History YMMV / JoJosBizarreAdventure

** Many ''[=JoJo=]'' fans are also fans of ''[[Franchise/{{Touhou}} Touhou Project]]''. This is mostly because the series creator has admitted himself of being a ''[=JoJo=]'' fanboy, and the series itself often makes reference to it.

* [[Memes/JoJosBizarreAdventure Memes]]

* MagnificentBastard: [[YMMV/JojosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency Kars & Esidisi]]; [[YMMV/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders N'Doul]]; [[YMMV/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Yoshikage Kira]]; [[YMMV/JoJosBizarreAdventureVentoAureo Risotto Nero]]; [[YMMV/JoJosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean Enrico Pucci]]; [[YMMV/JojosBizarreAdventureSteelBallRun Ringo Roadagain]]. See those pages for details.

*** A lot of long time fans are fans of ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar''. This is because both series starting running in Shonen Jump around the same time. Both series feature [[RatedMForManly manly men doing manly things]] and insane amounts of over the top the violence. It helps that the first three installments's design was inspired by Tetsuo Hara's artstyle.

* HypeBacklash: As of the end of TheNewTens, the fanbase seems to be approaching critical mass to the same extent as the ''Series/DoctorWho'', ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'', ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', and ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' fandoms before it. An increasing number of people have voiced complaints that it's become difficult to get into and/or enjoy ''[=JoJo=]'' because of the sheer extent to which fans praise and meme (including having a meme that infamously exists only to point out another meme) about it, to the point where many have begun to point out the franchise's faults and argue that it's nowhere near as good as said fans claim it is.

* LoveToHate: Dio Brando. He is an evil son-of-a-bitch, and he comes with a convenient FreudianExcuse for apologists to latch onto (which he himself eventually denies is the case), but he's so damn cool that he is easily the series' most popular character precisely because of it rather than in spite of it.

** The infamous 1994 CLAMP doujinshi where [[MrSeahorse Kakyoin gives birth]] to a baby whose stand is a mixture of his and Jotaro, with the ability to unravel its body into tentacles and RapidFireFisticuffs. 6 years later, Stone Ocean stars Jotaro's daughter, Jolyne, and she has the ability to unravel her stand into string, has RapidFireFisticuffs, and even a battle cry of "Ora ora ora!". This is lampshaded in a [[https://youtu.be/uKL2mituEgo fan video.]] In both the doujinshi and canon, Jotaro's kids have a rocky relationship with him while they adore their mother, so take what you will from that.

* SubbingVSDubbing: While [[SugarWiki/SuperlativeDubbing the dub is still praised by many]], several fans prefer to listen to the original language due to the hamminess of the Japanese voice actors and the retaining of the original Stand names.

*** Part 5, Vento Aureo, is loved and hated for similar reasons to part 3. It brings back the MonsterOfTheWeek formula that made Stardust Crusaders so polarizing, although this time the abilities tend to be more diverse and interesting. The group of heroes is considered to be one of the best in the series thanks to their close bonds, although the protagonist, Giorno Giovanna, is sometimes criticized for being a SupportingProtagonist who takes a back-seat to Bruno Buccellati. Another common criticism is the BigBad, Diavolo, who is either a mysterious and threatening figure, or a boring and generic villain with incomprehensible motives. The final confrontation is also extremely divisive, with its detractors pointing to the MindScrew-worthy abilities of the characters making the action nearly impossible to follow, and the climax being a colossal AssPull.
*** Part 6, Stone Ocean, is controversial mostly for its ending, [[spoiler:which acts as a huge ResetButton for the entire franchise]]. Some fans applaud the audacity of [[spoiler:killing off the heroes and resetting the universe]] and consider it an emotional sendoff for the original universe (as the next part, Steel Ball Run, is a ContinuityReboot), while others feel it [[ShootTheShaggyDog makes everything that happened up to this point completely pointless]]. It also is home to some of the strangest Stands in the series (Heavy Weather, Limp Bizkit, Dragon's Dream) and has some of the suckiest (Jail House Lock, Highway to Hell, Survivor); either this is fine, since [=JoJo=] isn't a stranger to bizarre themes or [[HeartIsAnAwesomePower weak abilities]], or it's pushing the "Bizarre" aspect of the series too far with [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway Stand powers that are just laughably counterintuitive]].

* FanonDiscontinuity: Due to Araki’s tendency to [[spoiler: kill off a lot of fan-favorite characters, especially many of the [=JoBros=]]], fans tend to ignore [[spoiler: those character’s deaths, such as Caesar’s or Kakyoin’s deaths.]]

* FanonDiscontinuity: Due to Araki’s tendency to [[spoiler: kill off a lot of fan-favorite characters, especially many of the JoBros]], fans tend to ignore [[spoiler: those character’s deaths, such as Caesar’s or Kakyoin’s deaths.]]

** While some fans have [[TheyCopiedItSoItSucks called the latter series a ripoff]] in the past, ''[=JoJo=]'' fans and ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'' fans have grown increasingly warm and accepting towards one another. Fans of both series find common ground in how both ''[=JoJo=]'' and ''Persona'' involve the use of [[FightingSpirit physical manifestations of their spirit]], yet fans also acknowledge that both series take the concept in their own distinctive ways. In particular, fans love to point out the similarities between ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'' and ''Diamond is Unbreakable'' involving several youths hunting down a serial killer trying to keep his identity hidden as well as ''VideoGame/{{Persona 5}}'' and ''Vento Aureo'' involving a thief joining a gang of criminals who want to improve society.

** ''Phantom Blood'' generally came across as being a typical melodrama told in manga form, with nothing particularly "bizarre" about the titular adventure other than Speedwagon's somewhat anachronistic name and his buzzsaw-hat. Then Dio turned into a vampire, and at that point all bets were off. The beard-growing continued with the introduction of the Ripple fighting style, which led to some particularly clever and out-there battles. The art style also shows noticeable improvement at that point-faces are less cartoony and actually fit [[WorldoFMuscleMen the detailed muscular bodies most of the cast have.]]

** Thanks to the new anime series, many an anime fan automatically correlates the various licensed songs used in the show's credits sequences with ''[=JoJo=]''. So far, we've got Yes' classic prog-rock song "[[https://youtu.be/-Tdu4uKSZ3M Roundabout]]", the Bangles' "Walk Like an Egyptian", Pat Metheny Group's "Last Train Home", Savage Garden's "I Want You", Jodeci's "Freek'n You", and Enigma's "Modern Crusaders". Humorously enough, when "I Want You" was revealed to be Part 4's ending theme, one of the first ''[=JoJo=]''-related comments on Savage Garden VEVO's upload of the song's music video read "KNOCK KNOCK IT'S THE JOJO FANDOM." The same thing happened to "Freekn' You". When you search these music videos, [=JoJo=]-related comments and references will definitely be commonplace.

** DIO is sometimes depicted as a bumbling dad who raised Giorno and being a SitcomArchnemesis with Jotaro and baby Jolyne even when circumstances not allowing the two to meet at all in the main story. Sometimes Giorno is depicted with his current hairstyle as an infant even though he only got it as a teenager with his Stand.

** It's also common to see many [=JoJo=] fans who are fans of the bands and artists that Araki has referenced throughout the series. In particular [[Music/RonnieJamesDio DIO]], Music/LedZeppelin, {{Music/ACDC}}, Music/SteelyDan, Music/KingCrimson, {{Music/Yes}}, {{Music/Prince}}, Music/DavidBowie, {{Music/Queen}}, Music/PinkFloyd, Music/SexPistols, Music/FooFighters, and Music/OingoBoingo are all popular among the [=JoJo=] fandom. Likewise there [=JoJo=] fans who are fans of bands and artists Araki hasn't referenced commonly being {{Music/Gorillaz}}, {{Music/Nirvana}}, {{Music/Rush}}, Music/SystemOfADown, and {{Music/Radiohead}}.

** In an attempt to explain what would otherwise be FridgeLogic or EarlyInstallmentWeirdness, it's commonly accepted that the reason Giorno didn't obtain [[spoiler:Gold Experience Requiem]] when Black Sabbath stabbed Gold Experience with an Arrow is because only the Arrow [[spoiler:Polnareff found is able to create a Requiem Stand.]] This, of course, creates its own FridgeLogic when one remembers that the Arrows were all made from the same meteor, so it wouldn't make sense for one to have abilities that the others don't.

** Mistaking the [[OlderThanTheyThink Stands]] for [[Franchise/ShinMegamiTenseiPersona Personas]].

*** Thanks to ''Diamond is Unbreakable'' there has been an increase in the amount of JJBA fans who are also fans of ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'' which ran in Shonen Jump while ''Diamond is Unbreakable'' was publishing and featured similar themes. Years down the line ''Diamond is Unbreakable'' would also produce an example of this trope with ''[[Franchise/ShinMegamiTenseiPersona Persona]]'', with the [[VideoGame/Persona4 fourth game]] in particular having the most overlap because of their similarities as noted below.

** While some fans have [[TheyCopiedItSoItSucks called the latter series a ripoff]] in the past, ''[=JoJo=]'' fans and ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTenseiPersona'' fans have grown increasingly warm and accepting towards one another. Fans of both series find common ground in how both ''[=JoJo=]'' and ''Persona'' involve the use of [[FightingSpirit physical manifestations of their spirit]], yet fans also acknowledge that both series take the concept in their own distinctive ways. In particular, fans love to point out the similarities between ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'' and ''Diamond is Unbreakable'' involving several youths hunting down a serial killer trying to keep his identity hidden as well as ''VideoGame/{{Persona 5}}'' and ''Vento Aureo'' involving a thief joining a gang of criminals who want to improve society.

** It's common even for people who don't engage in slash shipping to take it for granted that Joseph is [[BiTheWay bisexual]]. This possibly stems from his [[HoYay interactions with his companion, Caesar.]]

* LGBTFanbase: Unsurprising since the entire series is positively dripping with HoYay, and appeals to a wide spectrum of queer audiences. The first parts are filled with Creator/TomOfFinland-esque manly designs popular with BaraGenre fans, while later ones appeal to fans of {{Bishonen}}. On the female side of things there's Part 6 which takes place in GirlsBehindBars and includes strong, sometimes even ButchLesbian looking women in its cast, as well as Scarlet Valentine in Part 7 who is openly BiTheWay.

* MagnificentBastard: [[YMMV/JojosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency Kars & Esidisi]]; [[YMMV/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Yoshikage Kira]]; [[YMMV/JoJosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean Enrico Pucci]]. See those pages for details.

* ItWasHisSled:
** Dio. You'd have to live under a rock in another universe to ''not'' know that he was reduced to just a head, then kills Jonathan and steals his body. Also, he's the BigBad of ''Stardust Crusaders'' and can also [[TimeStandsStill stop time]]. It sort of makes all the buildup leading to the reveal for naught. However, due to the series' longtime CultClassic status there are some newer ''[=JoJo=]'' fans that only discovered the series thanks to the AnimatedAdaptation that began in 2012. By some miracle, these fans are just now learning about those aforementioned facts concerning Dio as they're revealed in the anime.