Hirohiko Araki
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- June 7, 1960 (age 66)
- Birthplace
- Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Biography
Hirohiko Araki (荒木 飛呂彦, Araki Hirohiko, born June 7, 1960) is a Japanese manga artist. He made his debut under the name Toshiyuki Araki (荒木 利之, Araki Toshiyuki) in 1980 with his one-shot Poker Under Arms, and began his professional career with the short series Cool Shock B.T., Baoh, and The Gorgeous Irene. Araki is best known for his long-running ongoing series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, which was first published in Weekly Shōnen Jump in 1987 and has to date sold over 100 million copies in Japan alone. The series is known for frequent references to Western rock music, fashion, and Italy, all of which Araki is reportedly very fond of.
Known For
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable – Chapter 1
Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
Baoh: The Visitor
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood
Rohan at the Louvre
Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan
Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan: At a Confessional
Under Execution Under Jailbreak
Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan: Kyoka Izumi Will Not Be Silenced
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood
Filmography
Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan: Kyoka Izumi Will Not Be Silenced
Movie · Script Consultant, Original Story
Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan: At a Confessional
Movie · Original Story
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood
Movie · Original Story
Rohan at the Louvre
Movie · Original Story
Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan
TV · Original Story · 9 eps
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable – Chapter 1
Movie · Comic Book
Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan
TV · Original Story · 4 eps
Under Execution Under Jailbreak
Movie · Comic Book
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
TV · Comic Book, Original Story · 190 eps
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood
Movie · Comic Book
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
TV · Comic Book · 13 eps
Baoh: The Visitor
Movie · Comic Book