Hirohiko Araki Comments on Prince: Beautiful Strange Documentary

Prince: Beautiful Strange (プリンス ビューティフル・ストレンジ) is a Japanese translation of the documentary Mr. Nelson On The North Side which originally released in Canada on April 24, 2021. The film released in Japan on June 7, 2024.

The official Japanese website for the film posted a comment from the creator of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, Hirohiko ArakiHirohiko ArakiHirohiko Araki, born Toshiyuki Araki, is a Japanese manga artist and the author of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. He made his debut in 1980 with his one-shot Poker Under Arms, and began his professional career with the short series Cool Shock B.T., Baoh the Visitor, and Gorgeous Irene. Araki's biggest series,..., on May 23, 2024.

The documentary explores the life of the American musician Prince, who passed away on April 21, 2016. It includes stories from other music icons like Chaka Khan, Chuck D, and Billy Gibbons.

Hirohiko Araki’s Comment

Prince really perfected such a unique and stylish musical art form. I want to experience the time when that was taking place. It’s also divine that this film is being released on His Highness’s birthday.

本当に唯一無二のカッコイイ音楽芸術を創り上げたプリンス。
それが出来行く時間を体験したい。殿下のお誕生日の公開というのも神がかっている。

Araki and Prince coincidentally share the same birthday, June 7, though Araki was born 2 years after. “His Highness” is a common nickname for Prince among Japanese fans.

Araki has always loved Prince’s music, with his songs influencing various aspects of the JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure series. For example, one of Muhammad AvdolMuhammad AvdolMuhammad Avdol is a primary ally featured in the third part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Stardust Crusaders. Introduced as an Egyptian friend of Joseph Joestar, he joins the group on their journey to defeat DIO, providing knowledge and guidance about enemy Stand users and local cultures along the...‘s chickens is named “Prince“, Josuke HigashikataJosuke HigashikataJosuke Higashikata is the main protagonist of the fourth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Diamond is Unbreakable, and the fourth JoJo of the series. He is the illegitimate son of Joseph Joestar and Tomoko Higashikata. He also appears as one of the main protagonists in the spin-off manga...‘s favorite musician is Prince, Giorno GiovannaGiorno GiovannaGiorno Giovanna is the main protagonist of the fifth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Vento Aureo, and the fifth JoJo of the series. Giorno is the illegitimate son of DIO, conceived with Jonathan Joestar's stolen body. He is introduced as Haruno Shiobana, a half-Japanese teenager living in Italy. Giorno..., JoJolionJoJolionJoJolion is the eighth part of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, serialized in Ultra Jump from May 19, 2011, to August 19, 2021. The part won the Grand Prize for manga at the 2013 Japan Media Arts Festival. In 2021, Araki won the Iwate Hometown Special Manga Award for Part 8 and...‘s Josuke Higashikata, and Yasuho HiroseYasuho HiroseYasuho Hirose is a primary ally featured in the eighth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, JoJolion. Yasuho is an ordinary university student who accidentally discovers Josuke Higashikata at the Wall Eyes on the coast of Morioh. As Josuke seeks his identity, she becomes his primary ally and love...‘s StandsStandA Stand is a physical manifestation of a person's "life energy". It is a power unique to the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series. A Stand is an entity psychically generated by its owner, referred to as a Stand user. It generally presents itself as an ethereal figure hovering over or near... have names based on Prince songs (Gold ExperienceGold ExperienceGold Experience is the Stand of Giorno Giovanna, featured in the fifth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Vento Aureo. It is a short-range power-type Stand with the ability to create life from inanimate material. Gold Experience is a humanoid Stand that mirrors the slim physique and average height..., Soft & Wet, Paisley ParkPaisley ParkPaisley Park is the Stand of Yasuho Hirose, featured in the eighth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, JoJolion. Its technology manipulating abilities allow it to effectively gather information and guide Yasuho down the right path. Paisley Park is a feminine humanoid Stand, appearing slightly taller than Yasuho. It...), and some of the noises in Prince’s music influenced the onomatopoeia in Araki’s manga.

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