Hirohiko Araki is credited as the original concept creator for the manga Magi-Roshi Gentlemen B.T., which was released in book form on June 18. He also provided a recommendation comment for Shinchosha's Murakami Haruki WORKS collection, and his JoJo's Bizarre Adventure characters continue to appear in licensed merchandise, including JINS eyewear releasing October 29, 2026.
Araki's name appears across four unrelated releases, and none of them is a new Araki work. The most recent is a licensing line: JINS will release eight eyewear models based on JoJo's Bizarre Adventure protagonists on October 29, 2026, at 14,900 yen per pair, running from Jonathan Joestar through Gyro Zeppeli and covering Parts 1 to 7. Before that, Re-Ment shipped a six-type Stardust Crusaders desk figure set on September 21 at 1,650 yen each, with deformed designs that double as card stands and trays.
The other two stories put Araki in a supporting role. Shinchosha announced on September 1 that its 16-volume Murakami Haruki WORKS collection will open with the complete 1Q84 on January 27, 2027, and the set carries recommendation comments from Araki and poet Machi Tawara. Earlier, on June 18, the manga Magi-Roshi Gentlemen B.T. was released in book form, based on an original concept by Araki, written by Nisio Isin, and illustrated by Posuka Demizu. The volume collects four episodes, including the title story about the elderly B.T. and Koichi, plus stories set in their youth and high school, and an extra round.
What ties the coverage together is that Araki's current presence is as a source and a licensor rather than as a serializing author. The JoJo merchandise runs through mass retail and character goods channels, while the Murakami collection and the Magi-Roshi book place him as a name attached to other creators' projects. No story reports new serialized work from Araki himself.
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BANDAI SPIRITS has posted the full prize lineup for Ichiban Kuji JoJo's Bizarre Adventure The Gathering of RIVALS on its Ichiban Kuji Club site. The A through F prizes are MASTERLISE figures of Dio Brando, Kars, DIO, Kosaku Kawajiri, Diavolo and Enrico P. The G prize is a Stand Arrow in MASTERELIVE COLLECTION. Draws cost 850 yen and go on sale from Saturday, November 21, 2026.
JINS will release eight eyewear models based on the protagonists of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure at its stores nationwide and its online shop on October 29, 2026. Each pair costs 14,900 yen with standard clear lenses included, and every model comes with an original case and a character-specific temple tip or cel sheet. The lineup runs from Jonathan Joestar through Gyro Zeppeli, covering Parts 1 to 7. All models except Gyro carry a star-shaped birthmark ornament marking the Joestar bloodline. The Stone Mask appears as a metal part on the Jonathan frame, the Red Stone of Aja on Joseph's, and steel ball and gold tooth motifs on Gyro's. Jotaro and Jolyne take costume-derived decoration. Josuke and Giorno get frames that echo their hairstyles, including a ladybug brooch engraving on Giorno's temple. Sales are limited to two pairs per person, and the online shop opens at 10:00 a.m.
Re-Ment released JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders STAND on DESK -Fate- on September 21 at toy and general merchandise stores and character shops. The desk figures use deformed character designs and double as card stands and multi trays. The lineup is six types: Jotaro Kujo, Star Platinum, Joseph Joestar, Jean Pierre Polnareff, Silver Chariot, and DIO. Each is priced at 1,650 yen including tax. Combining figures, such as DIO and Polnareff, lets buyers recreate famous scenes.
Shinchosha announced on September 1 that it will publish Murakami Haruki WORKS, a 16-volume complete works collection covering nearly half a century of the author's writing, as part of its 130th anniversary program. The set opens with volume 8, the complete 1Q84 in one book, on January 27, 2027, followed by one volume every two months. Recommendation comments come from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure creator Hirohiko Araki and poet Machi Tawara.
The manga "Magi-Roshi Gentlemen B.T.," based on an original concept by Hirohiko Araki, written by Nisio Isin, and illustrated by Posuka Demizu, was released in book form on June 18. The volume collects four episodes, including the title story about the elderly B.T. and Koichi, plus stories set in their youth and high school, and an extra round. The Ultra Jump July issue includes a different version of the book cover.