Hirohiko Araki

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Cover of Weekly Shonen Jump featuring Araki's artwork

, born June 7 1960 in Sendai, Japan is a manga artist.

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 of. Many of Araki's creations have been translated and released in Europe but so far only JoJo's Bizarre Adventures 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.

Araki has received the Tezuka Award. [link]

Works

• Buso Poker (1980)
• Autoto Man (1982)
• Virginia ni Yohroshiku (1982)
• Cool Shock 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—)
• Nikola Tesla (1989)
• JoJo 6251 (1993)
• Doruchi (1996)
• Ty Cobb (1999)
• Under Jailbreak, Under Execution (1999)
• JOJO A-GO!GO! (2000)

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