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Phantom Blood #2
ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 2 血の渇き [JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken]
Afin de trouver l’antidote qui sauvera la vie de son père, Jojo se rend à Londres, dans le quartier d’Ogre Street. Mais Dio est bien décidé à utiliser le masque aztèque pour éliminer l’héritier des Joestar. En effet, l’étrange artefact se révèle capable de tuer. Le destin tragique de la famille Joestar ne fait que commencer... Jojo s’en sortira-t-il vivant?
192 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1988
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Hirohiko Araki
654 books2,056 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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May 20, 2021
Reread: 20/5/21
I loved how this volume had Jojo finding Dio's true motive and origin and their fight even though Dio got powers, Jojo with his attitude of not giving up and superhuman reflexes and a determination to save his friend battles Dio and the result is epic, also the reunion of the love at the end wow! I loved the whole thing with Speedwagon and his changing nature and concern for a man he was now calling friend! Also the ending wow! The art is better here for sure!
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We pick up with Jojo as he travels to Ogre street to find out about the poison and there he encounters some sort of gang and he fights them and fight he does with honor and when they see it, they see he is a gentleman and rather fight him they help him find the thing about poison and as Dio is outside, he is experimenting with that stone mask and through a fight he learns people who wear it gain extraordinary powers and become kind alike vampire and so when he returns to Joestar residence he is greeted by the police and Joestars and they have found the truth about him and Jojo and Dio fight byt he stabs the father but also wears the mask, Jojo pushes him through the window and thinks he has killed him until he comes back as a vampire and its an epic fight of 3-4 chs as we see JoJo fight Dio whose now more powerful than ever and he is killing police left and right. The whole house is burning down but Jojo gets the speed wagon (another guy there) out of the house and they fight and its a bloody one till one emerges victor and next ch is when Jojo and Erika reunite and she is so pretty when she is drawn here, but as fates will have it..Dio is there. Jojo
s life gets more and more interesting. The art is again spectacular and this book keeps on firing on all cylinders!!
I loved how this volume had Jojo finding Dio's true motive and origin and their fight even though Dio got powers, Jojo with his attitude of not giving up and superhuman reflexes and a determination to save his friend battles Dio and the result is epic, also the reunion of the love at the end wow! I loved the whole thing with Speedwagon and his changing nature and concern for a man he was now calling friend! Also the ending wow! The art is better here for sure!
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We pick up with Jojo as he travels to Ogre street to find out about the poison and there he encounters some sort of gang and he fights them and fight he does with honor and when they see it, they see he is a gentleman and rather fight him they help him find the thing about poison and as Dio is outside, he is experimenting with that stone mask and through a fight he learns people who wear it gain extraordinary powers and become kind alike vampire and so when he returns to Joestar residence he is greeted by the police and Joestars and they have found the truth about him and Jojo and Dio fight byt he stabs the father but also wears the mask, Jojo pushes him through the window and thinks he has killed him until he comes back as a vampire and its an epic fight of 3-4 chs as we see JoJo fight Dio whose now more powerful than ever and he is killing police left and right. The whole house is burning down but Jojo gets the speed wagon (another guy there) out of the house and they fight and its a bloody one till one emerges victor and next ch is when Jojo and Erika reunite and she is so pretty when she is drawn here, but as fates will have it..Dio is there. Jojo
s life gets more and more interesting. The art is again spectacular and this book keeps on firing on all cylinders!!
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February 23, 2025JJBA Manga Read Through Progress:
Part 1. Vol.1 [Chapters 1-11] - Completed 19.Feb.25
Part 1. Vol.2 [Chapters 12-17] - Completed 20.Feb.25
Part 1. Vol.1 [Chapters 1-11] - Completed 19.Feb.25
Part 1. Vol.2 [Chapters 12-17] - Completed 20.Feb.25
September 13, 2020
this is not really my genre, but i as i read every week when the chapter is up on the app, i get curious and go on. it's interesting enough, if only a little flat and i find it hard to connect with any character or to just like them at all. however, i want to see where the plot goes and how the antagonism between dio and jojo resolves.
February 17, 2025
siguen sin besarse…
November 21, 2018
Brutal. Asi tak nějak bych tohle volume shrnula. Už jsem zapomněla, jak informative to dokáže být. Nicméně palec nahoru za Speedwagonův klobouk s břitvou, Jacka Rozparovače a Zeppeliho. Jeho schopnosti a Hamon mi chyběly.
A nejlepší je při čtení poslouchat opening! *SONO CHI NO SADAMEEEE!*
4/5*
A nejlepší je při čtení poslouchat opening! *SONO CHI NO SADAMEEEE!*
4/5*
November 3, 2020
I've learned one thing in my short life... the harder you plan, the less things will go according to your plans...
April 8, 2025
Ah yes, this is where JoJo becomes JoJo. "I reject my humanity" is such a killer line because Dio has already forsaken his humanity long before he donned the mask.
Also, this is where Jonathan actually becomes the king of all JoJos. Dude has nothing going on beyond brute strength and still goes hand to hand with Dio. I know he's the distilled essence of good guy, but it's difficult to reject his resolve.
The camp, the exaggeration and the emotions run wild and I love it. For those who stopped reading because it doesn't pick up quick enough, this the true starting point of the adventure.
Also, this is where Jonathan actually becomes the king of all JoJos. Dude has nothing going on beyond brute strength and still goes hand to hand with Dio. I know he's the distilled essence of good guy, but it's difficult to reject his resolve.
The camp, the exaggeration and the emotions run wild and I love it. For those who stopped reading because it doesn't pick up quick enough, this the true starting point of the adventure.
March 19, 2023
It’s always fascinating to see where this insane, constantly over-the-top story will go. The ultra high-contrast art style is excellent, though sometimes the action is rendered in so much detail that it actually becomes hard to understand what’s going on visually. I thought this was a satisfying conclusion to the volume, and I’m excited to see what happens next!
ヤバイ話。時々アートが複雑からアクションがちょっとわからない、けど次巻とても読みたい！
ヤバイ話。時々アートが複雑からアクションがちょっとわからない、けど次巻とても読みたい！
January 1, 2025
Al fin apareció el héroe más grande de todos, Speedwagon, jaja.
Me parece curioso cómo al principio Jonathan no es capaz de dañar a Dio, pero después... bueno, ya no duda como al principio. Uff, pobre Jonathan.
Me parece curioso cómo al principio Jonathan no es capaz de dañar a Dio, pero después... bueno, ya no duda como al principio. Uff, pobre Jonathan.
April 2, 2024
El diseño de personaje me gusta muchísimo, como también lo absurdo que puede tornarse la pelea. Me entretuve mucho más que el anterior.
September 3, 2024
SPEEEEEEDWAGOOONNNN THE FUCKING GOAT. god dio is SUCH A HATER 😭 also mr joestar lowkey stupid for trusting dio over his own son like … come on king
December 16, 2024
3.5 - Não é a melhor leitura do mundo mas também não desgosto.
August 29, 2025
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To save his father's life, Jonathan risks battle with the violent souls of Ogre Street in search of answers and an antidote, while Dio learns the astonishing truth about the stone mask - and when the young men finally face one another, sickening twists will culminate in a battle neither may survive! Araki delivers a heart-pounding entry crammed full of over the top action and emotion start to finish. What will it cost the Joestar family to put an end to Dio's devious ploys?
To save his father's life, Jonathan risks battle with the violent souls of Ogre Street in search of answers and an antidote, while Dio learns the astonishing truth about the stone mask - and when the young men finally face one another, sickening twists will culminate in a battle neither may survive! Araki delivers a heart-pounding entry crammed full of over the top action and emotion start to finish. What will it cost the Joestar family to put an end to Dio's devious ploys?
February 20, 2022
Phantom Blood introduces us to the world of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, and what an incredibly bizarre world it is!
Jonathan Joestar is a gentle young nobleman with a kind heart and good intentions. He vows to use his father's inheritance for good deeds and devotes himself to a life of virtue and selflessness. Everything changes when his father adopts the son of a dead man that once saved his life. Young Dio Brando wears the facade of a gentle nobleman just like Jonathan, but beneath this facade lies a power-hungry sociopath that abuses his step brother behind closed doors and seeks to overthrow Jojo's father to steal his inheritance for himself. A deadly rivalry that's been in the making for over a thousand years sparks to life as the conflict between Jonathan and Dio escalate to supernatural heights.
Phantom Blood is essentially a giant prologue to the actual meat and bones of the JoJo universe. It's written like an Agatha Christie Victorian murder mystery, but with a crazy fusion of thematic elements from the historical paranormal horror of The Mummy, the brute force action sequences of Conan the Barbarian, and the supernatural martial arts of Fist of the North Star and Dragon Ball Z.
This was a weird and fun story with a few genuinely shocking horror moments with a nice balance of romance, comedy and explosive action. I also like how it draws real historical figures into the story like Jack the Ripper and the knights of Queen Mary Stuart.
The writing definitely shows its age. I've heard a lot of people say that Phantom Blood is the weakest story arc in the whole series and doesn't do a great job representing the series as a whole, and so far I can see where they're coming from. The characters are ridiculously over the top which makes them exotic and fun, but most of them have little depth. The lore of the story is very interesting, but the actual plot of the series itself so far leaves a lot to be desired.
I look forward to seeing how much better the future arcs of this series hopefully are.
Jonathan Joestar is a gentle young nobleman with a kind heart and good intentions. He vows to use his father's inheritance for good deeds and devotes himself to a life of virtue and selflessness. Everything changes when his father adopts the son of a dead man that once saved his life. Young Dio Brando wears the facade of a gentle nobleman just like Jonathan, but beneath this facade lies a power-hungry sociopath that abuses his step brother behind closed doors and seeks to overthrow Jojo's father to steal his inheritance for himself. A deadly rivalry that's been in the making for over a thousand years sparks to life as the conflict between Jonathan and Dio escalate to supernatural heights.
Phantom Blood is essentially a giant prologue to the actual meat and bones of the JoJo universe. It's written like an Agatha Christie Victorian murder mystery, but with a crazy fusion of thematic elements from the historical paranormal horror of The Mummy, the brute force action sequences of Conan the Barbarian, and the supernatural martial arts of Fist of the North Star and Dragon Ball Z.
This was a weird and fun story with a few genuinely shocking horror moments with a nice balance of romance, comedy and explosive action. I also like how it draws real historical figures into the story like Jack the Ripper and the knights of Queen Mary Stuart.
The writing definitely shows its age. I've heard a lot of people say that Phantom Blood is the weakest story arc in the whole series and doesn't do a great job representing the series as a whole, and so far I can see where they're coming from. The characters are ridiculously over the top which makes them exotic and fun, but most of them have little depth. The lore of the story is very interesting, but the actual plot of the series itself so far leaves a lot to be desired.
I look forward to seeing how much better the future arcs of this series hopefully are.
May 13, 2021
3.5 estrellas.
La historia sigue lineal, no hay nada que resaltar en el aspecto de líneas del tiempo u otras cosas.
Parece aquí que el tema visto al inicio del tomo anterior está tomando relevancia ahora.
Muchos aspectos del trabajo del autor y del artista me gustan, tan sólo el echo de los detalles en las ilustraciones.
Un poco de la historia o los personajes me parecen que necesitan algo de evolución, pero entiendo que es porque está iniciando la historia, me podré quejar si en el ultimo tomo no hay evolución.
Pero ya me estoy acostumbrando al como es que se desarrollan las cosas.
La historia sigue lineal, no hay nada que resaltar en el aspecto de líneas del tiempo u otras cosas.
Parece aquí que el tema visto al inicio del tomo anterior está tomando relevancia ahora.
Muchos aspectos del trabajo del autor y del artista me gustan, tan sólo el echo de los detalles en las ilustraciones.
Un poco de la historia o los personajes me parecen que necesitan algo de evolución, pero entiendo que es porque está iniciando la historia, me podré quejar si en el ultimo tomo no hay evolución.
Pero ya me estoy acostumbrando al como es que se desarrollan las cosas.
March 27, 2020
Memes in this volume:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyzt4...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyzt4...
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March 20, 2015Segundo tomo de la primera parte de Jojo's Bizarre Adventures. Inédito en castellano, publicado al completo en francés, en italiano (en tomos más pequeños y reeditado en más grandes), en inglés (en tomos más grandes) y en chino.
December 25, 2020
Feels like every other generic shonen battle manga. All the fight scenes are won by miracles and pulling methods out of their ass to win. The dialogue and atmosphere reminds me of Bleach, DBZ, One Piece and etc.
February 21, 2022
Still cringey.
Still old-timey and silly.
Still stifling with all those unnatural narrations.
Still nope.
I don't understand why people love this series...
I will read on until I understand the hype.
Still old-timey and silly.
Still stifling with all those unnatural narrations.
Still nope.
I don't understand why people love this series...
I will read on until I understand the hype.
April 22, 2015
JJBA Part 1, tomo 2. Edición japonesa, trigesimocuarta impresión. JC851127
May 2, 2018
Pretty great art^.^👌🏼✏️Story's alittle hard to understand but not bad manga😄💕
October 28, 2018
Este volumen me ha hecho comprender el fenómeno JoJo's. Qué divertido, qué loco, qué entretenido.
May 11, 2019
And now the Bizarre element comes into play...
August 15, 2020
Definitely starting to pick up the pace
But I still don't know how this is a shounen??? I hope it's age restricted
But I still don't know how this is a shounen??? I hope it's age restricted
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July 20, 2022
Vaya historia llena de acción y momentos increíbles con perosnajes iconicos , si todo sigue asi estoy seguro que esta obra llegara a convertirse en una de mis favoritas.
September 17, 2022
Not as strong as the first volume, but fun. Tragedy and melodrama, now with a vampiric twist.
October 20, 2022
the story is interesting but the dialogue is extremely meh
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