{"id":50093,"date":"2025-07-16T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=50093"},"modified":"2025-07-15T18:01:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T09:01:29","slug":"persona-and-shin-megami-tensei-artist-kazuma-kaneko-talks-about-similarities-to-jojos-bizarre-adventure-creator-hirohiko-araki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/persona-and-shin-megami-tensei-artist-kazuma-kaneko-talks-about-similarities-to-jojos-bizarre-adventure-creator-hirohiko-araki\/","title":{"rendered":"Persona and Shin Megami Tensei artist Kazuma Kaneko talks about similarities to Jojo\u2019s Bizarre Adventure creator Hirohiko Araki\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Kazuma Kaneko, the \u201cDemon Artist\u201d behind numerous iconic designs in the Shin Megami Tensei and Persona series, talked about his creative influences in a recent interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animatetimes.com\/news\/details.php?id=1751620079\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Animate Times<\/a>. The former Atlus veteran namedropped early inspirations like Kamen Raider and Devilman creator Go Nagai, but also talked about his common points with Jojo\u2019s Bizarre Adventure creator Hirohiko Araki \u2013 an artist whose work has often prompted comparisons to Kaneko\u2019s art and the Persona series.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"929\" height=\"549\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 929px) 100vw, 929px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250714-50093-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50097\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250714-50093-002.jpg 929w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250714-50093-002-380x225.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250714-50093-002-768x454.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Kaneko, his and Araki\u2019s biggest similarity is their love of high fashion. \u201cI&#8217;ve been interested in fashion ever since I became sexually aware,\u201d he comments. \u201cYou know the manga artist Hirohiko Araki, right? In the Persona series, which I worked on, characters fight by manifesting guardian spirits called Personas, and some people have pointed out that this concept is similar to \u201cStands\u201d in Araki-sensei\u2019s JoJo\u2019s Bizarre Adventure.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the comparison of Personas and Stands is more conceptual than visual, Kaneko goes on to comment that, while there are certainly some similarities between his and Araki\u2019s design styles, this is not a result of either artist copying the other, but rather due to them both pursuing a more realistic style of drawing. \u201cWhat we have in common is that we both love fashion collections. Since we\u2019re both into clothes and designer pieces, that influence naturally shows up in our work.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"927\" height=\"682\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 927px) 100vw, 927px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250714-50093-003.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50099\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250714-50093-003.jpg 927w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250714-50093-003-380x280.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250714-50093-003-768x565.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>By drawing inspiration from the same places, Kaneko and Araki have on occasions arrived at similar concepts. As an example, Kaneko cites Trish \u2013 an NPC in the Persona series. Coincidentally, the fifth installment of Jojo\u2019s Bizarre Adventure also features a girl called Trish \u2013 and both characters are inspired by US supermodel Trish Goff. \u201cI once had a talk with Araki-san, and we both got excited over how beautiful Trish Goff is. It turned out we\u2019d used the same person as inspiration for our characters.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"495\" height=\"701\" data-id=\"50103\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250714-50093-004-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250714-50093-004-1.jpg 495w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250714-50093-004-1-268x380.jpg 268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"574\" height=\"688\" data-id=\"50104\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250714-50093-005.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250714-50093-005.jpg 574w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250714-50093-005-317x380.jpg 317w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another similarity Kaneko points out is his and Araki\u2019s love of Western music. Araki is known for naming Stands after famous Western bands and songs, and Kaneko says he too has taken influence from music and music videos in his work. \u201cWhen you watch music videos from overseas, you get to see all these interesting clothes and designs too. I think both of us have similar tastes, and those preferences naturally blend together into what we make.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Related articles: <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/shin-megami-tensei-artist-kazuma-kaneko-reveals-he-left-atlus-10-years-ago-to-pursue-mobile-game-development\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shin Megami Tensei artist Kazuma Kaneko reveals he left Atlus 10 years ago to pursue mobile game development\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/jojos-bizarre-adventure-has-finally-entered-textbooks-in-japan-becoming-a-part-of-middle-school-education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jojo\u2019s Bizarre Adventure has finally entered textbooks in Japan, becoming a part of middle school education<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Atlus veteran Kazuma Kaneko talks about his common points with acclaimed Jojo&#8217;s Bizarre Adventure creator Hirohiko Araki.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":49380,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-50093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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