The world of Jojo’s bizarre adventure contains many references to the two great passions of the master Araki, music and fashion. In one of its most recent interviews, the mangaka talked about JoJolion’s graduation, then focused on the memory of a great artist who greatly influenced his work, the late singer-songwriter Prince.
magazine Billboard Japan, based in Osaka, organized a meeting with the author, at which, in addition to a photo shoot, of which you can find a picture in the post at the bottom, various topics were discussed. 2021 will be a very relevant year for the Joestar family’s adventures, with the announcement of the animated version of the sixth part, Stone Ocean, the end of JoJolion, despite the promise of a spin-off that follows the character of Josuke. is dedicated, and the arrival of unreleased episodes for the live-action series by So Spoke Rohan Kishibe.
However, during the interview, attention was drawn to the past, especially the last 10 years, the time when the author JoJolion himself wrote and designed. Among the events, the Master also mentioned those devastating earthquake in Tohoku 2011, which with a brightness of 9.0 is the strongest ever recorded in Japan and which also found its place in the incipit of history. The conversation then turned to music, especially about the character of princeHis singer-songwriter, who died in April 2016, to whom Araki had a special bond, had also got to know him personally.
Araki was quick to talk about the Welcome 2 America album, which was released on July 30, 2021, and spoke to Transport the his passion for musicpresent in all of his work, just think of a few names of stands and characters, and then remember with fondness for Prince and the pieces that also greatly influenced his work, among which stands out Soft and wet, purple rain and dirty spirit.
To conclude, we leave you with a guide on how to watch the yo-yo anime with a view to the next season, which hits Netflix in December 2021.
＜ イ ン タ ビ ュ ー ＞ 荒木 彦 ョ ジ ョ 』シ ー ズ で と も に ん で き た プ リ ン ス を 語 る https://t.co/NRDjiMxgKj pic.twitter.com/cQ7bP02qRw
– Billboard JAPAN (@Billboard_JAPAN) August 25, 2021
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