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Kunihiro Watanabe (渡邉 城大) was Araki's assistant during the years 2010-2018, commonly referred to by his alias, "JohDai." Some of you who've read the JoJo manga may recognize it; the name is scattered throughout the chapters that were released during his 8 years at Luckyland.
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Throwback to Early Steel Ball Run.
- Blue Circle Jump (April 1, 2004)
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Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe: ‘At a Confessional’ and ‘The Run’ episodes announced for Fall 2019.
The OVA will be shown in 6 Japanese cities, starting with Tokyo on December 8. Each screening will have a special talk show featuring Takahiro Sakurai, Rohan's voice actor. twitter.com/anime_jojo/sta…
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Araki's involvement in the Golden Wind anime from Directors Yasuhiro Kimura and Hideya Takahashi animatetimes.com/news/details.p…
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"Here's Chariot Requiem's route during GW Episode 35/36. First, exit the Colosseum, go around the arch of triumph, and walk down Via di San Gregorio. Then, travel at warp speed past a bunch of stuff until you reach Ponte Sant'Angelo, the final destination." - Director Kimura twitter.com/namachu/status…
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@anime_jojo "2 days until the Finale"
Much like Fugo, today's artwork is by DP's pillar of quality, Shunichi Ishimoto (石本峻一). While currently the chief animation director of Golden Wind, he was also the animation director for the TSKR ovas.
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@anime_jojo "3 days until the Finale"
Today's art is also by Haruka Takana (田中春香). Since the previous post was dedicated to her, we'd like to use this one to give a shout-out to Kai Shibata (柴田海), a talented animator responsible for scenes like the ones below.
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"Blade Runner" was a film that influenced Araki during his early years as a mangaka. He's stated in particular how the character, Roy Batty, portrayed by Rutger Hauer, was the inspiration for Dio's appearance, mainly his blond hair and muscular build.
Rest In Peace, Rutger. twitter.com/TwitterMoments…
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@anime_jojo Ishimoto has been apart of JoJo's main staff since the beginning and a good amount of its best episodes were supervised by him. His favorite Stand is Silver Chariot, so many of the Polnareff episodes like "Silver Chariot", "Anubis, Part 1" and "Vanilla Ice, Part 2" were his work.
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@anime_jojo "6 days until the Finale"
Artwork is by Shunichi Ishimoto (石本峻一), the Chief animation director of Golden Wind and quite easily one of David Production's greatest assets when it comes to art quality and faithfulness. His drawings are often cited by other staff as "intense".
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Otsuichi claimed to have written over 2000 pages, but had thrown them all out. Intent on writing a novel that "lived up to the manga", it took him until 2007 to complete it. The finished product ended up being a completely different story titled, "The Book: JJBA 4th Another Day".
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"The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp" was the name of a cancelled Part 4 light novel written by Japanese writer, Otsuichi, with illustrations by Araki.
A rough draft was published in a 2002 issue of "Yomu Jump" with full release set for February 2003, but it never happened.
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JoJolion Volume 21
Release Date: July 19, 2019
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Enigma's "Love Sensuality Devotion: Greatest Hits & Remixes" will be released in Japan on August 7th, 2019. Limited copies of the two-disc set will include a CD jacket and clear file featuring Giorno Giovanna. amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B07…
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They'll be irregulerly posting countdown pictures drawn by the staff up until the final broadcast of Golden Wind on 7/28. twitter.com/anime_jojo/sta…
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I'd like to give a shout out to Hirohisa Onikubo (鬼窪 浩久), Araki's former chief assistant and co-author of 'The Lives of Eccentrics'. He currently provides design assistance for David Production's #jojo_anime and has personally drawn many of the stand stats for Golden Wind.
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In celebration of Comiket, Japan's biannual comic fair, Shueisha is offering pencil boards featuring signed artwork from various manga artists, included with purchases at participating Japanese bookstores.
A list of all featured mangaka can be found here: natsucomi.shueisha.co.jp/present.html
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"Director Kimura’s orders were to take the manga's original poses and combine them with Michael Jackson’s ‘Dangerous’. I tried to gather as many elements from it as possible, though I think I could have depicted them better."
- Rin Ogawa (dance animator, Ep7 Staff Notes)
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Araki's Top 3 Favorite Stands by Function / Ability
1. Pearl Jam
2. The Grateful Dead
3. Killer Queen Bites the Dust
JOJO A-GO!GO! - STANDS, P35 (2000)
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"The Diavolo version of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind OP2 has been broadcast! The added lines were done by a native Italian. The new musical piece was also done with the help of a chorus, giving it a more dignified feel. By all means, watch it!" - Director Kimura twitter.com/namachu/status…
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The three most frequently appearing Stands (up to Part 5)
1. Sex Pistols - 385 Panels
2. Silver Chariot - 367 Panels
3. Star Platinum - 351 Panels
JOJO A-GO!GO! - STANDS, P50 (2000)
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Hirohiko Araki's Top 20 Suspense Films
From Hirohiko Araki's Super-Favorites! Rules of Movies (2013)
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Happy Birthday to JoJo's Bizarre Adventure creator, Hirohiko Araki! 🎂
JoJo's Bizarre Encyclopedia (ジョジョ百科事典) is a website dedicated to the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series by Hirohiko Araki. (jojowiki.com ☆ jojo-news.com)