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Revision as of 02:50, 24 February 2006 by 24.166.6.153 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Hiromu Arakawa (荒川弘, Arakawa Hiromu, born May 8, 1973) is a Japanese manga artist. She was born in Hokkaidō, Japan. Raised on a dairy farm, Arakawa learned a work ethic that would inspire the idea of "equivalent exchange" in her manga Fullmetal Alchemist. She draws herself as a bespectacled cow in her manga.
Arakawa is best known for creating the Fullmetal Alchemist world and manga. She has no role to play in the making of the anime, other than being mentioned as the original creator of the franchise.
Go to this website for a picture of the cow that she draws herself as: http://www.fullmetal-alchemist.com/images/content/manga/fma_flap_01.jpg you can also read her manga, Fullmetal Alchemist, online at: http://www.readmanga.com/view.php?currtitle=1&chap=001&img=0
Works
- 1999 STRAY DOG (winner of first prize in the 21st Century "Shōnen Gangan" 9th Awards)
- 2000 Totsugeki Tonari no Enikkusu (突撃となりのエニックス)
- 2000 Shanghai Yōmakikai (上海妖魔鬼怪)
- 2001~ present Hagane no Renkinjutsushi (鋼の錬金術師), also known as Fullmetal Alchemist (winner of an award at the 49th (2004) Shogakukan Manga Awards, Shōnen Section)
Arakawa enjoys the Star Wars series and the movie, Indiana Jones. As of that, she thinks Darth Vader is the most evil villian of all and thinks Sean Connery is the greatest man.
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