002) ... key animation visual effects
    2002
  • Haibane Renmei

    - Reki's World / Prayer / Epilogue (2002) ... key animation visual effects
    2002
  • Blood: The Last Vampire

    key animation

    visual effects
    2000
  • FLCL

    - Fire Starter (2000) ... key animation visual effects
    2000
  • Crayon Shin-chan: Explosion! The Hot Spring's Feel Good Final Battle

    key animation

    visual effects
    1999
  • The Big O

    - The Greatest Villian (2003) ... key animation visual effects
    1999
  • Crayon Shin-chan: Dengeki! Buta no Hizume Daisakusen

    key animation

    visual effects
    1998
  • Crayon Shin-chan: Pursuit of the Balls of Darkness

    key animation

    visual effects
    1997
  • Crayon Shin-chan: Great Adventure In Henderland

    key animation

    visual effects
    1996
  • Ghost in the Shell

    key animation

    visual effects
    1995
  • Macross Plus: The Movie

    key animation

    visual effects
    1995
  • Golden Boy

    - Animation is Fun! (1996) ... key animation visual effects
    1995
  • Crayon Shin-chan: The Hidden Treasure of the Buri Buri Kingdom

    key animation

    visual effects
    1994
  • Patlabor 2: The Movie

    key animation

    visual effects
    1993
  • Shin Chan

    - My Brother, The Chickee! (1993) ... animation director visual effects
    1992
  • Roujin Z

    key animation

    visual effects
    1991
  • Patlabor: The Movie

    color designer

    visual effects
    1989
  • Starship Troopers

    - Carmencita (1988) ... key animation visual effects

    - Cherenkov (1988) ... key animation visual effects

    - Greg (1988) ... key animation visual effects
    1988
  • Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars

    key animation

    visual effects
    1985
  • Lupin the 3rd

    - The Dream of Italy (2) (2015) ... key animation visual effects

    - The Wedding of Lupin the Third (2015) ... key animation visual effects
    1971

• directing (8 credits)

  • Space Camper Chicchi

    director

    directing
    2022
  • Riku wa Yowakunai

    director

    directing
    2021
  • The Rising of the Shield Hero

    - Flowers Offered in Recollection (2022) ... director directing
    2019
  • Colorful Ninja Iromaki

    assistant director

    directing
    2016
  • Ping Pong the Animation

    - Staking Your Life on Table Tennis Is Revolting (2014) ... director directing
    2014
  • Haibane Renmei

    - Parting / Darkness in the Heart / Irreplaceable Thing (2002) ... director directing
    2002
  • Time Stranger Kyoko: Leave It to Chocola!

    director

    directing
    2001
  • Little Polar Bear: Shirokuma-kun, fune ni noru

    director

    directing
    1991

• art (7 credits)

  • My Happy Marriage

    - An Evening Banquet and Distant Snow (2025) ... storyboard artist art

    - Our First Date (2023) ... storyboard artist art
    2023
  • Space Camper Chicchi

    storyboard artist

    art
    2022
  • BEASTARS

    - The Taste of Rebellion (2021) ... storyboard artist art

    - Fly, O Corrupt One (2021) ... storyboard artist art

    - A Teen's Never-Ending Alarm (2021) ... storyboard artist art

    - In the Storm's Wake (2019) ... storyboard artist art

    - Below the Fur Coat (2019) ... storyboard artist art
    2019
  • Recovery of an MMO Junkie

    - I'm So Embarrassed I Could Die! (2017) ... storyboard artist art
    2017
  • Barakamon

    - Glad You're Back (2014) ... storyboard artist art

    - Dacchi Ikode (2014) ... storyboard artist art

    - Island Dads (2014) ... storyboard artist art

    - Annoying (2014) ... storyboard artist art
    2014
  • Aria

    - That Soft Wish... (2005) ... art designer art

    - That Starlike Fairy... (2005) ... art designer art

    - That Which You Want to Protect... (2005) ... art designer art

    - On That Special Day... (2005) ... art designer art
    2005
  • Lupin the 3rd

    - The Lovesick Pig (2015) ... storyboard artist art
    1971

• writing (1 credits)

  • Little Polar Bear: Shirokuma-kun, fune ni noru

    writer

    writing
    1991