JoJo 6251
JoJo 6251: The World of Hirohiko Araki (JOJO 6251 荒木飛呂彦の世界, JoJo 6251 Araki Hirohiko no Sekai), first tentatively named JOJO JOBS,[3] is an artbook written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki and Lucky Land Communications. It includes pictures and information from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, ranging from Phantom Blood to Diamond is Unbreakable.
The artbook's name is in reference to the approximate amount of pages JoJo's Bizarre Adventure had at the time of the artbook's announcement.
Summary
The first part of the artbook contains mostly artist renditions of characters from the series and Araki's previous works. The book is 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.8 inches and features 98 pages in full, vibrant color.
The second half of the book is comprised of character profiles, the history of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, a glossary of terms and concepts used in the series, an interview with Hirohiko Araki, a timeline, and a foldout poster.
The artwork of Josuke on the cover took Araki 6 hours to complete, half of it spent on coloring alone.[4]
The English version of the artbook was announced by VIZ Media on July 9, 2021, and was planned to be published in Spring 2022.[5] However, it was then delayed to January 24, 2023,[6] then April 11, 2023,[7] and then delayed to May 23, 2023.[8] The English version fixed a few mistakes from the original version, but not all of them. It also added a few names for characters who were named after the original art book released, such as Anne and Forever. However, Malèna, Caravan Serai, and Shizuka Joestar's names were not added, instead being kept as "Nice Lady", "Swordsmith", and "Invisible Baby", respectively.
Interview
Gallery
- JoJo6251Josuke.png
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- JoJo6251JoJos.jpg
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- JoJo6251JoJos2.jpg
- JoJo6251 Sketch.jpg
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- JoJo6251Tree.jpg
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- JoJo6251JonathanPose.jpg
- JoJo6251JonaDio.jpg
- JoJo6251JosephPillar.jpg
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- JoJo6251Joseph.jpg
- JoJo6251JonaCrew.jpg
- JoJo6251Joseph2.jpg
- JoJo6251Jotaro2.jpg
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- JoJo6251JotaroPolna.jpg
- JoJo6251Stardust.jpg
- JoJo6251DioJota.jpg
- JoJo6251Stardust2.jpg
Obi used in Printing 26 (12/22/21)
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VIZ Media preview picture
VIZ Media English cover
Errors
In the glossary of terms, there's an error in the entry for "Danse Macabre Hair" that states it appeared in Part 2, instead of Part 1. It also states that Joseph was the one who fought Bruford, as opposed to Jonathan. However, both these errors were fixed in VIZ Media's English localization. In the sound effects section, it also similarly states that Jonathan ate pasta rather than Joseph. This was corrected to Joseph in the English version. Additionally, Wired Beck, Vanilla Ice, and Nukesaku are all incorrectly classified as zombies rather than vampires. In the "Araki World's Goods Collection" section, the covers for America and Spain's Baoh the Visitor volumes are swapped. It's worth noting that neither of these errors were fixed in the English localization.
In his character profile, Jotaro Kujo is stated to have awakened Star Platinum when he was 16 years old, despite it also stating in the timeline that he was born in 1970 and his Stand manifests in late 1987. In the English localization, High Priestess's user is stated to be "Midler" in the Character Profile section. However, the "Dictionary of Characters in JoJo" section lists her name as "Rose" instead, which is only her localized name for the Crunchyroll subtitles.
Trivia
- The drug Locacaca 6251, appearing in JoJolion, is named after this artbook.
References
- ↑ JOJO 6251 荒木飛呂彦の世界
- ↑ VIZ - JoJo 6251
- ↑ JoJo6251: The World of Hirohiko Araki, p.88
- ↑ JoJo6251: The World of Hirohiko Araki, p.91
- ↑ https://twitter.com/VIZMedia/status/1413543651326799881?s=20
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221002051854/https://www.viz.com/read/art-book/jojo-6251/product/7313/hardcover
- ↑ https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/JoJo-6251/Hirohiko-Araki/JoJo-6251/9781974728367
- ↑ https://www.viz.com/read/art-book/jojo-6251/product/7313
