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I'd say living with a positive outlook is the theme of JoJo. It's a celebration of humanity.
—Hirohiko Araki

Hirohiko Araki (荒木 飛呂彦, Araki Hirohiko), born Toshiyuki Araki (荒木 利之, Araki Toshiyuki), is a Japanese manga artist and the author of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. He made his debut in 1980 with his one-shot Poker Under Arms, and began his professional career with the short series Cool Shock B.T., Baoh the Visitor, and Gorgeous Irene.

Araki's biggest series, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, began in December 1986 and is divided into nine parts. It continues to be serialized, totaling 135 volumes as of August 2024, and circulating over 120 million copies as of January 2022.[11]

Hirohiko Araki's artwork and manga are inspired by numerous Western influences including music, paintings, sculptures, fashion, and films. He is one of the most well-known manga artists in the world and won several awards throughout his career. In addition to his manga, Araki has written novels, appeared on television shows, delivered lectures at universities and museums, been referenced in other manga and anime, and had his work exhibited at the Louvre.

Biography

Childhood and Youth

Toshiyuki Araki was born on June 7, 1960, in Sendai, Japan, the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture. He grew up with his father who was an office worker at Japan Tobacco,[12] his stay-at-home mother, and his younger sisters, a pair of identical twins four years younger than him.[13][14] He attended Komatsushima Elementary School, where he and his friends mimicked the Boy Detectives from Edogawa Ranpo's works. Araki didn't always aspire to be a manga artist, and usually spent time playing outside or following older kids around.[15] He explored the whole city with his friends, such as nearby forests, swamps, and bomb shelters. Together, they built a secret base using wooden crates and even tried searching for buried gold they heard about in a local legend.[16]

In his youth, Araki was bullied by his sisters on a daily basis and consequently didn't look forward to coming home.[6] Although he believed his parents loved him and his sisters equally, he would feel left out seeing his sisters do everything together.[17] Araki's sisters would secretly steal his snacks which led him to believe he never had a snack to begin with.[6] He also claims they conspired together to have their parents only scold him alone after he fought with one of them. At school, his teachers would falsely suspect him whenever an incident occurred.[18] Feeling lonely and misunderstood by everyone, he spent time either by himself in his room[6] or at his grandfather's place, where he discovered manga, movies, and art.[17]

Araki credits manga for saving his life back then, reading classic series from the '60s and '70s like Tomorrow's Joe, Kamui,[6] Ring ni Kakero, Cobra, The Circuit Wolf, Boy of the Wilderness Isamu, Ajihei the Cook,[19] Osamu Tezuka's works,[14] samurai manga, and Kazuo Umezu's horror works.[20] The first manga he bought was MUYONOSUKE by Takao Saito. Mitsuteru Yokoyama's Babel II and the works of Ikki Kajiwara like Star of the Giants and Ai to Makoto significantly inspired him.[6][13] He was also particularly influenced by his grandfather, who loved making things regardless of what they were, and would make Araki things like models and kites.[17] His father was the same way, carving wood into the shape of a yacht and letting it float on water when a 5-year-old Araki asked him to buy a yacht. On the other hand, his mother was more serious, telling him to listen to musicians like Mozart rather than Led Zeppelin. However, she would still buy him old art books and manga.[12]

Aside from manga, Araki would read his father's collection of art books,[13] as well as Edogawa Ranpo's novels and the Sherlock Holmes series.[14] Moreover, he inherited his father's passion for films. In 1966, Araki wanted to watch Gamera, but his father took him to see For a Few Dollars More instead. Since then, Araki became a big fan of Sergio Leone's spaghetti Westerns and Clint Eastwood.[21] Additional major influences for him were the French artist Paul Gauguin and the American painter Jasper Johns.[13][22] Araki not only found Gauguin's work impressive, but also his way of life, citing how Gauguin lived away from society in Tahiti for his pursuit of art. Thus, Araki desired to pursue a single thing as well.[17] Around that time is when he started listening to foreign rock music such as the songs by Chicago, Yes, Led Zeppelin, Jackson Browne, and Bob Dylan. Since records were too expensive for him to buy and he didn't have a cassette recorder, he would tape songs off the radio using a huge reel-to-reel tape recorder which he told his parents he needed for English practice.[23] Magic and sleight of hand tricks also interested him, so he bought books and practiced a lot with cards, becoming quite good at it.[20]

A young Araki's art in the fictional "Shonen Thunder"

Araki believes that he first started drawing when he was in kindergarten or first grade by trying to reproduce Sanpei Shirato's Watari and Tetsuya Chiba's Harris no Kaze.[23] He attended art classes in his neighborhood[24] and started drawing more at the age of seven.[20] Araki drew his very first manga while he was eight years old in fourth grade, which was when a childhood friend complimented the composition of his art.[12][16] This friend discussed the differences between Japanese and American heroes, and the different ways that creators like Shigeru Mizuki and Kazuo Umezu depict fear, helping Araki develop his analytical skills. One day, after Araki drew a side character more impressively than the protagonist, his friend praised the manga as being interesting, prompting Araki to decide to become a manga artist.[12] However, manga did not have a good public image at the time,[24] and his parents and teachers warned him that reading manga would make him stupid.[19] Therefore, Araki had to draw behind his parents' backs using India ink to pursue his passion.[24]

Araki played little league baseball while he was in elementary school, but didn't enjoy the aspect of group sports. For example, if he made an error, then he'd be looked down on by the others.[23] He also felt annoyed when another kid would constantly be subbed in, as Araki considered himself a better player.[14] A few years later, he went to Dainohara Junior High School.[12] Declaring he never wanted to take part in a team sport again, he switched to practicing kendo, influenced by the manga Ore wa Teppei.[14][25] His experience at kendo seems to have been lukewarm, as he says nobody praised him whether he won or lost a match.[26] However, being in the kendo club saved him during one situation when he was passing by a group of four to five senior delinquents at a place he referred to as "Shakedown Road". Although they threatened Araki at first, they released him upon realizing he was in the kendo club, as they had acquaintances in the club as well.[12] Educationally, his favorite subjects were social studies and sciences, but he also performed well in mathematics.[14] On the other hand, he considered himself poor in English.[6]

Araki attended Tohoku Gakuin Tsutsujigaoka High School.[27] It was a Christian school, specifically a Protestant one, influencing his way of thinking.[26]

Professional Debut

Shogakukan (left) and Shueisha (far right) HQs.

Araki began submitting work to publishers during his first year at Tohoku Gakuin Tsutsujigaoka High School.[28] However, all of his submissions were rejected.[13] Araki also applied his works to the Tezuka Awards, having at one point been nominated in the 14th edition in 1977 for a one-shot named "The Bottle" then submitted under the name Toshi Arakino (荒木之利, Arakino Toshi).[29] At the same time, other artists who were around his age continued to make big splashes with their debuts (Ex: Yudetamago, Masakazu Katsura). Araki could not understand why he was being rejected, so one day in 1979, he decided to pay a visit to an editorial department in Tokyo for direct feedback on his most recently finished work. At first, he intended to visit Shogakukan, which published Weekly Shōnen Sunday, but was intimidated by the size of their building, and decided to take his submission into the smaller Shueisha (Publishers of Weekly Shonen Jump) building next door. It was noon when he visited, but one rookie editor named Ryosuke Kabashima happened to be there. Kabashima, after reading the first page, promptly quipped "your white-out's leaked (You haven't fixed it)": he was criticized every time the editor flipped through each page. Araki, exhausted from having been up all night, felt like he was going to pass out, but was told to fix it up for the Tezuka Awards. Months later, Araki would submit a one-shot by the name of "Poker Under Arms", which won the runner up prize at the Tezuka Awards.[13][30]

Araki left Miyagi University of Education before graduating, and made his debut in 1980 with the aforementioned one-shot Poker Under Arms. He did graduate from the Sendai Design College. His first serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump was Cool Shock B.T. in 1983,[30] with his works Baoh the Visitor (1984) and Gorgeous Irene (1984) following soon after. His next series would become his magnum opus, 1986's JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.

On November 30, 2016, Araki won the 45th Annual Best Dresser Awards in Tokyo in the "Academic and Cultural Arts" division. When questioned about his youthful appearance, Araki said that he washes his face every morning with Tokyo's tap water.[31]

Araki was given an art award for the year 2018 by the Agency for Cultural Affairs for his art exhibition Ripples of Adventure.[32]

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

A cover of Weekly Shonen Jump featuring Araki's JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.

Published in Weekly Shonen Jump between 1987 and 2004 and from 2004 to the present in Ultra Jump, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure represents Hirohiko Araki's primary brand and body of work.

The JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series brought fame to Araki as its popularity skyrocketed during the publication of Stardust Crusaders and Araki kept working on the series even after the end of the third part, which was the end of what he had planned for the stories beforehand.[33]

The dust jacket of every volume of JoJo contains a note to the reader; a relatively great source of Araki's direct opinions.

In 2012, Araki celebrated his 30th year as a manga artist and the 25th anniversary of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure. A special exhibition was held in Sendai, Japan, which included the announcement for the TV Anime and All-Star Battle.

Personal life

Araki is often commented on for his unchanging youthful demeanor over the years. He cites training at the gym and Hitomebore rice as methods for staying fit while over the age of 50,[34] as well as swimming.[35] In his 2007 Eureka Interview, he is complimented by Japanese psychologist and critic, Tamaki Saito, but states that the main reason he switched to a monthly serialization was from no longer being able to handle the weekly schedule.[36] Araki has revealed that after he was operated for gastroenteritis, Araki realized that he could no longer completely devote himself to his manga and sought to enjoy life more and practice other activities such as traveling or cooking.[37]

Araki's wife, Asami

Araki is well known for his position on staying healthy. He enjoys going on walks and riding a bike, particularly to Japanese shrines, and has commended it as his coping mechanism when exhausted from work. He considers exercise as a great way to discipline one's self and that carrying too many things can be a burden; Araki will typically only carry a raincoat, water, and an iPod when going out.[38][39]

Religion-wise, although Araki attended a Protestant school, he doesn't believe in God. Nonetheless, he has faith in "something" which he can't quite define, but believes that destiny is part of it.[26]

Araki lost his ancestral house in Sendai during the Tohoku earthquake. The house was destroyed by the tsunami following the earthquake, which shocked Araki.[40]

Family

Married to Asami Araki, Araki is the father of two girls. A couple years after his debut, Araki met Asami in a group meet-up, and the two got married three months later.[41][42]

Works

Manga

Title
Japanese Title
Published In
Date
Medium
ザ・ボトル
(Za Botoru)
Weekly Shonen Jump 1978 #1 (Mentioned)
January 2, 1978 (Unreleased)
One-Shot
砂嵐
(Sunaarashi)
N/A
1979 (Unreleased)
One-Shot
武装ポーカー
(Busō Pōkā)
January 5, 1981
One-Shot
バージニアによろしく
(Bājinia ni Yoroshiku)
Weekly Shonen Jump "August 1, 1981 Special Issue"
August 1, 1981
One-Shot
アウトロー・マン
(Autorō Man)
Weekly Shonen Jump "January 10, 1982 Special Issue"
December 1981
One-Shot
魔少年ビーティー
(Mashōnen Bī Tī)
Fresh Jump 1982 #3
October 23, 1982
One-Shot
魔少年ビーティー
(Mashōnen Bī Tī)
Weekly Shonen Jump 1983 #42 - 51
October 3, 1983 –
December 5, 1983
Manga
バオー来訪者
(Baō Raihōsha)
Weekly Shonen Jump 1984 #45 - 1985 #11
October 9, 1984 –
February 12, 1985
Manga
ゴージャス☆アイリン
(Gōjasu Airin)
Weekly Shonen Jump 1985 "Autumn Special"
Super Jump 1986 #1
October 1, 1985 –
December 29, 1986
Manga
ジョジョの奇妙な冒険
(JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken)
Weekly Shonen Jump 1987 #1/2 - 2004 #47
Ultra Jump 2005 #4 - Ongoing
December 2, 1986 -
Ongoing
Manga
変人偏屈列伝
(Henjin Henkutsu Retsuden)
Super Jump June 1989
Manga Allman 2001 #12 - 2002 #2
Ultra Jump 2003 #3 - #9
June 1, 1989 -
August 19, 2003
Manga
死刑執行中脱獄進行中
(Shikei Shikkōchū Datsugoku Shinkōchū)
Super Jump 1995 #2
January 11, 1995
One-Shot
ドルチ ~ダイ・ハード・ザ・キャット~
(Doruchi Dai Hādo Za Kyatto)
Manga Allman 1996 #11-12
October 2 – 16, 1996
Manga
岸辺露伴は動かない
(Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai)
Various
June 24, 1997 – Ongoing
Manga
デッドマンズQ
(Deddomanzu Kuesuchonzu)
Manga Allman 1999 #12-14
June 16, 1999 –
July 21, 1999
Manga
オインゴとボインゴ兄弟 大冒険
(Oingo to Boingo Kyōdai Daibōken)
Standalone
October 1, 2002
One-Shot
岸辺露伴 ルーヴルへ行く
(Kishibe Rohan Rūvuru e Iku)
Ultra Jump 2010 #4 - #6
March 19 -
May 19, 2010
One-Shot
岸辺露伴 グッチへ行く
(Kishibe Rohan Gutchi e Iku)
SPUR October 2011
August 23, 2011
One-Shot
徐倫、GUCCIで飛ぶ
(Jorīn, Gutchi de Tobu)
SPUR February 2013
December 22, 2012
One-Shot

Novels and Books

Title
Japanese Title
Date
Author / Illustrator
ジョジョの奇妙な冒険
(JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken)
November 4, 1993
Written by Mayori Sekijima and Hiroshi Yamaguchi, illustrated by Hirohiko Araki
Alex Rider Series
女王陛下の少年スパイ!アレックス
(Joōheika no Shōnen Supai! Arekkusu)
August 26, 2002 -
July 26, 2007
Written by Anthony Horowitz, illustrated by Hirohiko Araki for Japan's release
テュルプ博士の解剖学講義
(Tyurupu-hakase no Kaibōgaku Kōgi)
December 3, 2002
Canceled novel written by Otsuichi, illustrated by Hirohiko Araki
Hyper Angle Pose Collection
ハイパーアングルポーズ集
(Haipā Anguru Pōzu-shū)
July 5, 2010
Introduction written by Hirohiko Araki
Hyper Angle Pose Collection vol.2 shape of men
ハイパーアングルポーズ集 vol.2 shape of men
(Haipā Anguru Pōzu-shū vol.2 shape of men)
October 31, 2010
Introduction written by Hirohiko Araki
荒木飛呂彦の奇妙なホラー映画論
(Araki Hirohiko no Kimyō na Hora Eiga-ron)
June 17, 2011
Written by Hirohiko Araki
恥知らずのパープルヘイズ
(Hajishirazu no Pāpuru Heizu)
September 16, 2011
Written by Kouhei Kadono, illustrated by Hirohiko Araki
JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE OVER HEAVEN
December 16, 2011
Written by Nisio Isin, cover and inside illustration by Hirohiko Araki
生き延びるためのラカン
(Ikinobiru Tame no Rakan)
February 1, 2012
Written by Tamaki Saito about Jacques Lacan, cover illustrated by Hirohiko Araki
ジョージ・ジョースター
(Jōji Jōsutā)
September 19, 2012
Written by Otaro Maijo, cover illustrated by Hirohiko Araki
荒木飛呂彦の超偏愛! 映画の掟
(Araki Hirohiko no Chō Hen'ai! Eiga no Okite)
May 17, 2013
Written by Hirohiko Araki
怪奇三昧 英国恐怖小説の世界
(Kaiki Zanmai Igirisu Kyōfu Shōsetsu no Sekai)
May 24, 2013
Written by Takenori Nanjo, cover illustrated by Hirohiko Araki
荒木飛呂彦の漫画術
(Araki Hirohiko no Manga-jutsu)
April 17, 2015
Written by Hirohiko Araki
無限の王
(Mugen no Ō)
March 19, 2022 -
April 18, 2024
Written by Junjo Shindo, covers illustrated by Hirohiko Araki
野良犬イギー
(Norainu Igī)
March 19, 2022
Written by Otsuichi, cover illustrated by Hirohiko Araki
アジア人物史
(Ajia Jinbutsu-shi)
December 1, 2022 -
April 26, 2024
Written by various authors, 12 covers illustrated by Hirohiko Araki
岸辺露伴は倒れない 短編小説集
(Kishibe Rohan wa Saorenai Tanpen Shōsetsu-shū)
December 19, 2022
Written by Ballad Kitaguni, cover illustrated by Hirohiko Araki
クレイジーD(ダイヤモンド)の悪霊的失恋 -ジョジョの奇妙な冒険より-
(Kureijī Daiyamondo no Akuryō-teki Shitsuren -JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken Yori-)
June 19, 2023
Written by Kouhei Kadono, cover illustrated by Hirohiko Araki
荒木飛呂彦の新・漫画術 悪役の作り方
(Araki Hirohiko no Shin Manga-jutsu Akuyaku no Tsukuri-kata)
November 15, 2024
Written by Hirohiko Araki

Artbooks and Magazines

Title
Date
February 25, 2000
October 5, 2012
September 19, 2013
December 19, 2019
March 19, 2022 - Ongoing

TV Appearances

Title
Japanese Title
Date
Channel
わが青春のトキワ荘〜現代マンガ家立志伝〜
May 25, 1981
NHK
週刊少年「」
April 15, 2003
Fuji TV 721
MTV SOUL'd OUT スペシャル
February 3–6 and 11, 2005
SKY PerfecTV!
Manga Scene
マンガノゲンバ
July 4, 2006
NHK BS2
溜池Now (第37回 世界一受けたい!!「ジョジョの奇妙な…」授業)
August 6, 2007
GyaO
Sunday Art Museum (Portrait of a Family Radiating Life — Maurice Denis)
日曜美術館「命輝く家族の肖像 〜モーリス・ドニ〜」
October 2, 2011
NHK E
NHK High School Courses (Art & Fine Arts)
NHK高校講座(芸術・美術)
July 26, 2012
NHK E
King's Brunch
王様のブランチ
October 13, 2012
TBS
めざましテレビ
October 16, 2012
Fuji TV
サキよみ ジャンBANG!
October 19, 2012
TV Tokyo
SWITCH Interview Masters (Hirohiko Araki × Akira Senju)
SWITCHインタビュー 達人達 「荒木飛呂彦×千住明」
April 20, 2013
NHK E
Sunday Art Museum (The Quiet Painting Revolution ~ Experiments of Court Painter Velázquez ~)
日曜美術館「静かな絵画革命~宮廷画家ベラスケスの実験~」
April 15, 2018
NHK E
Deep Inside: A Bizarre Adventure in The National Museum of Western Art
探検バクモン 国立西洋美術館 奇妙な冒険
August 29, 2018
NHK
Chichin Puipui
ちちんぷいぷい
November 30, 2018
MBS
Sunday Art Museum (Escher: Beyond the Infinite)
日曜美術館「エッシャー 無限性の彼方へ」
May 19, 2019
NHK E
Mysterious National Treasure: Scrolls of Frolicking Animals - How Far Does the 'Fun' Continue?
謎の国宝 鳥獣戯画 “楽しい”はどこまで続く?
May 17, 2020
NHK
Sunday Art Museum New Year's Special (#ArtShare2022)
『日曜美術館』新春SP「#アートシェア2022」
January 1, 2022
NHK E
Sunday Art Museum (Viewing Tips: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Exhibition)
『日曜美術館』「まなざしのヒント メトロポリタン美術館展」
May 8, 2022
NHK E
『日曜美術館』「まなざしのヒント キュビスム」
December 24, 2023
NHK E

Other Illustrations

Main article: Art Gallery
Hirohiko Araki's Other Illustrations
Title
Date
Details
Artwork
Kenritsu Umisora Koko Yakyu Buin Yamashita Taro-kun
August 10, 1988
Afterword and illustration for Volume 5 of the manga
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World Design Exhibition 1989
December 1, 1988
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December 1, 1991
Monster designs of Man-eating Cactus and Omnipoe
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Kamedas
March 4, 1993
December 11, 2001
Inside illustrations of Kankichi Ryotsu for KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops compilation's first and second issues
12
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December 13, 2000
Cover illustration of album by SUGIURUMN
MusicIsTheKeyOfLifeAlbumCover.jpg
May 28, 2001
Novel written by Gichi Otsuka and Miya Shotaro, supervised and illustrated by Araki
GioGios 2 GHGR Novel Cover.png
February 27, 2002
Cover illustration of album by SUGIURUMN
LifeGroundMusicCover.jpg
Adidas MANGA FEVER
February 27, 2002
Illustration inside the book
Adidas Manga Fever 2002 Araki Giorno.jpg
July 5, 2002
Illustrations for the PlayStation 2 game
GIoGioPS2.jpg
2003
Illustrations for a T-shirt collaboration between JoJo and Beams
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JoJoBEAMS2.jpg
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April 26, 2006
Cover illustration of single by SOUL'd OUT
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May 3, 2006
T-shirt design
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KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops "Super KochiKame"
September 15, 2006
30th anniversary special illustration
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September 25, 2006
Illustration inside Volume 5
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October 26, 2006
Cover illustration for the PlayStation 2 game
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January 8, 2007
Special tribute illustration in Weekly Comic Bunch
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June 9, 2007
Illustrated stickers with tickets for Japan premiere
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September 7, 2007
Front cover illustration
ArakiCell.jpg
November 26, 2007
Novel written by Otsuichi, supervised and illustrated by Araki
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June 23, 2008
Short story written by Yasunari Kawabata, cover illustrated by Araki
DancingGirlAraki.jpg
Naruto - Secret - Scroll of Everything
December 4, 2009
10th anniversary special illustration
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Tetsuya Chiba 55th Anniversary Mook
February 7, 2011
Inside illustration
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South California Pearl
June 17, 2011
Concept illustration of an alien for the Battle Break: Trading Figure Battle game at Tokyo Toy Show
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June 30, 2011
Masakazu Katsura's 30th Anniversary illustration
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August 23, 2011
December 22, 2012
Cover illustrations
12
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Iwate Prefecture World Heritage Hiraizumi
November 4, 2011
Illustration
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September 19, 2012
Cover illustration of album by Sayuri Ishikawa
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December 31, 2012
Background illustration for Sayuri Ishikawa's performance
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August 19, 2013
Inside illustration of Madarame Baku for Volume 30 of Usogui
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August 29, 2013
Limited edition Gold Experience Box illustration
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December 4, 2013 - March 4, 2015
Covers of the large format re-release of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
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December 13, 2013
Inside illustration for BETSUMA 50th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL TRIBUTE VOL.1 in Bessatsu Margaret 2014 Issue #1
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PARman's Passionate Days
March 5, 2014
Inside illustration for Fujiko Fujio's PARman's Passionate Days
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April 16, 2014
Cover illustration of album by Dirty Loops
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February 25, 2015
Cover illustration of album by Akira Senju
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March 12, 2015
Inside illustration of Lady Armaroid for Cobra Great Dissection
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January 21, 2016
Dragon Ball 30th Anniversary ─SUPER HISTORY BOOK─ illustration of Son Goku
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March 19, 2016
Inside illustration for Suzu Hirose PHOTO BOOK
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May 16, 2016
Inside illustration of Madarame Baku for Usogui's 10th anniversary in Weekly Young Jump 2016 Issue #24
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August 16, 2016
40th anniversary special illustration of Keiichi Nakagawa in KochiKame Jump (Weekly Shonen Jump Special Edition)
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September 22, 2016
Omamori (amulet) illustrations for the Kumano Hongū Taisha Shinto shrine
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October 1, 2016
Illustration for 71st National Sports Festival of Japan Advertisement
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October 28, 2016
Cover illustrations for Volume 2 (Aiming for a Ritsuryo State) with Prince Shotoku and Volume 18 (Occupied Japan) with Douglas MacArthur
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November 1, 2017
Illustrations for collaboration with Bulgari
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November 2, 2017
Illustration for To Love Ru Chronicle: To Love Ru 10th Anniversary Book
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December 13, 2017
Illustration for the Kimi ni Todoke finale in the Bessatsu Margaret January 2018 issue
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December 28, 2017
Illustration for Chihayafurus 10th Anniversary in Be Love 2018 Issue #2
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August 24, 2018
May 24, 2023
Cover illustration for UOMO 2018 Issue #10 and inside illustration for UOMO 2023 Issue #7
12
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"The Sky above The Great Wave off the Coast of Kanagawa"
January 6, 2020
Illustration for the official poster of the 2020 Summer Paralympics
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Harcourt meets JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
September 18, 2021
Illustrations for Harcourt glass collection
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Kumanokotai Shrine
March 17, 2022
Portraits of Yamatu Takeru and Oto Tachibana Hime for Kumanokotai Shrine
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Araki Kumanokotai Shrine.png
July 4, 2022
Dragon Ball Super Gallery - Volume 33 tribute illustration of Son Gohan and Cell
Dragon Ball Super Gallery Araki.png
October 28, 2022
EXHIBITION TOGASHI YOSHIHIRO -PUZZLE- tribute illustration of Yusuke Urameshi
Araki Yusuke YYH.jpg
May 18, 2023
Illustration for the Rohan au Louvre film
Rohan Au Louvre sketch.png
October 5, 2023
Illustration for the Fist of the North Star 40th Anniversary Exhibition
Fist of the North Star 40th Hirohiko Araki.jpg
Sho-chan's Adventure -The Complete-
November 22, 2023
Illustration for the Sho-chan's Adventure 100th anniversary collection
Sho-chan's Adventure Artwork.png
PURE GOLD ~Mao Daichi 50th Anniversary Concert~
November 29, 2023
Illustration for Mao Daichi's concert
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January 18, 2024
Illustration for the Phantom Blood musical
PB Musical Jonathan Dio Art.jpg
Learning Through Manga: World History
October 4, 2024
Illustration for the cover of Volume 10
Napoleon Bonaparte Hirohiko Araki.jpg

Style and Influences

Araki's studio - own desk in foreground
Araki's drawing commonly involves idealized figures in broad, expressive poses at adventurous scales and angles; with sharply inked lines and scattered, blackened planes; lending them a sculptural effect. In color illustrations and pages, Araki varies roughly complementary color juxtapositions.

In terms of cartooning, a comparison can be drawn between Phantom Blood, Battle Tendency, and Stardust Crusaders (1987 - '92) and the hypermasculine (and highly dimorphic) anatomical ideals applied by Tetsuo Hara in Fist of the North Star, and referenced by Araki in relation to action heroes of the 1980s.[33] Diamond is Unbreakable ('92 - '96) marks a transition to a more intersexual model; while Steel Ball Run (2004 - '11) sees greater realism, along with further incorporation of ideals of beauty consistent with the mode in fashion design. When he started JoJolion (2011 – '21), Araki expressed a will to draw in a looser style and things he never drew before. Hence, he says, he bust shots and increased the amount of white panels and included more white elements in his drawings, in contrast to the darkness of his style present in previous works.[43]

Reference to illustrations by artists including Antonio Lopez and Tony Viramontes informs a number of individual illustrations and character poses in Araki's work from 1987 - 1992; decreasing from then along with increased use of photographic references.[44] Limited examples of costumes borrowed from contemporary fashion design have been identified.

As a film fan, in the 1980s Araki noted the popularity of action movies and the muscular physiques characteristic of their stars (such as Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone). By this example, Araki would ponder; "Who is the strongest person in the world?". Subjects such as immortality and justice occurred to him as things that humans innately value and seek. Araki had also been on a trip to Italy two years prior to the creation of Part 1: Phantom Blood, where he identified the exaltation of overt human beauty characteristic of renaissance art. Araki was particularly struck by the aesthetic of the sculpture Apollo and Daphne by Italian sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini. The baroque sculpture's striking figures and realistic yet idealized bodies stuck in remarkable poses inspired Araki to heavily incorporate poses in his art and develop his own style.[45] Araki would combine these examples in the formulation of the basic plot and visual style of Phantom Blood.[33]

Araki has named Paul Gauguin and his approach to color theory as an influence.[13]

Araki has described his drawing method as "classical".[33] He has indicated admiration for Leonardo da Vinci in the text of the manga and otherwise; and in a video feature in JOJOVELLER, he is seen making visual reference to a book of Michelangelo's work[46] during the construction of a piece.

Manga that Araki has named as admirable or having had particular influence on him include Ai to Makoto by Ikki Kajiwara and Takumi Nagayasu, the most significant of his youth;[13] Ore wa Teppei by Tetsuya Chiba, which inspired him while in middle school to join the kendo club;[13] and Babel II by Mitsuteru Yokoyama, particularly influential for the concept of combat defined by special rules or laws.[33]

Araki has authored a book on the subject of Horror film and its influence on his work.

Araki has described his habit of naming characters and Stands after musicians and their works as "a simple hobby", and has indicated a strong preference for Western popular music.

On October 2011, Araki was deemed one of the 100 most influential people in Japan by the business magazine "Nikkei Business", in the category "creator".[47]

Hirohiko Araki's Lists

Link to this section Top 10 Fears (1992)[48]
No.
Fear
1
The dark
2
Strangers
3
Confined spaces
4
Environmental degradation
5
The hospital
6
Getting bad luck in fortune telling
7
Acquaintances
8
Delusions
9
Creatures that can stick to the roof (cockroaches and such)
10
Death
Link to this section Top 10 Sad 70s Albums (1995)[50]
These are my top 10 from the 70s, in no particular order. You might love them or hate them, but I guarantee you'll cry if you listen to them.
Artist
Album
Link to this section 5 Favorite Stands (1997)[51]
Stands (In no particular order)
Link to this section Top 5 Toys (1998)[52]
No.
Toy
Comment
1
Glow-in-the-dark Skeleton Figurine
The skeleton glowing in the dark drags me into the world of illusions.
2
Bouncy ball
I can feel the sci-fi in this clump of rubber.
3
Resident Evil (PlayStation)
It's just too awesome.
4
It looks like it could travel anywhere, and its roundish design and the idea of the pod vehicles really get me fired up.
5
Lego and Diablocks
I'd play with them like crazy every day, assembling and breaking them, making things and tearing them apart. But I think that they contain the ideology of western art.
Link to this section Best 3 Stands (2000)[53]
Link to this section Best 10 Characters (2000)[54]
No.
Character
1
Josuke Higashikata (東方 仗助)
2
Yoshikage Kira (吉良 吉影)
3
Bruno Bucciarati (ブローノ・ブチャラティ)
4
Vinegar Doppio & Diavolo (ドッピオとディアボロ)
5
Giorno Giovanna (ジョルノ・ジョバァーナ)
6
Joseph Joestar (ジョセフ・ジョースター)
7
Guido Mista (グイード・ミスタ)
8
Jotaro Kujo (空条 承太郎)
9
Shigekiyo Yangu (矢安宮 重清)
10
DIO (DIO)
Araki's Top Ten Favorite Characters (2000).jpg
Link to this section Best 20 Favorite Illustrations (2000)[55]
Link to this section Top 10 Manga (2000)[56]
No.
Series
1
Golgo 13: Serizawa Family Murder Case (ゴルゴ13芹沢家殺人事件)
2
Niji wo Yobu Ken (虹をよぶ拳)
3
Space Battleship Yamato (宇宙戦艦ヤマト) (Anime)
4
Dragon Ball (ドラゴンボール)
5
Kōya no Shōnen Isamu (荒野の少年イサム)
6
Dororo (どろろ) (Anime)
7
Gambling Apocalypse: Kaiji (賭博黙示録カイジ)
8
Babel II (バビル2世)
9
Naniwa Kin'yūdō (ナニワ金融道)
10
Fist of the North Star (北斗の拳)
Link to this section Top 10 Obscure Films (2000)[58]
Described as movies not often seen in video rental stores and not many people talk about them.
No.
Film
Link to this section The Best 10 Painful Songs (2000)[59]
Link to this section Top 10 Heroes (2000)[60]
Described as Araki's inspirations; those with the courage to innovate when it came to design or fashion. They are not in any specific order.
Heroes
Link to this section Top 5 Album Covers (2011)[63]
Artist
Album
Araki's Description
The design of the logo and the hand-drawn (not CG) green gradient.
The jewel-like butterflies.
The huge food-like city.
Link to this section Blurbs
Promotional recommendations or quotes from Araki found on the cover or obi of various books and media.

Interviews

Main article: Interview Archive
# Interview Type Media Published
1 NHK Special (May 1981)
Interview
TV Program
May 25, 1981
2 Fanroad (May 1986)
Interview
Magazine
May 1986
3 Kenritsu Umisora Koko Yakyu Buin Yamashita Taro-kun Vol. 5 (August 1988)
Commentary
Manga Volume
August 10, 1988
4 Famicom Jump: Hero Retsuden Strategy Guide (April 1989)
Interview
Guidebook
April 1989
5 Pafu (April 1989)
Interview
Magazine
April 1989
6 Shosetsu Subaru (May 1992)
Interview
Magazine
May 1992
7 V Jump (February 1993)
Interview
Magazine
February 21, 1993
8 Jump Novel (April 1993)
Interview
Magazine
April 1, 1993
9 OVA Episode 8 (November 1993)
Interview
Home Media
November 19, 1993
10 JoJo 6251 (December 1993)
Interview
Artbook
December 10, 1993
11 Special Talk: Hirohiko Araki vs. Hiroyuki Kitakubo (July 1994)
Interview
Home Media
July 21, 1994
12 OVA Episode 11 (August 1994)
Interview
Home Media
August 19, 1994
13 Kappa Magazine (December 1996)
Interview
Magazine
December 1996
14 Eureka (April 1997)
Interview
Magazine
April 1, 1997
15 Bubka (August 1997)
Interview
Magazine
August 1997
16 BIO HAZARD (January 1998)
Commentary
Book
January 29, 1998
17 Feelin' JOJO (February 1998)
Interview
Magazine
February 9, 1998
18 Comnavi Vol. 3 (February 1998)
Commentary
Magazine
February 10, 1998
19 Great Jump (July 1998)
Commentary
Magazine
July 7, 1998
20 Capcom (November 1998)
Interview
Website/Online
November 1998
21 Monsoon Vol. 2 (March 1999)
Interview
Magazine
March 29, 1999
22 Da Vinci (April 1999)
Interview
Magazine
April 6, 1999
23 e-Jump (January 2000)
Commentary
Magazine
January 18, 2000
24 JOJO A-GO!GO! (February 2000)
Interview
Artbook
February 25, 2000
25 ROCKIN'ON JAPAN (March 2000)
Commentary
Magazine
March 2000
26 BUZZ (July 2000)
Interview
Magazine
July 2000
27 THRILL (September 2001)
Interview
Magazine
September 2001
28 Comickers (November 2001)
Interview
Magazine
November 2001
29 Manga OMO! (January 2002)
Commentary
Magazine
January 25, 2002
30 Jump Remix P3 Vol.11 (March 2002)
Interview
Magazine
March 25, 2002
31 MEN'S NON-NO (July 2002)
Commentary
Magazine
July 9, 2002
32 GioGio's Bizarre Adventure Strategy Guide (September 2002)
Interview
Guidebook
September 4, 2002
33 Stardust Crusaders Paperback Vol. 10 (October 2002)
Commentary
Manga Volume
October 18, 2002
34 Yomu Jump (December 2002)
Interview
Magazine
December 3, 2002
35 Manga OMO! (January 2003)
Commentary
Magazine
January 3, 2003
36 Weekly Shonen Brackets 100Q (April 2003)
Interview
TV Program
April 15, 2003
37 JOJO in Paris (May 2003)
Interview
Magazine
May 7, 2003
38 AnimeLand (June 2003)
Interview
Website/Online
June 1, 2003
39 Les dossiers du Manga Vol. 7 (June 2003)
Commentary
June 2003
40 COSMOPOLITAN (July 2003)
Interview
Magazine
July 2003
41 Jump Remix Part 4 (January 2004)
Commentary
Manga Volume
January 10, 2004
42 Bleu Vague (January 2004)
Commentary
Magazine
January 13, 2004
43 Kahoku Shimpo (February 2004)
Commentary
Newspaper
February 10, 2004
44 Aomaru Jump (February 2004)
Interview
Magazine
February 26, 2004
45 Playboy (July 2004)
Interview
Magazine
July 27, 2004
46 MTV SOUL'd OUT Special (February 2005)
Interview
TV Program
February 3, 2005
47 Vento Aureo Paperback Vol. 1 (March 2005)
Commentary
Manga Volume
March 18, 2005
48 Quarterly S (June 2005)
Interview
Magazine
June 15, 2005
49 Da Vinci (August 2005)
Interview
Magazine
August 6, 2005
50 Vento Aureo Paperback Vol. 10 (August 2005)
Commentary
Manga Volume
August 10, 2005
51 Osaka University of Arts University Manga Vol.4 (November 2005)
Interview & Commentary
Book
November 25, 2005
52 Nisio Isin Chronicle (January 2006)
Interview
Book
January 30, 2006
53 SWITCH (April 2006)
Interview
Magazine
April 20, 2006
54 Shonen Jump (May 2006)
Interview
Magazine
May 2006
55 FINEBOYS (May 2006)
Interview
Magazine
May 10, 2006
56 Tokai Lecture (June 2006)
Commentary
Event
June 24, 2006
57 Phantom Blood PS2 (October 2006)
Interview
October 26, 2006
58 xxxHolic Guidebook (November 2006)
Interview
Guidebook
November 17, 2006
59 Weekly Young Jump (December 2006)
Interview
Magazine
December 14, 2006
60 Otona Anime Vol.3 (February 2007)
Interview
Magazine
February 2007
61 Phantom Blood Movie Guide (February 2007)
Commentary
TV Program
February 9, 2007
62 Araki x Akiya Takahashi (February 2007)
Interview
Website/Online
February 12, 2007
63 Weekly SPA! (February 2007)
Interview
Magazine
February 13, 2007
64 Famitsu (February 2007)
Interview
Magazine
February 16, 2007
65 Playboy (February 2007)
Interview
Magazine
February 19, 2007
66 Golden Wind Vol.1 - Tonkam (April 2007)
Interview
Manga Volume
April 27, 2007
67 Nolife (May 2007)
Interview
TV Program
May 11, 2007
68 Manga Heaven (June 2007)
Interview
Website/Online
June 25, 2007
69 Araki's Paranormal Sightings (August 2007)
Commentary
Website/Online
August 2007
70 Tameike Now (August 2007)
Interview
Video
August 7, 2007
71 Weekly Bunshun (October 2007)
Interview
Magazine
October 18, 2007
72 Tohoku University (November 2007)
Interview
Event
November 2, 2007
73 Eureka (November 2007)
Interview
Magazine
November 26, 2007
74 Araki x Otsuichi - The Book (December 2007)
Interview
Magazine
December 4, 2007
75 Jump Square (December 2007)
Interview
Magazine
December 4, 2007
76 Quick Japan (December 2007)
Interview
Magazine
December 10, 2007
77 Manga Meister (December 2007)
Interview
Website/Online
December 20, 2007
78 The Golden Compass (February 2008)
Interview
Magazine
February 20, 2008
79 KING (March 2008)
Interview
Magazine
March 13, 2008
80 Stone Ocean Paperback Vol. 1 (April 2008)
Commentary
Manga Volume
April 18, 2008
81 KochiKame Vol. 160 (June 2008)
Commentary
Manga Volume
June 4, 2008
82 SUPER MASTERS BOOK in BOOK Vol.1 - Super Jump (October 2008)
Interview
Magazine
October 8, 2008
83 Stone Ocean Paperback Vol. 11 (February 2009)
Commentary
Manga Volume
February 18, 2009
84 NEWTRAL (April 2009)
Interview
Newspaper
April 1, 2009
85 Mgirl (April 2009)
Interview
Magazine
April 25, 2009
86 Weekly Bunshun (June 2009)
Interview
Magazine
June 11, 2009
87 Fantasy Comic Grand Prize (July 2009)
Interview
Website/Online
July 9, 2009
88 How To Train Your Manga Brain (March 2010)
Interview
Book
March 19, 2010
89 Futoko Shimbun (January 2011)
Interview
Newspaper
January 1, 2011
90 Hirosegawa (February 2011)
Interview
Website/Online
February 14, 2011
91 Rohan au Louvre (May 2011)
Interview
Manga Volume
May 31, 2011
92 Shueisha Shinsho (July 2011)
Commentary
Video
July 2011
93 Weekly Bunshun (July 2011)
Interview
Magazine
July 28, 2011
94 Hirohiko Araki x Hiromu Arakawa (July 2011)
Interview
Artbook
July 29, 2011
95 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure × Amazon.co.jp (August 2011)
Interview
Website/Online
August 5, 2011
96 Houyhnhnm (September 2011)
Interview
Website/Online
September 27, 2011
97 Kanto Federation of Bar Associations (November 2011)
Interview
Website/Online
November 5, 2011
98 SPUR Magazine (November 2011)
Interview
Magazine
November 22, 2011
99 Asahi Shimbun (December 2011)
Commentary
Newspaper
December 16, 2011
100 Shinkenzemi (February 2012)
Interview
Magazine
February 2012
101 Shueisha Shinsho (April 2012)
Commentary
Video
April 27, 2012
102 JoJo Exhibition Press Conference (July 2012)
Interview & Commentary
Event
July 5, 2012
103 Lawson Ticket (July 2012)
Interview
Magazine
July 5, 2012
104 Tokyo Shimbun (July 2012)
Interview
Newspaper
July 6, 2012
105 MEN'S NON-NO (July 2012)
Interview
Magazine
July 28, 2012
106 Da Vinci (September 2012)
Commentary
Magazine
September 6, 2012
107 HIROHIKO ARAKI GOES TO NEW YORK. (October 2012)
Commentary
Mook
October 5, 2012
108 HIROHIKO ARAKI MEETS Clint Eastwood (October 2012)
Interview
Mook
October 5, 2012
109 JoJo Could Have Ended with Part 4 (October 2012)
Interview
Mook
October 5, 2012
110 The Story of Brushes and Pens (October 2012)
Interview
Mook
October 5, 2012
111 Toh EnJoe x Hirohiko Araki (October 2012)
Interview
Mook
October 5, 2012
112 Yomiuri Shimbun (October 2012)
Commentary
Newspaper
October 12, 2012
113 Xtrend Nikkei (October 2012)
Interview
Magazine
October 19, 2012
114 Dream Talk Session (August 2013)
Interview
Video
August 28, 2013
115 All-Star Battle's Guidebook (August 2013)
Interview & Commentary
Guidebook
August 29, 2013
116 Bungei Shunju (September 2013)
Commentary
Magazine
September 10, 2013
117 Asahi Shimbun (September 2013)
Interview
Newspaper
September 14, 2013
118 Hirohiko Araki x Ryosuke Kabashima (September 2013)
Interview
Artbook
September 19, 2013
119 JOJOVELLER (September 2013)
Interview & Commentary
Artbook
September 19, 2013
120 JOJOVELLER Stand Guide Commentaries
Commentary
Artbook
September 19, 2013
121 JOJO JOURNEY (September 2013)
Commentary
Artbook
September 19, 2013
122 Tohoku University (October 2013)
Commentary
Event
October 12, 2013
123 JoJonium Vol. 1-3 (December 2013)
Interview & Commentary
Manga Volume
December 4, 2013
124 Kotoba (December 2013)
Interview
Magazine
December 6, 2013
125 3D Latte Art!! (January 2014)
Interview & Commentary
Artbook
January 24, 2014
126 Japan Media Art Festival (February 2014)
Interview
Video
February 4, 2014
127 JoJonium Vol. 4-7 (February 2014)
Interview & Commentary
Manga Volume
February 4, 2014
128 JoJonium Vol. 8-17 (June 2014)
Interview & Commentary
Manga Volume
June 4, 2014
129 Atsushi Watanabe's Building Exploration (October 2014)
Commentary
Mook
October 31, 2014
130 Shueisha Shinsho (April 2015)
Commentary
Video
April 20, 2015
131 Kotoba (March 2016)
Interview
Magazine
March 5, 2016
132 Rurubu Moriohcho (March 2016)
Interview
Guidebook
March 18, 2016
133 Miracle Jump (April 2016)
Interview
Magazine
April 19, 2016
134 Anime Expo (July 2016)
Commentary
Video
July 1, 2016
135 Hitchcock-Truffaut (December 2016)
Commentary
Pamphlet
December 10, 2016
136 Steel Ball Run Paperback Vol. 1 (February 2017)
Commentary
Manga Volume
February 17, 2017
137 King's Brunch (March 2017)
Interview
TV Program
March 11, 2017
138 MTV BACK TO 80's (March 2017)
Commentary
TV Program
March 18, 2017
139 Anime News Network (June 2017)
Interview
Website/Online
June 29, 2017
140 Anime Expo (July 2017)
Interview & Commentary
Video
July 2, 2017
141 Shonen Jump (July 2017)
Interview
Magazine
July 17, 2017
142 Araki x Tetsuo Hara (September 2017)
Interview
Event
September 24, 2017
143 Steel Ball Run Paperback Vol. 16 (January 2018)
Commentary
Manga Volume
January 18, 2018
144 Kotoba (March 2018)
Interview
Magazine
March 6, 2018
145 Araki x Kinoshita (July 2018)
Interview
Website/Online
July 5, 2018
146 Araki's Motivation (August 2018)
Interview
Website/Online
August 17, 2018
147 SPUR Magazine (August 2018)
Interview
Magazine
August 23, 2018
148 Hirohiko Araki JoJo Exhibition: Ripples of Adventure (August 2018)
Interview
Artbook
August 24, 2018
149 UOMO Magazine (August 2018)
Interview
Magazine
August 24, 2018
150 CNET Japan (November 2018)
Interview
Website/Online
November 24, 2018
151 New York Times Japan (November 2018)
Interview
Website/Online
November 25, 2018
152 Kotoba (December 2018)
Interview
Magazine
December 6, 2018
153 Kotoba (June 2019)
Commentary
Magazine
June 6, 2019
154 Lucca Comics (October 2019)
Interview
Event
October 30, 2019
155 JOJOnicle (December 2019)
Interview
Artbook
December 19, 2019
156 VIZ Media (January 2020)
Interview
Video
January 27, 2020
157 Nagasaki Newspaper (February 2020)
Interview
Newspaper
February 6, 2020
158 Kotoba (March 2020)
Commentary
Magazine
March 6, 2020
159 Billboard Japan (August 2021)
Interview
Website/Online
August 25, 2021
160 VOGUE+ (February 2022)
Interview
Magazine
February 9, 2022
161 Hirohiko Araki x Ryosuke Kabashima (March 2022)
Interview
Magazine
March 19, 2022
162 Yomiuri Shimbun (May 2022)
Interview
Website/Online
May 5, 2022
163 Mainichi Shimbun (May 2022)
Interview
Website/Online
May 23, 2022
164 Popcult Japan (June 2022)
Interview
Video
June 2, 2022
165 Anime Expo (July 2022)
Commentary
Video
July 3, 2022
166 Globe-Trotter Travel Guidebook (July 2022)
Interview
Guidebook
July 14, 2022
167 Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! (December 2022)
Interview
Magazine
December 4, 2022
168 Hirohiko Araki x Ryosuke Kabashima (December 2022)
Interview
Magazine
December 19, 2022
169 Ripples of Adventure - Hirohiko Araki x Ryosuke Kabashima (December 2022)
Commentary
Magazine
December 19, 2022
170 Hirohiko Araki's Research Techniques (December 2023)
Commentary
Magazine
December 19, 2023
171 Hirohiko Araki x Ryosuke Kabashima (December 2023)
Interview
Magazine
December 19, 2023
172 Phantom Blood Musical Commentaries (February 2024)
Commentary
Pamphlet
February 12, 2024
173 Osaka Station West District Art Project (May 2024)
Interview
Video
May 16, 2024

References

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  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 JoJo 6251, P. 170
  3. 知事メッセージ 荒木飛呂彦氏によるイラスト
  4. Mainichi Shimbun (May 2022)
  5. Steel Ball Run Chapter 15: The Desert Born Outlaws, Part 1 - Author's note
  6. 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 Weekly Shonen Brackets 100Q (April 2003)
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  8. Comnavi Vol. 3 (February 1998)
  9. Weekly Shonen Jump 1983 Issue #44
  10. Anime Expo (July 2017)
  11. My Rohan Kishibe Talk - "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Has Printed 120,000,000 Copies". JoJo-News. December 18, 2021.
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 Tohoku University (October 2013)
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 13.8 Tokai Lecture (June 2006)
  14. 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 MEN'S NON-NO (July 2002)
  15. Fanroad (May 1986)
  16. 16.0 16.1 Kahoku Shimpo (February 2004)
  17. 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 Da Vinci (August 2005)
  18. Stardust Crusaders Paperback Vol. 10 (October 2002)
  19. 19.0 19.1 Manga Meister (December 2007)
  20. 20.0 20.1 20.2 Kappa Magazine (December 1996)
  21. HIROHIKO ARAKI MEETS Clint Eastwood (October 2012)
  22. Playboy (July 2004)
  23. 23.0 23.1 23.2 JoJo 6251 (December 1993)
  24. 24.0 24.1 24.2 Kanto Federation of Bar Associations (November 2011)
  25. BUZZ (July 2000)
  26. 26.0 26.1 26.2 THRILL (September 2001)
  27. Hirosegawa (February 2011)
  28. https://ameblo.jp/killer-jojo/entry-12237632205.html Araki attended Tohoku Gakuin Tsutsujigaoka High School
  29. atmarkjojo.org/archives/15678.html
  30. 30.0 30.1 Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
  31. https://web.archive.org/web/20161130161340/http://www.hochi.co.jp/entertainment/20161130-OHT1T50178.html
  32. Asahi - 芸術選奨に30人 竹内まりやさん、荒木飛呂彦さんら
  33. 33.0 33.1 33.2 33.3 33.4 Phantom Blood PS2 interview, 2006
  34. Morioh Shimpo "JoJo Exhibition in Morioh, S City" Special Edition (2012) P.11
  35. [citation needed]
  36. Eureka (November 2007) P.9
  37. NYT Japan interview, 11/2018
  38. Eureka (November 2007) P.19
  39. NEWTRAL (April 2009), Part 4: Relaxing, Araki style
  40. Kahoku Shimpo, October 10, 2014.@TadTwi2011 (October 20, 2014), "今朝の河北新報、荒木飛呂彦さん。「震災では沿岸部にあった14代続く荒木家の本家が流された。思い出の風景がなくなりショックを受けたが、自分のするべき事は漫画を描き続け、その雑誌を日本中に届ける事が一番大切ではないかと思った。」", on Twitter.
  41. 荒木先生との馴れ初めからジョジョ立ちまで! 講演『荒木麻美のジョジョと奇妙な生活』レポート
  42. Interview: JoJo and Asami Araki's Bizarre Life (November 2009)
  43. Interview:JOJOmenon (October 2012)
  44. http://www30.atwiki.jp/ichi-1/pages/12.html
  45. Hirohiko Araki's Manga Techniques, Chapter 5; I found my style in Italy
  46. Michelangelo – Tuttle le Opere – Edizione Riserveta ai Musei e Gallerie Pontificie, ISBN 9788872040256
  47. https://business.nikkei.com/atcl/opinion/16/101900024/102000032/
  48. Volume 29 (Diamond is Unbreakable Vol. 1) Author's Note
  49. Hirohiko Araki's Top 10 Movies That Had Him Squirming in His Seat (The ten best movies I wished would stop but I kept watching anyway.) (From the Diamond is Unbreakable in Volume 32)
  50. Araki's Top 10 "Albums that make me cry" from Volume 42's Author's Note
  51. Araki's 5 Favorite Stands from Weekly Shonen Jump #13, 1997 - Chapter 496: The Grateful Dead, Part 9
  52. Araki's top 5 favorite toys from Volume 60's Author's Note
  53. "Araki's Favorite: Best Stands" from JOJO A-GO!GO! (2000) - STANDS, p. 34–36
  54. Hirohiko Araki's Best 10 Characters - Author's Popularity Contest (作者人気投票キャラクターベスト10) from JOJO A-GO!GO! (2000) - Araki Hirohiko, p. 75
  55. "Hirohiko Araki's Favorite Illustrations Best 20" from JOJO A-GO!GO! (2000) - Araki Hirohiko, p. 52–57
  56. Araki's Top 10 manga he "ran to the bookstore for" (本屋に走ったマンガベスト10) from JOJO A-GO!GO! (2000) - Araki Hirohiko, p. 74
  57. Araki's Most Watched Films - Best 10 (くり返し観た映画ベスト10!) from JOJO A-GO!GO! (2000) - Araki Hirohiko, p. 72
  58. Araki's "Top 10 Obscure Movies I Like" (あまり知られてないけど自分はいいと思う映画ベストテン) from JOJO A-GO!GO! (2000) - Araki Hirohiko, p. 72
  59. The Best 10 Painful Songs (せつない曲ベスト10) from JOJO A-GO!GO! (2000) - Araki Hirohiko, p. 73
  60. Araki's Top 10 Heroes (ヒーロー) from JOJO A-GO!GO! (2000) - Araki Hirohiko
  61. The "Best 20 Horror Movies chosen by Hirohiko Araki" (From Hirohiko Araki's Bizarre Horror Movie Analysis)
  62. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure × Amazon.co.jp (August 2011)
  63. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure × Amazon.co.jp (August 2011)
  64. Hirohiko Araki's All-time Best 10 Clint Eastwood Films (荒木飛呂彦が選ぶイーストウッド作品オールタイムベスト 10) from JOJOmenon. They are not in any specific order.
  65. ARAKI'S BEST 20 SUSPENSE FILMS from Hirohiko Araki's Super-Favorites! Rules of Movies (2013)
  66. MTV BACK TO 80's (March 2017)

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