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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (manga)

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Alternative title:
JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken (Japanese)
JoJo冒險野郎 (Chinese (Taiwan))
JoJo的奇妙冒險 (Chinese (Taiwan))
Le bizzarre avventure di Jojo (Italian)
Невероятное Приключение ДжоДжо (Russian)
ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 (Japanese)
죠죠의 기묘한 모험 (Korean)
Objectionable content: Intense
Plot Summary: This is the story of the Joestar family, and their battles against bizarre enemies. Jonathan Joestar's battle against the vampire Dio Brando starts it all, and it continues into roughly each second generation of Joestars through all parts of the story.
User Ratings: 161 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 54 votes (Eng:36, sub:10, raw:2, ?:2, raw:2, dub:1, others:1
1 French
)
 Excellent: 42 votes (Eng:30, sub:5, raw:1, ?:1, dub:1, others:4
2 Italian
1 Italian subtitled
1 French
)
 Very good: 25 votes (Eng:16, sub:5, dub:1, ?:1, raw:1, others:1
1 French
)
 Good: 14 votes (Eng:10, dub:2, sub:2)
 Decent: 13 votes (Eng:8, sub:2, ?:2, others:1
1 Spanish
)
 So-so: 3 votes (Eng:1, sub:1, dub:1)
 Not really good: 2 votes (Eng:1, others:1
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Weak: 2 votes (Eng:2)
 Bad: 4 votes (Eng:4)
 Awful: 1 vote (others:1
1 Spanish
)
 Worst ever: 1 vote (dub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 415 users, rank: #196 (of 6694)
Median rating: Excellent
Arithmetic mean: 8.273 (Very good+), std. dev.: 2.0521, rank: #559 (of 7414)
Weighted mean: 8.065 (Very good), rank: #958 (of 7414) (seen all: 9.01 / seen some: 7.89 / won't finish: 4.59)
Bayesian estimate: 8.056 (Very good), rank: #364 (of 3483)
Number of tankoubon: 80
Volumes:
#01. Dio, L'Envahisseur (French)
#02. Soif De Sang! (French)
#03. Les Chevaliers Noirs (French)
#04. Dans La Salle Du Dragon A Deux Tetes (French)
#05. La Derniere Onde (French)
#06. JoJo Contre La Forme De Vie Ultime (French)
#07. La Pierre Rouge D'Aja (French)
#08. Derniere Epreuve! (French)
#09. Ruee Vers La Falaise De La Mort! (French)
#10. La Bulle Incarnate (French)
#11. Le Guerrier Qui Retourne Au Vent (French)
#12. La Naissance De L'Etre Ultime!! (French)
#13. Le Malefice De Dio (French)
#14. Le Navire Desert Et Le Singe (French)
#15. Le Revolver Est Plus Fort Que L'Epee (French)
#16. L'Experience Du Combat! (French)
#17. L'Amoureux Terrible (French)
#18. Death Thirteen (French)
#19. La Lampe Magique (French)
#20. Orange Au Plastic (French)
#21. La Femme Aux Jolies Jambes (French)
#22. Disparition En Chambre Close (French)
#23. D'Arby's Collection (French)
#24. Pet Shop, Le Gardien Des Enfers (French)
#25. D'Arby The Player (French)
#26. Vanilla Ice, Miasmes D'Outre Espace (French)
#27. Le Monde De Dio (French)
#28. Un Long Periple Adieu, Les Amis (French)
#29. Higashikata Josuke Entre En Scene (French)
#30. Nijimura Okuyasu Keicho (French)
#31. Koichi Hirose, Echoes (French)
#32. Yamagishi Yukako Est Amoureuse (French)
#33. Allons Manger Italein! (French) 
#34. Du The Et Des Gateaux (French)
#35. L'Aventure De Kishibe Rohan (French)
#36. La Moisson De Shigechi (French)
#37. Monsieur Kira Aime La Tranquillite (French)
#38. Sheer Heart Attack (French)
#39. Les Larmes De Mon Paternel (French)
#40. Pierre Ciseaux Papier (French)
Chapter titles: We have 888
Vintage:
1987 to 1999 (Part 1 to Part 5: Shonen Jump 1987 No.1+2 to 1999 No.17)
2005-09-01 to 2012-12-07 (North America - Third Arc)
2018-07-19 (Brazil)
Release dates: We have 201
Official website:
Official website (Japanese)
Trivia: We have 6
Comment:
Though this is one manga series, so far there have been six distinct story arcs, each with a different setting and stock of characters. They are as follows:
Part I - Jonathan Joestar in 1880 England (Volumes 1-4)
Part II - Josef Joestar in 1937 New York (Volumes 5-12)
Part III - Jotaro Kujo in early 1989 Egypt (Volumes 13-28)
Part IV - Josuke Higashikata in 1999 (Volumes 29-45)
Part V - Giorno Giovanni in early 2000s Italy (Volumes 46-63)
Part VI: Stone Ocean - Jolyne Kujo in 2011 Florida (Volumes 64-80)
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eBook
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 3 - Stardust Crusaders (eBook 1) 2014-07-04
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 3 - Stardust Crusaders (eBook 2) 2014-07-04
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 3 - Stardust Crusaders (eBook 3) 2014-07-15
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 3 - Stardust Crusaders (eBook 4) 2014-07-15
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 3 - Stardust Crusaders (eBook 5) 2014-07-22
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 3 - Stardust Crusaders (eBook 6) 2014-07-22
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 3 - Stardust Crusaders (eBook 7) 2014-07-29
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 3 - Stardust Crusaders (eBook 8) 2014-07-29
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 3 - Stardust Crusaders (eBook 9) 2014-08-05
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 3 - Stardust Crusaders (eBook 10) 2014-08-05
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 3 - Stardust Crusaders (eBook 11) 2014-08-12
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 3 - Stardust Crusaders (eBook 12) 2014-08-12
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 3 - Stardust Crusaders (eBook 13) 2014-08-19
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 3 - Stardust Crusaders (eBook 14) 2014-08-19
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 3 - Stardust Crusaders (eBook 15) 2014-08-26
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 3 - Stardust Crusaders (eBook 16) 2014-08-26
Graphic novel
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (GN 1) 2005-09-01 (from $16.54)
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (GN 2) 2005-12-06 (from $12.99)
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (GN 3) 2006-03-07
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (GN 4) 2006-06-06
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (GN 5) 2006-09-05 (from $7.99)
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (GN 6) 2006-12-05 (from $64.99)
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (GN 7) 2007-04-03 (from $7.99)
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (GN 8) 2007-08-07
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (GN 9) 2007-12-04 (from $7.99)
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (GN 10) 2008-04-01 (from $7.99)
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (GN 11) 2009-04-07 (from $7.99)
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (GN 12) 2009-08-04 (from $249.52)
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (GN 13) 2009-04-01
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (GN 14) 2010-04-06 (from $77.36)
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (GN 15) 2010-08-03 (from $39.99)
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (GN 16) 2010-12-07
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part --Diamond Is Unbreakable (GN 4) 2020-02-04 (from $16.43)
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part --Golden Wind (GN 5) 2022-08-23 (from $15.60)
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 1 - Phantom Blood [Hardcover] (GN 1) 2015-02-24 (from $16.69)
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 1 - Phantom Blood [Hardcover] (GN 2) 2015-05-05 (from $16.69)
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 1 - Phantom Blood [Hardcover] (GN 3) 2015-08-04 (from $15.99)
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 2 - Battle Tendency [Hardcover] (GN 1) 2015-11-03 (from $17.01)
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 2 - Battle Tendency [Hardcover] (GN 2) 2016-02-02 (from $15.99)
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 2 - Battle Tendency [Hardcover] (GN 3) 2016-05-03 (from $16.69)
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 2 - Battle Tendency [Hardcover] (GN 4) 2016-08-02 (from $18.85)
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 3 - Stardust Crusaders [Hardcover] (GN 1) 2016-11-01 (from $17.01)
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 3 - Stardust Crusaders [Hardcover] (GN 2) 2017-02-07 (from $16.27)
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 3 - Stardust Crusaders [Hardcover] (GN 3) 2017-05-02 (from $16.69)
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 3 - Stardust Crusaders [Hardcover] (GN 4) 2017-08-01 (from $16.69)
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 3 - Stardust Crusaders [Hardcover] (GN 5) 2017-11-07 (from $17.01)
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 3 - Stardust Crusaders [Hardcover] (GN 6) 2018-02-06 (from $16.13)
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 3 - Stardust Crusaders [Hardcover] (GN 7) 2018-05-01 (from $16.69)
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 3 - Stardust Crusaders [Hardcover] (GN 8) 2018-08-07 (from $16.29)
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 3 - Stardust Crusaders [Hardcover] (GN 9) 2018-11-06 (from $18.82)
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 3 - Stardust Crusaders [Hardcover] (GN 10) 2019-02-05 (from $16.10)
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 4--Diamond Is Unbreakable (GN 1) 2019-05-07 (from $16.43)
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 4--Diamond Is Unbreakable (GN 2) 2019-08-06 (from $16.43)
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 4--Diamond Is Unbreakable (GN 3) 2019-11-05 (from $13.89)
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 4--Diamond Is Unbreakable (GN 5) 2020-05-05 (from $15.99)
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 4--Diamond Is Unbreakable (GN 6) 2020-08-04 (from $16.43)
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 4--Diamond Is Unbreakable (GN 7) 2020-11-03 (from $15.99)
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 4--Diamond Is Unbreakable (GN 8) 2021-02-02 (from $16.43)
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 4--Diamond Is Unbreakable (GN 9) 2021-05-04 (from $16.50)
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 5 - Golden Wind [Hardcover] (GN 2) 2021-11-02 (from $15.60)
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 5--Golden Wind (GN 1) 2021-08-03 (from $16.25)
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 5--Golden Wind (GN 3) 2022-02-01 (from $16.43)
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 5--Golden Wind (GN 4) 2022-05-24 (from $14.99)
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 5--Golden Wind (GN 6) 2022-11-22 (from $16.02)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Story & Art: Hirohiko Araki
(none)
Japanese companies
Publisher: Shueisha
English staff
English cast
Translation:
Alexis Kirsch (Stardust Crusaders, Shonen Jump Advanced Edition, vols. 1-5)
Evan Galloway (hardcover edition, Parts 1-3)
Mayumi Kobayashi (Stardust Crusaders, Shonen Jump Advanced Edition, vols. 6-16)
Nathan Collins (hardcover edition, Parts 4-6)

Adaptation:
Fred Burke (Stardust Crusaders, Shonen Jump Advanced Edition, vols. 1-3)
Design:
Adam Grano (hardcover edition, vols. 9-10 of Part 3; Parts 4-5)
Amy Martin (Stardust Crusaders, Shonen Jump Advanced Edition, vols. 14-16)
Fawn Lau (hardcover edition, Parts 1-2; vols. 1-2 of Part 3)
Izumi Evers (hardcover edition, vols. 3-8 of Part 3)
Sean Lee (Stardust Crusaders, Shonen Jump Advanced Edition, vols. 1-13)
Editing:
David Brothers (hardcover edition, vols. 9-10 of Part 3; Parts 4-5)
Jason Thompson (Stardust Crusaders, Shonen Jump Advanced Edition)
Urian Brown (hardcover edition, Parts 1-2; vols. 1-8 of Part 3)
Editor-in-Chief: Yumi Hoashi
Managing Editor: Elizabeth Kawasaki
Production Director: Noboru Watanabe
Publisher: Hyoe Narita
Sr. Director of Acquisitions: Rika Inouye
Touch-up Art & Lettering:
Mark McMurray (hardcover edition, Parts 1-6)
Sean McCoy (Stardust Crusaders, Shonen Jump Advanced Edition)
VP of Publishing: Alvin Lu
VP of Sales & Marketing: Liza Coppola
(none)
English companies
Licensed by: Viz Media
Online Distribution: MANGA Plus
French companies
French staff
Translation: Sébastien Bigini (only on Jojo's 4th generation)
Publisher:
Editions Tonkam
J'ai Lu (2002-2005; stopped after v.46)
French cast
(none)
Spanish staff
Spanish companies
Translation: Pablo Tschopp
Licensed by:
Panini Comics (Mexico; Colombia)
Publisher:
Editorial Ivréa (Spain; Argentina)
Spanish cast
(none)
Italian staff
Italian cast
Translation: Simona Stanzani
(none)
Italian companies
Polish staff
Polish companies
(none)
Polish cast
(none)
Portuguese staff
Portuguese cast
Translation:
Karen Kazumi Hayashida (parts 4-5)
Renata Leitão (parts 1-3)

Lettering: Danilo de Assis
(none)
Portuguese companies
Publisher: Planet Manga (Brazil)
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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