JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is a cultural phenomenon. Not everyone is a fan, but those who are have a strong attachment to it. Calling JoJo's Bizarre Adventure a historical manga is a little, well, bizarre, but it is a manga that is set across different cultures and time periods, at least for the first few parts. Part 1: Phantom Blood begins in 19th-century England with the first JoJo, Jonathan Joestar, in a story that feels like a cross between Wuthering Heights and Dracula.

Jonathan is the son of a wealthy landowner who takes in an orphan boy named Dio Brando, who kills their father and transforms himself into a vampire using an ancient and magical Aztec stone mask. To fight his brother, Jonathan Joestar learns Hamon, a powerful martial art taught to him by Will A. Zeppeli (characters in JoJo's are frequently named after rock and metal bands).

Part 2: Battle Tendency follows Jonathan's grandson Joseph and takes place in the late 1930s across the United States and Europe, continuing the historical fiction trend. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is a ridiculous thrill ride that is both beloved and despised by fans and detractors alike. You can only try it if you've never read it before. This is a manga that transcends genre but remains, for the time being, a very fun and eccentric piece of historical manga.

Author: Hirohiko Araki

Original run: January 1, 1987 – present
Volumes: 131

Status: Ongoing

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