🎬 animator
Hiroaki Arai新井博慧
Animation Director and Key Animation on ERASED, DARLING in the FRANXX and Parasyte -the maxim-.
- anime credits
- 18
- anime credits
- most credited as
- Animation Director
- most credited as
- busiest year (4)
- 2014
- busiest year (4)

Best-known work
ERASEDAnimation Director · 2016
DARLING in the FRANXXKey Animation · 2018
Parasyte -the maxim-Key Animation · 2014
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s EndAnimation Director · 2023
Sword Art Online IIKey Animation · 2014
Food Wars!Key Animation · 2015
I Want to Eat Your PancreasAnimation Director · 2018
BOCCHI THE ROCK!2nd Key Animation · 2022
NisekoiAnimation Director · 2014
Golden TimeKey Animation · 2013
Delicious in DungeonKey Animation · 2024
Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kunKey Animation · 2014
Credits per year
Anime Hiroaki Arai worked on, by premiere year
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| Item | Credits |
|---|---|
| 12 | 2 in 2012 |
| 13 | 2 in 2013 |
| 14 | 4 in 2014 |
| 15 | 2 in 2015 |
| 16 | 2 in 2016 |
| 17 | 0 in 2017 |
| 18 | 2 in 2018 |
| 19 | 0 in 2019 |
| 20 | 1 in 2020 |
| 21 | 0 in 2021 |
| 22 | 1 in 2022 |
| 23 | 1 in 2023 |
| 24 | 1 in 2024 |
All credits
- 2024
Delicious in DungeonKey Animation, Animation Director, 2nd Key Animation, Sub Character Design - 2023
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s EndAnimation Director, Key Animation, 2nd Key Animation - 2022
BOCCHI THE ROCK!2nd Key Animation - 2020
GleipnirMain Animator - 2018
DARLING in the FRANXXKey Animation - 2018
I Want to Eat Your PancreasAnimation Director - 2016
ERASEDAnimation Director - 2016
March comes in like a lionAnimation Director - 2015
Food Wars!Key Animation - 2015
Nisekoi:Key Animation - 2014
Parasyte -the maxim-Key Animation - 2014
Sword Art Online IIKey Animation - 2014
NisekoiAnimation Director, Assistant Animation Director - 2014
Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kunKey Animation, 2nd Key Animation - 2013
Golden TimeKey Animation - 2013
Monogatari Series Second SeasonKey Animation - 2012
Kokoro ConnectAnimation Director - 2012
NisemonogatariKey Animation
Frequently asked questions
What anime has Hiroaki Arai worked on?
Hiroaki Arai's best-known work includes ERASED (Animation Director), DARLING in the FRANXX (Key Animation), Parasyte -the maxim- (Key Animation), Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End (Animation Director), Sword Art Online II (Key Animation), Food Wars! (Key Animation).
What does Hiroaki Arai do?
Hiroaki Arai is credited most often as animation director, key animation, 2nd key animation on anime.