Pafu (April 1989)

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Published April 1989
Cover of Pafu April 1989.jpg

An interview with Hirohiko Araki from the April 1989 issue of Pafu magazine, in which five questions were given to 83 manga artists.[1]

Interview

TranslationTranscript
1. What were the top 3 most significant things that happened to you in 1988?
Araki: My grandfather's death, my research trip to Italy, and reaching my 100th chapter serialized.
2. Out of all your works from 1988, which was your favorite? (Favorites scenes are also fine.)
Araki: I like the fashion of the antagonist "Kars" in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.
3. Can you give us a manga from 1988 that you found interesting?
Araki: "Judo-bu Monogatari" by Makoto Kobayashi, "Yawara!" by Naoki Urasawa, "Kami no Hidarite Akuma no Migite" by Kauzo Umezu, "Sakigake!! Otokojuku", and "Ashita Tenki ni Naare" by Tetsuya Chiba.

5. What was the funniest thing that recently happened to you?[a]
Araki: It's a joke that no one else but my family finds funny.

[Translated by Morganstedmanms (JoJo's Bizarre Encyclopedia)]

1.あなたにとっての88年三大ニュースは?

祖父の死 イタリア取材旅行 連載100回を無事突破できた。

2.88年に描いた自分の作品中、一番気に入ってる作品は?(気に入ってるシーンでも結構です)

「JoJoの奇妙な冒険」カーズという敵役のファッションが好き

3.88年で、面白かったと思う漫画を教えてください

「柔道部物語」小林まこと作・「YAWARA!」浦沢直樹作・「神の左手悪魔の右手」楳図かずお作・「魁!男塾」宮下あきら作・「あした天気になあれ」ちばてつやなど。

5.最近、一番笑ったことは何ですか?

身内のすごく、どーしようもないギャグ。他人がきいてもぜんぜんおかしくないけど。

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Notes

  1. The fifth question was actually "What's your New Year's resolution for 1989?" (89年の抱負をお願いします), but Araki didn't answer it and his fourth answer was labeled as the fifth instead.

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