Behind the anime

Keiichi Arawi

Original Creator

Keiichi Arawi is a manga artist and illustrator.

Occupation: Mangaka
Born: December 29, 1977
Hometown: Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
Years active: 2006–present
Gender: Male
Credits: 25

Who is Keiichi Arawi?

Keiichi Arawi is a mangaka with 25 credits in Aniphoria's catalog. Their listed hometown is Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. Born December 29, 1977. Years active: 2006–present.

Where you have heard or seen their work

Production credits include story & art (6), original creator (4), and animation (4).

Quick questions

What has Keiichi Arawi worked on?

Our catalog lists 25 credits, including Nichijou - My Ordinary Life: Episode 0, CITY THE ANIMATION, and Nichijou - My Ordinary Life.

Where is Keiichi Arawi from?

Their hometown is listed as Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, Japan.

The person behind the work

Biography

Keiichi Arawi is a manga artist and illustrator. He is the creator of Nichijou and City. Arawi was born and raised in Gunma Prefecture. Though he grew up in Maebashi, he attended Isesaki Commercial High School, the school Nichijou was based on. He worked as a typesetter before becoming a manga artist.

At 19, he started drawing short stories for Media Factory's Comic Flapper, the most notable being his first series KazeMachi, which ran from January to March 2006. By that time, Kadokawa Publishing took notice of him and he began to work on Nichijou, which won Kadokawa's 22nd ACE Award for New Artists.

Nichijou thus began its run in November 2006 under Kadokawa's flagship magazine Shonen Ace, and ended its run in October 2015. He then went on to work on City, which began its run in September 2016 under Kodansha's Morning magazine.