102-520: Preceded by: Stardust Crusaders Followed by: Golden Wind Diamond Is Unbreakable ( Japanese : ダイヤモンドは砕けない , Hepburn : Daiyamondo wa Kudakenai , sometimes translated as Diamond Is Not Crash ) is the fourth story arc of the Japanese manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure , written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki . It was serialized in Shueisha 's Weekly Shōnen Jump for
204-550: A "bit closer to home". Araki said that the main focus of Golden Wind was to draw "beautiful men" who can only exist in a world where there is "beauty in meeting one's doom." He wanted the characters and fashion to be in the style of the Italian city of Rome . The curls in Giorno Giovanna 's hair were inspired by Michelangelo 's statue David . Araki cited Guido Mista and Prosciutto as characters he enjoyed drawing;
306-486: A "bit closer to home." Because he is the "friend next door" instead of being similar to a hero in a Greek myth like the protagonists of the previous parts, Araki cited Josuke Higashikata as his favorite character in Diamond Is Unbreakable . He cited Shigekiyo Yangu's Harvest as his favorite Stand from Part 4, because, although he finds his "flaws and trashiness adorable," the character picks up stuff off of
408-512: A "mythical" manga with superpowers and such, he enjoyed drawing the "feeling of everyday life" in Diamond Is Unbreakable . Because he wanted to create a "closed city," the Stands featured were not proactively attacking. During Diamond Is Unbreakable ' s serialization, Araki received feedback from readers who felt that enemies in the manga had gotten weak. Although he usually does not respond to reader opinions, he had heard similar comments from
510-651: A "representation of his fate and the burden he is carrying". He enjoys giving characters weapons with faults and having them make up for it with strategy. The author stated that these "spheres" were inherited by both Gyro Zeppeli in Steel Ball Run and Josuke Higashikata in JoJolion . Araki created the warrior-type Lisa Lisa, based on a neighborhood girl he knew as a child, to stand out compared to previous shōnen manga female characters who were typically cute and designed to be "a man's ideal woman". He stated that at
612-547: A Japanese protagonist, Araki modeled Jotaro Kujo after American actor Clint Eastwood , including his poses and catchphrases. Although the author said the character might seem "rough" compared to other Jump protagonists, Jotaro fits his own image of a hero perfectly as a "loner" who does not do the right thing for attention. Araki said the character wearing his school uniform in the desert has its roots in Mitsuteru Yokoyama 's Babel II , and that if he were to draw
714-651: A Stand called Echoes. After Keicho is defeated with his reason of creating Stand users to create someone able to mercy kill his father, a mutated subordinate of Dio's, Keicho is killed by Stand Red Hot Chili Pepper, which takes the Bow and Arrow. Okuyasu then joins Josuke's group to avenge his brother, encountering several other Stand users Keicho created before they eventually find and defeat Akira Otoishi, Red Hot Chili Pepper's user, as Joseph arrives in Morioh. The Bow and Arrow are taken into Jotaro's custody and all seems to be over for
816-494: A Stand manifesting in her, which is slowly killing her due to her weak personality. With little hesitation, Jotaro, Joseph, Avdol, and Kakyoin begin a journey to Egypt to kill Dio and save Holly's life. On the way, they defeat another brainwashed assassin named Jean Pierre Polnareff who later joins the quest to kill Dio and avenge the death of his sister, whose murderer is among Dio's forces. Forced to travel on foot after Dio's assassins manage to foil their travel by plane and ship,
918-635: A child, Araki also wanted JoJo to exude an aura of strength like in Karate Baka Ichidai , leading to the character learning the supernatural Hamon technique. As Jonathan's teacher, Araki modeled Will A. Zeppeli after martial arts masters in Jackie Chan movies and Mr. Miyagi in The Karate Kid , whose "silly" appearances hide their strength. Araki dressed him as a magician and modeled his mustache after those of Salvador Dalí and
1020-514: A color illustration with Hol Horse alongside the Joestar group and had the character return several times through the story, he suspects he did not go through with it because his personality overlaps with Polnareff's. He also said that because he did not put many limitations on his Stand, it kind of got out of control, plus it overlaps with Kakyoin's Emerald Splash. He did enjoy Hol Horse's "why be number one when you can be number two" philosophy, which
1122-668: A complaint had been launched against them by a group of online Muslim protestors after a scene from one of the OVA's episodes features Dio reading a book depicting pages from the Qur'an . This recall affected the English-language releases as well, causing Viz Media and Shueisha to cease publication for a year. Even though the manga did not feature that specific scene, Shueisha had Araki redraw scenes that depicted characters fighting on-top, and destroying, mosques . Viz resumed publication
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#17327984984771224-449: A counterattack from Jotaro splits The World in two, killing it and Dio. Jotaro transfuses Dio's blood back into Joseph and uses Star Platinum to restart his stopped heart (an ability he'd previously used on himself while playing dead during the fight with Dio), reviving him. The two Joestars then expose Dio's corpse to the sun, destroying the vampire for good. Jotaro and Joseph bid Polnareff farewell before returning to Japan, as Holly has made
1326-463: A dog which to him symbolizes loyalty and friendship. Contradicting what he said in an earlier volume, Araki revealed that just like with Kakyoin and Polnareff, he did not originally plan for Iggy to join the group. Although he feels that The Fool is a perfect fit for Iggy, it just happened to be the last tarot card for him to assign aside from The World. Additionally, he thought of assigning The Fool to an enemy instead, but things just "ended up working out
1428-622: A full recovery. Having originally planned the series as a trilogy, Araki thought to have the final confrontation set in present-day Japan. But he did not want it to be a tournament affair, which was popular in Weekly Shōnen Jump at the time, and therefore decided to make it a " road movie " inspired by Around the World in Eighty Days . He modeled Jotaro after American actor Clint Eastwood , including his poses and catchphrases. Although
1530-434: A guardian spirit known as a Stand with superhuman abilities. Alongside his grandfather and other Stand-users, they are tasked to go on a journey to Cairo , Egypt, in order to defeat Dio , who is revealed to be alive and is seeking revenge on the Joestar family. In 2012, Stardust Crusaders was digitally colored and released as digital downloads for smartphones and tablet computers . A ten-volume hardcover re-release under
1632-426: A house when Kira combines his Stand's powers with Stray Cat to create invisible projectile bombs. Kira plants Yoshihiro's photo into Hayato's pocket to track Josuke, only to be tricked into destroying his father before Okuyasu appears in the nick of time to swipe Stray Cat and further disadvantage Kira. As Jotaro, Koichi, and Rohan arrive with emergency workers responding to the explosions, Kira attempts to activate Bites
1734-400: A large cast of characters created by Hirohiko Araki . Spanning several generations, the series is split into nine parts, each following a different descendant of the Joestar family. Parts 7-9 take place in a separate continuity from the previous six. Many of the characters have supernatural abilities which give them a variety of unique traits. When first beginning the series, Dio Brando is
1836-435: A little more than 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 years, from May 4, 1992, to December 4, 1995, with the 174 chapters collected into eighteen tankōbon volumes. In its original publication, it was titled JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 4: Jōsuke Higashikata ( ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 第4部 東方仗助 , JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken Dai Yon Bu: Higashikata Jōsuke ) . It was preceded by Stardust Crusaders and followed by Golden Wind . This part introduces
1938-511: A man Kosaku Kawajiri, killing them both while assuming Kosaku's life. Kira's father Yoshihiro, a ghost who uses his Stand to live on in a photo, uses a Bow and Arrow he received years ago from Enya Geil to create an army of Stand users to protect his son, including a dying cat that reincarnated as a Stand-plant hybrid named Stray Cat which Kira took as a pet. Kosaku's son Hayato Kawajiri begins to suspect his father's imposter and confronts Kira, only to get murdered with Kira panicking before receiving
2040-896: A manga eventually leads you to "trying to think of the farthest edges of the universe", but in the real world, "true strength is found in not doing bad things. An enemy who does bad things is a person with an inner weakness." With Part 4 of the series, Araki said that he moved away from "muscle men" as they fell out of popularity with his readers and he wanted to focus more on fashion. When designing his characters' outfits, Araki considers both everyday fashion and "cartoonish, bizarre clothing that would be impractical in real life." He also forgoes using specific color schemes for his characters and gives his readers different impressions through various color combinations. Araki said that while he drew several characters in Parts 1 through 3 naked to evoke Greek or Roman gods , he stopped doing it so much with Part 4 to be
2142-490: A new ability after pierced by Yoshihiro's Arrow a second time that allows him to revive Hayato. The following morning, Hayato learns Kira inflicted him with Killer Queen's new ability Bites the Dust, which destroys whoever Hayato reveals Kira's identity to while rewinding time back an hour with the victim's fate fixed. After Rohan died in one loop and Josuke's group the next, Hayato realizes he needs to force Kira into canceling Bites
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#17327984984772244-563: A new deluxe hardcover edition as part of their publication of the entire JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series in the same format as the Japanese JoJonium edition. All changes to the original art were reverted, excluding the aforementioned mosques, but some character names were still changed. In the original volumization, chapter 114 is collected in volume 12, listed on the Battle Tendency page. The original Japanese title
2346-401: A reference. With the series meant to be long-running, Araki took great care in deciding which unique Stand user to put the main cast against and when, in order to keep readers interested. He designed Strength, Ebony Devil, and Yellow Temperance so that their appearances and abilities did not overlap. But as these were all one-on-one battles, he then decided to introduce Hol Horse and J. Geil as
2448-489: A rock. But Angelo uses his final moments of consciousness to reveal someone hit him with an Arrow that gave him his Stand, Jotaro learning that an actual artifact was possessed by Dio's forces. Josuke and Koichi eventually come across the culprit, Keicho Nijimura, who inflicts Koichi with the Arrow while his younger brother Okuyasu holds Josuke off. Josuke defeats Okuyasu and heals Koichi with Crazy Diamond, with Koichi developing
2550-536: A serial killer who has been lurking in Morioh for years. The murderer is a handsome office worker named Yoshikage Kira , who seeks to satisfy his murderous hand fetish obsession while living a peaceful, quiet life by using the destructive ability of his Stand Killer Queen to erase any evidence of his crimes. But his prompted murder of Shigechi ends up exposing him during a brief battle with Jotaro and Koichi that left him injured as Josuke and Okuyasu arrive. Kira escapes and forces Aya to use her Stand to swap identities with
2652-602: A series starring Rohan, Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan . The issue of Jump Square for December 11, 2007, featured a second entry into the Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe collection, entitled Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe ~Mutsukabezaka~ , set seven years after the events of Part IV. In 2009, Araki wrote the full-color story Rohan au Louvre . The short story was displayed at the Musée du Louvre as part of their 2009 Le Louvre invite la bande dessinée exhibit. The story
2754-658: A team. He had always planned on having Noriaki Kakyoin and Jean Pierre Polnareff switch allegiances to the good guys, but not Hol Horse, even though he considered the idea. Although he drew a color illustration with Hol Horse alongside the Joestar group and had the character return several times through the story, he suspects he did not go through with it because his personality overlaps with Polnareff's. He also said that because he did not put many limitations on Hol Horse's Stand, it kind of got out of control, plus it overlaps with Kakyoin's Emerald Splash. He did enjoy Hol Horse's "why be number one when you can be number two" philosophy, which
2856-475: A three volume drama CD series, two novels and two OVA series of this arc alone. An anime television adaptation by David Production , JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders , aired in Japan between April 2014 and June 2015. Stardust Crusaders also stands out as the only arc of the series to gain any notable Western exposure prior to the release of the anime series by David Production in 2012, due to
2958-497: A vampire like Dio, a fact that Vanilla Ice himself was unaware of. Polnareff floods the room with light, disintegrating Vanilla Ice and avenging his friends whose spirits peacefully head to Heaven. Jotaro, Joseph, Kakyoin, and Polnareff ultimately encounter Dio, and escape his mansion. A chase across Cairo follows, leading to Kakyoin confronting Dio and his Stand, The World, whose power Dio has taken great lengths to keep secret (having previously assassinated Enya to keep her from telling
3060-456: A very unique design. Araki said he had a lot of readers asking him to bring older characters back. Although he is not a fan of bringing them back simply for nostalgia, he did not hesitate having Joseph return from Battle Tendency to save his daughter because it is completely true to the character. The author thought of having Joseph drop out partway through due to his age, but ended up "playing it by ear" as serialization continued. He gave him
3162-495: A year later, with the eleventh volume being published on April 7, 2009, and thus their publication was continued. In a 2018 survey of 17,000 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure fans, Stardust Crusaders was chosen as the third favorite story arc with 17.3% of the vote. Its battle between Jotaro and Dio was chosen as the favorite fight of the series. Reviewing Stardust Crusaders for Anime News Network , Rebecca Silverman enjoyed seeing Part 2's Joseph team up with new protagonist Jotaro and
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3264-502: Is actually a manifestation of his fighting spirit, called a Stand, and reveal that they possess Stands as well. Joseph explains that the sudden appearance of their Stands is caused by the nemesis of his grandfather, Jonathan Joestar : Dio Brando , now simply referred to as Dio (stylized in all caps). Dio has survived his final battle with Jonathan by decapitating his nemesis's corpse and attaching his own head to it. Now preparing for global conquest, Dio has awoken his own Stand (which awakens
3366-533: Is listed first, followed by the title used in the English publication. From 1992 to 1993, Stardust Crusaders was adapted into the three-volume audio drama JoJo's Bizarre Adventure , subtitled Jotaro Kujo's Visitation , The Death of Avdol , and Dio's World . Two light novels illustrated by Araki have been released. The first is titled JoJo's Bizarre Adventure , released on November 4, 1993 and written by Mayori Sekijima and Hiroshi Yamaguchi. Nisio Isin
3468-634: The -lion in the title is derived from the Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον ( evangelion ), in reference to the Gospels ; "By combining this word with 'JoJo', I've meant for the title to signify the existence of the protagonist 'Josuke' in this world". The series' protagonists are the members of the Joestar Family ( ジョースター家 , Jōsutā Ke ) , with a majority of its members bearing a star-shaped birthmark above their left shoulder blade. In Parts 1–6,
3570-410: The 1993 OVA series , 1999 video game and the English releases of the manga in 2005–2010. In Japan, 1987, Jotaro Kujo , grandson of Joseph Joestar , has been arrested, and refuses to leave his cell, believing he is possessed by an evil spirit. After being called by Holly, Joseph's daughter and Jotaro's mother, Joseph arrives with an associate, Mohammed Avdol. They explain that Jotaro's "evil spirit"
3672-539: The kanji for Kakyoin's given name as "Tenmei," but his editor approved the reading Noriaki for the tankōbon much to his surprise. In order to not have him overlap with Jotaro and Joseph, Polnareff was given a distinctive look and personality, which in turn made him shine on his own. Because he is a versatile character who could say goofy lines or serious ones, he "needed" to make more appearances. More appearances means more fights, and because he made it through so many life-or-death situations, Araki feels that Polnareff grew
3774-399: The "Death 13" story arc in order to remove scenes of human feces. Any instances of real-life brand names and logos (such as drinks and automotive brands) were erased. Some character names were altered, presumably for copyright reasons. According to Thompson, the names used in this initial English edition were approved by Araki. Between 2016 and 2019, Viz Media released Stardust Crusaders in
3876-528: The D'Arby brothers and the Oingo Boingo brothers separated JoJo's Bizarre Adventure from other manga because it allowed him to add much more variation to its battles. He also said that this led to the dice battle in Diamond Is Unbreakable and the beetle battle in JoJolion . Enya the Hag was modeled after the scary old women from horror films and created to answer how Dio learned about Stands. Her Stand
3978-441: The Dust before the others are killed with their deaths made permanent. Hayato exploits the knowledge he gained from the time loop to wake Josuke up early and arrange for him to overhear Kira blowing his cover. Kira is forced to use Killer Queen to defend himself, which cancels Bites the Dust just in time to save Josuke and his allies. Josuke engages Kira in a pitched battle, Okuyasu seemingly killed as Josuke and Hayato take refuge in
4080-489: The Dust on a nearby paramedic in a last ditch attempt to avert his defeat. But he is stopped by Jotaro with assistance from Koichi, knocked into the path of an arriving ambulance that accidentally crushes his skull. Kira's ghost ends up in Ghost Alley and is confronted by Reimi, who gets him dragged off into an unknown fate by spectral hands. Her mission accomplished, Reimi gives the group her final farewells and moves on to
4182-402: The English edition features a single panel of a dog being decapitated that was redrawn from an alternate angle, and volume 6 has several redrawn panels where a mutilated dog was changed into a large rat. Mosques in volume 15 were redrawn after international controversy (see below), though this was also in recent Japanese printings. English volume 7 features redrawn artwork in the final chapter of
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4284-602: The Joestar bloodline was inherited by the Kujo Family ( 空条家 , Kūjō Ke ) and Josuke Higashikata. Dio, having stolen Jonathan's body at the end of Part 1, fathered a few sons bearing the Joestar bloodline while awakening use of Stands in Jonathan's descendants. In the alternate universe depicted in Parts 7 and 8, Johnny Joestar marries Rina Higashikata with the Higashikata Family becoming a distinct branch of
4386-465: The Joestar family. Note: Josuke Higashikata is the fusion between Josefumi Kujo and Yoshikage Kira. Not pictured here are several unnamed siblings of George Joestar III and the unborn second child of Jobin and Mitsuba Higashikata. Set in England in the 1880s, the Joestar family adopts the orphaned Dio Brando. Set in 1938–39, about 50 years after the events of Phantom Blood . Set from 1987 to 1988,
4488-451: The Joestar party. Although he feels that The Fool is a perfect fit for Iggy, it just happened to be the last tarot card for him to assign aside from The World. Additionally, he thought of assigning The Fool to an enemy instead, but things just "ended up working out the way they did". Being the first time he made an animal a major character and the first time he showed one in battle, Araki used Yoshihiro Takahashi 's Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin as
4590-614: The Stand Arrow, which causes anyone pierced by it to develop a Stand if they are mentally strong enough. The Arrow was retroactively revealed to be the source of Dio 's stand as well as the Joestar family's stands. The arc was adapted into an anime television series by David Production , JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable , that began in April 2016. A live-action film adaptation by Toho and Warner Bros. titled JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable Chapter I
4692-437: The Stands of the rest of the Joestar bloodline due to his use of Jonathan's body) and recruited Stand-using assassins to kill Jonathan's remaining descendants. Soon after, Jotaro uses his Stand, which is later named Star Platinum, to defeat the first of these assassins, a transfer student named Noriaki Kakyoin, before freeing Kakyoin from Dio's control by removing a parasitic flesh bud from him. Holly soon becomes gravely ill due to
4794-638: The afterlife. The next day, Josuke bids farewell to Jotaro and Joseph, who leave Morioh as the summer of 1999 draws to a close. Diamond Is Unbreakable is set in the fictional town of Morioh located in S-City, M-Prefecture, which is modeled after a specific area in Hirohiko Araki 's hometown of Sendai , Miyagi Prefecture . The author said that the suspense and fear caused by the "unusual" and "mysterious" residents there were his inspiration. Although he originally intended for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure to be
4896-533: The author carried over to Yoshikage Kira in Diamond Is Unbreakable , and his outlaw appearance is similar to that of Gyro Zeppeli from Steel Ball Run and might have been inspired by Buichi Terasawa 's Cobra . Not having any limitations on what he can put in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure , Araki has animals appear and even had one join the Joestar party. Wanting to add an animal as a pet, he chose
4998-847: The author carried over to Yoshikage Kira in Diamond Is Unbreakable , and his outlaw appearance is similar to that of Gyro Zeppeli from the later part Steel Ball Run and might have been inspired by Buichi Terasawa 's Cobra . With Part 4, Araki said that he moved away from "muscle men" as they fell out of popularity with his readers, and he wanted to focus more on fashion. When designing his characters' outfits, Araki considers both everyday fashion and "cartoonish, bizarre clothing that would be impractical in real life". He also forgoes using specific color schemes for his characters and gives his readers different impressions through various color combinations. Araki said that while he drew several characters in Parts 1 through 3 naked to evoke Greek or Roman gods , he stopped doing it so much from Part 4 onward to be
5100-679: The author said the character might seem "rough" compared to other Jump protagonists, Jotaro fits his own image of a hero perfectly as a "loner" who does not do the right thing for attention. Araki said the character wearing his school uniform in the desert has its roots in Mitsuteru Yokoyama 's Babel II , and that if he were to draw the part over again, he would base the Stands on Tetsujin 28-go . Araki originally thought of Stands as something inorganic powered by life force. When creating them he often takes inspiration from artifacts such as clothing, masks, and dolls by indigenous peoples, which when fused with something biological or mechanical, makes for
5202-596: The beginning of volume 13. This English volume 1 included a recap of Phantom Blood and Battle Tendency in order to clarify story points for Western readers. The English edition of the manga was edited by Jason Thompson , author of Manga: The Complete Guide . Between November 8, 2005, and December 7, 2010, all 16 volumes (corresponding to Japanese volumes 13–28) were published in North America. Minor edits were made to artwork where certain scenes of animal violence were redrawn by Hirohiko Araki himself. Volume 3 of
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#17327984984775304-472: The character Iyami from Osomatsu-kun . The Zeppeli name is derived from the English rock band Led Zeppelin . Because it was "unprecedented" to kill off the main character in a Weekly Shōnen Jump manga, and wanting to shift from physical battles to more "cerebral" fights, Araki made Part 2's protagonist look very similar to Jonathan but with a more adventurous and confrontational personality. The author referred to Joseph Joestar as "a muscle-bound B.T.",
5406-412: The character that Araki looked forward to drawing the most. Inspired by FBI profiling of serial killers and how they control their victims through psychological manipulation, he gave Dio a similar trait, using his charisma to ensure his followers do his bidding. Araki revealed that he had not thought up a weakness for the character and that it was difficult to come up with a way for Dio to be defeated. As
5508-413: The editorial team and so made an exception by stating that "the weaknesses inside the hearts of people" are a thematic element of Part 4. He explained that sometimes he has a character's inner weaknesses drive them into a desperate situation, while other times he turns the weakness into something "dreadful" and bases a Stand off of it. Araki wrote that constantly having stronger and stronger enemies appear in
5610-725: The events in the manga, and includes illustrations by Araki. In 1997, Araki published the Weekly Shōnen Jump one-shot Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe ~Episode 16.. Confessional~ , starring Rohan after the events of Part 4. In 1999 he wrote the three-chapter story Dead Man's Questions in Allman magazine. Dead Man's Questions stars Yoshikage Kira, the main antagonist of Part 4. Both Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe and Dead Man's Questions were later compiled in Araki's one-shot collection, Under Jailbreak, Under Execution , in 1999. The former launched
5712-486: The feel of an honor student, while Jotaro's loose-fitting one and accessories convey that he is a delinquent. He made him Jotaro's first real Stand opponent to visually convey the concepts between short-range and long-range Stand abilities. The author revealed that he always read the kanji for Kakyoin's given name as "Tenmei," but his editor approved the reading Noriaki for the tankōbon much to his surprise. In order to not have him overlap with Jotaro and Joseph, Polnareff
5814-408: The fight, both sides discover that their respective Stands are similar in both range, power, and ability, meaning that Jotaro is able to use The World's time-stopping powers as well. Jotaro first uses this ability to briefly move around while Dio has stopped time, but he learns how to stop time directly when Dio tries to crush him with a road roller . Dio attempts to kill Jotaro with one final kick, but
5916-473: The film that stars Kento Yamazaki as Josuke. Both studios planned for worldwide distribution and, with a title of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable Chapter I , hoped to create sequels. However, the film under-performed at the box office, leaving the possibility of future sequels in doubt. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Crazy Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak , a spin-off manga set in Morioh, written by Kouhei Kadono and illustrated by Tasuku Karasuma,
6018-406: The first Joestar, Araki created Jonathan Joestar to be "a symbol of purity and dignity", which he admitted might have resulted in him being "boring". Jonathan's physical transformation during the seven-year skip was done with his upcoming battle with Dio in mind and inspired by muscular film actors popular at the time, such as Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone . A fan of karate manga as
6120-479: The first time which he found complicated, but also interesting due to the humanity she could possess. For Steel Ball Run , having not specifically set out on creating a disabled character, Araki explained that Johnny Joestar's Paraplegia was a natural result of wanting to show a character who could grow, both physically and mentally, during a race where "he would be forced not only to rely on other people, but horses as well". For JoJolion , Araki stated that
6222-415: The former due to his positive attitude and for being "true to himself without doubts" and the latter for his "brotherly relationship" with his subordinate Pesci and fun Stand power. Araki decided to grant Trish Una a Stand power while writing the series, creating Carne's Stand simply for her to fight it, and had more fun drawing Carne than his Stand. For Stone Ocean , Araki wrote a female protagonist for
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#17327984984776324-490: The ground which is "pretty scary." Despite the prevalent belief that the manga artist character Rohan Kishibe is believed to be Araki's self-insert , the author revealed that he did not model Rohan after himself, but is fascinated by him. He said that unlike Rohan, he values human life more than art. In the original volumization, chapters 437–439 are collected in volume 47, listed on the Golden Wind page. In 2000, it
6426-639: The group encounter Hol Horse and the murderer of Polnareff's sister, J. Geil, in Calcutta , with Avdol seemingly killed during the confrontation. Polnareff kills J. Geil with Kakyoin's help, and the remaining group travels further into Pakistan . After defeating Geil's mother, a Dio loyalist named Enya, the group reach the Red Sea , where Polnareff learns Avdol faked his death to acquire a submarine that allows them to reach Egypt. Upon arriving in Abu Simbel ,
6528-410: The heroes are joined by Iggy, a Boston Terrier with a Stand of his own, while facing the first of nine Stands named after Egyptian deities (rather than the tarot theme of before). Kakyoin is wounded in the fight, and is taken to a hospital to recuperate. After the group defeats several more Stand users while reaching Cairo , Iggy discovers and leads them to Dio's mansion, with Kakyoin rejoining them. At
6630-476: The heroes). Though fatally wounded by The World, Kakyoin manages to deduce the Stand's ability to stop time for five seconds and covertly relays it to Joseph in his final moments. Joseph is able to pass it on to Jotaro, but is swiftly killed by Dio, who uses his blood to increase the duration of his ability to nine seconds. With most of his allies dead and Polnareff unconscious, Jotaro is left to fight Dio alone. During
6732-469: The hospital during the serialization of Jotaro and Dio's final fight. Without his valuable advice, the author said it was difficult and he started panicking as the end was approaching. Viz Media began publishing an English adaptation of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure in 2005. Skipping Parts 1 and 2, they started with the Stardust Crusaders arc and moved the last chapter of Japanese volume 12 to
6834-413: The main cast against and when, in order to keep readers interested. He designed Strength, Ebony Devil, and Yellow Temperance so that their appearances and abilities did not overlap. But as these were all one-on-one battles, he then decided to introduce Hol Horse and J. Geil as a team. He had always planned on having Kakyoin and Polnareff switch allegiances to the good guys, but not Hol Horse. Although he drew
6936-417: The main character from his earlier series Cool Shock B.T. ; a shōnen manga hero who bends the rules as he fights. Having not been able to show a friendly rivalry between Jonathan and Dio, Araki introduced Caesar Zeppeli to present a more positive friendly rivalry between him and Joseph. Wanting each user to have a different type of Hamon with a unique design, he gave Caesar the seemingly fleeting bubbles as
7038-1165: The manga's actual full title of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure , dropping the Heritage for the Future subtitle. The upgraded version was then ported to the PlayStation and Dreamcast in 1999, and a high-definition version was released for PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade in August 2012 before being delisted in 2014. Several characters from Stardust Crusaders later appear in the crossover games JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven , both published by Bandai Namco Entertainment and developed by CyberConnect2 . Jotaro and Dio in particular also appear in several crossover games with other Weekly Shōnen Jump characters, such as in Jump Super Stars , Jump Ultimate Stars and most recently Jump Force . In May 2008, both Shueisha and Studio APPP halted manga/OVA shipments of JoJo after
7140-420: The mansion's entrance, the party is split up- Jotaro, Joseph, and Kakyoin fight the last of the nine Egyptian god Stands, while Polnareff, Avdol, and Iggy make their way through the mansion. However, one of Dio's servants, Vanilla Ice, kills Avdol and Iggy, both of whom separately sacrifice themselves to save Polnareff. An enraged Polnareff battles Vanilla Ice and discovers that Vanilla Ice has been transformed into
7242-425: The moment. Soon afterward, after Josuke tries spending time with Joseph as they find a baby with an invisibility stand, the group encounters other Stand users such as eccentric manga artist Rohan Kishibe, middle schooler Shigekiyo "Shigechi" Yangu, and a beautician named Aya Tsuji. Koichi and Rohan later meet the ghosts of Reimi Sugimoto and her dog Arnold after stumbling into the mysterious Ghost Alley, learning of
7344-472: The most in the story. The author used foreign models as reference for his hair, and also drew it like Rudol von Stroheim's from Battle Tendency . The character's name was inspired by those of Araki's three favorite French people, actors Alain Delon and Jean-Paul Belmondo , and musician Michel Polnareff . Not having any limitations on what he can put in the series, Araki has animals appear and even had one join
7446-561: The over-the-top archetypes in the first 3 Parts ever had." Stardust Crusaders Stardust Crusaders ( Japanese : スターダストクルセイダース , Hepburn : Sutādasuto Kuruseidāsu ) is the third story arc of the manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki . The arc was serialized for a little over 3 years. It was serialized in Shueisha 's Weekly Shōnen Jump from April 3, 1989, to April 27, 1992, for 152 chapters, which were later collected into 16 tankōbon volumes. In its original publication, it
7548-476: The part over again, he would base the Stands on Tetsujin 28-go . Araki said he had a lot of readers asking him to bring older characters back. Although he is not a fan of bringing them back simply for nostalgia, he did not hesitate having Joseph return to save his daughter because it is completely true to the character. The author thought of having Joseph drop out partway through due to his age, but ended up "playing it by ear" as serialization continued. He gave him
7650-446: The previous parts, but felt this allowed Josuke, whom she and Hopper both described as kinder than the previous protagonists, to develop as a character. Hopper stated that Diamond Is Unbreakable is sometimes criticized for a "lack of a strong narrative throughline" in comparison to other parts, but argued that this is one of its greatest strengths as it allows the main characters to "simply be, lending them an amiable humanity that none of
7752-456: The readers only wanted more fights featuring Jotaro. Araki also said that Avdol's Stand was difficult to draw as controlling fire is a common thing in manga and film, and if you "play it too loose" it can break the power balance. As such, fire and poison are two abilities he is okay with barring from future use. Araki stated that he had Kakyoin act as a foil to Jotaro. Although they both wear school uniforms, Kakyoin's well-tailored one gives him
7854-403: The role of "navigator", introducing new readers to the Joestar family, Dio, Hamon and Stands, and his own Stand being a support ability rather than offensive. Araki said he gave Avdol an "ethnic" design to have some sort of connection to Egypt and that at the time of serialization, he and most of the readers had a strong interest in the "birthplaces of civilization", making the design a "product of
7956-451: The role of "navigator", introducing the readers to the Joestar family, Dio, Hamon and Stands, and his own Stand being a support ability rather than offensive. Stands being a succession of the Hamon and Hamon being life energy that spreads across the body through breathing, Araki thought Joseph's Hermit Purple vines wrapping around his body were a visual representation of that. Avdol was given
8058-412: The role of "subleader" who acts as navigator, and, with steadfast determination and an unyielding sense of duty, he is the one in the group that everyone can rely on. Araki said he gave him an "ethnic" design to have some sort of connection to Egypt and that at the time of serialization, he and most of the readers had a strong interest in the "birthplaces of civilization", making Avdol's design a "product of
8160-441: The series follows Jotaro Kujo and his comrades who travel to Egypt from Japan in search of the evil and immortal vampire Dio Brando, now referred to only as Dio. Set in 1999, 10 years after the events of Stardust Crusaders , in the fictitious Japanese city of Morioh. Set in 2001 Italy, two years after the events of Diamond is Unbreakable . Coco Jumbo ( ココ・ジャンボ , Koko Janbo ) Set in 2011-12 Florida, USA, ten years after
8262-433: The series was released on DVD by Klock Worx from 2000 to 2002, an additional set of seven episodes were produced by the same cast and crew, serving as a prequel to the earlier episodes (which were subsequently re-released with new chronological numbering). Super Techno Arts produced a North American English dub version of all 13 episodes in chronological order as a six-volume DVD series. An anime television adaptation of
8364-462: The series, titled JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders , was produced by David Production and aired in Japan between April 2014 and June 2015. The series was simulcast by Crunchyroll , with several names rewritten to avoid copyright infringement. In addition to the second season of the anime, a mobile app game titled JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Shooters was also released. The arc has been adapted into several video games. The first
8466-409: The story. The author used foreign models as reference for his hair, and also drew it like Rudol von Stroheim's from Battle Tendency . The character's name was inspired by those of Araki's three favorite French people, actors Alain Delon and Jean-Paul Belmondo , and musician Michel Polnareff . With the series meant to be long-running, Araki took great care in deciding which unique Stand user to put
8568-516: The time it was hard to get Japanese readers to remember a foreign name, so he chose something with repetition. Having to surpass Dio, the Pillar Men's designs were based on Roman statues , Egyptian sphinxes and Japanese nio statues to give them godlike features. Araki designed Kars with a turban to show his superior intelligence and that he is their king, his Brilliant Bone Blade ability harkening to Araki's earlier series Baoh . Although
8670-435: The times". Araki stated that he had Kakyoin act as a foil to Jotaro. Although they both wear school uniforms, Kakyoin's well-tailored one gives him the feel of an honor student, while Jotaro's loose-fitting one and accessories convey that he is a delinquent. He made him Jotaro's first real Stand opponent to visually convey the concepts between short-range and long-range Stand abilities. The author revealed that he always read
8772-413: The times". Not wanting readers to get complacent, the author took Avdol out of action under the guise of death. Although he intended to bring him back, he did not have specific plans and just wrote what came natural. In hindsight, Araki felt he probably should have given Avdol a section where he played a more primary role, but also believes that he would not have ranked well in a character popularity poll, as
8874-444: The title JoJonium was published in 2014 and 2015. Viz Media initially released the sixteen-volume format of the arc in North America between 2005 and 2010. They released the hardcover format from 2016 to 2019. It is one of the most popular parts of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series as it introduced the audience to the concept of Stands, which differentiated it from its predecessors. This popularity later spawned video games,
8976-516: The two encounter the youth Jotaro is looking for: A highschool student named Josuke Higashikata , whose Stand Crazy Diamond allows him to manipulate matter in ways that include repairing and healing. Fighting Josuke after inadvertently insulting his pompadour , Jotaro explains the nature of Stands and that one is used by a death row inmate named Anjuro "Angelo" Katagiri escaped to Morioh. Josuke unknowingly makes an enemy of Angelo, who murders his grandfather before Josuke uses his power to fuse Angelo into
9078-406: The way they did". Being the first time he made an animal a major character and the first time he showed one in battle, Araki used Yoshihiro Takahashi 's Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin as a reference. He described The Fool as representing his ideal design for a Stand; starting with a dog, then adding a Native American mask, and then the tires of a car. The third aspect was added because Weekly Shōnen Jump
9180-491: Was a role-playing video game released in 1993 for the Super Famicom under the title of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure . A fighting game for arcades by Capcom , also simply titled JoJo's Bizarre Adventure , was released in 1998. It was released internationally as JoJo's Venture , and followed by an upgraded version titled JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Heritage for the Future . The international version this time retained
9282-430: Was adapted into the episode Rock-Paper-Scissors Boy released on December 27, 2022. In a 2018 survey of 17,000 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure fans, Diamond Is Unbreakable was chosen as the second favorite story arc with 17.5% of the vote. Anime News Network had both Rebecca Silverman and Faye Hopper review the first volume of Diamond Is Unbreakable . Silverman called the beginning slower and not as instantly engrossing as
9384-475: Was also inspired by horror films, where an unknown virus comes from space. Her son's Stand being similar to a mummy and mermaid, again references horror movies. Enya again utilizes what Araki learned from Lisa Lisa in Battle Tendency ; the supernatural basis of Stands and Hamon evens the battlefield for women and children to match up against strong men. Araki recalled how his editor suddenly ended up in
9486-469: Was announced that Otsuichi would be writing a novel based on Part 4. The novel proved difficult to complete; in Kono Mystery ga Sugoi 2004, Otsuichi claimed to have written over 2000 pages, but thrown them all out. Intent on writing a novel that lived up to the manga, it took him until 2007 before The Book: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure 4th Another Day was finally released on November 26. It is set after
9588-403: Was given a distinctive look and personality, which in turn made him shine on his own, with his lines standing out "for better or for worse". Because he is a versatile character who could say goofy lines or serious ones, he "needed" to make more appearances. More appearances means more fights, and because he made it through so many life-or-death situations, Araki feels that Polnareff grew the most in
9690-587: Was impressed that Araki was able to keep Dio out of Part 2 completely, only to bring him back for Part 3. She initially called the replacement of Hamon with Stands both understandable and a bit of a disappointment, since the "insane physical abilities and contortions" caused by the former were a large source of the fun in the first two parts. However, Silverman would go on to describe later Stand battles as exciting and creative in subsequent reviews. List of JoJo%27s Bizarre Adventure characters#Yoshikage Kira The JoJo's Bizarre Adventure manga series features
9792-456: Was known as JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 3 Jotaro Kujo: Heritage for the Future ( ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 第三部 空条承太郎 —未来への遺産— , JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken Dai San Bu Kūjō Jōtarō -Mirai e no Isan- ) . The arc was preceded by Battle Tendency and followed by Diamond Is Unbreakable . The story is set long after the events of Battle Tendency and follows Joseph Joestar 's grandson Jotaro Kujo , a Japanese high school delinquent who awakens Star Platinum,
9894-612: Was later republished in Ultra Jump in 2010. In 2012, Rohan au Louvre was released in English by NBM Publishing under the translated title Rohan at the Louvre . In 2011, Araki collaborated with the renowned Italian fashion brand Gucci for the short story Rohan Kishibe Goes to Gucci in the women's fashion magazine Spur . In 2012, Araki wrote a third Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe one-shot for Weekly Shōnen Jump . Entitled Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe ~Episode 5: Millionaire Village~ it
9996-417: Was one of the authors commissioned to write novels in celebration of the series' 25th anniversary. It was released on December 16, 2011 and titled JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Over Heaven . A 13-episode OVA series, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure , was produced by Studio APPP. The first six episodes were released on VHS and Laserdisc by Pony Canyon from 1993 to 1994, covering the latter part of this arc. When
10098-499: Was released in the October 6, 2012 issue of the magazine. In October 2015, Warner Bros. announced that Part 4 would receive an anime television adaptation that serves as a continuation of David Production 's series adaptation . The series aired in 2016. Toho and Warner Bros. partnered to produce a live-action film based on the fourth arc of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure that was released on August 4, 2017. Takashi Miike directed
10200-478: Was released on August 4, 2017. Viz Media released the manga in English in a nine-volume compiled format from 2019 to 2021. In 1999, Jotaro Kujo arrives to the town of Morioh ( 杜王町 , Moriō-chō ) in the M-Prefecture ( M県 , Emu-ken ) after learning that his grandfather Joseph Joestar has an illegitimate son while compiling a list of beneficiaries. He bumps into a freshman named Koichi Hirose before
10302-600: Was serialized from December 2021 to May 2023 in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Ultra Jump , with its chapters collected in three tankōbon volumes. A light novel adaptation, also written by Kadono, was released in June 2023. The Cheap Trick story arc was adapted into the episode From Behind of the Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe TV series released on December 28, 2021. The Janken Boy Is Coming! story arc
10404-516: Was sponsoring a Formula One car at the time. Having previously done a gambling battle in his manga Cool Shock B.T. , Araki wanted to do another as a Stand battle, leading to the creation of D'Arby the Elder. His Stand ability came from the author's own belief that the money and chips you gamble with in real life are a representation of your soul. Having greatly enjoyed the fight, Araki later introduced his younger brother. Looking back, he believes that
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