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4* ''[[Trivia/JojosBizarreAdventurePhantomBlood Phantom Blood]]''
5* ''[[Trivia/JojosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency Battle Tendency]]''
6* ''[[Trivia/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Stardust Crusaders]]''
7* ''[[Trivia/JojosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Diamond is Unbreakable]]''
8* ''[[Trivia/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Golden Wind]]''
9* ''[[Trivia/JojosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean Stone Ocean]]''
10* ''[[Trivia/JojosBizarreAdventureSteelBallRun Steel Ball Run]]''
11* ''[[Trivia/JojosBizarreAdventureJojolion JoJolion]]''
12* ''[[Trivia/JojosBizarreAdventureTheJOJOLands The JOJOLands]]''
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15* ActingForTwo:
16** Japanese version:
17*** Forever (''Stardust Crusaders''), Shigechi (''Diamond is Unbreakable'') and Yo-Yo-Ma (''Stone Ocean'') were all voiced by Creator/KappeiYamaguchi.
18*** Creator/JunichiSuwabe provided the voices of both Telence T. D'Arby in ''Stardust Crusaders'' and Leone Abbachio in ''Golden Wind''.
19*** Creator/KenjiroTsuda voiced both Bruford in ''Phantom Blood'' and Tiziano in ''Golden Wind''.
20** English version:
21*** Creator/JalenKCassell voiced both Vanilla Ice in ''Stardust Crusaders'' and Okuyasu Nijimura in ''Diamond is Unbreakable''.
22*** Creator/SteveKramer voiced both Dario Brando in ''Phantom Blood'' and Yoshihiro Kira in ''Diamond is Unbreakable''.
23*** Creator/KiraBuckland voiced both Reimi Sugimoto in ''Diamond is Unbreakable'' and Jolyne Cujoh in ''Stone Ocean''.
24* ApprovalOfGod:
25** Music/WeirdAlYankovic saw the episode post-defeat of DIO and resurrection of Joseph Joestar with his name mentioned, [[https://instagram.com/p/4KYC8sGu_1/ and posted it on his Instagram account]].
26** [[https://web.archive.org/web/20160413153702/https://twitter.com/darrenhayes/status/718702028055121920 Darren Hayes approved of "I Want You"]] as the ED of ''Diamond is Unbreakable''.
27** Robert Fripp, the founder of King Crimson, has posted [[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1578167148865976&set=a.584632631552771.154663.100000181177250 a meme of the stand King Crimson]] on Facebook.
28** Michel Polnareff often tweets about the character of Jean-Pierre Polnareff.
29* BadExportForYou: This is the main reason why it took so long for both the manga and anime to be released in the United States. Licensors would have to negotiate with the musicians and record companies to see if they could use their names, and while several characters do retain their original names, many had to be renamed because the costs of negotiating with the musicians and record companies to avoid lawsuits with them would simply be too much and can drive the licensors to bankruptcy.[[note]]Especially considering that manga and anime are niche nerd interests compared to comic books like DC Comics and Marvel.[[/note]]
30* BeamMeUpScotty: Despite how popular the phrase is, no one in the series has ever said, "This must be the work of an enemy Stand." However, in one chapter of ''Diamond is Unbreakable'', Koichi says, "This has to be the work of an enemy Stand user".
31* BreakthroughHit: It was ''Stardust Crusaders'' that launched both Hirohiko Araki's career and the series into the stratosphere.
32* ChannelHop: For over sixteen years, the series was published in ''Weekly Shonen Jump'' for Parts 1-6. From ''Steel Ball Run'' onwards, the series was moved to the monthly seinen magazine ''Ultra Jump'', which would become the new home of the series.
33* ColbertBump:
34** Many fans first became familiar with the series thanks to the Creator/{{Capcom}} fighting game ''VideoGame/JoJosBizarreAdventureHeritageForTheFuture'', which came about during a time when the manga wasn't released in the West yet.
35** While the franchise had been relatively obscure in America for some time outside of the aforementioned Capcom fighting game and MemeticMutation, the 2012 anime, as well as its immensely positive reception from many anime reviewers on the Internet, has caused its popularity to skyrocket stateside. Its popularity in English-speaking territories further improved when both the 2012 anime and the ''Stardust Crusaders'' sequel were added to Website/{{Crunchyroll}}. This is the reason why the Platform/PlayStation3 game ''All Star Battle'' saw a North American release. Finally, airing on Creator/{{Toonami}} gave it probably the biggest bump for U.S. audiences, allowing the series to move from obscure to mainstream.
36** The 2012 anime became one of these for the band Music/{{Yes}}, due to usage of their most popular song, "Roundabout", as the anime's ending theme song. The trend continued with ''Stardust Crusaders'' and its ending themes, "Walk Like an Egyptian" by Music/TheBangles and "Last Train Home" by the Pat Metheny Band; then in ''Diamond is Unbreakable'' with "I Want You" by Savage Garden. It happened again in ''Vento Aureo'' with Jodeci's "Freek'n You" and Enigma's "Modern Crusaders", and then again in ''Stone Ocean'' with Duffy's "Distant Dreamer".
37** There has to be at least a few people who became attracted to the series thanks to ''WebVideo/JojosBizarreAdventureAbridged''.
38** Popular Let's Players like [[WebVideo/{{Vinesauce}} Joel]] and [[WebVideo/TwoBestFriendsPlay Best Friends Zaibatsu]] frequently reference the series, to the point where fans have started watching/reading just to see what the heck they're talking about.
39** If you're into both classic rock and anime, you may be curious just to find out if there's anyone named after your favorite band/song.
40** Viz's original paperback releases of ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders'' attempted this, using its influence on ''Manga/ShamanKing'' and ''Manga/YuGiOh'' to pull in readers. Unfortunately, the initial early 2000s run tanked, and the arc wasn't re-released until about a decade later, when the popularity of the anime caused a resurgence in interest.
41* CompletelyDifferentTitle:
42** Rajawali Grafiti's unlicensed Indonesian translation of the manga renamed the title to "Misi Rahasia" (Mission Impossible).
43** An unlicensed Korean translation of the manga renamed the title to "메가톤맨" (Megaton Man).
44* CreatorBacklash: Araki has since admitted that part of the reason Avdol in Part 3 and Fugo in Part 5 didn't get many fights was because he found their powersets too difficult to make good battles out of. The experience led to him vowing to not use many if any fire or poison-based Stands for heroes again as a consequence.
45* CreatorsFavorite: Araki has stated that his favorite [=JoJo=] is ''Diamond is Unbreakable''[='=]s Josuke Higashikata.
46* CreatorsPest: According to Araki in an interview with ''[[https://jojowiki.com/Interview:Kappa_Magazine_(December_1996) Kappa Magazine]]'', [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Vanilla Ice]] is his least favorite character, because he grew to [[CreatorBacklash regret his character design]] and found drawing him to be a hassle.
47* CrossDressingVoices:
48** [[Creator/RomiPark Giorno]] and [[Creator/FujikoTakimoto Narancia]] in the Platform/PlayStation2 video game adaptation of ''Vento Aureo''.
49** [[Creator/RomiPark Koichi]], [[Creator/YukoSato Hayato Kawajiri]] and [[Creator/YukoSanpei Narancia]] in ''VideoGame/JoJosBizarreAdventureAllStarBattle''.
50** [[Creator/IkueOtani Mannish Boy]], [[Creator/MisatoFukuen Iggy]], [[Creator/MotokoKumai Boingo]], [[Creator/AyumiFujimura Polnareff (kid)]], and [[Creator/NatsumiTakamori Jotaro (kid)]] in ''Stardust Crusaders''.
51* DawsonCasting:
52** For some reason (at least in Japanese), and until the TV series came out, most of the characters were voiced by older voice actors, despite voicing characters who are supposed to be teenagers or young adults. This is more exaggerated in the Part 3's [=OVAs=] when almost everybody are voiced by people who didn't ''even'' try to sound like young men (excluding Joseph, for obvious reasons).
53** Young Jonathan and Young Dio in Part 1 are both voiced by the same actors who voice their adult selves. They also don't make an effort to sound like adolescents.
54** Inverted with both Erina Pendleton and Suzi Q, in the TV series' Parts 2 & 3: Both voice actresses (Creator/AyakoKawasumi and Creator/SachikoKojima, respectively) are normally typecasted for voicing younger girls or young adults, but they still voice their older versions in Parts 2 and 3, rather than casting much older voice actresses for the job.
55** The same goes for both Speedwagon and Straizo's voice actors, since they are voiced by the same ones who voiced their younger counterparts in Part 1.
56** Initially played straight with Joseph, then later averted. In Part 2, he is voiced by Creator/TomokazuSugita, who also voiced his older self at the end of said Part. He voiced both young (Part 2) and old (Part 3) Joseph in ''All-Star Battle''. Once the anime got into Part 3, Sugita was [[TheOtherDarrin darrin'd]] by Creator/UnshoIshizuka, who is an older voice actor that's around Part 3 Joseph's age. Does that mean Ishizuka is now ''the'' official voice of Joseph, staying true to this by even voicing the character's younger self? Nope. He'll likely keep his role as old Joseph (or, he ''[[CharacterOutlivesActor would]]'' have), but Sugita [[RoleReprise reprised his role]] as young Joseph for ''[[VideoGame/JStarsVictoryVS J-Stars Victory VS]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/JoJosBizarreAdventureEyesOfHeaven Eyes of Heaven]]''. This falls in line with the TimeShiftedActor trope. This changing of voice actors is retained in the English dub, with Creator/BenDiskin voicing young Joseph and Creator/RichardEpcar voicing old Joseph.
57** Jotaro is 28 in ''Diamond is Unbreakable'', but Yusuke Iseya, who plays him in the live-action film, is 40.
58* {{Defictionalization}}: Ever wanted to own Noriaki- er, ''[[{{Retcon}} Tenmei]]'' Kakyoin's sunglasses and handkerchief, school uniform, and/or the soul doll D'Arby made of him? [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/03/18-1/bandai-premium-says-yes-to-jojos-bizarre-adventure-replica-kakyoin-soul-doll You can!]] Granted, the uniform is more of a track suit, but it's still pretty neat.
59* DirectedByCastMember: Creator/PatrickSeitz is the voice director of the English dub and voices Dio Brando.
60* ExecutiveMeddling: Araki has on multiple occasions mentioned his intention to have more proactive female combatants since early on in the series (including more elaborate combat sequences for Lisa Lisa in ''Battle Tendency'', and Anne in ''Stardust Crusaders'' being a full-on party member, as well as more female opponents), and how he was obstructed by the chauvinism of editors in the parts that preceded ''Stone Ocean''.
61* FakeNationality: Creator/JohnnyYongBosch as the British Jonathan Joestar. The fact that Bosch pulled a UsefulNotes/{{British Accent|s}} (and a realistic one) actually surprised a lot of fans. [[note]]Bosch had historically never done accents in any of his voice work except for a particular [[VideoGame/BinaryDomain third-person shooter video game]].[[/note]]
62* FanTranslation: The ''Stardust Crusaders'' RPG for the [[Platform/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem Super Famicom]] has one by the Aeon Genesis group. Several exist for the manga itself, as well.
63* HumbleBeginnings: The series began as an (relatively) normal horror/action shonen series, following the success of other works like ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar''. It wasn't until ''Stardust Crusaders'' that it would become as successful as it is, even though the manga always had highs and lows. Currently, ''[=JoJolion=]'' sells half a million of each volume, and the anime is one of the most financially successful around.
64* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: A film adaptation of ''Phantom Blood'' came out in theaters in 2007. It hasn't seen any sort of home release. However, an incomplete cut (that is, there is no voice acting, and occasionally full animation is replaced by storyboard stills) of the first 16 minutes has appeared on the internet.
65* NoExportForYou: As aforementioned, this was the case for the manga and anime due to legal issues.
66* TheOtherDarrin: A lot of examples to list across many of adaptations at once, especially via the old [=OVAs=] and video games released before both the official anime and ''All Star Battle'' solidified several of the voices; even after ''All Star Battle'', voices in respective anime adaptations of certain arcs still change around voice actors, even extending to ''Eyes of Heaven'' (such as the voice actors chosen for the Part 3 characters).
67* PromotedFanboy:
68** Japanese version:
69*** Shoko Nakagawa is a lifelong fan of the franchise. [[PerverseSexualLust She dreams of marrying Jotaro one day]] and even got to interview Creator/HirohikoAraki back in 2009. In 2016, she even covered the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8j2mG2Bh3c first opening theme.]]
70*** Creator/DaisukeOno since he stated that ''[=JoJo=]'' was what got him into voice acting in the first place; speed up to ''All Star Battle'' where his dream came true of being able to voice one of the main iconic characters.
71*** Prior to the announcement she would be voicing Jolyne, Creator/FairouzAi's fascination with the franchise stretched back to her middle school years, where she used Skype to have reading sessions with other fans.
72** English version:
73*** Creator/KiraBuckland is a lifelong fan. Jolyne is her favorite character in the series as she has frequently cosplayed her and has voiced her in some fanworks. Buckland also hosted a ''[=JoJo=]'' panel at Anime Expo 2016. She became a promoted fangirl when she got to voice Reimi Sugimoto in ''Diamond is Unbreakable'' and Jolyne in ''Stone Ocean''.
74*** Creator/MickLauer, a.k.a. Ricepirate. He's been a bonafide fanboy of ''[=JoJo=]'' for three decades, and is currently working on his own part, ''WebAnimation/BloodSunVendetta'', [[http://www.ricepirate.com as seen here.]] He too is a promoted fanboy, with him voicing Leone Abbacchio in ''Vento Aureo''.
75* RealSongThemeTune: Araki picks out the ending theme songs for the anime, matching his taste in non-Japanese music:
76** Part 1 and 2's ending theme is Music/{{Yes}}'s 1971 single "Roundabout".
77** The first half of Part 3 gets the 1985 hit single "Walk Like an Egyptian" by Music/TheBangles. The second half of Part 3 gets Music/PatMethenyGroup's instrumental "Last Train Home" from their 1987 album ''Still Life (Talking)''.
78** Part 4 has "I Want You" by Music/SavageGarden.
79** Part 5 has "Freek'n You" by Music/{{Jodeci}} and the second part has "Modern Crusaders" by Music/{{Enigma}}.
80** Part 6 has "Distant Dreamer" by Music/{{Duffy}}.
81* ReferencedBy:
82** See [[ReferencedBy/JoJosBizarreAdventure here]].
83** ZUN, the creator of ''Franchise/TouhouProject'', is an admitted fanboy. As such, there are several references within his games. Most notable is Sakuya Izayoi, who references DIO in both her [[TimeStandsStill powers]] and weapons of choice, as well as her association with vampires. Additionally, the kanji for Touhou (東方) are the same as the ones used in Josuke's family name.
84* ScienceMarchesOn: In Part 6, Rikiel's so-called sky rods were eventually revealed to be normal insects flying at such high speeds that cameras would capture them as longish "rods" (hence the name) with multiple wings. Not that Araki would [[RuleOfCool let a minor detail like this affect the nature of Sky High's ability]].
85* SeriesHiatus: Creator/HirohikoAraki has taken a few breaks. The first occurred after ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Golden Wind]]'' was finished, which lasted for nine months until ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean Stone Ocean]]'' began. After ''Stone Ocean'' ended, another break lasted for about ten months until coming back for ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureSteelBallRun Steel Ball Run]]''. The third, and longest, hiatus after the completion of ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureJoJolion JoJolion]]'' lasted for a year and six months until returning for the start of ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureTheJoJoLands The JoJoLands]]''.
86* StarMakingRole:
87** Japanese version:
88*** Jonathan Joestar for Creator/KazuyukiOkitsu.
89*** While Creator/KentaMiyake was already an established voice actor at the time, his role as Avdol in Part 3's anime helped him land more popular roles.
90** English version:
91*** The [=JoJos=] for Parts 1-3 were voiced by top tier voice actors Creator/JohnnyYongBosch, Creator/BenDiskin, and Creator/MatthewMercer, respectively. However, a younger voice was required to portray Josuke Higashikata. Enter Creator/BillyKametz, who following his role in ''Diamond is Unbreakable'' landed more high profile roles within the anime industry, including Osomatsu from ''Anime/OsomatsuSan'' and Kyouya from ''Literature/KonoSuba''.
92* TroubledProduction: Apparently, one of the reasons for the poor quality of the ''Phantom Blood'' movie and why it's [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes never been released on DVD]] was because one of the producers was killed in an accident, and his family pulled the plug on funding, leaving an incomplete, rushed mess of a film.
93* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[WhatCouldHaveBeen/JoJosBizarreAdventure Has its own subpage]].
94* WordOfDante: Most fans take for granted that the continuity reboot starting with ''Steel Ball Run'' was directly caused by [[spoiler:Pucci's Made in Heaven after his defeat]] at the end of ''Stone Ocean''. The latter does indeed show an [[spoiler:alternative recreated universe]], but neither WordOfGod nor any applicable in-story confirmation (such as an appearance from [[spoiler:Irene, the alternate version of Jolyne]]) have actually shown that ''Steel Ball Run'' and ''[=JoJolion=]'' are set in the ''same'' alternative universe as ''Stone Ocean'''s ending.
95* WordOfGay: In a 2007 interview, Araki stated that DIO was bisexual.
96* WorkingTitle: Several parts have had initial titles that were later replaced. For instance, ''Stardust Crusaders'' was first advertised as ''Heritage for the Future'' (hence the name of the fighting game), or ''Golden Wind'' was known as ''Golden Heritage'', while ''Stone Ocean'' was at first known as ''Part 6: Jolyne Cujoh'' as a ProtagonistTitle.
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98* The TV anime was one of the most requested shows for Toonami on Creator/AdultSwim, and eventually premiered in October 2016.
99* Tying in somewhat to the first bit of trivia, was the very first scene depicted. The story actually started before Jonathan's time, back at least two millennia in some South American civilization, which eventually died out for one reason or another, had used the Stone Mask to gain immortality as a vampire. And the first character shown was a [[VirginSacrifice maiden to be sacrificed]]. This lost tribe is later revealed as the Pillar Men, though it was specifically Kars who created the Masks.
100* The phrase "Lucky Land" appears frequently on signs throughout the series, a reference to Lucky Land Communications, the company Araki formed to formally hold copyrights for the series.
101* The Red Hot Chili Peppers Album ''The Getaway'' was released on the same day the episode of the ''Diamond Is Unbreakable'' anime aired that had Josuke's climatic fight with Akira Otoishi and Red Hot Chili Pepper.

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