Hiromu Arakawa

Quick Facts

Full Name	Hiromu Arakawa
Occupation	Cartoonist
Date Of Birth	May 8, 1973(1973-05-08)
Age	51
Birthplace	Makubetsu
Country	Japan
Birth City	Hokkaido
Horoscope	Taurus

Hiromu Arakawa Biography

Hiromu Arakawa is one of the most popular and richest Cartoonist who was born on May 8, 1973 in Makubetsu, Hokkaido, Japan. This Japanese artist is well-known for her Fullmetal Alchemist manga series. She is also famous for her work with Silver Spoon, Hero Tales, and The Heroic Legend of Arslan.

Influenced and inspired by the work She was influenced and inspired by the work of fellow manga artist Rumiko Takahashi., she was also a manga artist.

Hiromu Arakawa (荒川 弘 , Arakawa Hiromu) is the male pen name of Hiromi Arakawa (荒川 弘美 , Arakawa Hiromi, born May 8, 1973) , a Japanese manga artist. She is best known for the manga Fullmetal Alchemist, which became a hit both domestically and internationally, and was adapted into two anime television series. The first loosely followed the source material and was released while the manga was still being written, and the second followed the events of the manga and was released after the manga was finished. She is also known for the manga adaptation of The Heroic Legend of Arslan novels.

Arakawa moved to Tokyo in the summer of 1999, and started her career in the manga industry as an assistant to Hiroyuki Etō, author of Mahōjin Guru Guru. Her own career began with the publication of Stray Dog in Square Enix’s Monthly Shōnen Gangan in 1999. Stray Dog won the ninth 21st Century “Shōnen Gangan” Award. She published one chapter of Shanghai Yōmakikai in Monthly Shōnen Gangan in 2000.

She grew up with her four siblings on a farm in Hokkaido. In 2007, she moved to Tokyo, where she had three children.

Hiromu Arakawa Net Worth

Hiromu Arakawa is one of the richest Cartoonist from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Hiromu Arakawa 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After working as an assistant for Hiroyuki Eto’s established manga artist, she started her own publishing company with Stray Dog, an award-winning manga.

Fullmetal Alchemist was awarded a Shogakukan Manga Award for 2003 and a Seiun Award for 2011.

Born on May 8, 1973, in Tokachi, Hokkaidō, 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 “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 dōjinshi manga with her friends and drew yonkoma for a magazine.

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Who is Hiromu Arakawa Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Hiromu Ranked on the list of most popular Cartoonist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Hiromu Arakawa celebrates birthday on May 8 of every year.

Why did Hiromu Arakawa change her name?

The creator uses a fake name When she went pro she chose a far subtler alias — she decided to publish under Hiromu Arakawa instead of her birth name Hiromi Arakawa. It was the second time she’d changed her name to make herself appear male , but she couldn’t keep her secret for long.

How did Hiromu Arakawa come up with Fullmetal Alchemist?

When creating the fictional world of Fullmetal Alchemist, Arakawa was inspired after reading about Europe during the Industrial Revolution period ; she was amazed by how different the people from different countries were, in terms of their culture, architecture and clothes.

Why is Fullmetal Alchemist so famous?

Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood is extremely popular because it has a wonderful storyline, brilliant plot execution, doesn’t need to resort to nudity to gain fans, and unlike many other good ones, it has a fitting ending. It is always among the top three for a reason.

What is Fullmetal Alchemist inspired by?

When creating the fictional world of Fullmetal Alchemist, Arakawa was inspired after reading about the Industrial Revolution in Europe ; she was amazed by differences in the culture, architecture, and clothes of the era and those of her own culture.

Who killed Arakawa Yakuza?

Tendo now has a chance at the top and shoots Arakawa to get back in the Omi remnants’ good graces after betraying them. Arakawa is shot in the chest and dies a painful death, the last sight in his life being Tendo’s smile.