Hirohiko Araki

Hirohiko Araki (荒木 飛呂彦, Araki Hirohiko) is a mangaka and author of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, on which this wikia project is based.

Biography

Hirohiko Araki was born on June 7 1960 in Sendai, Japan. Araki left school before graduation from Miyagi University of Education.

Araki is best known for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, published in Weekly Shonen Jump from 1987 to 2002, before the series was transferred to the seinen magazine Ultra Jump in 2004.

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

The story is full of references to Western music and Italian culture, both of which Araki is reportedly very fond. Many of Araki's creations have been translated and released in Europe but so far only JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and Baoh have been released in the United States (one popular theory is that Araki's frequent references to Western music may violate American copyright laws). Viz has eluded much of this problem in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure by replacing some band references with album or song references, which do not seem to be as strictly protected.

Araki has received the Tezuka Award.

As of 2012, Araki celebrates his 30th year as a manga artist and the 25th anniversary of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure.

Works

• Buso Poker (1980)
• Autoto Man (1982)
• Virginia ni Yohroshiku (1982)
• Magic Boy B.T. (魔少年ビーティー mashōnen bītī 1982–1983)
• Baoh (1984–1985)
• Gorgeous Irene (1985–1986)
  • The Story of the Girl's Mansion (1985)
  • The Girl That Came to the Slums (1986)
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (1987—current)
  • Part I: Phantom Blood (1987-1988)
  • Part II: Battle Tendency (1988-1989)
  • Part III: Stardust Crusaders (1989-1992)
  • Part IV: Diamond is Unbreakable (1992-1996)
  • Part V: Vento Aureo (1996-1999)
  • Part VI: Stone Ocean (2000-2003)
  • Part VII: Steel Ball Run (2004-2011)
  • Part VIII: Jojolion (2011-current)
• JoJo 6251 (1993) (Artbook)
• Under Execution, Under Jailbreak (Collection) (1999)
  • Under Execution, Under Jailbreak (One-Shot)
  • Dolce and His Master
  • Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe. Episode 16: At a Confessional
  • Dead Man's Questions
• JOJO A-GO!GO! (2000) (Artbook)
• The Lives of Eccentrics (2004)
• Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe - Mutsukabeza (2006)
• Front cover of Cell (scientific journal) (September 7, 2007)
• Rohan at the Louvre (2010)
• Spur Spinoff (2011)

Gallery

• Araki Kenshiro.PNG

  Kenshiro as a tribute to the anime Souten no Ken.

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  Naruto's 10th Anniversary draw by Araki.

• M5517281.jpg

  The Front Page of Cell (Journal) made by Araki.

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  Artwork for BAOH a previous Manga of Araki.

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  Araki from Jojo6251.

External links

Manga no Chikara interview (part one of six)