History Literature / JoJosBizarreAdventureFourthAnotherDay

* CursedWithAwesome: Takuma has an eidetic memory, but that doesn't mean he's a genius. It means that he cannot forget any bad blood between him and his former friends, and he cannot concentrate on anything because of a constant flow of memories resurfacing. It was so bad Takuma attempted suicide several times and only the apparition of The Book calmed his mind.

''[=JoJo=]'s Bizarre Adventure 4th Another Day'' is a {{Light Novel|s}} written by ''Otsuichi'' and illustrated by Creator/HirohikoAraki. It was released in 2007 to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the ''Franchise/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' series.

The story is set in Morioh, the town serving as the set of the series' fourth part: [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Diamond is Unbreakable]], and during the winter of the year 2000. A few days after the New Year, Koichi Hirose and Rohan Kishibe stumble upon a cat drenched in blood, which leads them to a woman who seems to have had a car accident while indoors, without any trace of a car. The heroes of Morioh have to conclude that another evil Stand user is in town. The culprit is Takuma Hasumi, another high-school student, whose tragic and mysterious past is explored as he develops a relationship with Chiho Futaba. Takuma must then avoid being caught by the heroes, while reaching his unknown goals in the process.

* CallBack: Several of Diamond is Unbreakable's adventures are mentioned, which have transformed into local urban legends. Chiho, for instance, looks for a whispering book; the same legend is mentioned at the end of the Enigma arc where Josuke is said to have given a book, in reality Terunosuke Miyamoto mixed with paper, to a library. Josuke's mysterious backstory is also heavily focused on.

* CursedWithAwesome: Takuma has an eidetic memory, but that doesn't mean he's a genius. It means that he cannot forget any bad blood between him and his former friends, and he cannot concentrate on anything because of a constant flow of memories resurfacing. It was so bad Takuma attempted suicide several times and only the apparition of The Book calmed his mind.

* KnifeNut: Takuma always carries several knives with him. They serve as a means to attack people outside of his Stand's range, and a way to quickly defend himself as The Book is not easy to use.

The story is set in Morioh, the town serving as the set of the serie's fourth part: [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Diamond is Unbreakable]], and during the winter of the year 2000. A few days after the New Year, Koichi Hirose and Rohan Kishibe stumble upon a cat drenched in blood, which leads them to a woman who seems to have had a car accident while indoors, without any trace of a car. The heroes of Morioh have to conclude that another evil Stand user is in town. The culprit is Takuma Hasumi, another high-school student, whose tragic and mysterious past is explored as he develops a relationship with Chiho Futaba. Takuma must then avoid being caught by the heroes, while reaching his unknown goals in the process.

* ArchnemesisDad: Takuma deeply hates his biological father Teruhiko for letting his mother Akari to die between two buildings, so he spends several years plotting his revenge against him.

* BestServedCold: Takuma's revenge against Teruhiko and his accomplice Hanae takes years of investigation and seduction of Chiho to come to fruition. Takuma has planned his every moves so it hurts Teruhiko as much as possible.
* BirthmarkofDestiny: Takuma and his father Teruhiko share a horse-shaped mark on their shoulders, and Takuma's mark is a birthmark while Teruhiko's was obtained because an Arrow cut him.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: When Akari had met Teruhiko, he looked like a genuinely good-natured architect who wanted to help Morioh develop. Soon after, Akari discovers that Teruhiko has swindled millions of yens from his projects, and was murdered for this discovery.

* CallBack: Several of Diamond is Unbreakable's adventures are mentioned, which have transformed into local urban legends. Chiho for instance looks for a whispering book; the same legend is mentioned at the end of the Enigma arc where Josuke is said to have given a book, in reality Terunosuke Miyamoto mixed with paper to a library. Josuke's mysterious backstory is also heavily focused on.

* DrivenToSuicide: Several times Takuma attempts suicide, first because of his eidetic memory which The Book thankfully permitted to control, and finally after Josuke defeats him and he doesn't have anything to live for anymore.

* HopeSpot: During her imprisonment, Akari sees a cat and manages to tie a paper to it, hoping that someone would find her location. However it's revealed that the cat's owner is Teruhiko's accomplice, and that Teruhiko used the cat precisely to make Akari hope for something and not go mad from despair.
* KnifeNut: Takuma always carries several knives with him. They serve as a mean to attack people outside of his Stand's range, and a way to quickly defend himself as The Book is not easy to use.
* LampshadeHanging: Josuke's backstory is full of holes and pretty improbable, especially since his savior couldn't be found afterward. To distract Josuke during their fight, Takuma begins to point these holes out and entertains the possibility that Josuke may have had traveled to the past to save himself, which is a known fan theory. However Josuke doesn't care that much.
* LockedRoomMystery: When Koichi and Rohan discover Hanae Orisaka's corpse, it seems that she has had a grave car accident in her kitchen, with nothing out of the ordinary inside her locked house besides Hanae. The two quickly deduce that a Stand is responsible, and they aren't as interested by the method of the murder than finding the culprit on whom they obtain a clue.

* RescueRomance: Chiho was saved by an unknown student from a mugger several years before the events of the book and her savior became her idol. Chiho develops a frienship and then a romance with Takuma because she learns that Takuma is her savior. What she doesn't know is that it was a ploy from Takuma himself made to make her fall in love with him.
* TheBladeAlwaysLandsPointyEndIn: The story averts this trope, as Takuma knows he must carefully gauge the distance between a target and him so that his knives do land on the blade as they rotate midair.
* VillainProtagonist: Takuma is the protagonist of the story, but also its villain, whom Josuke anc co. are trying to catch.

''[=JoJo=]'s Bizarre Adventure 4th Another Day'' is a {{Light Novel|s}} written by ''Otsuichi'' and illustrated by Creator/HirohikoAraki. It was released in 2007 to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the ''Franchise/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' series.

* AndIMustScream:
* ArchnemesisDad:
* BabiesEverAfter:
* BestServedCold:
* BirthmarkofDestiny:
* BitchInSheepsClothing:
* BrotherSisterIncest:
* CallBack:
* CursedWithAwesome:
* DrivenToSuicide:
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes:
* HeartIsAnAwesomePower:
* HopeSpot:
* LockedRoomMystery:
* OrphansPlotTrinket
* RescueRomance:
* VillainProtagonist: