In celebration of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure 35th Anniversary mangaka, Hirohiko Araki illustrated a breathtaking cover of Jolyne and Jotaro. The official series' magazine website also shared a few other surprises soon to come from the JOJO franchise in the new year.
2021 has been a huge year for Jojo's Bizarre Adventure from the Netflix OVA anime Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan a spin-off on Part 4 Diamond is Unbreakable character, Kishibe Rohan. The streaming service also dropped Part 6 Stone Ocean featuring the first women MC of the series and daughter of Jotaro Kujo, Jolyne Cujoh. A new Part 9 titled JOJO LANDS was announced after the conclusion of Part 8 Jojolion. Along with new manga spin-offs titles like Crazy Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak with Josuke Higashikata and Part 3 StarDust Crusaders' villain Hol Horse and Jolyne's newest one-shot manga title Fujiko's Bizarre, Worldly Wisdom: Whitesnake's Miscalculation.
A post by Jojo's Bizarre Adventure official magazine Twitter @JOJO_magazine revealed the magazine's cover illustration by Araki featuring Part 6 Stone Ocean Jolyne Cujoh and Jotaro Kujo. The father-daughter duo poses in a unified front to symbolize their allegiance to stopping the unknown Stand users under the influence of Dio. All while promoting the seemingly rocky relationship due to Jotaro's neglect as a father in Jolyne's upbringing. This lead Jolyne to live a life of delinquency trying to gain the attention of her father however slowly but surely grew closer to her father after gaining her Stand power Stone Free.
The magazine cover isn't the only surprise from Araki in celebration of the series' 35th anniversary but an all-new one-shot title Thus Spoke Kishibe Does Not Move will also be published in the magazine as well as an interview with Japanese actor Issei Takahashi who plays Rohan in the Japan Netflix live-action series Thus Spoke Kishibe. A special JOJO 2 disc sticker set will also be presented along with upcoming news in JOJO. The Spring magazine is set to release on March 19th, 2022 along with a digital release version.
For over 30 years Jojo's Bizarre Adventure's acclaimed success can be seen in its long-lasting manga continuations, anime adaptions, and video games that promote the lovable yet eccentric characters of the franchise. As forthcoming plans for further Parts along with manga spin-offs focusing on new Jojo characters other than Kishibe Rohan. Not to mention the non-canon one-shot manga Jolyne, Fly High with GUCCI! created as a collaboration between Araki and Gucci which follows Jolyne in conjunction with familiar Part 5 Golden Wind characters. The popularity of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure's runway-ready style and lovable characters residing from the Joestar bloodline is what makes this dreamlike cover such an important part of the manga's anniversary.
Source: @JOJO_magazine