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@danielsantiagourtado3430

Ай бұрын

Love your work 🎉🎉🎉🎉

@KING-ih3ch

Ай бұрын

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@KING-ih3ch

Ай бұрын

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Araki regretting using Led Zeppelin reference too early in the Zeppeli but proceeded to reference the name of Led Zeppelin members in 4 random zombies that appear in just a few panels is one of the funniest thing ever

@snuffysam

Ай бұрын

I’m pretty sure that’s part of the regret lol. That interview was well after part 1 finished

@iantaakalla8180

9 күн бұрын

I know that he basically spent his “band members of Led Zeppelin” references too quickly but he got great mileage out of mentor characters whose last name is Zeppeli, some inconspicuous titles and place names, and the stand Ozon Baby.

Jonathan being "too good" is adorable. He's adorable. I love him for being the pure boy he is.

@AmericanBrit9834

Ай бұрын

Although it doesn't really help for making him too interesting

@milosuchihaserbiamc9083

Ай бұрын

@@AmericanBrit9834 It does make him unique compared to the other Jojos. People who love Jonathan including me love him for his pure gigachadness

@AmericanBrit9834

Ай бұрын

@@milosuchihaserbiamc9083 Unique? In a sense, maybe. Interesting? No, not really.

@demonsuckafucka6828

Ай бұрын

​@@AmericanBrit9834Subjective, some people even consider Jotaro and Giorno to be bland even though that's untrue

@lazyvoid7107

Ай бұрын

A lot of people like him now​@@AmericanBrit9834

i wanna meet the people who went through the effort of writing and sending a letter to araki just to complain about a railroad being inaccurate

@benjamincuevas9627

Ай бұрын

You think that's weird someone wrote an angry letter complaining about Straizo dying. Who the Hell cares about Straizo.😂

@user-jh9nj8px2h

Ай бұрын

@@benjamincuevas9627i like straizo

@cyborgcuttlefish6326

Ай бұрын

japan is built different when it comes to criticism

@benjamincuevas9627

Ай бұрын

@@user-jh9nj8px2h I don't hate the guy he did have a fun fight with Joseph. But he kicked Speedwagon and for alot people thats a big no no. I just don't think he's worth an angry letter.

@user-jh9nj8px2h

Ай бұрын

@@benjamincuevas9627 yeah he was irrelevant lol 😂

Araki regrets not giving Purple Haze a cool cape. Huge blunder! good thing he specifically requested it to be fixed in the anime🙏

A dude just walked past me wearing a hoodie with Stat Platinum on it. If your influence can reach from Japan all the way to a Subway shop in Surrey, then you've done alright with your work.

I bet Araki regrets making Rohan a clearly amoral character when he also wanted him to become his self insert later.

@AlluMan96

Ай бұрын

Honestly, I think he wrote Rohan that way specifically because he was projecting through him from the beginning. Especially knowing that story regarding Baoh and his commitment to realism and authenticity thereafter, Rohan feels like a knowing satire on his own obsessive nature on the details of his stories on top of the more broad caricature of the workaholic author that takes his passions far beyond reason.

@bananabanana484

Ай бұрын

@@AlluMan96 yeh

I don't think there's anything wrong with Pt. 1 being black and white. Considering the evolution of morality of the Joestars in general and the ideas of the Victorian era of more black-and-white aspects of the era, I think it really worked well to show the evolution both with the story in this era and with where it went with the later generations.

@AYVYN

Ай бұрын

I wouldn’t say any part is that elementary in terms of morality. Some evil characters are redeemable like Speedwagon, and other evil characters like Dio are mentally incapable of being good.

@jessepikmin3576

Ай бұрын

I always thought of it as a stepping stone to later parts. Without it, Araki wouldn’t evolved as a writer or have a good foundation for the rest of the series. I still really enjoy part 1 for what it is, even with all the hate. I still think it’s a solid entrance to the series and Jonathan represents the best parts of us but also every other JoJo. His kindness is a trademark for pretty much every other JoJo. There’s nothing wrong with that.

@arcticpossi_schw1siantuntija42

Ай бұрын

@@AYVYN Speedwagon didn't kick or cook a dog nor did he do anything cruel just for the sake of it so he's not "evil". He's a criminal and tried to kill jojo, but the points of comparison are so much worse he doesn't count

I've heard that Araki regrets having Joseph cheat on Suzy Q. I regret that, too.

@Renotaraa

Ай бұрын

I believe that, because look at how many siblings are in the SBR Joestar lineage vs the original. Its like he was covering his bases so If he wanted to write about another Jojo in the current time he wouldn't run into the same issue he had with Jotaro being to young to be Josukes dad at the age he wanted to write Josuke. Cause thats the real reason he wrote Joseph cheating. He couldn't use anyone else, and he didnt give Holly siblings which would have solved that issue. He learned, SBR Holly has a sibling!

@byzantineroman2407

Ай бұрын

@@Renotaraa He's learning!

@oreotaku4017

Ай бұрын

The fact it gave us Josuke I’ll give him a pass

@Renotaraa

Ай бұрын

@@oreotaku4017 my thoughts too

@benjamincuevas9627

Ай бұрын

Didn't he do that again in part 8?😅

Araki is super relatable. I often have a lot of weird regrets when I create art

Another one you didn’t mention is how Araki regrets not using Avdol more because of how powerful Magician’s Red is, and I agree. Hopefully a random enemy can get the ability in Part 9.

@river8142

Ай бұрын

Thought it was the opposite actually? I heard that Avdol was underutilized and died twice precisely because he was overpowered, and would've steamrolled Dio if he wasn't taken out of the story 😮

@takodacorliss5838

Ай бұрын

@@river8142 the OP thing is part of the regret, though another one is Avdol’s family. Araki regrets not giving Avdol any flashbacks despite his plans for something like that.

@river8142

Ай бұрын

@@takodacorliss5838 Oooooh I see. Thanks for explaining! And yeah, a reincarnated Avdol in Jojolands would be super cool

@Deathmare235

Ай бұрын

@@takodacorliss5838I just realised he’s like the only character to not have a backstory

@Deathmare235

Ай бұрын

@@takodacorliss5838I don’t think it’s too op, it’s probably the most powerful stand after star platinum but it still loses to Dio and probably vanilla ice too

It’s pretty interesting hearing Araki think Killer Queen being too powerful and having too many abilities is something he would change, because that’s honestly one of my favorite aspects of him as a villain. Despite the fact that he’s got an unbelievable amount of power, fail safes, luck, etc, he’s still defeated in a satisfying and logical way, without the use of any “out-of-nowhere” power ups from the protagonist. If anything, I would think of this as one of the main cornerstones that makes Jojo’s so great in the first place; setting up a situation that seems impossible to overcome on the surface only for the characters to use their brain, despite whatever abilities they may or may not have, and overcome it anyway in a wholly satisfying method, just with a touch of that bizarre “Araki logic” in there.

@lpfan4491

Ай бұрын

Honestly, a factor that is very satisfying about the end of the story is that it is entirely consistent about the details. The flow of luck never actually left Yoshikage, even getting run over can be seen as lucky because he was already beyond the point of his wincondition having expired and it at least allowed him to avoid facing responsibility by turning into a ghost. None of the steps towards his demise were chancebased, he just plain messed up.

@leetri

Ай бұрын

@@lpfan4491 The Duwang Gang had no evidence on Kira, had he gotten into the ambulance he would've gotten away with everything. Ultimately, the reason why he died is the same reason he got away with his crimes for decades: he was so quiet and ordinary on the surface he was almost invisible.

@lpfan4491

Ай бұрын

@@leetri He had no access to stand abilities due to his hands being destroyed, superpowered enemies who have reasons to want to see him dead and he confessed to someone about everything to activate BtD. The justice system couldn't touch him, but his life was basically over and only a downwards spiral was awaiting him.

@Alecations

Ай бұрын

Part 4 stands with part 1 and apparently 7 as the only part endings with next to no asspull writing.

@leetri

Ай бұрын

@@lpfan4491 You think they're just gonna walk into the hospital and murder him? Especially when his "wife" will probably be by his side at all times? That's an easy way to become a wanted criminal and ruin your own life too.

Honestly, hearing all of this, it makes me wonder how Araki feels about Jotaro as a character. I love my delinquent Jojo, but I am curious if he every regretted writing Jotaro out the way he did for Part 3, at least for certain sections. Since, from what I've always heard, people didn't like Jotaro being too "Perfect". Another thing I'm curious is Araki's decision and mindset behind Josuke... eh... conception. 😅

@wren_.

Ай бұрын

apparently he wanted to make another jojo, but didn’t want to have to do a massive time skip like the previous parts.

@giuseppeagresta1425

Ай бұрын

​@@wren_. I think the other commenter was referring to the pretty literal "conception" of Josuke 😂

@Ghostface833

2 күн бұрын

Jotaro was everything Araki wanted him to be.

Araki never forgets, he only regrets

Araki never manages to make me disappointed in him. I love to watch him not only grow as a writer or artist, but as a person alongside these characters we chrerish so much. Jojo is fr the heat 🤝

I hope we get an interview about Toru Wonder Of U. A very divisive character who was introduced in most people’s eyes far too late. I wonder if it was always his intention or if it maybe was a very last minute decision

It's funny hearing those feelings he had on Phantom Blood, because while he might see the overly simple depiction of good and evil as a regret, I think it's also one of the aspects that makes Phantom Blood compelling to me. I think that especially for something as relatively short as Phantom Blood, simplicity can sometimes be the most elegant solution and I think it flourishes in that simplicity. I can see why he singled out Jonathan specifically as being "too nice", although even when he absolutely could've been a better character, he also has moments where that overly simple storytelling shines. The ending of Phantom Blood and what makes it so captivating for me lies entirely in Jonathan's pure depiction. Had he been more layered and complicated, we might not have had that final embrace he gives Dio and I'd argue part 1 would have been all the weaker for it. Ultimately though, we both got to have our cakes and eat it. I get to look back at Phantom Blood as better in some aspects than many give it credit for and Araki got to make a more complex and interesting version of Jonathan in Johnny, which I also get to relish in as the foundations for why Steel Ball is the best part of JoJo.

If I was Araki, I would regret how a few animals were drawn in JoJo. In part 7, there's a bear that looks quite wacky when seen from behind. He got really good at drawing horses tho

@burner555

Ай бұрын

>fucks up bear drawing >perfectly draws horses How does Araki do that? Is he bizzare?

@spectre7469

Ай бұрын

The one in the Hot Pants flashback really looks gofy

@leipzigergnom

Ай бұрын

@@spectre7469 that's the one I was thinking of

@spectre7469

Ай бұрын

@@leipzigergnom yeah, the other bear i remember is the half eaten one in the scary monster arc and that one looks more normal

@dannysyarissy9002

Ай бұрын

Nah man, it's just goofy bear....

Araki forgets? Nah, Araki Regrets.

Killing too many dogs! Those poor doggies! Specially danny and iggy!🐶🐶🐶🐶

@antonydrossos5719

Ай бұрын

Easiest way to establish the Hero and Villain in a literary work; show how they interact with children and small animals

@fangsabre

Ай бұрын

My partner is legitimately resisting watching JoJo's specific because of a the dog deaths

@Eis_Cold

Ай бұрын

​@@antonydrossos5719 then you have Kars that saves a dog.

@UnifiedEntity

Ай бұрын

Nah, it was enough. It was refreshing

For better or worse, my favourite Araki work is Baoh. Bad artwork, but the story was addictive, and he thought up a version of “Bullet Time” 10 years before the Matrix

I assume one of Araki's biggest regret is taking that youth potion because goddamn! The man is 63 years old and is looking extremely good for his age.

Araki also has stated that he felt Avdol broke the power balance in Stardust Crusaders, so from that point forward he swore off poison and fire as Stand abilities (at least without severe limitations). Araki has also said that while he doesn’t quite like Jonathan, he was written specifically to show the audience that all of the Joestars have good hearts despite their exteriors, so I think it may be a stretch to call it a regret - more like a sacrifice.

I honestlty believe araki is the best living creator working in the graphic novel industry, not just the manga industry. very few creators manage to achieve the sheer volume of work and keep reinventing themselves going on almost 50 years!!! it´s astonishing to think a single man could do this much, no wonder tezuka recognized araki's talent. 🤩🤯

for a split second I thought it was you on a preview

To me it just further solidifies how badass of a stand Killer Queen is when even Araki admits it was too strong(which I agree) but I love OP characters. It made the final arc in part 4 one of the best in the series. Part 4 as a whole is a masterpiece.

@Deathmare235

Ай бұрын

Killer queen isn’t op

@Potential94

Ай бұрын

@@Deathmare235 yeah it is

@malbal93

Ай бұрын

@@Deathmare235 The "bites the dust" ability clearly makes it overpowered.

Honestly, sometimes author opinions on their own works can be refreshing because it shows that even the people who made the work can have very wild interpretations of it later on. Argubly, the things Araki finds issue with about Jonathan and Killer Queen can be considered part of the point of the story being told(And especially about Jonathan, it's even a bit ironic because Jonathan has a few slightly rough edges in the manga that were then adapted out by the DP anime. So in a way, the Part 1 story *did* have a slight do-over and actually made him even more of a clean boy).

Araki also said he regretted giving Kenny G and Tenore Sax so little time in the story, because he said he's a big fan of Kenny G

Funny how he says Killer Queen was so strong and then you could easily argue every single main villain stand after it are much, much stronger. WoU and D4C in particular make it seem like child's play by comparison.

@nagitokomaeda2174

Ай бұрын

Yeah but I think Araki plained in advance how the followings Antagonists would lose. As all following antagonists lost due to their adversary gaining a new power. In part 5, the climax was Bruno giving up on his life to give the arrow to Giorno so he could evolve his Stand and beat King Crimson. In part 6, Made in Heaven is ultimately the reason for Pucci’s downfall as Emporio used MIH’s ability to his advantage. In Part 7 and 8, Johnny and Gappy’s stand evolution representing their understanding of the spin (the result of all the experience they gained through their journey) was what help them beat the antagonist Stand

Being OP is what made Kira so cool. Josuke did a lot of damage, but he in fact *wasn’t* able to defeat Kira. All of the most badass stand users in town had to team up to beat him. It also makes Josuke look really badass fighting an opponent that would’ve killed JOTARO if he didn’t save him.

I find the one about Baoh interesting as I grew up basically right were Green Dolphin Street is pointed to on the map of Florida in Part 6. Despite there obviously not being a prison there, I can't say it ever took me out of the story. Maybe it's just the fact that basically nothing happens there, but I always had a soft spot for Part 6 as a result.

I really like this video. I've never thought about the regrets of manga authors, especially Araki. It's pretty interesting to learn about his learning process throughout his career, and his eventual success with JoJo. It really makes his belief of "learning from mistake" all the more powerful once you realize his stairway to heaven.

There is no question that Part 1’s story was simple but that doesn’t mean it’s bad. The black and white good vs evil is the foundation of every story now and back in the 80s when Jojo first came out this sort of story was the industry standard. You can make a fantastic tasting soup but it is absolutely impossible to do it without the fundamental ingredient water.

It makes sense for Kira to have multiple stands as he was completely alone. Other villains had allies/helpers, Kira only really had his dad.

personally i find it very impressive that he made stands way before jojo part 3. The manga called Baoh is proof of that. its pretty much a stand and a human merged together and its extremely cool!

I was literally looking at your KZread channel when this video notification popped up! 😂

Not exactly a regret that he has done, but something he would have regretted if he had done this. It’s the plot of Fugo end being a spy and betraying the gang. This is often misinterpreted by fans as the reason why Araki avoid going with this plot is that something similar that happen to him in real life. It was likely at the time Araki was pressured and came up with the idea since he was dealing with strict deadlines with Shonen Jump while maintaining high quality work. He thought the plot was too mean spirited and was afraid it might emotionally affect the readers who are dealing similar issues of betrayal.

@Deathmare235

Ай бұрын

Ironic since one of the themes of part 5 is betrayal

7:02 No way, Johnathan's pureness is what makes him unique. Its also interesting to see how his blood gets diluted over the generations. Joseph is a thief, Jotaro beats his teachers and ditches restaraunts, Jolyne was arrested for killing a man, jacked off in a prison cell and then also damaged her boyfriend's tongue despite keeping his word. At that point, its no wonder the universe was reset in Part 6, the Joestars needed to their bloodline reset.

No, no more regrets What's done is done, can't be erased Know, know your regrets Savor the bitter aftertaste

Mistakes are the friends we made along the way

I love your JoJo content keep up the good work

Araki also regretted how much he wasted Anne. He said he should have given her a Stand instead of just removing her from the plot in order to not ruin the credibility of battles

@Stratus901

Ай бұрын

In the manga she doesn't even have a name haha

His comment on Gorgeous Irene is very similar to something a comic book artist i met during school years told us. He started working in the 80's and showed us one of the covers he drew, with a classic 80s action hero on it. And besides the hero, the love interest/action girl of the issue, classic sexy femme fatale with very athletic build and uh...very impractical and huge chest area. He commented her look by saying "now as you can see, the woman on the right doesn't really strike someone as a warrior on a mission, but at the time we didn't care, we were all in our early 20s and incredibly horny all the time. Now that i have a wife and kids, i can't see myself drawing women like that anymore."

This was an awesome and very positive spin on this topic and was very well done!

Great video, nice message

I love the concluding message you did there Xfort.

i wonder if he regrets not having alessi turn joseph into his younger self for a brief moment in part 3

i think araki making jonathan "too good" was showing both his strengths and weaknesses . but thats just my opinion

Jojo seems so quiet without part 7 news

@josesosa3337

Ай бұрын

Im sure when the part 7 adaptation is announced well see memes and positive fan activity will be loud and proud like in the 2010s.

His regrets aren't regrets.

Oh, that's video material from german television. The MDR is is the public broadcaster for the federal states of Thuringia, Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt in Germany :D

The JoJo Fandom

@zerron2156

Ай бұрын

Alright you win

"Some sort of weakness or a plan in mind" I'm not sure I can agree seeing WoU

You always make My day! Thanks For this ❤❤❤❤

I think Killer Queen being so overpowered is honestly what made Part 4's final fight so great. It made it so much more satisfying when Josuke and the crew were able to stop him, especially because he was only a moment away from managing to get away. If any JoJo villain suffered from being "too overpowered", it was Kars. The fact that he lost completely due to luck, a series of random events that happened to end in his defeat, was complete BS, and stands as sort of a representation for why Part 2 is one of my less favorite parts.

Hamon beat video and xfort vid in a day😂😂😂🎉🎉

iirc, they didnt have a zeppeli in part 5 because ceasar died before he had a kid, and we dont know of any other living zeppelis

I like Gorgeous Irene and ONLY because she's unrealistic. It feels like an idealized unrealiable narrator the likes of Great Gatsby, while "realism", like the story popping out of nowhere. Without witness bias, maybe without misremembered details about railroad tracks, it takes ME out of stories. Then Araki has abandoned MY audience. It makes it clear the cameraman is on the scene, to capture every little cinematic detail to gaze upon EXACTLY as best furthers the narrative. Nothing is realistic about returning to the scene and carefully hand-picking angles. Any reality if one must exist must always happen slighlty OFF the remorseless framing, you can't STARE like a dullard at "reality" and not understand you're being gaslit by an intelligent designer. It also enriches the ending of Stone Ocean, because Irene is also a phonetic homonym of Eileen, from the song Come On Eileen, that flaunts the short-lived and phony working class aesthetic trend of Northern Soul. That kind of thing is how REALLY human beings express their reality, EXACTLY by framing it. That's the only thing that makes there be any point in enjoying another person's fiction. If Araki has a message to offer other than interpretation, he's the phony by making it into fiction and not outright statements. Delusional people who think their current subculture is real and should be "accurately" represented, like China is denying Taiwan, takes me out of both fiction and the 'facts* that historians cook up about preferred regimes. Ink on paper about which government is "real". Soon enough another person will be taken out LITERALLY because they live somewhere like Gaza, where your hobbyist tools for the 2nd Amendment are subsidized in, to make production cheap and accessible.

I saw eyes of heaven on the thumbnail and almost had a heart attack

I really respected araki a lot when he made the decision to take his time with Jojolands. Jojolion felt like the eventual endpoint of the semi improvisational creative process of writing an ongoing series, and it is refreshing to have a part that is told so efficiently and thought out. Please don’t age poorly, comment!

We love Araki

Wasn't the comment about not being sure if the villain could be beaten made about Pucci and not Kira in that interview?

@xForts

Ай бұрын

No It was about Kira. He gave Pucci Made in Heaven for the sake of the universe reset.

@SmurfRockRune

Ай бұрын

@@xForts I found the interview I was thinking of, it was from the 2006 ASB one that you referenced. Seems like he was more saying it was a running thing throughout all of JoJo where he didn't know how they'd win, but it was in the Part 6 section which is what made me think it was Pucci specifically.

It’s hilarious to me that Araki mentions regretting making Killer Queen too powerful, but continues to use villains with multiple stands. Then he almost 1-Ups/spits in the face of that regret by making Wonder of U just be one stand but it’s so god damn overpowered

what about the one of him regretting making joseph too similar to jonathan? i think that was mentioned somewhere but dont quote me on that

Thank you for another banger video

Mo-irene

all jojolion stands next??

5:10 “realism” 💀

Surprised you didn’t mention fugo Yes he didn’t want to continue the betrayal arc but he seems pretty open about how he does wish he got to do more with fugo

Skip to 2:42 to skip the video add.

Why is this thumbnail so fucking funny to me

Don’t worry, he’ll forget them before long

Araki’s biggest regret is that he never forgets. Everything was planned out before he penned part 1 so there’s no more room for adjustment. Naysayers will nay.

I wonder if Araki regrets having the only female JoJo mc be the one who's basically only there to clean up the mess of this bloodline and the DIO feud and is then replaced with an AU version of herself. Rather than creating a female JoJo mc who has her own unique motivations like Giorno, Johnny or Josuke8

That he forgets things?

Araki's Biggest Mistake is nerfing me

@gun.8087

Ай бұрын

Yo facts

can u make a video about all stands in part 8 pls

eating cheese and crackers right now. Love this vid and Araki

@user-ud7vl6pk7j

25 күн бұрын

Just ran out of cheese

I though he had manga before Boah woah

I am still waiting for all stand in jojo part 8

Ill take "too good" Jonathan anyday.

Wasn’t changing Fugo’s character arc in part 5 one of his biggest regrets?

I guess Sheer Heart Attack had no weaknesses after if even Araki struggled to come up with it 😎

PArt 16 when???

Why is 1/5 of this video an ad

Hey xForts will you ever start to analyze csm chapters again?

Hey xforts I hope you can correct me but I think he kinda regret making part 3 stands so simple and elemental, I read somewhere araki sayin of how you can't make to much of exciting fight when you have "fire" and "swordman" stands Is this true or I just read misinformation 😅?

Will you ever do the stand off series again? Sorry if you said something already I’m behind on your content

Araki is making JoJo's Part 11 And Napoleon is the main character

What manga is this one? 0:30

I WANT BAOH TO COME BACK!!!

do you think if Hirohiko Araki watched "Meet the Robinsons" he'd like it?

A two minute advertisement in 11 minute video :/

2:41 video starts

Is Baoh somehow related to jjba

@xForts

Ай бұрын

No not really, Baoh was in All Star Battle though so close enough

I expected Part 8 to be mentioned 🤣🤣

@JohnnyBoi-11153

9 күн бұрын

Nah, PART 8 was Araki’s PEAK Writing 😮‍💨

Uhhh I don't think Araki corrected himself on the villain powerscaling issues, really lmao

@voiceunderthecovers

Ай бұрын

Tooru’s ability is literally to instakill whoever he wants

@gabrielgoes0

Ай бұрын

@@voiceunderthecovers lmao exactly. Pucci reset the whole goddamn universe ffs

5:06 lmao these peoples exagerate a bit i think

I actually disagree with Kira, because it fit so well on the overall feel and progression of the story. Part 4 is slice of life with stands. It was slow and patient. Kira as a villian was much more present in contrast to the other villians, because his "slice of life" was shown as well and his "growth" made it more interesting. The other villians where just sitting it out until they got a fight that showed them with their highest potentional, making the impact stronger - you wouldnt want to show these guys weak at the start. Kira wasnt weak by any means at the start, but in terms of stand combat he was really inexperienced. I think Araki can brush that off, Part 4 wouldnt need any change in my opinion. But its still his work and i would be excited to see an alternative, because it would mean more jojo!

Regrets? He had a few. But then again, too few to mention. He did what he had to do, and saw it through, without exceptions.