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Artist · Japan

Born 1960

In their own script

“荒木飛呂彦”

Portrait of Hirohiko Araki
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Hirohiko Araki.

mangaka

Japan, Born 1960

In short

Toshiyuki Araki (Japanese: 荒木 利之, Hepburn: Araki Toshiyuki; born June 7, 1960), better known as Hirohiko Araki (荒木 飛呂彦, Araki Hirohiko), 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 as of 2022, making it one of the best-selling manga series in history.

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Born
1960, Sendai
Citizenship
Japan
Active
1987 to 2023
Work
mangaka
Career

Hirohiko Araki, in numbers

Years active
Baoh, 1984Battle Tendency, 1987Phantom Blood, 1987JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, 1987Stardust Crusaders, 1989Diamond Is Unbreakable, 1992Golden Wind, 1995Stone Ocean, 1999Steel Ball Run, 2004JoJolion, 2011Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan, 2013The JOJOLands, 202312works
Works by year, 1984 to 2023. Known for
5works1980s2000s2020s
Works by decade. Busiest: the 1980s.

Sketchbook

Portrait of Hirohiko Araki

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Known for

The essential Hirohiko Araki

Bibliography

12 works, decade by decade

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s