The Matrix Meets JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure in Fan Art
A piece of fan art depicting Trinity and Neo from The Matrix perfectly captures the style of Hirohiko Araki’s Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure.
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As the release date of The Matrix Resurrections approaches, one piece of fan art shows The Matrix characters in Hirohiko Araki’s Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure art style. The mangaka is widely known for incorporating heavy inspiration from pop culture and fashion throughout Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure. This work of fan art is not only a true testament to The Matrix characters Trinity and Neo but also metaphoric to Araki’s previous fan work resume.
Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure made its debut in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1984 and only just recently ended its 37-year run last August after the finale chapter of Part 8 JoJolion in Ultra Jump. Netflix officially announced the anime adaption of Part 6 Stone Ocean will premiere in December alongside spin-off OVA Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan, which premiered earlier this year. The series is known to have characters that reference or share similarities to pop culture icons such as Prince, David Bowie, Micheal Jackson, Notorious BIG, and many more. Araki’s brilliant art style not only lives within the popular manga series but outside it as he’s drawn other popular series in his art style including Fist of The North Star’s Kenshiro, Naruto’s Naruto Uzumaki, cover for Anthony Horowitz’s Alex Rider novel, and The Matrix’s Neo himself.
The fan art was drawn by artist Veneranda Tianero who posted the commissioned piece on their Reddit. The Matrix characters Trinity and Neo are shown in Araki’s more current art style as seen in later parts of the Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure manga such as Part 5 Golden Wind, Part 6 Stone Ocean, Part 7 Steel Ball Run, and Part 8 Jojolion. Trinity is positioned behind Neo in a protective pose with slicked-back short hair while pointing a gun at face view. Neo is sporting his iconic long trench coat and pampered hair all the while both characters are rocking their staple sunglasses.
The fan art not only kept Araki’s art style in mind but also the mangaka’s appreciation for pop culture. Back in 2003 after the premiere ofMatrix trilogy films The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions, the mangaka also drew Neo fighting alongside Part 6 Stone Ocean main character Jolyne Cujoh in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. The artwork, like Tianero’s fan art, shows Neo striking a pose in his renowned all-black outfit and sunglasses while shooting from his two guns. Jolyne is positioned underneath Neo’s bullets as if replicating Neo’s iconic dodging bullets scene from the film.
Veneranda Tianero’s fan art truly exemplifies the relationship between Trinity and Neo as shown in The Matrix films. Given how Trinity would do almost anything to protect Neo, the fan art represents this by having Trinity the only one with a gun and her hand laying protectively on Neo’s heart. On top of the art being in Araki’s Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure style, the connection to the magaka’s previous work drawing of Neo only adds to the beauty of this fan art.
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