# JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is a Japanese manga and anime series created by Hirohiko Araki that first ran in Weekly Shonen Jump in December 1986. Split into eight generational arcs (with a ninth, JOJOLands, launched in 2023), the franchise became one of anime fandom's biggest meme engines, spawning everything from To Be Continued edits to ZA WARUDO catchphrases.
## Origin
The first chapter of Phantom Blood ran in Weekly Shonen Jump combined issue No. 1-2, released December 2, 1986[3]. Araki plotted the manga as a multi-generational saga, letting him swap protagonists and settings every few years while keeping the Joestar bloodline as connective tissue. A 1993 OVA covered the back half of Part 3, Stardust Crusaders, and a second OVA batch in 2000 filled in the rest[3].
David Productions' 2012 TV adaptation pushed the franchise into the meme era, giving Western fans a legible entry point into a 25-year-old manga they had mostly known through fighting games and MAD videos[4].
- **Platform:** Weekly Shonen Jump (manga) / YouTube and 4chan (viral spread)
- **Creator:** Hirohiko Araki
- **Date:** 1986
## Overview
The series follows a bloodline of protagonists, each nicknamed JoJo, fighting supernatural threats across eight main arcs, with Part 9, JOJOLands, added in 2023[1][3]. Araki's art draws on Renaissance sculpture and high fashion, giving the cast exaggerated musculature, contorted JoJo poses, and runway-ready outfits[3]. From Part 3 onward, characters battle using Stands, spirit avatars often named after rock bands and Tarot cards.
The meme output stretches from Dio's shouted ZA WARUDO to the To Be Continued freeze-frame arrow, from the Duwang bootleg scans of Diamond Is Unbreakable to Jotaro's blank-stare reaction shots[3]. Urban Dictionary entries even describe the show in fan shorthand about vampires, electric kung fu and Roundabout by Yes[7]. The visual language, the shouted stand names and the mid-scene freeze frames turned JoJo into a shared reference kit for anime posters online[6].
## How It Spread
Capcom's 1998 arcade fighter Heritage for the Future gave JoJo an early foothold on 2000s meme boards, where lines like Oh! You're approaching me? circulated as reaction clips[5]. CyberConnect2's 2013 title All Star Battle rebooted the fighting-game presence, and 2015's Eyes of Heaven followed on PS3 and PS4.
David Productions kept expanding the anime: Golden Wind (Part 5) began broadcasting October 6, 2018, after an announcement earlier that June[3]. Stone Ocean (Part 6) was announced during an April 4, 2021 livestream, with Ai Fairouz cast as Jolyne Cujoh; she said the role was a twelve-year dream that made her cry when confirmed (translated from Japanese)[1]. Stone Ocean launched on Netflix on December 1, 2021, breaking the franchise's TV-first tradition[1].
Part 9, JOJOLands, was announced December 15, 2022 and began serialization on February 17, 2023, with Twitter user @RNovegicus posting a spoiler-free reaction thread that pulled 28 retweets and 165 likes within a day[2]. Alongside the official releases, fans still keep the Araki-is-immortal joke alive, riffing on how little the mangaka appears to age between arcs[3].
## How to Use
JoJo memes typically slot moments from the anime into unrelated footage. The most common convention is the To Be Continued cut: a video ends on a freeze frame with the pink arrow overlay and Roundabout by Yes playing over the credits. Other recurring formats include ZA WARUDO time-stop edits, Kono Dio Da reveal jokes, JoJo pose photo challenges, and Duwang panel captions like It was me, Dio!
## Frequently Asked Questions
### What is JoJo's Bizarre Adventure?
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is a long-running Japanese manga and anime series by Hirohiko Araki, split into eight main arcs plus the 2023 ninth arc JOJOLands, each starring a new protagonist nicknamed JoJo[1][3].
### Where did JoJo's Bizarre Adventure come from?
The first chapter was published in Weekly Shonen Jump combined issue No. 1-2, released December 2, 1986, by Shueisha[3].
### What does JoJo's Bizarre Adventure mean?
The title refers to the multi-generational adventures of the Joestar family, whose members share the nickname JoJo and fight supernatural enemies across arcs like Phantom Blood, Stardust Crusaders and Stone Ocean[3].
### How do you use JoJo's Bizarre Adventure?
Online, JoJo shows up as remix material: To Be Continued freeze-frame edits set to Roundabout, ZA WARUDO time-stop jokes, JoJo pose photos, and Duwang bootleg-translation captions from Diamond Is Unbreakable[7].
### Is JoJo's Bizarre Adventure still popular?
Yes, the franchise is still active as of the mid-2020s: Stone Ocean landed on Netflix on December 1, 2021[1], and Part 9 JOJOLands began serialization on February 17, 2023 with fresh fan reactions on Twitter[2].
## References
1. [https://jojo-portal.com/news/anime/50/]()
2. [https://x.com/i/status/1626276998216814592]()
3. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/jojos-bizarre-adventure]()
4. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeCX8Y0a278]()
5. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgxDyrEnnoE]()
6. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVGBo5X8wvQ]()
7. [https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Jojos%20Bizarre%20Adventure]()
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