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Birth
On June 7th 1960, in Sendai Japan Hirohiko Araki was born. He is the oldest out of his two sisters -
First Published Work
Poker Under Arms is a shōnen manga one-shot that was a runner up for the Tezuka Awards. It was Araki's first published work and his debut as a mangaka -
Second Published Work
In 1983 Araki's second manga titled Cool Shot B.T. was released. This was a time when Araki's style had yet to reach its full potential -
First Serialized Manga
In 1984 Araki's third manga titled Baoh was released. It was his debut serialized manga and was released in Weekly Shonen Jump and was later released in two volumes. It was also his first manga work that was adapted into the video animation format. -
The Gorgeous Irene
In 1985, Araki released another manga, titled The Gorgeous Irene. It was also one of his first projects that initiated a major stylistic element which was his muscular characters. -
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure
In 1987 Araki achieved overwhelming success when he released JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. The manga has sold 100 million copies and has become one of the most successful mangas of all time. -
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The Lives of Eccentrics
The Lives of Eccentrics is a series of short stories written by Araki and illustrated by him and his assistant, Hirohisa Onikubo, released between 1989 and 2003. -
OVA
In 1993 JoJo's Bizarre adventure got an OVA (original video animation). It has 13 episodes -
Under Execution Under Jailbreak
Under Execution Under Jailbreak is a short story collection written and illustrated by Araki. The volume has seven chapters containing four unrelated stories. -
Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan
Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan is a series of one-shot mangas.It told the story of a manga artist traveling around the world in search of inspiration. -
Deadman's Questions
Deadman's questions is a short story manga. The story follows the day-to-day life of a vagabond spirit trying to find happiness by performing assassination requests. -
Rohan at the Louvre
In 2009 Araki was approached to include an original artwork at the Louvre Museum. He thus created a piece titled Rohan at the Louvre -
Jolyne Fly High With Gucci
Jolyne Fly High With Gucci is a full color one-shot manga featured in the February 2013 issue of Shueisha's women's fashion magazine, Spur on December 22, 2012. It is the second JoJo-related one-shot published in Spur. -
Season 1 of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Gets Animated
Season 1 of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure gets animated. Season 1 includes both part 1: Phantom Blood and part 2: Battle Tendency -
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Stardust Crusaders
Stardust Crusaders is the third part of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. It aired for 48 episodes. -
Manga In Theory and Practice
Manga in theory and practice was released. It was later translated into English and became quite a success. The book explained his ideology and work process behind creating mangas. -
Eyes of Heaven
In 2015 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven came out for the PlayStation 4. Its a fighting game and has a ton of character from all the current 8 parts -
Diamond is Unbreakable
In 2016 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure part four Diamond is Unbreakable aired. It has 39 episodes -
Golden Wind
In 2018 Part JoJo's Bizarre Adventure part five Golden Wind aired. It has 39 episodes -
The Manga Artist Travels to Netflix
On 10/27/2020 Netflix on their Twitter announced that All four episodes of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure spin-off Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan make their Netflix debut 2021.
