JoJo's Bizzare Adventure

A brief history of JoJo's Bizzare Adventure

JoJo's Bizzare Adventure is a Manga and Anime created by Hirohiko Araki. JoJo's was born from Araki's interest in western media such as songs, most prevelent through how he names characters and abilities. JoJo's began serialization in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1987 to 2004 until it transfered to a monthly seinen magazine named Ultra Jump. JoJo's genre spans Action, Adventure, Supernatural, Thriller, Comedy Tragedy Mystery, and Horror. The series is most well know for its supernatural phenomenon called Stands.

Araki Created Stands when an editor said that the previous powers in the original two parts, Hamon also known as Ripple, was too restricting and boring thus Araki came up with Stands for Part 3: Stardust Crusaders. In JoJo's Part 3 and onward Stands became the main Supernatural power with Ripple/Hamon taking a backseat.

For the longest time JoJo's had been Shueisha's longest manga series to not yet recieve an animated adaption for television. However, on October 6th, 2012 JoJo's had made its debut on television animated by David Production.

A Brief overview of JoJo's Parts 1-3

In the first part of JoJo's, Phantom Blood, it takes places in 1880 England following Jonathan Joestar as he matures and deals with his adoptive brother Dio. Jonathan is a compassionate soul while Dio is cunning and mercieless. In the Story Dio becomes a vampire throught the power of the ancient Stone Mask, and to combat Dio Jonathan is taught the Ripple or Hamon by Will Anthonio Zeppeli. After many encounters and fending off Dio and his Minions Jonathan finally defeats dio, or so he thought. Dio survives and attacks Jonathan months later while he is on a cruise planning to steal his body. But Jonathan stops dio and lets his wife escape alive with their child and one they found abonded on the cruise.

Part 2: Battle Tendency, is set in 1938 taking place into the days leading up to the Second World War. In the story Jonathon's grandson Joseph must combat the pillar Men the race responsible for making the stone mask. Like his grandfather, Joseph goes through strenous traing of Ripple alongside Caesar Anthonio Zeppeli, Will's Grandson, while being trained by the mysterious Lisa Lisa. The Pillar Men are after the Red Stone of Aja because that in combination with the Stone Mask will let them overcome the Sun. And Joseph and Zeppeli must defeat Wamu, Esidesei, and Kars.

Part 3: Stardust Crusaders takes place in 1989 with Jotaro Kujo fighting alongside his campanions Joseph Joestar (his grandfather), Muhammad Avdol, Noriaki Kakyoin, Jean Pierre Polnareff, and Iggy. They must travel from Tokyo to Cair to fight off DIO who has returned from the depths of the ocean and manifested a Stand. DIO's manifestation triggered something in the other Joestar's making them all devolop a Stand, however Holly, Jotaro's Mother, does not have a strong enough will to survive a Stand so they must defeat DIO. Jotaro and his campanions face off against many of DIO's Minions and their Stands all representing Tarot cards until they face off against DIO's Stand THE WORLD. With the Final showdown against DIO and Jotaro.

A Brief overview of JoJo's Parts 4-6

Diamond is Unbreakable is the fourth part of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, and it is set in the fictional town of Morioh, Japan, in the year 1999. The protagonist of Part 4 is the illegitmate son of Joseph Joestar, Josuke Higashikata. The story takes a more slice of life comedy route compared to the previous parts as Josuke makes friends and enemies among the many new Stand users within the population of Morioh created by the Bow and Arrow, the items that original gave DIO his Stand. Eventually Josuke, Okuyasu, Koichi, Jotaro, and Rohan Have to chase down and catch the serial killer Yoshikage Kira.

Golden Wind (Vento Aureo) is set in Italy 2001, in this Part DIO's son Giorno Giovanna fights his way to the top of the most powerful gang in Italy, Passione. Giorno plans to overthrow the gang's mysterious Boss of Passione so he can protect the civilians and children of Italy from the gang's drug trade. To accomplish his goal Giorno plans he joins apart of Passione joining Bruno Bucciarati and his own team of Leone Abbacchio, Guido Mista, Narancia Ghirga, and Pannacotta Fugo. Bruno's team is tasked with protecting the Boss' daughter Trish Una from the assassin team Squadra Esecuzioni, and to do so they must get close to the Boss giving Giorno and opportunity to get close.

The Sixth part of JoJo's Stone Ocean, takes place in 2011 as Jotaro's daughter Jolyne Cujoh is framed for murder and imprisoned in Green Dolphin Street Prison. While visiting his daughter in Prison Jotaro has his Memories and Stand stolen by the Stand Whitesnake after attempting to free Jolyne. Afterwards Jolyne decides to stay imprisoned in order to find out who the Stand user of Whitesnake is and what his plans are with her father's memories and Stand. Along Jolyne's adventure she gains allies with Emporio Alniño, Ermes Costello, Foo Fighters, Narciso Anasui, and Weather Report.

A Brief overview of JoJo Part 7 and 8

Steel Ball Run takes set in 1890s America in the United States, following the American Steel Ball Run horse race named after the sponsor Steven Steel. The protagonist of Steel Ball Run is Johnny Joestar, a paraplegic ex-horse jockey seeking away to cure his legs through the power of spin. Johnny teams up with Gyro Zeppeli, a master of the Spin technique, in order to win the race. Soon afterwards Johnny and Gyro discover that the race is actually all a cover-up from the USA President Funny Valentine to uncover the powerful relics of the saints corpse, eventually they even also begin hunting for those relics while fending off Valentine's many agents.

JoJolion takes place in the year 2011 where college student named Yasuho Hirose finds an amnesiac man named "Josuke" in Morioh after the Great East Japan earthquake. Josuke and Yasuho decide to investigate Josuke's past identity, originally thinking to be that of the ship's doctor Yoshikage Kira. The circumstances of Josuke's presence in the town leave him in the care of the affluent Higashikata Family. During Josuke's time they uncover the family's darkest secrets and a drug trade involving a mysterious race of humanoid rock beings and an also mysterious fruit.

Currently the latest Part of JoJo to be animated is Part 6: Stone Ocean, with the Manga Currently on Part 9: JoJoLands. Recently after 20 years of waiting Part 7 of JoJo's Bizarre finally got an English Translation for the manga having released 2 volumes of Part 7 released so far spanning chapters 1-11 in volume 1 and 12-23 in volume 2.

It was announced that JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 7: Steel Ball Run will also soon be getting an anime adaptation announced April 12, 2025 on JoJo day. Steel Ball Run leaving off with the new universe created in part 6: Stone Ocean. Steel Ball Run following the story of Johnny Joestar, a parapalegic ex-horse jockey wanting to cure his legs through spin, and Gyro Zeppeli, a master of the spin technique who temporarily gives Johnny his mobility, as they entire the Steel Ball Race and encounters Stand users and discover the President using the race for a cover up and what his plan is with the saints corpse.

A Brief overview of the current JoJo Part 9: JoJoLands

JoJoLands takes place in Hawaii in an unstated time during the 2020's. The story follows Jodio Joestar, a high-school student with an Antisocial Personality Disorder, working as a gofer for a small gang managed by Meryl Mei Qi. In his journey Jodio is accompanied by his older brother Dragona Joestar, and their allies Paco Laburantes and Usagi Alohaoe, with Jodio's main goal to become filthy rich. The four of them had set out on a mission to steal a diamond from a wealthy Japanese tourist and mangaka, Rohan Kishibe, but had found something even more valuable, a mysterious Lava Rock.

As for the Future of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure the part 7 anime is predicted to begin airing in late 2026 or 2027 however an official date has yet to be released. But for the manga of JoJo's Part 7 for the english release Volume 3 drops September 23, 2025, Volume 4 drops November 25, 2025, Volume 5 drops January 27, 2026, and Volume 6 and beyond are yet to be announced. Additionally, the current part of JoJo's (Part 9) is predicted to be the final Part of JoJo's.

In September 23rd this year there is a planned live stream that Warner Bros. Japan will host revealing updates about the Steel Ball Run anime possibly releasing a trailer or even an estimated release window. The novel Purple Smoke Distoration will official be released in English on April 28th of 2026. The novel follows Fugo's story after Golden Wind and features artwork made by Hirohiko Araki himself. Additionally with announcement of Steel Ball Run many expect to see JoJolion get animated a few years afterwards, assuming part 7 comes out in 2027 we can expect Part 8 to be animated in 2030. Additionally, although Part 9: JoJoLands is still being written we can expect it to be animated one day too even further down the timeline.