The JoJoLands
Volume cover featuring a stylized illustration of a teenage boy looking directly at the viewer
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Jodio Joestar
Manga
Written byHirohiko Araki
Published byShueisha
ImprintJump Comics
MagazineUltra Jump
DemographicSeinen
Original runFebruary 17, 2023 – present
Volumes2
Chronology

Preceded by: JoJolion

The JoJoLands (stylized as The JOJOLands) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki, and the ninth part of the larger JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series. Set in the U.S. state of Hawaiʻi in the early 2020s, it follows Jodio Joestar, a teenaged gangster intent on becoming wealthy in the subtropics. It is serialized by Shueisha in the seinen manga magazine Ultra Jump since February 17, 2023.

Plot

Jodio Joestar is a high schooler living with his family on Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi. His goal is to become incredibly rich via the "mechanisms" of daily life. Working alongside his older brother Dragona Joestar, Jodio is involved in the criminal world of his state to also ensure his mother's protection.

One day, his school principal and boss Meryl Mei Qi instructs Jodio, Dragona, and their kleptomaniac classmate Paco Laburantes to perform a heist alongside suspicious client Usagi Alohaoe.[1] The four arrive to Big Island to steal an expensive diamond from Japanese manga artist Rohan Kishibe but the gang discover something much more valuable and dangerous during their heist as other entities attempt to take the gang's new-found discovery. Jodio hints the amount of people involved in the heist would not be enough to endure what is to come.

Characters

  • Jodio Joestar[lower-alpha 1] is a 15-year-old gangster living with his family on Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi, where he acts as a gofer for the state's underground drug trade. Despite his popularity among his peers, he finds it difficult to be truly happy and is diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder by his school's psychotherapist prior to the story. Using his Stand, November Rain,[lower-alpha 2] he can create raindrops with crushing force and localize them to where he needs them to be.
  • Dragona Joestar[lower-alpha 3] is Jodio's 18-year-old brother who works with him in the underground drug trade. Dragona is biologically male but presents feminine, having breast implants and wearing women's clothing. He also works at IKO IKO, a fashion boutique run by his boss Meryl Mei Qi. Dragona wields the Stand Smooth Operators,[lower-alpha 4] consisting of small robots that have the capability of displacing things.
  • Paco Laburantes[lower-alpha 5] is a 19-year-old classmate of Jodio's and part of the gang. He comes from an abusive household, having one of his ears partially bitten off by his father, and engages in theft as if it were a sport. Using his Stand, THE Hustle[lower-alpha 6], he can bulge and vibrate his muscles as well as whoever's he touches, aiding him in sleights of hand and combat.
  • Usagi Alohaoe[lower-alpha 7] is a 17-year-old classmate of Jodio's and takes part in the heist under Meryl Mei Qi's request. A frequent customer for drugs, the rest of the gang see him as a hinderance and addict. Usagi wields the Stand THE MATTEKUDASAI[lower-alpha 8] and uses it to grant wishes of anyone but himself.
  • Meryl Mei Qi[lower-alpha 9] is the principal of Jodio's school and owner of fashion boutique IKO IKO. Using the boutique as a front for her criminal business, she acts as the gang's boss and instructs them to perform a heist on The Big Island. She also requested they take Usagi Alohaoe along for unknown reasons.
  • Barbara Ann Joestar[lower-alpha 10] is the daughter of Joseph Joestar from JoJolion and the mother of Jodio and Dragona Joestar. Everyone in the neighborhood respects and assists her due to her sons' reputation in crime.
  • Rohan Kishibe[lower-alpha 11] is a successful Japanese manga artist visiting Hawaiʻi for a 15-day vacation. The heist Jodio and his gang were tasked with involved stealing a diamond from his villa. Rohan was revealed to be in Hawaii to experiment with the state's lava rocks and advises Jodio to be wary of his companions after their scuffle. Just like in Diamond Is Unbreakable and Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan, Rohan wields the Stand Heaven's Door,[lower-alpha 12] which allows him to temporarily turn living beings into books which he can freely read or write commands into.

Production and release

The JoJoLands is written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. It was announced in August 2021 following the conclusion of JoJolion, the previous part of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure,[2][3] and began serialization in Shueisha's monthly seinen manga magazine Ultra Jump on February 17, 2023.[4]

Volumes

The first chapter title of each pair is the title used in the collected volumes. The second is the title used in the original serialization in Ultra Jump.

No. Title Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 (132)Departure
Shuppatsu (Dipāchā) (出発 (DEPARTURE)(ディパーチャー))		August 18, 2023[5]978-4-08-883606-5
  • 1. "Departure" (出発 (DEPARTURE)(ディパーチャー), Shuppatsu (Dipāchā))
  • 2. "South King Street" (サウス・キング・ストリート, Sausu Kingu Sutorīto)
  • 3–4. "The Villa on Hawaii Island (1–2)" (ハワイ島の別荘 その①〜②, Hawai-tō no Bessō Sono 1–2)
  • 1. "Mechanism" (仕組み（メカニズム）, Mekanizumu)
  • 2. "The Japanese Person on Hawaii Island" (ハワイ島にいる日本人, Hawai-tō ni Iru Nihonjin)
  • 3. "Search for the Diamond in the Mansion" (豪邸にあるダイヤを探せ, Gōtei ni Aru Daiya o Sagase)
  • 4. "VS. Rohan Kishibe" (vs.岸辺露伴, vs.Kishibe Rohan)
Jodio Joestar and his companions are tasked with stealing a diamond from Rohan Kishibe, who is on a vacation on the islands. After a Stand-wielding stray cat attacks them, Rohan catches and interrogates Jodio's allies.
2 (133)Rise Up
Nobotte Ike (上って行け)		December 19, 2023[6]978-4-08-883765-9
  • 5. "'Rise Up'" (『上って行け』, "Nobotte Ike")
  • 6–8. "Mount Hualalai - Cat Size (1–3)" (フアラライ山 - キャット・サイズ その①〜③, Fuararai-san - Kyatto Saizu Sono 1–3)
  • 5. "November Rain" (11月の雨（ノーベンバー・レイン）, Nōbenbā Rein)
  • 6–7. "Jungle Warfare (1–2)" (ジャングルの攻防 その①〜②, Janguru no Kōbō Sono 1–2)
  • 8. "Let's Go Look at Luxury Watches" (高級時計を見に行こう, Kōkyūdokei o Mi ni Ikou)
Using his Stand, November Rain, Jodio manages to turn the tables and incapacitate Rohan. The group then discovers and steals a chunk of cooled lava with wealth-attracting properties, only to be attacked by three of the Stand user cats, who also seek the rock.

Chapters not in tankōbon format

The following chapters have not been released in collected tankōbon volumes:

  • 9. "The Owner of the Lava Rock" (溶岩の持ち主, Yōgan no Mochinushi)
  • 10. "The Hustle (1)" (THE ハッスル その①, Za Hassuru Sono 1)

Reception

Interest in the series' launch was enough to prompt a second printing of its debut issue of Ultra Jump – only the fourth time this had happened in Ultra Jump's history, and the first time in eleven years.[7] The first tankōbon volume debuted at the top of Oricon's weekly Japanese sales charts for print comics,[8] and was reported by Comic Natalie to have been the week's highest and fourth-highest selling comic at the bookstores Tsutaya and Comic Zin, respectively.[9]

It ranked fifteenth, along with Koori no Jyōheki, on Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! list of best manga of 2024 for male readers.[10]

Notes

  1. ↑ Jodio Joestar (ジョディオ・ジョースター, Jodio Jōsutā)
  2. ↑ November Rain (11月の雨（ノーヴェンバー・レイン）, Nōvenbā Rein)
  3. ↑ Dragona Joestar (ドラゴナ・ジョースター, Doragona Jōsutā)
  4. ↑ Smooth Operators (スムース・オペレイターズ, Sumūsu Opereitāzu)
  5. ↑ Paco Laburantes (パコ・ラブランテス, Pako Raburantesu)
  6. ↑ The Hustle (THE（ザ）ハッスル, Za Hassuru)
  7. ↑ Usagi Alohaoe (ウサギ・アロハオエ, Usagi Arohaoe)
  8. ↑ The Matte Kudasai (THE MATTEKUDASAI（ザ・マッテクダサイ）, Za Matte Kudasai)
  9. ↑ Meryl Mei Qi (メリル・メイ・チー, Meriru Mei Chī)
  10. ↑ Barbara Ann Joestar (バーバラ・アン・ジョースター, Bābara An Jōsutā)
  11. ↑ Rohan Kishibe (岸辺 露伴, Kishibe Rohan)
  12. ↑ Heaven's Door (ヘブンズ・ドアー, Hebunzu Doā)

References

  1. ↑ Harding, Daryl (February 16, 2023). "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Manga Names Part 9 Protagonist Jodio Joestar". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on February 18, 2023. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  2. ↑ Mateo, Alex (August 18, 2021). "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Series Teases JoJoLands Title, Announces 1st Spinoff Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  3. ↑ Valentine, Evan (August 18, 2021). "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Confirms Part 9, JoJo Lands". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  4. ↑ Valentine, Evan (February 16, 2023). "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The JoJoLands Launches Chapter 1". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on February 17, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  5. ↑ 「ジョジョ」第9部「The JOJOLands」1巻発売！歴史を一望できるカレンダーが999人に. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 18, 2023. Archived from the original on August 19, 2023. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  6. ↑ "The JOJOLands 2" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on November 12, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  7. ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (February 27, 2023). "Ultra Jump Gets 1st Reprint in 11 Years Due to New The JoJoLands Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 27, 2023. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  8. ↑ オリコン週間 コミックランキング 2023年08月14日～2023年08月20日 (in Japanese). Oricon. August 28, 2023. Archived from the original on August 25, 2023. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  9. ↑ 【8月14日～8月20日】週間単行本売り上げランキング. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 22, 2023. Archived from the original on August 23, 2023. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  10. ↑ Pineda, Rafael; Cayanan, Joanna (December 13, 2023). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Editors Unveil 2024 Rankings (Updated)". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 13, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
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