JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

JoJo no Kimyō na Boken (Japaneseジョジョの奇妙な冒険, Subtitles: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure ) is a Japanese manga series of Hirohiko Araki signatory. It is so far the second longest manga series by the publisher Shueisha. It was adapted in the form of anime, video games and light novels and translated into several languages.

Content

The series tells the story of the house Joestar, a powerful family with English roots, and its bitter enmity with the family of Dio Brando, which stretches out over generations. The story is divided into several plot lines, in each of which a descendant of Joestar family takes over the role of the protagonist. The enmity between the two clans is often discharged into fights. The peculiarities of the fights are supernatural forces, the so-called " article " that hold not only the family members but also other allies outside the two families and first appear in the third story arc. The " object " as a manifestation of the body's energy can be considered that appear in an astral projection.

(Volumes 1-5 ) The first story arc takes place in England from the 1880s. The story is about Jonathan Joestar and his stepbrother Dio Brando. Between both the feud, which is the main theme of the series begins.

• Part 2: Battle Tendency (戦 闘 潮流, Sentō Chōryū )

(Volumes 5-12 ) The story takes place in New York City and leads to Mexico, Italy and Switzerland, where it eventually ends up in the year 1938. The protagonist is Joseph Joestar, the grandson of Jonathan Joestar.

• Part 3: Stardust Crusaders (スターダスト クルセイダー ス, Sutādasuto Kuruseidāsu )

(Volumes 12 to 28 ) The protagonist of the story is Jotaro Kujo, the grandson of Joseph Joestar. The story tells of Jotaros adventures in the year 1989. It begins in Japan and spreads out to the whole of Asia, and finally ends in Egypt. Here for the first time come before the " object ".

• Part 4: Diamond Is Not Crash (ダイヤモンドは砕けない, Daiyamondo wa Kudakenai )

(Volumes 29 to 47 ) The story is set in the fictional Japanese city of Morio from in 1999. The protagonist is Josuke Higashikata, the illegitimate son of Joseph Joestar.

• Part 5: Vento Aureo (黄金 の 風, Ogon no Kaze )

(Volumes 47 to 63 ) The plot is relocated to Italy in 2001. The role of the protagonist is taken over by Giorno Giovana, the son of Dio Brando villains.

• Part 6 Stone Ocean (ストーン オーシャン, Suton Oshan )

(Volumes 1 to 17, 64 to 80) The story takes place in a period from 2011 to 2012 in Florida from. Jolyne Kujo, the daughter of Jotaro Kujo, plays the protagonist.

• Part 7 Steel Ball Run (スティール· ·ボールラン, Sutīru Boru Ran )

(Volumes 1 to 24, 81 to 104) Unlike the previous narratives, the 7th plotline is told in an alternate timeline in 1890 and 1891. The story revolves around Johnny and Gyro Joestar Zeppeli and their journey through the United States of America, where it ends in New York.

• 8 Part JoJolion (ジョジョ リオン, Jojorion )

(previously 3 volumes) again plays the story from in the fictional Japanese city of Morio and remains in the alternate timeline of 7 plotline. The protagonist has only been suspected as Josuke Higashikata known. Although he has the same name as the protagonist of the fourth storyline, he is his name, rather than written in kanji with定 助with仗 助.

Publications of the manga

The series was released in 1986 in Weekly Shōnen Jump manga magazine the publisher Shueisha. Meanwhile, the chapters appear in the magazine Ultra Jump. The series was also published in 80 anthologies so far.

There are eight Part -called arcs:

• Part 1: Phantom Blood (ファントム ブラッド, Fantomu Buraddo ), 1986-1987, 5 volumes
• Part 2: Sentō Chōryū (戦 闘 潮流, subtitles: Battle Tendency), 1987-1989, 8 ​​volumes
• Part 3: Stardust Crusaders (スターダスト クルセイダーズ, Sutādasuto Kuruseidāzu ), 1989-1992, 16 volumes
• Part 4: Diamond wa Kudakenai (ダイヤモンドは砕けない, Daiyamondo wa Kudakenai, Subtitles: Diamond is not Crash ), 1992-1995, 19 volumes
• Part 5: Ogon no Kaze (黄金 の 風, Subtitles: Vento Aureo ), 1995-1999 17 volumes
• Part 6: Stone Ocean (ストーン オーシャン, Suton Oshan ), 1999-2003, 17 volumes
• Part 7: Steel Ball Run (スティール· ·ボールラン, Sutīru Boru Ran ), 2004-2011, 24 volumes
• Part 8: JoJolion (ジョジョ リオン, JoJorion ), since 2011

Viz Media has so far been only an English translation of the third part, J'ai Lu, a French and an Italian Star Comics. So far is still no German translation.

Adaptations

Light Novel

For more Manga Light Novels published. The first, written by Mayori Sekijima and Hiroshi Yamaguchi, came out in Shueisha on November 4, 1993. The drawings came as well as the manga and all of the following Light Novels by Hirohiko Araki. On 28 May 2001, a second, written by Gichi Ōtsuka and Miya Shotaro band came out. There followed in 2007 a ​​band of Otsuichi, 2011, a band of Kohei Kadono and a band of Nisio Isin. 2012 appeared the date last light novel band, written by Ōtarō Maijo.

Original Video Animation

The studio A.P.P.P. produced an anime adaptation of the manga, which until 2002 was published as an original video animation 1993. This Junichi Hayama was responsible for the character design and Satoru Kuwabara for the artistic direction. The music was composed by Marco D' Ambrosio. The 13 episodes are a film adaptation of volumes 12-28 of the manga template.

In Super Techno Arts released an English version, Declic Images brought a French and an Italian Yamato Video out.

Anime movie

2007 arrived in Japan, the film JoJo no Kimyō na Boken: Phantom Blood (ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 ファントム ブラッド) in theaters, the Studio APPP was produced. Directed by Junichi Hayama.

Anime television series

The studio David Production filmed the manga announced as an anime television series. Directed lead Naokatsu Tsuda ( director) and Ken'ichi Suzuki (series director) and composed the music Hayato Matsuo for Part 1 and Taku Iwasaki for Part 2

The series began on October 6, 2012 shortly after midnight (and thus on the previous TV day ) on Tokyo MX. Within a week, followed MBS, RKB Mainichi Hoso, Tohoku Hoso, Chūbu Nippon Hoso and BS11.

The first 9 episodes adapted this Part 1 and Part 2 Episodes 10 to 26

On April 4, 2014 the Season 2 or Part 3, Stardust Crusaders, debut on Tokyo MX. The consequences are offered with German, English, Portuguese, Spanish and French subtitles at Crunchyroll.

Radio plays

An adaptation of the manga series was released as a radio play in 1992 and 1993 in three parts. The speakers were Kiyoyuki Yanada as Jotaro, Kenji Utsumi and Gorō Naya as Joseph Joestar, Akio Ōtsuka as Avdol, Shō Hayami as Kakyoin, Ken Yamaguchi as Polnareff, Keiichi Nanba as Hol Horse, Shigeru Chiba as J. Geil and Norio Wakamoto as Dio.

Video Games

Based on the manga 14 video games were developed and released for various devices. These are mostly combat or adventure games and were developed by Capcom and Bandai.

Reception

The manga is successful in Japan and one of the longest running series of the publisher. According to Anime Rica are the fight scenes between Jotaro Kujo ( Animerica writes Shotaro Kujo ) and Dio one of the highlights of the action, which was filmed in the OVA. Nakho Kim describes the series in 1001 Comics, which you should read before life is over.