Jojo's Bizarre Adventure; Part I: We're Lacking Poses!

[Yael]

I've noticed there is no Jojo thread! (although I may be wrong), and with it being such a fabulous series, it deserves it spot in the playground!

We can use this thread to meet another Jojo fans, and talk freely about the Anime, Manga, Games, and novels from the JJBA series.

Rules? Spoilers inside a spoiler tag, and let's try to not Read the Mango everyone we know, it gets annoying sometimes (I was one of them...)

Anyway, thoughts on Diamond is Unbreakable so far?

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I've always believed that Joseph could still be young, like Straitz was during Part II... Ah, well.

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Kira is coming...!!!!

[LaZodiac]

I don't think my body is ready for more sad grandpa episodes. I love Joseph and sad grandpa is one of the genuinely most depressing things in this series and ALL OF MY FAVORITE CHARACTERS IN EVERY ****ING PART DIE.

I love Jojo though so I'm hype as hell.

[Yael]

I don't think my body is ready for more sad grandpa episodes. I love Joseph and sad grandpa is one of the genuinely most depressing things in this series and ALL OF MY FAVORITE CHARACTERS IN EVERY ****ING PART DIE.

I love Jojo though so I'm hype as hell.

I get the feels, on every part there's someone I love that Araki is just like: ''Ah, you like this character's personality/development? Scratch!''.

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Jonathan from part I.
Caesar from part II.
Kakyoin from part III, have you seen the Eyes of Heaven campaign?! When he is revived, his first words are ''Mr Joestar, Jotaro! I've discovered DIO's stand ability!'' I was just like oh man...
Shigechi from part IV; to be honest I didn't like that character that much, but his fate was an accident, abd even if I consider Kira to be a great villain, Shigechi didn't deserve that...
Narancia from part V, he was just going to redeem himself and enter school...
Weather Report from part VI... Damn you, Jolyne...!
Gyro, and Diego Brando from Part VII... Just isn't fair man...

[Dragonus45]

It's funny you post this because I am right now in the middle of a JoJo Binge to catch back up with the series. I'm on a reread to start things off and now I'm just about half way into Stardust Crusaders.

[Fri]

Diamond is Unbreakable? You mean Persona: The Animation?

[Flickerdart]

As an anime-only guy I'm clearly not caught up enough, but I can discuss everything up to part 3!

[Fri]

How about how undignified old joseph is ?

Come on, you saved the world once already. Act more like it.

[Yael]

How about how undignified old joseph is ?

Come on, you saved the world once already. Act more like it.

You know, when your whole bloodline is fated to die young, and you hit 79 years old, you can get as undignified as you want :3

Also, Joseph is my favorite JoJo, he was so awesome during Part II.

[LaZodiac]

New episode is out today! The saddest grandpa returns!

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Everyone saw the Secret Character cameo in this episode? He's obscured by Rohan's manuscript!

(to explain, a bunch of characters that will be important show up in other episodes. They're scattered all over and it's actually pretty cool.)

Actung Baby has always looked like Lady Gaga to me and that's really silly.

[Yael]

New episode is out today! The saddest grandpa returns!

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Everyone saw the Secret Character cameo in this episode? He's obscured by Rohan's manuscript!

(to explain, a bunch of characters that will be important show up in other episodes. They're scattered all over and it's actually pretty cool.)

Actung Baby has always looked like Lady Gaga to me and that's really silly.

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During the episode of [The Lock], there's a reference to Steel Ball Run, I love Araki-sensei's love for the fandom.

[Scowling Dragon]

Diamond is Unbreakable? You mean Persona: The Animation?

Jojo came first.

Im just joshing.

Anyway the good show that I like. Jojo is love, Jojo is life.

[Fri]

But yes, I've been joking a lot around my friends that Diamond is Unbreakable is basically a Persona anime. Jojos and Persona always have certain... similarity, but Diamond is Unbreakable is basically a persona game premise. Just look at the trailer!

[LaZodiac]

But yes, I've been joking a lot around my friends that Diamond is Unbreakable is basically a Persona anime. Jojos and Persona always have certain... similarity, but Diamond is Unbreakable is basically a persona game premise. Just look at the trailer!

Yeah Part 4 is...such a clear inspiration for Persona 4 ESPECIALLY. Let's talk about muuuuurdeeeers.

But that's for later of course.

Also a friend of mine is watching Jojo blind for my amusement and his reaction to Tonio was fantastic. He had wanted other Stand users to be involved without being in what he calls "Murderer-con 1999" and Tonio is such a great example of "yo sometimes Stand Users will just show up."

[Scowling Dragon]

I heard Diamond is unbreakable described as Japanese Ed Edd and Eddy.

[LaZodiac]

I heard Diamond is unbreakable described as Japanese Ed Edd and Eddy.

This isn't wrong.

Diamond is Unbreakable is part murder mystery, part slice of life every day routine...in a world where Stand Users exist. Some days you fight a bizarre as hell guitar playing psycho with a lightning frieza coming out of his soul.

Sometimes you go to a mangaka's house and fool around.

Sometimes you have a dramatic confrontation with a brutal murderer who killed your grandpa.

Sometimes you and your real dad find an invisible baby and dress her up like Lady Gaga.

[Yael]

It's kinda sad that not a lot of people is responding to a Jojo thread, but in other news...

IT'S FRIDAY!

[LaZodiac]

It's a popular series but it's also kinda weird so that's fair.

But yes, Friday!

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Rohan Kishibi is pretty fantastic. The way they did his creepy as hell Stand ability was perfect, as well as showing just how...exciting it is to him that other people have this kind of ability.

[Fri]

On Rohan

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He's just Araki's author avatar isn't he? The whole Jojo series is actually a true story Araki stole using Heaven's Door that he actually has in real life, isn't it?

Also, I made a Stand generator once. It's limited since I made it when I was in stardust crusaders though. I should update it to reflect the weirder stands in DiU.

http://orteil.dashnet.org/randomgen/?gen=EWhgxDML

[LaZodiac]

On Rohan

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He's just Araki's author avatar isn't he? The whole Jojo series is actually a true story Araki stole using Heaven's Door that he actually has in real life, isn't it?

Also, I made a Stand generator once. It's limited since I made it when I was in stardust crusaders though. I should update it to reflect the weirder stands in DiU.

http://orteil.dashnet.org/randomgen/?gen=EWhgxDML

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Rohan is...SORT OF an author insert. He's developed enough as a character for it to not really count as one I think, and there are some differences between the two, but at the end of the day you're not entirely wrong. Whenever we get a bonus book/novel thing it's always from Rohan's perspective (and they're being turned into OVAs so that's cool).

[Scowling Dragon]

Well Araki does come off as a person that's interested in reality. He seems to love the world and its locations.

I think his willingness to go outside the box is what really makes Jojo Bizzare.

As to having licked spiders? Maybe.

[Yael]

Well Araki does come off as a person that's interested in reality. He seems to love the world and its locations.

I think his willingness to go outside the box is what really makes Jojo Bizzare.

As to having licked spiders? Maybe.

No lerolerolero at least.

[Scowling Dragon]

Well, that new opening was terrible. Not bad, but after so many fantastic opening that's I don't expect of anime, a generic rock whilst everybody poses is just......

[LaZodiac]

Well, that new opening was terrible. Not bad, but after so many fantastic opening that's I don't expect of anime, a generic rock whilst everybody poses is just......

As Jojo goes on you'll notice that each opening theme has the aesthetic of the era the manga part is from. I too miss the CG openings, but this one is still pretty good I think. Chase is a good song, and the hints of episode arcs to come in this one are just fantastic. As is that final scene with our mysterious murderfriend.

Also the scene where a hand crushes the Jojoheart into a skull that eats it is amazing and you're actually just wrong if you don't like that symbolism.

[Fri]

Also, I think I read that amusingly araki is the one who chose savage garden for DiU ending, because it symbolizes the 90s or something in that line.

[LaZodiac]

Also, I think I read that amusingly araki is the one who chose savage garden for DiU ending, because it symbolizes the 90s or something in that line.

Each ending theme is also really fitting. Roundabout was one of the songs that got Araki through that time period when drawing the series after all. It's also a great song that fits the feel.

Part 3 using WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN and that other song (I think it was Train to Nowhere) were also spot on. I Want You is basically on that same level of appropriateness.

[Yael]

It feels odd, but as stated before, it should go with the era in which the part takes place. I think that if someday Steel Ball Run gets its animation, it should go with the cowboys theme.

Also, as every good Jojo Opening, the indirect spoilers are real

[Duke_Daisuke]

Steal ball run should use the Eagles!

[Yael]

Vento Aureo with some the Godfather fashion

[theMycon]

You know, when your whole bloodline is fated to die young, and you hit 79 years old, you can get as undignified as you want :3

Also, Joseph is my favorite JoJo, he was so awesome during Part II.

He's the best JoJo. Sure, he's pretty low-powered, but nothing has overcome the awesome of when he

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Crashed a plane into the ultimate lifeform to push said demigod into a volcano.

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that other song

was Last Train Home.

[shadow_archmagi]

JOSEPH JOESTAR #1! Such cleverness.