[JJBA] Weekly Shōnen 「Hirohiko Araki」 (Partial Translation)

Q01: What time in the morning do you wake up? (朝何時に起きる？)
    Half past 10am.
Q02: How do you relieve stress? (ストレス解消方は？)
    Walking to work, takes about 10 minutes.
Q03: Where do you come up with your ideas? (アイデアを考える場所は？)
    At my workplace.
Q04: When did you consider becoming a manga artist? (マンガ家になろうと思ったきっかけは？)
    When I was a kid, a friend told me I was good at drawing manga.


Q31: Who's your favorite musician? (一番好きなアーティストは？)
    Prince.
Q32: Your favorite album? (おすすめのアルバム)
    Country Grammar by Nelly.
Q33: Your favorite TV show? (好きなテレビ番組は？)
    I don't watch that much.
Q34: Araki-style advice for staying healthy? (荒木流健康法は？)
    Stretch before writing.


Q36: Best place to settle down? (一番落ち着く場所は？)
    My workplace.
Q37: Any habit? (クセは？)
    Playing with my jaw.
Q38: How strong do you like sake? (お酒は強い？)
    I don't really drink.
Q39: What are you happy to get? (もらって嬉しいものは？)
    Delicious sweets.
Q40: What kind of car do you drive? (どんな車に乗ってる？)
    I can't drive, so I don't have a license.
Q41: What kind of child were you in childhood? (幼少期どんな子供？)
    I was bullied by my younger sister.
    ⇒ I had twin sisters and one of them was the devil, I came home from school and saw that my afternoon snack was being eaten.
Q42: When was your first love? (初恋はいつ？)
    High School, first year.
Q43: What anime did you watch as a child? (子供の頃見ていたアニメは？)
    Star of the Giants. I loved the manga.


Q46: What TV show did you watch religiously? (欠かさず見ていたテレビは？)
    Columbo.
Q47: Your favorite subject? (得意科目は？)
    I liked social studies and science.
Q48: Your weakest subject? (苦手科目は？)
    English.
Q49: What about club activities? (クラブ活動は？)
    Kendo.
Q50: What kind of woman do you like? (好きな異性のタイプは？)
    A person who isn't well-mannered.
Q51: Do you have a wife? (奥さんはいますか？)
    I do.
Q52: Your favorite color? (好きな色は？)
    An orange-like yellow.
Q53: What have you accidentally laughed at recently? (最近、思わず笑ったことは？)
    When static electricity ran through my eyelids at the ophthalmologist.
Q54: Have you been angry at anything lately? (最近、腹がたったことは？)
    It's rare.
Q55: Have you cried at anything recently? (最近、涙を流したのはいつ？)
    When I was drawing up the last storyboard.
Q56: Best place you've traveled to? (旅行で一番良かった所は？)
    Venice, Italy. They don't have cars there.
Q57: What's a place you don't want to go? (もう行きたくない所は？)
    Egypt. I hated it, so it became one of the settings.
Q58: What's the most delicious thing in Miyagi Prefecture? (宮城県で一番美味しかったものは？)
    Is there one? Tokyo is more delicious.
Q59: What's your favorite place to shop at? (行きつけのお店は？)
    Italian restaurants.
Q60: What's your favorite place in Tokyo? (東京で好きな町は？)
    Omotesandō.
Q61: Why the name, JoJo? (なぜジョジョという名前に？)
    I had a meeting at Jonathan's and wanted the initials to be the same.
Q62: What's the main theme in JoJo? (ジョジョのテーマは？)
    Wonderful people carry out justice with a pure heart.
Q63: Where did the concept of Stands come from? (スタンドの概念はどこから発想？)
    They're based on the 'guardian spirit' from Tsunoda Jirō's Ushiro no Hyakutarō.
Q64: Who's your favorite JoJo? (どのジョジョが好き？)
    Josuke from Part 4.
Q65: Who's your favorite character? (お気に入りのキャラクターは？)
    Kira Yoshikage.
Q66: Your favorite death? (ボツネタについて)
    There's a lot of them, but I can't remember that well.
Q67: Your favorite Araki-style onomatopoeia? (荒木流擬音について)
    The sound of heavy metal.
Q68: Your most unique pose? (独特のポーズについて)
    I don't have one.
Q69: How long does it take to draw a chapter? (一話描くのにかかる時間は？)
    It takes about three days to draw.
    ⇒ The storyboard is drawn out on Thursday, coloring is done on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, the finishing touches are added on Monday, then Tuesday and Wednesday are off-days.
Q70: When the series began, how much was planned? (連載スタート時、どこまで構想があった？)
    Up to the end of Part 3.
Q71: What about a TV anime? (テレビアニメ化の話は？)
    I don't think so, it's not a manga that you should show kids.
Q72: What's most important when drawing a character? (キャラを描くのに一番重要な部分は？)
    The mouth. I hate it when it's not sexy.
Q73: Will Shizuka Joestar come back? (『静・ジョースター』の再登場は？)
    No.
Q74: Will Dio come back? (『ディオ』の再登場は？)
    No.
    ⇒ Dio hasn't reappeared since Jotaro already defeated him. He intends to keep it that way.
Q75: Is Joseph still alive? (ジョセフはまだ生きてる？)
    He's become senile, but I think he's still alive.
    ⇒ I wonder why Joseph aged at the same speed as humans.
Q76: What's the real name of Cool Shock B.T.? (魔少年ビーティーの本名は？)
    There is none. I just liked Buichi Terasawa. I've also called it Boo Takagi.
Q77: Who would play Jotaro Kujo? (空条承太郎を演じるとすれば誰？)
    I was thinking about Clint Eastwood when I drew him, but not him.
Q78: If you were a Stand, what ability would you have? (もしも自分がスタンド能力者だったら？)
    I want to stop time.
Q79: Why'd you go back to Volume 1 with Part 6? (第6部で単行本が一巻に戻った理由)
    That was the editor's request.
Q80: Is there a plan for Part 7? (第7部の構想は？)
    There is.
    ⇒ In the not-so distant future, it would be titled “Steel Ball Run” without the editor's opinions.
Q81: What's the Top 3 manga that you'd recommend? (おすすめマンガベスト3)
    Babel II, Star of the Giants, Judo Icchokusen, and Dragon Ball.


Q83: What manga artist do you respect? (尊敬するマンガ家は？)
    Mitsuteru Yokoyama.
Q84: What's in your mind when making a weekly serial manga? (週刊連載で心がけていることは？)
    Meeting the deadline.
Q85: What's the secret that's kept you going on? (長く続ける秘訣は？)
    Meeting the deadline.
Q86: Are you close with any manga artists? (仲の良いマンガ家は？)
    No, we're all too busy to see each other.
Q87: Do you use a computer? (パソコンは使う？)
    I hate wait times.
Q88: What's your ringtone? (着メロは？)
    I don't have a cell phone.
Q89: What actress would you like to see the most? (一番会いたい女優さんは？)
    Natalie Portman.
Q90: What would you bring to a deserted island? (無人島に持っていくものは？)
    Favorite manga, a CD, and a pencil.
Q91: What's the most expensive thing? (一番高価なものは？)
    The most expensive thing is the workplace.
Q92: Who do you respect? (尊敬する人は？)
    Velázquez.
Q93: What genres would you like to try in the future? (今後、挑戦してみたいジャンルは？)
    I want to keep moving forward with the current manga.
Q94: How do you read Shōnen Jump? (『少年ジャンプ』どこから読む？)
    In order from beginning to last.