#he got his moments in stone ocean and diamond is unbreakable .... i really like jotaro as a supporting character more than a protag

[todayisafridaynight]

hate that every time i see jotaro kujo i think of kiryu like no i dont like you like i like kiryu and youre doing a very good job at convincing me i do

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The Rock-Women, extinct or exist? (JoJolion)

This post is related to these posts:

JJBA Youthful Moms

The Biology of Rock-Humans

With the rise of youthful looking moms in JJBA, has Araki lost his ability in drawing 'old people'?

Araki’s evolving art-style

First, let's review his art-style and art-revolution in previous parts:

Part 1: Phantom Blood

I don’t really remember any significant old people here, so I’ll give it a pass.

Part 2: Battle Tendency

There was grandma Erina and Speedwagon in their 70s, both really looked their age.

There were also Straizo in his 70s and a 50 years old Lisa Lisa, as hamon users, they appeared younger than their age. Initially, Straizo looked like in his 50s and then in his 20s after he turned into vampire. Lisa Lisa looked like in her 20s, her youthful look had a purpose in-story and also got in-world recognition.

Then, there was also Erina in her 50s when she was holding baby Joseph, she really looked her age.

Part 3: Stardust Crusaders

There was this villainous villain named Enya Geil and she really looked old.

Then, a 69 years old grandpa Joseph really looked a granpa, despite being a hamon user. Readers believe that he rarely practices because he was lazy, but there is also wholesome speculation that he wanted to age together with his wife.

And Joseph’s wife, Suzy Q who is also a grandma looked old according to her age.

There was DIO who should be +100 years old, but just like Lisa Lisa and Straizo, as a vampire, he looked much younger than his actual age. Therefore, his youthful look had a purpose in-story.

Part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable

In part 4, there was Josuke’s grandpa, Higashikata Ryohei at 55 years old. He did look like a grandpa.

Then, a 79 years old Joseph who looked very old and frail.

There were also Kira’s parents who were in their old age.

Part 5: Vento Aureo/Golden Wind

Just like in part 1, I don’t recall any significant old people in this story, but there was a Stand named 「The Grateful Dead」 with its terrifying ability to forcefully age people over a large area. Araki had drawn the aging too well.

Part 6: Stone Ocean

I don’t really remember significant old character but I know about the user of 「Dragon’s Dream」, a 78 years old elderly prisoner named Kenzo. He looked bizarrely old like Enya Geil. But I think this part could be the beginning of the aging problem for certain parent characters.

First, Jolyne's mom (whom sadly never named) didn't really look like a middle-aged woman. Although her age was never mentioned, I believe that she should be in her 40s or at least late 30s which should be her youngest estimated age.

Then there was Mrs. Bluemarine, left panel is when her son was still a baby then the right panel is around 15 years later when she confessed her sin. Not only her face remained unchanged (with no apparent aging), the hairstyle and dress are hilariously not changed.

And the meme of Jotaro ages backwards is not without reason.

Part 7: Steel Ball Run

This part also has a similar problem with the previous, the main villain of part 7, Funny Valentine (43/48) in his sexy form (late appearance) didn’t look much older than Johnny (19) and Diego (20), when he should have been more than twice their age, old enough to be their dads. Can you see their age difference on these panels?

But interestingly, Araki was also able to draw the differences in age and facial features of the two females (Lucy and Scarlet), as the former (the 14 years old girl) eventually had to impersonate the later. I also believe that the first lady Scarlet was in late 30s or in her 40s.

Then, there was also Stephen Steel who was around 51-53 years old and he looked his age.

Perhaps in this case, Araki just wanted to tell that Funny Valentine was older than he looked.

And now, we reached JoJolion (part 8) that likely suffers from the ‘youthful moms’ syndrome. So how did this begin?

The Middle-Aged Moms and their looks in JoJolion

Kira Holy Joestar

The first middle-aged woman to be introduced in JJL was Kira Holy Joestar, a 52 years old woman. Interestingly, she really looked her age, a middle-aged woman.

This early Holy also has similar facial feature with Scarlet Valentine

In fact, I think Araki did really well when he drew her as we can see the age difference between Holy (52) and Yasuho (19) clearly, a thing I highly praise because Araki did not rely using the frown lines on the sides of the mouth to illustrate the aging.

Hirose Suzuyo

Another woman that we can consider as a middle-aged woman is Yasuho’s mom, Hirose Suzuyo. Even though she is younger than Holy, being 44 years old can already be considered a middle-aged.

But together with Yasuho on the same panel, she doesn't look much older than her daughter. She basically looks like Yasuho’s older sister than her mom.

And if you prefer '43' to be the correct age of Funny Valentine, then it would make Suzuyo a year older than the president (in their respective timeline).

(Higashikata) Caato

Then this infamous gilf who rocked readers in her early debut and still being hyped by her supporters, (Higashikata) Caato:

Being 52 years old, she is the same age as Kira Holy Joestar, but her appearances and the fact that she already had a grandson makes the readers thought that her youthful look must have ‘a reason’:

Is she secretly a rock woman?

Is she a fusion of two people by Rokakaka fruit that caused her stop aging (an outdated theory from redditors due to her strange eyes)?

Will her attractive look signify that she will be the main villain (like Funny Valentine)?

Besides, during her family reunion, it seemed that Araki no longer bothered to make her distinguishable and significantly belong to different generation from her daughter Hato.

Though I think, there was a moment when Caato kinda look her age just like Holy in her early debut:

What is behind their youthful looks?

I think it is kinda unfair to think that only Caato who purposely looks youthful while disregarding the other moms’ look. Holy's first debut with her middle-aged look was in chapter 14, then Yasuho’s mom, Suzuyo even debuted earlier back in chapter 8 and she already looked attractive and youthful there. Only then did Caato made her debut in chapter 55.

Many readers also don't consider Holy's appearance during the Vitamin C arc, flashback where she met Josefumi and her son Yoshikage. The timeline at the time should be around 2010, because a chapter earlier (50), Yoshikage talked about Iwakiri, a baseball player who was taking a year off since 2009 due to an injury. Then Josefumi and Kira Yoshikage took action to steal Locacaca's branch until afterwards headed to a scene with Holy.

JJL chapter 51: Vitamin C and Killer Queen – part 2

In other words, a year ago (2010), Holy was already in her early 50s! And her face here definitely looks younger than her face when she debuted for the first time. We can argue that perhaps her older look in present time (her debut) was caused by her strange illness, as people who are sick often appear older than usual.

But in Holy's most recent appearance in chapter 92, she looks much younger than her age:

Her wiki page also agrees and has described her appearance that she still having her ‘youthful look’:

Holy Joestar-Kira’s wikia page

So, here is the breakdown:

Hirose Suzuyo (Yasuho’s mom)’s debut in chapter 8, aged 44, she is older than she looks.

Kira Holy Joestar’s debut in chapter 14, aged 52, she looked her age.

Kira Holy Joestar’s appearance in chapter 51, aged 51, she is older than she looks.

(Higashikata) Caato’s debut in chapter 55, aged 52, she is older than she looks.

Kira Holy Joestar’s recent appearance in chapter 92, aged 52, she is older than she looks.

The mystery is why Araki changed Holy's appearance from her initial debut? Why does she become younger than before? Did he do this on purpose or is this purely due to his evolving art?

The Hidden Rock Woman and The Red Herrings

What is ‘female rock-human’ in general?

They are indistinguishable from (carbon-based) female humans.

Their life span is ±240 years (just like the males).

They can be older than they look (just like the males).

They need to hibernate (just like the males).

Their gestation period is 6 months and give birth in the spring and summer.

They rarely (if ever) have affection for or a parental relationship with their children.

Their babies have an average body length of 28 mm and weight of 15 grams.

They can procreate with human males.

As Araki has brought up about the existence of rock-human females in chapter 99, coupled with the possibility of reproduction with (carbon-based) human males, readers have created various theories about them.

(Higashikata) Caato

The most popular theory nowadays is about “Caato as the rock-woman”. Since the beginning, this female character is often hyped as the character who will play a major role, mostly in antagonist side, be it as the main villain and (now) as ‘the rock-woman’.

I think there are a lot of made-up theories and far-fetched reasons created by her supporters, problems regarding the theory of "Caato as the rock-woman" have been mostly explained in my previous post:

Is Caato a Rock-Woman?

Even so, I myself have not dared to confirm that Caato can’t be a rock-woman. However, my post there was more to show how forced, flawed and ridiculous the theories made by her supporters. I am worried that this would be 'the case of bad writing' so I also hope that Araki would not make it happen.

But if Araki is going to make Caato a female rock-human in the future, I hope that he can provide a nice explanation with a story that makes sense and is not forced. Still, I think to make Caato a rock-woman will be the most complicated choice.

We never saw the signs of Caato as a rock-human. In her flashback, she had already behaved very different from the rock-woman, she was shown as a doting mom, she really loves Jobin and took care of him, in contrast to rock-woman who abandoned her newborn baby. She didn’t want Jobin to get hurt, she almost cried (see the beginning scene when he climbed a tree), she was very worried about him. Unlike the rock-women, Caato certainly has affection to her children. 

Then we’ve also seen how her children grew up like any normal human in contrast to the bizarre growth of the rock-humans:

We still don’t know what happens to the baby born from reproduction between human males and rock-women? A human babies, rock-babies or crossbreeds?

Then with the four children of Norisuke IV and Caato, we also have to begin questioning again about what Jobin, Hato, Joshu and Daiya truly are? Are they half rock-humans, fully rock-humans or just regular humans? The problem is: we’ve been following their characters and there is absolutely no hint that these four were somewhat different from regular humans.

If the crossbreeds are somewhat different than the normal humans, then Araki will need to further develop not just one, but “four characters!” to show how they slightly differ from normal humans. Then if Jobin is a half rock-human with Mitsuba as regular human female, is it possible for Tsurugi to be born then? This will also be a problem that must be resolved in the story.

As rock-humans need to hibernate, how is he going to show that Caato need it too? Or perhaps she is fighting it off? A Caatofag has theorized that she uses Locacaca to be able to do that, as her son Jobin has access to the fruit, this kinda makes sense. However, there are many plotholes in this theory that need to be explored.

The fact that Caato became a model prisoner and was able to perform the penal hard labor for 15 years should be contradicting the idea of her as a rock-woman, but a Caatofag uses Locacaca as the reason of why she was able to do that, because in chapter 32, Yotsuyu was able to cure the dog Iwasuke of the rock-disease by feeding it a piece of a it. But what about Aishō? The member of Damokan Group did not use Locacaca to fight off his hibernation, he still needed to hibernate and that was the cause of his break up with his (then) girlfriend.

Besides, if Caato fights off her hibernation to hide her status as a rock-woman, she should have done it since her marriage to Norisuke IV, as her (then) husband just found out about the existence of rock-humans after the death of Yotsuyu.

This meant that Caato should have used Locacaca long before she was incarcerated. Then if she already used it during her marriage to Norisuke IV, it should include the flashback in chapter 64 as well, when she cured Jobin of the rock-disease using equivalent exchange on Higashikata’s land. Why did she use her late mother-in-law’s method instead of Locacaca (which allegedly in her possession)? Isn't Locacaca the fruit believed to be able to heal the rock-disease?

Then supposed that the rock-disease that has befallen the Higashikata family is the result of reproduction between human male and rock-woman, Caato as ‘a rock-woman’ can’t be the cause because the disease has already existed since several generations before and had afflicted the daughter of the first generation of Norisuke (I), Higashikata Rina.

We have seen how Caato handled the family curse in the past (chapter 64) and in that scene we did not see any hint of her as ‘a rock-human’ and her relation with the curse. It will be convoluted and redundant to have Caato reappears as a rock-human and involve her in Higashikata’s family curse once again. In short, Araki will need a lot of build-up to make Caato a rock-woman.

Kira Holy Joestar

Then, there is Kira Holy Joestar. If Caato becomes a candidate for secret rock-woman due to her youthful look (and various wild speculations), then Holy also deserved to be a candidate for the same reason.

Unlike Caato, in which her knowledge regarding Locacaca and her connection to the rock-humans are still pure speculations, Holy is already closer to both of these things (Locacaca & rock-humans). She has done scientific analysis on Locacaca and also knows about the rock-humans organization (Head Doctor gang and Damokan Group).

However, making Holy a rock-woman is probably more impossible than Caato because she is a descendant of Joestar family with very clear lineage too.

Johnny is clearly not a rock-human while Rina, she could be a descended from a rock-human (if that is the reason for the existence of the ‘rock-disease’). Holy can’t be a full blooded rock-human, but she can still be a crossbreed or a descendant of a rock-human.

By looking at Joestar family tree, it is still possible to make Johnny's son or grandson to marry a rock-woman. The rock-woman could be Elizabeth or Suzie Q, but I am more inclined to have Elizabeth as ‘the rock-woman’, she could be a little callback from Lisa Lisa in part 2 with her youthful look and how Lisa Lisa was made to abandon baby Joseph in the past. This can also be a nice parallelism to the rock-women's nature in abandoning their newborn baby.

In addition, Holy as a descendant of rock-human/crossbreed can be served as a nice reason of why the Head Doctor gang used Holy as their test subject.

Unfortunately, unlike the rock-woman, Holy also has affection to her children, even to other children whom she did not give birth to. However, if the speculation is only limited to "Holy as a descendant of rock-human", then this is still possible, because her traits might have been mixed with normal human’s traits.

Another problem is that Araki also has to build up Holy’s children, Yoshikage and Kyo, that they also have to descend from rock-human. However, they are still easier to build-up than Caato's children, as Yoshikage is already dead and Kyo rarely shows up.

If Kira Yoshikage is descended from rock-human, then Yoshikage who has turned into Josuke will make Josuke (the main protagonist) a part of rock-human as well. This can be an astonishing parallel if both Josuke and Tooru (as the main villain) are somewhat rock-humans (suppose that Tooru will be the main villain).

The next problem is about the existence of rock-disease that has befallen to the Higashikata family. If the crossbreeding between a human male and rock-woman was the cause of it, why didn't the curse fall on Johnny's descendants? It only ever struck his wife Rina in the past. Johnny's method in 1901 might have succeeded in protecting his descendants from the curse.

Holy's illness which was initially thought to be a part of family curse is apparently the product of illegal experiment. Therefore, will it be possible if Holy is a descendant of rock-human?

Hirose Suzuyo

Lastly, there is also Hirose Suzuyo who is still attractive at 44 years old, despite being several years younger than Holy and Caato, her youthful look should also be a consideration as well.

I think making Suzuyo the secret rock-woman would be the easiest choice compared to Caato and Holy. Out of the three characters, she has the least development and this instead becomes her advantage.

Caato and Norisuke IV have divorced and this is often used as an excuse by supporters that their failed relationship was caused by one of them (Caato) being a rock-human.

Caato is not the only person who has been divorced, Josefumi’s mother Kiyomi and Yasuho’s mom Suzuyo have also been divorced. Therefore, Suzuyo could have the excuse that her divorce from her husband could be the result of an incompatible relationship between a human and a rock-human.

JJL chapter 71: Hairclip of the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 46 told that “95% of rock-humans are Stand users”, Caato and (allegedly) Holy are Stand users, but what about Suzuyo?

Maybe yes maybe no, but the way she dressed when she debuted for the first time in chapter 8 could be a typical Stand user’s style:

Thanks to her limited appearance, it’s not difficult to suddenly turn her into a Stand user.

The only problem is that Araki (again) has to build-up Yasuho, the main female protagonist as a rock-human descent, but is it possible?

There is one particular incident in chapter 94, as Yasuho has snuck into Higashikata's house, Jobin caught her and flushed 「Paisley Park」 down the toilet, breaking both Yasuho and her Stand’s body in the process.

JJL chapter 94: The Wonder of You (Your Miraculous Love) – part 11

Seeing how her body was in the process of breaking apart, some readers pointed out that there is a resemblance to the rock-humans' body while breaking apart.

JJL chapter 32 & JJL chapter 42

Others simply assumed that Yasuho's breaking body is the effect of her breaking Stand as well.

I am also more inclined towards the second opinion, in which her body is breaking apart simply because of her breaking Stand. But the interpretation of this picture is still free, so it would be easy for Araki if he suddenly wants to decide that the reason of Yasuho's breaking body is due to her being a part of rock-human.

It is also fortunate that we have not seen normal humans and their Stands break apart like Yasuho and her 「Paisley Park」.

Perhaps, making Yasuho a part of rock-human could be the reason why Tooru dated her. I've always felt there must be something behind this. Tooru as the person behind HD gang can't possibly date Yasuho without reason.

Even though they had broken up, Tooru is still eager to to rekindle his relationship with Yasuho, but chapter 97 proves that his reason for that was not simply that he still loved her. There must be something that he wants from her and will take advantage of her.

But back to the issue of the origin of the Higashikata’s family curse, if the crossbreeding is the cause, why doesn't it befall to Yasuho too?

Once again, it is fortunate that we got the flashback of Higashikata Rina as the female affected by rock-disease. She became symptomatic as adult, in her late 20s. Yasuho is a female and she is still 19, it is possible if the rock-disease had not yet befallen her (suppose that she is a crossbreed).

The real problem is that Suzuyo has also shown that she cares to her daughter Yasuho, again, the opposite trait with the rock-women.

JJL chapter 24 & JJL chapter 71

Though she is not on Holy's level… or the level of Caato to Jobin, at least she is trying to show her love to Yasuho.

Then how about her job? Being a single mom should have demanded Suzuyo to have a job to support Yasuho and her life. We've never seen what kind of job Suzuyo has, we've only seen in her debut that she brought a man home from a club. Was this part of her job as a hostess or she simply had fun?

In her flashback of chapter 71, we have seen Suzuyo who was currently receiving a call, was the phone related to her job?

Suppose that it was related to her job, “Oh really? Sounds exciting, I’ll write that down”… an idea? Or was it a new job offer? Freelancing?

It is very fortunate that it is still very hard to determine of Suzuyo's actual career, Araki just has to give her a career that is suitable for rock-human if he wants to make her a rock-human.

Crossbreeding and developing affection in rock-women(?)

Apparently, these three women share the same problems, that they have affection for their children, the opposite trait of rock-women in chapter 99. The mother who had more of a similar nature to rock-women is (actually) Kujo Kiyomi, Josefumi’s mother. She almost left a drowning Josefumi, though the guilt overcame her in the end.

JJL chapter 52: Vitamin C and Killer Queen – part 3

Even so, Josefumi still felt that his mother had abandoned him. Could it be that she abandoned him again after the drowning event and that’s why Josefumi had a lot of respect for Holy as his mother figure? Or maybe it was only to that particular moment, but it was so engraved on Josefumi's memory that he hated his own mother?

And also remember that Kujo Kiyomi has been divorced. Too bad we never saw her again in her middle-aged, but I believe that if she will reappear, she will have that 'youthful look' like any others.

Regarding Caato and Suzuyo, suppose that they are rock-women, it is possible that they may develop affection for their children as a result of their copulation with human males.

To be honest, I think that Caato's role is more of a comparison to the other Higashikata mothers, so it would be too much if she is a rock-woman as I explained in my previous post.

However regarding Suzuyo, I think that her efforts to take care and love Yasuho are like a rock-woman learning to be a 'mother'.

JJL chapter 24: Paper Moon Deception – part 2

Perhaps it is just me, but Suzuyo’s response in that scene is a bit weird. She offered Yasuho to cook for her while playing video games, something that pretty normal in family dynamic. But then, Yasuho declined and said she was just going to go out again. Annoyed by her daughter response, she brought up Yasuho’s annoying attitude and likened her to her ex-husband (Yasuho’s father).

When Yasuho remarked that she was in a rush and didn’t have a time to be lectured her, Suzuyo out-of-nowhere brought up whether she wasn't motherly to Yasuho, something that I think was not quite related in a conflict. Because I have also experienced a similar conflict with my mother, but she wouldn't suddenly bring up of her being motherly and just straightly scolded me.

It was as if she said that “I’m trying to be a good mother for you, because I’m not like the other rock-women out there.”

JJL chapter 71: Hairclip of the Qing Dynasty

Her bad-mouthing her ex-husband (Yasuho’s dad) felt like she was trying to keep Yasuho away from her father. Besides, her words also indicate possessiveness towards her daughter.

Rock-humans in general have little to no relationship with their children, unlike (carbon-based) humans. So maybe Suzuyo is trying hard to get close to her daughter Yasuho while trying to keep her away from her father, because (perhaps) in her perspective, a close relationship between fellow humans will always be easier to achieve compared to the rock-humans.

Conclusion

At first I thought that ‘the youthful moms’ in JoJolion is just a deliberate artistic choice on behalf of Araki to make the characters more attractive, but what if it turns out to have a purpose?

Added with the recent chapter (99) which hinted the existence of rock-women, what if Araki wanted to make us wonder, is it true that currently there is a rock-woman among his characters? Which one?

I don't know why but I feel that possibility may lie in some middle-aged mother characters that look younger than their actual age. I also became suspicious, why Araki changed Holy’s appearance in chapter 92, that she significantly looks younger than when she debuted?

Especially with the reemergence of the theory about Caato as a rock-woman which becomes popular once again.

Of course I am more certain that a rock-woman will appear in the form of a flashback which will explain the origin of Higashikata’s family curse. It would also fit into the plausible theory of ‘reproduction’ that has been created by u/Mamezuku on reddit. But what if a rock-woman would appear in the present time as well? Who is she? Will it be Caato?

Of the three candidates I suspect, Caato will be the most difficult choice and requires a lot of build-up (and possibly retconing here and there). Holy highly unlikely will be a full blooded rock-woman, but it’s possible to make her a descendant of a rock-human and the build-up will be slightly easier. Suzuyo (Yasuho’s mom) will be an unexpected choice but she will be the easiest and least complicated to be built-up, the only big challenge is about the build-up of her daughter Yasuho as a crossbreed.

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1, 30, 31 aaand 38! >:)c

1. Fave Jojo?

Uhhhhhh I love them all but it’s either Jonathan or Jotaro cuz they both kicked DIOs ass and he really deserved that

But Jotaro gets a few good boy points less for being so mean to his mom

30. Rank your order: Jojo main villains

1. Diavolo/Doppio (I just really love Diavolo, even if a bit more characterization for him couldn’t hurt. I also like his mystic background) 

2. Pucci (Pucci is just an objectively great villain and even tho I didn’t like him at first, he grew on me and now I think that he’s a really cool thot with great stands and a cool motive.)

3. Kars (Kars got a rainbow-chainsaw-arm-blade. Cmon, how cool is that?)

4. Dio (Dio has lots of memorable moments and you really enjoy seeing him suffer and I get why some people rank him as numba ounda villain but I just like all the others a bit more personally.)

5. Kira (Kira is the same for me as Dio. I just prefer all the others more than him, but he’s still a cool villain. But he’s not as over the top as Dio, so thats a minus for him)

6. Valentine (Valentine is just a worse Pucci but with a shitty fanbase and a bad outfit. Boooo! Cool stand tho)

31. Rank your order: Jojo parts

oof uhh

1. Vento Aureo (its just really pretty and I love everyone in it and their awesome stands and designs. It also doesn’t drag on as much. Wish the finale would have been a bit more epic tho)

2. Stone Ocean (It drags on in the middle but the amazing opening and the fantastical ending more than make up for that. It also got a nice weird, vaporwave aesthetic to it and the characters are cool)

3. Battle Tendency (It’s a bit rushed and it did Lisa Lisa dirty but the Pillarmen and Joseph are great I love it it’s so stupid. Also it’s soundtrack just has one banger after another)

4. Steel Ball Run (YEEHAW)

5. Stardust Crusaders (Cool, but a bit too long and the formula for every episode is kinda the same, but it has a fair share of really epic fights and memorable moments)

6. Diamond is Unbreakable (I like that they gave the characters more development than they did in SC and I like them all but it’s just not as epic as the other parts and I can understand why people would like that, it’s not my cup of tea)

7. Phantom Blood (It’s cool, Jonathan and Speedwagon are sweethearts and DIO is pretty entertaining, but it’s kinda rushed and you really notice that it’s one of Arakis first creations)

38. Characters you wish could have interacted with each other?

Interacted at all or interacted more with each other? Cuz for the latter it would be everyone with everyone, there are like 5 people in all of Jojo who’s interactions do not lack anything.

Jotaro interacting with Diavolo and beating the shit out of him for messing up Pol so bad would have been great to see tho.

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All 56 of them XD

You probably thought I wouldn’t but try me boo, xx

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1. Fave Jojo?

Johnny or Jonathan

2. Fave part?

Seven!

3. Fave anime opening?

sO NO CHI NO SADAME JOJOOOOOOOO

4. Fave anime ending?

Roundabout??? Idk... I never listen to the endings.

5. Fave pose?

Giorno’s titty pose

6. Fave stand?

Tusk

7. Fave line?

I loved Foo’s quotes about memories right before... That

8. Fave catchphrase?

Nyo ho ho

9. Fave fight?

Already answered.

10. Fave villain?

Funny Valentine. I hate him so much. That’s why he’s good.

11. Fave ship?

GyJo

12. Fave character?

Gyro :0

13. Fave thing about the Jojo fandom?

The diversity of art and fic. I think because the parts are so different, it attracts people for different reasons and I love seeing the art styles or writing that comes out in relation.

14. Fave thing about the Jojo series?

The pop culture references

15. Top 3 side characters?

Anne, Manson’s Stand User, Rikiel

16. Least fave Jojo and why?

Already answered. 

17. Least fave part and why?

Already answered. 

18. Least fave fight and why?

Already answered.

19. Least fave thing about the Jojo fandom?

Already answered.

20. Least fave thing about the Jojo series?

Sexualisation of underage girls. Trish, Lucy, Yukako, and Daiya all deserve better.

21. Do you prefer the anime or the manga? Why?

I prefer the manga simply because there’s more of it but I think I’ll understand VA better once I watch the anime haha.

22. Do you prefer stands or hamon/ripple?

Stands!

23. Do you prefer Araki’s older art style or his newer style?

I’m a vanilla normie. I like his newer style better.

24. Stand ability you wish you had?

Already answered.

25. Stand ability you think wasn’t used well enough in the series?

Echoes is so fucking good to the point I would call it theoretically OP. I think Koichi could have done a lot more with his powers had had more time with Echoe.

26. Stand ability you thought didn’t suit the character it belonged to?

Joseph and Hermit Purple. I don’t think its appearance or ability suits Joseph at all.

27. Stand ability you think is the strongest/most powerful?

shit I was thinking about this the other day and I did come to a conclusion but now I’ve forgotten. I don’t believe it was D4C or Made In Heaven..... Bohemian Rhapsody and Echoes are close, I think anyway. Hm, I’m not sure. I think all Stands have their uses, weaknesses and strengths so I think there’s no sure-fire way of deciding.

28. Kiss, marry, kill (Asker picks 3 characters)

No characters were given so I can’t.

29. Rank your order, favourite to least favourite of: All the Jojos

1. Jonathan

2. Johnny

3. Jotaro

4. Giorno

5. Jolyne

6. Jo2uke

7. Josuke

8. Joseph

30. Rank your order: Jojo main villains

1. Funny Valentine

2. Dio

3. Kira

4. Pucci

5. The Pillar Men/Kars

6. Diavolo

31. Rank your order: Jojo parts

1. Steel Ball Run

2. Stardust Crusaders

3. Stone Ocean

4. Phantom Blood

5. Diamond is Unbreakable

6. Vento Aureo

7. JoJoLion

8. Battle Tendency

31. Rank your order: Jojo’s stands

1. Tusk

2. Golden Experience

3. Stone Free

4. Soft N Wet

5. Crazy Diamond

6. Star Platnium

7. Hermit Purple

32. Have you played any of the Jojo games? Which is your favourite?

I’ve never played any of the games of Eyes In Heaven looks fun :0

33. A character you wish you got to see more of?

Already answered

34. A character you relate to?

Koichi!

35. A character whose outfit you would wear?

I love Yasuho and Reimi’s outfits a lot

36. A character you don’t understand the hype over?

Mista and Fugo. they’re Gross imo

37. Characters you wish could have interacted with each other?

Foo Fighters and Mikitaka is my cross-part brotp but same with Shizuka and Emporio. I think the latter could have been friends as well, depending on how you characterise Shizuka, I guess.

38. A series you would want to crossover with Jojo?

Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc V specifically. Ray and Zarc could definitely bond with Jo2uke and Yasuho.

39. A song you think suits the Jojo series or a particular character?

Off the top of my head, I can’t think of any. Every character with a musical Stand, I think suits their namesake in one way or another.

40. A relationship between two characters that you really like?

Gyro and Johnny had such a good partnership.

41. What was the most bizarre moment in Jojo for you?

........the end of Vento Aureo takes the fucking cake. It just works. It just fucking works.

42. Funniest Jojo moment?

Fall off your horse.

43. Saddest Jojo moment?

Gyro’s death. Foo Fighter’s death.....

44. Scariest/creepiest Jojo moment?

Gwess...... I vented to a dormie about her because nope. 

45. Moment you wish never happened?

Any major character death.

46. Moment you wish could have happened?

Not so much a moment but an entire retool of joJolion. My ideal JJL which is Gappy and Yasuho trying to unravel Gappy’s mysterious origin and its a man vs self work and Yasuho’s relationship with gross Jobin is explored/handled better. Honestly, just wait til I fucking start on my pokemon au of JJL and we’ll be golden.

47. Moment you didn’t understand/were confused by?

King Fucking Crimson

48. If Jojo had a genre swap, what genre would you want it to be?

I think its in the perfect genre already. I wouldn’t swap it for anything. Except maybe surrealism (or absurdism in certain cases, absurdism would suit SBR well, I think) instead of the magical realism its currently sorta in.

49. If you had a stand, what would you name it?

A Little Piece of Heaven

50. If you were in Jojo, which part would you want to be in?

Part Seven or maybe Eight? 

51. If you could fight any character, who would it be?

Rohan, square up you rat faced bitch

52. If you could hug any character, who would it be?

Any of the (adult) girls because i’m a useless pan........

53. Which version of Dio is your favourite?

his part one outfit was bawler but I enjoyed SDC more.....

54. Which non-human character do you like best?

Slow Dancer and Valkyrie are good girls.

55. Any headcanons?

Pansexual Gyro

If Anne had a Stand, she would have had a moment similar to Jolyne where she contemplates its use and how she wants to use. And she would come to the conclusion that she would want to call it Motley Crew because she wants to treasure her strange, strange friends

Gappy thinks Yasuho is 1000x cuter with her glasses on

[zappsbrannigan]

ive got my first jojos volume by IVREA (aka the spanish translation) n the first thing i did was read Araki’s afterwords because were special for this edition and...

“ The topic about this manga is an ode to humanity

. All the protagonists,villains and allies  everyone are optimist. 

No one should have doubts about why live The main characters are against these characters ,the have to defeat them,overcome them and follow their fate. Same to you, my beloved readers

 If something is really necesary is have courage."

TLDR UNDER THE READ MORE

To be honest is one of the most beautiful things i’ve read, not only because very personal reasons. I love how despite the mess is jojos as something “bizarre” has a precious message about defeat fate and become someone on this life.

When I was reading this volume i started to analyze better this (ofc Araki it didnt plan this since the beggining but he made sense on these years) with Jonathan and Dio Brando’s ambitions.

One wants to become a gentleman someone pure and useful on this life

Dio,for other side wants to become someone powerful being noticed that even...he rejects his humanity, the path he choses is chaotic but he sure has the couarge for do it.

Jonathan on his journey learns to be more mature and smart for fight agaisnt it, even if has a bad ending, he has the “power” for change the people (example.Speedwagon,Erina,etc.) even if that means he has to sacrifice himself.

and is a topic that stills on the arcs...DEFEAT THE FATE.

Battle Tendency even desafies the logic (3 allmighty and inmortal gods) vs luck (Joseph’s talent) that everything is possible if you work hard enough.

Stardust Crusaders is save your be,loved ones doesnt matter if is so fuckin far, or dangerous or do i have to remind Jotaro’s words before the end “ I'm tired of hearing that things are impossible or useless “

Diamond is Unbreakable is about....fight for the way you want to live,doesnt matter what. Kira is a clear example with his fucked up actions, Josuke only wants some cash,Okuyasu wants to save his father or Koichi becomes more braver. More than friendship power is have a clear goal...AND GO FOR IT

Vento Aureo is the most clear...Gio has evil DIO’s blood but yet...as Dio manipulates people, Gio inspires them even if his reasons (imo) arent that realistic but yet are pure. Also Buccellati how he saved everyone on his gang and gave them another chance for live...not the best life (you know,gangster) but is better than die on the streets.

Stone Ocean.... this is an especific case because the tragic fate but,even Araki mentions it on the last volume

“ It's difficult to explain, but when I'm drawing I feel the existence of what I call "gravity".

In other words, while you might think that as an author I have utter control over the actions of the main characters by the progression of the story, or the world in which I make them live, it's not always like this, and at some moments it is the characters who act against my will. 

Through this method, some drawings have come out that I didn't want to make in the first place. 

That is how "gravity" manifests itself, which I also assimilate to "fate". When you read this last volume of Stone Ocean, I'd like you to think a little about this.”

Gravity means.. things happen because something, more than which is morally good vs is better for everyone. Is when, oh surprise a villain was able to find the way to win agaisnt the fate, Pucci ciertanly had the courage even if he was only Dio’s tool.

Anyway Jolyne and her crew did until the impossible for avoid it, on the journey they grow up as human beings

Steel Ball Run....Johnny has to defeat his disability, Gyro goes agaisnt his own country or Valentine tryin to save his country *even* if his methods were chaotic, is a self discovery trip where here Araki made more complex situations than “this is good or this is bad”, you can even pick your side.

Jojolion is self discovery trip...about find your fate and find your own happiness.

seriously....jojos is more than a random series, if you think hard enough.

Or are just random buff guys shouting WRYYYYYYYYYY but i love overthinking things, hah!!

[joetaroh-koohoe]

All the Jojo asks uwu

Oh damn that’s alot but here ya go lmao

Fave Jojo?Joetaroh Koohoe obviously lmao

Fave part?It’s a tie between stardust crusaders and steel ball run, but I think I have to go with part 3

Fave anime opening?STAND PROUD

Fave anime ending?Last Train Home

Fave pose?Tbh I love the one where Jotaro just stands there and points lmao

Fave stand?STAR PLATINUM

Fave line?Any of Joot joot’s shit ass one liners lmao

Fave catchphrase?Probably yare yare

Fave fight?DIO vs Jotaro

Fave villain?Does Diego count lmao if not then Funny Valentine

Fave ship?Jotakak

Fave character?Joot Joot alongside with Yukako

Fave thing about the Jojo fandom?I love how we all agree Jotaro is a dolphin loving nerd (but especially the Jotaroh Koohoe thing is my ultimate fav)

Fave thing about the Jojo series?I really like the stands

Top 3 side characters?Define side characters, cause is it like anyone who isn’t part of the main line up? If so then I don’t think I have any like fave faves

Least fave Jojo and why?kariedo is probably going to kick my ass for this, but Giorno. He’s not a bad character or anything it’s just I didn’t get invested into him as a character like the other Jojo’s so far.

Least fave part and why?Again kariedo is going to kick my ass, but vento aureo because it was such a short part hence why I didn’t get invested into it

Least fave fight and why?I don’t think I really have one???

Least fave thing about the Jojo fandom?I guess the drama, but you’re gonna have drama in every fandom

Least fave thing about the Jojo series?How some stands are completely overpowered or how there is some missing logic

Do you prefer the anime or the manga? Why?The manga because usually anime adaptations have to cut out some stuff

Do you prefer stands or hamon/ripple?Stands

Do you prefer Araki’s older art style or his newer style?THe old style. Gotta love that grade a beef

Stand ability you wish you had?I really like Stone Free’s ability

Stand ability you think wasn’t used well enough in the series?Love Deluxe. I know it’s not the greatest stand but I mean there are some other stands that aren’t that good and yet they manage to make it work effectively.

Stand ability you thought didn’t suit the character it belonged to?Maybe Spice girl mainly cause I just don’t see or understand the connection unless I missed something while reading part 5???

Stand ability you think is the strongest/most powerful?Probably Killer Queen

Kiss, marry, kill (Asker picks 3 characters)I need 3 characters for this one, but we all know who I’d kiss and marry lmao

Rank your order, favourite to least favourite of: All the JojosJotaroJolyneJonathanJosephJosukeJohnnyGiorno(I haven’t started part 8 so I can’t really rank him and sorry Lorena)

Rank your order: Jojo main villainsFunny ValentinePucchiKiraKarsDioDiavolo

Rank your order: Jojo partsStardust CrusadersSteel Ball RunStone OceanDiamond is UnbreakableBattle TendencyPhantom BloodVento Aureo

Rank your order: Jojo’s standsI’m assuming this is every Jojo stand so I’ll put my top 51. Star Platinum2. Stone Free3. Love Deluxe4. White Snake5. Hierophant Green

Have you played any of the Jojo games? Which is your favourite?Yes and it’s Eyes of Heaven lmao

A character you wish you got to see more of?Y U K A K O

A character you relate to?Yukako lmao

A character whose outfit you would wear?I’m not entirely sure since everyone is a fashion disaster, but I guess Jolyne’s outfit

A character you don’t understand the hype over?I don’t think I have one

Characters you wish could have interacted with each other?Tbh I want more like platonic side interactions with the stardust crusaders

A series you would want to crossover with Jojo?I don’t think I would cross Jojo with anything

A song you think suits the Jojo series or a particular character?I’m literally drawing a blank on this question. I have songs and stuff but I can’t think of any atm to save my life

A relationship between two characters that you really like?I loved the relationship between Jotaro and Polnareff

What was the most bizarre moment in Jojo for you?Tbh I’m so desensitized to the weird shit that goes down lmao

Funniest Jojo moment?I always laugh when Joseph essentially calls Jotaro a fucking casual lmao

Saddest Jojo moment?the ending of stone ocean :)))))

Scariest/creepiest Jojo moment?I don’t really have one

Moment you wish never happened?THE ENDING OF STONE OCEAN

Moment you wish could have happened?Tbh I would love to see a switch on the fights with Alessi and Mariah lmao

Moment you didn’t understand/were confused by?The fight between Bruno and Diavolo, but then again I’m just confused on how King Crimson works in general lmao

If Jojo had a genre swap, what genre would you want it to be? Idk why but I would love to see how it would be as a gay sports anime lmao

If you had a stand, what would you name it?Black Vow

If you were in Jojo, which part would you want to be in?STARDUST CRUSADERS

If you could fight any character, who would it be?Dio

If you could hug any character, who would it be?He’d hate it but Jotaro lmao

Which version of Dio is your favourite?I guess PB Dio

Which non-human character do you like best?Does Diego count because of the whole dinosaur thing? If not then Foo Fighters

Any headcanons?I don’t know if this counts as a headcanon, but I really like the idea that the stardust crusaders took a bunch of polaroid pictures where they are being goofy and just having fun ;v;