Hiromu Arakawa’s Fullmetal Alchemist: Stylistic Nuances of the Comic Book

Nowadays, manga is a very popular medium, especially among young people from different areas of the world. The following article analyzes selected volumes of the manga “Fullmetal Alchemist” by Hiromu Arakawa in terms of style and visuals. This manga is one of the better-known titles and has many admirers around the world. In the analysis, the text and illustrations were examined separately. The research made it possible to determine Arakawa’s style of drawing, world creation, characters, and dialogues, to mention a few, and to draw conclusions from them.

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Social Communication
Published
2024-12-03
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https://doi.org/10.57656/sc-2024-0007
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Comics and Graphic Narratives
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Hiromu Arakawa’s Fullmetal Alchemist: Stylistic Nuances of the Comic Book

Izabela Lenczowska
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Hiromu Arakawa’s Fullmetal Alchemist: Stylistic Nuances of the Comic Book

Izabela Lenczowska
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Abstract

Nowadays, manga is a very popular medium, especially among young people from different areas of the world. The following article analyzes selected volumes of the manga “Fullmetal Alchemist” by Hiromu Arakawa in terms of style and visuals. This manga is one of the better-known titles and has many admirers around the world. In the analysis, the text and illustrations were examined separately. The research made it possible to determine Arakawa’s style of drawing, world creation, characters, and dialogues, to mention a few, and to draw conclusions from them.

Social CommunicationVol. 25(1)
University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszow (PL)
Openalex Percentile: Top 66%
Comics and Graphic Narratives
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