Author's Note/Stardust Crusaders

This section contains the quotations from Araki found in the English Version of the manga published by VIZ Media. In every volume of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, the front folded flap of the dust jacket usually contains a picture of Hirohiko Araki himself, and more than often a quotation. The quotes featured below the picture are always different from each other, and are usually about Araki expressing his opinion on certain subjects. These subjects can be about anything, including information about characters or the story itself.

Because the volumes published in English do not have dust jackets, Viz Media has taken the liberty of placing the quotes on the first page of every volume. So far, only Part III: Stardust Crusaders has been released outside Japan, and as such the volumes are labeled starting from 1.

Vol. 1

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Vol. 2

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"When I'm traveling, I can feel very lonely, so I appreciate the kindness of strangers from the bottom of my heart. Still, sometimes I start wondering why someone is being so nice to me! Are they actually evil, and planning my demise? Who's my friend? Who's my enemy? A big smiling face says, "Please give me all your money." AHHH! Now that's scary..." -- Hirohiko Araki, 1989

Vol. 3

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"When you start working in the real world, you're often asked to trade business cards. But ever since I became a manga artist, I've had to say, "Oh, I don't have a business card. Sorry!" Well, I've finally designed a business card with the mark you see above on it. Now even if I'm overseas, people can figure out what progression I work in. The international sign of a manga artist: the big callous on the finger." -- Hirohiko Araki, 1990