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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is an anime series adapted from Hirohiko Araki's manga of the same name, which was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1987 to 2004, and was transferred to the monthly seinen manga magazine Ultra Jump in 2005.
Josuke and Norisuke IV find themselves under attack from Yotsuyu Yagiyama, the architect of the Higashikata estate. Wanting Yoshikage Kira dead at any cost, Yotsuyu has convinced Tsurugi to help him eliminate Josuke. 8 (112) Every Day Is a Summer Vacation Mainichi ga Natsuyasumi (毎日が夏休み) October 17, 2014 [10] 978-4-08-880238-1
At the start of Part 2, Joseph and his grandmother Erina move from London to New York. In Joseph's first scene he has his money stolen off him from a child named Smokey Brown who soon becomes a supporting character. Meanwhile, former thug turned oil baron Robert E. O. Speedwagon invites Straizo to Mexico to destroy a sleeping Pillar Man with Hamon.
The heroes of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Parts 1 through 7. From left to right: Will A. Zeppeli, Jonathan Joestar, Giorno Giovanna, Jotaro Kujo, Joseph Joestar (top), Jolyne Cujoh (bottom), Johnny Joestar, Josuke Higashikata, and Gyro Zeppeli.
On July 5, 2012, at a press conference celebrating the 25th anniversary of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and promoting series creator Hirohiko Araki's then-upcoming art exhibition, Araki and his people announced that an anime adaptation of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure was in production and would premiere in October 2012. [6]
From 1992 to 1993, a drama CD adaptation of Part 3 was released in three volumes, titled JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Volume 1: Jotaro Kujo's Visitation, [e] JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Volume 2: The Death of Avdol, [f] and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Volume 3: Dio's World.
In the series' backstory, 102,000 years ago in a place that would be modern-day Mexico, it started with a mysterious but powerful race with incredibly long lifespans and the ability to absorb life forces from plants and animals, although they had the disadvantage of being easily disintegrated if exposed to sunlight and thus lived underground instead.
The earlier episodes were subsequently re-released as part of this series, but renumbered as "Adventure 8" through "13" to take into account their later chronological placement. A DVD box set featuring all 13 episodes was released on May 25, 2007, which included a soundtrack CD and a set of 31 tarot cards illustrated by Hirohiko Araki.