Hirohisa Onikubo

Hirohisa Onikubo (鬼窪 浩久, Onikubo Hirohisa) is a Japanese manga artist and former assistant to Hirohiko Araki. He is credited as co-author of The Lives of Eccentrics, and was a chief assistant during the publication of Battle Tendency and Stardust Crusaders. He currently assists with the TV adaptation of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure by David Production.

Onikubo's personal work consists of Japanese Adult comics. Co-produced alongside his partner Reki Taki, the two distribute dojinshi to various outlets.

Credits

Background drawn by Onikubo

The Lives of Eccentrics

The following stories listed were illustrated by Onikubo. Typhoid Mary and Winchester Mystery House were drawn by Hirohiko Araki.

• "The Genius Who Made Edison Cower: Nikola Tesla"
• "History's Greatest Hitting Machine! Ty Cobb"
• "The Brothers Nobody Knew: Collyer Brothers"
• "Showman of the Century Who Launched Oliver: Yoshio Kou"

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Animation

• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders
  • Background Line Art
  • Ending Animation Background Line Art (ED 2)
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable
  • Background Line Art
  • Ending Animation Background Line Art (ED 1)
  • Eyecatch Illustration (ep 29)
  • Prop Animation Director (ep 38)
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind
  • Mechanical Animation Director (ep 17-18)
  • Design Cooperation
  • Opening Animation Key Animation (OP 2)
  • Opening Animation 2nd Key Animation (OP 1)
  • Eyecatch Illustration (eps 8, 12, 15, 17, 21-24, 27, 33)
  • Key Animation (eps 38-39)

Independent Works

• GP BOY (グランプリ ボーイ) (1990) (Illustrator)
• The Flash of Formula - Ayrton Senna's Challenge (Fの閃光 -アイルトン・セナの挑戦!!-) (1991) (Illustrator)

Gallery

Key Animation (原画)

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  Final Draft by Hirohisa Onikubo, Rough Draft by Reki Taki
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  Final Draft by Hirohisa Onikubo, Rough Draft by Reki Taki
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  Final Draft by Hirohisa Onikubo, Rough Draft by Reki Taki
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  Final Draft by Hirohisa Onikubo, Rough Draft by Reki Taki
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  Final Draft by Hirohisa Onikubo, Rough Draft by Reki Taki
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  Final Draft by Hirohisa Onikubo, Rough Draft by Reki Taki
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  Final Draft by Hirohisa Onikubo, Rough Draft by Reki Taki

Line Artwork

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  "GP Boy", drawn by Onikubo on the cover of Weekly Shonen Jump
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  Nikola Tesla from The Lives of Eccentrics, drawn by Onikubo
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  Ty Cobb from The Lives of Eccentrics, drawn by Onikubo
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  The Collyer Brothers from The Lives of Eccentrics, drawn by Onikubo
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  Yoshio Kou from The Lives of Eccentrics, drawn by Onikubo
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  Rohan's House
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  JOJOTREE with Reki Taki

Trivia

GP Boy by Onikubo.

• Onikubo was also Tetsuo Hara's chief assistant for Fist of the North Star before he became Araki's.
• On the cover of Chapter 290, one of the manga falling out of Toshikazu Hazamada's locker is the first volume of GP BOY, a series illustrated by Onikubo and written by Kunihiko Akai. It was originally serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump in July 1990 as part of a sponsorship with the Formula One team at the time.