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Fujiko's Bizarre Worldly Wisdom Analysis

Themes: Sexuality, pornography, relevance of pornography in art, importance of art, religion, enlightenment, sexual revolution?, to feel good, the power of art

Title Analysis
"Fujiko's Bizarre World Wisdom" Fujiko is the title character Fujiko is the most important character Fujiko has a worldy wisdom/secret of success in life What is Fujiko's wisdom?

Cover Analysis
Cover of Jolyne, Fujiko behind in the shadows. Painting frames in the bg Fujiko framing Jolyne with her fingers.

Theme of art. What Jolyne represents. Implication of Fujiko in the shadows, hidden, forgotten.

Fujiko's Personality

 * Fujiko is a withdrawn woman who prefers to stay isolated from others in order to draw.
 * Fujiko has a lot of respect for the erotic genre, saying that pornography is "just as essential to human beings as food and sleep" and using the fact that erotica can be found anywhere throughout history and cultures as a proof of its importance.
 * Fujiko becomes extremely attracted to Jolyne over the course of the story. She begins by being merely interested in Jolyne because she's heard a story about Jolyne being caught touching herself and thus feels that she is "honest" about her desires. When she meets Jolyne, Fujiko also appreciates Jolyne's physical beauty, focusing on details such as her lips to her chest. However, it is when Jolyne praises Fujiko's art and tells about its soothing effects that Fujiko started feeling truly infatuated with her.

Surface level: the plot
One day, Pucci discovers Fujiko and her drawing talent. He gives Fujiko a Stand, Bad Romance, which has "total control over the emotions of anyone who receives a drawing". He lets Fujiko make contact with Jolyne, probably to control her mental state and thus weaken her through Fujiko's art. Fujiko gives Jolyne a sketch. However, Jolyne praises Jolyne's sketch for its quality and also because of it makes her feel good and puts her at ease. Fujiko is deeply touched and falls in love with Jolyne. Pucci then watches Fujiko drawing, but sees that it's becoming religious art. It seems that it may grant spiritual strength to Jolyne. Pucci sees that he's miscalculated the risks and he quickly takes away Fujiko's Stand and memories of Jolyne. Jolyne has felt her libido increase but then reached some sort of enlightenment.

This one-shot lasts 29 pages, cover included. From a plot point of view, the story is quite simple. Pucci sought to control or weaken Jolyne, but a random act of kindness causes Pucci's plan to backfire because now Fujiko loves Jolyne and he has to stop Fujiko's power and make her forget Jolyne. That was Pucci's miscalculation.

The one-shot isn't an exciting Stand fight, or a moving story, and is more of a fun, light-hearted sketch. However, even a simple and short light-hearted comedy story can be densely packed with subtext and messages. As a one-shot, Sho Aimoto has had the opportunity to think every detail thorougly and everything that is shown, told and drawn in the one-shot is there because it reflects Aimoto's beliefs, whether she wanted to make a statement or just because it felt right to her.

Art is not necessary and yet is needed
"It's little things like this that truly make you feel good about yourself and put you at ease. I think that being able to enjoy stuff you don't need is a sign of great mental composure. Maybe that's why I need it now more than ever."

- Jolyne

Said by Jolyne, encapsulates whe value of art. Not needed to survive, but can ease the mind. Praises those who can appreciate art. Fujiko reacts positively. This statement saves Jolyne, in a way.

Contrast with the landlord who told Fujiko to "stop wasting time with drawing and go study". Fujiko reacted badly and stabbed him.

What is the contrast between the addicted prisoner and Jolyne? Addicted prisoner:


 * Wants Spiderman x Deadpool pairing
 * Is addicted
 * Is impatient
 * Gives money so that Fujiko makes it quicker

Jolyne:


 * Understands the value of art
 * Respected Fujiko as an artist
 * Just has a flattering self-portrait

One treats Fujiko's art as a commodity. Jolyne is at least aware of its spiritual value. Both with enjoy the drawing, but Jolyne and Fujiko are truly connected.

Art triggers powerful emotions
This is what Bad Romance represents. It has "total control over the emotions of anyone who receives one of Fujiko's drawings!". Bad Romance is a literal representation of what art does to people, only stronger.

"As Fujiko pours her heart into her art, [Fujiko's victims] pour their hearts out for her". Exposes the emotional link that art creates between the creator and their audience. Art is not just single objects but another mean of communication between people (the artist and everybody else). Artist invest and represents ideas and feelings. The audience resonates with these ideas and feelings.

Art touches the divine
"It is said that Buddha overcame his afflictions and attained enlightenment by sitting under the bodhi tree. Could this Stand have given Jolyne that same kind of spiritual power?"

- Enrico Pucci

A bit contentious here. Fujiko begins to depict Jolyne religiously, in a very positive, overpositive light. Typical vulgarized christian imagery. Jolyne in pure white robe, sparkles, angel wings, surrounded by cherubs. Jolyne looked upward (could mean a lot of things, could references the "looking at stars"). Why? Probably because Fujiko simply starts to adulate Jolyne. She becomes an idol/muse. Cherubs begin to manifest, perhaps out of the drawings. Could be a metaphor or could be literal.

Effect. Jolyne gets super horny. At the end, reaches a light state of enlightenment. Completes yoga poses. Sparkles, feels good and refreshed.

Implies it could have gone further, but Pucci puts an end to it. Pucci fears this power.

Why does art touch the divine? There was the emotion of love towards Jolyne, and the act of drawing.

Sexuality isn't shameful
"Yoga was originally created as a way to push people toward enlightenment. By harmonizing the mind and body through meditation, it's though to expel evil spirits and control foolish and lustful desires. It's also pretty good for exercise."

- Guard

Sexual urges is presented in a funny, not shameful way. Several inmates have urges, Jolyne faps, Gwess is implied to fap, the addicted prisoner faps to Spider-Man x Deadpool (okay this one is ridiculous, but at least funny). Fujiko is surely lesbian. However, they're all "dirty secrets". People are embarrassed to talk about these things, which are personal, naturally.

Contrast with the antagonists. The guard talks about "foolish and lustful desires". Pucci is not just a priest, but of course a priest who feels no sexual desire from canon. He also tries to weaponize art and the people's lust against Jolyne in an attempt to weaken?/control? her.

Fujiko says it. "Sexual desire" is one of the three most important human needs. It was present since ancient times. It is human. Fujiko appreciates that Jolyne is "open" to her desires. One of the few things she smiles about.

Funnily, Jolyne reaches enlightenment after being plunged into a state of horniness. Does this imply post-squirt clarity? Fujiko shifts into religious drawing. Sadly we don't see the transition of Jolyne's state of mind. Despite what the guard says, there is another way to reach enlightenment. Irony as she says to everybody to do what Jolyne does (everybody should acknowledge their sexuality openly). Does this mean that there is an evolution from sexual act to enlightenment?

It is actually quite fitting that Jolyne is the JoJo with the story about sexual liberation. Out of all of them, she was depicted as the most sexually liberated, although it certainly began as a joke.

However, it seems it's not like sexuality's treated as the best thing ever. Fujiko's greatest drawings are prude and religious and idealize Jolyne. They still make Jolyne horny? While Fujiko appreciates Jolyne's body, she was only really in love because Jolyne understood her.

It's acceptable to make erotic art/porno
"Sexual desire is one of the three most important human needs. Pornography is just as essential to human beings as food and sleep."

- Fujiko

Well, Fujiko explains the cultural relevance, longevity and universality of sex-themed art. It is ancient and also connected to prestigious stuff like Egyptian papyrus and other cultures. Art provokes emotional. Arousal is one of those. Art creates this and also fulfills a demand from the general public. You fap to art.

Though it's also treated also as a good business practice. People only ask for this kind of stuff in prison/this world?

Love is a mix of physical and spiritual love
Fujiko's love for Jolyne. Interested in Jolyne because she heard about Jolyne. Considers that she's open about her desires. No opinion, but preconceptions. Fujiko clearly likes Jolyne's body. She still expects her to become "addicted" to her porn like the others. However, Jolyne shows true understanding of the value of art. Jolyne's appraisal kickstarts Fujiko's love. There is clearly arousal, but also real joy in someone understanding what Fujiko lives for. Fujiko likes art because the "process of drawing". Jolyne appreciates the result. There is a clear affinity on the mental level between the two of them.

This results in what I call a "mental sex scene". Through Bad Romance, Fujiko gets horny and Jolyne gets horny too. Innuendos like "My hands won't stop moving", "I can't contain myself".

Wisteria
Wisteria plants have been grown in places like Japan, Korea, and China for well over 2,000 years. They arrived in the United States in the mid-1800s as ornamental plants. First referred to as the “blue vine,” these plants were named by botanist Thomas Nuttall.

Practitioners of Feng shui:source of encouragement during moments of doubt. In Japan, wisteria are seen as durable/resilient.

Jodo Shinshu Shin Buddhist sect: humility to the sect. symbol of prayer.

In Victorian culture: warning against over passionate love.

What Does a Wisteria Symbolize? The wisteria represents love, fertility beauty, creativity, and long life, patience and honor. symbol of everlasting wisdom. searching for new knowledge. longevity and endurance. Pink wisteria usually symbolizes romance. White wisteria flowers spirituality, purity, and innocence. Blue wisteria symbol of a new beginning.

Japanese Kabuki theater: Love, Sensuality, Support, Sensitivity, Bliss and Tenderness.

In the Kabuki drama “Fuji Musume” 藤娘 of the 1820s meaning “The Wisteria Lady”, a young woman waited for her lover under the wisteria vine. The Wisteria maiden is seen in a painting holding a wisteria branch until she falls deeply in love with a young man and steps out of the painting just so she could grasp his attention.

Unfortunately, her attempts were futile, her love was unreciprocated and she goes back into her painting dejected. This context juxtaposes the long-life, durability and resilience of the wisteria to the woman’s endurance in the face of heartache.

Misc.

 * Yoga, enlightenment, is about posing so JoJo pose of course, link with buddhism
 * Pucci, priest, no sexual desires himself, seeks to weaponize art against Jolyne,
 * is offended when Jolyne is depicted religiously
 * expected shunga, got religious drawings
 * feared the power of Bad Romance
 * Bodhi tree. Is a fig tree. Fig come to represent wisdom, have significance in Budhism. In western christianity, fig represent knowledge and intelligence.