Hirohiko Araki

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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),[1] is a Japanese manga artist and the author of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. Born on June 7, 1960, 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.

His work on JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is divided into several parts and continues to be serialized for over 35 years, totaling 132 volumes (as of August 2023), circulating over 120 million copies (January 2022).[11] His style has been described as an "experimental, but definitive approach.[12][13]"

Biography

Araki grew up in Sendai, Japan with his parents and younger identical twin sisters. He cites his sisters' annoyances as the reason he spent time alone in his room[8] reading classic manga from the '70s, such as Ai to Makoto, and his father's collection of art books, which Araki assumes informed his motive for drawing manga.[14] He was particularly influenced by the work of French artist Paul Gauguin.[14]

In middle school, Araki first tried to practice baseball. However, he says he failed to perform anything correctly on the pitch and felt he wasn't cut out for collective sports.[15] He switched to practicing kendo for different reasons, stating that he was influenced by the manga "Ore wa Teppei"[14][16] and out of frustration from his bad experience at the baseball club.[17] His experience at kendo seems to have been lukewarm, as he says nobody praised him whether he won or lost a match.[18]

Araki drew his very first manga while he was in fourth grade, which was when a childhood friend complimented him on a manga he drew for the first time.[19] He attended a prep school through junior high and high school, but remembering that complement he began to draw manga in secret of his parents.[14]

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

He began submitting work to publishers during his first year at Tohoku Gakuin Tsutsujigaoka High School;[20] however, all of his submissions were rejected.[14] 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).[21] 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.[14][22]

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,[22] 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.[23]

Araki was given an art award for the year 2018 by the Agency for Cultural Affairs for his art exhibition Ripples of Adventure.[24]

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

Main article: 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.[25]

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,[26] as well as swimming.[27] 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.[28] 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.[29]

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.[30][31]

Araki lost his ancestral house in Sendai during the Tohoku earthquake. The house was destroyed by the tsunami following the earthquake, which shocked Araki.[32]

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.[33][34]

Works

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

Manga

Novels

Other Illustrations

Main article: Art Gallery

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.[25] 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.[36]

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.[37] 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.[38] Araki would combine these examples in the formulation of the basic plot and visual style of Phantom Blood.[25]

Araki has named Paul Gauguin and his approach to color theory as an influence.[14]

Araki has described his drawing method as "classical".[25] 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[39] 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;[14] Ore wa Teppei by Tetsuya Chiba, which inspired him while in middle school to join the kendo club;[14] and Babel II by Mitsuteru Yokoyama, particularly influential for the concept of combat defined by special rules or laws.[25]

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".[40]

Araki's Lists

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

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)

"Hirohiko Araki's Favorite Illustrations Best 20" from JOJO A-GO!GO! (2000) - Araki Hirohiko, pp. 52–57

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

No. Series
1 Golgo 13: Serizawa Family Murder Case (ゴルゴ13芹沢家殺人事件)
2 Nijioyobu 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 Tobaku Mokushiroku 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)

Araki's top 5 favorite toys from Volume 60 Author's Note

No. Toy Comment
1 Phosphorescent skeleton (When it shines at night, it feels like I'm in a fairy tale.)
2 Bouncing ball (This piece of rubber took me into a science-fiction universe.)
3 Resident Evil (PlayStation) (It's so great!)
4 A Thunderbird II model (I love the design and I find that the container's conception was very clever! I really had the impression I could go anywhere with this.)
5 Lego or Mega Bloks (I spent whole days assembling and disassembling the piece to make new models. I think that Lego is the Western philosophy in its entirety.)

Hirkohiko Araki's Top 10 Fears from Volume 29 (Diamond is Unbreakable Vol. 1) Author's Note

No. Fear
10 Death
9 Creatures that can stick to the roof (cockroaches and such)
8 Delusions
7 Acquaintances
6 Getting bad luck in fortune telling
5 The hospital
4 Environmental degradation
3 Confined spaces
2 Strangers
1 The dark

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 Author's Note in Volume 32)

No. Film
1 The Night of the Living Dead
2 Jaws
3 Johnny Got His Gun
4 Mississippi Burning
5 Platoon
6 Papillon
7 Halloween 4
8 Lord of the Flies
9 The Silence of the Lambs
10 Alien

The "Best 20 Horror movies chosen by Hirohiko Araki" (From Hirohiko Araki's Bizarre Horror Movie Analysis)

No. Film
1 Zombie ('78 director's cut)
2 Jaws
3 Misery
4 I Am Legend
5 The Ninth Gate
6 Alien
7 Ring (TV version)
8 The Mist
9 Final Destination
10 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
11 Deliverance
12 The Blob
13 28 Days Later
14 Basket Case
15 Sleeping with The Enemy
16 No Country
17 The Exorcist
18 Funny Games ('07 US remake)
19 Hostel
20 Wrong Turn

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

References

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  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Artbook: 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. Interview with Shoko Nakagawa, 2007
  7. Comnavi Vol. 3 (February 1998)
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 Interview:Weekly Shonen Brackets 100Q (April 2003)
  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. Eureka (April 1997), P.135-143
  13. 『QuickJapan』Vol.75、巻頭ページ(文・吉田大助)
  14. 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.7 14.8 Interview:Tokai Lecture (June 2006)
  15. Interview:JoJo 6251 (December 1993)
  16. Interview:BUZZ (July 2000)
  17. Interview:MEN'S NON-NO (July 2002)
  18. Interview:THRILL (September 2001)
  19. Interview:Kahoku Shimpo (February 2004)
  20. https://ameblo.jp/killer-jojo/entry-12237632205.html Araki attended Tohoku Gakuin Tsutsujigaoka High School
  21. atmarkjojo.org/archives/15678.html
  22. 22.0 22.1 Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
  23. https://web.archive.org/web/20161130161340/http://www.hochi.co.jp/entertainment/20161130-OHT1T50178.html
  24. Asahi - 芸術選奨に30人 竹内まりやさん、荒木飛呂彦さんら
  25. 25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 25.4 Phantom Blood PS2 interview, 2006
  26. Morioh Shimpo "JoJo Exhibition in Morioh, S City" Special Edition (2012) P.11
  27. [citation needed]
  28. Eureka (November 2007) P.9
  29. NYT Japan interview, 11/2018
  30. Eureka (November 2007) P.19
  31. NEWTRAL (April 2009), Part 4: Relaxing, Araki style
  32. 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.
  33. 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
  34. Interview: JoJo and Asami Araki's Bizarre Life (November 2009)
  35. http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2012/02/08-1/jojos-bizarre-adventure-author-illustrates-cover-of-psychoanalysis-book
  36. Interview:JOJOmenon (October 2012)
  37. http://www30.atwiki.jp/ichi-1/pages/12.html
  38. Hirohiko Araki's Manga Techniques, Chapter 5; I found my style in Italy
  39. Michelangelo – Tuttle le Opere – Edizione Riserveta ai Musei e Gallerie Pontificie, ISBN 9788872040256
  40. https://business.nikkei.com/atcl/opinion/16/101900024/102000032/

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