Hiromu Arakawa

Japanese manga artist (born 1973)
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Summary

Hiromu Arakawa was born on May 8, 1973[1], in Hokkaido[2]. She has worked as a mangaka[3], artist[4], visual artist[5], screenwriter[6], and draftsperson[7]. She ranks in the top 0.33% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,453 views/month, #3,292 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Place of birth: Hokkaido[9]
  • Country of citizenship: Japan[10]
  • Native language: Japanese[11]
  • Occupation: comics artist[12]
  • Field of work: manga[13], comics[14]
  • Educated at: Hokkaido Obihiro Hakuyou High School[15]
  • Notable work: Fullmetal Alchemist[16], Silver Spoon[17], Daemons of the Shadow Realm[18]
  • Award received: Seiun Award for Best Comic[19]
  • Sex or gender: female[20]
  • Family name: Arakawa[21]
  • Given name: Hiromu[22]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Hiromu Arakawa[23]
  • Described by source: Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum biographical files[24]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Japanese[25]
  • Present in work: Hyakushō Kizoku[26]
  • Name in native language: 荒川弘[27]
  • Name in kana: あらかわ ひろむ[28]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Art+Feminism[29], Wikidata:WikiProject NYU Libraries/NYU Manga Collections[30]
  • Has works in the collection: National Museum of World Cultures[31]

Why It Matters

Hiromu Arakawa has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] She is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Works attributed to her include Daemons of the Shadow Realm[34], a manga series[35]; Fullmetal Alchemist[36], a manga series[37]; Silver Spoon[38], a manga series[39]; and Hyakushō Kizoku[40], a manga series[41].

FAQs

Where was Hiromu Arakawa born?

Hiromu Arakawa's place of birth was Hokkaido[2].

What did Hiromu Arakawa do for work?

Hiromu Arakawa worked as a mangaka[3], artist[4], visual artist[5], screenwriter[6], and draftsperson[7].

Where did Hiromu Arakawa go to school?

Hiromu Arakawa was educated at Hokkaido Obihiro Hakuyou High School[15].

What awards did Hiromu Arakawa receive?

Honors received include Seiun Award for Best Comic[19].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . NMVW-collection website. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . Comiclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . cartoons.osu.edu. cartoons.osu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . NMVW-collection website. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 39
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ary', 'arz', 'az', 'bcl', 'bn', 'ca', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'eu'
    Place of birth → Hokkaido, Hokkaidō
    P14487 → profile/1939
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  2. 6w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14487 → profile/1939
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  3. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person id → 99351
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  4. 9w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 12w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pixiv encyclopedia id → 荒川弘
    Douban personage id → 27251452
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  7. 12w ago · Mariobanana · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Niconicopedia id → 荒川弘
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  8. 14w ago · Harmonia Amanda · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Noosfere author id → -40348
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  9. 14w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14588 → 350431
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  10. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0379721-Arakawa-Hiromu-1973
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  11. 20w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14487 → profile/1939
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  12. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → mangaka, artist, visual artist +3
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32081|batch #32081]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (23)"
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