Hirohiko Araki > Quotes

“Do you remember how many breads you have eaten in your life?”
― Hirohiko Araki, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Part 1 - Phantom Blood, Tome 5

“Yare Yare Daze.”
― Hirohiko Araki

“When someone insults you, even murder is forgivable? I see. What you told me is very important. You insulted that innocent old man's life. So I changed one of your guns into a banana. You should savor your last meal as best you can.”
― Hirohiko Araki, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind, Tome 3

“Where the fuck is Mickey!? Fuck's sake! If there's no Mickey, this shit ain't Disney!”
― Hirohiko Araki

“This story is the tale of me starting to walk. Not in the physical sense… but in an adolescence to adulthood sort of way…”
― Hirohiko Araki, スティール・ボール・ラン 1

“I've always... cherished you”
― Hirohiko Araki, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean, Tome 02

“That is the taste of a liar!”
― Hirohiko Araki, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind, Tome 13

“Everyone hates knowing that tomorrow's Monday, but we live on thinking about how another fun Saturday will come around. It isn't always Monday!”
― Hirohiko Araki

“An organism that can have sex with anything it encounters... I'm kinda jealous.”
― Hirohiko Araki, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 6--Stone Ocean, Vol. 7

“What did you say? Depending on your answer I may have to kick your ass! - Joseph Joestar”
― Hirohiko Araki, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 2—Battle Tendency, Vol. 1

“Reality is the lifeblood that makes a work pulse with energy. Reality itself is entertainment!”
― Hirohiko Araki, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 4—Diamond is Unbreakable, Vol. 3

“The most important part of a character is their motivation. What does your protagonist want to accomplish? If you can’t clearly communicate their motives through their actions, he or she is not a complete character.”
― Hirohiko Araki, Manga in Theory and Practice: The Craft of Creating Manga

“When creating a manga, it is incredibly important not to simply draw on a whim, but to be conscious of the four fundamental elements as you draw.”
― Hirohiko Araki, Manga in Theory and Practice: The Craft of Creating Manga

“He is the living incarnation of evil! His name is Dio, awakened after a century of sleep! Our destiny is to fight this man!”
― Hirohiko Araki, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 3 - Stardust Crusaders Series Vol. 1-4 Collection 4 Books Set By Hirohiko Araki

“I always tried to take the fastest shortcut in this Steel Ball Run race... but the 'shortest route' was the detour.”
― Hirohiko Araki, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 7--Steel Ball Run, Vol. 1

“My name... is 'Josuke Higashikata'... and my memories from when I was born are long gone from this world... and they'll never come back. But even so... there's something I'm certain of. I am your son. No matter where I go, or what era I live in, that's something certain that I can believe in, mom.... I'll save you. I swear it.”
― Hirohiko Araki

“In essence, the very life or death of your manga will depend upon that first page.”
― Hirohiko Araki, Manga in Theory and Practice: The Craft of Creating Manga

“Nyo-Ho”
― Hirohiko Araki, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 7--Steel Ball Run, Vol. 1

“My name... is 'Josuke Higashikata'... and my memories from when I was born are long gone from this world, and they'll never come back. But even so... there's something I'm certain of. I am your son. No matter where I go, or what era I live in, that's something certain that I can believe in, mom.... I'll save you. I swear it.”
― Hirohiko Araki, ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 Part8 ジョジョリオン 23 [Jojo no Kimyō na Bōken Part 8: Jojolion 23]