JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is part of school textbooks in Japan

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is part of school textbooks in Japan

Rafael Shinzo
My name is Rafael Alves, known as Rafael Shinzo. I created AnimeNew in 2009 with the mission of providing coverage of anime, manga, and games straight from the...

Imagine opening your child's art book and finding illustrations from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure . That's exactly what happened to a Japanese mother, who shared her surprise at finding entire pages dedicated to the work of Hirohiko Araki , creator of the iconic manga .

Despite not being among the so-called "Big Three" of anime, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is practically omnipresent on the internet, with memes like the famous "Za Warudo" or the classic "Oh? You're approaching me?". With an eccentric narrative and a striking visual style, the work has carved out a unique space in global pop culture — and now, also in education.

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Automaton website Araki 's artistic style in the classroom. However, the goal? To introduce young people to more familiar and contemporary art forms. And yes, JoJo shares space in the book with names like Van Gogh and Claude Monet .

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From his debut in 1987 with JoJo's Bizarre Phantom Blood to Stone Ocean , the evolution of Araki's art style is evident. However, his style has undergone transformations that have made each arc visually unique and even more expressive.

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My name is Rafael Alves, known as Rafael Shinzo. I created AnimeNew in 2009 with the mission of providing coverage of anime, manga, and games straight from Japan.