History YMMV / JoJosBizarreAdventure

** There are also some fans who believe that, based on actions taken in later story arcs, Jotaro suffers from noise-induced hearing loss on his right ear as a result of firing a gun at his ear at point blank range, averting the SteelEarDrums trope.

** While nothing hints at it overtly compared to the AmbiguouslyBi Jolyne, it's common even for people who don't engage in slash shipping to take it for granted that Joseph is bisexual. This comes from a mix of reasons including ''Battle Tendency'' being particularly high in MachoCamp, Joseph's surprising casualness towards homosexuality during a time when it was quite heavily stigmatized (albeit mostly in the [[DubText dub]]), his intense [[HoYay interactions]] with his {{Heterosexual Life Partner|s}} Caesar, and at least one QueerPeopleAreFunny gag with Avdol in ''Stardust Crusaders''.

** The ContinuityReboot of the series, meanwhile, inverts this. ''Steel Ball Run'' is near-universally regarded as the greatest work in the entire ''franchise'' for its emotional depth, morally complex characters, gorgeous artwork, and ability to consolidate an action-heavy series with heavily introspective and metaphysical themes. Meanwhile, ''[=JoJolion=]'' is incredibly divisive for its slow-burning and convoluted plot, with many accusing series author Creator/HirohikoAraki of [[WritingByTheSeatOfYourPants making everything up on the fly]] even more than usual, and for having artwork that sometimes suffers from OnlySixFaces and DullSurprise.

*** As of recently there have been many JJBA fans who are also fans of ''Manga/AssassinationClassroom'' which has a similar tone to JJBA and the author was even inspired by the JJBA franchise. Due to the similar tones that combine over the top humor, characters, and action with some serious dramatic moments some have even seen ''Assassination Classroom'' as a SpiritualSuccessor to JJBA now that JJBA no longer runs in Shonen Jump. It helps that Mr. Matsui, the creator, actually did a few cooking videos with Hirohiko Araki, although they were on a Japanese-only site that has since pulled them down. Only the promos (and a brief comic by Matsui about meeting his idol) remain.
** 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]], [[HoYay homoeroticism]], miscellaneous odd trivia, and plenty of AuthorAppeal regarding Western media and 80s musicians like Music/DavidBowie.
** A lot of ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'' fans are also ''Jojo'' fans, due to both series being a GenerationalSaga against a powerful vampire that came out at around the same time[[note]]''Castlevania'' released in 1986, and ''Phantom Blood'' in 1987[[/note]], and the ''Castlevania'' games themselves being filled with many overt [[ShoutOut homages]] to ''Jojo''.
** For more than obvious reasons, the series has attracted many fans of VideoGame/GuiltyGear, another rock-influenced franchise based around weirdos named after musicians kicking the hell out of each other in absurd and over-the-top way.
** A lot of fans also seem to be into either ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' and/or ''{{Series/Its Always Sunny In Philadelphia}}'', judging by the large quantity of crossover memes.
*** 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.

* CommonKnowledge: This series is subject to many baseless rumors (which fans love to [[FanDumb regurgitate and perpetuate as fact]]), at least in Anglophonic spaces, that it [[CommonKnowledge/JoJosBizarreAdventure has its own subpage]].

* CommonKnowledge: It's often believed that the reason why ''Steel Ball Run'' is a ContinuityReboot is because [[spoiler:the previous part ends with the universe being destroyed and recreated, with the resulting universe being the one Parts 7 and 8 take place in]]. This is wrong, since [[spoiler:these parts take place in a completely separate parallel world, not the same universe post-reset]].

* LGBTFanbase: Unsurprising since the entire series is utterly drenched in HoYay and {{Camp}}, 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 and the ambiguously transgender Anasui in its cast, as well as Scarlet Valentine in Part 7 who is openly bisexual.

* [[Woobie/JoJosBizzareAdventure The Woobie]]

* [[Shocking/JoJosBizzareAdventure Shocking Moments]]

* [[Woobie/JoJosBizarreAdventure The Woobie]]

* ''YMMV/JoJosBizarreAdventureTheJOJOLands The JOJOLands]]''

* FanartAtFirstSight: As soon as the design of ''The [=JOJOLands=]''' [=JoJo=] was revealed, he instantly received a huge amount of fanart, before his name or anything about him was even known. Since his initial reveal only had his face, much of this fanart only has him from the neck up. A common theme in this early fanart is giving him a rabbit AnimalMotif or depicting him with a pet rabbit, as the first teaser image for Part 9 had a rabbit in it. This is notably the first time this has happened to a ''[=JoJo=]'' character in the West, since Part 9 is the first part to debut after the series' huge NewbieBoom following the release of the 2012 anime.

** Due to his name being unrevealed prior to the release of the first issue, the protagonist of Part Nine was given the nickname of "John [=JoJolands=]".

* [[Adorkable/JoJosBizarreAdventure Adorkable]]

* DiscreditedMeme: The "[[FridgeLogic Araki Forgot]]" joke. What started as a way primarily from Western fans to rib how many of the titular "bizarre" qualities of the manga have hard-to-find-or-understand explanations by claiming that "Araki Forgot" somehow metastasized into fans [[BecomingTheMask actually claiming instances of the joke as real plot holes that Araki forgot about]]. Perennial candidates include the claim that Dio somehow had a second coffin separate from the one that Erina escaped in[[note]]It's shown at the beginning of part 3 that the coffin has a false bottom[[/note]], that Josuke's savior looks so similar to him because he ''is'' Josuke having traveled back in time somehow[[note]]The pins on Josuke's uniform do not match up with the delinquent's at all, and the pompadour he had was popular among JapaneseDelinquents from that time period[[/note]], any time a recurring stand user uses an ability in their first handful of appearances that they don't ever use later on, such as Jotaro's Star Finger[[note]]There is almost never an instance where these abilities would actually prove useful after when they are used, for example there is no indication that Star Finger is any faster or more powerful than Star Platinum's regular punches and Jotaro only uses it when he's completely immobilised and can't get close to his target, which only happens twice in every appearance he has in the manga[[/note]], etc. Luckily, with the help of the youtuber [[https://www.youtube.com/@HamonBeatOverdrive Hamon Beat]] and other resources like the [[https://jojowiki.com/JoJo_Wiki JoJo's Bizarre Encyclopedia]], claiming Araki Forgot is [[NeverHeardThatOneBefore more likely to get eye-rolls]] today than it was 10 years ago.

** [[EnsembleDarkhorse Speedwagon]], despite being a BadassNormal, has a massive following within the fandom who like to portray him as all-powerful god who an [[CurbStompBattle defeat]] any character in and out of the franchise.

*** 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.

!! Examples that apply to multiple parts or the series as a whole:

*** Some are upset that some of the memetic lines like "Speedwagon withdraws coolly" and all of Joseph's {{Engrish}} have been changed, while others point out that a one-to-one translation would be impossible. A good example of this is Joseph's "OH NO! This woman is unbelievable!" from the end of Part 2; in the dub, he instead says "[[MemeticMutation You had one job, woman]]! [[Film/JurassicPark ONE! JOB!]]"

** [[EnsembleDarkhorse Speedwagon]], despite being a BadassNormal, has a massive following within the fandom who like to portray him as all-powerful god who an [[CurbStompBattle defeat]] any character in and out of the franchise.

*** 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]], it's pushing the "Bizarre" aspect of the series too far with [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway Stand powers that are just laughably counterintuitive]], or the third option of only some Stands sucking... but which ones do and which ones don't is its own can of worms.

* CreatorsPet: Despite being a frequent ButtMonkey, some have accused Polnareff of being this. In ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders'' he was accused of [[SpotlightStealingSquad taking up a lot of screen time]], almost even more than Jotaro, that could be spent developing other characters. Then there's the fact that he's [[spoiler: the only non Jojo to survive the events of this part.]] [[spoiler: This just further increased in ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind'' where, despite not even playing a major role until the end of the part, he survives yet again [[FreakyFridayFlip (well, sorta)]], while main characters Abbacchio, Narancia, and Bucciarati are brutally killed.]]