Hiromu Arakawa is best known for the manga series Fullmetal Alchemist, which became a hit both domestically and internationally, and was adapted into two anime television series.
14 Facts About Hiromu Arakawa
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Hiromu Arakawa is known for Silver Spoon and the manga adaptation of The Heroic Legend of Arslan novels.
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Hiromu Arakawa thought about being a manga artist ever "since [she] was little" and during her school years, she would often draw on textbooks.
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Hiromu Arakawa began her career in the manga world as a Square Enix employee and assistant to Hiroyuki Eto, author of Mahojin Guru Guru.
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Hiromu Arakawa published one chapter of Shanghai Yomakikai in Monthly Shonen Gangan in 2000.
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In July 2001, Hiromu Arakawa published the first chapter of Fullmetal Alchemist in Monthly Shonen Gangan.
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Hiromu Arakawa gave birth to a daughter in 2007 and had her third child in January 2014.
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Hiromu Arakawa is currently living in Tokyo and has published more works, including Raiden-18, Soten no Komori, and Hero Tales.
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Hiromu Arakawa has collaborated with the creation of Hero Tales with Studio Flag under the name of Huang Jin Zhou.
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Hiromu Arakawa has drawn the cover from the Japanese edition of the novel The Demon's Lexicon authored by Sarah Rees Brennan.
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Rather than writing another fantasy series like Fullmetal Alchemist, Hiromu Arakawa wanted to challenge herself by trying a more realistic story with Silver Spoon.
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Hiromu Arakawa started the manga series Daemons of the Shadow Realm in Monthly Shonen Gangan on December 10,2021.
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Hiromu Arakawa learned composition and drawing during her time as assistant of Hiroyuki Eto.
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Hiromu Arakawa cites Rumiko Takahashi, Shigeru Mizuki, and Kinnikuman by Yudetamago as influences and is a fan of Mike Mignola's work.