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From Part 3, Stardust Crusaders, the battle between Jotaro Kujo / Star Platinum and DIO / The World has been turned into a lenticular work.
In manga, the flow of time is conveyed through motion lines, sound effects, and sequences of multiple panels. A single panel may portray the passage of centuries, while in other cases, the depiction of a ball traveling from the pitcher’s hand to the catcher’s mitt may span several pages. In animation and film, such scenes are over in an instant, but manga allows readers to pause and appreciate them for as long as they want.
The battle between Jotaro and DIO unfolds through an intricate interplay between the unique characteristics of manga expression, the characters’ Stand abilities, and the story itself. Thanks to the stereoscopic effect produced through lenticular printing, this work offers a new way to experience the captivating quality of manga artwork that seems to move while remaining static.
In 1980, Araki received the runner-up prize at the 20th Tezuka Award for his debut work Poker Under Arms, which was published in Weekly Shonen Jump. In 1986, he started the series JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure in the same magazine. Cumulative circulation of the series has surpassed 120 million copies. As of 2025, he is currently serializing The JOJOLands in the monthly magazine Ultra Jump.
In 2009, he participated in an exhibition at the Louvre Museum, where Rohan Kishibe Goes to the Louvre (Rohan au Louvre) was unveiled. In 2013, collaborative works he created with Gucci were showcased worldwide in the fashion brand’s directly operated stores. In 2018, the Hirohiko Araki JoJo Exhibition: Ripples of Adventure was held in the National Art Center, Tokyo. This was the first time that a solo exhibition of an active manga artist has been held at a national art museum.
Hirohiko Araki's masterpiece. The series has over 100 volumes in total. Across time and countries, the protagonist, nicknamed "JoJo," fights alongside his friends to face his nemesis. As of 2026, the ninth part of the series, "The JOJOLands," is currently being serialized in Ultra Jump.
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Lenticular printing is a technique in which sheets called lenticular lenses are affixed to create the illusion of motion or depth. In this series, we use the technique to make images appear three-dimensional.
Lenticular prints create the illusion of depth due to the parallax of human binocular vision, but this effect cannot be captured with a single-lens camera. The full effect is only revealed when the print is directly viewed with the human eye. This technique, which uses devices known as parallax barriers, is more than 100 years old. A U.S. patent application was filed in 1915, and a studio offering 3D lenticular printing services opened in Paris in the 1940s. In the 1960s, it became possible to mass-produce colored lenticular prints, sparking its explosive popularity. Many prints were made as picture postcards and other souvenirs, but when large-format printing became possible, the technique began to be used for fine art prints as well.
As you move closer or farther away, or walk left or right, you are able to view what should be a momentary scene in an extended stretch of time. The fusion of manga as an expressive medium with the technique of lenticular printing will offer a brand-new experience.
Hirohiko Araki's JOJO/Lenticular works 1（2025)・Since this work was created using a lenticular lens, there is no signature on the piece itself.
・The artworks will be placed in a cloth bag and then stored in a special plastic board for shipping.
・Each artwork in the case is large, measuring approximately 1.5meters in length, 1.3meters in width, and 3cm in thickness, and weighing approximately 15-20kg.
