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ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 Part8 ジョジョリオン [Jojo no Kimyō na Bōken Part 8: Jojolion] #27
ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 Part8 ジョジョリオン 27 [Jojo no Kimyō na Bōken Part 8: Jojolion 27]
院長の本体への攻撃に成功した定助。そんな中、瀕死の透龍の前に東方花都が現れる。新ロカカカの実を食べた透龍は「等価交換」で自分の傷を治そうとするが、花都には別の狙いが…！ そして、定助と康穂の運命は…!?
208 pages, Paperback
First published September 17, 2021
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Hirohiko Araki
650 books2,037 followersHirohiko Araki ( 荒木飛呂彦) is a Japanese manga artist. He left school before graduation from Miyagi University of Education.
He enjoys the baseball manga Kyojin No Hoshii (Star of the Giants); the video games Mario Kart and Bomberman; and likes Prince and other African-American singers, as well as jazz, rock, and rap.
He is a recipient the Tezuka Award for manga.
He enjoys the baseball manga Kyojin No Hoshii (Star of the Giants); the video games Mario Kart and Bomberman; and likes Prince and other African-American singers, as well as jazz, rock, and rap.
He is a recipient the Tezuka Award for manga.
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November 15, 2021
It would have well served the story to have introduced its main villain earlier. Just having this new guy start wandering out when things are moving on to the climax of the story, like a creep, won't go under the radar of anyone. But if he'd been around ever since the beginning...
August 18, 2021
Wow, okay, Jojolion is the best JJBA part so far. Definitely. (And my second favorite!) Some of my favorite characters are here.
I'm speechless right now. It's kinda hard to process the fact that there's not more Jojolion after this.
I don't really know what to say besides the fact that I loved Jojolion. Ever since JJBA started, Araki-sensei has done nothing but surprise us and give us incredible characters and stories. In my humble opinion, he's gotten better with each part.
I really, really can't think of anything to say right now. I mean, I was crying while reading the last chapter just a few minutes ago.
So to sum up... Araki-sensei, thank you.
I'm speechless right now. It's kinda hard to process the fact that there's not more Jojolion after this.
I don't really know what to say besides the fact that I loved Jojolion. Ever since JJBA started, Araki-sensei has done nothing but surprise us and give us incredible characters and stories. In my humble opinion, he's gotten better with each part.
I really, really can't think of anything to say right now. I mean, I was crying while reading the last chapter just a few minutes ago.
So to sum up... Araki-sensei, thank you.
March 2, 2023
I absolutely loved this story. I have no words... Or maybe I do!
It started quite slowly, but once the Rokakaka is introduced, the suspense increases and I didn't get bored a single time.
I don't think the "final villain" was poorly and too late introduced. In facts, I think the more you went into the depths of the story, the more the stands got smarter, the more you couldn't imagine the end of each battle, the more it was difficult to think about the potential end of the story. So the final villain (I won't say his name, someone had spoiled me and that's a shame), introduced as he was, was like a cherry on top of the cake. The whole story, you couldn't guess who was mean and who wasn't. Layers by layers, like peeling an onion, you discover what's going on in Morioh. There is always something wronger, something deeper. So it had to be like that!! What would have been the story if we already knew who was the one we should hate ? And the ones you learn to like, because of their personality or even their motives? That's part of why I really liked it.
Who could guess what happened at the end ?
And where does all of this come from?? What's up with Araki's imagination?? Rock men? New Guinea fruit (why this exact place)? Rock insects? A car parked on a tree to avoid policemen? That was funny.
But also sad. I cried. In my head was played Distant Dreamer lol. Also, the way mothers carried the end.
The only thing I regret is how women are painted. Always something up with sex, motherhood or never able to fight alone, even tho they carried at the end, we were thankful men were there too.
But overall, great, I love Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, I love the universeS, the art style, the plot twists, the stands, it's smart, bizarre, beautiful.
Thank you Araki :)
It started quite slowly, but once the Rokakaka is introduced, the suspense increases and I didn't get bored a single time.
I don't think the "final villain" was poorly and too late introduced. In facts, I think the more you went into the depths of the story, the more the stands got smarter, the more you couldn't imagine the end of each battle, the more it was difficult to think about the potential end of the story. So the final villain (I won't say his name, someone had spoiled me and that's a shame), introduced as he was, was like a cherry on top of the cake. The whole story, you couldn't guess who was mean and who wasn't. Layers by layers, like peeling an onion, you discover what's going on in Morioh. There is always something wronger, something deeper. So it had to be like that!! What would have been the story if we already knew who was the one we should hate ? And the ones you learn to like, because of their personality or even their motives? That's part of why I really liked it.
Who could guess what happened at the end ?
And where does all of this come from?? What's up with Araki's imagination?? Rock men? New Guinea fruit (why this exact place)? Rock insects? A car parked on a tree to avoid policemen? That was funny.
But also sad. I cried. In my head was played Distant Dreamer lol. Also, the way mothers carried the end.
The only thing I regret is how women are painted. Always something up with sex, motherhood or never able to fight alone, even tho they carried at the end, we were thankful men were there too.
But overall, great, I love Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, I love the universeS, the art style, the plot twists, the stands, it's smart, bizarre, beautiful.
Thank you Araki :)
March 25, 2025
great cast, probably the most unique and interesting stand abilities to date in jjba, and a bittersweet but hopeful ending.
May 23, 2025
Jojolion starts out slightly lighthearted until the concept of the Rokakaka and equivalent exchange is brought in. Lots of the fights were interesting in their own way and i loved seeing the references Araki made at the time of Jojolion. In my opinion this part had a lot more memorable characters than Steel Ball Run with their unique designs and what they bring to the story. Mamezuku Rai and Yotsuyu Yagiyama stood out to me the most with their interesting personalities and became my favorites. I cant wait until the Steel Ball Run adaptation is released so that Jojolion can get its moment to shine with its incredible story 👅
August 14, 2023
It is almost unbelievable, the degree to which JJBA continually expands and surpasses itself in vision and magnitude, building on the bedrock of previous installments to create a wildly different form each time. It's just as unbeliable that this series has essentially continually improved since 1987 - it's the most fun you can have reading manga, and the ideas have never once even threatened to stagnate. More importantly, the character writing and structure have only ever improved with time, and while the early structure of Part 8 can be a little iffy, the interpersonal character drama is the real strength of Jojolion.
The personal review is that, in my mind, Jojolion is firmly placed in the upper echelon of best Jojo parts. Gappy (aka Jo2uke, aka Josuke) is a delight to watch. He and Yasuho are the best Jo and bro since Josuyasu, with a sincerely charming relationship. They are accented by a genuinely nuanced and interesting supporting cast (no mean feat in Jojo - looking at you part 5). The plot was intriguing while still somewhat small scale. The implications of the character actions were far reaching, but just like the first instalment that was set in Morioh, this Morioh also offers an isolated, insulated drama. Banished are the treks across America, this is largely about one family in one town. Hence, the focus on character relationships, and therefore the reason it truly shines. It is hard for me to decide whether Jojolion beats SBR in the rankings - my instinct is that SBR comes out on top for the epic scope and the tight structure, but Jojolion feels in many ways like a perfect opposite.
For posterity, in no particular order my favourite Jojo parts are 4 (DiU), 7 (SBR), and 8 (Jojolion). 4 is the most flawed by far, but contains my favourite Jojo and is generally very close to my heart. 7 is the cleanest overall, with a well structured plot and an exquisitely insane core concept. 8 has the best overall cast, and contains really authentic relationships and motivations (and also, importantly but a bit less nobly, it has some of the funniest stands to date). I loved reading Jojolion, and I will continue to love it. It presents a lot of the best that Jojo as a series has to offer.
The personal review is that, in my mind, Jojolion is firmly placed in the upper echelon of best Jojo parts. Gappy (aka Jo2uke, aka Josuke) is a delight to watch. He and Yasuho are the best Jo and bro since Josuyasu, with a sincerely charming relationship. They are accented by a genuinely nuanced and interesting supporting cast (no mean feat in Jojo - looking at you part 5). The plot was intriguing while still somewhat small scale. The implications of the character actions were far reaching, but just like the first instalment that was set in Morioh, this Morioh also offers an isolated, insulated drama. Banished are the treks across America, this is largely about one family in one town. Hence, the focus on character relationships, and therefore the reason it truly shines. It is hard for me to decide whether Jojolion beats SBR in the rankings - my instinct is that SBR comes out on top for the epic scope and the tight structure, but Jojolion feels in many ways like a perfect opposite.
For posterity, in no particular order my favourite Jojo parts are 4 (DiU), 7 (SBR), and 8 (Jojolion). 4 is the most flawed by far, but contains my favourite Jojo and is generally very close to my heart. 7 is the cleanest overall, with a well structured plot and an exquisitely insane core concept. 8 has the best overall cast, and contains really authentic relationships and motivations (and also, importantly but a bit less nobly, it has some of the funniest stands to date). I loved reading Jojolion, and I will continue to love it. It presents a lot of the best that Jojo as a series has to offer.
April 25, 2024
Queeeeeee no se que decir, tremendo final
June 9, 2025
Really not sure how I feel about the entire last arc of this part. For as long as Jojolion is I feel like it should have been longer. There’s a lot of stuff that was never really wrapped up. And there were some choices with characters that were just weird. Not to mention how obvious it is that the character we’ve never seen before that keeps appearing all over is actually the new bad guy that also suddenly appeared. I wish Josuke and Yasuho has actually gotten to be in the same room for more than 3 minutes in the entire series. I just feel like there’s a lot missing. I never felt that camaraderie that part 7 had. Rai was a boring character. And again, so much went unexplained. Josukes bubbles, the details about what went down with Johnny, the fact that Tsuguri was somehow just fine after the exchange (not much of an exchange there). Plus Jobin was such an annoyingly greedy character it just made me mad. Part 8 started out so strong, the characters were wacky, the mystery was intriguing. But it almost felt like after 10 years of writing the part Araki just got bored. IMO the latter half of part 8 just didn’t really stick the landing, which is so unfortunate. Also, the “twist” that Toru was the real villain was so insignificant that Josuke was never even in the same room as him during the final fight. Insanity. I think Araki must have just discovered phones in this part as well because the amount of characters talking on the phone instead of just being the the same room is very frustrating (going back to the fact that Yasuho and Josuke barely interact). Also, Wonder of U is stupid and makes no logical sense whatsoever. It’s not even a “this makes no sense” in the vein of King Crimson or D4C Love Train, it’s just dumb. It’s incredibly inconsistent, and the only reason it was a threat at all was because all of the characters suddenly became dumb as rocks when he arrived. I have a lot of various thoughts about the ending of this part, a lot of negatives, but there are some positives too, though they’re a lot harder to articulate than the negatives. I’d probably give the later bits of the part a 2.5/5, while I’d give the start at least a 4.5/5. I was just really disappointed with how things shook out I fear.
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January 1, 2023
Logging the last volume for jojolion as a whole, of course. Wow. Im sorry i really loved this part so much it is definitely my favorite. I cant even begin to explain how much i love this part like wtf, josuke is easily one of the best joestars his whole story is so amazing to me. YASUHO!!! Yasuho you are so amazing and loved… every other character stood out so well. My favorite arc will forever be the vitamin c arc.. Josefumi and kira wowww. How does araki come up with this stuff. I really had no complaints besides.. tooru.. wow his character was too good but unfortunately i already know his stand years before i even touched jojolion..which i wish i didnt i know i would have loved the whole ending a lot more.. The reveals with the backstories though were too good.. i just wish he was introduced from the start or middle rather than randomly towards the end.. thats really the only thing that bothered me though. AGHHH im so emotional i put off finishing jojolion for months.. also. No josuke and yasuho romance wtf. Jk its ok. Loved it gosh. Araki i hate you. You are too good at this.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 4, 2023
No sabia si afegir mangas o comics pero crec que ho faré si tenen suficient contingut, si veig que això fa es repte des 52 llibres molt fàcil pentura ho faig més gran sa cantitat de llibres i solventat.
Tw: MOLT DE TEXTE
Es titol de s'obra és: ses bizarres aventures de'n JoJo.
JoJo's es una obra que va neixer a principi des 90 i cada part conta s'historia de un personatge que ja sigui com mote o com a nom propi li diuen JoJo. I normalment son descendents d'anteriors protegonistes.
Sa serie comença sent un drama a Inglaterra, despres venen drag queens aztecas que consegueixen rebotar sa llum canviant s'adn i aconseguint un esser viu perfecte. Ara hi ha un vampir gay pero es personatges ara tenen telequinesis amb formes d'insectes (no se com descriure'ls) que tenen poders molt especifics. A sa cuarta part va d'un asessi en serie que té un kink amb ses mans. A partir de sa quinta part tots es personatges van vestits amb roba de balenciaga o moda d'alta costura i no se dona cap classe d'explicació.
Bueno pas d'anar explicant cada una de ses parts, sa serie encara ser completament absurda se pren a si mateixa amb molta serietat i es aquest contrast lo que fa que no recomani JoJos pero que m'agradi tant.
Tw: MOLT DE TEXTE
Es titol de s'obra és: ses bizarres aventures de'n JoJo.
JoJo's es una obra que va neixer a principi des 90 i cada part conta s'historia de un personatge que ja sigui com mote o com a nom propi li diuen JoJo. I normalment son descendents d'anteriors protegonistes.
Sa serie comença sent un drama a Inglaterra, despres venen drag queens aztecas que consegueixen rebotar sa llum canviant s'adn i aconseguint un esser viu perfecte. Ara hi ha un vampir gay pero es personatges ara tenen telequinesis amb formes d'insectes (no se com descriure'ls) que tenen poders molt especifics. A sa cuarta part va d'un asessi en serie que té un kink amb ses mans. A partir de sa quinta part tots es personatges van vestits amb roba de balenciaga o moda d'alta costura i no se dona cap classe d'explicació.
Bueno pas d'anar explicant cada una de ses parts, sa serie encara ser completament absurda se pren a si mateixa amb molta serietat i es aquest contrast lo que fa que no recomani JoJos pero que m'agradi tant.
October 26, 2024
I think Part 7 is still the weirdest Jojo's arc by far, but this one is an extremely close second. I'm glad I decided to power through my initial disinterest, because I did really enjoy Jojolion. Jojolands...here I come...
July 14, 2025
What a beautiful, bittersweet ending. This story was such a rollercoaster of emotions and excitement, and it just kept me on edge. Weird, chaotic, amazing. What a masterpiece
May 19, 2024
And so Jojolion comes to an end.
I don't know what it is exactly, but by now it's an irrefutable pattern for me: I just like all even-numbered Parts more than the odd-numbered ones. In fact, I may go as far as to say I like all four even-numbered Parts more than any odd-numbered Part. Something like 4 > 2 > 6 ≥ 8 > 5 ≥ 7 > 1 > 3. Subject to change, to be sure; I especially want to re-read Steel Ball Run at a faster pace to get a better feel for it.
"Jojolion" is significant for being probably the most "dedicated" I've been to reading on of the longer (that is, "post-Hamon") Parts. Parts 5, 6, and 7 were all disrupted by me inadvertently taking long hiatuses in the middle of reading. Part 8, by comparison, was finished at a consistent rate of about one volume a day. It's therefore possible my appreciation of the Part is because I didn't waste much time with it. Compare my favorite Part, "Diamond Is Unbreakable," which was the last one I read in one go, without dilly-dallying. (Fun coincidence that that Part is also set in Morioh...)
If I were to try explaining what I like about the even-numbered Parts, I guess it would be that Araki-sensei seems to aim for "trying new things," whereas odd-numbered Parts feel largely like "fight-fests," really stretching thin the "monster of the week" format. The reason I currently list "Stardust Crusaders" at the bottom of my subjective ranking is because the plot is basically just "We need to get to DIO," and the whole thing is padded with Araki coming up with how Stands work as he goes. "Diamond Is Unbreakable" feels like Araki is more confident in Stands, and can come up with ideas beyond just a gauntlet of fights. "Vento Aureo" then feels like a second chance at "SDC," using the self-knowledge gained from "SDC" and "DIU" to create another gauntlet of fights with the creativity of the Morioh cast. "Stone Ocean," like "DIU," limits the scope of "adventure" to the prison and a bit of Florida outside the prison walls, and this constraint, including the "prison break" element, lends a different feeling from the "We have to defeat the bad guy" idea that covers most the duration of Parts 3 and 5. "SBR" is at least quite unique with the horse race, but it follows a linear path akin to Jotaro's journey to Egypt.
"Jojolion" is, to my understanding, not too well-liked among JoJo Parts. But the people who dislike it also overhype "Steel Ball Run," so... I'm not too worried; I'm already forced to be a contrarian for feeling underwhelmed by "SBR," so I may as well like "JJL." The story of "Jojolion" is divided roughly into two parts: the mystery of Josuke's identity, and the quest for the New Locacaca. The manga initially presents itself with the mystery, but it's resolved somewhat soon, and I guess doesn't feel too significant by the end of the series, especially because the main idea is more about "Josuke" becoming his own person, and not necessarily going back to his life as Josefumi. Then again, we get a decently touching moment where Yasuho finds photos of Josefumi in Josefumi's mom's phone at the very end of the series, and Josuke doesn't do much to pursue his kinda-mother after she leaves the scene. But I guess the "significance" here is actually that Josuke is accepted into the Higashikata family in the next scene, which makes sense. Well, more or less.
Most of the cast of this Part are the members of the Higashikata family. A fan of the rest of the manga/franchise would assume the family would follow roles similar to other casts in earlier Parts, possibly like Bruno's crew in "VA," being roughly the closest analogue. "Jojolion" defies this expectation; Josuke's closest ally is Yasuho, a friend of the family, and none of the actual family members ever really take on a role akin to a Zeppeli/Speedwagon/Caesar/Kakyoin/Polnareff/Okayasu/Koichi/Bruno/Mista/Anasui/Ermes/FF/Gyro. The closest ones would be Joshu, Norisuke, and Tsurugi, but Joshu remains a butt-monkey the whole time, Norisuke doesn't have a combat Stand, and Tsurugi is kind of taken out of commission by being roped into his father's quasi-antagonistic role. As for the other Higashikatas: Daiya at least gets a pretty great Stand battle as an antagonist; Hato helps kill a villain, but we only see her Stand for a few pages; Mitsuba does help a bit in a late-game Stand battle; and I guess technically Kaato does a lot of heavy-lifting toward killing the Final Boss. Otherwise, for the longest Part so far, it's kind of weird how little we see of allied Stands. But I guess it's also true the Stand battles here last pretty long, so most of the characters who get time to shine end up getting quite a bit of time before they're basically retired.
Probably the biggest hurdle to "accepting" this story is just how different it is from its immediate predecessor. There's an idea that the Saint Corpse is responsible for Stands in Morioh, or is responsible for the Wall Eyes functioning like the Devil's Palm to awaken Stands. The Spin does factor into the story, but rather late; indeed, I feel some of the shade thrown at the story is because of how late "Go Beyond" comes out, though I'd say it's adequately foreshadowed compared to how similar endgame power-ups occur in the franchise, and it isn't really any zanier than "Star Platinum The World," "Gold Experience Requiem," or "Tusk Act 4." The main thing that stands out against "SBR" lore is how the Rock Humans seemed not to exist in America over a century ago, and seem limited to Japan despite the Locacaca being from South Guinea or wherever. Or, rather, the fact that Rock Humans and non-human Rock Organisms and the Locacaca are all introduced, and don't seem to have much to do with each other directly; Rock Humans are theorized to be an alternate path of evolution in case Homo sapiens fails, but the other Rock Organisms seem almost random and exist more to give enemies that aren't just humanoid Sutando Tsukai; the Locacaca could probably stand alone, without really needing the antagonists to be "Rock Humans" over just normal humans. There's some consensus that Tooru's motive is to a) get really rich off selling New Locacaca treatments and b) put Rock Humans at the top of society above carbon-based humans. But a carbon human could seek monetary gain just as well. And why not vampires like the Hamon saga? There's some background to say female Rock Humans can reproduce with human men, but male Rock Humans can't reproduce with human women, and Tooru has been grooming Yasuho most of her life, but... there's nothing about using Equivalent Exchange to give Tooru the ability to breed with Yasuho or anything. Not explicitly, at least. Actually, when I think about it, we kinda dropped the relevance of Josuke's four testicles, but there could easily have been a plot about Tooru using the New Locacaca to take Josuke's extra pair so he'd be capable of insemination the human way. Maybe this was partly planned, and Araki just dropped it, or forgot, like the possibility of Part 4 Josuke time-traveling to inspire his child self to change hairstyle. I don't know.
At the end of the day, Josuke is pretty cool, Wonder of U is really cool, and Part 8 does well to carry the torch from the original universe Morioh and make everything as fun and creative as back then.
****
Misc. notes:
One thing that bugs me about the combination of Morioh setting and "Rock Human" antagonists is the notable absence of an Angelo analogue. Dude got punched into fusing with a rock by the original Josuke. In a way, he was Morioh's first Rock Human.
Also, I shitted and skeeted my pants when the Fumi-kun of 1941 activated Hermit Purple. Partly because I totally forgot the name "Josefumi" is meant to invoke "Joseph"...
I don't know what it is exactly, but by now it's an irrefutable pattern for me: I just like all even-numbered Parts more than the odd-numbered ones. In fact, I may go as far as to say I like all four even-numbered Parts more than any odd-numbered Part. Something like 4 > 2 > 6 ≥ 8 > 5 ≥ 7 > 1 > 3. Subject to change, to be sure; I especially want to re-read Steel Ball Run at a faster pace to get a better feel for it.
"Jojolion" is significant for being probably the most "dedicated" I've been to reading on of the longer (that is, "post-Hamon") Parts. Parts 5, 6, and 7 were all disrupted by me inadvertently taking long hiatuses in the middle of reading. Part 8, by comparison, was finished at a consistent rate of about one volume a day. It's therefore possible my appreciation of the Part is because I didn't waste much time with it. Compare my favorite Part, "Diamond Is Unbreakable," which was the last one I read in one go, without dilly-dallying. (Fun coincidence that that Part is also set in Morioh...)
If I were to try explaining what I like about the even-numbered Parts, I guess it would be that Araki-sensei seems to aim for "trying new things," whereas odd-numbered Parts feel largely like "fight-fests," really stretching thin the "monster of the week" format. The reason I currently list "Stardust Crusaders" at the bottom of my subjective ranking is because the plot is basically just "We need to get to DIO," and the whole thing is padded with Araki coming up with how Stands work as he goes. "Diamond Is Unbreakable" feels like Araki is more confident in Stands, and can come up with ideas beyond just a gauntlet of fights. "Vento Aureo" then feels like a second chance at "SDC," using the self-knowledge gained from "SDC" and "DIU" to create another gauntlet of fights with the creativity of the Morioh cast. "Stone Ocean," like "DIU," limits the scope of "adventure" to the prison and a bit of Florida outside the prison walls, and this constraint, including the "prison break" element, lends a different feeling from the "We have to defeat the bad guy" idea that covers most the duration of Parts 3 and 5. "SBR" is at least quite unique with the horse race, but it follows a linear path akin to Jotaro's journey to Egypt.
"Jojolion" is, to my understanding, not too well-liked among JoJo Parts. But the people who dislike it also overhype "Steel Ball Run," so... I'm not too worried; I'm already forced to be a contrarian for feeling underwhelmed by "SBR," so I may as well like "JJL." The story of "Jojolion" is divided roughly into two parts: the mystery of Josuke's identity, and the quest for the New Locacaca. The manga initially presents itself with the mystery, but it's resolved somewhat soon, and I guess doesn't feel too significant by the end of the series, especially because the main idea is more about "Josuke" becoming his own person, and not necessarily going back to his life as Josefumi. Then again, we get a decently touching moment where Yasuho finds photos of Josefumi in Josefumi's mom's phone at the very end of the series, and Josuke doesn't do much to pursue his kinda-mother after she leaves the scene. But I guess the "significance" here is actually that Josuke is accepted into the Higashikata family in the next scene, which makes sense. Well, more or less.
Most of the cast of this Part are the members of the Higashikata family. A fan of the rest of the manga/franchise would assume the family would follow roles similar to other casts in earlier Parts, possibly like Bruno's crew in "VA," being roughly the closest analogue. "Jojolion" defies this expectation; Josuke's closest ally is Yasuho, a friend of the family, and none of the actual family members ever really take on a role akin to a Zeppeli/Speedwagon/Caesar/Kakyoin/Polnareff/Okayasu/Koichi/Bruno/Mista/Anasui/Ermes/FF/Gyro. The closest ones would be Joshu, Norisuke, and Tsurugi, but Joshu remains a butt-monkey the whole time, Norisuke doesn't have a combat Stand, and Tsurugi is kind of taken out of commission by being roped into his father's quasi-antagonistic role. As for the other Higashikatas: Daiya at least gets a pretty great Stand battle as an antagonist; Hato helps kill a villain, but we only see her Stand for a few pages; Mitsuba does help a bit in a late-game Stand battle; and I guess technically Kaato does a lot of heavy-lifting toward killing the Final Boss. Otherwise, for the longest Part so far, it's kind of weird how little we see of allied Stands. But I guess it's also true the Stand battles here last pretty long, so most of the characters who get time to shine end up getting quite a bit of time before they're basically retired.
Probably the biggest hurdle to "accepting" this story is just how different it is from its immediate predecessor. There's an idea that the Saint Corpse is responsible for Stands in Morioh, or is responsible for the Wall Eyes functioning like the Devil's Palm to awaken Stands. The Spin does factor into the story, but rather late; indeed, I feel some of the shade thrown at the story is because of how late "Go Beyond" comes out, though I'd say it's adequately foreshadowed compared to how similar endgame power-ups occur in the franchise, and it isn't really any zanier than "Star Platinum The World," "Gold Experience Requiem," or "Tusk Act 4." The main thing that stands out against "SBR" lore is how the Rock Humans seemed not to exist in America over a century ago, and seem limited to Japan despite the Locacaca being from South Guinea or wherever. Or, rather, the fact that Rock Humans and non-human Rock Organisms and the Locacaca are all introduced, and don't seem to have much to do with each other directly; Rock Humans are theorized to be an alternate path of evolution in case Homo sapiens fails, but the other Rock Organisms seem almost random and exist more to give enemies that aren't just humanoid Sutando Tsukai; the Locacaca could probably stand alone, without really needing the antagonists to be "Rock Humans" over just normal humans. There's some consensus that Tooru's motive is to a) get really rich off selling New Locacaca treatments and b) put Rock Humans at the top of society above carbon-based humans. But a carbon human could seek monetary gain just as well. And why not vampires like the Hamon saga? There's some background to say female Rock Humans can reproduce with human men, but male Rock Humans can't reproduce with human women, and Tooru has been grooming Yasuho most of her life, but... there's nothing about using Equivalent Exchange to give Tooru the ability to breed with Yasuho or anything. Not explicitly, at least. Actually, when I think about it, we kinda dropped the relevance of Josuke's four testicles, but there could easily have been a plot about Tooru using the New Locacaca to take Josuke's extra pair so he'd be capable of insemination the human way. Maybe this was partly planned, and Araki just dropped it, or forgot, like the possibility of Part 4 Josuke time-traveling to inspire his child self to change hairstyle. I don't know.
At the end of the day, Josuke is pretty cool, Wonder of U is really cool, and Part 8 does well to carry the torch from the original universe Morioh and make everything as fun and creative as back then.
****
Misc. notes:
One thing that bugs me about the combination of Morioh setting and "Rock Human" antagonists is the notable absence of an Angelo analogue. Dude got punched into fusing with a rock by the original Josuke. In a way, he was Morioh's first Rock Human.
Also, I shitted and skeeted my pants when the Fumi-kun of 1941 activated Hermit Purple. Partly because I totally forgot the name "Josefumi" is meant to invoke "Joseph"...
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 17, 2023
"This is a story about breaking a curse"
Definitivamente una de mis partes favoritas de JoJo's. El diálogo de los personajes es divertido porque nadie habla así, aunque quizás eso sea solo un tema de la traducción del scan que leí. Es probablemente la parte que mejor representa a JoJo's como tal, en todo su bizarro y glamouroso esplendor. Todos los personajes son únicos y extraños, y las batallas y habilidades siguen siendo tan creativas como siempre. El misterio de la primera mitad de la historia, sobre la identidad del protagonista, es muy interesante, y tiene una conclusión muy satisfactoria.
Desafortunadamente no puedo calificarla tan alto como SBR por las inconsistencias que tiene (el hombre del flashback, y un flash forward que promete cosas que nunca suceden), así como una segunda mitad que no me fue tan atrapante como la primera (aún si WoU me gustó bastante). También me quedaron algunas dudas, pero esperaré a Jojolands a ver si son respondidas.
Por último, Yasuho y Josuke nunca se besaron. Bromeas??? Araki hazlos esposos.
Definitivamente una de mis partes favoritas de JoJo's. El diálogo de los personajes es divertido porque nadie habla así, aunque quizás eso sea solo un tema de la traducción del scan que leí. Es probablemente la parte que mejor representa a JoJo's como tal, en todo su bizarro y glamouroso esplendor. Todos los personajes son únicos y extraños, y las batallas y habilidades siguen siendo tan creativas como siempre. El misterio de la primera mitad de la historia, sobre la identidad del protagonista, es muy interesante, y tiene una conclusión muy satisfactoria.
Desafortunadamente no puedo calificarla tan alto como SBR por las inconsistencias que tiene (el hombre del flashback, y un flash forward que promete cosas que nunca suceden), así como una segunda mitad que no me fue tan atrapante como la primera (aún si WoU me gustó bastante). También me quedaron algunas dudas, pero esperaré a Jojolands a ver si son respondidas.
Por último, Yasuho y Josuke nunca se besaron. Bromeas??? Araki hazlos esposos.
March 1, 2022
I really did enjoy this book. As the 8th part in a huge series, it really fufills the excitment I had been looking for in this book. The characters are well written, which wasnt always the case with author. Im glad to see that he has grown as a writer, and it is amazing to see that here.
Everything is well drawn and thought out, and it really feels like you get to know the characters personally. Some, well, you can't help but have a deep hatred towards. But that is good. Not every character should be likable. They need flaws and horrible ideals. That is what makes this book great.
Everything is well drawn and thought out, and it really feels like you get to know the characters personally. Some, well, you can't help but have a deep hatred towards. But that is good. Not every character should be likable. They need flaws and horrible ideals. That is what makes this book great.
September 27, 2024
Una de las grandes preguntas que uno se realiza sobre Jojos es: ¿De qué va la trama? Y siento que esta parte lo expresa y lo resuelve muy bien. En cada parte de JJBA nos encontramos con un descendiente de la familia Joestar, quién debe enfrentar a su destino, esa calamidad que es imposible de evitar, justamente como menciona Tooru. Por cada generación hubo una lucha que marcaba el linaje, por lo que debían (con ayuda de sus amigues) encontrar una forma de darle un termino a ese capítulo de sus vidas. ¿Fueron capaces de tumbar ese calamidad? Depende del punto de vista, si y no, porque al fin de cuenta cada uno tuvo que cargar con sus demonios, y siento que eso es lo que trata de expresar Josuke en Jojolion.
Cuando conocemos a Josuke no sabemos mucho sobre él, no tenemos mayores nociones sobre su pasado, no sabemos realmente qué es. Por lo que poco a poco vamos aprendiendo sobre el árbol genealógico de los Joestar, dándonos cuenta que existe un lazo muy fuerte entre ese personaje y los Jojos. Cuando deben enfrentar a Tooru, se ven envueltos en una y otra calamidad, sin lograr encontrar una solución al ataque de stand, el cual es automático. De esta manera forma, es Josuke quién se da cuenta que su stand está basado también en su pasado, por lo que a través del símbolo Joestar logra encontrar una forma de penetrar la barrera inquebrantable de Tooru. Al mismo tiempo, la abuela de Tsuguri toma las riendas de la pelea, y expresa que es momento de dejar de lado todo esta maldición que lleva consigo años de dolor y sufrimiento en la familia, por lo que realiza un intercambio equivalente entre la maldición de Tsunari y Tooru, sin antes recibir una calamidad que le arrebata la vida.
La emoción de ese momento, el entender todo el sufrimiento por tantos años de una madre y abuela, Kaato hace un llamado desesperado desde las entrañas, queriendo dejar salir el amor de madre por cumplir el objetivo de cualquiera madre: “desear que sus hijas e hijos sean felices y estén en paz”. Justamente eso es lo que da, teniendo fatales consecuencias, pero cumpliéndolas.
Después de lo ocurrido con la familia Higashikata, nos vamos a un flashback donde nos presentan a Lucy Steel varios años después de Steel Ball Run, quién fue a Japón para tratar de encontrar una pista del Rokakaka. Es así como nos vemos con Joseph de este universo, con esa misma carisma y personalidad que hipnotiza, y dándole unas lindas referencias para finalizar esa parte. Todo lo que se menciona con Lucy es parte de la estructura coherente de lo que fue Jojolion, para así darle fin a una historia cargada de misterio, emoción y pasión por cada personaje, como lo es la junta final de la familia queriendo elegir el pastel para el padre de la familia.
Cuando conocemos a Josuke no sabemos mucho sobre él, no tenemos mayores nociones sobre su pasado, no sabemos realmente qué es. Por lo que poco a poco vamos aprendiendo sobre el árbol genealógico de los Joestar, dándonos cuenta que existe un lazo muy fuerte entre ese personaje y los Jojos. Cuando deben enfrentar a Tooru, se ven envueltos en una y otra calamidad, sin lograr encontrar una solución al ataque de stand, el cual es automático. De esta manera forma, es Josuke quién se da cuenta que su stand está basado también en su pasado, por lo que a través del símbolo Joestar logra encontrar una forma de penetrar la barrera inquebrantable de Tooru. Al mismo tiempo, la abuela de Tsuguri toma las riendas de la pelea, y expresa que es momento de dejar de lado todo esta maldición que lleva consigo años de dolor y sufrimiento en la familia, por lo que realiza un intercambio equivalente entre la maldición de Tsunari y Tooru, sin antes recibir una calamidad que le arrebata la vida.
La emoción de ese momento, el entender todo el sufrimiento por tantos años de una madre y abuela, Kaato hace un llamado desesperado desde las entrañas, queriendo dejar salir el amor de madre por cumplir el objetivo de cualquiera madre: “desear que sus hijas e hijos sean felices y estén en paz”. Justamente eso es lo que da, teniendo fatales consecuencias, pero cumpliéndolas.
Después de lo ocurrido con la familia Higashikata, nos vamos a un flashback donde nos presentan a Lucy Steel varios años después de Steel Ball Run, quién fue a Japón para tratar de encontrar una pista del Rokakaka. Es así como nos vemos con Joseph de este universo, con esa misma carisma y personalidad que hipnotiza, y dándole unas lindas referencias para finalizar esa parte. Todo lo que se menciona con Lucy es parte de la estructura coherente de lo que fue Jojolion, para así darle fin a una historia cargada de misterio, emoción y pasión por cada personaje, como lo es la junta final de la familia queriendo elegir el pastel para el padre de la familia.
September 18, 2023
The most hetero jojo part...and the most bizarre
The entire story was so interesting, kinda nostalgic cuz of parallels with "old" morioh.
The both parts of morioh town (Diamond is Unbreakable, Jojolion) gave me weird feeling in the start.
they have vibe like starts something new and modern, than the previous parts (this part was quite modern),
for these reasons it's kinda hard to get familiar with it, but soon you will used to it.
The storyline was peak, some characters were so interesting, stands were complex.
MY THOUGHTS ABOUT JOJOLION ARE POSITIVE
SPOILER ALERT (mostly minor)
About Yasuho
the mangaka forgot his own gender(actually he is just f pervert) and gave her girly things
like period cramps, made her pusi wet and always was admiting that she has an extra hole...
(someone would say, Araki already did this to Jolyne, but let's be honest, she was pretty masculine)
it makes me think that he wanted to write "jobro" female character with femininity to show us what is the womanhood and it's quite positive for me
(for the manga, she was more jobro than a love interest).
Josuke was cool, but if he had more development, he would be better.
even his backstory is literally metamorphosis,
he kinda stayed "empty", but the plot was rich
so it's not big thing (he is still better than all of us, he has 4 testicles).
The plant appraiser is one of my favorite but objectively...nothing special (jojos had better jobros)
The entire Higashikata family was so cute and nice to see their family stuffs.
despite of big dramas, still easily noticeable that they did everything for the family.
especially fav characters from them: Jobin, Tsurugi, Kaato.
The main villain was cool with his music taste.
he was listening one of the most iconic riff by Randy Rhouds (crazy train), me as a guitarist I get excited.
Toru had one of the most overpowered stand (maybe the strongest) in entire JJBA and
its abilities were so interesting with the phenomenon of calamity.
some of the fights in early chapters, I found boring and maybe it's my fault...
The lead motive of this part was THE FAMILY and it was f beautiful.
Kaato as THE MOTHER/GRANDMA >>>
Jobin as THE FATHER >>>
Mitsuba as THE WIFE/MOTHER >>>
Kira and Josuke as SONS >>>
The last 2 chapters were so cute and iconic.
I found so funny that Lucy Steel was married at the age of 14 and then she was single in her 60s.
Actually I wanna compare Jojolion to Steel Ball Run but I WON'T!!!
The entire story was so interesting, kinda nostalgic cuz of parallels with "old" morioh.
The both parts of morioh town (Diamond is Unbreakable, Jojolion) gave me weird feeling in the start.
they have vibe like starts something new and modern, than the previous parts (this part was quite modern),
for these reasons it's kinda hard to get familiar with it, but soon you will used to it.
The storyline was peak, some characters were so interesting, stands were complex.
MY THOUGHTS ABOUT JOJOLION ARE POSITIVE
SPOILER ALERT (mostly minor)
About Yasuho
the mangaka forgot his own gender(actually he is just f pervert) and gave her girly things
like period cramps, made her pusi wet and always was admiting that she has an extra hole...
(someone would say, Araki already did this to Jolyne, but let's be honest, she was pretty masculine)
it makes me think that he wanted to write "jobro" female character with femininity to show us what is the womanhood and it's quite positive for me
(for the manga, she was more jobro than a love interest).
Josuke was cool, but if he had more development, he would be better.
even his backstory is literally metamorphosis,
he kinda stayed "empty", but the plot was rich
so it's not big thing (he is still better than all of us, he has 4 testicles).
The plant appraiser is one of my favorite but objectively...nothing special (jojos had better jobros)
The entire Higashikata family was so cute and nice to see their family stuffs.
despite of big dramas, still easily noticeable that they did everything for the family.
especially fav characters from them: Jobin, Tsurugi, Kaato.
The main villain was cool with his music taste.
he was listening one of the most iconic riff by Randy Rhouds (crazy train), me as a guitarist I get excited.
Toru had one of the most overpowered stand (maybe the strongest) in entire JJBA and
its abilities were so interesting with the phenomenon of calamity.
some of the fights in early chapters, I found boring and maybe it's my fault...
The lead motive of this part was THE FAMILY and it was f beautiful.
Kaato as THE MOTHER/GRANDMA >>>
Jobin as THE FATHER >>>
Mitsuba as THE WIFE/MOTHER >>>
Kira and Josuke as SONS >>>
The last 2 chapters were so cute and iconic.
I found so funny that Lucy Steel was married at the age of 14 and then she was single in her 60s.
Actually I wanna compare Jojolion to Steel Ball Run but I WON'T!!!
September 16, 2025
"Jojolion. Está es la historia sobre romper una maldición."
Morioh, Japón. 2011.
En Jojolion, Araki regresa a Morioh, el lugar donde transcurrió la Parte 4, para contar otra historia 120 años después de los sucesos de Steel Ball Run. El Jojo de esta parte es un joven sin memoria sobre su identidad, que termina siendo nombrado Josuke y adoptado por la familia Higashikata. A lo largo de los capítulos, Josuke deberá resolver el misterio sobre su identidad y encontrar una extraña fruta que podría ser la clave para salvar a la familia de una maldición que ha padecido durante generaciones. Sin embargo, una mafia peligrosa de Hombres Roca también está detrás de la fruta. Esta fruta, además, podría ayudar a Josuke a recuperar sus recuerdos.
Durante la aventura, Josuke hará aliados importantes como Norisuke IV, el líder de la familia Higashikata; Mamezuku Ray, un hombre con un estilo de vida ermitaño; y Yasuho Hirose, su compañera principal e interés amoroso.
Me gustó muchísimo Jojolion, y sentí nostalgia al ver que Morioh sería el lugar donde se desarrollaría la Parte 8. Sin embargo, Araki vuelve a demostrarnos que este no es el mismo Morioh de la Parte 4, y los personajes que aparecen no tienen nada que ver con los originales a pesar de llevar el mismo nombre.
Jojolion me pareció la parte más adulta de Jojo's, quizás por los temas que se tratan o por ciertas escenas que me incomodaron un poco. Josuke como protagonista me gustó mucho, y me encariñé bastante con él. Su viaje se trata de una búsqueda sobre el sentido de su identidad, de reafirmar su humanidad al no saber quién es o no contar con recuerdos sobre su vida. Es una búsqueda de encontrarle un sentido a su existencia que me hizo acordar a la criatura de Frankenstein.
Lo que me pareció muy interesante es que el villano principal es un Hombre Roca que también busca encontrarle un sentido a su existencia. Por otro lado, mi personaje favorito de esta parte es Yasuho, quien siempre busca la manera de ayudar a sus seres queridos, pero al mismo tiempo es subestimada por quienes quiere proteger. Ella también es alguien que se siente perdida, como Josuke, pero durante la aventura irá encontrándose a sí misma.
Más allá de los puntos positivos, también tuvo algunos aspectos que no me gustaron.
1)La presentación del villano: siento que lo introdujeron muy tarde. Había más potencial ahí.
2)Escenas incomodas. Por ejemplos, las de abuso sexual hacia Yasuho. Si bien no fueron muchas, estaban de más y no eran necesarias.
3)Personajes desperdiciados. Personajes que no tuvieron el desarrollo que se merecían y había más por explotar. Encima aparecen poco, mueren o desaparecen.
4)Joshu Higashikata. El personaje más desagradable que ha creado Araki. Siento que su función era el de ser un chiste para la trama, pero resultó ser uno malo. Encima cuando creí le iban a dar una redención o algo parecido, solo terminó hundiéndose más.
Jojolion es un sentimiento, y si tuviera que definir ese sentimiento diría que es amor. Porque tal vez, lo que importa en este mundo no es el pasado, sino vivir el presente sabiendo lo que es sentirse amado por alguien.
Josuke, Yasuho, los Higashikata...todos se quedaron con una parte de mí corazón. Si bien no estoy de acuerdo con la mayoría de los aspectos de la resolución, al final (como me enseñó Johnny) lo que importa realmente es el viaje y no el destino.
Gracias por todo, Araki.
Puntuación general: 4,5/5💫
Morioh, Japón. 2011.
En Jojolion, Araki regresa a Morioh, el lugar donde transcurrió la Parte 4, para contar otra historia 120 años después de los sucesos de Steel Ball Run. El Jojo de esta parte es un joven sin memoria sobre su identidad, que termina siendo nombrado Josuke y adoptado por la familia Higashikata. A lo largo de los capítulos, Josuke deberá resolver el misterio sobre su identidad y encontrar una extraña fruta que podría ser la clave para salvar a la familia de una maldición que ha padecido durante generaciones. Sin embargo, una mafia peligrosa de Hombres Roca también está detrás de la fruta. Esta fruta, además, podría ayudar a Josuke a recuperar sus recuerdos.
Durante la aventura, Josuke hará aliados importantes como Norisuke IV, el líder de la familia Higashikata; Mamezuku Ray, un hombre con un estilo de vida ermitaño; y Yasuho Hirose, su compañera principal e interés amoroso.
Me gustó muchísimo Jojolion, y sentí nostalgia al ver que Morioh sería el lugar donde se desarrollaría la Parte 8. Sin embargo, Araki vuelve a demostrarnos que este no es el mismo Morioh de la Parte 4, y los personajes que aparecen no tienen nada que ver con los originales a pesar de llevar el mismo nombre.
Jojolion me pareció la parte más adulta de Jojo's, quizás por los temas que se tratan o por ciertas escenas que me incomodaron un poco. Josuke como protagonista me gustó mucho, y me encariñé bastante con él. Su viaje se trata de una búsqueda sobre el sentido de su identidad, de reafirmar su humanidad al no saber quién es o no contar con recuerdos sobre su vida. Es una búsqueda de encontrarle un sentido a su existencia que me hizo acordar a la criatura de Frankenstein.
Lo que me pareció muy interesante es que el villano principal es un Hombre Roca que también busca encontrarle un sentido a su existencia. Por otro lado, mi personaje favorito de esta parte es Yasuho, quien siempre busca la manera de ayudar a sus seres queridos, pero al mismo tiempo es subestimada por quienes quiere proteger. Ella también es alguien que se siente perdida, como Josuke, pero durante la aventura irá encontrándose a sí misma.
Más allá de los puntos positivos, también tuvo algunos aspectos que no me gustaron.
1)La presentación del villano: siento que lo introdujeron muy tarde. Había más potencial ahí.
2)Escenas incomodas. Por ejemplos, las de abuso sexual hacia Yasuho. Si bien no fueron muchas, estaban de más y no eran necesarias.
3)Personajes desperdiciados. Personajes que no tuvieron el desarrollo que se merecían y había más por explotar. Encima aparecen poco, mueren o desaparecen.
4)Joshu Higashikata. El personaje más desagradable que ha creado Araki. Siento que su función era el de ser un chiste para la trama, pero resultó ser uno malo. Encima cuando creí le iban a dar una redención o algo parecido, solo terminó hundiéndose más.
Jojolion es un sentimiento, y si tuviera que definir ese sentimiento diría que es amor. Porque tal vez, lo que importa en este mundo no es el pasado, sino vivir el presente sabiendo lo que es sentirse amado por alguien.
Josuke, Yasuho, los Higashikata...todos se quedaron con una parte de mí corazón. Si bien no estoy de acuerdo con la mayoría de los aspectos de la resolución, al final (como me enseñó Johnny) lo que importa realmente es el viaje y no el destino.
Gracias por todo, Araki.
Puntuación general: 4,5/5💫
August 28, 2023
È difficile trovare le parole per spiegare come mi sento alla fine della lettura di Jojolion. Ho avuto un rapporto complicato con questa ottava parte di Jojo. All'inizio alcune mini-saghe mi sembravano trppo bizzarre persino per i miei gusti, però Josuke e Yasuho mi piacevano davvero tanto e ho deciso di perseverare.
Ho fatto bene. Alla fine anche Jojolion mi ha conquistato e, come accade alla fine di ogni parte di Jojo (con la felice eccezione di DiU) mi ha lasciato una grandissima tristezza addosso e ho anche versato qualche lacrima sul finale.
Josuke credo che sia diventato il mio Jojo preferito insieme a Jolyne e ho davvero amato Yasuho, il suo ruolo nella storia, il suo rapport con Josuke. Credo che questa sia l'unica parte in cui mi sia dispiaciuto per la sconfitta dei due antagonisti - una novità per Jojo, dove i cattivi sono sempre disprezzabili sia nelle loro motivazioni che nei mezzi che usano per raggiungerli.
Mi è piaciuto il leit motiv di questa saga e sul finale ho compreso meglio la famiglia Higashigata e cosa mi disturbava così tanto di lei nel suo insieme. E ho apprezzato la maggior presenza di personaggi femminili e il loro maggior peso nella trama .
Avrei ancora molte cose da dire ma mi fermo qui. Jojolion è stata una parte molto sui generis, non sempre facile da apprezzare ma gli ultimi dieci volumi sono stati una cavalcata serratissima e hanno ripagato l'attesa, almeno per quanto mi riguarda.
Ho fatto bene. Alla fine anche Jojolion mi ha conquistato e, come accade alla fine di ogni parte di Jojo (con la felice eccezione di DiU) mi ha lasciato una grandissima tristezza addosso e ho anche versato qualche lacrima sul finale.
Josuke credo che sia diventato il mio Jojo preferito insieme a Jolyne e ho davvero amato Yasuho, il suo ruolo nella storia, il suo rapport con Josuke. Credo che questa sia l'unica parte in cui mi sia dispiaciuto per la sconfitta dei due antagonisti - una novità per Jojo, dove i cattivi sono sempre disprezzabili sia nelle loro motivazioni che nei mezzi che usano per raggiungerli.
Mi è piaciuto il leit motiv di questa saga e sul finale ho compreso meglio la famiglia Higashigata e cosa mi disturbava così tanto di lei nel suo insieme. E ho apprezzato la maggior presenza di personaggi femminili e il loro maggior peso nella trama .
Avrei ancora molte cose da dire ma mi fermo qui. Jojolion è stata una parte molto sui generis, non sempre facile da apprezzare ma gli ultimi dieci volumi sono stati una cavalcata serratissima e hanno ripagato l'attesa, almeno per quanto mi riguarda.
August 25, 2025
What a wacky story. While this wasn't my favorite Jojo part, it was still unmistakably and uniquely Jojo, and for that I still enjoyed it.
Pacing-wise, I felt the first half of Jojolion was verrrrry slow, very slice-of-life and that was most likely what kept me from being able to really dig into Josuke's story. It took me a long time to like any individual characters, as well. Some of the humor would come across stronger in an animated format, things like comedic timing, music/sound effects, voice-acting, so I hope this part gets animated one day. But in terms of reading, this part of Jojo didn't really kick in until the second half.
The second half was much more engaging, faster-paced, and a fairly concise storyline. The whole concept of rock humans was developed much more in the latter half, and the little infographic blurbs we'd get about their evolution and their life cycles was interesting and wacky. The strongest part of this story was the last few volumes--the ending sequence and final boss showdown was intense and dramatic, although maybe a tad predictable. But "Wonder of U" was truly an eerie stand to face off against.
There's a lot of questions left unanswered about Josuke's past, and his concept of his identity, but as Yasuho's narration says, the overall message left at the end of their story is hope, both for the healing Higashikata family and for Josuke's future.
Pacing-wise, I felt the first half of Jojolion was verrrrry slow, very slice-of-life and that was most likely what kept me from being able to really dig into Josuke's story. It took me a long time to like any individual characters, as well. Some of the humor would come across stronger in an animated format, things like comedic timing, music/sound effects, voice-acting, so I hope this part gets animated one day. But in terms of reading, this part of Jojo didn't really kick in until the second half.
The second half was much more engaging, faster-paced, and a fairly concise storyline. The whole concept of rock humans was developed much more in the latter half, and the little infographic blurbs we'd get about their evolution and their life cycles was interesting and wacky. The strongest part of this story was the last few volumes--the ending sequence and final boss showdown was intense and dramatic, although maybe a tad predictable. But "Wonder of U" was truly an eerie stand to face off against.
There's a lot of questions left unanswered about Josuke's past, and his concept of his identity, but as Yasuho's narration says, the overall message left at the end of their story is hope, both for the healing Higashikata family and for Josuke's future.
July 12, 2023
There is so much to say about Jojolion but it's always easier to discuss it over some drinks than on paper (writer's block I guess) :D
Steel Ball Run is still the better arc but Jojolion offers plenty of fresh ideas, impeccable fashion and complex Stands. The drawing is excellent and some characters are so lovely that you have a feeling they were chiseled from marble. I was reminded of old Greek statues like Venus de Milo.
The final villain was introduced a bit late, I know that I was a couple of volumes away from finishing the manga and was wondering when he'll show up. As soon as certain someone appeared I knew this is it. Jojo is such an unpredictable manga that it's part of the game to try to guess what overwhelming power the final boss will have and then the usual question: "How do you even beat something like this?"
I recently got back to One Piece again and couldn't help but draw some comparisons, even though both works are vastly different. One Piece fights can be ludicrous at times but they are still relatively simply resolved, often with brute force. Nothing wrong with that, their scale is getting ever bigger and finishers are always satisfying. Jojolion on the other hand has such complex powers and you truly need to be clever to defeat your opponent, especially if he is your polar opposite (when it comes to the type of power).
Jojo may not be for everyone but for me, it's a marvel and the only manga where I cannot predict anything. I recommend it to anyone who wants to see complex and bizarre fights, colorful fashion and a well-crafted story.
Steel Ball Run is still the better arc but Jojolion offers plenty of fresh ideas, impeccable fashion and complex Stands. The drawing is excellent and some characters are so lovely that you have a feeling they were chiseled from marble. I was reminded of old Greek statues like Venus de Milo.
The final villain was introduced a bit late, I know that I was a couple of volumes away from finishing the manga and was wondering when he'll show up. As soon as certain someone appeared I knew this is it. Jojo is such an unpredictable manga that it's part of the game to try to guess what overwhelming power the final boss will have and then the usual question: "How do you even beat something like this?"
I recently got back to One Piece again and couldn't help but draw some comparisons, even though both works are vastly different. One Piece fights can be ludicrous at times but they are still relatively simply resolved, often with brute force. Nothing wrong with that, their scale is getting ever bigger and finishers are always satisfying. Jojolion on the other hand has such complex powers and you truly need to be clever to defeat your opponent, especially if he is your polar opposite (when it comes to the type of power).
Jojo may not be for everyone but for me, it's a marvel and the only manga where I cannot predict anything. I recommend it to anyone who wants to see complex and bizarre fights, colorful fashion and a well-crafted story.
July 13, 2025
Voy a cambiar la reseña entera.
Me ha gustado muchísimo JoJolion. Gappy se ha convertido en uno de mis JoJo's favoritos y Yasuho me parece un personaje increíble, aunque mal aprovechado.
No obstante, aunque haya mujeres súper interesantes en la historia, siento que de forma continuada se les deja a un lado. Es cierto que son fundamentales para el arco final de la historia (la pelea de Mitsuba y Yasuho contra Dr. Wu, Kaato siendo la que acaba con Toru, Kei Nijimura sacrificándose por Josuke...). Sin ellas, no podrían haber ganado en ningún momento. Mi problema es la constante sexualización de Yasuho con constantes abusos hacia ella y no siempre por parte de los enemigos.
¿Es necesario que esta chica esté constantemente durante toda la historia siendo acosada? Además, siempre que quiere ayudar en la búsqueda de la Rokakaka es mandada a su casa por el protagonista, aún siendo su mayor aliada.
Creo que esa es mi única queja, me encantaría que Yasuho estuviera escrita de forma que la tomaran en serio. Los otros personajes femeninos son increíbles y por norma general se las toma en serio, pero tienen muy poca presencia y solo actúan en momentos muy concretos (su aparición es fundamental sin embargo, sin ellas, la trama se cae).
Me gusta que al final la obra sea una historia de auto descubrimiento y sobre la familia (en concreto, la maternidad). Como una madre haría todo lo que está en sus manos para salvar a su lujo, o un hijo a su madre (o un padre).
He de decir que el final me parece espectacular. Una dosis perfecta de amargura, epicidad y esperanza.
Gracias Araki.
Me ha gustado muchísimo JoJolion. Gappy se ha convertido en uno de mis JoJo's favoritos y Yasuho me parece un personaje increíble, aunque mal aprovechado.
No obstante, aunque haya mujeres súper interesantes en la historia, siento que de forma continuada se les deja a un lado. Es cierto que son fundamentales para el arco final de la historia (la pelea de Mitsuba y Yasuho contra Dr. Wu, Kaato siendo la que acaba con Toru, Kei Nijimura sacrificándose por Josuke...). Sin ellas, no podrían haber ganado en ningún momento. Mi problema es la constante sexualización de Yasuho con constantes abusos hacia ella y no siempre por parte de los enemigos.
¿Es necesario que esta chica esté constantemente durante toda la historia siendo acosada? Además, siempre que quiere ayudar en la búsqueda de la Rokakaka es mandada a su casa por el protagonista, aún siendo su mayor aliada.
Creo que esa es mi única queja, me encantaría que Yasuho estuviera escrita de forma que la tomaran en serio. Los otros personajes femeninos son increíbles y por norma general se las toma en serio, pero tienen muy poca presencia y solo actúan en momentos muy concretos (su aparición es fundamental sin embargo, sin ellas, la trama se cae).
Me gusta que al final la obra sea una historia de auto descubrimiento y sobre la familia (en concreto, la maternidad). Como una madre haría todo lo que está en sus manos para salvar a su lujo, o un hijo a su madre (o un padre).
He de decir que el final me parece espectacular. Una dosis perfecta de amargura, epicidad y esperanza.
Gracias Araki.
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June 17, 2025
another jojo part completed 🫡 jojolion has been such a fun read and lives up to the title because it is definitely bizarre ! josuke can be put as one of my fave jojos, especially bc he takes care of business while also being mindful of his allies. that part from an earlier chapter where he was beating TF out of ojiro and kept telling yasuho to look away with each hit. it was funny but i think it shows his character with how he will always try his best to protect the ones he cares about even amidst battles. and also it’s yasuho so of course he won’t let anything happen to her lol.
although there are still some QTNAs, i think the ending is fitting in the sense that jojolion started off with josuke trying to find his identity, and it ends with him accepting who he is and his newfound family. that was the sole goal in the beginning, and the other stuff came with the journey.
i loved jojolion and can’t wait to see what araki is bringing us in part 9 !
although there are still some QTNAs, i think the ending is fitting in the sense that jojolion started off with josuke trying to find his identity, and it ends with him accepting who he is and his newfound family. that was the sole goal in the beginning, and the other stuff came with the journey.
i loved jojolion and can’t wait to see what araki is bringing us in part 9 !
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June 27, 2025
una historia sobre romper una maldición, las calamidades como manifestación universal del destino, y como siendo tan diminitos y susceptibles hacia este, podemos encontrar significado.
al final, parece ser que el sacrificio, aunque no sea la respuesta definitiva para detener ese sufrimiento que trae la ley del vivir, es aquello que logra unirnos para resistir y resignificar ese amor que somos capaces de sentir como seres vivientes. esa misma cualidad humana de resignificar lo natural por medio de nuestro amor es lo que nos separa de los ''humanos roca''
creo que araki nos quiere comunicar que nosotros no somos determinados hacia nuestra condición material y natural. a lo mejor, puede que reconocer nuestro esfuerzo para encontrar conexión, conocer nuestro pasado, redimirnos y resignificarnos es la única forma de romper la maldición que nos lleva al resentimiento, un evangelio para explorar los rincones más oscuros de nuestras ambiciones y, por ende, la esperanza que queda.
al final, parece ser que el sacrificio, aunque no sea la respuesta definitiva para detener ese sufrimiento que trae la ley del vivir, es aquello que logra unirnos para resistir y resignificar ese amor que somos capaces de sentir como seres vivientes. esa misma cualidad humana de resignificar lo natural por medio de nuestro amor es lo que nos separa de los ''humanos roca''
creo que araki nos quiere comunicar que nosotros no somos determinados hacia nuestra condición material y natural. a lo mejor, puede que reconocer nuestro esfuerzo para encontrar conexión, conocer nuestro pasado, redimirnos y resignificarnos es la única forma de romper la maldición que nos lleva al resentimiento, un evangelio para explorar los rincones más oscuros de nuestras ambiciones y, por ende, la esperanza que queda.
May 30, 2022
3.5
Okay debo decir y se que puede que muchas personas me odien por esto pero siento que esté fue mi jojo's menos fav y con el que menos sentí apego.
Los personajes y sus historias son maravillosas pero siento que el final me dejó un sabor de boca muy bitter-sweet y con un vacío. Creo que esperaba más de está, pero puede ser que no haya sido mi momento con esta historia.
El "villano" se presentó muy al final de la historia y hubo partes q no me convencieron. Pero estuvo bastante bien.
Can't wait 4 part 9
Okay debo decir y se que puede que muchas personas me odien por esto pero siento que esté fue mi jojo's menos fav y con el que menos sentí apego.
Los personajes y sus historias son maravillosas pero siento que el final me dejó un sabor de boca muy bitter-sweet y con un vacío. Creo que esperaba más de está, pero puede ser que no haya sido mi momento con esta historia.
El "villano" se presentó muy al final de la historia y hubo partes q no me convencieron. Pero estuvo bastante bien.
Can't wait 4 part 9
November 29, 2022
copy pasted from my instagram post but whatever lol
definitely one of araki’s most inconsistent works. but hey! i’m a sucker for religious imagery and motherhood so i’m not one to complain. jojolion is a beautiful love letter to motherhood nonetheless, absolutely love how it runs parallel to the themes of fatherhood (and by extension, masculinity) in steel ball run. take out the themes of motherhood in jjl and you’d be left with an empty husk. from holly & kira, holly & josefumi, tsurugi & mitsuba, kaato & jobin to yasuho & suzuyo… i’d argue that it’s the most prominent theme in jojolion.
definitely one of araki’s most inconsistent works. but hey! i’m a sucker for religious imagery and motherhood so i’m not one to complain. jojolion is a beautiful love letter to motherhood nonetheless, absolutely love how it runs parallel to the themes of fatherhood (and by extension, masculinity) in steel ball run. take out the themes of motherhood in jjl and you’d be left with an empty husk. from holly & kira, holly & josefumi, tsurugi & mitsuba, kaato & jobin to yasuho & suzuyo… i’d argue that it’s the most prominent theme in jojolion.
February 3, 2023
Un final con el cual no sé cómo sentirme. Siento que ha cambiado la línea narrativa de Araki (estupendo), pero no me dejó lo suficientemente conforme en varias partes.
Podríamos decir que Araki se adelantó a su tiempo, pero ahora, vive a la par del tiempo contemporaneo y eso engancha, sobre todo a nuevas generaciones.
A JoJolion en general, le doy 4 de 5. Siempre voy a admirar a los villanos de JoJos, son uno de los mejores recursos desarrollado por Araki, mas, creo que los protas, los JoJos, están perdiendo protagonismo.
Podríamos decir que Araki se adelantó a su tiempo, pero ahora, vive a la par del tiempo contemporaneo y eso engancha, sobre todo a nuevas generaciones.
A JoJolion en general, le doy 4 de 5. Siempre voy a admirar a los villanos de JoJos, son uno de los mejores recursos desarrollado por Araki, mas, creo que los protas, los JoJos, están perdiendo protagonismo.
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September 7, 2023
4 estrellas.
No se como sentirme respecto a este final, siento que está bien.
Entiendo ahora los chistes de que nadie entiende el final de Jojolion, pero siento que es algo comprensible, no es una trama epica como las partes anteriores, siento que Wonder Of U pudo dar mucho.
Destaco en gran medida el episodio de Radio Gaga, y todo el fan service que tenemos, pero pues siento que es una buena parte de Jojos, no es la mejor, pero si una buena, y sólo queda ver como evoluciona The Jojolands
No se como sentirme respecto a este final, siento que está bien.
Entiendo ahora los chistes de que nadie entiende el final de Jojolion, pero siento que es algo comprensible, no es una trama epica como las partes anteriores, siento que Wonder Of U pudo dar mucho.
Destaco en gran medida el episodio de Radio Gaga, y todo el fan service que tenemos, pero pues siento que es una buena parte de Jojos, no es la mejor, pero si una buena, y sólo queda ver como evoluciona The Jojolands
January 3, 2023
This volume and part really cements Jojo as my favourite manga series ever. It was truly a wild ride from the beginning until the end, and the END was satisfactory. Dont mess with mothers i guess x
Also i feel like the art style has improved as well, i didnt notice much with SBR but there were a lot of panels i liked in this part.
Anyway thank you Araki for this part and the breadcrumbs of SBR and joseph, truly appreciate it
Also i feel like the art style has improved as well, i didnt notice much with SBR but there were a lot of panels i liked in this part.
Anyway thank you Araki for this part and the breadcrumbs of SBR and joseph, truly appreciate it
June 20, 2024
4/5 This manga has a lot to offer, especially in it’s art and character designs. The stand abilities in this part are the most complex we’ve seen, and the designs are the most alien by far, but I love how stands have evolved since part 3. That being said, the amount of useless stand battles and pacing issues that developed around that make this part considerably weaker. I still think it’s great, but the flaws always pop up in my mind when I think about JoJolion.
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