Uploaded January 2019 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
The fashion in Jojo's Bizarre Adventure may seem completely original at first, but actually have clear antecedents. In this video, I explain and show examples of some of Araki's influences.
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0:23 Skips the introduction. No other timestamps since there's only one main point in the video.
Link dump:
Basic interview
web.archive.org/web/20090411190806/http://manganohi.com/interview/4/4954.html
About situation in the world.
koukouseishinbun.jp/articles/-/2421
Jojo fansite
kajipon.sakura.ne.jp/art/jojo-araki25.html
Leonardo
news.yahoo.co.jp/feature/1055
ARtistic influences
asitanoyamasita.hateblo.jp/entry/2018/03/05/114513
The Jojo pose comparison repository mentioned in the video: (Dead link, sorry)
matome.naver.jp/odai/2141582377422198401
Most of the leads for which designers and artists to look up were from the Hirohiko Araki's Japanese Wikipedia page. Then, the images that make the comparisons were recovered from various sources from online searches.
The fashion in Jojo's Bizarre Adventure may seem completely original at first, but actually have clear antecedents. In this video, I explain and show examples of some of Araki's influences.
twitter.com/Thixotrofic
0:23 Skips the introduction. No other timestamps since there's only one main point in the video.
Link dump:
Basic interview
web.archive.org/web/20090411190806/http://manganohi.com/interview/4/4954.html
About situation in the world.
koukouseishinbun.jp/articles/-/2421
Jojo fansite
kajipon.sakura.ne.jp/art/jojo-araki25.html
Leonardo
news.yahoo.co.jp/feature/1055
ARtistic influences
asitanoyamasita.hateblo.jp/entry/2018/03/05/114513
The Jojo pose comparison repository mentioned in the video: (Dead link, sorry)
matome.naver.jp/odai/2141582377422198401
Most of the leads for which designers and artists to look up were from the Hirohiko Araki's Japanese Wikipedia page. Then, the images that make the comparisons were recovered from various sources from online searches.
