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Line 2,273: \|-\| Vento Aureo Afterword (08/2005)= Afterword written in the last Japanese volume of the Bunkoban version of Vento Aureo translated by twitter user [https://twitter.com/macchalion @macchalion]▼ {{Quote\|Jotaro, protagonist of Part 3 "Stardust Crusaders", sets off for his journey, accepting the bond that connects him to his grandfather and his grandfather's great-grandfather (Jonathan's father). There are six generations between them. In this case I can say that Dio Brando, the enemy, represents both destiny and fate. I don't think there's anyone who can assert they know anything about an ancestor from six generations previous. From his point of view, Jotaro completely ignores if his ancestor was someone who did good things, or rather, someone made wrong choices. He just takes upon himself that blood bond that connects them, considering it an honor even! While I was writing this fifth series, Vento Aureo, I kept asking myself: "How should someone for whom the mere fact they were born is source of sadness, behave? Men can't choose how they come into the world. Some of them find themselves in happy families, other grow up in terrible places from the first moment. So what should this second group of people do, if destiny and fate were something already decided by gods or some kind of law that makes stars move in our vast universe? This is Vento Aureo's main theme and both the protagonists and their adversaries need to face it. Giorno, Bucciarati, Fugo, Narancia, Abbacchio, Mista. Every single one of them grew up, or rather was forced to grow up, at the edge of society and family. The same can be said about Trish really. ~~Could they ever challenge fate, destiny and change them? This was my most recurring thought while working on this story.~~ I was really down during that period for certain personal matters. What to do? If it were easy for humans to change them just with efforts and will, destiny and fate would lose their meanings. It would be too easy. How could the protagonists fight against this sense of unavoidability? The answer, surprisingly, was given to me by the protagonists themselves. They don't try to change their destiny and even in their situation, they choose not to give up their spirit's purity. They firmly believe that happiness and sense of justice are the same thing. I mean, I'm the author and yet while I was wiritng I ended up learning from my characters and this is what turly gave me courage. In these terms, thinking back, I feel I had the illusion of being accepted amoung them as a friend, more than just gorwing fond of Vento AUreo's protaognists myself. There was one part in this fifth series I absolutely had to delete though. An episode I couldn't write at all. In my head the story went that between Mista, Narancia, Fugo and Abbacchio would be a spy working for the boss and betrayed Giorno and Buccicitari. At first I had decided this traitor to be Fugo, but I couldn't do it. My state of mind was so dark that the stories I wrote were becoming more and more evil, but in my heart I was starting to hate this behavior as time passed. Also, my heart broke just thinking about how Bucciarati would feel. I absolutely can't understand betrayal from a trusted friend and this is why just thinking about it physically hurt me. I would have accepted any criticism saying that I "hadn't had the guts to do it" as an author, but I assure you I couldn't write that episode no matter what. Maybe Giorno would have had to kill Fugo then and I'm sure this would have given a really bad impression to my youngest readers. This is what lays behind that farewell scene in Venezia, with the publication of Vento Aureo's novel then I was able to have a story written about how Fugo would continue to help his companions from inside the organization. ~~To conclude allow me to say something to my characters. Thank you, you are the Golden Wind that blows during the most difficult and sad moments.\|Hirohiko Araki}}~~ \|-\|▼ Stone Ocean Afterword (02/2009)=▼ ~~Afterword written in the last Japanese volume of Bunkoban version of Stone Ocean translated by twitter user [https://twitter.com/macchalion @macchalion]~~ {{Quote\|The truth is, I don’t really know what to say about this. Writing this sixth part of “Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure - Stone Ocean”, I started feeling a great sense of satisfaction regarding the stand’s powers. I felt like I had reached the peak of my creativity, as an author I had drawn everything my capabilities allowed. ‘Time’ that got faster and faster for humans’ senses to perceive, getting closer to the concept of infinite – given we can’t really comprehend much of it. How could there possibly be a stand power bigger than this? “There’s nothing more incredible, my creativity has reached the highest point”, that’s what I thought. I normally think that feelings like a sense of satisfaction or personal realization are extremely scary. Finding yourself in a situation where you think everything’s going well and you don’t need to do anything more is without doubt a terrible situation, as a person and as a mangaka, but also if we think about society and the development of science, philosophy, art and culture in general. People act to achieve something, to obtain satisfaction above all else, but what do they do when they reach it? This contradictory feeling crept up my heart while I was coming up with an ending for ‘Stone Ocean’.▼ Jolyne Cujoh, our protagonist, felt a deep void in her heart too because she was missing the paternal love that brought her to befriend the shady guy that caused her to be imprisoned, after causing a car accident. But what’s important is the progress she makes because of that, because of the actions she has to do to save her father she becomes the strong woman she is. If we look at this story as a telling of the protagonist’s growth, her story had ended. So know what should I do for the accomplishment of this manga? In other words, I don’t have anything more to draw. It’s over. ‘Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure’ has reached its summit. <br>This is ‘Stone Ocean’. <br>The end. <br>But this is not right, not at all, it feels wrong. The fact that I’m feeling accomplished should not be a good thing. <br>It’s like a red light is in front of me, what should I do? <br>This is what I was thinking then, until I had an idea. <br>Go back to the origins! Isn’t this how Renaissance happened in Italy, going back to Greeks and Romans concepts in classic art? The French painter Gauguin also built a whole new painting going back the origins that Tahiti represented for him. ▼ I need to strengthen further Father Pucci’s stand power. This way time, the characters, the bloodlines and the whole universe will have a turnaround and go back to their origins. For ‘Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure’ I had to leave modern days and return to nature. I had to change Stone Ocean’s ending right before the last chapters for this reason, I brought out all the nostalgic feelings I had in my soul and this is why it came out like that. Jolyne Cujoh’s memories might be different in the reset of the universe but her love and her feelings are still there, they became something eternal and I’m sure she’ll keep growing wiser and stronger. I want the protagonist for the seventh part to be fighting against nature in a way that teaches him how to be mature. This were my thoughts upon writing the sixth part, maybe these things shouldn’t be said or written but this is the author’s afterword right? It came out like this<ref>https://twitter.com/macchalion/status/834153287771422720</ref>.\|Hirohiko Araki}}▼ ~~\|-\|~~ ~~Vento Aureo Afterword (04/2009)=~~ Afterword written in the last volume of the Bunkoban version of Vento Aureo translated by twitter user [https://twitter.com/macchalion @macchalion] Line 2,329 ⟶ 2,298: To conclude, allow me to say something to my characters: Thank you, you are the Golden Wind that blows during the most difficult and sad moments.<ref>https://twitter.com/macchalion/status/821059209185939456</ref>\|Hirohiko Araki}} ▲\|-\| ▲Stone Ocean Afterword (02/2009)= ▲Afterword written in the last Japanese volume of ~~the~~ Bunkoban version of ~~Vento~~Stone ~~Aureo~~Ocean translated by twitter user [https://twitter.com/macchalion @macchalion] ▲{{Quote\|The truth is, I don’t really know what to say about this. Writing this sixth part of “Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure - Stone Ocean”, I started feeling a great sense of satisfaction regarding the stand’s powers. I felt like I had reached the peak of my creativity, as an author I had drawn everything my capabilities allowed. ‘Time’ that got faster and faster for humans’ senses to perceive, getting closer to the concept of infinite – given we can’t really comprehend much of it. How could there possibly be a stand power bigger than this? “There’s nothing more incredible, my creativity has reached the highest point”, that’s what I thought. I normally think that feelings like a sense of satisfaction or personal realization are extremely scary. Finding yourself in a situation where you think everything’s going well and you don’t need to do anything more is without doubt a terrible situation, as a person and as a mangaka, but also if we think about society and the development of science, philosophy, art and culture in general. People act to achieve something, to obtain satisfaction above all else, but what do they do when they reach it? This contradictory feeling crept up my heart while I was coming up with an ending for ‘Stone Ocean’. ▲Jolyne Cujoh, our protagonist, felt a deep void in her heart too because she was missing the paternal love that brought her to befriend the shady guy that caused her to be imprisoned, after causing a car accident. But what’s important is the progress she makes because of that, because of the actions she has to do to save her father she becomes the strong woman she is. If we look at this story as a telling of the protagonist’s growth, her story had ended. So know what should I do for the accomplishment of this manga? In other words, I don’t have anything more to draw. It’s over. ‘Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure’ has reached its summit. <br>This is ‘Stone Ocean’. <br>The end. <br>But this is not right, not at all, it feels wrong. The fact that I’m feeling accomplished should not be a good thing. <br>It’s like a red light is in front of me, what should I do? <br>This is what I was thinking then, until I had an idea. <br>Go back to the origins! Isn’t this how Renaissance happened in Italy, going back to Greeks and Romans concepts in classic art? The French painter Gauguin also built a whole new painting going back the origins that Tahiti represented for him. ▲I need to strengthen further Father Pucci’s stand power. This way time, the characters, the bloodlines and the whole universe will have a turnaround and go back to their origins. For ‘Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure’ I had to leave modern days and return to nature. I had to change Stone Ocean’s ending right before the last chapters for this reason, I brought out all the nostalgic feelings I had in my soul and this is why it came out like that. Jolyne Cujoh’s memories might be different in the reset of the universe but her love and her feelings are still there, they became something eternal and I’m sure she’ll keep growing wiser and stronger. I want the protagonist for the seventh part to be fighting against nature in a way that teaches him how to be mature. This were my thoughts upon writing the sixth part, maybe these things shouldn’t be said or written but this is the author’s afterword right? It came out like this<ref>https://twitter.com/macchalion/status/834153287771422720</ref>.\|Hirohiko Araki}} \|-\| French Reportage (09/20/2006)=

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