After 26 Years, Araki Draws “Forgotten” Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Villain

On October 23, 2026, for the THE★JOJO WORLD stores, Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure author Hirohiko Araki has drawn the villains of each Part, with this addition being notable as it is Diavolo, the main antagonist of Part 5: Vento Aureo (Golden Wind)

First opened on on the sixth floor of Shibuya PARCO in Tokyo on July 24, 2025,THE★JOJO WORLD stores are a set permanent experiential stores based on JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure operated by Bandai Namco Experience, with the Tokyo branch designed for the protagonists of the series.

So for each day, a new illustration of a character comes up.

This is notable because this is the first time in 26 years that Araki has drawn Diavolo, to the point that the community has made it part of the “Araki Forgot” meme.

Diavolo is notable for starting out with the silhouette of a stereotypical mob boss, only to be revealed to have a bizarre design befitting the series

This Diavolo poster is one of a set of eight for the second second location, THE★JOJO WORLD OSAKA, focused on the villains of the series, and is scheduled to open on the tenth floor of LUCUA South in Umeda, Osaka, on December 4, 2026.

Source: Twitter

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