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New Releases by Hirohiko Araki

Hirohiko Araki is the author of Manga in Theory and Practice: How to Create Villains (2026), JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 7--Steel Ball Run, Vol. 8 (2026), JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 7--Steel Ball Run, Vol. 7 (2026), JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Purple Smoke Distortion (2026), JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 7--Steel Ball Run, Vol. 6 (2026).

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Manga in Theory and Practice: How to Create Villains

release date: Aug 25, 2026
Manga in Theory and Practice: How to Create Villains
How to create villains the Hirohiko Araki way! Manga in Theory and Practice: How to Create Villains gives you a front-row seat as Hirohiko Araki, creator of the globally popular manga JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, shares the techniques of making a great villain, examines his own work, and breaks down the four basic structures of manga. With commentary from his editor, investigations of characters like DIO, and a study of the panel layout of The JOJOLands, this book will be a crucial part of your manga development.

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 7--Steel Ball Run, Vol. 8

release date: Jul 28, 2026
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 7--Steel Ball Run, Vol. 8
A multigenerational tale of the heroic Joestar family and their never-ending battle against evil! The legendary Shonen Jump series is now available in deluxe hardcover editions featuring color pages! JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is a groundbreaking manga famous for its outlandish characters, wild humor, and frenetic battles. The Steel Ball Run’s seventh stage is finally underway as the racers head toward Gettysburg. But as Gyro and Johnny approach the finish line, they notice their old enemy Hot Pants sneaking off toward a nearby city! What’s the retired racer still doing in the Steel Ball Run? Gyro and Johnny decide to investigate, but completely unbeknownst to them, they may be walking into a trap that could cost them everything.

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 7--Steel Ball Run, Vol. 7

release date: May 26, 2026
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 7--Steel Ball Run, Vol. 7
The legendary Shonen Jump series is now available in deluxe hardcover editions featuring color pages! JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is a groundbreaking manga famous for its outlandish characters, wild humor, and frenetic battles.

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Purple Smoke Distortion

release date: Apr 28, 2026
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Purple Smoke Distortion
Through the sacrifices of many in Part 5—Golden Wind, Giorno Giovanna and his team have defeated the boss of the crime syndicate Passione. However, for one member who split off from the team halfway, Pannacotta Fugo, his story is far from over. Giorno, who now leads Passione, wishes to clean up the negative legacy left by the former boss by eliminating the organization’s drug branch. He assigns the job to Fugo, who can either accept the shot at redemption or face the consequences.

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 7--Steel Ball Run, Vol. 6

release date: Mar 24, 2026
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 7--Steel Ball Run, Vol. 6
The legendary Shonen Jump series is now available in deluxe hardcover editions featuring color pages! JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is a groundbreaking manga famous for its outlandish characters, wild humor, and frenetic battles.

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 7--Steel Ball Run, Vol. 6

release date: Mar 24, 2026
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 7--Steel Ball Run, Vol. 6
A multigenerational tale of the heroic Joestar family and their never-ending battle against evil! The legendary Shonen Jump series is now available in deluxe hardcover editions featuring color pages! JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is a groundbreaking manga famous for its outlandish characters, wild humor, and frenetic battles. In the midst of the fifth stage of the cross-country Steel Ball Run race, Gyro and Johnny make a break for Lake Michigan when they are suddenly attacked by another Stand user! With their very lives on the line, Gyro and Johnny must learn how to stretch their abilities beyond their limits in order to avoid losing absolutely everything.

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 7--Steel Ball Run, Vol. 4

release date: Nov 25, 2025
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 7--Steel Ball Run, Vol. 4
The legendary Shonen Jump series is now available in deluxe hardcover editions featuring color pages! JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is a groundbreaking manga famous for its outlandish characters, wild humor, and frenetic battles.

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 7--Steel Ball Run, Vol. 2

release date: Jul 22, 2025
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 7--Steel Ball Run, Vol. 2
Gyro leads the race at the end of the first stage—but it’s too soon to celebrate just yet. Three competitors have turned up dead, and the famous cowboy Mountain Tim has just been deputized to find the culprits. Following the trail of horseshoe tracks, he sets his sights on Johnny and Gyro. But as the three men collide in the hostile Arizona desert, it quickly becomes clear that the second stage of this race may just be their last!

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 7--Steel Ball Run, Vol. 1

release date: May 27, 2025
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 7--Steel Ball Run, Vol. 1
Riders from around the world gather in the Wild West for the race of the century! Johnny Joestar, a former jockey paralyzed from the waist down, comes to spectate, and momentarily regains the ability to walk while watching a duel fought by Gyro Zeppeli. Desperate to learn more about this power, Johnny joins the race alongside Gyro and embarks on the most epic and bizarre race to ever cross the American frontier! -- VIZ Media

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Shining Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak, Vol. 3

release date: Apr 01, 2025
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Shining Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak, Vol. 3
The first manga spinoff of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure! Ten years have passed since DIO was defeated by Jotaro Kujo, but his presence lingers among his former followers, including gunslinger Hol Horse. When Hol Horse accepts a request from an elderly woman to find her lost parrot—trained by the owner of the falcon Pet Shop—he finds himself trekking across half the globe to the Japanese city of Morioh. The parrot problem isn’t over yet! Using the parrot’s ability to reenact the past and a comic book’s ability to predict the future, the mastermind Karaiya snares Josuke Higashikata in a trap and attacks him with an apparition of Pet Shop. Can Josuke escape this inescapable attack?

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 6--Stone Ocean, Vol. 9

release date: Mar 25, 2025
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 6--Stone Ocean, Vol. 9
After having narrowly escaped from Weather Forecast, Pucchi finally reaches the Time for Heaven and unlocks the Stand Maiden Heaven. Both the Stand and Pucchi himself fight with what is close to godlike, universe-destroying power. Can Jolyne and her friends manage to stop the evil priest once and for all? Don’t miss the thrilling conclusion of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 6: Stone Ocean. -- VIZ Media

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Shining Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak, Vol. 2

release date: Feb 04, 2025
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Shining Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak, Vol. 2
The first manga spinoff of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure! Ten years have passed since DIO was defeated by Jotaro Kujo, but his presence lingers among his former followers, including gunslinger Hol Horse. When Hol Horse accepts a request from an elderly woman to find her lost parrot—trained by the owner of the falcon Pet Shop—he finds himself trekking across half the globe to the Japanese city of Morioh. The missing parrot is revealed to be another Stand user that was given special training at DIO’s command. Hol Horse and Josuke Higashikata set out to find and stop a villain who is harming people in Morioh by using the parrot’s Stand ability to reenact the past. Meanwhile, Ryoko Kakyoin seeks to uncover the truth behind her cousin Noriaki’s death, and she’s convinced that the predictions of a comic book will lead her to the answers.

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 6--Stone Ocean, Vol. 8

release date: Jan 28, 2025
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 6--Stone Ocean, Vol. 8
Weather Forecast’s memories have been restored, and he is not happy. He unleashes his full power against Pucchi and Pale Snake, but others are caught in the crossfire of his attack. Can Jolyne and the rest of her friends reach the two men unscathed? Weather Forecast seems to have Pucchi on the ropes though, and it finally looks like his good fortune has run out, but the bad priest won’t go down easily—not when he is so close to reaching Heaven. -- VIZ Media

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 6--Stone Ocean, Vol. 8

release date: Jan 28, 2025
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 6--Stone Ocean, Vol. 8
A multigenerational tale of the heroic Joestar family and their never-ending battle against evil! The legendary Shonen Jump series is now available in deluxe hardcover editions featuring color pages! JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is a groundbreaking manga famous for its outlandish characters, wild humor and frenetic battles. Weather Forecast’s memories have been restored, and he is not happy. He unleashes his full power against Pucchi and Pale Snake, but others are caught in the crossfire of his attack. Can Jolyne and the rest of her friends reach the two men unscathed? Weather Forecast seems to have Pucchi on the ropes though, and it finally looks like his good fortune has run out, but the bad priest won’t go down easily—not when he is so close to reaching Heaven.

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 6--Stone Ocean, Vol. 7

release date: Nov 26, 2024
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 6--Stone Ocean, Vol. 7
A multigenerational tale of the heroic Joestar family and their never-ending battle against evil! The legendary Shonen Jump series is now available in deluxe hardcover editions featuring color pages! JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is a groundbreaking manga famous for its outlandish characters, wild humor and frenetic battles. Weather Forecast and Anastasia are at the mercy of Bohemian Ecstatic, a Stand with the ability to bring fictional characters in paintings and drawings to life! But Weather Forecast has a genius plan to stop the mysterious Stand user by fighting fiction with fiction! Meanwhile, Jolyne and her group are headed toward the Kennedy Space Station chasing after Father Pucchi, but first she needs to make a quick stop at an old ex-boyfriend’s place. The group continues to converge on Father Pucchi, who has new allies of his own—those he has dubbed the sons of DIO, and new enemies that Jolyne and her friends must face as they jump right into the evil priest’s trap.

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 6--Stone Ocean, Vol. 6

release date: Sep 24, 2024
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 6--Stone Ocean, Vol. 6
Pale Snake has F.F. on the ropes when Weather Forecast comes to their rescue. The pair narrowly escape and are able to meet up with Jolyne and Anastasia, but their relief is short-lived when sudden tragedy strikes! The time to escape from prison and track down Father Pucchi has come, with Jolyne, Ermes, and Emporio planning to go one way while Weather Forecast and Anastasia go another. But Jolyne is attacked by the lead guard, Mew Mew, whose Stand, Jailhouse Lock, causes Jolyne to be able to remember only three things at a time. She keeps writing notes for herself as she struggles to get free of her attacker, but then Mew Mew suddenly shoots Emporio! Will Jolyne be able to escape the prison?! And what of Anastasia and Weather Forecast on the outside? -- VIZ Media

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 6--Stone Ocean, Vol. 4

release date: May 28, 2024
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 6--Stone Ocean, Vol. 4
The true reason Ermes is in prison is revealed—to seek revenge for her sister’s murder by killing Sports Maximum! Jolyne rushes to stop her before she makes the biggest mistake of her life. But unbeknownst to either of them, Sports Maximum is host to the Stand Limp Viscuit. After a vicious battle, Jolyne is sent to the maximum security disciplinary wing. But like a true Joestar, she does not intend to let her fight to save her father’s life end there. She continues to hone her strength—that is, until, Father Pucchi sets loose a number of Stand users in search of the mysterious bone that Jolyne once held in her possession. All hell breaks loose as prisoners and guards start murdering each other, and Jolyne takes this opportunity to escape. Meanwhile, F.F. enlists the help of an unlikely, dangerous ally to help save Jolyne: the murderous Anastasia, who is hell-bent on...marrying Jolyne? -- VIZ Media

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 6--Stone Ocean, Vol. 4

release date: May 28, 2024
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 6--Stone Ocean, Vol. 4
A multigenerational tale of the heroic Joestar family and their never-ending battle against evil! The legendary Shonen Jump series is now available in deluxe hardcover editions featuring color pages! JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is a groundbreaking manga famous for its outlandish characters, wild humor and frenetic battles. The true reason Ermes is in prison is revealed—to seek revenge for her sister’s murder by killing Sports Maximum! Jolyne rushes to stop her before she makes the biggest mistake of her life. But unbeknownst to either of them, Sports Maximum is host to the Stand Limp Viscuit. After a vicious battle, Jolyne is sent to the maximum security disciplinary wing. But like a true Joestar, she does not intend to let her fight to save her father’s life end there. She continues to hone her strength—that is, until, Father Pucchi sets loose a number of Stand users in search of the mysterious bone that Jolyne once held in her possession. All hell breaks loose as prisoners and guards start murdering each other, and Jolyne takes this opportunity to escape. Meanwhile, F.F. enlists the help of an unlikely, dangerous ally to help save Jolyne: the murderous Anastasia, who is hell-bent on…marrying Jolyne?

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 6--Stone Ocean, Vol. 3

release date: Mar 26, 2024
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 6--Stone Ocean, Vol. 3
Jolyne, Ermes, and their new ally F.F.—a colony of plankton given human form and consciousness—manage to defeat the enemy Stand Mary Lynn Manson and recover Jotaro’s Stand disc. The Speedwagon Foundation devises a plan to get the disc out of the prison, which involves Jolyne teaming up with another new ally, Weather Forecast. After a literally suffocating battle en route to the rendezvous point, Jolyne encounters an enigmatic priest who seems to offer salvation... -- VIZ Media

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 6--Stone Ocean, Vol. 3

release date: Mar 26, 2024
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 6--Stone Ocean, Vol. 3
A multigenerational tale of the heroic Joestar family and their never-ending battle against evil! The legendary Shonen Jump series is now available in deluxe hardcover editions featuring color pages! JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is a groundbreaking manga famous for its outlandish characters, wild humor and frenetic battles. Jolyne, Ermes, and their new ally F.F.—a colony of plankton given human form and consciousness—manage to defeat the enemy Stand Mary Lynn Manson and recover Jotaro’s Stand disc. The Speedwagon Foundation devises a plan to get the disc out of the prison, which involves Jolyne teaming up with another new ally, Weather Forecast. After a literally suffocating battle en route to the rendezvous point, Jolyne encounters an enigmatic priest who seems to offer salvation…

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure - Part 3: Stardust Crusaders 9

release date: Feb 08, 2024

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 6--Stone Ocean, Vol. 2

release date: Jan 23, 2024
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 6--Stone Ocean, Vol. 2
Jotaro arrives to break Jolyne out of jail, but they fall right into the enemy’s trap, leaving father and daughter to fight for their lives inside a dream while their real bodies are being dissolved. Then, their unknown enemy steals Jotaro’s Stand and memories, effectively putting him in a state that might as well be death. But there’s hope! Ermes discovers that someone is storing memories and Stands in discs, and she and Jolyne volunteer for a search-and-rescue mission to find her father’s discs! -- VIZ Media

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 6--Stone Ocean, Vol. 1

release date: Nov 28, 2023
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 6--Stone Ocean, Vol. 1
Stone Ocean is here! The highly acclaimed sixth arc of Hirohiko Araki’s JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure shifts the action from Italy to America, as Jolyne Cujoh—daughter of Jotaro Kujo—is sentenced to 15 years in prison for a murder she didn’t commit! In a bizarre turn of events, the prison is filled with Stand users. Some become her allies, but many are sent to kill Jolyne and her friends in a scheme to resurrect the scourge of the Joestar family—DIO! It’s a battle for survival in a prison where death lurks around every corner while Jolyne fights to save her father’s life in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 6—Stone Ocean! -- VIZ Media

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 5--Golden Wind, Vol. 9

release date: Aug 22, 2023
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 5--Golden Wind, Vol. 9
Giorno Giovanna, Bruno Bucciarati, and the surviving members of the gang have found themselves in the presence of the Boss, and his Stand ability appears to be invincible. After a long fight across Italy, after surviving so many battles and losing so many friends, the gang may not have a chance...but they haven’t given up yet, and they don’t plan to now. They’ll need everything they’ve got—and maybe even a whole lot more than that—to survive what the Boss has in store for them! -- VIZ Media

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure - Part 3: Stardust Crusaders 1

release date: Oct 06, 2022

Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe, Vol. 1

release date: Sep 27, 2022
Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe, Vol. 1
Debuting in the same deluxe hardcover format as the hit JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure manga is a standalone series featuring everyone’s favorite manga artist, Rohan Kishibe! Rohan has freed himself of Josuke Higashikata, but that doesn’t mean his life is going to be easy! No, now the supernatural has come knocking, and Rohan must contend with an all-new level of bizarre adventure... -- VIZ Media

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure - Part 2: Battle Tendency 3

release date: Jun 02, 2022

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure - Part 2: Battle Tendency 2

release date: Apr 07, 2022

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 5--Golden Wind, Vol. 3

release date: Feb 01, 2022
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 5--Golden Wind, Vol. 3
Narancia Ghirga is under siege! Chased all over by an enemy Stand user, Passione member and Bruno Bucciarati ally Narancia has been shrunk to the size of a doll and faces certain death! Narancia is unable to locate his enemy, separated from his team, and at risk of being eaten by rats and—even worse—spiders! His only hope of turning it around and saving himself is using his own Stand to counter the enemy. Is this the end of everyone’s favorite immature gangster, or will Narancia’s temper somehow help him save the day? -- VIZ Media

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 5--Golden Wind, Vol. 2

release date: Nov 02, 2021
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 5--Golden Wind, Vol. 2
Not too long ago, Giorno Giovanna was just an ordinary hoodlum, but now he dreams of being something bigger... He dreams of being a true mafioso! Giorno is ready to join one of the most dangerous gangs in town, and the first step is learning everything he can about their operations. The second step is gathering the friends and allies he’ll need in order to take control of the gang for himself! -- VIZ Media
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