JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. It was originally serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1987 to 2004, and was transferred to the monthly seinen manga magazine Ultra Jump in 2005. The series is divided into a total of nine story arcs, each following a new protagonist bearing the "JoJo" nickname. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is the largest ongoing manga series published by Shueisha by number of volumes, with its chapters collected in 134 tankōbon volumes as of April 2024.
Phantom Blood first tankōbon volume cover, featuring Dio Brando (left), Jonathan Joestar (center right), and Danny (bottom right)
Araki is inspired by western art, such as this piece by Paul Gauguin which inspired him to use unusual colors in his own art.
Hirohiko Araki, the author of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
A Gucci store display in 2013, featuring JoJo's Bizarre Adventure characters Bruno Bucciarati and Jolyne Cujoh
Toshiyuki Araki , better known as Hirohiko Araki , is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for his long-running series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, which began publication in Weekly Shōnen Jump in 1987 and has over 120 million copies in circulation, making it one of the best-selling manga series in history.
Araki in 2013
Araki (right) receiving an Art Encouragement Prize from Masahiko Shibayama, 2019
Cover of Weekly Shōnen Jump #1–2 of 1987 featuring Araki's JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
