25 Years with JoJo: 25th Anniversary Book ([ジョジョの奇妙な冒険] 25周年記念BOOK, [JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken] 25 Shūnen Kinen BOOK) is an anniversary booklet that was bundled with the October issue of Shueisha's Ultra Jump magazine on September 19, 2012.
Congratulations on JoJo's 25th anniversary, Araki-sensei!! Back in my student days, it was because of JoJo that I aspired to become a manga artist. And from now on, I want to continue striving to follow in your footsteps. Thank you so much!!
Congratulations on the 25th anniversary of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! Looking back, I started reading JoJo partway through Part 3, making me an absolute beginner at the time. Yet now, I've somehow become an old-school fan, and that fact astonishes me. As someone who has now worked as a creator and been serialized in Jump, I've come to truly realize that JoJo is an exceptionally brilliant manga in its portrayal of "adversity." It’s a manga about escaping from "adverse" situations and "adverse" positions. Life is a series of crises, and humans live through constant struggles. The reason I'm so captivated by JoJo is that I can't help but admire how the successive JoJo protagonists boldly face such harsh realities. Please continue to create such exhilarating manga!
Araki, congratulations on the 25th anniversary of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! Twenty-five years—a quarter century—is truly a monumental achievement that has become a page of history. As a creator, the longer we continue our work, the more we develop an "internal editor" within ourselves who manages things like storyboards, schedules, and stamina, right? In my case, I often get distracted and play around, so my internal editor keeps strict control over deadlines and somehow manages to get the job done.
In your case, your internal editor manifests as a Stand, doesn't it? And I believe you have an incredibly capable Stand by your side. My editorial Stand, on the other hand, is quite strict (haha). Let's continue walking further down our respective paths while self-reflecting and working alongside our Stands!
Congratulations on JOJO's 25th anniversary!! Araki-sensei is my eternal goal and inspiration. As a fan, I'll always, always look forward to enjoying your work!!
Congratulations on the 25th anniversary of JoJo!! For some reason, I once had the chance to see the raw manuscript for Part 4 before it was published in Jump! It was an absolutely thrilling & moving experience!! At that time, the editor who secretly showed me the manuscript said, "Even Araki-sensei himself doesn't know what he'll be doing in 10 years." Hearing that surprised me a little. Please continue creating and exciting both your readers and all of us!
Congratulations on the 25th anniversary of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Araki-sensei. Congratulations on the anime adaptation. Congratulations on the game adaptation.
Rohan: "I hope Pink Dark Boy will be made into an anime too."
Congratulations on the 25th anniversary of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! Araki-sensei, your "sense" is just incredible!! Your sense is so sharp—it's practically piercing! And year after year, it just keeps getting sharper, stabbing right into my eyes! I'm jealous! Please let me visit your home again some time... Though I'm worried if someone like me can even come up with a gift good enough to match your incredible sense...
Congratulations on the 25th anniversary of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! We're truly honored to have been able to participate in this booklet. Your boundless passion for creation and overwhelming works — as fans, we can't wait to see what's to come!
Congratulations on the 25th anniversary of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Araki-sensei! The two and a half years I spent training under you remain an invaluable treasure to me even now. I'm truly honored to be able to participate in a project like this. It's something I've always dreamed of being able to do someday. While recalling everything you taught me, I poured everything into Gyro (haha). Sensei, I will continue to admire you forever!
The bizarre and thrilling feeling I had when I read the very first chapter of Part 1 in Jump has continued for 25 years, and the sheer amazement of that makes my heart resonate. Though it's widely rumored that you've mastered the Ripple technique, please take care of your health and continue showing us your incredibly cool world!
Congrats! JoJo's 25th anniversary! Oraaa I love Jotaro!! Araki-sensei, please take care of yourself and continue guiding us into the bizarre world for the next 30 or 40 more years to come!! I'll be a fan for life!!
Hasegawa: "I thought about wanting to die, but since I can't, I just stopped working." Kars: "Excuse me—something seems mixed in here." Sorachi: Araki-sensei, congratulations on the 25th anniversary of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! The fun of JoJo keeps evolving even after 25 years, and so is your skin, which seems to keep getting younger with time. I was planning to write out all of your charm here, but while wandering endlessly in the eternal deadline hell, stuck as a lifeform caught between the UJ deadline and the J deadline, I found that, even though I wanted to write, I couldn't finish it. So, I stopped writing.
Araki-sensei! Congratulations on JoJo's 25th anniversary! I'm super excited about JoJolion since it's set in Morioh Town and JoJo Part 4 is my favorite ☆
Congratulations on the 25th anniversary of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! Having been swept up in this adventure for 25 years, though it's been a very tough journey for me as well, I'm now truly honored to have somehow been able to keep up with it. Please continue to keep it bizarre. I'll gradually catch up to you!
I was shocked when I read it as a kid. It had an indescribable kind of fun, and the fact that it has lasted 25 years... Truly amazing...!! The 25th anniversary!! Congratulations!
Congratulations on the 25th anniversary of JoJo, Araki-sensei. I'm always left with shivers and admiration for your works, which are like crystallized energy overflowing from you!