Naoshi Arakawa

Japanese mangaka
Person human Q11502103
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Summary

Naoshi Arakawa has worked as a mangaka[1], comics creator[2], comics writer[3], and penciller[4]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,213 views/month, #7,169 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Japan[6]
  • Field of work: manga[7], comics[8]
  • Notable work: Your Lie in April[9], Farewell, My Dear Cramer[10]
  • Sex or gender: male[11]
  • Family name: Arakawa[12]
  • Given name: Naoshi[13]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Japanese[14]
  • Name in native language: 新川直司[15]
  • Name in kana: あらかわ なおし[16]

Why It Matters

Naoshi Arakawa has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Works attributed to him include Your Lie in April[19], a manga series[20]; Farewell, My Dear Cramer[21], a manga series[22]; and Sayonara, Football[23], a manga series[24].

FAQs

What did Naoshi Arakawa do for work?

Naoshi Arakawa worked as a mangaka[1], comics creator[2], comics writer[3], and penciller[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [2] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', 'zh']
    Sitelink count → 8
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  2. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → Arakawa
    Instance of → —
    Country of citizenship → Japan
    Sex or gender → male
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