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Kôichi Arai(II)

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Kôichi Arai is known for Ghost in the Shell (1995), Summer Wars (2009) and Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001).
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    • Known for

    Ghost in the Shell (1995)
    Ghost in the Shell
    7.9
    • Animation Department(as Koichi Arai)
    • 1995
    Summer Wars (2009)
    Summer Wars
    7.4
    • Animation Department(as Koichi Arai)
    • 2009
    Steve Blum, Wendee Lee, Jennifer Hale, Megumi Hayashibara, Ai Kobayashi, and Koichi Yamadera in Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)
    Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
    7.8
    • Animation Department(as Koichi Arai)
    • 2001
    Akira (1988)
    Akira
    8.0
    • Animation Department(as Koichi Arai)
    • 1988

    Credits

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    Animation Department

    • Paris ni Saku Etoile (2026)
      Paris ni Saku Etoile
      7.9
      • key animator
      • 2026
    • Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc (2025)
      Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc
      8.3
      • key animator: OP
      • 2025
    • Virgin Punk: Clockwork Girl (2025)
      Virgin Punk: Clockwork Girl
      6.8
      Short
      • key animator
      • 2025
    • The Imaginary (2023)
      The Imaginary
      6.8
      • key animator
      • 2023
    • Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window (2023)
      Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window
      7.6
      • key animator
      • 2023
    • Lonely Castle in the Mirror (2022)
      Lonely Castle in the Mirror
      7.0
      • key animator
      • 2022
    • Megumi Hayashibara, Akira Ishida, Yûko Miyamura, Megumi Ogata, and Maaya Sakamoto in Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021)
      Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
      8.0
      • animation director
      • key animator (as Koichi Arai, as Koichi Arai)
      • 2021
    • Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop (2020)
      Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop
      6.8
      • key animator
      • 2020
    • The Wonderland (2019)
      The Wonderland
      6.2
      • animation director
      • key animator
      • 2019
    • Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 (2017)
      Blade Runner: Black Out 2022
      7.3
      Video
      • key animator (as Koichi Arai)
      • 2017
    • Fireworks (2017)
      Fireworks
      5.6
      • key animator
      • 2017
    • Napping Princess (2017)
      Napping Princess
      6.3
      • animation director (as Koichi Arai)
      • 2017
    • Persona 5 (2016)
      Persona 5
      9.2
      Video Game
      • animation supervisor: opening animation
      • key animator: opening animation (as Koichi Arai, as Koichi Arai)
      • 2016
    • Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu (2016)
      Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu
      7.7
      • key animator (as Koichi Arai)
      • 2016
    • Atsushi Abe, Daisuke Namikawa, Junko Takeuchi, Noriaki Sugiyama, Yûko Sanpei, Cocoro Kikuchi, Kenshô Ono, and Ryûichi Kijima in Boruto: Naruto the Movie (2015)
      Boruto: Naruto the Movie
      7.7
      • key animator (as Koichi Arai)
      • 2015

    Art Department

    • The Last: Naruto the Movie (2014)
      The Last: Naruto the Movie
      7.6
      • storyboard artist (as Koichi Arai)
      • 2014
    • Tales of Symphonia (2003)
      Tales of Symphonia
      8.5
      Video Game
      • illustrator: animated movies (as Koichi Arai)
      • 2003

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Kohichi Arai

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