Hirohiko Araki (荒木 飛呂彦, Araki Hirohiko, born June 7, 1960 in Sendai, Miyagi[4]) is a manga artist and author of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, on which this wiki project is based. He made his debut under the name Toshiyuki Araki (荒木 利之, Araki Toshiyuki) in 1980 with his one-shot Poker Under Arms, and began his professional career with the short series Cool Shock B.T., Baoh, and Gorgeous Irene.
His work on JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is divided into several parts and continues to be serialized for over 30 years, totaling 122 volumes (as of December 2018), circulating over 100 million copies (July 2019).[5] His style has been described as an "experimental, but definitive approach.[6][7]"
Araki is often commented on for his unchanging youthful demeanor over the years. He cites training and swimming at the gym and Hitomebore rice as methods for staying fit while over the age of 50.[9] 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.[10]
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 coat, water, and an iPod when going out.[11]
Araki lost his ancestral house in Sendai during the Tōhoku earthquake. The house was destroyed by the tsunami following the earthquake, which shocked Araki.[12]
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Married to Asami Araki (荒木麻美, Araki Asami, nickname Chami), 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.[13]
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 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.[15]
Araki drew his very first manga while he was in fourth grade. He attended a prep school through junior high and high school, which was where a friend complimented him on a manga he drew for the first time. Ever since, he began to draw manga in secret of his parents.[14]
He began submitting work to publishers during his first year of high school; 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)[16]. 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][17]
Araki left Miyagi University of Education before graduating, and made his debut in 1980 with the aforementioned one-shot Poker Under Arms. His first serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump was Cool Shock B.T. in 1983,[17] 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.
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.This section requires expansion.
The dust jacket of every volume of JoJo contains a note to the reader; a relatively great source of Araki's direct opinions.
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.[18] 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.
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.[19] 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.[20] Araki would combine these examples in the formulation of the basic plot and visual style of Phantom Blood.[18]
Araki has named Paul Gauguin and his approach to color theory as an influence.[21]
Araki has described his drawing method as "classical".[18] 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[22] 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;[23] Ore wa Teppei by Tetsuya Chiba, which inspired him while in middle school to join the kendo club;[23] and Babel II by Mitsuteru Yokoyama, particularly influential for the concept of combat defined by special rules or laws.[18]
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.
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 Favorite: Best Stands" from JOJO A-GO!GO! (2000) - STANDS, pp. 34–36
Design
| No. | Stand |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gold Experience |
| 2 | Killer Queen |
| 3 | Echoes |
Function
| No. | Stand |
|---|---|
| 1 | Pearl Jam |
| 2 | The Grateful Dead |
| 3 | Killer Queen Bites the Dust |
Total
| No. | Stand |
|---|---|
| 1 | Crazy Diamond |
| 2 | Sex Pistols |
| 3 | Sticky Fingers |
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
| No. | Film |
|---|---|
| 1 | Great Escape |
| 2 | Jaws |
| 3 | Zombie (Dawn of the Dead) |
| 4 | The God Father I,II,III |
| 5 | Dirty Harry |
| 6 | It Happened One Night |
| 7 | Fargo |
| 8 | Back to the Future |
| 9 | Dog Day Afternoon |
| 10 | Misery |
ARAKI'S BEST 20 SUSPENSE FILMS from Hirohiko Araki's Super-Favorites! Rules of Movies (2013)
| No. | Film |
|---|---|
| 1 | Heat |
| 2 | The Great Escape |
| 3 | Taken |
| 4 | Mystic River |
| 5 | The Unforgiven |
| 6 | Psycho |
| 7 | Heaven Can Wait |
| 8 | Shrek |
| 9 | Fargo |
| 10 | Dirty Harry |
| 11 | The Bourne Identity |
| 12 | City of God |
| 13 | Duel |
| 14 | Eyes Wide Shut |
| 15 | The Butterfly Effect |
| 16 | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World |
| 17 | Unfaithful |
| 18 | Frost/Nixon |
| 19 | Pound |
| 20 | Witness |
| 21 | Reservoir Dogs (Runner-Up) |
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.) |
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 | 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 | Ninth Gate |
| 6 | Alien |
| 7 | Ring (TV version) |
| 8 | The Mist |
| 9 | Final Destination |
| 10 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre |
| 11 | Dasshutsu |
| 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 | Kuraimori |
Araki's song choices for the "Back to 80s" Western Music Hits Parade on MTV Japan
| No. | Artist | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GUNS N' ROSES | Welcome to the jungle |
| 2 | ZZ TOPS | Legs |
| 3 | DIRE STRAITS | Money for nothing |
| 4 | MICHAEL JACKSON | Thriller |
| 5 | UB40 | Red red wine |
| 6 | BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN | Dancing in the dark |
| 7 | U2 | I still haven't found what I'm looking for |
| 8 | DONALD FAGEN | New Frontier |
| 9 | THE STYLE COUNCIL | Shout to the top |
| 10 | SADE | Smooth Operator |
| 11 | PRINCE | When doves cry |
| 12 | DAVID LEE ROTH | California Girls |
The Best 10 Painful Songs (せつない曲ベスト10) from JOJO A-GO!GO! (2000) - Araki Hirohiko
| No. | Artist | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago | Wishing You Were Here |
| 2 | Eagles | Hotel California |
| 3 | Vladimir Ashkenazy | Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 20 |
| 4 | Carpenters | Superstar |
| 5 | Miles Davis | Blue in Green |
| 6 | Nino Rota | Plein soleil |
| 7 | The Beatles | And I Love Her |
| 8 | Shawn Colvin | Wichita Skyline |
| 9 | Eric Clapton ft. Babyface | Change the World |
| 10 | The Stylistics | Only you |
Araki's Top 10 "Albums that make me cry"
| Artist | Album |
|---|---|
| Led Zeppelin | Physical Graffiti |
| Chicago | Chicago VII |
| Various | Saturday Night Fever |
| Curtis Mayfield | Superfly |
| Marvin Gaye | What's going on |
| Jackson Brownie | Late for the sky |
| Pink Floyd | Dark Side of the Moon |
| Sex Pistols | Never mind the Bollocks |
| George Benson | Breezin |
| Carpenters | Now & Then |
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.
| Films |
|---|
| The Good, the Bad and the Ugly |
| Play Misty for Me |
| Dirty Harry |
| Escape from Alcatraz |
| Firefox |
| Unforgiven |
| Mystic River |
| Changeling |
| Gran Torino |
| J. Edgar |
Araki's Top 10 Heroes (ヒーロー) from JOJO A-GO!GO! (2000) - Araki Hirohiko
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 |
|---|
| Leonardo da Vinci |
| Velázquez |
| Christian Dior |
| Giotto |
| Paul Gauguin |
| Auguste Rodin |
| Antonio Lopez |
| Gianni Versace |
| Bob Peak |
| Pablo Picasso |
Araki from Jojo6251
Araki attending the JoJo in Paris Event
Araki next to an illustration of Giorno Giovanna
Araki at his Gucci Exhibition in Florence
Araki Dining in JOJOmenon
Araki in New York in JOJOmenon
Araki and Chief Priest of Kumano Hongu Taisha
Araki with Yūsei Matsui (Assassination Classroom) and Yūto Tsukuda (Shokugeki no Soma) for "JOJO's Kitchen"
Araki at the Hirohiko Araki JoJo Exhibition (2012)
Araki with Sayuri Ishikawa
Araki and Shoko Nakagawa in an interview
Araki and Toshio Sako (Usogui)
Araki with Takayuki Matsutani and Rumiko Tezuka at the 2013 Tezuka Award Reception party
Araki awarded Best Dressed at the 45th Annual Best Dresser Awards
Araki and Shoko Nakagawa/Shizu going out for Italian
Araki at Japan Media Arts Festival (JoJolion Grand Prize)
Araki on "The Profiler"
Araki with Shōsuke Tanihara on King's Brunch
Araki at Tohoku University
Araki and Tetsuo Hara Interview
25th Anniversary collaboration (ft Junichi Hayama)
Araki and Kazuki Yamamoto (from his book)
Araki and Soul'd Out at Hirohiko Araki JoJo Exhibition (2012)
Comnavi Feb. 1998 Interview (1998)
Araki playing JoJo on Super Famicom - Virtual Jump, Feb 21 Issue (1993)
Araki playing JoJo Arcade Prototype with Capcom Staff - Jump '99 Issue 1 (1999)
Yomu Jump, Dec 3 Weekly Shōnen Jump (2002)
Yomu Jump 2 (2002)
Araki at JoJo in Paris
Araki on Nichibi (NHK)
Araki at Hirosegawa Interview (2011)
Araki at Al Fiore (2011)
Araki and Paolo Vedovi (JOJO in PARIS) (2003)
Araki in Kotoba Magazine (2016)
Araki from Yahoo! Japan News Interview (2018)
Araki on Sunday Art Museum "Escher: Beyond the Infinite" (2019)
Araki in Jump Multi-World Event Brochure (1993)
Araki drawing life-size paintings (2018)
Araki with Dai Amon
Araki in Phantom Blood Movie Booklet (2007)
Araki in Special Issue of Morioh 'JoJofes' Newspaper (2017)
Araki at Lucca Comics & Games (2019)
Araki accepts Polish fan's gifts at Lucca Comics & Games (2019)
Araki with his second editor of Jojolion Hidekazu Yokoi (2017)
Araki in kotoba 2020 Spring Issue #39 (2020)
Araki and Shoko Nakagawa (2018)
Araki and Takashi Shimada (2019)
Araki, Amano Yoshitaka and Akimoto Osamu (2019)
Madarame Baku (Left) by Araki
Jotaro (Right) by Toshio Sako
Araki's promotion for the Iwate Land of Hope Sports Festival
Naruto's 10th Anniversary art drawn by Araki
Kenshiro by Araki (Weekly Comic Brunch - Jan 8, 2007 Issue)
50th anniversary of Bessatsu Margaret
Ultra Jump Egg's mascot "Cisco" drawn by Araki
A tribute to Matrix Reloaded
Masakazu Katsura 30th Anniversary - Wingman
The cast of the movie The Prestige drawn by Araki
Araki's contribution to the "Social Kingdom" project
Araki's artwork for the 2008 movie Taken
Araki promoting the historical Hiraizumi ruins
Araki's contribution to the Dragon Ball: Super History Book
Usogui's 10th Anniversary
Suzu Hirose from 17才のすずぼん
Cast of Kochikame drawn by different artists
Araki's Prince Shotoku and Douglas MacArthur from the 'Learning Japanese History Through Manga' Series
Kochikame 15th Anniversary
Kochikame 25th Anniversary
Kochikame 30th Anniversary
Taizou Mote King Saga Tribute by Araki
Lady Armaroid by Araki from Cobra Mook
Sayuri Ishikawa in "Red and White Song Battle". Background image drawn by Araki
Fujiko Fujio A by Araki
Charm design drawn by Araki for Kumano Hongu Taisha Shrine
To Love-Ru Chronicle (2017)
Yamashita Tarou-kun (Volume 5)
Harris no Kaze (Tetsuya Chiba 55th Anniversary Mook)
Kang Sang-jung drawn by Araki for release of "Struggling to Force" (2009)
Figure design drawn by Araki for Battle Break:Trading Figure Battle (2011)
Gaius Julius Caesar
Cover to the album "Catwalk" by Soul'd Out. Drawn by Araki
CatWalk Full
Cover to Sayuri Ishikawa's album "X-Cross" drawn by Araki
Cover to SUGIURUMN's "Music is the Key of Life" CD Ver. Cover drawn by Araki
Cover to SUGIURUMN's "Music is the key of Life" Alternate Color Vinyl Ver. drawn by Araki
SUGIURUMN's "Life Ground Music" drawn by Araki
Cover to Dirty Loops~Complete Edition~. Drawn by Araki
Akira Senju's "Main Themes" collection cover drawn by Araki
Araki's Illustration for Nanjo Takenori's "Kaiki"
Hirohiko Araki's illustration for the cover of Lacan for Surviving
Cover to Yasunari Kawabata's novel The Dancing Girl of Izu drawn by Araki
Araki's illustration for Executioner Sanson
Cover to Stormbreaker of the Alex Rider Series
Cover to Point Blanc of the Alex Rider Series
Cover to Skeleton Key of the Alex Rider Series
Cover to Eagle Strike of the Alex Rider Series
Cover to Scorpia of the Alex Rider Series
Cover to Ark Angel of the Alex Rider Series
Araki's Illustration of Stormbreaker
Araki's Illustration of Point Blanc
Araki's Illustration of Skeleton Key
Araki's Illustration of Eagle Strike
Araki's Illustration of Scorpia
Araki's Illustration of Ark Angel
Cover of Uomo Issue #10, 2018 by Araki
The front page of Cell (magazine) made by Araki
The front page of Spur Magazine made by Araki
Spur featuring Jolyne, Fly High with GUCCI
Araki featured on the front page of Aera
Araki featured on cover of Da Vinci Magazine
February 2013 Issue of Spur designed by Araki
Front Cover of Monsoon Vol.2
Front Cover of Fanroad, May 1986
Article with detailed description of Araki's Desk
Araki Hirohiko X Uniqlo (2006)
Collaboration drawing with Hiromu Arakawa
Araki's drawn poster celebrating JoJo's 25th anniversary
New Year greeting card featuring characters from JoJolion
A signature self-portrait originally used for Weekly Shōnen Jump (circa 1987).
Araki's note from the first Italian Limited volume of Jojolion
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