
Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Known Credits
19
Gender
Female
Birthday
1973-05-08 (52 years old)
Place of Birth
Tokachi, Hokkaido, Japan
Also Known As
黄金周
Huang Jin-zhou
Hiromu Arakawa
Biography
Hiromi Arakawa (荒川 |弘美, Arakawa Hiromi), known by her pen name, Hiromu Arakawa (荒川 弘, Arakawa Hiromu), born May 8, 1973, is a female Japanese manga artist from Tokachi, Hokkaido. Her given name is Hiromi (弘美, Hiromi), the first character being written identically to her male pen name, Hiromu. Her renowned manga, Fullmetal Alchemist, became a hit, and was later adapted into two anime series, one based on a new story (Fullmetal Alchemist, 2003) and later one that follows the manga (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, 2009).