Japanese manga artist (born 1973)
Hiromu Arakawa
(
荒川 弘
,
Arakawa Hiromu
, born May 8, 1973)
[1]
is a Japanese
manga artist
. She is best known for the
manga
series
Fullmetal Alchemist
(2001?2010), which became a hit both domestically and internationally, and was adapted into two
anime
television series. She is also known for
Silver Spoon
(2011?2019) and the
manga adaptation
of
The Heroic Legend of Arslan
novels.
Biography
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]
Born on May 8, 1973, in
Tokachi
,
Hokkaid?
, Japan, Arakawa was born and raised on a dairy farm with three elder sisters and a younger brother. Arakawa thought about being a
manga artist
ever "since [she] was little" and during her school years, she would often draw on textbooks. After graduating high school, she took
oil painting
classes once a month for seven years while working on her family's farm. During this time, she also created
d?jinshi
manga with her friends and drew
yonkoma
for a magazine.
[2]
[3]
Arakawa moved to
Tokyo
in the summer of 1999.
[4]
She began her career in the manga world as a Square Enix employee and assistant to Hiroyuki Et?, author of
Mah?jin Guru Guru
.
[5]
Her own career began with the publication of
Stray Dog
in
Square Enix
's
Monthly Sh?nen Gangan
in 1999.
[3]
Stray Dog
won the ninth 21st Century "Sh?nen Gangan" Award.
[2]
She published one chapter of
Shanghai Y?makikai
in
Monthly Sh?nen Gangan
in 2000.
[6]
In July 2001, Arakawa published the first chapter of
Fullmetal Alchemist
in
Monthly Sh?nen Gangan
.
[7]
The series spanned 108 chapters, with the last one published in July 2010, and the series was collected in twenty-seven volumes.
[8]
[9]
Some reviewers say that the combination of Arakawa's art style and the writing in
Fullmetal Alchemist
contribute to its dark thematic elements.
[10]
Fullmetal Alchemist
has been adapted into two
anime
series by
Bones
. When they were creating the
first
, Arakawa assisted them in its early development.
[11]
However, she was not involved in the making of the script, so the anime has a different ending from the manga, which she developed further.
[3]
The series won the 49th
Shogakukan Manga Award
in the
sh?nen
category in 2004.
[12]
When the
second
anime adaptation was reaching its ending, Arakawa showed director
Yasuhiro Irie
her plans for the manga's ending, making both end in near dates.
[13]
Most reviewers distinguish between the manga and anime, which they attribute to differences in style and subject matter.
[14]
[15]
One review explains that the manga is more "emotional," whereas the anime is more whimsical.
[15]
Arakawa's simple, dark style and plot choices contrast with the anime's "cartoony," colorful rendering.
[10]
[15]
Reviews in general tend to ascribe the anime to children and the manga to teens and adults.
[10]
[15]
Arakawa is married with three children.
[16]
She gave birth to a daughter in 2007 and had her third child in January 2014.
[17]
She is currently living in Tokyo and has published more works, including
Raiden-18
,
S?ten no K?mori
(also known as
Bat in Blue Sky
), and
Hero Tales
.
[3]
[18]
[19]
Arakawa has collaborated with the creation of
Hero Tales
with Studio Flag under the name of Huang Jin Zhou. In the anime adaptation of the series, Arakawa was responsible for the character designs.
[20]
She has also drawn the cover from the Japanese edition of the novel
The Demon's Lexicon
authored by
Sarah Rees Brennan
.
[21]
In April 2011, Arakawa began a series called
Silver Spoon
in
Shogakukan
's
Weekly Sh?nen Sunday
. Rather than writing another fantasy series like
Fullmetal Alchemist
, Arakawa wanted to challenge herself by trying a more realistic story with
Silver Spoon
.
[22]
It quickly rose among Shogakukan's best-selling titles and an anime series by
A-1 Pictures
began airing in July 2013.
[23]
Also in July 2013 she began
her manga adaptation
of
Yoshiki Tanaka
's
The Heroic Legend of Arslan
series of novels in
Kodansha
's
Bessatsu Sh?nen Magazine
.
[24]
Arakawa started the manga series
Daemons of the Shadow Realm
in
Monthly Sh?nen Gangan
on December 10, 2021.
[25]
Influences
[
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Arakawa states that
Suih? Tagawa
, the author of
Norakuro
, is the "root of [her] style as an artist". She also learned
composition
and drawing during her time as assistant of
Hiroyuki Et?
[
ja
]
. She also cites
Rumiko Takahashi
,
Shigeru Mizuki
, and
Kinnikuman
by
Yudetamago
as influences and is a fan of
Mike Mignola
's work.
[3]
[5]
Reviewers consider
Fullmetal Alchemist
to have
steampunk
influences.
[15]
Works
[
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]
- Stray Dog
(1999)
- Shanghai Y?makikai
(
上海妖魔鬼怪
,
lit.
'
Ghost Demons of Shanghai
'
)
(2000)
- Fullmetal Alchemist
(
鋼の?金術師
,
Hagane no Renkinjutsushi
,
lit.
'
Alchemist of Steel
'
)
(2001?2010)
- Raiden-18
(2005?2021)
- S?ten no K?mori
(
蒼天の??
,
lit.
'
A Bat In Blue Sky
'
)
(2006)
- Hero Tales
(
?神演武
,
J?shin Enbu
)
(2006?2010)
- Hyakush? Kizoku
(
百姓貴族
,
lit.
'
The Noble Farmer
'
)
(2006?present)
- Silver Spoon
(
銀の匙
,
Gin no Saji
)
(2011?2019)
- The Heroic Legend of Arslan
(
アルスラ?ン?記
,
Arusur?n Senki
,
lit.
'
Arslan War Records
'
)
(2013?present)
- Daemons of the Shadow Realm
(
?泉のツガイ
,
Yomi no Tsugai
,
lit.
'
The Hinge of the Underworld
'
)
(2021?present)
Awards
[
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]
See also
[
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]
References
[
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]
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- ^
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.
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.
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.
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.
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"Fullmetal Alchemist's Arakawa Draws Cover for Irish Novelist"
.
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- ^
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.
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- ^
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.
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- ^
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.
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