History YMMV / JoJosBizarreAdventure

** Fans of ''Franchise/MetalGear'' have gotten along with [=JoJo=] fans, since both series are seen as [[NarmCharm over-the-top but endearing stories]] with loads of [[RatedMForManly hyper-masculinity]].

* 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 bisexual.

* AngstWhatAngst: When villains target out heroes, it's not uncommon for innocent civilians to become collateral damage. Examples can be found in every part, but the most extreme example is probably in Part 5, where Cioccolata probably killed most of the coastal Italian village's population, plus a good chunk of Rome's, with his Green Day, in an attempt to stop Bucciarati's squad. Yet, heroes rarely seem to express guilt over the many innocent lives that are lost just because they happened to be near them at the wrong time.

** Fans of Franchise/YuGiOh and its sequels love comparing it to ''[=JoJo=]''. It's easy to see why thanks to both series taking their respective subjects [[SeriousBusiness very seriously while acknowledging]] their over-the-top antics, memetic hand and body poses, and HamToHamCombat. The storytelling of both series is also similar in execution, split into separate parts that each following a new protagonist contrasting the last, but the same overarching theme of overcoming fate and friendship. There is also a theory that Kazuki Takahashi was inspired to make a card game by the D'arby scenes in Stardust Crusaders; he is at least on record as admitting to have been inspired by the darkness in ''[=JoJo=]'' and the defeat of Telence is very similar to how Yugi would defeat Pegasus. The real kickers for many though are twofold; a) Sartorius/Saiou from ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'', who uses a tarot-themed deck that includes a monster based on The World who has the effect to skip a player's turn, and who is voiced by Creator/TakehitoKoyasu himself ''before'' his role as Dio. Needless to say, the fans and Koyasu himself when he [[RoleReprise reprised]] the role for ''VideoGame/YuGiOhDuelLinks'', have had an absolute field day with this. b) The protagonists of both franchises' fifth series (Giorno Giovanna from ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureVentoAureo Vento Aureo]]'' and Yuya Sakaki ''Anime/YuGiOhArcV'') are both voiced by Creator/KenshoOno...and in the dub, Giorno and Part 4's ''Yuya'' Fungami were both voiced by Phillip Reich.

* ''[[YMMV/JoJosBizarreAdventureVentoAureo Vento Aureo]]''

** Besides that, Diego/Hot Pants, Rohan/Reimi, and Bucciarati/Trish seem to be the most popular non-canon straight ships in the fandom, with Kakyoin/Holly as the hetero alternative to Jotaro/Kakyoin.

* WidgetSeries: Even before orangutans, dogs, swords, turtles, and ''plankton'' were allowed to be bestowed psychic powers, the series was just plain ''weird''. [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools Doesn't stop it]] from being [[RatedMForManly manly]], [[CrazyAwesome awesome]], and '''badass as hell'''.

** ''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.]]

** ''Stardust Crusaders'', when Stands were introduced and replaced the [[Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar Hokuto Shinken-esque]] style of martial arts used in the previous parts, is considered by many to be the point when the series really got interesting with PuzzleBoss fights becoming the conflict of choice.

** Fans of Franchise/YuGiOh and its sequels love comparing it to ''[=JoJo=]''. It's easy to see why thanks to both series taking their respective subjects [[SeriousBusiness very seriously while acknowledging]] their over-the-top antics, memetic hand and body poses, and HamToHamCombat. The storytelling of both series is also similar in execution, split into separate parts that each following a new protagonist contrasting the last, but the same overarching theme of overcoming fate and friendship. There is also a theory that Kazuki Takahashi was inspired to make a card game by the D'arby scenes in Stardust Crusaders; he is at least on record as admitting to have been inspired by the darkness in ''[=JoJo=]'' and the defeat of Telence is very similar to how Yugi would defeat Pegasus. The real kickers for many though are twofold; a) Sartorius/Saiou from ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'', who uses a tarot-themed deck that includes a monster based on The World who has the effect to skip a player's turn, and who is voiced by Creator/TakehitoKoyasu himself ''before'' his role as Dio. Needless to say, the fans and Koyasu himself when he [[RoleReprise reprised]] the role for ''VideoGame/YuGiOhDuelLinks'', have had an absolute field day with this. b) The protagonists of both franchises' fifth series (''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureVentoAureo Vento Aureo]]'' and ''Anime/YuGiOhArcV'') are both voiced by Creator/KenshoOno.

* AwesomeEgo: Many characters in this series are completely aware of how CrazyAwesome they are, with Dio Brando and Joseph Joestar being the two greatest examples.

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

* {{Squick}}: Well, when you have a series that has several... unique ways of showing bodily trauma and harm, its best to carry a paper bag whenever you're watching this.

** Fans of Franchise/YuGiOh and its sequels love comparing it to ''[=JoJo=]''. It's easy to see why thanks to both series taking their respective subjects [[SeriousBusiness very seriously while acknowledging]] their over-the-top antics, memetic hand and body poses, and HamToHamCombat. The storytelling of both series is also similar in execution, split into separate parts that each following a new protagonist contrasting the last, but the same overarching theme of overcoming fate and friendship. There is also a theory that Kazuki Takahashi was inspired to make a card game by the D'arby scenes in Stardust Crusaders; he is at least on record as admitting to have been inspired by the darkness in ''[=JoJo=]'' and the defeat of Telence is very similar to how Yugi would defeat Pegasus. The real kickers for many though are twofold; a) Sartorius/Saiou from ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'', who uses a tarot-themed deck that includes a monster based on The World who has the effect to skip a player's turn, and who is voiced by Creator/TakehitoKoyasu himself ''before'' his role as Dio. Needless to say, the fans and Koyasu himself when he [[RoleReprisal reprised]] the role for ''VideoGame/YuGiOhDuelLinks'', have had an absolute field day with this. b) The protagonists of both franchises' fifth series (''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureVentoAureo Vento Aureo]]'' and ''Anime/YuGiOhArcV'') are both voiced by Creator/KenshoOno.

** Fans of Franchise/YuGiOh and its sequels love comparing it to ''[=JoJo=]''. It's easy to see why thanks to both series taking their respective subjects [[SeriousBusiness very seriously while acknowledging]] their over-the-top antics, memetic hand and body poses, and HamToHamCombat. The storytelling of both series is also similar in execution, split into separate parts that each following a new protagonist contrasting the last, but the same overarching theme of overcoming fate and friendship. There is also a theory that Kazuki Takahashi was inspired to make a card game by the D'arby scenes in Stardust Crusaders; he is at least on record as admitting to have been inspired by the darkness in ''[=JoJo=]'' and the defeat of Telence is very similar to how Yugi would defeat Pegasus. The real kicker for many though is Sartorius/Saiou from ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'', who uses a tarot-themed deck that includes a monster based on The World who has the effect to skip a player's turn, and who is voiced by Creator/TakehitoKoyasu himself ''before'' his role as Dio. Needless to say, the fans and Koyasu himself when he [[RoleReprisal reprised]] the role for ''VideoGame/YuGiOhDuelLinks'', have had an absolute field day with this.

** Yugioh fans love to compare the entire the Jojo franchise to Franchise/YuGiOh and its sequels. It's easy to see why thanks to both series taking their respective subjects [[SeriousBusiness very seriously while acknowledging]] their over-the-top antics, memetic hand and body poses, and HamToHamCombat. The storytelling of both series is also similar in execution, split into separate parts that each following a new protagonist contrasting the last, but the same overarching theme of overcoming fate and friendship. There is also a theory that Kazuki Takahashi was inspired to make a card game by the D'arby scenes in Stardust Crusaders.

* NarmCharm: All the RuleOfCool makes the ridiculous names somehow great instead of pure corn. The manga and anime are full of constant grit and {{Gorn}}. However, take that, throw in some of Japan's and the West's best voice actors, as well as bright colors, strong art direction, and acting and narrative that is so over-the-top it's awesome, and you can see why so many are hooked. What other series could make you take a villain dressed in hearts named Vanilla Ice with his stand Cream seriously?

** A lot of fans also seem to be into either ''{{WesternAnimation/Spongebob Squarepants}}'' and/or ''{{Series/Its Always Sunny In Philadelphia}}'', judging by the large quantity of crossover memes.

* BetterThanCanon: The official translated version of the manga is in black-and-white, as most manga is. There are officially colored versions from the JOJO-D releases, but they're in Japanese only. Since the addition of color makes the manga much more immersive, and the busier panels are far less cluttered-looking because of the extra details, most fans end up reading the unofficial "[=JoJo's=] Colored Adventure" scanlation, which uses the colored versions as its base, rather than the official black-and-white English versions. Many [=YouTubers=] even use these panels to illustrate their points or as reference, simply because they're easier to digest.

* BetterThanCanon: The fan-made "[=JoJo's=] Colored Adventure" project is often considered the definitive way to read the manga, despite it not being official. As the name implies, every page is colorized, as opposed to largely being in black-and-white with colored pages only showing up every once in a while. This makes the manga much more immersive, and the more busy panels are far less cluttered-looking because of the extra details. Many [=YouTubers=] even use these panels to illustrate thier points or as reference, simply because they're easier to digest.

*** In particular regarding the former, [[https://youtu.be/Jg815qFNEk0 comparisons]] [[https://youtu.be/Ef5NiR8t24I done]] by [=JoJo=] fan animator ''[[https://youtube.com/channel/UCwMY2Ru-SZ2ghPBUz6iQ57w Diana A Go Go]]'' present a striking similarity for the dynamic between [[AllLovingHero Josuke]], [[BumblingSidekick Okuyasu]], and [[{{Foil}} Rohan]] from ''Diamond is Unbreakable'' to that of [[ComicTrio [=SpongeBob=], Patrick, and Squidward]] in respective order.

** Calling Parts ''anything other'' than Parts. (e.g. seasons, story arcs...)
*** If you look at comments from [=JoJo=] fans prior to the release of the 2012 anime, however, this gets [[SubvertedTrope subverted]], as the FanNickname for Parts before they were given their official name was "Arcs".

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment:
** In ''Steel Ball Run'', any time that Gyro comes up with a gag, odds are it's gonna be a weird non-sequitur joke that MakesAsMuchSenseInContext and is never alluded to again.
** In Part 4, after getting [[spoiler: pierced by the arrow a second time]] Kira's hairstyle change comes out of left field, with no explanation given or anyone remarking on it. The anime adds to the confusion by showing [[spoiler: Kira brushing his hair, and this somehow causing it to change colour into silver with black streaks.]]
** One of the most infamous is the ''Torture Dance'' from Vento Aureo. As if having his head severed with ''Sticky Fingers'' so that he can be beaten ''and'' interrogated at the same time, Mista then hangs Zucchero's head by his eyelid with a fish hook and slowly blinds him using a pair of glasses to focus the sunlight. And then Narancia throws on some music and starts ''dancing''[[note]]The song is never named and the anime uses an original composition, but a common belief is that Narancia was listening to Prince's ''Pussy Control''; a song from the same album Giorno's stand - Gold Experience - gets its name. It took less than a day for the internet to start setting the dance ''to'' said song.[[/note]]. And then, for whatever reason, both Mista and Fugo join in. For six panels/a full minute.

*** A lot of long time fans are fans of ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'', owing to the fact that ''[=JoJo=]'' was hugely influenced by it in its early years. 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.