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== Media == === Manga === {{See also|List of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure volumes{{!}}List of ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' volumes}} [[File:Hirohiko Araki 2013 - cropped.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Hirohiko Araki]], the author of ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'']] Written and illustrated by [[Hirohiko Araki]], ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' began serialization in the weekly [[Shōnen manga|{{Transliteration|ja|shōnen}} manga]] anthology ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]''{{'}}s combined issue #1–2 of 1987, published by [[Shueisha]] on January 1, 1987.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M543970|script-title=ja:週刊少年ジャンプ 1987 表示号数1|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]]|language=ja|access-date=May 29, 2020|archive-date=June 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604074107/https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M543970|url-status=live}}</ref> The series is divided into eight story arcs, each following the adventures of a new protagonist bearing the "JoJo" nickname. The first part, titled ''[[Phantom Blood]]'', was serialized until October 1987 and collected in five {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volumes; the second, ''[[Battle Tendency]]'', was serialized from November 1987 to March 1989 and collected in seven volumes. ''[[Stardust Crusaders]]'', the third part, was serialized from March 1989 to April 1992 and collected in 16 volumes. ''[[Diamond Is Unbreakable]]'', the fourth part, was serialized from April 1992 to November 1995 and collected in 18 volumes; it was followed by the fifth part, ''[[Golden Wind (manga)|Golden Wind]]'', which was serialized from November 1995 to April 1999 and collected in 17 volumes. After volume 63 (the last volume of ''Golden Wind''), the ''tankōbon'' numbering for each subsequent part restarts from one. ''[[Stone Ocean]]'', the sixth part, was serialized from December 1999 to April 2003 and collected in 17 volumes. The first 23 chapters of the seventh part, ''[[Steel Ball Run]]'', were serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from January to October 2004; in March 2005, the series was transferred to the monthly [[seinen manga|{{Transliteration|ja|seinen}} manga]] magazine ''[[Ultra Jump]]''. It ran until April 2011, and was collected in 24 volumes. ''[[JoJolion]]'', the eighth part, was serialized from May 2011 to August 2021 and collected in 27 volumes. In the September 2021 issue of ''Ultra Jump'', Araki stated in the author's notes that part 9 of the series, tentatively titled "''JoJoLands''" and later finalized as ''[[The JoJoLands]]'', would begin following a short break.<ref name="jojolands">{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-08-18/jojo-bizarre-adventure-series-teases-jojolands-title-announces-1st-spinoff-manga/.176402|title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Series Teases JOJOLANDS Title, Announces 1st Spinoff Manga|access-date=August 18, 2021|archive-date=March 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306101036/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-08-18/jojo-bizarre-adventure-series-teases-jojolands-title-announces-1st-spinoff-manga/.176402|url-status=live}}</ref> It began on February 19, 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/505661|title=荒木飛呂彦「ジョジョの奇妙な冒険」第9部'The JOJOLands'2月発売のUJで始動|language=ja|date=December 19, 2022|website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=December 19, 2022|archive-date=January 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118195724/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/505661|url-status=live}}</ref> Between 2002 and 2009, the first six parts in the series were re-released by Shueisha in {{Transliteration|ja|[[bunkoban]]}} format;<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 集英社文庫(コミック版)|url=https://books.shueisha.co.jp/search/search.html?seriesid=38022|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|access-date=May 29, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=June 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604074112/https://books.shueisha.co.jp/search/search.html?seriesid=38022|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Steel Ball Run'' was re-released in the format in 2017 and 2018.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 集英社文庫(コミック版)|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/search/search.html?seriesid=38414|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|access-date=May 29, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=June 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604074111/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/search/search.html?seriesid=38414|url-status=live}}</ref> A {{Transliteration|ja|[[sōshūhen]]}} omnibus series recreating the first four parts as they originally appeared in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' (including color pages, promotional text, and next chapter previews) was published between 2012 and 2016.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 総集編|url=https://www.s-manga.net/search/search.html?titleauthor=%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%81%AE%E5%A5%87%E5%A6%99%E3%81%AA%E5%86%92%E9%99%BA+%E7%B7%8F%E9%9B%86%E7%B7%A8|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|access-date=May 29, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=June 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604074107/https://www.s-manga.net/search/search.html?titleauthor=%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%81%AE%E5%A5%87%E5%A6%99%E3%81%AA%E5%86%92%E9%99%BA+%E7%B7%8F%E9%9B%86%E7%B7%A8|url-status=live}}</ref> Since 2012, all eight parts in the series have been digitally colored and distributed by Shueisha for [[smartphone]]s and [[tablet computer]]s under the brand name "JOJO-D".<ref>{{cite web|title=JOJO-D ジョジョの奇妙な冒険DIGITAL 試し読み|url=http://www.mangabroadcast.jp/jojod/|website=Manga Broadcast|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|access-date=May 29, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=April 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200428031255/http://www.mangabroadcast.jp/jojod/|url-status=live}}</ref> A premium hardcover release of the first three parts was published under the brand "JoJonium" between 2013 and 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=JoJonium ジョジョの奇妙な冒険[函装版]|url=http://www.jojonium.com/|website=JoJonium|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|access-date=May 29, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=April 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200428031018/http://www.jojonium.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> In the early 1990s, [[Viz Media]] reportedly had plans for an English-language release of ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' in North America as ''The Strange Adventures of Jojo'';<ref name="1000manga" /> in 2002, the series was unsuccessfully considered for release as monthly [[comic book]]s.<ref name="1000manga">{{cite web|last=Thompson|first=Jason|title=Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Jojo's Bizarre Adventure|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house-of-1000-manga/2010-12-23|work=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=April 15, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422183157/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house-of-1000-manga/2010-12-23|archive-date=April 22, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Between November 2005 and December 2010, Viz published ''Stardust Crusaders'', the most well-known part in the series, in 16 volumes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=4659|title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure English Volume 1|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|access-date=August 17, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20060623153457/http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=4659|archive-date=June 23, 2006|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=8592|archive-url=https://archive.today/20101201161903/http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=8592|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 1, 2010|title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure English Volume 16|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|access-date=August 17, 2012}}</ref> However, the company changed the names of several characters and Stands due to legal concerns and censored certain scenes, including scenes of animal violence redrawn by Araki himself.<ref name="1000manga" /> In 2013, Viz expressed further interest in localizing the series, but explained its difficulties in doing so due to Araki's numerous references to real musicians and fashion designers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Viz Talks "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" Digital Distribution Plans and Difficulties|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2013/09/14-1/viz-talks-jojos-bizarre-adventure-digital-distribution-plans-and-difficulties|work=[[Crunchyroll]]|date=September 14, 2013|access-date=October 16, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017105740/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2013/09/14-1/viz-talks-jojos-bizarre-adventure-digital-distribution-plans-and-difficulties|archive-date=October 17, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Viz began publishing the JoJonium release of ''Phantom Blood'' digitally in September 2014, with a three-volume hardcover print edition following throughout 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 1--Phantom Blood Manga|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/jojo-s-bizarre-adventure-part-1-phantom-blood/all|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|access-date=May 29, 2020|archive-date=June 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604074107/https://www.viz.com/read/manga/jojo-s-bizarre-adventure-part-1-phantom-blood/all|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Battle Tendency'' was published in four volumes in 2015 and 2016,<ref>{{cite web|title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 2--Battle Tendency Manga|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/jojo-s-bizarre-adventure-part-2-battle-tendency/all|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|access-date=May 29, 2020|archive-date=June 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604074107/https://www.viz.com/read/manga/jojo-s-bizarre-adventure-part-2-battle-tendency/all|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''Stardust Crusaders'' was published in ten volumes from 2016 to 2019.<ref>{{cite web|title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 3--Stardust Crusaders Manga|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/jojo-s-bizarre-adventure-part-3-stardust-crusaders/all|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|access-date=May 29, 2020|archive-date=September 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928221134/https://www.viz.com/read/manga/jojo-s-bizarre-adventure-part-3-stardust-crusaders/all|url-status=live}}</ref> Viz continues to publish the series in their own digital and hardcover editions that emulate the JoJonium edition; ''Diamond Is Unbreakable'' was published in nine volumes from 2019 to 2021,<ref>{{cite web|title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 4--Diamond Is Unbreakable Manga|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/jojo-s-bizarre-adventure-part-4-diamond-is-unbreakable/all|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|access-date=May 29, 2020|archive-date=August 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806140236/https://www.viz.com/read/manga/jojo-s-bizarre-adventure-part-4-diamond-is-unbreakable/all|url-status=live}}</ref> while ''Golden Wind'' began in August 2021.<ref>{{cite web|title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 5--Golden Wind Manga|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/jojo-s-bizarre-adventure-part-5-golden-wind/all|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|access-date=August 24, 2021|archive-date=August 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210825005544/https://www.viz.com/read/manga/jojo-s-bizarre-adventure-part-5-golden-wind/all|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2022, Viz Media began releasing ''Stone Ocean'' digitally.<ref>{{cite web|title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 6--Stone Ocean|url=https://www.viz.com/shonenjump/chapters/jojos-bizarre-adventure-part-6|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|access-date=December 9, 2022|archive-date=January 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126184717/https://www.viz.com/shonenjump/chapters/jojos-bizarre-adventure-part-6|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Steel Ball Run'' is set be published in print starting in 2025.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Viz Media Licenses Steel Ball Run, Astro Royale, Tenmaku Cinema, More Manga|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-04/viz-media-licenses-steel-ball-run-astro-royale-tenmaku-cinema-more-manga/.216364|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=October 4, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241004191846/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-04/viz-media-licenses-steel-ball-run-astro-royale-tenmaku-cinema-more-manga/.216364|archive-date=October 4, 2024|date=October 4, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> ==== Spin-offs ==== =====One-shots===== Araki has also authored several manga [[Spin-off (media)|spin-offs]] of ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'', the first of which being "Episode 16: At a Confessional", which was published as a [[one-shot (comics)|one-shot]] in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' in July 1997.<ref>{{cite web|title=週刊少年ジャンプ 1997 表示号数30|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M543443|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]]|access-date=May 29, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=June 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604074113/https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M543443|url-status=live}}</ref> It follows Rohan Kishibe from ''Diamond Is Unbreakable'', and is the first entry in the ''[[Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe]]'' series. {{nihongo foot|''Dead Man's Questions''|デッドマンズQ|Deddomanzu Kuesuchonzu|group=lower-alpha}} follows Yoshikage Kira from the same part; it was published as three chapters in the magazine ''Allman'' in June and July 1999.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:荒木飛呂彦「デッドマンズQ」吉良吉影の幽霊Tシャツ登場|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/64305|website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=May 29, 2020|language=ja|date=February 12, 2012|archive-date=June 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604074112/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/64305|url-status=live}}</ref> Both one-shots were later published in {{nihongo foot|''Under Execution, Under Jailbreak''|死刑執行中脱獄進行中|Shikei Shikkōchū Datsugoku Shinkōchū|group=lower-alpha|post=,}} a collection of short story manga by Araki that was published in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:死刑執行中脱獄進行中|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M387639|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]]|access-date=May 29, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=June 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604074110/https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M387639|url-status=live}}</ref> {{nihongo foot|"Oingo Boingo Brothers Adventure"|オインゴとボインゴ兄弟大冒険|Oingo to Boingo Kyōdai Daibōken|group=lower-alpha|post=,}} a one-shot featuring the title characters from ''Stardust Crusaders'', was released on October 18, 2002.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:オインゴとボインゴ兄弟大冒険|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090415144831/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-617720-X|archive-date=April 15, 2009|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-617720-X|url-status=dead|language=ja|website=[[Shueisha|Shueisha.co.jp]]|df=mdy-all}}</ref> It is drawn in the style of Boingo's Stand Tohth, a fortune-telling comic book. Between January 2008 and February 2018, six chapters of ''Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe'' were published in various magazines. A ''tankōbon'' volume was published by Shueisha in November 2013, collecting the stories "At a Confessional", "Mutsu-kabe Hill", "Millionaire Village", "Poaching Seashore", and "Rohan Kishibe Goes to Gucci".<ref>{{cite web|title=岸辺露伴は動かない|url=https://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-870872-0|website=S-MANGA|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|access-date=May 29, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=October 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020202030/https://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-870872-0|url-status=live}}</ref> "The Harvest Moon" was published digitally in September 2014 during the debut of Shueisha's ''[[Shōnen Jump+]]'' website;<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:ジャンプをスマホやPCで!少年ジャンプ+創刊|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/126639|website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=May 29, 2020|language=ja|date=September 22, 2014|archive-date=March 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316174933/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/126639|url-status=live}}</ref> a second ''tankōbon'' volume collecting the episode and the stories "A Rainy Monday", "D·N·A", and "The Run" was published in July 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=岸辺露伴は動かない 2|url=https://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-881557-2|website=S-MANGA|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|access-date=May 29, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=June 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604074112/https://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-881557-2|url-status=live}}</ref> =====''Shining Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak''===== {{Main|JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Shining Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak|label 1=''Shining Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak''}} In the September 2021 issue of ''Ultra Jump'', it was announced that ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' would be receiving a spin-off manga written by Kouhei Kadono and illustrated by ''[[No Guns Life]]'' author Tasuku Karasuma.<ref name="jojolands" /> The spin-off manga, {{nihongo foot|''Shining Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak''|ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 クレイジー・{{Ruby-ja|D|ダイヤモンド}}の悪霊的失恋|Jojo no Kimyō na Bōken: Kureijī Daiyamondo no Akuryō-teki Shitsuren|{{lit}} JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Crazy Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak|post=,}} began publication in the January 2022 issue of ''Ultra Jump'' released on December 18, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/458217|script-title=ja:「ジョジョ」初のスピンオフマンガがUJで開幕!藍本松が描く6部題材の読切も|language=ja|date=December 18, 2021|website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=December 19, 2022|archive-date=December 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219131559/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/458217|url-status=live}}</ref> The spin-off stars Hol Horse and Josuke Higashikata in Morioh and takes place between the events of ''Stardust Crusaders'' and ''Diamond is Unbreakable''. =====''I Testamenti Cremisi''===== Spin-off material based on ''Golden Wind'' has also been created, such as {{langx|it|label=none|italic=yes|I Testamenti Cremisi|lit=The Crimson Testaments}}, an anthology of short stories revolving around various antagonistic characters within the part, most notably the Hitman Team.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-790204-4 | title=ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 紅い遺言/荒木 飛呂彦/北國 ばらっど/尾北 圭人/鳥谷 綾斗/月並 きら/安藤 敬而/電気 泳動 | 集英社 ― Shueisha ― }}</ref> {{nihongo foot|"There's No Love Like a Parent's"|親の心子知らずの巻|Oya no Kokoroko Shirazu no Maki|translated=The Story of a Parent Who Doesn't Know His Child's Heart|group=lower-alpha}} features Ghiaccio and Melone taking care of the latter's Stand, Baby Face, who is going through a rebellious phase while its User is supposed to assassinate a film director. It was published in the Winter 2023 issue of the ''JoJo'' Magazine on December 19, 2023.<ref name="winter2023" /> {{nihongo foot|"My Prized Needle and Thread"|オレ自慢の針と糸|Ore Jiman no Hari to Ito|group=lower-alpha}} focuses on Prosciutto and Pesci, two hitmen tasked with assassinating a gangster who manages a [[brothel]] and drug trades without Passione's approval. The short story was published in the Winter 2024 issue of the ''JoJo'' magazine on December 18, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kawazumanga.com/entry/2024/12/22/120000|title=【感想】マンガ「間田敏和の微妙な冒険」 (うすた京介) 小説「オレ自慢の針と糸」 (尾北圭人) マンガ「魔好青年ビーティー『武装スモーカー』事件」 (西尾維新、出水ぽすか) 「JOJO magazine 2024 WINTER」より|language=ja|date=December 22, 2024|website=Kawazu Manga}}</ref> === Anime === ==== Studio A.P.P.P. ==== {{Main|JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (OVA){{!}}''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' (OVA)}} A 13-episode [[original video animation]] adaptation of Part 3, ''Stardust Crusaders'', was produced by [[A.P.P.P.]] The first set of six episodes, which begin during the middle of the arc, were released by [[Pony Canyon]] on [[VHS]] and [[Laserdisc]] from 1993 to 1994. The series was released by Klock Worx on [[DVD]] and VHS from 2000 to 2002, starting with seven newly produced [[prequel]] episodes adapting the beginning of the arc. Super Techno Arts produced an English-language dub of all thirteen episodes in North America as a six-volume DVD series between 2003 and 2005, with the episodes also arranged in chronological order.<ref name="Toole">{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-mike-toole-show/2014-06-01/.75101|title=The Mike Toole Show - Jojo's Mojo|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=June 1, 2014|access-date=November 21, 2015|quote=[...]the series profile is surging among fans here, and it's a joy to watch factors like the fortuitous timing of the new series and the sheer enthusiasm of the show's fans online lead to things like the Viz reprints.|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140603030339/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-mike-toole-show/2014-06-01/.75101|archive-date=June 3, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref> A.P.P.P. also produced ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood'', a feature film adaptation of the manga's first arc; it was released theatrically in Japan on February 17, 2007.<ref name="Toole" /> ==== David Production ==== {{Main|JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (TV series){{!}}''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' (TV series)}} At a July 2012 press conference celebrating the 25th anniversary of the series, Araki announced that an anime adaptation of ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' was in production and would premiere in October 2012.<ref name="animePS3">{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-07-05/jojo-bizarre-adventure-gets-tv-anime-in-october-and-game|title=Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Gets Fall TV Anime & PS3 Game|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=July 5, 2012|access-date=July 5, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120707221218/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-07-05/jojo-bizarre-adventure-gets-tv-anime-in-october-and-game|archive-date=July 7, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The 26-episode first season, which covers the ''Phantom Blood'' and ''Battle Tendency'' arcs, aired weekly on [[Tokyo MX]] between October 2012 and April 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-09-11/jojo-bizarre-adventure-tv-anime-slated-for-october-6|title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure TV Anime Slated for October 6|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=September 11, 2012|access-date=September 13, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120914040839/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-09-11/jojo-bizarre-adventure-tv-anime-slated-for-october-6|archive-date=September 14, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="finalepisode">{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-04-05/jojo-bizarre-adventure-anime-teases-part-3|title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Anime Teases Part 3|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=April 5, 2013|access-date=April 5, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130407230901/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-04-05/jojo-bizarre-adventure-anime-teases-part-3|archive-date=April 7, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Although teased in the post-credit scenes of the finale,<ref name="finalepisode" /> a second season adapting ''Stardust Crusaders'' was officially announced in October 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-18/jojo-bizarre-adventure-part-3-tv-anime-slated-for-2014|title=Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part 3 TV Anime Slated for 2014|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=October 18, 2013|access-date=October 18, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131018063519/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-18/jojo-bizarre-adventure-part-3-tv-anime-slated-for-2014|archive-date=October 18, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> It aired on Tokyo MX in two halves; the first from April to September 2014, and the second from January to June 2015, for a total of 48 episodes. At an event for the anime in October 2015, a third season adapting ''Diamond Is Unbreakable'' was announced.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-24/jojo-bizarre-adventure-part-4-manga-gets-tv-anime/.94593|title=Crunchyroll: Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part 4 Manga Gets TV Anime|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=October 24, 2015|access-date=October 25, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025003921/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-24/jojo-bizarre-adventure-part-4-manga-gets-tv-anime/.94593|archive-date=October 25, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> It premiered in April 2016 and ended in December 2016, for a total of 39 episodes. A fourth season of the anime adapting ''Golden Wind'' was announced at an Araki art exhibition in June 2018.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-06-21/jojo-bizarre-adventure-part-5-golden-wind-manga-gets-tv-anime-in-october/.133202|title=Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part 5: Golden Wind Manga Gets TV Anime in October|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=October 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621124343/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-06-21/jojo-bizarre-adventure-part-5-golden-wind-manga-gets-tv-anime-in-october/.133202|archive-date=June 21, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The first episode debuted at [[Anime Expo]] in July, and the season aired in 39 episodes from October 2018 to July 2019 on Tokyo MX.<ref name="auto" /> At a special event for the anime series on April 4, 2021, an adaptation of ''Stone Ocean'' was announced.<ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ja:「ジョジョ」第6部「ストーンオーシャン」アニメ化!徐倫役はファイルーズあい(動画あり / コメントあり)|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/423156|url-status=live|access-date=April 4, 2021|website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|language=ja|archive-date=April 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404110056/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/423156}}</ref> Unlike the previous seasons, it debuted worldwide on [[Netflix]] in December 2021, before receiving a Japanese television broadcast in January 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 6: Stone Ocean Anime Reveals Promo Video, Cast, Staff, December Debut on Netflix Worldwide|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-08-08/jojo-bizarre-adventure-part-6-stone-ocean-anime-reveals-promo-video-cast-staff-december-debut-on-netflix-worldwide/.176012|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=August 8, 2021|access-date=August 8, 2021|archive-date=December 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203102444/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-08-08/jojo-bizarre-adventure-part-6-stone-ocean-anime-reveals-promo-video-cast-staff-december-debut-on-/.176012|url-status=live}}</ref> An [[original video animation]] (OVA) based on the "Millionaire Village" episode of the ''Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe'' spin-off manga was distributed in 2017 to those who purchased every DVD or [[Blu-ray]] volume of ''Diamond Is Unbreakable''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Araki's Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai Manga Gets Anime With Jojo Blu-ray/DVDs|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-04-15/araki-kishibe-rohan-wa-ugokanai-manga-gets-anime-with-jojo-blu-ray-dvds/.101103|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=April 19, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418115149/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-04-15/araki-kishibe-rohan-wa-ugokanai-manga-gets-anime-with-jojo-blu-ray-dvds/.101103|archive-date=April 18, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://davidproduction.jp/works/|title=作品紹介|language=ja|publisher=[[David Production]]|access-date=October 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016113504/http://davidproduction.jp/works/|archive-date=October 16, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> A second OVA adapting the "Mutsu-kabe Hill" episode was released with a special edition of the manga's second volume in July 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-02-18/thus-spoke-kishibe-rohan-manga-gets-2nd-anime-dvd/.127936|title=Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Manga Gets 2nd Anime DVD|date=February 18, 2018|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=February 18, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180218155105/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-02-18/thus-spoke-kishibe-rohan-manga-gets-2nd-anime-dvd/.127936|archive-date=February 18, 2018}}</ref> Two more OVA episodes adapting the "At a Confessional" and "The Run" episodes were screened in Japanese theaters in December 2019 and released on DVD and Blu-ray in March 2020.<ref>{{cite web|title=New Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe Anime Episode 'Zange-shitsu' Previewed in Video|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-02-28/new-thus-spoke-rohan-kishibe-anime-episode-zange-shitsu-previewed-in-video/.156946|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=May 31, 2020|date=February 2, 2020|archive-date=March 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324123916/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-02-28/new-thus-spoke-rohan-kishibe-anime-episode-zange-shitsu-previewed-in-video/.156946|url-status=live}}</ref> With the 2014 premiere of ''Stardust Crusaders'', American-based website [[Crunchyroll]] began streaming the anime series for viewers outside Japan one hour after the episodes aired.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-04-02/crunchyroll/jojo-bizarre-adventure-manga-and-anime-announced|title=Crunchyroll: Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Anime Announced|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=April 2, 2014|access-date=March 13, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330221748/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-04-02/crunchyroll/jojo-bizarre-adventure-manga-and-anime-announced|archive-date=March 30, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment]], who holds the DVD rights to the series, released the first season of the anime in September 2015, with an included English dub.<ref name="English">{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-07-22/adult-swim-toonami-to-air-jojo-bizarre-adventure-anime-starting-in-october/.104586|title=Adult Swim's Toonami to Air JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Anime Starting in October|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=July 22, 2016|access-date=August 27, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826155412/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-07-22/adult-swim-toonami-to-air-jojo-bizarre-adventure-anime-starting-in-october/.104586|archive-date=August 26, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In July 2016, Viz Media announced it acquired the Blu-ray rights to the series; it released the first three seasons with dubs between August 2017 and January 2020.<ref>{{cite web|title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Video TV Series|url=https://www.viz.com/watch/tv-series/jojo-s-bizarre-adventure-video/all|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|access-date=May 31, 2020|archive-date=August 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814023420/https://www.viz.com/watch/tv-series/jojo-s-bizarre-adventure-video/all|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2016, American cable block [[Adult Swim]] began airing the anime on its [[Toonami]] block.<ref name="English" /> === Other media === ==== Drama CDs ==== From 1992 to 1993, a [[Radio drama in Japan|drama CD]] adaptation of Part 3 was released in three volumes, titled {{nihongo foot|''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Volume 1: Jotaro Kujo's Visitation''|ジョジョの奇妙な冒険第1巻 空条承太郎見参の巻|JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken Dai 1-kan Kūjō Jōtarō Kenzan no Maki|group=lower-alpha|post=,}} {{nihongo foot|''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Volume 2: The Death of Avdol''|ジョジョの奇妙な冒険第2巻 アヴドゥル死すの巻|JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken Dai 2-kan Avuduru Shisu no Maki|group=lower-alpha|post=,}} and {{nihongo foot|''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Volume 3: Dio's World''|ジョジョの奇妙な冒険第3巻 DIOの世界の巻|JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken Dai 3-kan Dio no Sekai no Maki|group=lower-alpha|post=.}}<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 CDブック|language=ja|url=http://jinbei.s58.xrea.com/data_book_araki3.htm}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 第2巻 アヴドゥル死すの巻|url=http://www.suruga-ya.jp/database/120007504001.html|language=ja|work=suruga-ya.jp|access-date=July 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511214050/http://www.suruga-ya.jp/database/120007504001.html|archive-date=May 11, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 第3巻 ディオの世界の巻|url=http://www.suruga-ya.jp/database/120007507001.html|language=ja|work=suruga-ya.jp|access-date=July 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511211910/http://www.suruga-ya.jp/database/120007507001.html|archive-date=May 11, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> They starred [[Kiyoyuki Yanada]] as Jotaro, [[Kenji Utsumi]] (volumes 1 & 3) and [[Gorō Naya]] (volume 2) as Joseph Joestar, [[Akio Ōtsuka]] as Avdol, [[Shō Hayami]] as Kakyoin, [[Ken Yamaguchi]] as Polnareff, [[Keiichi Nanba]] as Hol Horse, [[Shigeru Chiba]] as J. Geil, and [[Norio Wakamoto]] as Dio. A drama CD adaptation of Part 4 was released from 2016 to 2017 in two parts. The first was titled {{nihongo foot|''A Ghost Story from Budogaoka High''|ぶどうヶ丘高校の怪談|Budō Gaoka Kōkō no Kaidan|group=lower-alpha}} and the second {{nihongo foot|''After-school Talk: At Cafe Deux Magots''.|放課後トーク カフェ ドゥ・メゴにて|Hōkago Tōku Kafe Du Mego nite|group=lower-alpha|post=.}} ==== Video games ==== {{Main|List of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure video games{{!}}List of ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' video games}} Several video games based on ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' have been created. A titular [[role-playing video game]] based on Part 3 was released for the [[Super Famicom]] in 1993, and several [[fighting game]]s have been released, including ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Heritage for the Future]]'' in 1998, ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle]]'' for the series' 25th anniversary in 2013, and ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven]]'' in 2015.<ref name="animePS3" /> Characters from the series have also been featured in various ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' [[Crossover (fiction)|cross-over]] games, such as ''[[Jump Force]]'',<ref>{{cite web |last=Sherman |first=Jennifer |title=Jump Force Game Adds JoJo's Bizarre Adventure's Jotaro, DIO |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-02-01/jump-force-game-adds-jojo-bizarre-adventure-jotaro-dio/.142889 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=1 February 2019 |date=1 February 2019 |archive-date=25 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125010427/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-02-01/jump-force-game-adds-jojo-bizarre-adventure-jotaro-dio/.142889 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Romano |first=Sal |title=Jump Force adds Dio from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, first look at Jotaro Kujo |url=https://gematsu.com/2019/01/jump-force-adds-dio-from-jojos-bizarre-adventure-first-look-at-jotaro-kujo |website=Gematsu |access-date=31 January 2019 |date=31 January 2019 |archive-date=31 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190131124443/https://gematsu.com/2019/01/jump-force-adds-dio-from-jojos-bizarre-adventure-first-look-at-jotaro-kujo |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[J-Stars Victory VS]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=Jojo's, Nube characters join J-Stars Victory VS. Game |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-11/jojo-nube-characters-join-j-stars-victory-vs-game |website=[[Anime News Network]] |date=2013-12-11 |access-date=2013-12-20}}</ref> ''[[Jump Ultimate Stars]]'', ''[[Famicom Jump: Hero Retsuden]]'', and its sequel, ''[[Famicom Jump II: Saikyō no Shichinin]]''. ==== Light novels ==== Several [[light novel]]s based on the manga have been written, each by a different author, but all including illustrations by Araki. The first, based on Part 3, was simply titled ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'', released on November 4, 1993, and written by Mayori Sekijima and Hiroshi Yamaguchi.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:ジョジョの奇妙な冒険/関島 眞頼/山口 宏/荒木 飛呂彦|work=books.shueisha.co.jp|url=https://books.shueisha.co.jp/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-703015-6|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|access-date=June 20, 2020|archive-date=June 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621234641/https://books.shueisha.co.jp/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-703015-6|url-status=live}}</ref> {{nihongo foot|''Le Bizzarre Avventure di GioGio II: Golden Heart/Golden Ring''|ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 II ゴールデンハート/ゴールデンリング|JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken Tsū Gōruden Hāto/Gōruden Ringu|group=lower-alpha|post=,}} written by Gichi Ōtsuka and Miya Shōtarō and based on Part 5, was released on May 28, 2001.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 2 ゴールデンハート/ゴールデンリング/大塚 ギチ/宮昌 太朗/荒木 飛呂彦|work=books.shueisha.co.jp|url=https://books.shueisha.co.jp/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-703103-9|publisher=[[Shueisha]]|access-date=June 20, 2020|archive-date=June 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622143200/https://books.shueisha.co.jp/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-703103-9|url-status=live}}</ref> Both novels received Italian translations; the first was released in 2003 with the subtitle ''The Genesis of Universe'',<ref>{{cite book|title=Le bizzarre avventure di Jojo|id=ALhaPQAACAAJ|year=2003|df=mdy-all|language=it|isbn=8887497524|publisher=Kappa Edizioni}}</ref> and the second in 2004.<ref>{{cite book|title=Golden heart, golden ring. Le bizzarre avventure di Jojo|id={{ASIN|8874710216|country=uk}}|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In 2000, it was announced that the Japanese writer [[Otsuichi]] was writing a novel based on Part 4, which proved difficult to complete; in ''[[Kono Mystery ga Sugoi!#2005|Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2005]]'', Otsuichi claimed to have written over 2000 pages but thrown them all out.<ref>{{cite web|title=「破棄した原稿は二千枚以上」 乙一、ジョジョノベライズの現状を語る|url=http://atmarkjojo.org/archives/2004/2004-12-09-000598.html|work=atmarkjojo.org|date=December 8, 2004|language = ja|access-date=September 3, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812000128/http://atmarkjojo.org/archives/2004/2004-12-09-000598.html|archive-date=August 12, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref> His work, ''The Book: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure 4th Another Day'', was released on November 26, 2007.<ref>{{cite web|title=JOJO×乙一! ジョジョ4部ノベライズ「ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 "The Book"」、11月26日発売!!|url=http://atmarkjojo.org/archives/2007/2007-10-22-001493.html|work=atmarkjojo.org|date=November 25, 2007|language=ja|access-date=September 3, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812000433/http://atmarkjojo.org/archives/2007/2007-10-22-001493.html|archive-date=August 12, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In April 2011, it was announced that [[Nisio Isin]], [[Kouhei Kadono]], and [[Ōtarō Maijō]] were each writing light novels in celebration of the series' 25th anniversary.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bakemonogatari, Boogiepop Authors Pen JoJo's Novels|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-04-04/bakemonogatari-boogiepop-authors-pen-jojo-novels|work=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=September 3, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107210829/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-04-04/bakemonogatari-boogiepop-authors-pen-jojo-novels|archive-date=November 7, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Kadono's, titled {{nihongo foot|''Purple Haze Feedback''|恥知らずのパープルヘイズ|Hajishirazu no Pāpuru Heizu|group=lower-alpha|post=,}} was released on September 16, 2011, and based on Part 5.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://natalie.mu/comic/news/59885|script-title=ja:西尾維新×上遠野浩平のジョジョ対談がウルジャン別冊付録に|website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|language=ja|date=November 19, 2011|access-date=September 27, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130610010016/http://natalie.mu/comic/news/59885|archive-date=June 10, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Nisio's, titled ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Over Heaven'', was released on December 16, 2011, and based on Part 3.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://natalie.mu/comic/news/61407|script-title=ja:荒木飛呂彦デビュー作収録「ゴージャス★アイリン」文庫化|website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|language=ja|date=December 16, 2011|access-date=September 27, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713220550/http://natalie.mu/comic/news/61407|archive-date=July 13, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Maijō's novel, ''Jorge Joestar'', was released on September 19, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://natalie.mu/comic/news/76762|script-title=ja:鳥山明、CLAMP、うすた京介ら「ジョジョ」描く別冊付録|website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|language=ja|date=September 19, 2012|access-date=September 27, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207001412/http://natalie.mu/comic/news/76762|archive-date=December 7, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> It features characters from and inspired by nearly every part of the series. ==== Art books ==== Araki has released several books containing original artwork he has produced for ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure''. ''JoJo6251'' was released on December 10, 1993, and features artwork, story details, and behind the scenes information for Parts 1 through 4. It was followed by ''JoJo A-Go! Go!'' on February 25, 2000, which features original artwork focusing on Parts 3 to 5. On September 19, 2013, he released ''JoJoveller'', a multimedia set that includes a book featuring original artwork for Parts 6 through 8, a book detailing the history of the publications, and a book detailing every Stand featured since ''Stardust Crusaders''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://natalie.mu/comic/news/86939|script-title=ja:ジョジョ画集「JOJOVELLER」限定版は書籍3冊とBD2枚|publisher=Natalie.mu|date=September 19, 2013|access-date=September 27, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531042037/http://natalie.mu/comic/news/86939|archive-date=May 31, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> ==== Live-action film ==== {{Main|JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable Chapter I{{!}}''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable Chapter I''}} In 2016, it was announced that [[Toho]] and [[Warner Bros.]] were partnering to produce a live-action film based on ''Diamond Is Unbreakable''. The film was directed by [[Takashi Miike]], stars [[Kento Yamazaki]] as Josuke, and was released in Japan on August 4, 2017. Both studios were planning for worldwide distribution and are hoping to create sequels.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/takashi-miike-direct-warner-bros-933318|title=Takashi Miike to Direct Warner Bros. Japan, Toho Co-Production Based on Manga|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Blair|first=Gavin J.|date=September 28, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012072005/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/takashi-miike-direct-warner-bros-933318|archive-date=October 12, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Live-Action JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Film's 1st Teaser Shows Cast at Press Conference|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-11-18/live-action-jojo-bizarre-adventure-film-1st-teaser-shows-cast-at-press-conference/.108951|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=December 16, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161212070450/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-11-18/live-action-jojo-bizarre-adventure-film-1st-teaser-shows-cast-at-press-conference/.108951|archive-date=December 12, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
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