Hiromu Arakawa quotes

Hiromu Arakawa is a Japanese manga artist most famous for creating the acclaimed series "Fullmetal Alchemist." Her works are notable for their strong storytelling, complex characters, and distinctive art style. She continues to inspire manga fans and artists around the world with her creativity. Here are 19 of her quotes:

Arakawa: After I gave birth, I felt even more of a connection to cows, because my breasts started making milk. My breasts got bigger and my nipples swelled up, and every time my daughter went to suckle them, it reminded me of how I used to squeeze the cows' udders on the farm to get the milk out. [chuckle] It was like my own daughter was milking me.

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If there's no door, then I'll make one!

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Interviewer: Would you say any other manga artists have influenced you?

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Arakawa: Of course. I love to take care of them and also eat them.

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Arakawa: Yes, and because I think I look a little like a cartoon cow, so it fits.

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Interviewer: In other words you were born with your destiny tied to cows. So, of course you must love cows?

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Interviewer: Is that why you draw yourself as a cow?

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Interviewer: So between those two, if you lived in your own manga world, what would you be like?

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Arakawa: The manga artist that I look up to the most is Suiho Tagawa, the author of Norakuro. He is the root of my style as an artist. I also love Rumiko Takahashi and Kinnikuman or Ultimate Muscle by Yudetamago. As far as composition and how to draw, I learned that when I was apprenticed to Hiroyuki Eto, the author of Mahoujin Guru Guru for Shonen GanGan.

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Arakawa: At the beginning, I was contracted for a one-shot publication. However, the editor-in-charge of the storyboards passed down a request, "Let us serialise this, okay...". With a story that is meant to be completed in one chapter at this time, "How on earth am I going to do it?" [laughs]. I pounded my brains for around half a month, thinking about ideas to serialise this work.

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I left home, and I wasn't going back until I could make a living on manga. I'm happy that my wish was granted and that I've gotten a series, but now I'm busy and have no time to go home. I'm kind of happy and kind of sad.

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After starting to draw manga, a lot of unexpected things happened, leaving me quite stunned. But it is these sudden events that make life interesting.

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"I love reading manga!!” "I really, really love drawing them too!!” "I draw therefore I am!!” "This is proof that I exist!! I'm satisfied with just that!!!” The point is I'm a manga idiot.

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Fullmetal Alchemist Manga Series.

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A few friends that also drew manga gathered at the pub regardless of the fact did we drink any alcohol, we would talk excitedly about manga. We will get so preoccupied with the topic, that we always miss the last train. Although we all have the feeling, "We're so old already, why are we still mucking around like this?” But whenever we hear something like "I want to draw this!!”, the passion from everybody, our spirits are refreshed with new enthusiasm. This time I even got Moritaishi Sensei to draw the omake for me. Wah!! (Happy)

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The cover for Volume 9 seems to be very well liked. I received many letters discussing their opinions regarding it. "Follow me! That's what it is trying to convey!!” or "Men speak with their backs!!” or "It's like saying everybody's fate is resting upon my back, what a great cover!!” and stuff like that.... Can't bear to say "It's because drawing the colonel's face is really troublesome”... Can't say it... -->.

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I like B movies. I take a look at this and that, while thinking, "What the hell is this!? This makes no sense!” till the end. I like that sort of feeling. So an alchemy manga was born because I wanted to have that kind of feeling in my manga. Thanks to everyone who bought it. While getting into it and thinking, "What is alchemy supposed to be like this?” Please enjoy it.

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