Hirohiko Araki Writer
Hirohiko Araki (荒木 飛呂彦, Araki Hirohiko, born June 7, 1960, Sendai, Miyagi) 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 series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, first published in Weekly Shōnen Jump in 1987 and which to date has sold over 80 million copies in Japan alone. The story is full of references to rock music and Italy, both of which Araki is reportedly very fond of.