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“Sayonara JoJo“ I just finished watching the last episode of Battle in Egypt. I though I’d commemorate the end of the second JoJo anime since Hirohiko Araki’s art has been such a big inspiration to my own work.
I‘m so hyped
Major JOJOLands ad/tease and detail, Shibuya Station (part of a much larger wall depicting Parts 1-9, Tooru and company’s there as the left-most end of Part 8).
Yuga at the Louvre...
Hirohiko Araki Tumblr Masterpost
i drew every main jojo villain and it only took 500 years (feel free to watch this 40 minute video of me drawing it)
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3.9.19 Veller Family. Personal shoot inspired by the legendary Hirohiko Araki
Análisis de Jotaro Kujo
Jotaro es un personaje estoico, callado, que rara vez expresa sus sentimientos. Por este motivo, se suele tener una concepción errónea sobre su verdadera personalidad o sus valores. Analizaremos parte por parte su forma de ser y sus ideas.
En los primeros capítulos podemos ver cómo Jotaro es un delincuente, un chico que se mete constantemente en peleas y hace lo que le da la gana. De hecho, cuando su madre, Holly, va a buscarle a la cárcel, su primera reacción es decir que es muy escandalosa, seguido de un insulto como “perra”. Si bien es cierto que en primera instancia esto es indefendible, debemos prestar atención a los capítulos siguientes. Jotaro es un chico que respeta su espacio personal y aparta a aquellas personas que lo traspasan, como podemos ver en el capítulo dos cuando un grupo de chicas le persigue y una de ellas se le cuelga del brazo. Rápidamente, las aparta de sí. En contraposición tenemos a Holly, la cual siempre le da un beso de despedida a su hijo cuando se va a la escuela y, a pesar de que Jotaro dice que se aparte, no la aparta. Un dato importante que tenemos que tener en cuenta es que el propio Jotaro es de pocas palabras porque considera que los demás saben lo que quiere expresar sólo con su mirada / expresión facial.
Continuemos con Holly. En el momento en que es revelada la existencia de Dio, Jotaro se muestra alterado. En el capítulo tres, el Stand de Holly empieza a manifestarse, así como el riesgo que supone a su propia vida. De hecho, Jotaro se da cuenta de que algo anda mal cuando su madre no se despide de él con un beso cuando se va a la escuela. Un poco más tarde, Avdol, Joseph y Jotaro encuentran a Holly desmayada en la cocina por culpa de su propio Stand. Vemos como Joseph pierde los estribos, agarra del cuello de la chaqueta a su nieto y grita frustrado. Un comportamiento normal de un padre teniendo en cuenta las circunstancias. No obstante, lo interesante es Jotaro, el cual no aparta a su abuelo y ni siquiera hace un amago de moverle, en su lugar pregunta inmediatamente qué pueden hacer para salvarla. Cuando Holly se despierta en su futón, Joseph la atiende mientras Jotaro permanece en el marco de la puerta. Ahora bien, si a Jotaro no le importase su madre, se habría ido, pero en su lugar se queda. Es más, en el momento en que Holly intenta levantarse del futón, Jotaro grita ordenando que se quede quieta. Es el primer momento (y probablemente el último) en el que vemos a Jotaro gritar de angustia. Esto, claramente, demuestra lo transpuesto que se encontraba. Al momento se arrepiente y le aconseja que se quede en la cama reposando.*
Al poco tiempo, el joven se embarca en un viaje el cual pone su vida en peligro, todo con tal de salvar a su madre. No pregunta si existe otra manera o dice nada como “que fastidio” (típica frase suya característica).
Otro de los momentos donde podemos ver su naturaleza sensible y familiar es contra el stand “The Lovers”. Dan fija como objetivo a Joseph y el grupo rápidamente se da cuenta de que si le atacan, hieren al mayor. Jotaro muestra una mueca de enfado evidente y agarra a Dan del cuello de la camisa mientras asegura que le matará tan rápido que Joseph no sentirá dolor. A pesar de los comentarios de Kakyoin y Polnareff, Jotaro solo para cuando ve a su abuelo toser por la presión que siente en el cuello. A partir de ahí, Jotaro soporta innumerables humillaciones con tal de proteger a Joseph. En estos dos capítulos se muestra por una parte la naturaleza orgullosa de Jotaro, que detesta ser humillado y puede ser rencoroso con aquellos que le dañan el orgullo, pero al mismo tiempo su parte protectora, la cual recibe los golpes (metafórica y literalmente) con tal de defender a aquellos que son importantes para él.
Estos lados no sólo son revelados con su familia, sino también con sus amigos. Tenemos el caso de Kakyoin cuando se enfrentó a “Death 13”. Kakyoin se encontraba en una situación muy delicada, al final estaba dudando de un bebé de menos de un año, era verdaderamente difícil convencer al resto del grupo de que el niño era, en efecto, un usuario de stand. Hay una escena clave donde el joven agarra del cuello al bebé y Joseph se lo quita de las manos. Se nos muestra por un lado a Kakyoin sólo, y por el otro lado a Joseph, Polnareff y Jotaro. Se manifiestan las expresiones de cada uno, y los dos más mayores tienen una mueca de decepción en sus caras. Mientras tanto, por la cara de Jotaro podemos suponer que tiene un conflicto interno: quiere creer a su amigo pero no tiene pruebas suficientes para hacerlo. Su razón le impulsa a creer que está delirando. Aunque no defendió a Kakyoin, tampoco se opuso rotundamente a él. Esto nos indica que Jotaro no es un chico que le dé la espalda con facilidad a sus amigos, es decir, intenta creer en ellos aún en las situaciones más extrañas.
Si nos desplazamos al final del anime, donde tenemos la batalla contra Dio, nos damos cuenta rápidamente de toda la rabia que tiene acumulada. No sólo por haber dañado durante generaciones al linaje Joestar, sino por lo que le hizo a sus amigos y a centenares de inocentes. Jotaro no es siempre el mismo chico estoico que no muestra emoción alguna y se muestra impasible ante todo y todos, la prueba la tenemos cuando Dio atacó a Joseph, dejándolo gravemente herido. Jotaro se acerca a su abuelo e incluso llega a tartamudear, en otras circunstancias es posible que le hubiese hecho caso y hubiese huido, pero tras ver cómo Dio absorbía toda la sangre del cuerpo de Joseph, no podía quedarse quieto. El alma de su abuelo le decía que mantuviese la calma y no se dejase dominar por sus emociones, pero Jotaro asegura que cualquiera perdería los estribos ante una situación así y a continuación arremete furioso contra Dio. Otra cosa que me parece importante mencionar es la relación que tiene con su abuelo y es que podemos llegar a considerar que lo único que les une son lazos de sangre y poco más. No obstante, tras la supuesta muerte de Joseph, Jotaro intenta revivirlo o por lo menos devolverle lo que le pertenecía a su abuelo haciendo una transfusión de sangre con el cuerpo de Dio. ¿Un chico que no se preocupa por su familia intentaría todo lo que está en sus manos para salvarles? Por otra parte, cuando Joseph asegura que el fingir que era Dio sólo era una broma, Jotaro no investiga su cuerpo con Star Platinum o algo parecido, sino que le hace preguntas sobre películas. Con esto tenemos dos posibilidades: la primera es que esas películas las hayan visto juntos en su momento; o la segunda, y más probable, es que Jotaro confíe lo suficiente en su abuelo y en sus gustos. Sea como sea el caso, resulta evidente que en esa escena Jotaro estaba agotado y sólo quería terminar el viaje.
No he leído el manga por lo que puede ser que Jotaro sea más expresivo ahí y entonces no sea necesario hacer esto, no obstante, en el anime hay pruebas más que suficientes de que él solamente es un chico que se preocupa genuinamente por sus seres queridos. Es un rebelde pero eso no quiere decir que esté en contra de la justicia y luche por aquello que le parece correcto.
*Lo único que sabemos del padre de Jotaro es que en el momento donde toma acción la trama estaba de gira, ya que es músico de jazz. Desconocemos la relación que mantienen padre e hijo pero podemos suponer que debido a la escasa (por no decir nula) mención que se hace de él a lo largo de la serie (exceptuando los momentos donde Joseph maldice a los japoneses), Jotaro mantiene una mejor relación con su madre.
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Jojolands Chapter 1 Review- The Mechanism
If someone had told me a few months ago that part 9 would be GTA with stands, I'm not sure if I would laugh or just dance with joy. Probably both. Jojolands is already off to a strong start with probably the best first chapter out of any part. Readers quickly get introduced to Jodio and their sibling Dragona getting accosted by police that then delves into sexual assault. Jodio doesn't tolerate this at all and he breaks out his stand to wreck some havoc. November Rain is the name of the stand and it appears that he can manipulate water to create crushing raindrops. That's a cool ability but seems way too cut and dry for a protagonist stand. It's probably just an application of its true ability.
Jodio is without a doubt the most amoral Joestar thus far. He has no issue with severely beating cops(potentially killing them), stealing cars, and selling drugs to teens. All of this establishes him as a weird alternate universe counterpart to Giorno. Jodio's ruthlessness will take some getting used to so I'm hoping he eventually gets character development that makes him more noble. He's a cool guy but very punchable at the same time. Kinda like how Johnny was at the beginning of part 7. He also seems to be very hedonistic since he wants to get rich simply for the sake of it. He's a true gangster at heart. I also want to talk about Dragona who's easily the biggest highlight of the chapter. Despite their feminine appearance, Jodio calls them his brother. Jodio monologues how Dragona has always been into women's fashion and even got injections to expand their breaststroke. This implies Dragona could possibly be trans or nonbinary. The original Japanese version doesn't even use gendered pronouns to address them but all three translations( you know a manga is hyper when three different people translate it) uses male pronouns. I feel that using gender neutral pronouns for now is the wisest decision. I'm curious to see where Dragona's gender identity will lead but then again, Araki is infamous for never elaborating on important plot points. Here's to hoping he doesn't screw them over.
Near the middle to end of the chapter we are introduced to the primary objective: stealing a 24 carat blue diamond from a Japanese tourist. To assist in this mission they are joined by Paco, a kleptomaniac with some seriously sticky fingers and an unnamed character in a wetsuit who buys drugs from Jodio. Yeah, this part has a lot going on for it. It fills me with excitement just imagining how this heist will play out. The narration implies things will go horribly wrong and piques my interest even more. It's important to not that all the stands seen thus far are non-humanoid and only Jodio was one suited for combat. This makes me believe there'll be an even lesser focus on battles than in Jojolion and will focus more on tactical espionage. It's a fun change of pace but I'm seriously missing the powerhouse stand battles we used to get. Overall, Jojolands is destined to be a captivating new installment of JoJo.
Jojolands Chapter 2 Review- The Japanese Man on Hawaii Island
This chapter has a slower pace than the previous one but still brings up some interesting tidbits that will surely be developed on. Chapter two begins with Jodio conducting a drug trade with a college girl, but he's suspicious about her true nature. Those suspicions turn out to be true when she reveals herself as an undercover cop. Jodio and Paco are busted and even more surprising is the return of two cops from the first chapter. I'm surprised Jodio didn't kill them despite how bloodlusted he was. A small piece of dialogue even implies he intentionally didn't kill them. I also find it weird they made a complete recovery in seemingly only a few days after they got brutalized so badly.
It's like everyone in Jojo has weird regeneration superpowers that never get commented on. The mustached cop is back to being the creepy bastard he is by telling Jodio how much he's looking forward to molesting him. Araki must be extra wild in this part cause this is two consecutive chapters of sexual assault right off the bat. Jodip doesn't let the cops phase him and he simply uses November Rain to wash away the drugs on hand.
We get a small scene where Jodio thinks back to the time he took a psychological evaluation at school and was diagnosed as a psychopath. This makes me extra confident he'll end up being a villain near the end of the series. Jodio is the most cold-blooded Joestar and has no remorse for what he does. His actions are even viler from a Japanese perspective which has a huge stigma against drugs. Either Jodio will realize he's a bastard and have a change of heart or go completely off the deep end. I'm excited to see either scenario play out cause it was be disappointing to have him remain the thug that he is.
Remember that crazy hotdog-loving wetsuit-wearing drug addict from before? He has a name and it's Usagi Aloha'oe. Usagi certainly stands out the most from the other characters due to his quirky yet laid-back personality and weird fashion sense( it's Jojo so that's not saying much but still). The gang travels to where the Japanese tourist lives and that's when Usagi pops out his stand: Matte Kudasai. I at first thought this was a rare Japanese song reference but it's actually from King Crimson. A King Crimson reference in an alternate universe version of Golden Wind? I'm calling it now, if Jodio doesn't turn evil then Usagi will turn out to be a traitor. I'm only half serious but it would be interesting for there to be a traitor in part when that was originally supposed to be Fugo's role. Matte Kudasai has the interesting ability of cloning an object if another person wishes for it. I love how everyone has stands perfectly suited to pulling off a heist. Even Jodio's stand can be used to wash away evidence and makes me think he'll serve as a crime scene cleaner.
At the tail end of this chapter comes quite possibly the biggest plot twist introduced in the sbr universe continuity. The Japanese tourist is none other than Rohan Kisbe! I can not exaggerate how unexpected this was. This may be an alternate universe Rohan but he looks exactly like his original universe self; something unprecedented among the other counterparts. This being the original Rohan would be even more insane yet fun. Rohan being in the new universe could explain why newer Thus spoke Rohan chapters are set in modern times despite that conflicting with part 4's setting. If that's the case, this is some Oda-level foreshadowing from Araki. I seriously hope Rohan met up with Josuke and Yasuho during the time skip. This could set them up to be heroic antagonists who face off against Jodio's gang. The drama just keeps getting better.
Jojolands Chapter 4 Review- Vs Rohan Kishibe
I wasn't kidding earlier when I said part 9 is poised to be the most risque part yet. We have Jodio on the cover tying up Rohan in bondage; eager to perform any dirty deeds Araki has planned for his alter ego. Quite the zesty way to start off the chapter. All jokes aside, our chapter begins with Jodio warning the gang that Rohan is approaching them while they struggle with the mysterious string. It really must be a stand attack since even a pair of scissors isn't enough to break it. Usagi's attempts at convincing the others that the cat is a stand user falls on deaf ears and Paco brushes it off as nonsense. Paco's gonna look like a real fool if the drug addict turns out to be the smartest one in the group.
There was a funny scene where Dragona insists everyone puts on their masks and Usagi does as told… by putting on transparent fabric over his face. He is definitely shaping up to be one of the most eccentric characters in the entire series already and that's saying A LOT! It's also humourous how the gang decides to weird extremely loud and garish clothes to pull off a heist as if anybody wouldn't be able to recognize them from miles away. Then again, everyone in Jojo dresses like they just came from a Met Gala so maybe it would be a case of finding a needle in a haystack of fashionistas.
With their deft expertise, Paco and Dragona use their abilities to finally remove the words. I have a feeling this is how stand "battles" will play out for part nine. It won't be straight up fighting, but rather, characters escaping from traps and puzzles that stand between their objectives. The gang almost makes it out of the house but Rohan shows up just in time to reclaim his diamond. He incapacitates the squad with his heavens door and learns of their motives. This version of Rohan must have 20/20 vision because he was reading their bodies from a good few feet away. Dragona is the only one left standing and seems prepared to take the diamond, but it mysteriously bounces away from them. It seems like even the diamond itself is of supernatural origin. So excited to see where this leads.
Jojolands Chapter 5 Review- November Rain
This chapter continues the mystery of the elusive diamond. Even as Dragon tries multiple times to steal it, it keeps returning by Rohan's side. This is kind of similar to the Gucci oneshot where Rohan has a Gucci handbag that causes any items he puts inside it to disappear. It's safe to assume that the diamond has supernatural properties and might even be this part's equivalent of the Rocacaca fruit. Rohan secures his victory by tying up Dragona and calling the police on the gang.
This victory is short-lived since Jodio quickly traps Rohan by using his stand and then tying him up, reflecting the previous chapter's cover of Rohan in bondage. Jodio uses the lava collection to goad Rohan into calling off the police, knowing that he places great value on the rocks. I'm curious to see what the true nature of the lava rocks will end up being. I theorize that the rocks might come from a volcano with esoteric properties like the devil's palm or the wall's eyes. The chapter ends with the mysterious cat from earlier watching the gang leave and is joined by a crowd of identical cats. It'll be so awesome if it turns out that all these cats share the same stand. I wonder if they're a form of guardian spirit for Rohan's home since they only attacked Jodio's gang once they began robbing the place.
The diamond heist went off to a rocky start but the gang managed to pull through. Let's see how they'll fare against their feline pursuers.
Jojolands Chapter 6- Jungle Warfare part 1
At only 27 pages, this is the shortest chapter this far and has the most minimal plot progression. The gang is walking through a forest and discovers that the diamond along with other valuables have escaped their grasp. Dragona notes that it seems that Rohan's belongings are somehow drawn to the lava rock and somehow bypass securement. I still think the rock has some supernatural origin similar to the locacaca cause that's the only explanation.
The mysterious strings make their return, getting Jodio tied to a tree and sewing Dragona and Paco together. To make things worse, Usagi has disappeared with all the valuables. Now the drama is really picking up. Many have theorized that Usagi will turn out to be a traitor but I don't think such a major reveal would happen so soon. He's probably just off somewhere trying to find a way to take out the cats. I definitely think there's more to him than meets the eye and he probably has a few tricks up his sleeve. Overall, this was a quick chapter to go through that was lacking in content.
A redraw of a wonderful jotakak that I saw some time ago, whose author I don't remember. If you do, tell me 💫
Thanks for the attention💥
Always love jotakak ⭐🍒
"If there's a hierarchy in this prison, then I'll obey it... but I'm the one who'll give out the orders."
Jolyne Cujoh 🦋
I live! Have a Baoh for inktober. For an early Araki manga, it had potential.
The JoJo's series as Penguin Classics.
Link here.
This was so much fun making these, ngl.