JoJo's Bizarre Adventure#Plot

{{See also|List of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure characters{{!}}List of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure characters}}

The universe of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is a reflection of the real world with the added existence of supernatural forces and beings. In this setting, some people are capable of transforming their inner spiritual power into a {{nihongo|Stand|スタンド|Sutando}}; another significant form of energy is {{nihongo|Hamon|波紋||"Ripple"}}, a martial arts technique that allows its user to focus bodily energy into sunlight via controlled breathing. The narrative of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is split into parts with independent stories and different characters. Each of the series' protagonists is a member of the Joestar family, whose mainline descendants possess a star-shaped birthmark above their left shoulder blade and a name that can be abbreviated to the titular "JoJo".{{efn|The {{Nihongo|2=助|3=suke}} in the Japanese name Josuke Higashikata can be read in the {{Transliteration|ja|on'yomi}} form as "Jo", and the Italian name Giorno Giovanna is abbreviated as "GioGio", which is pronounced (/dʒodʒo/).}} The first six parts take place within a single continuity whose generational conflict stems from the rivalry between Jonathan Joestar and Dio Brando, while the latter three parts take place in a second continuity where the Joestar family tree is heavily altered.

; Part 1: {{nihongo|Phantom Blood|ファントムブラッド|Fantomu Buraddo}}

: Volumes 1–5, 44 chapters. In late 19th-century England, Jonathan Joestar, the young son of a wealthy landowner, meets his new adopted brother, Dio Brando, who loathes him and plans to usurp Jonathan's position as heir to the Joestar family. When Dio's attempts are thwarted, he transforms himself into a vampire using an ancient Stone Mask and destroys the Joestar estate. Jonathan embarks on a journey, meets new allies, and masters the {{nihongo|Hamon|波紋||"Ripple"}} martial arts technique to stop Dio, who has made world domination his new goal.

; Part 2: {{nihongo|Battle Tendency|戦闘潮流|Sentō Chōryū}}

: Volumes 5–12, 69 chapters. In 1938, German researchers discover three lifeforms called Pillar Men, powerful humanoids responsible for the creation of the Stone Mask. The Pillar Men awaken and escape in search of the Red Stone of Aja, which will turn them into invincible superbeings. Joseph Joestar, Jonathan's grandson, unites with new allies and masters Hamon to defeat the Pillar Men and their leader, Kars.

; Part 3: {{nihongo|Stardust Crusaders|スターダストクルセイダース|Sutādasuto Kuruseidāsu}}

: Volumes 13–28, 152 chapters. In 1989, Dio Brando (now referred to as simply "DIO") awakens after his coffin is salvaged from the ocean. Because Dio had taken over Jonathan's body, Stands awaken in Jonathan's descendants, including Joseph, his daughter Holy Kujo, and his grandson Jotaro Kujo. Holy, however, is unable to control her own Stand, which begins to slowly kill her. Jotaro, Joseph, and their allies set out to defeat Dio before Holy's Stand takes her life, fighting off Dio's henchmen along the way.

; Part 4: {{nihongo|Diamond Is Unbreakable|ダイヤモンドは砕けない|Daiyamondo wa Kudakenai}}

: Volumes 29–47, 174 chapters. In 1999, the Joestar family learns that Joseph has an illegitimate son, Josuke Higashikata, who lives in the fictional Japanese town of Morioh. While visiting Morioh, Jotaro learns of a mystical Bow and Arrow that bestows Stands upon those struck by it. As they hunt down the Bow and Arrow, Josuke, Jotaro, and their allies are targeted by Stand-using serial killer Yoshikage Kira and his father, Yoshihiro, who see them as a threat to the former's peace and tranquility.

; Part 5: {{nihongo|Golden Wind|黄金の風|Ōgon no Kaze}}

: Volumes 47–63, 155 chapters. Set in Naples, Italy, in 2001, Giorno Giovanna, who was conceived when Dio was in possession of Jonathan Joestar's body, seeks to become a mafia boss in order to eliminate drug dealers who sell their wares to children. Finding a powerful ally named Bruno Bucciarati, their team rebels against the boss of the mafia to protect his daughter, Trish Una, whom he intends to kill in order to hide his identity.

; Part 6: {{nihongo|Stone Ocean|ストーンオーシャン|Sutōn Ōshan}}

: Volumes 64–80, 158 chapters. In 2011, near Port St. Lucie, Florida, Jotaro Kujo's daughter Jolyne Cujoh is framed for murder and sent to prison. She works together with various allies to hunt down the person responsible for her framing: prison chaplain Enrico Pucci, a loyalist to Dio who seeks the creation of a new universe shaped to the late vampire's will.

; Part 7: {{nihongo|Steel Ball Run|スティール・ボール・ラン|Sutīru Bōru Ran}}

: Volumes 81–104, 95 chapters. In 1890, United States President Funny Valentine holds a cross-country horse race with a $50 million reward for the winner. Valentine secretly intends to use the race to gather the scattered parts of a holy corpse for his own nationalistic ends. Racers Gyro Zeppeli and Johnny Joestar uncover Valentine's ploy, and must defend themselves from both other racers and hired assassins.

; Part 8: {{nihongo|JoJolion|ジョジョリオン|Jojorion}}

: Volumes 105–131, 110 chapters. In 2011, the town of Morioh is devastated by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Local college student Yasuho Hirose discovers an amnesiac young man buried in the rubble. She nicknames him "Josuke" and puts him in the care of the Higashikata family. As Josuke tries to uncover the secret of his past, he is also confronted by a local crime syndicate of inhuman beings dubbed Rock Humans, whose leader, Toru, seeks to use the mysterious Locacaca fruit to rise to the apex of society.

; Part 9: The JoJoLands

: Volume 132 onwards. In early 2020s Hawaii, Jodio Joestar and his older brother{{efn|Attributed to multiple sources:{{Cite web|title=第9部 The JOJOLands {{!}} ABOUT {{!}} 「ジョジョの奇妙な冒険」公式ポータルサイト|url=https://jojo-portal.com/about/tjl/|access-date=2025-03-19|language=ja}}{{cite web|url=https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-883765-9|title=The JOJOLands 2|language=ja|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=2023-11-17|archive-date=November 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112093333/https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-883765-9|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-102419-3|title=JOJO magazine 2023 WINTER|publisher=Shueisha|publication-date=December 19, 2023|language=ja}}|name=olderbrother}} Dragona work together in illegal activity to provide for and protect their mother. Working for their high school principal Meryl Mei Qi, the two are joined by the kleptomaniac Paco Laburantes and the drug user Usagi Alohaoe on a mission to steal a diamond from a rich Japanese tourist. The mission is derailed when the group discovers the Lava Rock, which has the ability to attract anything of value that its user touches, and they decide to use it to acquire $50 billion in assets from the Howler Company.

File:Paul Gauguin 106.jpg, to use unusual colors in his own art.{{cite web|url=http://www.nhk.or.jp/kokokoza/tv/art/archive/chapter015.html|title=NHK高校講座 {{pipe}} 芸術（美術I／書道I） {{pipe}} 第15回 美術(8) 漫画はやっぱりおもしろい 〜人物〜|publisher=Nhk.or.jp|access-date=August 3, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810200320/http://www.nhk.or.jp/kokokoza/tv/art/archive/chapter015.html|archive-date=August 10, 2014}}|alt=A painting of people riding horses on a beach with red sand.]]

For JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Araki wanted to use a classical method as a base before introducing modern elements. As an example, he often draws in a realistic style but uses surreal colors. Araki aimed to draw real spirits in JoJo resulting in him going to the Kappa River in Tōno, Iwate, to get a better understanding of the concept.{{cite book|last=Clamp|author-link=Clamp (manga artists)|others=translanted and adapted by William Flanagan|title=The Official xxxHOLiC Guide|publisher=Del Rey Manga|year=2009|location=New York|pages=154–163|isbn=978-0-345-51000-6}} Araki was inspired by the art of the 1980s, shading techniques in Western art, and classical paintings; the manga coloring is based on calculations rather than consistency, with Araki citing artists like Paul Gauguin as inspiration.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2019-07-31/celebrating-the-art-and-fashion-of-jojo-bizarre-adventure/.149560|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731185709/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2019-07-31/celebrating-the-art-and-fashion-of-jojo-bizarre-adventure/.149560|archive-date=July 31, 2019|website=Anime News Network|author=Mary Lee Sauder|title=Celebrating the Art and Fashion of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure - Anime News Network |date=July 31, 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://comipress.com/article/2006/07/25/516|title=Hirohiko Araki Lecture Part 2: Drawing Manga, Araki-Style|publisher=Comipress|access-date=August 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810124755/http://comipress.com/article/2006/07/25/516|archive-date=August 10, 2014|url-status=live}} He also claimed that mystery is the central theme of the manga, as he was fascinated by it as a child. Furthermore, Araki wanted to explore superpowers and energy in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, resulting in various concepts such as Hamon and Stands. He said that the supernatural basis of the fights in his series evened the battlefield for women and children to match up against strong men.{{cite book|author=Araki, Hirohiko|author-link=Hirohiko Araki|title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 1 Battle Tendency|volume=2|page=365|year= 2015|publisher=Viz Media|isbn=978-1-4215-7883-5}} Much like the manga's spiritual predecessor, Baoh: The Visitor, the idea of an ultimate being was used in Phantom Blood and Battle Tendency in the forms of the vampires and the Pillar Men, respectively.{{cite web|first=Toshi|last=Nakamura|website=Anime Now!|title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Creator Speaks on Upcoming Movie|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170325202358/http://www.anime-now.com/entry/2017/03/13/230005|archive-date=March 25, 2017|date=March 13, 2017|url=http://www.anime-now.com/entry/2017/03/13/230005 }} For Stardust Crusaders in particular, Araki was influenced by role-playing games in designing the characters' skills. This part marked the transition from physical power to an emphasis on mental and spiritual power, with Araki noting that the idea of Stands came from the idea of drawing the heart and soul.

In creating the manga's generational story, Araki thought much about death and the legacy people leave behind in their lives for their descendants, after the death of his grandfather. He took inspiration from Roots: The Saga of an American Family and East of Eden. Araki focused on Roots for its family-centric story,{{sfn|Araki|2017|p=171}} and he took the idea of intertwined destiny and rivalry between two families from East of Eden. He thought highly of stories that were well-received after changing protagonists, which influenced Araki's decision to kill Jonathan Joestar and write a generational story, passing on his "Spirit" to his own descendants.{{sfn|Araki|2017|p=102}}

None of the characters were modeled after anyone, except Jotaro Kujo, who was based on Clint Eastwood. Araki stated that he wanted to try a different type of main character for every part; for example, Part 1's Jonathan Joestar was a serious and honest person, whereas Part 2's Joseph Joestar was a trickster.{{cite web|url=http://comipress.com/article/2007/04/29/1896|title=Hirohiko Araki Lecture Part 3: Questions and Answers with Araki-Sensei|publisher=Comipress|access-date=August 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151106225513/http://comipress.com/article/2007/04/29/1896|archive-date=November 6, 2015|url-status=live}} Although their personalities are different, the two share a physical resemblance in order to have some continuity because it was unheard of in the 1980s for a main character to die in a Weekly Shōnen Jump series.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/jojo-bizarre-adventure/part-2/gn-1/.94888|title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 2 GN 1 - Review|work=Anime News Network|date=November 4, 2015|access-date=November 21, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151113035541/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/jojo-bizarre-adventure/part-2/gn-1/.94888|archive-date=November 13, 2015|df=mdy-all}} Araki's consistent focus on the Joestar family was intended to give a feeling of pride as well as the wonder and mystery surrounding the lineage.

Araki originally planned the series as a trilogy, with the final confrontation taking place in present-day Japan. However, Araki did not want Part 3 to be a tournament affair, which was popular in Weekly Shōnen Jump at the time, and therefore decided to make it a "road movie" inspired by Around the World in Eighty Days.{{cite book|author=Araki, Hirohiko|title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 3 Stardust Crusaders|volume=1|page=273|year= 2016|publisher=Viz Media|isbn=978-1-4215-9065-3}} With Part 4, Araki said that he moved away from "muscle men" as they fell out of popularity with readers and he wanted to focus more on fashion. When designing his characters' outfits, Araki considers both everyday fashion and "cartoonish, bizarre clothing that would be impractical in real life".{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2017-06-29/interview-jojo-bizarre-adventure-creator-hirohiko-araki/.118032|title=Interview: Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Creator Hirohiko Araki|publisher=Anime News Network|date=June 29, 2017|access-date=October 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708115039/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2017-06-29/interview-jojo-bizarre-adventure-creator-hirohiko-araki/.118032|archive-date=July 8, 2017|url-status=live}} For Part 6, Araki wrote a female protagonist for the first time which he found complicated, but also interesting due to the humanity she could possess.{{cite book|title=Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, vol. 64|year=2010|isbn=978-4-08-872866-7|page=2|publisher=Shueisha|author=Araki, Hirohiko}} He later described Part 2's much earlier supporting character Lisa Lisa as fresh and "unheard of" in both manga and society in general for its time, and said it was exciting to challenge people's expectations with the female warrior-type. Having not specifically set out on creating a disabled character, Araki explained that Part 7's paraplegic Johnny Joestar was a natural result of wanting to show a character who could grow, both physically and mentally, during a race where "he would be forced not only to rely on other people, but horses as well."

Araki uses unique onomatopoeia and poses in the series, which he attributes to his love for heavy metal and horror films.Weekly Famitsu, March 2, 2007, issue The poses, which are known in Japan as {{nihongo3|lit. "JoJo standing"|ジョジョ立ち|JoJo-dachi}}, are iconic on his book covers and panels, and were inspired by Araki's trip to Italy in his 20s and his studies of Michelangelo's sculptures.Manga no Genba, NHK BS, July 4, 2006 broadcast

{{See also|List of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure volumes{{!}}List of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure volumes}}

File:Hirohiko Araki 2013 - cropped.jpg, the author of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]

Written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure began serialization in the weekly Shōnen manga anthology Weekly Shōnen Jump{{'}}s combined issue #1–2 of 1987, published by Shueisha on January 1, 1987.{{cite web|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M543970|script-title=ja:週刊少年ジャンプ 1987 表示号数1|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs|language=ja|access-date=May 29, 2020|archive-date=June 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604074107/https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M543970|url-status=live}} The series is divided into eight story arcs, each following the adventures of a new protagonist bearing the "JoJo" nickname. The first part, titled Phantom Blood, was serialized until October 1987 and collected in five {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes; the second, Battle Tendency, was serialized from November 1987 to March 1989 and collected in seven volumes. Stardust Crusaders, the third part, was serialized from March 1989 to April 1992 and collected in 16 volumes. Diamond Is Unbreakable, the fourth part, was serialized from April 1992 to November 1995 and collected in 18 volumes; it was followed by the fifth part, Golden Wind, which was serialized from November 1995 to April 1999 and collected in 17 volumes.

After volume 63 (the last volume of Golden Wind), the tankōbon numbering for each subsequent part restarts from one. Stone Ocean, the sixth part, was serialized from December 1999 to April 2003 and collected in 17 volumes. The first 23 chapters of the seventh part, Steel Ball Run, were serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from January to October 2004; in March 2005, the series was transferred to the monthly seinen manga magazine Ultra Jump. It ran until April 2011, and was collected in 24 volumes. JoJolion, the eighth part, was serialized from May 2011 to August 2021 and collected in 27 volumes. In the September 2021 issue of Ultra Jump, Araki stated in the author's notes that part 9 of the series, tentatively titled "JoJoLands" and later finalized as The JoJoLands, would begin following a short break.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-08-18/jojo-bizarre-adventure-series-teases-jojolands-title-announces-1st-spinoff-manga/.176402|title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Series Teases JOJOLANDS Title, Announces 1st Spinoff Manga|access-date=August 18, 2021|archive-date=March 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306101036/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-08-18/jojo-bizarre-adventure-series-teases-jojolands-title-announces-1st-spinoff-manga/.176402|url-status=live}} It began on February 19, 2023.{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/505661|title=荒木飛呂彦「ジョジョの奇妙な冒険」第9部'The JOJOLands'2月発売のUJで始動|language=ja|date=December 19, 2022|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=December 19, 2022|archive-date=January 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118195724/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/505661|url-status=live}}

Between 2002 and 2009, the first six parts in the series were re-released by Shueisha in {{Transliteration|ja|bunkoban}} format;{{cite web|script-title=ja:ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 集英社文庫(コミック版)|url=https://books.shueisha.co.jp/search/search.html?seriesid=38022|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=May 29, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=June 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604074112/https://books.shueisha.co.jp/search/search.html?seriesid=38022|url-status=live}} Steel Ball Run was re-released in the format in 2017 and 2018.{{cite web|script-title=ja:ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 集英社文庫(コミック版)|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/search/search.html?seriesid=38414|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=May 29, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=June 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604074111/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/search/search.html?seriesid=38414|url-status=live}} A {{Transliteration|ja|sōshūhen}} omnibus series recreating the first four parts as they originally appeared in Weekly Shōnen Jump (including color pages, promotional text, and next chapter previews) was published between 2012 and 2016.{{cite web|script-title=ja:ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 総集編|url=https://www.s-manga.net/search/search.html?titleauthor=%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%81%AE%E5%A5%87%E5%A6%99%E3%81%AA%E5%86%92%E9%99%BA+%E7%B7%8F%E9%9B%86%E7%B7%A8|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=May 29, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=June 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604074107/https://www.s-manga.net/search/search.html?titleauthor=%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%81%AE%E5%A5%87%E5%A6%99%E3%81%AA%E5%86%92%E9%99%BA+%E7%B7%8F%E9%9B%86%E7%B7%A8|url-status=live}} Since 2012, all eight parts in the series have been digitally colored and distributed by Shueisha for smartphones and tablet computers under the brand name "JOJO-D".{{cite web|title=JOJO-D ジョジョの奇妙な冒険DIGITAL 試し読み|url=http://www.mangabroadcast.jp/jojod/|website=Manga Broadcast|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=May 29, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=April 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200428031255/http://www.mangabroadcast.jp/jojod/|url-status=live}} A premium hardcover release of the first three parts was published under the brand "JoJonium" between 2013 and 2015.{{cite web|title=JoJonium ジョジョの奇妙な冒険[函装版]|url=http://www.jojonium.com/|website=JoJonium|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=May 29, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=April 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200428031018/http://www.jojonium.com/|url-status=live}}

In the early 1990s, Viz Media reportedly had plans for an English-language release of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure in North America as The Strange Adventures of Jojo; in 2002, the series was unsuccessfully considered for release as monthly comic books.{{cite web|last=Thompson|first=Jason|title=Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Jojo's Bizarre Adventure|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house-of-1000-manga/2010-12-23|work=Anime News Network|access-date=April 15, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422183157/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house-of-1000-manga/2010-12-23|archive-date=April 22, 2012|df=mdy-all}} Between November 2005 and December 2010, Viz published Stardust Crusaders, the most well-known part in the series, in 16 volumes.{{cite web|url=http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=4659|title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure English Volume 1|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=August 17, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20060623153457/http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=4659|archive-date=June 23, 2006|df=mdy-all}}{{cite web|url=http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=8592|archive-url=https://archive.today/20101201161903/http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=8592|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 1, 2010|title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure English Volume 16|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=August 17, 2012}} However, the company changed the names of several characters and Stands due to legal concerns and censored certain scenes, including scenes of animal violence redrawn by Araki himself. In 2013, Viz expressed further interest in localizing the series, but explained its difficulties in doing so due to Araki's numerous references to real musicians and fashion designers.{{cite web|title=Viz Talks "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" Digital Distribution Plans and Difficulties|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2013/09/14-1/viz-talks-jojos-bizarre-adventure-digital-distribution-plans-and-difficulties|work=Crunchyroll|date=September 14, 2013|access-date=October 16, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017105740/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2013/09/14-1/viz-talks-jojos-bizarre-adventure-digital-distribution-plans-and-difficulties|archive-date=October 17, 2013|df=mdy-all}} Viz began publishing the JoJonium release of Phantom Blood digitally in September 2014, with a three-volume hardcover print edition following throughout 2015.{{cite web|title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 1--Phantom Blood Manga|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/jojo-s-bizarre-adventure-part-1-phantom-blood/all|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=May 29, 2020|archive-date=June 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604074107/https://www.viz.com/read/manga/jojo-s-bizarre-adventure-part-1-phantom-blood/all|url-status=live}} Battle Tendency was published in four volumes in 2015 and 2016,{{cite web|title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 2--Battle Tendency Manga|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/jojo-s-bizarre-adventure-part-2-battle-tendency/all|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=May 29, 2020|archive-date=June 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604074107/https://www.viz.com/read/manga/jojo-s-bizarre-adventure-part-2-battle-tendency/all|url-status=live}} and Stardust Crusaders was published in ten volumes from 2016 to 2019.{{cite web|title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 3--Stardust Crusaders Manga|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/jojo-s-bizarre-adventure-part-3-stardust-crusaders/all|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=May 29, 2020|archive-date=September 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928221134/https://www.viz.com/read/manga/jojo-s-bizarre-adventure-part-3-stardust-crusaders/all|url-status=live}} Viz continues to publish the series in their own digital and hardcover editions that emulate the JoJonium edition; Diamond Is Unbreakable was published in nine volumes from 2019 to 2021,{{cite web|title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 4--Diamond Is Unbreakable Manga|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/jojo-s-bizarre-adventure-part-4-diamond-is-unbreakable/all|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=May 29, 2020|archive-date=August 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806140236/https://www.viz.com/read/manga/jojo-s-bizarre-adventure-part-4-diamond-is-unbreakable/all|url-status=live}} while Golden Wind began in August 2021.{{cite web|title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 5--Golden Wind Manga|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/jojo-s-bizarre-adventure-part-5-golden-wind/all|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=August 24, 2021|archive-date=August 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210825005544/https://www.viz.com/read/manga/jojo-s-bizarre-adventure-part-5-golden-wind/all|url-status=live}} In January 2022, Viz Media began releasing Stone Ocean digitally.{{cite web|title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 6--Stone Ocean|url=https://www.viz.com/shonenjump/chapters/jojos-bizarre-adventure-part-6|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=December 9, 2022|archive-date=January 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126184717/https://www.viz.com/shonenjump/chapters/jojos-bizarre-adventure-part-6|url-status=live}} Steel Ball Run is set be published in print starting in 2025.{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Viz Media Licenses Steel Ball Run, Astro Royale, Tenmaku Cinema, More Manga|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-04/viz-media-licenses-steel-ball-run-astro-royale-tenmaku-cinema-more-manga/.216364|website=Anime News Network|access-date=October 4, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241004191846/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-04/viz-media-licenses-steel-ball-run-astro-royale-tenmaku-cinema-more-manga/.216364|archive-date=October 4, 2024|date=October 4, 2024|url-status=live}}

Araki has also authored several manga spin-offs of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, the first of which being "Episode 16: At a Confessional", which was published as a one-shot in Weekly Shōnen Jump in July 1997.{{cite web|title=週刊少年ジャンプ 1997 表示号数30|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M543443|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs|access-date=May 29, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=June 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604074113/https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M543443|url-status=live}} It follows Rohan Kishibe from Diamond Is Unbreakable, and is the first entry in the Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe series.

{{nihongo foot|Dead Man's Questions|デッドマンズQ|Deddomanzu Kuesuchonzu|group=lower-alpha}} follows Yoshikage Kira from the same part; it was published as three chapters in the magazine Allman in June and July 1999.{{cite web|script-title=ja:荒木飛呂彦「デッドマンズQ」吉良吉影の幽霊Tシャツ登場|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/64305|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=May 29, 2020|language=ja|date=February 12, 2012|archive-date=June 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604074112/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/64305|url-status=live}} Both one-shots were later published in {{nihongo foot|Under Execution, Under Jailbreak|死刑執行中脱獄進行中|Shikei Shikkōchū Datsugoku Shinkōchū|group=lower-alpha|post=,}} a collection of short story manga by Araki that was published in 1999.{{cite web|script-title=ja:死刑執行中脱獄進行中|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M387639|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs|access-date=May 29, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=June 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604074110/https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M387639|url-status=live}} {{nihongo foot|"Oingo Boingo Brothers Adventure"|オインゴとボインゴ兄弟大冒険|Oingo to Boingo Kyōdai Daibōken|group=lower-alpha|post=,}} a one-shot featuring the title characters from Stardust Crusaders, was released on October 18, 2002.{{cite web|script-title=ja:オインゴとボインゴ兄弟大冒険|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090415144831/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-617720-X|archive-date=April 15, 2009|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-617720-X|url-status=dead|language=ja|website=Shueisha.co.jp|df=mdy-all}} It is drawn in the style of Boingo's Stand Tohth, a fortune-telling comic book.

Between January 2008 and February 2018, six chapters of Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe were published in various magazines. A tankōbon volume was published by Shueisha in November 2013, collecting the stories "At a Confessional", "Mutsu-kabe Hill", "Millionaire Village", "Poaching Seashore", and "Rohan Kishibe Goes to Gucci".{{cite web|title=岸辺露伴は動かない|url=https://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-870872-0|website=S-MANGA|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=May 29, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=October 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020202030/https://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-870872-0|url-status=live}} "The Harvest Moon" was published digitally in September 2014 during the debut of Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ website;{{cite web|script-title=ja:ジャンプをスマホやPCで！少年ジャンプ＋創刊|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/126639|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=May 29, 2020|language=ja|date=September 22, 2014|archive-date=March 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316174933/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/126639|url-status=live}} a second tankōbon volume collecting the episode and the stories "A Rainy Monday", "D·N·A", and "The Run" was published in July 2018.{{cite web|title=岸辺露伴は動かない 2|url=https://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-881557-2|website=S-MANGA|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=May 29, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=June 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604074112/https://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-881557-2|url-status=live}}

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In the September 2021 issue of Ultra Jump, it was announced that JoJo's Bizarre Adventure would be receiving a spin-off manga written by Kouhei Kadono and illustrated by No Guns Life author Tasuku Karasuma. The spin-off manga, {{nihongo foot|Shining Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak|ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 クレイジー・{{Ruby-ja|D|ダイヤモンド}}の悪霊的失恋|Jojo no Kimyō na Bōken: Kureijī Daiyamondo no Akuryō-teki Shitsuren|{{lit}} JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Crazy Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak|post=,}} began publication in the January 2022 issue of Ultra Jump released on December 18, 2021.{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/458217|script-title=ja:「ジョジョ」初のスピンオフマンガがUJで開幕！藍本松が描く6部題材の読切も|language=ja|date=December 18, 2021|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=December 19, 2022|archive-date=December 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219131559/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/458217|url-status=live}} The spin-off stars Hol Horse and Josuke Higashikata in Morioh and takes place between the events of Stardust Crusaders and Diamond is Unbreakable.

Spin-off material based on Golden Wind has also been created, such as {{langx|it|label=none|italic=yes|I Testamenti Cremisi|lit=The Crimson Testaments}}, an anthology of short stories revolving around various antagonistic characters within the part, most notably the Hitman Team.{{cite web | url=https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-790204-4 | title=ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 紅い遺言／荒木 飛呂彦／北國 ばらっど／尾北 圭人／鳥谷 綾斗／月並 きら／安藤 敬而／電気 泳動 | 集英社 ― Shueisha ― }} {{nihongo foot|"There's No Love Like a Parent's"|親の心子知らずの巻|Oya no Kokoroko Shirazu no Maki|translated=The Story of a Parent Who Doesn't Know His Child's Heart|group=lower-alpha}} features Ghiaccio and Melone taking care of the latter's Stand, Baby Face, who is going through a rebellious phase while its User is supposed to assassinate a film director. It was published in the Winter 2023 issue of the JoJo Magazine on December 19, 2023. {{nihongo foot|"My Prized Needle and Thread"|オレ自慢の針と糸|Ore Jiman no Hari to Ito|group=lower-alpha}} focuses on Prosciutto and Pesci, two hitmen tasked with assassinating a gangster who manages a brothel and drug trades without Passione's approval. The short story was published in the Winter 2024 issue of the JoJo magazine on December 18, 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.kawazumanga.com/entry/2024/12/22/120000|title=【感想】マンガ「間田敏和の微妙な冒険」 (うすた京介) 小説「オレ自慢の針と糸」 (尾北圭人) マンガ「魔好青年ビーティー『武装スモーカー』事件」 (西尾維新、出水ぽすか) 「JOJO magazine 2024 WINTER」より|language=ja|date=December 22, 2024|website=Kawazu Manga}}

{{Main|JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (OVA){{!}}JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (OVA)}}

A 13-episode original video animation adaptation of Part 3, Stardust Crusaders, was produced by A.P.P.P. The first set of six episodes, which begin during the middle of the arc, were released by Pony Canyon on VHS and Laserdisc from 1993 to 1994. The series was released by Klock Worx on DVD and VHS from 2000 to 2002, starting with seven newly produced prequel episodes adapting the beginning of the arc. Super Techno Arts produced an English-language dub of all thirteen episodes in North America as a six-volume DVD series between 2003 and 2005, with the episodes also arranged in chronological order.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-mike-toole-show/2014-06-01/.75101|title=The Mike Toole Show - Jojo's Mojo|work=Anime News Network|date=June 1, 2014|access-date=November 21, 2015|quote=[...]the series profile is surging among fans here, and it's a joy to watch factors like the fortuitous timing of the new series and the sheer enthusiasm of the show's fans online lead to things like the Viz reprints.|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140603030339/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-mike-toole-show/2014-06-01/.75101|archive-date=June 3, 2014|df=mdy-all}} A.P.P.P. also produced JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood, a feature film adaptation of the manga's first arc; it was released theatrically in Japan on February 17, 2007.

{{Main|JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (TV series){{!}}JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (TV series)}}

At a July 2012 press conference celebrating the 25th anniversary of the series, Araki announced that an anime adaptation of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure was in production and would premiere in October 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-07-05/jojo-bizarre-adventure-gets-tv-anime-in-october-and-game|title=Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Gets Fall TV Anime & PS3 Game|work=Anime News Network|date=July 5, 2012|access-date=July 5, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120707221218/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-07-05/jojo-bizarre-adventure-gets-tv-anime-in-october-and-game|archive-date=July 7, 2012|df=mdy-all}} The 26-episode first season, which covers the Phantom Blood and Battle Tendency arcs, aired weekly on Tokyo MX between October 2012 and April 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-09-11/jojo-bizarre-adventure-tv-anime-slated-for-october-6|title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure TV Anime Slated for October 6|work=Anime News Network|date=September 11, 2012|access-date=September 13, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120914040839/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-09-11/jojo-bizarre-adventure-tv-anime-slated-for-october-6|archive-date=September 14, 2012|df=mdy-all}}{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-04-05/jojo-bizarre-adventure-anime-teases-part-3|title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Anime Teases Part 3|publisher=Anime News Network|date=April 5, 2013|access-date=April 5, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130407230901/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-04-05/jojo-bizarre-adventure-anime-teases-part-3|archive-date=April 7, 2013|df=mdy-all}} Although teased in the post-credit scenes of the finale, a second season adapting Stardust Crusaders was officially announced in October 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-18/jojo-bizarre-adventure-part-3-tv-anime-slated-for-2014|title=Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part 3 TV Anime Slated for 2014|publisher=Anime News Network|date=October 18, 2013|access-date=October 18, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131018063519/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-18/jojo-bizarre-adventure-part-3-tv-anime-slated-for-2014|archive-date=October 18, 2013|df=mdy-all}} It aired on Tokyo MX in two halves; the first from April to September 2014, and the second from January to June 2015, for a total of 48 episodes. At an event for the anime in October 2015, a third season adapting Diamond Is Unbreakable was announced.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-24/jojo-bizarre-adventure-part-4-manga-gets-tv-anime/.94593|title=Crunchyroll: Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part 4 Manga Gets TV Anime|publisher=Anime News Network|date=October 24, 2015|access-date=October 25, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025003921/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-24/jojo-bizarre-adventure-part-4-manga-gets-tv-anime/.94593|archive-date=October 25, 2015|df=mdy-all}} It premiered in April 2016 and ended in December 2016, for a total of 39 episodes. A fourth season of the anime adapting Golden Wind was announced at an Araki art exhibition in June 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-06-21/jojo-bizarre-adventure-part-5-golden-wind-manga-gets-tv-anime-in-october/.133202|title=Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part 5: Golden Wind Manga Gets TV Anime in October|website=Anime News Network|access-date=October 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621124343/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-06-21/jojo-bizarre-adventure-part-5-golden-wind-manga-gets-tv-anime-in-october/.133202|archive-date=June 21, 2018|url-status=live}} The first episode debuted at Anime Expo in July, and the season aired in 39 episodes from October 2018 to July 2019 on Tokyo MX. At a special event for the anime series on April 4, 2021, an adaptation of Stone Ocean was announced.{{Cite web|script-title=ja:「ジョジョ」第6部「ストーンオーシャン」アニメ化！徐倫役はファイルーズあい（動画あり / コメントあり）|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/423156|url-status=live|access-date=April 4, 2021|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|language=ja|archive-date=April 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404110056/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/423156}} Unlike the previous seasons, it debuted worldwide on Netflix in December 2021, before receiving a Japanese television broadcast in January 2022.{{Cite web|title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 6: Stone Ocean Anime Reveals Promo Video, Cast, Staff, December Debut on Netflix Worldwide|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-08-08/jojo-bizarre-adventure-part-6-stone-ocean-anime-reveals-promo-video-cast-staff-december-debut-on-netflix-worldwide/.176012|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|website=Anime News Network|date=August 8, 2021|access-date=August 8, 2021|archive-date=December 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203102444/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-08-08/jojo-bizarre-adventure-part-6-stone-ocean-anime-reveals-promo-video-cast-staff-december-debut-on-/.176012|url-status=live}}

An original video animation (OVA) based on the "Millionaire Village" episode of the Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe spin-off manga was distributed in 2017 to those who purchased every DVD or Blu-ray volume of Diamond Is Unbreakable.{{cite web|title=Araki's Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai Manga Gets Anime With Jojo Blu-ray/DVDs|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-04-15/araki-kishibe-rohan-wa-ugokanai-manga-gets-anime-with-jojo-blu-ray-dvds/.101103|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 19, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418115149/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-04-15/araki-kishibe-rohan-wa-ugokanai-manga-gets-anime-with-jojo-blu-ray-dvds/.101103|archive-date=April 18, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://davidproduction.jp/works/|title=作品紹介|language=ja|publisher=David Production|access-date=October 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016113504/http://davidproduction.jp/works/|archive-date=October 16, 2017|url-status=dead}} A second OVA adapting the "Mutsu-kabe Hill" episode was released with a special edition of the manga's second volume in July 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-02-18/thus-spoke-kishibe-rohan-manga-gets-2nd-anime-dvd/.127936|title=Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Manga Gets 2nd Anime DVD|date=February 18, 2018|website=Anime News Network|access-date=February 18, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180218155105/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-02-18/thus-spoke-kishibe-rohan-manga-gets-2nd-anime-dvd/.127936|archive-date=February 18, 2018}} Two more OVA episodes adapting the "At a Confessional" and "The Run" episodes were screened in Japanese theaters in December 2019 and released on DVD and Blu-ray in March 2020.{{cite web|title=New Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe Anime Episode 'Zange-shitsu' Previewed in Video|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-02-28/new-thus-spoke-rohan-kishibe-anime-episode-zange-shitsu-previewed-in-video/.156946|website=Anime News Network|access-date=May 31, 2020|date=February 2, 2020|archive-date=March 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324123916/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-02-28/new-thus-spoke-rohan-kishibe-anime-episode-zange-shitsu-previewed-in-video/.156946|url-status=live}}

With the 2014 premiere of Stardust Crusaders, American-based website Crunchyroll began streaming the anime series for viewers outside Japan one hour after the episodes aired.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-04-02/crunchyroll/jojo-bizarre-adventure-manga-and-anime-announced|title=Crunchyroll: Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Anime Announced|publisher=Anime News Network|date=April 2, 2014|access-date=March 13, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330221748/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-04-02/crunchyroll/jojo-bizarre-adventure-manga-and-anime-announced|archive-date=March 30, 2015|df=mdy-all}} Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, who holds the DVD rights to the series, released the first season of the anime in September 2015, with an included English dub.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-07-22/adult-swim-toonami-to-air-jojo-bizarre-adventure-anime-starting-in-october/.104586|title=Adult Swim's Toonami to Air JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Anime Starting in October|publisher=Anime News Network|date=July 22, 2016|access-date=August 27, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826155412/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-07-22/adult-swim-toonami-to-air-jojo-bizarre-adventure-anime-starting-in-october/.104586|archive-date=August 26, 2016|df=mdy-all}} In July 2016, Viz Media announced it acquired the Blu-ray rights to the series; it released the first three seasons with dubs between August 2017 and January 2020.{{cite web|title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Video TV Series|url=https://www.viz.com/watch/tv-series/jojo-s-bizarre-adventure-video/all|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=May 31, 2020|archive-date=August 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814023420/https://www.viz.com/watch/tv-series/jojo-s-bizarre-adventure-video/all|url-status=live}} In October 2016, American cable block Adult Swim began airing the anime on its Toonami block.

From 1992 to 1993, a drama CD adaptation of Part 3 was released in three volumes, titled {{nihongo foot|JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Volume 1: Jotaro Kujo's Visitation|ジョジョの奇妙な冒険第1巻 空条承太郎見参の巻|JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken Dai 1-kan Kūjō Jōtarō Kenzan no Maki|group=lower-alpha|post=,}} {{nihongo foot|JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Volume 2: The Death of Avdol|ジョジョの奇妙な冒険第2巻 アヴドゥル死すの巻|JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken Dai 2-kan Avuduru Shisu no Maki|group=lower-alpha|post=,}} and {{nihongo foot|JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Volume 3: Dio's World|ジョジョの奇妙な冒険第3巻 DIOの世界の巻|JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken Dai 3-kan Dio no Sekai no Maki|group=lower-alpha|post=.}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 CDブック|language=ja|url=http://jinbei.s58.xrea.com/data_book_araki3.htm}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 第2巻 アヴドゥル死すの巻|url=http://www.suruga-ya.jp/database/120007504001.html|language=ja|work=suruga-ya.jp|access-date=July 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511214050/http://www.suruga-ya.jp/database/120007504001.html|archive-date=May 11, 2013|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 第3巻 ディオの世界の巻|url=http://www.suruga-ya.jp/database/120007507001.html|language=ja|work=suruga-ya.jp|access-date=July 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511211910/http://www.suruga-ya.jp/database/120007507001.html|archive-date=May 11, 2013|url-status=live}} They starred Kiyoyuki Yanada as Jotaro, Kenji Utsumi (volumes 1 & 3) and Gorō Naya (volume 2) as Joseph Joestar, Akio Ōtsuka as Avdol, Shō Hayami as Kakyoin, Ken Yamaguchi as Polnareff, Keiichi Nanba as Hol Horse, Shigeru Chiba as J. Geil, and Norio Wakamoto as Dio.

A drama CD adaptation of Part 4 was released from 2016 to 2017 in two parts. The first was titled {{nihongo foot|A Ghost Story from Budogaoka High|ぶどうヶ丘高校の怪談|Budō Gaoka Kōkō no Kaidan|group=lower-alpha}} and the second {{nihongo foot|After-school Talk: At Cafe Deux Magots.|放課後トーク　カフェ　ドゥ・メゴにて|Hōkago Tōku Kafe Du Mego nite|group=lower-alpha|post=.}}

{{Main|List of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure video games{{!}}List of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure video games}}

Several video games based on JoJo's Bizarre Adventure have been created. A titular role-playing video game based on Part 3 was released for the Super Famicom in 1993, and several fighting games have been released, including JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Heritage for the Future in 1998, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle for the series' 25th anniversary in 2013, and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven in 2015. Characters from the series have also been featured in various Weekly Shōnen Jump cross-over games, such as Jump Force,{{cite web |last=Sherman |first=Jennifer |title=Jump Force Game Adds JoJo's Bizarre Adventure's Jotaro, DIO |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-02-01/jump-force-game-adds-jojo-bizarre-adventure-jotaro-dio/.142889 |website=Anime News Network |access-date=1 February 2019 |date=1 February 2019 |archive-date=25 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125010427/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-02-01/jump-force-game-adds-jojo-bizarre-adventure-jotaro-dio/.142889 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last=Romano |first=Sal |title=Jump Force adds Dio from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, first look at Jotaro Kujo |url=https://gematsu.com/2019/01/jump-force-adds-dio-from-jojos-bizarre-adventure-first-look-at-jotaro-kujo |website=Gematsu |access-date=31 January 2019 |date=31 January 2019 |archive-date=31 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190131124443/https://gematsu.com/2019/01/jump-force-adds-dio-from-jojos-bizarre-adventure-first-look-at-jotaro-kujo |url-status=live }} J-Stars Victory VS,{{cite web|title=Jojo's, Nube characters join J-Stars Victory VS. Game |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-11/jojo-nube-characters-join-j-stars-victory-vs-game |website=Anime News Network |date=2013-12-11 |access-date=2013-12-20}} Jump Ultimate Stars, Famicom Jump: Hero Retsuden, and its sequel, Famicom Jump II: Saikyō no Shichinin.

Several light novels based on the manga have been written, each by a different author, but all including illustrations by Araki. The first, based on Part 3, was simply titled JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, released on November 4, 1993, and written by Mayori Sekijima and Hiroshi Yamaguchi.{{cite web|script-title=ja:ジョジョの奇妙な冒険／関島 眞頼／山口 宏／荒木 飛呂彦|work=books.shueisha.co.jp|url=https://books.shueisha.co.jp/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-703015-6|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=June 20, 2020|archive-date=June 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621234641/https://books.shueisha.co.jp/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-703015-6|url-status=live}} {{nihongo foot|Le Bizzarre Avventure di GioGio II: Golden Heart/Golden Ring|ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 II ゴールデンハート/ゴールデンリング|JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken Tsū Gōruden Hāto/Gōruden Ringu|group=lower-alpha|post=,}} written by Gichi Ōtsuka and Miya Shōtarō and based on Part 5, was released on May 28, 2001.{{cite web|script-title=ja:ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 2 ゴールデンハート／ゴールデンリング／大塚 ギチ／宮昌 太朗／荒木 飛呂彦|work=books.shueisha.co.jp|url=https://books.shueisha.co.jp/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-703103-9|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=June 20, 2020|archive-date=June 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622143200/https://books.shueisha.co.jp/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-703103-9|url-status=live}} Both novels received Italian translations; the first was released in 2003 with the subtitle The Genesis of Universe,{{cite book|title=Le bizzarre avventure di Jojo|id=ALhaPQAACAAJ|year=2003|df=mdy-all|language=it|isbn=8887497524|publisher=Kappa Edizioni}} and the second in 2004.{{cite book|title=Golden heart, golden ring. Le bizzarre avventure di Jojo|id={{ASIN|8874710216|country=uk}}|df=mdy-all}} In 2000, it was announced that the Japanese writer Otsuichi was writing a novel based on Part 4, which proved difficult to complete; in Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2005, Otsuichi claimed to have written over 2000 pages but thrown them all out.{{cite web|title=「破棄した原稿は二千枚以上」 乙一、ジョジョノベライズの現状を語る|url=http://atmarkjojo.org/archives/2004/2004-12-09-000598.html|work=atmarkjojo.org|date=December 8, 2004|language = ja|access-date=September 3, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812000128/http://atmarkjojo.org/archives/2004/2004-12-09-000598.html|archive-date=August 12, 2011|df=mdy-all}} His work, The Book: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure 4th Another Day, was released on November 26, 2007.{{cite web|title=JOJO×乙一！ ジョジョ4部ノベライズ「ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 "The Book"」、11月26日発売！！|url=http://atmarkjojo.org/archives/2007/2007-10-22-001493.html|work=atmarkjojo.org|date=November 25, 2007|language=ja|access-date=September 3, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812000433/http://atmarkjojo.org/archives/2007/2007-10-22-001493.html|archive-date=August 12, 2011|df=mdy-all}} In April 2011, it was announced that Nisio Isin, Kouhei Kadono, and Ōtarō Maijō were each writing light novels in celebration of the series' 25th anniversary.{{cite web|title=Bakemonogatari, Boogiepop Authors Pen JoJo's Novels|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-04-04/bakemonogatari-boogiepop-authors-pen-jojo-novels|work=Anime News Network|access-date=September 3, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107210829/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-04-04/bakemonogatari-boogiepop-authors-pen-jojo-novels|archive-date=November 7, 2012|df=mdy-all}} Kadono's, titled {{nihongo foot|Purple Haze Feedback|恥知らずのパープルヘイズ|Hajishirazu no Pāpuru Heizu|group=lower-alpha|post=,}} was released on September 16, 2011, and based on Part 5.{{cite web|url=http://natalie.mu/comic/news/59885|script-title=ja:西尾維新×上遠野浩平のジョジョ対談がウルジャン別冊付録に|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|language=ja|date=November 19, 2011|access-date=September 27, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130610010016/http://natalie.mu/comic/news/59885|archive-date=June 10, 2013|df=mdy-all}} Nisio's, titled JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Over Heaven, was released on December 16, 2011, and based on Part 3.{{cite web|url=http://natalie.mu/comic/news/61407|script-title=ja:荒木飛呂彦デビュー作収録「ゴージャス★アイリン」文庫化|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|language=ja|date=December 16, 2011|access-date=September 27, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713220550/http://natalie.mu/comic/news/61407|archive-date=July 13, 2012|df=mdy-all}} Maijō's novel, Jorge Joestar, was released on September 19, 2012.{{cite web|url=http://natalie.mu/comic/news/76762|script-title=ja:鳥山明、CLAMP、うすた京介ら「ジョジョ」描く別冊付録|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|language=ja|date=September 19, 2012|access-date=September 27, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207001412/http://natalie.mu/comic/news/76762|archive-date=December 7, 2013|df=mdy-all}} It features characters from and inspired by nearly every part of the series.

Araki has released several books containing original artwork he has produced for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. JoJo6251 was released on December 10, 1993, and features artwork, story details, and behind the scenes information for Parts 1 through 4. It was followed by JoJo A-Go! Go! on February 25, 2000, which features original artwork focusing on Parts 3 to 5. On September 19, 2013, he released JoJoveller, a multimedia set that includes a book featuring original artwork for Parts 6 through 8, a book detailing the history of the publications, and a book detailing every Stand featured since Stardust Crusaders.{{cite web|url=http://natalie.mu/comic/news/86939|script-title=ja:ジョジョ画集「JOJOVELLER」限定版は書籍3冊とBD2枚|publisher=Natalie.mu|date=September 19, 2013|access-date=September 27, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531042037/http://natalie.mu/comic/news/86939|archive-date=May 31, 2013|df=mdy-all}}

{{Main|JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable Chapter I{{!}}JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable Chapter I}}

In 2016, it was announced that Toho and Warner Bros. were partnering to produce a live-action film based on Diamond Is Unbreakable. The film was directed by Takashi Miike, stars Kento Yamazaki as Josuke, and was released in Japan on August 4, 2017. Both studios were planning for worldwide distribution and are hoping to create sequels.{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/takashi-miike-direct-warner-bros-933318|title=Takashi Miike to Direct Warner Bros. Japan, Toho Co-Production Based on Manga|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Blair|first=Gavin J.|date=September 28, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012072005/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/takashi-miike-direct-warner-bros-933318|archive-date=October 12, 2016|df=mdy-all}}{{cite web|title=Live-Action JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Film's 1st Teaser Shows Cast at Press Conference|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-11-18/live-action-jojo-bizarre-adventure-film-1st-teaser-shows-cast-at-press-conference/.108951|website=Anime News Network|access-date=December 16, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161212070450/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-11-18/live-action-jojo-bizarre-adventure-film-1st-teaser-shows-cast-at-press-conference/.108951|archive-date=December 12, 2016|df=mdy-all}}

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure had over 100 million copies in circulation by December 2016,{{cite web|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/12/15/jojos-bizarre-adventure-manga-has-printed-100-million-copies|title="Jojo's Bizarre Adventure" Manga Has Printed 100 Million Copies|date=December 16, 2016|publisher=Crunchyroll|access-date=December 16, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161218064833/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/12/15/jojos-bizarre-adventure-manga-has-printed-100-million-copies|archive-date=December 18, 2016|df=mdy-all}} and over 120 million copies in circulation by August 2023.{{cite web|script-title=ja:『ジョジョ』第9部のコミックス第1巻発売 カレンダー企画も実施|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2291258/full/|website=Oricon News|access-date=August 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240828145838/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2291258/full/|archive-date=August 28, 2024|language=ja|date=August 18, 2023|url-status=live}} making it one of the best-selling Weekly Shōnen Jump series of all time.{{cite web|title=Top 10 Shonen Jump Manga by All-Time Volume Sales|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-10-23/top-10-shonen-jump-manga-by-all-time-volume-sales|work=Anime News Network|date=October 23, 2012|access-date=October 16, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008192850/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-10-23/top-10-shonen-jump-manga-by-all-time-volume-sales|archive-date=October 8, 2016|df=mdy-all}} The first volume of JoJolion was the second best-selling manga for its debut week, its second volume reached third place, and its third reached second place.{{cite web|title=Japanese Comic Ranking, December 19–25|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-12-28/japanese-comic-ranking-december-19-25|work=Anime News Network|date=December 28, 2011|access-date=April 7, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603054825/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-12-28/japanese-comic-ranking-december-19-25|archive-date=June 3, 2013|df=mdy-all}}{{cite web|title=Japanese Comic Ranking, April 16–22|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-05-15/japanese-comic-ranking-april-16-22|work=Anime News Network|date=May 15, 2012|access-date=April 7, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603054914/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-05-15/japanese-comic-ranking-april-16-22|archive-date=June 3, 2013|df=mdy-all}}{{cite web|title=Japanese Comic Ranking, September 17–23|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-09-26/japanese-comic-ranking-september-17-23|work=Anime News Network|date=September 26, 2012|access-date=April 7, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130316041430/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-09-26/japanese-comic-ranking-september-17-23|archive-date=March 16, 2013|df=mdy-all}} All three volumes were some of the best-selling manga of 2012.{{cite web|title=50 Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2012|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-12-02/50-top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-volume/2012|work=Anime News Network|date=December 2, 2012|access-date=April 7, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130306134333/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-12-02/50-top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-volume/2012|archive-date=March 6, 2013|df=mdy-all}}{{cite web|title=Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume, #50-#100: 2012|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-12-02/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-volume-no.50-no.100/2012|work=Anime News Network|date=December 2, 2012|access-date=April 7, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130324061024/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-12-02/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-volume-no.50-no.100/2012|archive-date=March 24, 2013|df=mdy-all}} All three volumes of Viz Media's release of Phantom Blood and all four volumes of Battle Tendency reached the top seven positions on The New York Times Manga Best Seller list.Chart references: * {{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-03-06/new-york-times-manga-best-seller-list-february-22-28/.85692|title=New York Times Manga Best Seller List, February 22–28|work=Anime News Network|date=March 6, 2015|access-date=March 13, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316140230/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-03-06/new-york-times-manga-best-seller-list-february-22-28/.85692|archive-date=March 16, 2015|df=mdy-all}} * {{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-05-15/new-york-times-manga-best-seller-list-may-3-9/.88215|title=New York Times Manga Best Seller List, May 3–9|work=Anime News Network|date=May 15, 2015|access-date=November 21, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151116211913/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-05-15/new-york-times-manga-best-seller-list-may-3-9/.88215|archive-date=November 16, 2015|df=mdy-all}} * {{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-08-14/new-york-times-manga-best-seller-list-august-2-8/.91698|title=New York Times Manga Best Seller List, August 2–8|work=Anime News Network|date=August 14, 2015|access-date=November 21, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151206032652/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-08-14/new-york-times-manga-best-seller-list-august-2-8/.91698|archive-date=December 6, 2015|df=mdy-all}} * {{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-11-13/new-york-times-manga-best-seller-list-november-1-7/.95368|title=New York Times Manga Best Seller List, November 1–7|work=Anime News Network|date=November 13, 2015|access-date=November 21, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117133114/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-11-13/new-york-times-manga-best-seller-list-november-1-7/.95368|archive-date=November 17, 2015|df=mdy-all}} * {{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-02-12/new-york-times-manga-best-seller-list-january-31-february-6/.98640|title=New York Times Manga Best Seller List, January 31-February 6|work=Anime News Network|date=February 12, 2016|access-date=March 12, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316235724/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-02-12/new-york-times-manga-best-seller-list-january-31-february-6/.98640|archive-date=March 16, 2016|df=mdy-all}} * {{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-05-13/new-york-times-manga-best-seller-list-may-1-7/.102095|title=New York Times Manga Best Seller List, May 1–7|work=Anime News Network|date=May 13, 2016|access-date=May 28, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602004529/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-05-13/new-york-times-manga-best-seller-list-may-1-7/.102095|archive-date=June 2, 2016|df=mdy-all}} * {{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-08-12/new-york-times-manga-best-seller-list-july-31-august-6/.105321|title=New York Times Manga Best Seller List, July 31-August 6|work=Anime News Network|date=August 12, 2016|access-date=August 12, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813132903/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-08-12/new-york-times-manga-best-seller-list-july-31-august-6/.105321|archive-date=August 13, 2016|df=mdy-all}} According to ICv2, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure was the eighth best-selling manga franchise of Q4 2021 (September–December) in the United States.{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=ICv2 Lists Top-Selling Manga Franchises for Fall 2021 According to NPD Bookscan Sales Reports|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-03-02/icv2-lists-top-selling-manga-franchises-for-fall-2021-according-to-npd-bookscan-sales-reports/.183180|website=Anime News Network|date=March 2, 2022|access-date=March 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302220919/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-03-02/icv2-lists-top-selling-manga-franchises-for-fall-2021-according-to-npd-bookscan-sales-reports/.183180|archive-date=March 2, 2022|url-status=live}}

Reviewing the first volume, IGN named JoJo's Bizarre Adventure a "must read", declaring the artwork of "a standard virtually unseen in most manga produced today."{{cite web|title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Vol. 1 Review|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2005/12/01/jojos-bizarre-adventure-vol-1-review|work=IGN|date=December 1, 2005|access-date=October 18, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130216015556/http://www.ign.com/articles/2005/12/01/jojos-bizarre-adventure-vol-1-review|archive-date=February 16, 2013|df=mdy-all}} Otaku USA{{'}}s Joseph Luster called the series "fun as hell" and noted how the beginning is not filled with action like most Weekly Shōnen Jump series, but instead has the tension of horror and thriller films.{{cite web|url=http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/Manga/News1/Manga-Review-JoJos-Bizarre-Adventure-Phantom-Blood-6172.aspx|title=Manga Review: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure - Phantom Blood vol. 1|work=Otaku USA|date=January 12, 2015|access-date=November 21, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429054447/http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/Manga/News1/Manga-Review-JoJos-Bizarre-Adventure-Phantom-Blood-6172.aspx|archive-date=April 29, 2015}} Rebecca Silverman of Anime News Network wrote that the first volume "combines a fighting story with a solid emotional background, and will absolutely put hair on your chest." She called Dio an excellent villain that the readers can enjoy hating. However, she criticized the anatomy of characters, saying "bodies are often twisted into impossible positions."{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/jojo-bizarre-adventure/part-1/gn-1/.83656|title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 1 GN 1 - Review|work=Anime News Network|date=January 27, 2015|access-date=November 21, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151107075056/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/jojo-bizarre-adventure/part-1/gn-1/.83656|archive-date=November 7, 2015|df=mdy-all}} Comics & Gaming Magazine{{'}}s Cole Watson also strongly praised Dio as the highlight character of Part 1, stating that his eyes were glued to the page whenever he appeared, and described him as "the literal embodiment of Satan in manga form." Watson gave Phantom Blood a 7.5 out of 10, writing that while there is a lot to enjoy, it primarily serves as Dio's origin story and there are some moments that are "agonizingly slow".{{cite web|url=https://www.cgmagonline.com/reviews/jojos-bizarre-adventure-part-1-phantom-blood-manga-review/|title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 1: Phantom Blood (Manga) Review|work=Comics & Gaming Magazine|date=May 9, 2016|access-date=September 13, 2020|archive-date=November 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128165700/https://www.cgmagonline.com/reviews/jojos-bizarre-adventure-part-1-phantom-blood-manga-review/|url-status=live}}

Silverman described Part 2 as "less urgent" than Part 1, which allows for more humor and insanity, while still letting the reader get attached to the characters.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/jojo-bizarre-adventure/part-2/gn-2/.98538|title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 2 GN 2 - Review|work=Anime News Network|date=February 12, 2016|access-date=September 13, 2020|archive-date=November 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129234934/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/jojo-bizarre-adventure/part-2/gn-2/.98538|url-status=live}} She felt positively about how strikingly different the protagonist Joseph is from Part 1's Jonathan.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/jojo-bizarre-adventure/part-2/gn-1/.94888|title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 2 GN 1 - Review|work=Anime News Network|date=November 4, 2015|access-date=September 13, 2020|archive-date=December 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207135053/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/jojo-bizarre-adventure/part-2/gn-1/.94888|url-status=live}} However, she wrote that Araki's art had gotten even more "physically improbable", making it difficult to distinguish body parts. When discussing his views on having characters die in a series, writer Gen Urobuchi cited Battle Tendency{{'}}s Caesar Zeppeli as a character who became "immortal" thanks to his death.{{cite web|url=http://ultrajumpegg.com/#/column/0004/0029/02|title=脚本家 虚淵玄さんインタビュー ウルトラジャンプ本誌『ULTRA NEXT』増補版|publisher=Ultra Jump Egg|language=ja|trans-title=Interview with scriptwriter Gen Urobuchi - Ultra Jump 'Ultra Next' extended version|date=July 27, 2011|access-date=May 6, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621090347/http://ultrajumpegg.com/#/column/0004/0029/02|archive-date=June 21, 2013|df=mdy-all}}

Reviewing Stardust Crusaders, Silverman enjoyed seeing Part 2's Joseph team up with new protagonist Jotaro and was impressed that Araki was able to keep Dio out of Part 2 completely, only to bring him back for Part 3.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/jojo-bizarre-adventure/part-3/gn-1/.109391|title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 3 GN 1 - Review|work=Anime News Network|date=December 3, 2016|access-date=September 13, 2020|archive-date=November 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124065259/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/jojo-bizarre-adventure/part-3/gn-1/.109391|url-status=live}} She initially called the replacement of Hamon with Stands both understandable and a bit of a disappointment, since the "insane physical abilities and contortions" caused by the former were a large source of the fun in the first two parts. Silverman later described Stand battles as exciting and creative in subsequent reviews.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/jojo-bizarre-adventure/part-3/gn-2/.126070|title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 3 GNs 2-3 - Review|work=Anime News Network|date=January 11, 2018|access-date=September 13, 2020|quote=...Polnareff's arc is good, battles are exciting...|archive-date=November 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124065258/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/jojo-bizarre-adventure/part-3/gn-2/.126070|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/jojo-bizarre-adventure/part-3/gns-4-5/.127337|title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 3 GNs 4-5 - Review|work=Anime News Network|date=February 11, 2018|access-date=September 13, 2020|quote=Some great Stands used in creative ways...|archive-date=January 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125010603/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/jojo-bizarre-adventure/part-3/gns-4-5/.127337|url-status=live}}

Anime News Network had both Silverman and Faye Hopper review the first volume of Part 4. Silverman called the beginning slower and not as instantly engrossing as the previous parts, but felt this allowed Josuke, whom she and Hopper both described as kinder than the previous protagonists, to develop as a character. Hopper stated that Diamond Is Unbreakable is sometimes criticized for a "lack of a strong narrative throughline" in comparison to other parts, but argued that this is one of its greatest strengths as it allows the main characters to "simply be, lending them an amiable humanity that none of the over-the-top archetypes in the first 3 Parts ever had."{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/jojo-bizarre-adventure/part-3/gn-1/.109391|title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable - The Spring 2019 Manga Guide|work=Anime News Network|date=June 5, 2019|access-date=September 14, 2020|archive-date=November 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124065259/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/jojo-bizarre-adventure/part-3/gn-1/.109391|url-status=live}}

Both Screen Rant's Steven Blackburn and Jordan Richards of AIPT Comics called Golden Wind a breath of fresh air for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure by deviating from the basic formula and following Giorno, son of villain Dio Brando, as he looks to cement a reputation and build a criminal empire.{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/jojos-bizarre-adventure-golden-wind-manga-important-arc/|title=Why Golden Wind Is So Important In Jojo's Bizarre Adventure|work=Screen Rant|date=August 5, 2021|access-date=September 12, 2021|archive-date=September 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912162626/https://screenrant.com/jojos-bizarre-adventure-golden-wind-manga-important-arc/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://aiptcomics.com/2021/08/03/jojos-bizarre-adventure-golden-wind-vol-1-review/|title='Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind Vol. 1' review|work=AIPT|date=August 3, 2021|access-date=September 12, 2021|archive-date=September 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912162626/https://aiptcomics.com/2021/08/03/jojos-bizarre-adventure-golden-wind-vol-1-review/|url-status=live}} Jenni Lada of Siliconera also praised the protagonist Giorno and said the first volume of Part 5 shows how skilled Araki is at getting people quickly invested in a character and story. She wrote, by giving readers a look at Giorno's past and insights into the person he is now, it emphasizes why he is compelling; "We're introduced to his dream and see him take his first steps toward it."{{cite web|url=https://www.siliconera.com/jojos-bizarre-adventure-golden-wind-manga-is-refreshing/|title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind Manga is Refreshing|work=Siliconera|date=August 29, 2021|access-date=September 12, 2021|archive-date=September 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912162625/https://www.siliconera.com/jojos-bizarre-adventure-golden-wind-manga-is-refreshing/|url-status=live}} Despite calling the supporting cast a memorable bunch, Richards felt they were underdeveloped as of the first volume, but noted they had potential.

Heidi Kemps, also of Otaku USA, was mostly positive in her review of "Rohan at the Louvre", praising the art for being drawn in full-color by hand, although noted that readers new to JoJo's Bizarre Adventure might not fully understand the ending due to the one-shot only briefly explaining the ability of Rohan's Stand, Heaven's Door.{{cite web|title=Rohan at the Louvre|url=http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/Manga/News1/Rohan_at_the_Louvre_4571.aspx|publisher=Otaku USA|access-date=September 2, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620023228/http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/Manga/News1/Rohan_at_the_Louvre_4571.aspx|archive-date=June 20, 2012}}

For the 10th anniversary of the Japan Media Arts Festival in 2006, Japanese fans voted JoJo's Bizarre Adventure second on a list of the Top 10 Manga of all time.{{cite web|title=Top 10 Anime and Manga at Japan Media Arts Festival|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-10-04/top-10-anime-and-manga-at-japan-media-arts-festival|work=Anime News Network|date=October 4, 2006|access-date=October 18, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009073304/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-10-04/top-10-anime-and-manga-at-japan-media-arts-festival|archive-date=October 9, 2016|df=mdy-all}} The series ranked tenth in a 2009 survey by Oricon on what manga series people want to see receive a live-action adaptation.{{cite web|title=Survey: Slam Dunk Manga is #1 Choice for Live-Action|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-05-03/survey/slam-dunk-manga-is-no.1-choice-for-live-action|work=Anime News Network|date=May 3, 2009|access-date=October 18, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105030730/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-05-03/survey/slam-dunk-manga-is-no.1-choice-for-live-action|archive-date=November 5, 2012|df=mdy-all}} The 2013 edition of Kono Manga ga Sugoi!, which surveys people in the manga and publishing industry, named JoJolion the twelfth best manga series for male readers.{{cite web|title=Top Manga Ranked by Kono Manga ga Sugoi 2013 Voters|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-12-10/top-manga-ranked-by-kono-manga-ga-sugoi-2013-voters|work=Anime News Network|access-date=December 10, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130320184655/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-12-10/top-manga-ranked-by-kono-manga-ga-sugoi-2013-voters|archive-date=March 20, 2013|df=mdy-all}} JoJolion won the grand prize for manga at the 2013 Japan Media Arts Festival.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-05/jojolion-manga-wins-media-arts-award|title=Jojolion Manga Wins Media Arts Award|work=Anime News Network|date=December 5, 2013|access-date=November 21, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207235814/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-05/jojolion-manga-wins-media-arts-award|archive-date=December 7, 2013|df=mdy-all}} In November 2014, readers of Da Vinci magazine voted JoJo's Bizarre Adventure as the fifth Weekly Shōnen Jump{{'}}s greatest manga series of all time.{{cite web|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/11/13-1/da-vinci-magazine-asks-japanese-readers-to-name-greatest-shonen-jump-manga|title="Da Vinci" Magazine Asks Japanese Readers to Name Greatest "Shonen Jump" Manga|website=Crunchyroll|date=November 13, 2014|access-date=September 19, 2020|archive-date=October 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010182152/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/11/13-1/da-vinci-magazine-asks-japanese-readers-to-name-greatest-shonen-jump-manga|url-status=live}} On TV Asahi's Manga Sōsenkyo 2021 poll, in which 150,000 people voted for their top 100 manga series, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure ranked tenth.{{cite web|script-title=ja:テレビ朝日『国民15万人がガチで投票!漫画総選挙』ランキング結果まとめ！ 栄えある1位に輝く漫画は!?|url=https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1609599746|website=animate Times|publisher=Animate|access-date=January 3, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210103023119/https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1609599746|archive-date=January 3, 2021|language=ja|date=January 3, 2021|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Loveridge|first=Lynzee|title=TV Asahi Announces Top 100 Manga Voted on By 150,000 Readers|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2021-01-05/tv-asahi-announces-top-100-manga-voted-on-by-150000-readers/.168145|website=Anime News Network|access-date=January 6, 2021|date=January 5, 2021|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126212008/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2021-01-05/tv-asahi-announces-top-100-manga-voted-on-by-150000-readers/.168145|url-status=live}}

In May 2008, both Shueisha and studio A.P.P.P. halted manga and OVA shipments of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure after a complaint had been launched against them from anonymous online Egyptian Islamic fundamentalists, who noticed a scene in the Stardust Crusaders OVA in which Dio Brando reads a book depicting pages from the Quran while he orders a mercenary, Hol Horse, to kill the protagonists.{{cite web|title=Jojo's Anime, Manga Sales Halted Due to Islamic Images|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-05-22/jojo-anime-manga-sales-halted-due-to-islamic-images|work=Anime News Network|access-date=May 22, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080524170858/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-05-22/jojo-anime-manga-sales-halted-due-to-islamic-images|archive-date=May 24, 2008|df=mdy-all}} According to Japan Today and Islamist Watch, some Muslims feared this scene could spark a backlash not seen since the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy. Sheikh Abdul Hamid Attrash, chairman of the Fatwa Committee at Al-Azhar, claimed that the scene depicted Muslims as terrorists and that Shueisha would be considered enemies of Islam.{{cite web|url=https://www.meforum.org/islamist-watch/publisher-to-suspend-cartoon-sales-after-muslims|via=Japan Today, Islamist Watch|title=Publisher to suspend cartoon sales after Muslims say it insults Islam|date=May 22, 2008|website=Middle East Forum}} This recall affected the English-language releases as well, causing Viz Media and Shueisha to cease publication for a year. Even though the manga did not feature that specific scene, Shueisha had Araki redraw scenes that depicted characters fighting on top of, and destroying, mosques for later printings of the series. The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs addressed the issue in an official report about this incident, stating that Shueisha and A.P.P.P. had no blasphemic intentions.{{cite web|url=https://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/press/danwa/20/dga_0523.html|title=日本アニメのイスラムに対する不適切表現について|trans-title=Regarding inappropriate expressions against Islam in Japanese anime|website=MOFA (Japan)|date=May 23, 2008}}

Viz resumed publication a year later, with the eleventh volume being published on April 7, 2009, but distribution of the OVA was permanently discontinued.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-05-14/super-techno-arts-no-longer-offering-jojo-anime-in-usa|first=Egan|last=Loo|website=Anime News Network|date=May 14, 2008|title=Super Techno Arts No Longer Offering Jojo Anime in USA}} Jason Thompson later included Shueisha's changes to the manga in a list of "The Greatest Censorship Fails" in manga.{{cite web|last=Thompson|first=Jason|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house-of-1000-manga/2013-01-03|title=Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - The Greatest Censorship Fails|publisher=Anime News Network|date=January 3, 2013|access-date=February 2, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161020060803/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house-of-1000-manga/2013-01-03|archive-date=October 20, 2016|df=mdy-all}}

The September 2007 issue of Cell had a cover drawn by Hirohiko Araki with a ligase represented as a JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Stand.{{cite web|url=http://www.asahi.com/culture/news_culture/TKY200709070042.html|title=asahi.com：人気漫画「ジョジョ」の荒木さん 米生物学誌の表紙描く - 文化一般 - 文化・芸能|publisher=Asahi.com|date=September 9, 2007|access-date=September 27, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141121143018/http://www.asahi.com/culture/news_culture/TKY200709070042.html|archive-date=November 21, 2014|df=mdy-all}} He also contributed artwork towards the restoration of Chūson-ji following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.{{cite web|url=http://www.pref.iwate.jp/~sekaiisan/illust.html|title=荒木飛呂彦氏によるイラスト：世界遺産平泉の総合案内 いわて平泉 世界遺産情報局|publisher=Pref.iwate.jp|access-date=September 27, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907140344/http://www.pref.iwate.jp/~sekaiisan/illust.html|archive-date=September 7, 2013}} Araki contributed JoJo-inspired art for Sayuri Ishikawa's 2012 album X -Cross-, where she performs one of the series' iconic poses and is drawn wearing jewelry from the manga.{{cite web|url=http://natalie.mu/comic/news/76376|script-title=ja:石川さゆりジョジョ立ち！荒木飛呂彦がジャケ描き下ろし|publisher=Natalie.mu|date=September 19, 2012|access-date=September 27, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020225555/http://natalie.mu/comic/news/76376|archive-date=October 20, 2013|df=mdy-all}} JoJo-style artwork has also been produced for other literature, such as for a 2008 collection featuring Yasunari Kawabata's short story "The Dancing Girl of Izu"{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/ranking/55783/full/|title="不朽の名作"×"人気漫画家"今度は『ジョジョ』作者が『伊豆の踊子』の表紙を描き下ろし ニュース-ORICON STYLE|publisher=Oricon.co.jp|date=June 26, 2008|access-date=September 27, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131011143841/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/ranking/55783/full/|archive-date=October 11, 2013|df=mdy-all}} and a 2012 reprint of Tamaki Saitō's Lacan for Surviving.{{cite web|url=http://natalie.mu/comic/news/64110|script-title=ja:荒木飛呂彦、フランスの精神分析家ジャック・ラカンを描く|publisher=Natalie.mu|date=February 8, 2012|access-date=September 27, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009232126/http://natalie.mu/comic/news/64110|archive-date=October 9, 2013|df=mdy-all}}

In 2009, Araki's was one of five artists featured in the Louvre's Le Louvre invite la bande dessinée ("The Louvre Invites Comic-Strip Art") exhibition for his artwork of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. To commemorate this honor, he wrote {{nihongo foot|"Rohan au Louvre",|岸辺露伴 ルーヴルへ行く|Kishibe Rohan Rūvuru e Iku|lit. "Rohan Goes to the Louvre"|group=lower-alpha}} a 123-page full color story starring Rohan Kishibe visiting the Louvre and discovering a cursed painting tied to his family.{{cite web|title=Jojo's Araki Creates Manga for France's Louvre Museum|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-01-22/jojo-araki-creates-manga-for-france-louvre-museum|work=Anime News Network|date=January 22, 2009|access-date=October 20, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109043123/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-01-22/jojo-araki-creates-manga-for-france-louvre-museum|archive-date=November 9, 2012|df=mdy-all}}{{cite web|url=http://natalie.mu/comic/news/12919|script-title=ja:岸辺露伴、ルーヴル美術館に降り立つッッッ|publisher=Natalie.mu|date=January 28, 2009|access-date=September 27, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130808041107/http://natalie.mu/comic/news/12919|archive-date=August 8, 2013|df=mdy-all}}{{cite web|url=http://natalie.mu/comic/news/27870|script-title=ja:「岸辺露伴 ルーヴルへ行く」仏語版、紀伊國屋で予約開始|publisher=Natalie.mu|date=February 17, 2010|access-date=September 27, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130610225119/http://natalie.mu/comic/news/27870|archive-date=June 10, 2013|df=mdy-all}} The following year it was published in France and ran in Ultra Jump, and in February 2012 was translated and released in North America by NBM Publishing.{{cite web|title=NBM to Release Hirohiko Araki's Rohan at the Louvre Manga|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-12-21/nbm-to-release-hirohiko-araki-rohan-at-the-louvre-manga|work=Anime News Network|access-date=October 20, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603054909/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-12-21/nbm-to-release-hirohiko-araki-rohan-at-the-louvre-manga|archive-date=June 3, 2013|df=mdy-all}}

From July 19 to August 18, 2019, the Tower Records store in Shibuya held an exhibit celebrating the finale of the fifth part of the series, Golden Wind, and to promote the release of two games, JoJo's Pitter Patter Pop! and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Last Survivor.{{Cite web|url=http://towershibuya.jp/news/2019/07/10/135610|script-title=ja:ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 黄金の風 meets TOWER RECORDS 開催決定ィィィィイイイッ！|date=July 10, 2019|website=Tower Records|access-date=July 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723014356/http://towershibuya.jp/news/2019/07/10/135610|archive-date=July 23, 2019|url-status=live|title=Tower Records Shibuya}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.otaquest.com/jojo-tower-records-event-july/|title='JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind' Takes Over Tower Records This July|last=Parker-Dalton|first=Jacob|date=July 11, 2019|website=Otaquest|access-date=July 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723014356/https://www.otaquest.com/jojo-tower-records-event-july/|archive-date=July 23, 2019|url-status=live}} The exhibit showed various concept art pieces from the series' artists as well as scripts from the show. Visitors could receive free items such as stickers, folders, and cards upon completion of various tasks, such as answering a quiz or buying a certain amount of items.{{Cite web|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2019/07/10-1/read-play-and-more-at-tower-records-jojo-exhibition|title=Read, Play, and More at Tower Records JoJo Exhibition|last=Dennison|first=Kara|date=July 10, 2019|website=Crunchyroll|access-date=July 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190710185051/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2019/07/10-1/read-play-and-more-at-tower-records-jojo-exhibition|archive-date=July 10, 2019|url-status=live}} Each floor of the Tower Records building had a character on display, as a cardboard cutout and on the elevator doors. On August 14, 2019, a panel was held with directors Hideya Takahashi and Yasuhiro Kimura, and producer Kasama.{{Cite web|url=http://towershibuya.jp/2019/07/17/136196|script-title=ja:「ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 黄金の風 meets TOWER RECORDS」 開催記念 スタッフトークイベント|date=July 10, 2019|website=Tower Records|access-date=July 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723014352/http://towershibuya.jp/2019/07/17/136196|archive-date=July 23, 2019|url-status=live|title=Tower Records Shibuya}}

Several video game characters, such as Street Fighter{{'}}s Guile and Tekken{{'}}s Paul Phoenix, were inspired by JoJo{{'}}s Polnareff.{{cite web|title=Is That Another JoJo Reference?! JoJo's Bizarre Adventure References in Non-Anime Media!|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2018/11/30/is-that-another-jojo-reference-jojos-bizarre-adventure-references-in-non-anime-media|work=Crunchyroll|date=November 30, 2018|access-date=December 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181202155155/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2018/11/30/is-that-another-jojo-reference-jojos-bizarre-adventure-references-in-non-anime-media|archive-date=December 2, 2018|url-status=live}} When they discovered a new species of Neostygarctus in 2013, scientists Shinta Fujimoto and Katsumi Miyazaki named it Neostygarctus lovedeluxe after a Stand from Diamond Is Unbreakable.{{cite web|title=Scientists Named Microscopic Creature After JoJo Stand|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2019-09-03/scientists-named-microscopic-creature-after-jojo-stand/.150700|work=Anime News Network|date=September 3, 2019|access-date=September 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904021753/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2019-09-03/scientists-named-microscopic-creature-after-jojo-stand/.150700|archive-date=September 4, 2019|url-status=live}} The song "Don't Bite the Dust" by heavy metal band Lovebites was influenced by and named after a Stand from Diamond Is Unbreakable.{{cite web|title=Lovebites' Miho Takes Influence from Anime with Don't Bite the Dust|url=http://www.nataliezworld.com/2017/08/lovebites-miho-takes-influence-from.html|work=Natalie's World|date=August 7, 2017|access-date=August 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180824035802/http://www.nataliezworld.com/2017/08/lovebites-miho-takes-influence-from.html|archive-date=August 24, 2018|url-status=live}}

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From September 17 to October 6, 2011, the Gucci store in Shinjuku hosted the Gucci x Hirohiko Araki x Spur "Rohan Kishibe Goes to Gucci" Exhibition, a collaboration between the luxury Italian clothing brand, Araki, and the Japanese fashion magazine {{nihongo foot|Spur|シュプール|Shupūru|group=lower-alpha|post=.}} The exhibit celebrated the 90th anniversary of Gucci and featured a life-size figure of Rohan Kishibe, as well as numerous illustrations by Araki that included actual pieces of the brand's own 2011–2012 fall/winter collection and his own original fashion designs.{{cite web|title=Gucci Store to Host Exhibit of Jojo Manga's Araki|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-08-22/gucci-store-to-host-exhibit-of-jojo-manga-araki|work=Anime News Network|access-date=October 20, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121210202455/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-08-22/gucci-store-to-host-exhibit-of-jojo-manga-araki|archive-date=December 10, 2012|df=mdy-all}} The October 2011 issue of Spur featured another one-shot manga titled {{nihongo foot|"Rohan Kishibe Meets Gucci"|岸辺露伴 グッチへ行く|Kishibe Rohan Guchi e Iku|lit. "Rohan Kishibe Goes to Gucci"|group=lower-alpha|post=,}} in which Rohan goes to a Gucci factory to discover the secret behind a magical handbag with the characters wearing and using Gucci products.{{cite web|url=http://natalie.mu/comic/news/55263|script-title=ja:荒木飛呂彦の原画展「岸辺露伴 新宿へ行く」がグッチ新宿で|publisher=Natalie.mu|date=August 23, 2011|access-date=September 27, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130612210934/http://natalie.mu/comic/news/55263|archive-date=June 12, 2013|df=mdy-all}}{{cite web|url=http://natalie.mu/comic/news/55306|script-title=ja:「岸辺露伴 グッチへ行く」が朝日新聞全面広告に出現ッッ|publisher=Natalie.mu|date=August 23, 2011|access-date=September 27, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521055446/http://natalie.mu/comic/news/55306|archive-date=May 21, 2013|df=mdy-all}} This was followed by another collaboration in the February 2013 issue of Spur with {{nihongo foot|"Jolyne, Fly High with Gucci"|徐倫、GUCCIで飛ぶ|Jorīn, Gutchi de Tobu|group=lower-alpha|post=,}} starring Jolyne Cujoh from Part 6.{{cite web|title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure 1-Shot Runs in Women's Fashion Mag|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-11-17/jojo-bizarre-adventure-1-shot-runs-in-women-fashion-mag|work=Anime News Network|date=November 17, 2012|access-date=December 2, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121120022045/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-11-17/jojo-bizarre-adventure-1-shot-runs-in-women-fashion-mag|archive-date=November 20, 2012|df=mdy-all}}{{cite web|url=http://natalie.mu/comic/news/82061|script-title=ja:荒木飛呂彦×GUCCI再び！SPURで徐倫やブチャラティら共演|publisher=Natalie.mu|date=December 22, 2012|access-date=September 27, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618225514/http://natalie.mu/comic/news/82061|archive-date=June 18, 2013|df=mdy-all}} A free English translation of the latter was previously available on Gucci's Facebook page. Again, Araki's artwork was featured in Gucci's storefront displays around the world.{{cite web|url=http://natalie.mu/comic/news/99120|script-title=ja:荒木飛呂彦グッチへ行く、8ページのグラビアが文藝春秋に|publisher=Natalie.mu|date=September 10, 2013|access-date=September 27, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921125555/http://natalie.mu/comic/news/99120|archive-date=September 21, 2013|df=mdy-all}}{{cite web|url=http://ajw.asahi.com/article/cool_japan/anime_news/AJ201301210056|title=ANIME NEWS: JoJo and Gucci collaborate on a global scale|publisher=Asahi Shimbun|date=January 21, 2013|access-date=October 16, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017112519/http://ajw.asahi.com/article/cool_japan/anime_news/AJ201301210056|archive-date=October 17, 2013}}

There were numerous art exhibitions in 2012 in Japan for the manga's 25th anniversary. The first was in Sendai, Araki's birthplace, where a Lawson store was remodeled to resemble the "Owson" store that appears in Diamond Is Unbreakable and JoJolion.{{cite web|title=Jojo's Bizarre Adventure's Owson Store Recreated in Real Life|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-07-23/jojo-bizarre-adventure-owson-store-recreated-in-real-life|work=Anime News Network|access-date=October 18, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108124658/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-07-23/jojo-bizarre-adventure-owson-store-recreated-in-real-life|archive-date=November 8, 2012|df=mdy-all}}{{cite web|url=http://natalie.mu/comic/news/73367|script-title=ja:「ジョジョ」S市杜王町のOWSONが期間限定でオープン|publisher=Natalie.mu|date=July 23, 2012|access-date=September 27, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622085852/http://natalie.mu/comic/news/73367|archive-date=June 22, 2013|df=mdy-all}}{{cite web|url=http://natalie.mu/comic/news/73704|script-title=ja:仙台ジョジョ展は明日から！杜王町MAPや荒木の仕事机も|publisher=Natalie.mu|date=July 27, 2012|access-date=September 27, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124072411/http://natalie.mu/comic/news/73704|archive-date=January 24, 2013|df=mdy-all}}{{cite web|url=http://natalie.mu/comic/news/73720|script-title=ja:仙台ジョジョ展、荒木飛呂彦らのテープカットで開幕ッッ!!|publisher=Natalie.mu|date=July 28, 2012|access-date=September 27, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130623230024/http://natalie.mu/comic/news/73720|archive-date=June 23, 2013|df=mdy-all}} The store was open from July 28 to September 30, and contained exclusive goods with the Owson name. The second exhibition was held in Tokyo from October 6 to November 4, and hangouts were held on Google Plus to allow fans to view the gallery at night through the lens of {{nihongo foot|Remote Romance|リモートロマンス|Rimōto Romansu|group=lower-alpha|post=,}} an original "Stand" Araki and his team created for the event.{{cite web|url=http://ajw.asahi.com/article/cool_japan/anime_news/AJ201207300052|title=ANIME NEWS: JoJo art exhibition to showcase at Gucci Museum in Italy|publisher=Asahi Shimbun|date=July 30, 2012|access-date=October 16, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017112508/http://ajw.asahi.com/article/cool_japan/anime_news/AJ201207300052|archive-date=October 17, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://natalie.mu/comic/news/78664|script-title=ja:「ジョジョ展」前売券完売！遠隔操作で夜中の美術館を徘徊|publisher=Natalie.mu|date=October 22, 2012|access-date=September 27, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130610125222/http://natalie.mu/comic/news/78664|archive-date=June 10, 2013|df=mdy-all}} The exhibit was taken to Italy from June 28 to July 14, 2013, and shown at the Gucci showroom in Florence.{{cite web|url=http://ajw.asahi.com/article/cool_japan/culture/AJ201307130042|title='JoJo' creator exhibits work at Gucci's Florence showroom|publisher=Asahi Shimbun|date=July 13, 2013|access-date=October 16, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015040702/http://ajw.asahi.com/article/cool_japan/culture/AJ201307130042|archive-date=October 15, 2013}}

The October 2012 issue of Ultra Jump contained a special booklet titled 25 Years With JoJo that also celebrated the anniversary; it featured messages and tribute art from well known manga artists such as Akira Toriyama, Yoshihiro Togashi, Eiichiro Oda, Clamp, and 18 others.{{cite web|title=Jojo's Araki Makes Shonen Jump 1-Shot, 1st Artbook in 12 Years|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-09-18/jojo-araki-makes-shonen-jump-1-shot-1st-artbook-in-12-years|work=Anime News Network|access-date=October 19, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023040853/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-09-18/jojo-araki-makes-shonen-jump-1-shot-1st-artbook-in-12-years|archive-date=October 23, 2012|df=mdy-all}}{{cite web|title=All-Star Creators Mark JoJo's Bizarre Adventure's 25th Year|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-09-17/all-star-creators-mark-jojo-bizarre-adventure-25th-year|work=Anime News Network|access-date=October 19, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020111054/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-09-17/all-star-creators-mark-jojo-bizarre-adventure-25th-year|archive-date=October 20, 2012|df=mdy-all}} During the 25th anniversary celebrations, a special smartphone with a JoJo's Bizarre Adventure-inspired UI was released.{{cite web|author=S-MAX|url=http://s-max.jp/archives/1470682.html|title=NTTドコモ、ジョジョの奇妙な冒険25周年スマホ「JOJO L-06D」を発表！荒木飛呂彦氏監修コンテンツが満載の全部入り - S-MAX（エスマックス） - スマートフォンとモバイルを活用するブログメディア|publisher=S-max.jp|date=May 16, 2012|access-date=September 27, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017102516/http://s-max.jp/archives/1470682.html|archive-date=October 17, 2013|df=mdy-all}}

To celebrate the release of the All Star Battle video game created for the 25th anniversary, a special JoJo-themed train traveled the Yamanote Line in Tokyo from August 29 to September 9, 2013. Illustrations and advertisements of the series littered the interior, with videos of the game shown on displays, while the exterior had 33 characters as livery.{{Efn|Noun, third definition|name=|group=lower-alpha}}{{cite web|url=http://ajw.asahi.com/article/cool_japan/culture/AJ201309050054|title=ANIME NEWS: JoJo-themed train makes laps around Tokyo's Yamanote Line|publisher=Asahi Shimbun|date=September 5, 2013|access-date=October 12, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014020556/http://ajw.asahi.com/article/cool_japan/culture/AJ201309050054|archive-date=October 14, 2013}}

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Category:Viz Media manga