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->''"Haraki-sensei of ''Gyo Gyo's Wonderful Adventure'' is handsome and doesn't grow old."''
-->-- '''Gintoki Sakata''', ''Manga/{{Gintama}}''

Hirohiko Araki (荒木 飛呂彦; born June 7, 1960), is the legendary mangaka behind ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'', one of the longest-running manga series ever, running continuously from 1987 to date. He is well-known for his distinctive (read: ''FABULOUS'') art style, incredibly clever fights, use of strange character poses, unique sound effects, and his love of English and American rock and pop music. He is also [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/symmetricalaraki.jpg a perfectly symmetrical]] [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/13e3ad2370cef1ad033f14cf717529010e67b90d_hq.jpg immortal vampire]]. Or perhaps [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/2008_04_04_harakisensei.jpg a fairy]].

!!Other works by Hirohiko Araki:
* ''Buso Poker'' (1980)
* ''Autoto Man'' (1982)
* ''Virginia ni Yohroshiku'' (1982)
* ''Manga/CoolShockBT'' (魔少年ビーティー Mashōnen Bī Tī 1982–1983)
* ''Manga/{{Baoh}}'' (1984–1985)
* ''Manga/GorgeousIrene'' (1985–1986)
** ''The Story of the Girl's Mansion'' (1985)
** ''The Girl That Came to the Slums'' (1986)
* ''The Lives of Eccentrics'' (2004); an AnthologyComic about several historical figures such as [[UsefulNotes/MajorLeagueBaseball Ty Cobb]], UsefulNotes/NikolaTesla, and TyphoidMary

!!''[=JoJo=]'' spinoffs
* ''Under Execution, Under Jailbreak'' (1999)
* ''Dolce and His Master'' (1999)
* ''Manga/ThusSpokeKishibeRohan Episode 16: At a Confessional'' (1999)
* ''Dead Man's Questions ''(1999)
* ''Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan ~Episode 2: Mutsukabezaka~'' (2006)
* Front cover of ''Cell'' (scientific journal) (September 7, 2007): Imagine that chemicals were stands. Apparently, the scientist who discovered that SCRAPPER blocks [=RIM1alpha=] was a big JJBA fan.
* ''Rohan at the Louvre'' (2010)
* Rohan da Gucci (2011)
* ''Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan ~Episode 5: Millionaire Village~'' (2012)
* ''Jolyne, Fly High with Gucci'' (2013)
* ''Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan ~Episode 6: Poaching Coast~'' (2013)
* ''Mochizuki Family Moon Viewing: Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 4'' (2014)
* ''Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan ~Episode 7: Monday, Rainy Weather~'' (2015)
* ''Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan: Episode 9: D.N.A'' (2017)
* ''Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan: Episode 10: The Run'' (2018)
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!!Tropes common in Araki's works beyond JJBA:
* AnyoneCanDie: To the point where he commonly crosses into WeHaveReserves territory.
* ArtEvolution: One of the most prominent examples, Araki has had no less than four distinct art styles during his career. His first drawings featured cartoony characters like Tezuka's own characters. He was heavily inspired by ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'', then his style evolved, before evolving further into a realistic art style since ''Steel Ball Run''.
* AsskickingPose: The man regularly puts fashion poses into a battle manga in a borderline [[WorldOfHam gratuitous]] manner.
* AuthorAppeal: Araki has many things he's fond of and includes in his writings.
** American and British music, especially ProgressiveRock. Hirohiko Araki is known for making numerous references to various music artists such as Music/{{Queen|Band}}, Music/{{ACDC}}, Music/{{Prince}}, Music/LedZeppelin, Music/PinkFloyd, and others. His characters will more often than not bear names meant to sound like one of his beloved rock bands, for instance, the fellow named Esidisi.
** Hirohiko Araki is also a huge fashion buff, and regularly reads fashion magazines, pulling from this inspiration for the ImpossiblyCoolClothes of his characters and the memetic [[AssKickingPose Ass-Kicking Poses]].
** Italy, especially from UsefulNotes/TheRenaissance Era. Araki draws inspiration from classic artists such as Michelangelo but also lauds Italian fashion, Italian cuisine, Italians themselves... Most characters of ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Golden Wind]]'' are Italians and most are undeniably badass or sympathetic.
** This extends to his love for the SpaghettiWestern Genre, particularly the ''Film/DollarsTrilogy'' directed by Creator/SergioLeone. ''Steel Ball Run'' is Arakai's long-awaited love letter to the SpaghettiWestern, albeit with superpowers and ''much'' more fabulous clothing.
** Creator/ClintEastwood, "The Man With No Name" AntiHero of the ''Film/DollarsTrilogy'', is the ''direct'' stylistic inspiration for Jotaro Kujo.
** Horror movies. Araki is very fond of B-rated horror movies because of the NarmCharm. This translates into many references to Horror Movies monsters. He also loves the Italian Splatterpunk Horror films of Creator/DarioArgento, who also shares Araki's propensity to [[EyeScream injure eyes to shock the audience]].[[invoked]]
** One aspect of his signature style is the constant use of posing.
** He mentions the ''Series/{{Roots|1977}}'' television series as an inspiration for making ''[=JoJo=]'' a generational story, since he thought very highly of works that could continually replace its protagonist and still be well-received.
* BodyHorror:
** He's somewhat of a NightmareFetishist, especially where ''[=JoJo=]'' is concerned:
--->'''Araki:''' Also, it's not related, but I actually enjoy drawing skin getting peeled.
** Overall, Araki always had no compunction overtly depicting violence and horror in his works, even as early as Baoh, in which the eponymous character could make people melt with a touch.
* CostumePorn: Even for historical figures.
* CreatorsFavorite: In terms of the memes surrounding ''[=JoJo's=]'', Araki has stated that his personal favorite is [[https://thumbs.gfycat.com/DismalWarmArmadillo-max-1mb.gif "DAGA KOTOWARU"]].
* TheFashionista: Araki is a connoisseur of fashion, with one of his favorite hobbies being reading fashion magazines. This ended up translating into his character designs being modeled after fashion artists in terms of both clothing and poses.
* ForeignCultureFetish: His fetish comes in two forms:
** Araki is a huge fan of Italian culture, particularly anything from the Renaissance era, and always incorporates a nod to his favorite country in ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure''.
*** Exaggerated in ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Golden Wind]]'' for obvious reasons.
** He is also a huge fan of American and British pop culture, music, and movies.
* {{Gonk}}: If you're not a statuesque hero or villain in his works, you're a bizarre egg-shaped, vaguely humanoid person.
* HumansAreSpecial: He's described ''[=JoJo=]'s Bizarre Adventure'' as "an ode to humanity".
* KickTheDog: Villains in his works are frequently inclined to kill dogs or other animals. Araki himself is a dog lover, and sees [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals animal cruelty as an easy indicator that a character is an irredeemable monster]].
* OlderThanTheyLook: Araki has perpetually looked like he's in his 30s for ''30+ years'' at this point, somehow having aged immaculately. This has led to jokes that he too has [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventurePhantomBlood harnessed the power of the Stone Mask and become an immortal vampire]].
* OldShame: He considers ''Gorgeous Irene'' to be this as he wrote it before he was married and had a more mature view of women.
* PayEvilUntoEvil: Araki goes all-out on subjugating villains in his works to the worst fates he's ever devised.
* PromotedFanboy:
** Went from referencing Music/{{Yes}} and Music/SavageGarden in his work to them licensing their songs as the end themes for ''JJBA'' episodes.
** His love for fashion designers. In 2011, ''Spur Magazine'', a women's fashion magazine, hired him and Gucci to celebrate their 30th and 90th anniversaries, respectively, with a one-shot story.
* ReferenceOverdosed: His love of non-Japanese rock and pop music (most are American and British, with a few non-Anglophone bands and artists thrown in for good measure) makes [=JoJo=] packed with references to bands, albums, and song names, to the point that translation attempts are blocked by trademark issues. His favorite bands can be identified by the prevalence to their works in the story, including The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Queen, Prince, and Yes (whose song "Roundabout" was chosen for the anime edition's first ending theme).
* SignatureStyle: Araki is known for his works, who pretty much all feature handsome and hammy men in tacky clothes and making poses living through bizarre events.
* UnsoundEffect: Araki's works (particularly ''JJBA'') utilize a lot of unique onomatopoeia. What is the sound of a frog being punched but only used as a conduit for life energy obtained from breathing and emulating the very power of the sun? '''''[[http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/640/271/ddb.gif MEMETAA]]'''''
* YouCantFightFate: Araki believes that our lives are directed by fate, crediting his own career to fateful meetings with an encouraging friend and a friendly editor who pushed him to pursue his hobby.
* YouDontLookLikeYou: A consequence of his evolving art style. His old characters, like Jonathan Joestar and Gorgeous Irene, look almost nothing like how he used to draw them in their original mangas.
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