List of References in JoJo

Within JoJo's Bizarre Adventure there exists a great number of overt references to existing art and media, as well as echoes of Hirohiko Araki's artistic influences. This article represents a provisional list of these.

Note: References listed on this page without citations have not been confirmed.

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 * Volume 21's title, The Wonder of You (The Miracle of Your Love), and Tooru's Stand, Wonder of U all likely a reference to the song  or the 's cover.
 * Volume 23's title is the Japanese name for 's.
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 * In Chapter 11, Hato mentions that she is going ice-skating with.
 * The famous mangaka is mentioned to have mediated under pine tree in Morioh, now on the Wall Eyes opposite the land that belongs to the Higashikatas.
 * In Chapter 30, Norisuke Higashikata IV mentions that Yotsuyu Yagiyama's style of architecture is similar to.
 * In Chapter 99, several real-life women are depicted:
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 * . Her appearance is lifted from a 1956 photograph by photographer.
 * . Her appearance is lifted from the painting.
 * JJL Chapter 102, Tooru muses that "even people like " will buy the new Locacaca from him.
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 * When Yasuho and Josuke come to Yoshikage Kira's home, they see a naked woman bathing in a way similar to the room 237 scene of Stanley Kubrick's The Shining.
 * When Yasuho is in the basement of the Higashikata residence with Tsurugi, there is a poster on the back wall of the film,, starring Bruce Lee.
 * The Trouble with the curve story arc is a reference to the movie, . The movie stars Clint Eastwood, one of Araki's favorite actors.
 * When Josuke drags Yasuho into the Higashikata's family photo, it resembled the family photo scene in The Godfather where Michael Corleone drags Kay into the photo. Also, when Norisuke realizes one of his sons is missing, he decides to not take the picture like the way Vito Corleone acted when he noticed Michael was missing.
 * In JJL Chapter 50, a young Yoshikage Kira tells his mother that he wants to see the movie.
 * In the Milagro Man story arc, Joshu Higashikata watches a "pirate movie" featuring, referencing the franchise.
 * Satoru Akefu facing the corner of the hospital room in Chapter 97 may reference the final scene of .
 * In Chapter 99, from  franchise is depicted amongst human examples of human women.
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 * The inside of the Higashikata bunker is filled with several toys and memorabilia, including figures of and.
 * In Chapter 99, from  franchise is depicted amongst human examples of human women.
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 * The inside of the Higashikata bunker is filled with several toys and memorabilia, including figures of and.
 * In Chapter 25, Yasuho goes in a car that has a plush-doll and a doll head wearing a hat with antlers, similar to.
 * In JJL Chapter 11 when Josuke uses his bubbles to shave, there are some references to Kinnikuman. Josuke also uses Soft & Wet to steal the fur off a cat whose head bears the kanji for meat (肉), another reference to Kinnikuman.
 * During a flashback, Holy Joestar-Kira recommends a novel called "Rose of Versailles", most likely as a nod to the shojo manga.
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 * The natural disaster that hit Morioh in the manga is the same event that actually took place in Japan on March 11, 2011, the.
 * When Kira orders Ojiro off the coast in JJL Chapter 49, he mentions . He specifically says that he doesn't care that Ojiro may be standing atop the castle (which is quite far inland) because if he can see the ocean, then it is a coast.
 * Tooru mentions that he's contacted companies such as and  for his idea of an electromagnetic induction device.
 * In JJL Chapter 102, Kei Nijimura mentions the famous towels from.