Hiromu Arakawa

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May 08, 1973 in Japan

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Comics & Graphic Novels, Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Hiromu Arakawa, 荒川弘, is a Japanese mangaka famous for the series Fullmetal Alchemist. Her real name is Hiromi Arakawa.

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Average rating: 4.50 · 51,357 ratings · 1,245 reviews · 85 distinct works

	Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1 (Fullmetal Alchemist, #1) 4.42 avg rating — 14,778 ratings — published 2002 — 12 editions	My rating:
	Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 2 (Fullmetal Alchemist, #2) 4.45 avg rating — 2,605 ratings — published 2002 — 12 editions	My rating:
	Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 3 (Fullmetal Alchemist, #3) 4.46 avg rating — 2,171 ratings — published 2002 — 11 editions	My rating:
	Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 4 (Fullmetal Alchemist, #4) 4.48 avg rating — 2,097 ratings — published 2003 — 11 editions	My rating:
	Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 5 (Fullmetal Alchemist, #5) 4.49 avg rating — 1,940 ratings — published 2003 — 10 editions	My rating:
	Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 6 (Fullmetal Alchemist, #6) 4.52 avg rating — 1,807 ratings — published 2003 — 10 editions	My rating:
	Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 7 (Fullmetal Alchemist, #7) 4.52 avg rating — 1,705 ratings — published 2007 — 10 editions	My rating:
	Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 9 (Fullmetal Alchemist, #9) 4.54 avg rating — 1,689 ratings — published 2004 — 8 editions	My rating:
	Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 8 (Fullmetal Alchemist, #8) 4.52 avg rating — 1,648 ratings — published 2004 — 10 editions	My rating:
	Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 10 (Fullmetal Alchemist, #10) 4.55 avg rating — 1,636 ratings — published 2005 — 10 editions	My rating:

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Series by Hiromu Arakawa

Fullmetal Alchemist (28 books)
by Hiromu Arakawa

4.51 avg rating — 50,647 ratings

TVアニメーション鋼の錬金術師 (2 books)
by Hiromu Arakawa

4.38 avg rating — 240 ratings

Hero Tales (5 books)
by Hiromu Arakawa, Huang Jin Zhou

3.83 avg rating — 169 ratings

Gin No Saji (3 books)
by Hiromu Arakawa

3.84 avg rating — 25 ratings

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Quotes by Hiromu Arakawa

“It's a cruel and random world, but the chaos is all so beautiful.”
― Hiromu Arakawa

tags: chaos , fullmetal-alchemist , world

220 people liked it

“Nothing's perfect, the world's not perfect. But it's there for us, trying the best it can; that's what makes it so damn beautiful.”
― Hiromu Arakawa, Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1

tags: aesthetics , flaws , inspirational

148 people liked it

“Haven't you ever heard of the saying, "If you want to shoot the general, first shoot the horse!"?' --Lin
If you wanna shoot the general, then you should just SHOOT THE GENERAL!' --Ed”
― Hiromu Arakawa, Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 14

tags: full-metal-alchemist , funny , humor

146 people liked it

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