JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (Drama CD)

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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (Drama CD) (ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 ドラマCD, JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken Dorama CD) is a series of audio dramas released by Shueisha from 1992 to 1993 adapting specific arcs from Stardust Crusaders. The three volumes depict multiple fights from the manga, including several original scenarios that never occurred in the original story.

Summary

Quiet Assassin. Noriaki Kakyoin

The setting is modern-day Japan. A seventeen-year-old delinquent named Jotaro Kujo has acquired the unique ability to manipulate a powerful vision called a Stand. Due to a connection dating back a hundred years, DIO is after Jotaro's life. One morning, a green tentacle attacks Jotaro on his way to school. The injured Jotaro then sees a boy offering him a handkerchief. The boy identifies himself as Noriaki Kakyoin, a transfer student, before walking away. When Jotaro stops by the infirmary to receive treatment for his injuries, Kakyoin uses a female doctor to challenge him to a fight!

Entrancing Melody

Jotaro, Avdol, Joseph, Kakyoin, and Polnareff continue their journey to Cairo. A strange thing occurs when they arrive in Calcutta, India: an eerie melody can be heard over the hustle and bustle of the city. It is that of an old man playing an organ. The melody is not a pleasant one, however, but an evil one that drives people's hearts berserk. The old man uses his Stand of sound to control Kakyoin first, then Polnareff, Avdol, Joseph, and even Jotaro!

The Dreadful Hanged Man

Jotaro, Joseph, Avdol, Kakyoin, and Polnareff continue their journey to Cairo, where their nemesis DIO resides. During their stay in Calcutta, two assassins sent by DIO await them: the cruel and despicable J. Geil, whose Stand hides itself within mirrors, and Hol Horse, a cowboy whose Stand takes the form of a gun. As the man who killed Polnareff's sister, J. Geil provokes Polnareff, causing him to confront the killer against the advice of his comrades!

Emperor's Deadly Bullets

Avdol is dead! He is lethally shot by Hol while trying to save Polnareff from his and Geil's trap. Upon learning of Avdol's death, Jotaro, Joseph, Polnareff, and Kakyoin each pursue their enemies. Hol and Geil also decide to fight separately, taking advantage of the fact that Jotaro's group is divided. With Jotaro up against Hol Horse, and with Polnareff and Kakyoin fighting J. Geil, a fierce battle to the death begins. Will Polnareff succeed in taking his revenge?

Dio's World

Finally, Jotaro and his friends arrive in Cairo and enter DIO's Mansion, though they lose their friends Avdol and Iggy along the way. However, DIO attacks them in an unexpected manner, killing Kakyoin and mortally wounding Joseph. DIO's Stand, The World, is a terrifying Stand that can freeze the entire world's time for several seconds to attack. Jotaro and Polnareff struggle against DIO, but their desperate resistance succeeds in wounding him!

DIO, wounded, devises a secret plan to restore his own life force. By successfully tricking Jotaro, DIO regains his vitality and pushes him to the brink of death—and as his power grows, DIO's damaged brain goes more and more insane. As his consciousness begins to fade, Jotaro hears the voices of his mother Holy, Joseph, and his dead comrades. However, over the course of the battle, Jotaro has learned how to stop time himself. And so, Jotaro lets out one final burst of anger.

Cast

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Jotaro Kujo

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Joseph Joestar

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Muhammad Avdol

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Jean Pierre Polnareff

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Noriaki Kakyoin

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DIO

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Jotaro Kujo

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Joseph Joestar

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Muhammad Avdol

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Jean Pierre Polnareff

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Noriaki Kakyoin

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Hol Horse

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J. Geil

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Sherry Polnareff

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Jotaro Kujo

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DIO

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Muhammad Avdol

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Jean Pierre Polnareff

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Noriaki Kakyoin

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Holy Kujo

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Volumes

Volume 1

Jotaro Kujo's Visitation
空条承太郎見参 Kūjō Jōtarō Kenzan

Release Date

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December 11, 1992

978-4089010716

Chapter Titles

1. Quiet Assassin. Noriaki Kakyoin ~ Hierophant Green! (静かなる暗殺者。花京院典明～ハイエロファント・グリーン！, Shizuka naru Ansatsusha. Kakyōin Noriaki ~ Haierofanto Gurīn!)
2. Entrancing Melody ~ Strange Relation! (幻惑の旋律～ストレンジ・リレイション！, Genwaku no Senritsu ~ Sutorenji Rireishon!)

Volume 2

The Death of Avdol
アヴドゥル死す Avuduru Shisu

Release Date

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March 19, 1993

978-4089010778

Chapter Titles

3. The Dreadful Hanged Man ~ J. Geil (戦慄の吊られた男(ハングドマン)～Ｊ・ガイル, Senritsu no Hangudo Man ~ Jei Gairu)
4. Emperor's Deadly Bullets ~ Hol Horse (皇帝(エンペラー)の凶弾～ホル・ホース, Enperā no Kyōdan ~ Horu Hōsu)

Volume 3

Dio's World
ディオの世界 Dio no Sekai

Release Date

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July 16, 1993

978-4089010839

Chapter Titles

5. Dio's World ~ Part 1 (ディオの世界～前編, Dio no Sekai ~ Zenpen)
6. Dio's World ~ Part 2: The Faraway Journey, Farewell Friends (ディオの世界～後編 遥かなる旅路、さらば友よ, Dio no Sekai ~ Kōhen: Haruka naru Tabiji Saraba Tomo yo)

Production

Group photo of most of the cast.

The recording of the first volume took place at Aoi Studio in Roppongi on October 18, 1992.

As stated by Yamaguchi, the reason Part 3 was chosen to be adapted for the audio drama was due to Part 1 and Part 2 being grand stories while Part 3 is structured so that it can be separated by different points in the story. This had been discussed with Hirohiko Araki and it was decided on. With the importance of the visuals in the manga, Yamaguchi found it difficult to translate them into sound, like the inherent visual nature of Hanged Man.

Credits

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Original Work (原作)

Hirohiko Araki

荒木 飛呂彦

Script (脚本)

Hiroshi Yamaguchi

山口 宏

Sound Director (録音演出)

Masafumi Mima

三間 雅文

Re-recording Mixer (調整)

Katsumi Muro

室 克巳

Sound Effects (効果)

Wataru Takahashi

高橋 渉

Music (音楽)

Tomoki Hasegawa

長谷川智樹

Recording Studio (録音スタジオ)

Aoi Studio

アオイスタジオ

Sound Work (音響制作)

Magic Capsule

マジックカプセル

Production Assistance (制作協力)

Kisousha

樹想社

Publisher (発行者)

Tomio Anzai

安齋富夫

Publishing House (発行所)

Shueisha

株式会社 集英社

Illustrations (イラスト)

Hirohiko Araki

荒木 飛呂彦

Jacket Designs (ジャケットデザイン)

Kintaro Nakamura

中村欽太郎

Manufacturing (製造)

Memory-Tech Corporation

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Printing (印刷)

Bishodo

(株)美松堂

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Trivia

• Muhammad Avdol, Noriaki Kakyoin and J. Geil's voice actors in the CD drama, Akio Otsuka, Sho Hayami and Shigeru Chiba would later voice Wamuu, Vanilla Ice and Yoshihiro Kira respectively in the anime adaptation, with Hayami reprising his role as Vanilla Ice from Heritage for the Future.
  • Additionally, Sho Hayami and Shigeru Chiba also voiced Enrico Pucci and Iggy in All-Star Battle.
• Kiyoyuki Yanada's role as Jotaro Kujo was the first time he played a leading role. His performance as Jotaro was also the reason he got the role as Richter Belmont in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.