JoJo's Bizarre Adventure creator's latest comment reveals his current favorite "icon"

Modified Dec 20, 2024 11:56 GMT

On Thursday, December 19, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure manga creator Hirohiko Araki revealed that his current favorite "icon" was Sabrina Carpenter. The manga creator revealed this through his author's comment, released alongside the latest The JOJOLands manga chapter in Ultra Jump.

JOJOLands, written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki, is a Japanese manga series that acts as the ninth part of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series. It has been serialized in Shueisha's monthly seinen manga magazine Ultra Jump since February 2023 and collected into five compiled manga volumes as of December 2024.

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure creator's reveals Sabrina Carpenter as his current favorite icon

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On Thursday, December 19, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure manga creator Hirohiko Araki revealed that he is currently obsessed with American singer and songwriter Sabrina Carpenter. He knew she had been famous for a while now, but made sure to express her support, all while labeling her an "icon."

"I know I'm a little late to the party, but I'm currently obsessed with Sabrina Carpenter, what an icon!"

The manga creator expressed these thoughts through his author's comment released alongside The JOJOLands chapter 21 published on December 19, in Shueisha's Ultra Jump January 2025 issue.

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure manga creator Hirohiko Araki (Image via MDR Fernsehen)

Fans should also note that The JOJOLands manga released its fifth compiled volume titled "Deed" on Wednesday, December 18, 2024. The manga volume features chapters 17-20.

Fans' reaction to Hirohiko Araki's comment

Most fans were left elated to learn that their favorite manga artist shared the same music taste as them. They were happy and expressed their delight in enjoying a rare win for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure fanbase.

Sabrina Carpenter as seen on her Instagram (Image via Instagram/@sabrinacarpente)

Some fans even speculated that the manga creator could soon be influenced by the musician. This could see Hirohiko Araki create a new stand user that looked like Sabrina Carpenter or a stand name inspired by one of her songs. One fan even speculated the possibility of a stand called "Please Please Please" inspired by the famous Sabrina Carpenter song by the same name.

"Rare Jojo’s W," one fan said.

"2-3 volumes in there's a new stand user that looks like Sabrina or a stand name of her song," another fan said.

"Someone’s gonna have a crazy stand Please Please Please (P3)," another added.

"Just wait til he finds out who her Aunt is lol," another fan added.

"Noooooooooo!!!!!!! We’ve lost him!!!!!," other fan said.

Meanwhile, other fans were more interested in Hirohiko Araki's interest in Sabrina Carpenter. They wanted him to learn more about the singer, especially her aunt. Sabrina Carpenter's aunt was none other than Nancy Cartwright, the long-time voice of Bart Simpson from The Simpsons. Such a piece of information should certainly intrigue the manga author.

Lastly, other fans believed that the manga creator's latest obsession could affect the manga's progress. Some fans believed that his latest obsession could inspire him to prefer some plot points over others. Meanwhile, other fans speculated that the manga creator might get too engrossed in the musician, leading to manga breaks or hiatuses.