Phantom Blood (film)



Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood is a movie adaptation of Part 1 of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure manga series. The film was released theatrically on February 17, 2007 in Japan. The film was produced to commemorate the 25th anniversary of creator Hirohiko Araki's career as a manga artist. The theme song was "Voodoo Kingdom", a single by the group Soul'd Out.

Cast

 * Jonathan Joestar - Katsuyuki Konishi
 * Dio Brando - Hikaru Midorikawa
 * Erina Pendleton - Nana Mizuki
 * William Antonio Zeppeli - Rikiya Koyama
 * George Joestar - Tsutomu Isobe
 * Tonpeti - Yoshisada Sakaguchi
 * Dario Brando - Kazutaka Ozawa
 * Wang Chan - Jun Idota
 * Bruford - Toru Nara
 * Tarkus - Yoshinori Sonobe

Reception
Due to negative reaction from fans and Hirohiko Araki himself, the film was never released on any home video format.

No official information was announced regarding the reason as to why the film was dropped. However many fans who saw the film have noted their opinion as to why the film was so poorly done. The main reasons include:
 * The character, Robert Edward O Speedwagon, one of Araki's favorite characters, was almost removed from the story entirely, appearing only on the Ogre Street battle.
 * The characters Poco, Dire, and Straights were also not featured. No fight occured between the protagonist and Tarkus and Bruford, as they were already dead. Naturally, this also means that Dire does not throw the hamon rose.
 * The concept of Hamon was not explained clearly.
 * The movie was too short (Approx. 90 minutes), condensed, and basically "destroyed the original story".