Hirohiko Araki

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name = Hirohiko Araki


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birthplace = Sendai, Japan
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occupation = Mangaka
nationality = Japanese
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subject = Shōnen manga
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nihongo|Hirohiko Araki|荒木 飛呂彦|Araki Hirohiko, born June 7 1960 in Sendai, Japan is a manga artist. He left school before graduation from Miyagi University of Education.

Araki is best known for his long running series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, published in Weekly Shonen Jump starting in 1987. The story is full of references to Western music and Italy, 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 Media has eluded much of this problem in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure by replacing some band references with album or song references, which do not appear to be as strictly guarded.Fact|date=July 2007

Araki has received the Tezuka Award. cite web |url=http://comipress.com/article/2006/06/30/387 |title=Hirohiko Araki lecture Part 1: His Past and Motives |accessdate=2007-12-21

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)
* JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (1987—)
* JoJo 6251 (1993) (Artbook)
* Under Jailbreak, Under Execution (1999)
* JOJO A-GO!GO! (2000) (Artbook)
* The Lives of Eccentrics (2004)
* Front cover of Cell (scientific journal) (September 7, 2007)
* Stormbreaker (novel) (novel illustrations for Fantasy Press)

External links

* [http://manganohi.jp/2007/06/6311.html Manga no Chikara interview (part one of six)]