Design Differences in Anime

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After 25 years of it's publication JoJo's Bizarre Adventure received a faithful adaptation by David Production, which continues to work on the series to this very day. Like in every anime character designs were altered either to make them easier to animate, fix some problem with their original look (such as inconsistencies) or other.

Here's a list of design changes in Anime and other adaptations such as OVA, Live Action & Video Games.

Design Differences

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AnimeOVAPS2FilmMusical

Dio Brando			While his eyes are red in anime, it was revealed Araki intented them to be green.

Dario Brando			'In memory of mother' tattoo is missing on his chest.

Inspector Archer			In the manga his beard is darker than his hair, while in the anime they're both light.

Jonathan Joestar			Star Birthmark has been added since it didn't exist until Stardust Crusaders.

Jonathan Joestar			Sleeves have been converted into shoulder pads.

Dire			Altered/Simplified outfit.

Tonpetty			Altered/Simplified outfit.

Dio Brando			Different outfit.

Aztec Chief		12	Added blue feathers on his Stone Mask and a sleeveless tunic. His wristbands were changed to wrist wraps.

Jonathan Joestar			Star Birthmark has been added since it didn't exist until Stardust Crusaders.

Winzaleo, Eijkman & Caineghis		123	New designs for winners of 77 Rings after being brought back by Dio as zombies in alternate version of Chapter 23.

Dio Brando			Dio wears a body of Father Styx in alternate version of Chapter 23.

Mary Joestar			Added hat and removed necklace.

Dio Brando			Different outfit.

Dio Brando			Different outfit.

Smokey Brown			Metallic necklace was changed to a bowtie, but only for his appearance in New York.

Erina Joestar			Her glasses are no longer dark so her eyes can be seen.

Donovan			Anime gave him a cleft chin.

Santana			New tattoo on his left eyelid was added.

Joseph Joestar	12		Star Birthmark has been added since it didn't exist until Stardust Crusaders.

Caesar Anthonio Zeppeli		12	Headband has been made longer to keep the lenght the same as when Joseph wore it.

Mark			Iron Cross has been removed.

Wired Beck			Significantly fewer spikes.

Lisa Lisa			Different clothing when killing Zombie Commander.

AnimeOVA

Holy Kujo			In the first episode of the Stardust Crusaders anime, her circular earrings were designed to be inherited from Lisa Lisa.

Strength			Drastically simplified design.

Devo the Cursed			Different pattern on coat.

Justice			Stand now has two right hands, much like its user, Enya, and her son.

Oingo			His shirt is now stylized after Khnum instead of his name.

Boingo			His coat's sleeves are the same color as the torso, and he does not have shorts over his pants.

Anubis			Added armbands.

Mariah			Exposed belly.

Vanilla Ice	12	12	Added sleeves from his early appearance and removed his gloves.

Vanilla Ice (Vampire)			Sharper teeth after turning into a vampire.

DIO			Model sheet depicts DIO with a silver choker. It goes unused in anime.

Holy Kujo			Different dress and haircut when taken care by SPW.

Star Platinum	12	12	OVA keeps pants from his early appearance.

Magician's Red	12	12	Thick patches of feathers around its wrists instead of bracelets. The feathers on its head also sprout further down its neck and it has a shorter beak. His design is closer to his early appearance.

Enya the Hag			She now has an appearance of a young lady thanks to her Stand.

Geb			OVA portrays Geb with a mouth.

Vanilla Ice		12	Added wristbands & tattoo on his right shoulder.

Wilson Phillips			Senator is seen without his hat.

Holy Kujo			Different dress when taken care by SPW.

AnimeFilm

Shizuka Joestar			Sometimes seen wearing gloves.

Not Bug-Eaten			Longer horns with protuberance similar to other rat.

Shigekiyo Yangu	12		Although it's been illustrated as hair by Araki, anime potrays it as part of his head making him bald.

Cinderella			Stand is lacking legs.

Kira's Coworker			Smooth pattern on tie.

Boy II Man			While in the manga he seems to have legs in the anime he has a cloud like a genie.

Killer Queen			Added deep glow in eyes after obtaining Bites the Dust.

Bad Company		12	Camouflage pattern on their suits has the word "TRILLION" written in English by Araki.

Giorno Giovanna	12		In the manga heart-shaped opening in the chest area has triangle-circle pattern, while anime made it a horseshoe-like opening with circles.

Leaky-Eye Luca			Less detailed coat.

Bruno Bucciarati			Lace top turned into tattoo.

Polpo	12		Large dark irises turned into black scleras and light irises.

Sale			Star pattern is no longer present on his shirt.

Narancia Ghirga		12	More muscles.

Sex Pistols	12		They now have 5 fingers instead of 4.

Purple Haze			Waistcloth's pattern has been changed to single color.

Beach Boy			'BEACH BOY' written on top is omitted.

The Grateful Dead	12	12	Fingers are now more claw-like.

Risotto Nero			Large dark irises turned into black scleras and light irises.

Ghiaccio			Leather gloves were changed to part of his suit.

Carne			A pattern on headband similar to Bucciarati's suit has been changed to three tears.

Spice Girl			Irises appear all the time.

Cioccolata			Cross and sleeves no longer have holes.

Green Day		12	While the Stand's lower body is never shown in the manga, different media depicts it uniquely. PS2 game depicts it as a lined, slug-like foot that releases mold from cylinders on the foot, while the anime adaptation depicts Green Day with segmented legs.

Diavolo			In the manga black stripes on Diavolo's arms are depicted as clothing, whereas in the anime are tattoos.

Stone Free			Added breasts to match its modern depiction while keeping muscular shape from the manga.

Emporio Alnino	12		Chicago Cubs emblems have been changed to Green Dolphin Street Prison emblems original to anime.

Thunder McQueen			Tag on a shirt saying "EDWN" changed to "EOWN".

F.F.			Spikes on the ends of her cap/hair jut out more compared to Atroe's, which are kept closer to her neck.

Miraschon	12	12	Anime makes her face bangs appear more akin to dreads.

Lang Rangler			His shoulders are no longer exposed.

Ermes Costello			Ermes can now be seen as a child.

Gloria Costello			Silver locket necklace containing a picture of her, Ermes, and their father has been added.

Narciso Anasui			Anasui can now be seen in casual clothing as an adult in his flashback.

Diver Down	12	12	In its inital appearance, the larger middle dots on its head are circular while later appearances depict them as slots instead. For the anime, the two designs were interpreted as it changing expressions.

Perla Pucci			Her hair is no longer two-toned.

OVATV Drama/Film

The Confessor	12	12	A mole is added to the confessor's neck in order to differentiate him from his servant.

Naoko Osato			Polka dot pattern is no longer present.

Yoma Hashimoto			Yoma has been made more muscular as a request from Araki.

Kyoka Izumi			TBA

Ikkyu			TBA

Jugo Shishi			TBA (hair)

Mai Katahira			TBA

Mao Katahira			TBA

Masazo Kinoto			TBA

Naoko Osato			TBA

Eve			TBA

Ken Oyanagi			TBA

Emma Noguchi			TBA

Baoh (Parasite)			In the OVA, it is depicted with a sucker like mouth with a pair of lips and mammalian fangs.

Walken			His headphones that suppresses his psychic power were changed to a bandana.

JOJO-D's Coloring Errors

While the anime may have reasons to change certain designs, JOJO-D, responsible for digital colored scans are tend to occasionally change character designs, usually as an error.

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Jotaro Kujo			While Jotaro's eyes are listed as green (making it one of few canonical colors in the series), his eyes in colored scans are blue (probably due to them being a borrowing of Capcom Fighters' color palette).

Giorno Giovanna			Giorno's clothes are the same colors as his skin making it look as if he had massive back.

Lang Rangler			His shoulders are no longer exposed.

Toru			Toru's sleeves are now the same colors as his vest making it appear as a jacket.

Wonder of U (Satoru Akefu)			Satoru Akefu's gloves are the same color as his skin making it look like nailess hands.

Wonder of U			His suit is supposed to be black.

Charming Man	12		Charming Man's chest appears to be have some kind of nets, while colored scans make it look like it has decorations (a side-effect of coloring the series so close to its main serialization).

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