Yojiro Arai

Biography

Career Overview

Yojiro Arai has 26 screen credits in a career dating back to 2013. Their work is anchored in the Gintama Collection universe with 1 titles. Signature works include Case Closed: The Culprit Hanzawa, Do It Yourself!!, A Whisker Away. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Visual Effects

Gender

male

Known Credits

26

Birth Date

1989-01-16 00:00:00

Birth Place

Saitama, Japan

Known For

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  Case Closed: The Culprit Hanzawa
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  Do It Yourself!!
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  A Whisker Away
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  MFKZ
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  Modest Heroes
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  Penguin Highway

Associated Universes

• Gintama Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Shouta Aoi (1 collaborations)
• Inori Minase (1 collaborations)
• Minami Takayama (1 collaborations)
• Wakana Yamazaki (1 collaborations)
• Megumi Urawa (1 collaborations)
• Rikiya Koyama (1 collaborations)
• Megumi Hayashibara (1 collaborations)
• Akira Ishida (1 collaborations)
• Konomi Inagaki (1 collaborations)
• Kana Ichinose (1 collaborations)

Credits

• art (8 credits)

  • Gintama the Movie 2026: Yoshiwara in Flames

    storyboard artist

    art
    2026
  • Trapezium

    storyboard artist

    art
    2024
  • Kaiju No. 8

    - Joining Up! (2024) ... storyboard artist art
    2024
  • UniteUp!

    - Let's Connect & Unite Up! (2023) ... storyboard artist art
    2023
  • Tengoku Daimakyo

    - Day of Fate (2023) ... storyboard artist art
    2023
  • The Orbital Children

    - A Story Ends (2022) ... storyboard artist art

    - Seven's Pattern (2022) ... storyboard artist art
    2022
  • Pokémon: Twilight Wings

    - Training (2020) ... storyboard artist art
    2020
  • Penguin Highway

    art designer

    art
    2018

• visual effects (13 credits)

  • Do It Yourself!!

    opening/ending animation

    visual effects

    - "DIY" Means Friendship, Always and Forever! (2022) ... opening/ending animation visual effects

    - "DIY" Means Do It Yourself! (2022) ... opening/ending animation visual effects

    - "DIY" Means... Rock Bottom? Impossible? With Courage and Drive, Anything Is Possible! (2022) ... opening/ending animation visual effects

    - Does "DIY" Mean a Shocking Surprise? How Unexpected! It's Really Unexpected! (2022) ... opening/ending animation visual effects

    - "DIY" Means... You Can't Do It? No, I Absolutely Can! (2022) ... opening/ending animation visual effects
    2022
  • Case Closed: The Culprit Hanzawa

    opening/ending animation

    visual effects

    - Episode 12 (2022) ... opening/ending animation visual effects

    - Episode 11 (2022) ... opening/ending animation visual effects

    - Episode 10 (2022) ... opening/ending animation visual effects

    - Episode 9 (2022) ... opening/ending animation visual effects

    - Episode 8 (2022) ... opening/ending animation visual effects
    2022
  • A Whisker Away

    character designer

    visual effects
    2020
  • Pokémon: Twilight Wings

    - Training (2020) ... animation director visual effects
    2020
  • Modest Heroes

    key animation

    visual effects
    2018
  • Penguin Highway

    character designer

    visual effects
    2018
  • MFKZ

    key animation

    visual effects
    2018
  • Napping Princess

    key animation

    visual effects
    2017
  • Boruto: Naruto Next Generations

    - The Predestined Path (2019) ... opening/ending animation visual effects

    - Incurring Wrath (2018) ... opening/ending animation visual effects
    2017
  • Fastening Days 2

    animation

    visual effects
    2016
  • Typhoon Noruda

    key animation

    visual effects
    2015
  • Fastening Days

    animation

    visual effects
    2014
  • Rain in the Sunshine

    animation director

    visual effects
    2013

• directing (5 credits)

  • UniteUp!

    - Let's Connect & Unite Up! (2023) ... director directing
    2023
  • Pokémon: Twilight Wings

    - Training (2020) ... director directing
    2020
  • Penguin Highway

    second unit director

    directing
    2018
  • Typhoon Noruda

    director

    directing
    2015
  • Wonder Garden

    director

    directing
    2013