Arakawa, Tokyo Arakawa, Tokyo Arakawa has sister-city relationships with Donaustadt in Vienna, Austria, and with Corvallis, Oregon, U.S. Domestically, it has similar relationships with nine cities, towns and villages. As of May 1, 2015, the ward has an estimated population of 208,763, and a population density of about 20,550 persons per km². The total area is 10.16 km². Arakawa is in the northeastern part of Tokyo. The shape is long and narrow, stretching from west to east. The Sumida River forms the northern boundary. The ward is surrounded by five other special wards. To the north lies Adachi; to the west, Kita;
Hiromu Arakawa Rees Brennan. In April 2011, Arakawa began a new series called "Silver Spoon" in Shogakukan's "Weekly Shōnen Sunday". Rather than writing another fantasy series like "Fullmetal Alchemist", Arakawa wanted to challenge herself by trying a more realistic story with "Silver Spoon". It quickly rose among Shogakukan's best-selling titles and an anime series by A-1 Pictures began airing in July 2013. Also in July 2013 she began her manga adaptation of Yoshiki Tanaka's "The Heroic Legend of Arslan" series of novels in Kodansha's "Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine". Arakawa states that Suihō Tagawa, the author of "Norakuro", is the "root of [her] style