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I was wondering what was Araki's inspiration in creating this manga? How did
this idea came into reality? Also, how did he came up with the 'Stands'?


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What was Hirohiko Araki's inspiration to create JoJo's Bizarre Adventure?


I have yet to read the manga or watch the anime but a quick research I did
shows that the inspiration of _JoJo's Bizarre Adventure_ can never be
attributed to a single person or thing.

[This quite long article](https://www.comicsgrid.com/articles/10.16995/cg.95/)
discusses how _JoJo's Bizarre Adventure_ is inspired by David Bowie and other
famous rock bands, songs and movies. To quote from the article:

> The three Bowian themes of pushing genre boundaries, creating unique and
> flamboyant aesthetic identities for characters and personae, and pursuing a
> degree of self-reflexivity can be found in _JoJo_ , as themes at least
> indirectly inspired by Bowie’s artistic endeavors.

In addition, you can see below one of the many comparisons done by the article
of poses from one of the characters in the manga to a famous pose done by
David Bowie.

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/MIdnq.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/MIdnq.jpg)

Regarding the Stands,

> ...stands are usually named after rock bands, albums and songs... **Dirty
> deeds done cheap** (from an AC/DC song)...the stand **Soft and Wet** (a
> homage to a Prince song)... a stand called **Scary Monsters** , an obvious
> homage to Bowie’s classic work... **Killer Queen** , bears the name of a
> Queen’s song

Aside from music, films also influenced the manga. [In this
article](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2018-02-27/hirohiko-araki-
reveals-which-blade-runner-character-inspired-dio/.128280), Hirohiko Araki
revealed in an interview how Blade Runner heavily inspired his creation.

> He said that Blade Runner's Roy Batty, as portrayed by Rutger Hauer,
> influenced the character DIO in his manga. In particular, he mentioned how
> Batty's short blond hair and muscular build influenced DIO.


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