JOJO magazine

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For all JoJo lovers!
—JOJO magazine slogan

JOJO magazine (ジョジョマガジン, JoJo Magajin) is an irregularly published mook dedicated to the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure franchise and Hirohiko Araki's other works, such as Cool Shock B.T. and Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan. Its publication was announced on December 27, 2021 and the first issue was published on March 19, 2022.[1]

JOJO magazine includes various news, exclusive material, interviews, and artwork related to the franchise. The first two issues were published in commemoration of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure's 35th Anniversary.

Summary

The first issue of JOJO magazine

The first issue of JOJO magazine was announced via the JoJo Portal website on December 27, 2021 to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure franchise, alongside the creation of the official Twitter account.[2] It was then released on on March 19, 2022, featuring an exclusive cover illustration drawn by Hirohiko Araki with Jolyne Cujoh alongside her father Jotaro Kujo. This issue most notably featured a new Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan one-shot by Araki, two short stories by Otsuichi and Junjo Shindo, and several interviews with cast and staff members related to the series. In addition, the issue included a special pack of two JoJo stickers. One sticker is based on the art of the cover, whereas the second one uses the art of Hot Summer Martha's cover.

The second issue was announced on October 19, 2022 and then released two months later released on December 19, 2022.[3] It featured an illustration of all the main protagonists from Parts 1 through 8 by Hirohiko Araki. This issue included a new short story based on Squalo and Tizzano by Keiji Ando, the continuation of El Aleph by Junjo Shindo, a sequel to Hirohiko Araki's Manga Techniques, and behind-the-scenes info on the Stone Ocean anime and Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan TV drama. Like the previous issue, two stickers are included: one features the full cover illustration with all the Joestars whereas the other has new art of Lisa Lisa from El Aleph. Most notably, this magazine featured an announcement to the ninth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, "The JOJOLands."

The third issue was announced on the back of the November 2023 issue of Ultra Jump and released on December 19, 2023.[4] It featured an illustration of Jodio Joestar and November Rain from The JOJOLands on the cover. It also included a new short story based on Ghiaccio and Melone by Ballad Kitaguni, the final arc of El Aleph by Junjo Shindo, the second part of Hirohiko Araki's Manga Techniques - Continued, a new chapter of Cool Shock Old B.T. by Nisio Isin and Posuka Demizu, and a sticker set with two stickers.

On January 24, 2023, Delcourt/Tonkam announced that they will be publishing a French translation of the magazine. They initially expected the first issue to release in January 2024,[5] but it was later delayed to May 2024.[6]

Related Series

No. Title Type First Volume Last Issue
1 Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Episode 10: Hot Summer Martha One-shot March 19, 2022 N/A
2 rey infinito Novel March 19, 2022 December 19, 2023
3 Iggy the Stray Dog Short Story March 19, 2022 N/A
4 Hirohiko Araki's Manga Techniques - Continued Novel December 19, 2022 December 19, 2023
5 testimone di gangster Short Story December 19, 2022 N/A
6 Cool Shock Old B.T. One-shot December 19, 2023 N/A
7 There's No Love Like a Parent's Short Story December 19, 2023 N/A

Issues

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Japan December 19, 2023

Interviews

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👤 Sayaka Isogai
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👤 Kazutaka Watanabe
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👤 Mr.320
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👤 Syuya Onodera, Ryota Nonaka
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👤 Fairouz Ai, Noriko Dohi
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👤 Yoshikazu Iwanami
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👤 Jumpei Mizusaki, Takahumi Utsunomiya, Kenichi Suzuki

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See Also

References

  1. Vish (December 27, 2021), "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Celebrates 35th Anniversary with New Magazine", JoJo's Bizarre Encyclopedia.
  2. "JOJO magazine 2022 SPRING announcement", @JOJO_magazine.
  3. Vish (October 19, 2022), "JOJO magazine, CDDH Volume 2, and Quiz Book Release on December 19", JoJo's Bizarre Encyclopedia.
  4. Vish (October 18, 2023), "JOJO magazine 2023 WINTER Releases in December With New Novels and Manga", JoJo's Bizarre Encyclopedia.
  5. Vish (January 24, 2023), "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Spin-Offs and Magazine Will Release in France", JoJo's Bizarre Encyclopedia.
  6. @DelcourtTonkam (December 7, 2023), "JOJO magazine Releases in France", on Twitter.

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