Biography
Tetsuo Hirakawa (平川 哲生, Hirakawa Tetsuo, November 13, 1979) is a Japanese animator, screenwriter and anime director born in Chiba Prefecture.
He joined Madhouse in 2002 after graduating from college. After participating in many works as an animator, he made his directorial debut in 2009 with The River's Light (Kawa no Hikari). Since then, he has been active as a freelance director and screenwriter.
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Production Credits
Tetsuo Hirakawa has 54 production credits.Visual Effects
Credited for Key Animation in 20 shows - Naruto, Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama, One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island, xxxHOLiC, Crayon Shin-chan: The Legend Called: Dance! Amigo!, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Nodame Cantabile, Bokurano, Den-noh Coil, Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, Summer Days with Coo, Chi's Sweet Home, Saki, Afro Samurai: Resurrection, Colorful, Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! Operation Golden Spy, Kids on the Slope, The Rolling Girls, Seraph of the End and The Ancient Magus' Bride.
Directing
Credited for Director in 8 shows - The River's Light, Hori-san and Miyamura-kun, Noragami, The Rolling Girls, Seraph of the End, Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress, Grimoire of Zero and The Ancient Magus' Bride.
Credited for Series Director in 3 shows - Grimoire of Zero, YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of This World and Shine On! Bakumatsu Bad Boys!.
Art
Credited for Storyboard Artist in 19 shows - Sword Art Online, My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU, Attack on Titan, Star Blazers [Space Battleship Yamato] 2199, Noragami, Ai Tenchi Muyo!, Trinity Seven, The Rolling Girls, Seraph of the End, ERASED, Grimoire of Zero, Fate/Apocrypha, The Ancient Magus' Bride, Dragon Pilot: Hisone and Masotan, Jujutsu Kaisen, The Case Study of Vanitas, Bubble, Spy Classroom and Campfire Cooking in Another World with my Absurd Skill.
Writing
Credited for Series Composition in 2 shows - Grimoire of Zero and Shine On! Bakumatsu Bad Boys!.
Credited for Writer in 2 shows - The Knight in the Area and Grimoire of Zero.