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|ja_kanji  = 集英社文庫(コミック版)
|ja_romaji = Shūeisha Bunko (Komikku-ban)
|date      = {{J}} February 15, 2002 - January 18, 2018
|author    = [[Hirohiko Araki]]
|publisher = [[Shueisha]]
|medium    = Paperback ({{W|Tankōbon#Bunkoban|Bunkoban}})
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The {{Nihongo|'''Shueisha Paperback Edition'''|集英社文庫(コミック版)|Shūeisha Bunko (Komikku-ban)}} is a paperback or ''{{W|Tankōbon#Bunkoban|bunkoban}}'' release ({{cvt|105|mm|in}} by {{cvt|148|mm|in}}, A6 size) of the first seven parts of the ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]'' manga, in addition to various other works by [[Hirohiko Araki]]. Though physically smaller than the standard {{W|tankōbon}} editions, each paperback volume of the main series contains more pages and chapters than a standard tankōbon volume.

==Summary==
The release of the paperback edition of ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' began with the release of ''[[Phantom Blood]]'', now compiled into three volumes, on February 15, 2002. The next five Parts were gradually released over the next seven years, with the series reaching 50 volumes in total. The final volume of ''[[Stone Ocean]]'' was released on February 18, 2009. The first two volumes of ''[[Steel Ball Run]]''{{'}}s paperback edition were released on February 17, 2017, dropping most of the prior Parts' branding. The remaining 14 volumes of the Part were again released over time, with the final two volumes both being released on January 18, 2018.

Other works by Hirohiko Araki, namely ''[[Gorgeous Irene]]'', ''[[Under Execution, Under Jailbreak]]'', ''[[The Lives of Eccentrics]]'', would receive paperback editions from September 2011 through October 2012; ''[[Cool Shock B.T.]]'' and ''[[Baoh the Visitor]]'' had already received paperback editions on June 16, 2000, and ''[[Oingo Boingo Brothers Adventure]]'' had been exclusively released in paperback format on October 18, 2002.

On August 31, 2012, all 12 paperback volumes of ''[[Diamond is Unbreakable]]'' were made available digitally as the monochrome line of '''''[[JOJO-D]]'''''. the digitally-released edition of the ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]'' manga. Distributed under [[Shueisha]]'s {{Nihongo|''Jump Comics DIGITAL''|ジャンプコミックスDIGITAL}} product line, the JOJO-D release allows readers to digitally purchase or read volumes through online outlets. Volumes could also be downloaded to mobile devices through Shueisha's own Jump Store app for iOS and Android prior to its discontinuation. ''[[Vento Aureo]]'' and ''Stone Ocean'' were made available in the following weeks, and Parts 1-3 were made available on September 21, 2012. Unlike Parts 1-6, JOJO-D digitally published the tankōbon release of ''Steel Ball Run'' rather than the paperback release, a decision that extended to ''[[JoJolion]]'' and ''[[The JOJOLands]]''.

==Volumes==
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{{:JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (Paperback Edition)/Phantom Blood}}
|Battle Tendency|
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|Stardust Crusaders|
{{:JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (Paperback Edition)/Stardust Crusaders}}
|Diamond is Unbreakable|
{{:JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (Paperback Edition)/Diamond is Unbreakable}}
|Vento Aureo|
{{:JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (Paperback Edition)/Vento Aureo}}
|Stone Ocean|
{{:JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (Paperback Edition)/Stone Ocean}}
|Steel Ball Run|
{{:JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (Paperback Edition)/Steel Ball Run}}
|Other Works|
{{:JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (Paperback Edition)/Other Works}}
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|Date      = June 10, 2003<ref>[https://books.shueisha.co.jp/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4086179089 ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 1〜7巻（第1・2部）セット]</ref>
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:4. '''ISBN:''' {{ISBN|978-4086177870}}
:5. '''ISBN:''' {{ISBN|978-4086177887}}
:6. '''ISBN:''' {{ISBN|978-4086177894}}
:7. '''ISBN:''' {{ISBN|978-4086177900}}
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|Date      = June 10, 2003<ref>[https://books.shueisha.co.jp/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4086179096 ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 8〜17巻（第3部）セット]</ref>
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|Start     = 8
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|C1-8      = '''ISBN:''' {{ISBN|978-4086177986}}
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|Date      = June 15, 2006<ref>[https://books.shueisha.co.jp/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4086179140 ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 18〜29巻（第4部）セット]</ref>
|ISBN      = 978-4086179140
|Total     = 12
|Start     = 18
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|C1-3      = '''ISBN:''' {{ISBN|978-4086181693}}
|C1-4      = '''ISBN:''' {{ISBN|978-4086181709}}
|C1-5      = '''ISBN:''' {{ISBN|978-4086181716}}
|C1-6      = '''ISBN:''' {{ISBN|978-4086181723}}
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|C1-8      = '''ISBN:''' {{ISBN|978-4086181747}}
|C1-9      = '''ISBN:''' {{ISBN|978-4086181754}}
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|Date      = June 10, 2008<ref>[https://books.shueisha.co.jp/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4086179164 ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 第5部（30〜39巻）セット]</ref>
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|C1-4      = '''ISBN:''' {{ISBN|978-4086183048}}
|C1-5      = '''ISBN:''' {{ISBN|978-4086183055}}
|C1-6      = '''ISBN:''' {{ISBN|978-4086183062}}
|C1-7      = '''ISBN:''' {{ISBN|978-4086183079}}
|C1-8      = '''ISBN:''' {{ISBN|978-4086183086}}
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|Date      = July 17, 2009<ref>[https://books.shueisha.co.jp/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4086179188 ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 第6部（40〜50巻）セット]</ref>
|ISBN      = 978-4086179188
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|C1-8      = '''ISBN:''' {{ISBN|978-4086187435}}
|C1-9      = '''ISBN:''' {{ISBN|978-4086187442}}
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{{Vol
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|Date      = January 18, 2018<ref>[https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4086189385 STEEL BALL RUN 文庫版コミック 全16巻完結セット]</ref>
|ISBN      = 978-4086189385
|Total     = 16
|Start     = 51
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|C1-4      = '''ISBN:''' {{ISBN|978-4086196604}}
|C1-5      = '''ISBN:''' {{ISBN|978-4086196574}}
|C1-6      = '''ISBN:''' {{ISBN|978-4086196628}}
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|C1-12     = '''ISBN:''' {{ISBN|978-4086196680}}
|C1-13     = '''ISBN:''' {{ISBN|978-4086196697}}
|C1-14     = '''ISBN:''' {{ISBN|978-4086196703}}
|C1-15     = '''ISBN:''' {{ISBN|978-4086196710}}
|C1-16     = '''ISBN:''' {{ISBN|978-4086196727}}
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==Afterwords==
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{{Text|'''About the Paperback Edition'''<br/><br/>
This work, ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]'', runs from Part 1 through Part 6, and although each part is connected to the others by a single bloodline, each story is told by a different protagonist.<br/>
In addition, each part was originally supposed to have a subtitle.

Subtitles:<br/>
''Part 1: '''[[Phantom Blood]]''''', Protagonist: [[Jonathan Joestar]]<br/>
''Part 2: '''[[Battle Tendency]]''''', Protagonist: [[Joseph Joestar]]<br/>
''Part 3: '''[[Stardust Crusaders]]''''', Protagonist: [[Jotaro Kujo]]<br/>
''Part 4: '''[[Diamond is Unbreakable]]''''', Protagonist: [[Josuke Higashikata]]<br/>
''Part 5: '''[[Vento Aureo]]''''', Protagonist: [[Giorno Giovanna]]<br/>
''Part 6: '''[[Stone Ocean]]''''', Protagonist: [[Jolyne Cujoh]]<br/>

I thought about adding a subtitle when beginning Part 3, but the editorial department told me that if I suddenly added a subtitle, the comic would have two different titles (one without a subtitle and one with a subtitle), which would leave readers impossibly confused. With that instruction from the editorial department, I decided, "Okay, no subtitle," and held myself back.<br/><br/>
However, when it came time for Part 6 of the series, the editorial department suggested that I publish it as a new series under the title of ''Stone Ocean'' in order to bring out the novelty of the series. In other words, the title of ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' would no longer be used. As an author, I thought, "Absolutely not." My image of it was ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure 6: Stone Ocean''. After some discussion, we decided to just make the phrase ''Stone Ocean'' bigger. In other words, it's like the difference between ''Indiana Jones'' and ''Star Wars''. The main title of ''Indiana Jones'' is larger, while in ''Star Wars'', the subtitle is larger. That's the difference.<br/><br/>
And so, with the release of the paperback edition, I was finally able to add the subtitles I had thought about back then for each part. Moreover, I made sure that each part ends on the last page of a book, rather than in the middle of the book. The theme of the entire work is "an ode to humanity." Whether friend or foe, every character only looks forward. There probably isn't a single human being in the story who has any doubts about life. The main characters must overcome those people as enemies.<br/><br/>
And so must you, dear readers. What is absolutely necessary is "courage."}}
[Translated by [[User:HudgynS|HudgynS]]]
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{{Text|文庫版にあたって<br/><br/>
本作『ジョジョの奇妙な冒険』は第1部から第6部まであリ、各部は血統でつながってはいるのだが、それぞれ違う主人公で物語が語られるよっ構成されている。<br/>
そして各部には本来「サブタイトル」が付けられるはずであった。

サブタイトル<br/>
第1部「ファントムブラッド」<br/>
主人公　ジョナサン・ジョースター<br/>
第2部「戦闘潮流」<br/>
主人公　ジョセフ・ジョースター<br/>
第3部「スターダスト・クルセイダース」<br/>
主人公　空条承太郎<br/>
第4部「ダイヤモンドは砕けない」<br/>
主人公　東方仗助<br/>
第5部「黄金の風」<br/>
主人公　ジョルノ・ジョバァーナ<br/>
第6部「ストーン・オーシャン」<br/>
主人公　空条徐倫

サブタイトルは第3部の時点で付けよっかなと考えたのだが、そのタイトルをいきなり付けると、コミックスにおいて付けてないのと「2種類」出る事になるので読者が混乱し不可能である。――との編集部からの指示があり、「なるほどそフなのか」とやめる事にした。<br/>
ところが第6部の時点になって、目新しさを出すためタイトルを「ストーン・オーシャン」で新連載しよつと編集部から言って来た。つまり「ジョジョの奇妙な冒険」というタイトルはなくなる事に。<br/>
作者的には「それはヤだ」と思った。自分のイメージは『ジョジョの奇妙な冒険6・ストーン・オーシャン』なのだ。で、話し合いの結果「ストーン・オーシャン」の文字を大きくしてという事で、落ち着いた。つまり『インディ・ジョーンズ』と『スターウォーズ』の違いだ。『インディ・ジョーンズ』はメインタイトルの方が大きく、『スターウォーズ』はサプタイトルの方が大きい。その違いというわけだ。<br/>
……で、文庫化にあたって、各部にやっと前から考えてあった「サブタイトル」を付ける事が出来た。しかも各部の終了も本の途中にならないようにキチッと最終ページに来るように。<br/>
作品全体のテーマは「人間讃歌」。登場人物は敵も味方も全員が「前向き」である。生きる事に疑問を持つ人間はたぶんひとりも出て来てないはずである。主人公たちはそういうヤツらを相手に乗り越えて行かねばならない。<br/>
そして読者のみなさんも。<br/><br/>絶対に必要なものは〝勇気〟だ。}}
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{{Text|'''About the Memories that Inspired ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]'''''<br/><br/>
I don't think about it a lot these days, but when I was a boy, I used to talk with my friends about which monsters were our favorites. Statements like "Frankenstein's monster harbors sorrow over its own creation," or "Werewolves are explosions of the primal instincts deep inside human beings," felt as serious to me as the question of, "Will there be a nuclear war in the future?"

For my part, the monster that fascinated me most was, by far, the [[vampire]]. The dark aristocratic background and fashionable coolness of vampires were what drew me to them. I was also attracted to the fact that they live by certain rules, which I found fascinating because of their intellectual aesthetic.

Like a martial artist who runs 10 kilometers a day and eats scraps of chicken for protein, the most compelling monsters are strong creatures who live by their own rules and believe that, as long as those rules remain unbroken, they will never face misfortune. (Incidentally, I also tend to think like that sometimes. When I was a child, I was told by an acquaintance that toothpaste contains abrasives that grind and whiten your teeth, and from then on I believed that brushing my teeth with toothpaste would cause cavities. Even now, I still live by a rule of only using water when brushing my teeth. I don't have any cavities, though.)

Speaking of rules, I've been told it's surprising, but I really love sports manga, and what makes sports manga so interesting is the rules they follow. In other words, I believed that the story of a manga must follow its own rules. And so, I firmly decided to create a story based on the rules of vampires, which I adore.

"So, it'll be about vampires, but it'll be more powerful than that, too... How should I put it? It'll be like an ode to life." When I said that to my editor at the time, he replied: "That sounds cheap. But then again, I have even darker tastes than you do. Let's do it."<br/>That was how ''JoJo'' first began to take shape.}}
[Translated by [[User:HudgynS|HudgynS]]]
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{{Text|『ジョジョの奇妙な冒険』を執筆し始めるに至った思い出話について<br/><br/>
最近はあんまリ考えなくなったんだけれど、少年時代はよく「〝モンスター〟の中で何が一番好きか？」なんて事を友人たちとかと話したりしたもので……。「フランケンシュタインの怪物は生まれて来た者の悲しみがある」だとか「狼男は人間の奥に潜む原始の本能の爆発だ」とか、それはそれは核戦争は将来起きるのか？と同じくらい大マジメに考えたものだ。

そのモンスターの中で最も魅力的だったのは自分の場合、やはリ〝吸血鬼〟だった。ダークな貴族の背景とファッション的にカッコイイのが吸血鬼入門のきっかけ。そして何といっても彼らはルールに従って生きている所が、知的な美学につながっていてシビれると感じたのだ。

一日10キロのランニングと鳥肉のササミでタンパク質をとる拳法家のよフに、強い生物はルールに従って生きていて、ルールを破らない限リ、自分は不幸な事態に陥ることはないと信じてる所が、とっても引き込まれるモンスターだった（ちなみに自分にもそういう所があって、子供の時に「歯みがき粉には研磨剤ってのが入ってて、歯をけずって白くしてんだぞ」と知り合いに言われて以来、歯みがき粉をつけて歯をみがくと虫歯になると思い込んでおり、未だに歯ブラシを使フ時は水だけってルールがある。虫歯はないけど）。

……で、ルールといえば「意外ですね」とよく言われるんだけど、わたしはスポ根マンガが大好きで、スポーツマンガはそのルールがあるからおもしろいのだ。

つまりマンガのストーリーはルールにのっとって進行しなければならないと考えたわけだ。そして大好きな吸血鬼のルールをテーマに話を創っていってみようと強く思い立ったのである。

「あのですね、吸血鬼をですね、もっとこうパワフルにして、なんて言うかなぁー　生命讃歌なんですよ」<br/>当時の編集者にそう言うと、<br/>「マイナーだなぁ」<br/>「でも、オレ実は君以上にダーク趣味なの。それやろう」…てことで『ジョジョ』を創リ始めていったわけ……。}}
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{{Text|What kind of era was the late 1980s, the period in which ''Part 2: Battle Tendency'' was drawn as part of ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]''? It's important to consider what kind of impact that has on the process of drawing manga.

First of all, what kind of films were being made? Sound effects and makeup had come a long way, but in spite of that, the number of great horror movies had decreased. Although the number of horror films I liked had dwindled, the number of books about real-life serial killers and the like were increasing. As far as music goes, I found myself fascinated by Prince, whose "black music" exuded a strange and exotic atmosphere in every song he wrote. In art and design, although fashion was usually thought of as beautiful and elegant, fashion designers like Versace and Moschino had begun to emerge. I wondered whether people saw their designs as "cool" or not, and whether European women actually wore clothes like theirs. Around this time, I realized that there's a big difference between how you see a place in books or on TV and what you actually see with your own eyes when you go there. For example, in Europe, there are many strange gardens and sculptures that have been carefully preserved. I went to some of these places expecting to be scared witless, but I actually found myself at ease and found that strange things tend to calm my heart. Strange things are eccentric at the time, but after some time they might turn out to be great things. I realized that both righteousness and darkness are part of a true "ode to humanity," and I decided to depict them both in ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure''.

The question that [[Phantom Blood|Part 1]] and Part 2 of JoJo have asked, "How strong can a human being become?" shifts its focus from the ultimate body to the ultimate spirit in ''[[Stardust Crusaders|Part 3: Stardust Crusaders]]''. I began drawing thinking the part would end after depicting 22 characters (since there are 22 tarot cards), and yet...}}
[Translated by [[User:HudgynS|HudgynS]]]
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{{Text|第2部「戦闘潮流」を描いていた頃の1980年代後半とは『ジョジョの奇妙な冒険』にとって、いったいどんな時代だったのだろうか？　ちょっとそんな事を考えるのもマンガを描く上で、大切な事だと思う。

まず、どんな映画をやっていたのだろフか？　SFXとかスペシャルメイクの技術はすごく発達して来たのだけれども、それに反してどういうわけか、傑作ホラー映画の数は減ってきていたよっに思う。大好きなホラー映画が少なくなって、実在の殺人鬼とかの著作物が増え始めたのだ。「音楽」では奇妙な異国情緒が曲の端々からかもし出されてくるブラックミュージック“プリンス”に夢中になった。「美術・デザイン」では普通、美しいとかエレガントとかいったイメージのデザインに思われていたファッションデザインで、“ヴェルサーチ”とか、“モスキーノ”というデザイナーが出現して来て、カッコいいとかこんのアリなの？と思われるよっな感動があって、ヨーロッパの女性はこんな服着たりするわけ？とか思った。「旅行」では、本やテレビで見るのと、実際行って自分の目で見るのは大違いだなという、あたり前の事にこの頃気がつき取材旅行の影響力を知った。たとえばヨーロッパには、怪奇な庭園だとか奇妙な彫刻だとかが大切に残されているのだが、さぞや恐ろしいだろっと想像して行ってみると、それは不思議に心の落ちつく所で怪奇なものとは心をおだやかにさせてくれると気づいた。奇妙なものとはその時点では変なものだが、時間がたつといいものなのかもしれない。正しいものも暗黒なものも全て「人間讃歌」なのだなと思い『ジョジョの奇妙な冒険』にはこれらを描くのだと決心したのだ。

ジョジョの第1部、第2部で追求して来た“人間はどこまで強くなれるのか？”という間いは、究極の肉体から究極の精神へと、第3部「スターダストクルセイダース」から踏み込んでいく事になる。これが、“主人公”VS“敵の数”――22人くらいで（タロットカードの数22枚）終わるだろうと思って描き始めたんだけど………。}}
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{{Text|'''About the Beginning of ''Part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable'''''<br/><br/>
The protagonist, [[Josuke Higashikata]], was one of my favorite characters to draw. He is a free-spirited individual, and he has just enough humor to him to make him tough. I also appreciate the sadness that pervades his family. When I met with my editor at the time and told him I was going to give the protagonist a regent hairstyle, he said, "Wouldn't that look old-fashioned?" (In the world of manga, things like regent hairstyles and school uniforms were firmly in the realm of gags.) But in 1999, the regent hairstyle was rather new to me, and the character of Josuke Higashikata, who insists on wearing that hairstyle, seemed perfect for the protagonist who would protect his town.

In ''[[Stardust Crusaders|Part 3: Stardust Crusaders]]'', the setting was a journey from Tokyo to Egypt, but that meant that the type of enemies appearing over the course of the journey had to be pursuers who attacked directly. As a result, I wanted to draw enemies that would, like a spider, wait patiently to trap the protagonist. For that reason, I naturally decided to set ''Part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable'' in a [[Morioh|single town]].

I wanted to make the town feel as though the readers actually lived there, as though they were actually walking down the street to the bakery just around the corner. As the artist, I found that the easiest way to do this was by reminiscing about my hometown of Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, where I'd lived since I was a child.

In the late '70s and '80s, the fields and forests where I used to play and go cycling as a child underwent rapid development, and many new towns cropped up in the suburbs of Sendai. The roads, houses, and yards were shiny and new, and everyone seemed happy. But at the same time, the mountains where old graves were strewn all about, the ruins of air-raid shelters where people were killed during World War II, the swamps where bodies of those who had drowned themselves were found, as well as all the other places that were haunted and therefore quite dangerous... All of them were cleared and reclaimed to create new towns.

So I thought to myself, "Then what about the ghosts there? Where did they go?" With a creeping feeling of unease, I thought, "They look so peaceful and beautiful, but ''are they''?" For that reason, I used them as the model for the city of Morioh. That's the setting of Part 4. Morioh serves to criticize the practice of destroying people's nostalgia in the name of development.

People seem peaceful and happy, but you really have no idea what they're up to in their own homes. That's the feeling the people who live in Morioh give off. In the latter half of Part 4, a [[Yoshikage Kira|certain serial killer]] emerges as the main villain, but I'll talk about him in the afterword for Part 4. And yet, ''Part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable'' was the most well-received part of the ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' series among my friends and family. Often, they would show their appreciation with responses such as "Did you use him as a model?" or "Don't use my name," or "That's my line you stole."

I also remember enjoying being able to draw my favorite foods, fashions, stores, and so on. I had a hard time putting the brakes on the series, but I wanted to avoid spoiling the eerie atmosphere by having too much fun. If I had the chance, I would love to give Morioh more depth by drawing more of the town and residents that didn't appear in the story proper...

"I'd rather not be their friend, but I have a soft spot for them." Those are the residents of Morioh, the town of the 21st century.}}
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{{Text|『第4部　ダイヤモンドは砕けない』の始まりにあたって

主人公〝東方仗助〟は描いていて最も好きなキャラクターのひとりだ。精神的な自由さがあって、しかも適度なユーモアがタフな感じがする。杖助の家庭的な悲しさもよい。<br/>
当時の編集担当と羽ち合わせをした時ヘアスタイルをリーゼント風にする、と話すと「古っぼくならないかな？」と言われた。（漫画界では、もはやリーゼントとかガクランといったものは、ギャグの範囲に入っていた）<br/>
だけど1999年当時のリーゼントが自分にはむしろ新しさに思えたし、その髪形に未だにこだわる東方仗助というキャラクターが、町を〝守る〟主人公としてピッタリに思えた。<br/>
『第3部スターダストクルセイダース』では、東京からエジプトへの旅が背景のテーマになっていたのだけれども、旅の途中に出てくる〝敵〟のタイプといったものが、追跡して襲撃してくる者たちの形式をとらざるをえなかった事に対して、「じっくり待って蜘蛛のように主人公にワナをしかける」タイプの敵を作者的に描きたくなっていた。<br/>
……というわけで『第4部　ダイヤモンドは砕けない』は、町を背景のテーマとして描いて行こうと自然と決まっていった。

「道路を歩いてカドを曲がったらパン屋がある」といった風に、実際に読者が住んでるかのような感じにしたいと思った。<br/>
そこで作者的にはやっぱり描きやすいのは、子供の頃から住んでいた生まれ故郷（宮城県仙台市）を思いながらという事になる。<br/>
子供の頃に遊んだり、サイクリングに行った田畑や山林といった場所が、70年代後半から80年代にかけて一気に開発され、新しい町が仙台市の郊外ではたくさんできた。<br/>
道路も家も庭もピカピカで新しく、みんな幸せそうだ。だけど、子供の頃あそこの山には昔の墓がゴロゴロたおれていて、幽霊が出るからヤバイだの、第二次大戦時の防空壕跡で人が殺されただの、あそこの沼で入水自殺の死体があがっただの聞かされてた場所が切り開かれ埋めたてられて町ができたのだ。<br/>
自分的には「じゃあ、あそこにいた幽霊はどこ行っちゃったんだ？」と、そりゃあ不気味で不気味で、「一見平和で美しいけど真実なのか？」……と言った理由からの、〝モデル〟がこの〝杜王町〟。第4部の舞台である。

杜王町は開発の名のもと、破壊された個人的な郷愁への批判もこめられた象徴でもあるのだ。<br/>
平和で幸せそうな人々が実は、家の中では何してるのかわからないぞ。その感覚が杜王町に住む人たちなのである。<br/>
第4部は後半、最大の敵の殺人鬼が出てくるが、それは、第4部あとがきの時ふれる事にする。<br/>
…とはいえ『第4部　ダイヤモンドは砕けない』は『ジョジョの奇妙な冒険』中、最も〝自分の身内{{Ruby|受け|・・}}〟が良かったシリーズである。<br/>
「モデルは彼でしょ？」だとか「オレの名前使うなよ」とか「セリフ盗ったな」とか親戚友人から大いに喜ばれました。<br/>
自分的にも好きな食べ物とか、ファッションとかお店とか、本当、楽しんで描いた思い出があるし、あまり趣味に走りすぎて、不気味さが損なわれないようブレーキをかける方に苦労したシリーズでもあります。 

機会があったら、まだ描かれていない町の部分や新しい住民をさらに描いて、より深い杜王町を作ってみたいな……という気にもなっています。<br/>
「親しくお付き合いはしたくはないけれど、なんか好きな人たちなんだよな」<br/>
それが杜王町の住民たちであり、21世紀の町なのです。}}
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{{Text|For what reason do people decide to draw manga? I began drawing manga when I was a child. Ever since my first work was published in a magazine 20 years ago, this question may have been in the back of my mind. Why do I draw manga?

Sometimes I think I do it just because it's my job, but whenever I draw manga, my shoulders and hips ache, and I seem to get sick to my stomach. (Also, do you know about "tight glutes"? I sit in a chair for too long, which causes stiffness and fatigue in my hip muscles, as if they were a stiff neck.) Anyway, when I draw manga, there are always times when I put myself in physical pain. During those times especially, I think to myself, "Why do I draw manga? There must be an easier way to live. I can't keep doing this unless there's some meaning to it." If the idea or the work is very well-received, the problem might not be so serious yet. On the other hand, when the physical pain is overwhelming and the work isn't good enough (when you work every day, times like those are inevitable), it really makes me stop and ask myself, "Why do I draw manga?!"

There may not be a definite answer, but it reminds me of a story. {{W|Orson Welles}}, an American filmmaker and actor, performed a radio program in either the 1940s or 1950s. It was a science fiction story about aliens coming to and invading Earth by the title of ''{{W|The War of the Worlds (1938 radio drama)|The War of the Worlds}}''. When the program was broadcast as a faked news report, people listening to the radio believed that aliens had really arrived, and entire cities started to panic. The confusion was so great that it became a social problem, and Orson Welles was ultimately forced to formally apologize on the air and in the papers, saying "of course, I'm terribly sorry now." But when I heard this story, I immediately imagined the following: when Orson Welles bowed his head and apologized, he definitely stuck out his tongue at an angle where people couldn't see it... No doubt about it! I swear he was laughing in his heart! (I know he was!) This part of the story seems to hold the answer to the question of why I draw manga. It's hard work, but there's a kind of fun to it that no one else knows about... That's what I think.

I'm aware that ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable'' is a work that took a creative stance on many of its aspects. (I'm not saying I cheated the readers. I mean that I drew it in a way that people don't understand and enjoy.) There's no end to the number of specific examples I could give, so I'll leave it up to the reader to imagine what they want to see explained, but I'll tackle the biggest portion of it here: the character of [[Josuke Higashikata]]. I had wanted to draw a dumb character for a long time (because I had never drawn such a character before), and I imagined that the intelligent storyline and dumb character would contrast each other perfectly.

I began drawing Part 4 with a promise in my mind: "My older brother, who's a bit of an idiot but has a kind heart, happens to be a Stand user." The first reaction of my editors and readers was: "Huh? A pompadour? What a stupid hero! And do people like that even exist in 1999? Are you sane?!" In short, he was unpopular. I would respond with, "I did it! I really hate to be unpopular, but I'm also a little glad that it wasn't accepted from the beginning." I thought that the perfect contrast would reveal itself later as the pages piled up. Moreover, I had a lot of fun during the creative period designing the character of Josuke. (By the way, [[Okuyasu Nijimura]] and [[Shigekiyo Yangu|Shigechi]] are also dumb characters...) I felt as if he was a real friend by my side. "This is what creating manga is all about," I thought to myself. ''Part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable'' ended up being the period in which I learned that lesson.

Even though they were antagonists, [[Yoshikage Kira]] and [[Rohan Kishibe]] were also characters that I enjoyed creating. They were murderers and unforgivable villains, but (though I don't want to say too much) I found their lives enviable. They must have had difficult childhoods, but they have a positive outlook on life, always affirming themselves without playing the victim, and the strength of their spirit was enough to get them through difficult crises. If you ignore the fact that Yoshikage Kira kills people, I feel like he's the very image of my ideal hero, and drawing him made me feel ecstatic.

But stories and encounters with people always have to come to an end. When I approached the end of the story, I felt really lonely. I didn't want to leave everyone. That's how I really felt. Josuke Higashikata. Yoshikage Kira. [[Koichi Hirose|Koichi]]. Okuyasu. Rohan Kishibe. [[Reimi Sugimoto]]. [[Hayato Kawajiri]]. "Goodbye, [[Morioh]]," I said with a tear in my eye.}}
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{{Text|漫画を描くという行為はいったい何のために行われるのだろうか？<br/>子供の時に漫画を描き始めて、そして初めて作品の雑誌掲載が決まってから二十数年、その事をずっと考え統けてるのかもしれない。<br/>自分はなぜ漫画を描くのだろうか？<br/>仕事だからって思う時もあるけれど、漫画描いていると必ず肩とか腰とか痛んできて、胃まで気持ち悪くなったりするし（あと、おシリが{{Ruby|コる|・・}}ってわかる？　イスに長時間座りすぎているので、屑コリみたいにおシリの筋肉がコって疲労がたまったりする）。

とにかく漫画描いていると、肉体的に苦痛のある時がしょっちゅうなのだ。そんな時など特に「自分はなぜ漫画を描くんだ？　もっと楽な生き方だってあるはず。なにかの『意味』がないとこんな事やってらんないぜ」と……強く考えてしまう。アイデアや作品の出来が大好評ならまだ問題は浅いかもしれない。だが肉体的なダメージが深い時に、作品の出来もいまいちだったりすると（毎日仕事してると、誰にもそういう時が絶対にある）本当にさらに深く、なんで漫画って描くんだッ!?って考えこんでしまう。

確かな答えなんてないのかもしれないが、ある話を思い出す。<br/>オーソン・ウェルズといつアメリカの映画作家兼俳優が、一九四〇年代だか五〇年代だかに、ラジオの番組をやったそうだ。<br/>タイトルは『宇宙戦争』というSFで、内容は宇宙人が地球を侵略しに来るという話。これをニュース番組の演出形式で放送したら、ラジオを聴いていた人が本当に宇宙人がやって来たと信じ込んでしまい、街中がパニックになってしまったらしい。あまりの混乱で社会問題にまでなって、ついにオーソン・ウェルズは放送やマスコミを通して謝罪せざるを得なくなり、正式にあやまった。「本当に申し訳ない事をしました」…と。

だけど、ぼくはこの話を聞いた時、次の事をただちに想像した。<br/>オーソン・ウェルズは頭を下げてあやまった時、人から見えない角度で絶対にべロを出したなー……と。間違いない！　心の中では絶対笑ってた！……と（ぼくにはわかる！）。<br/>このエピソード、{{Ruby|ここ|・・}}の{{Ruby|部分にこそ|・・・・・}}、いったいなぜ漫画を描くのか？の答えが隠されているように思う。<br/>「とてもつらいんだけど、誰にもわからない楽しみもある」………と。

『ジョジョの奇妙な冒険Part4ダイヤモンドは砕けない』は、そんな部分が多い創作姿勢をとった作品だと認識している（読者をだましたって事ではないよ。人にはわからない楽しみ方をして描いたという意味）。<br/>具体的にどこがどうと細かく例をあげていくとキリがないので、まあ読者に勝手に想像していただくとしてだが、大きいところを解説すると、やはリ東方杖助のキャラクターだろう。ぼくはこの時期、どうしても頭の悪いキャラを描きたくて描きたくて目標としてかかげ（今まで描いた事のなかったキャラだから）、知的なストーリー展開とその頭悪キャラは必ずや絶妙なコントラストを奏でるだろう……と想像した。<br/>「頭はバカだが心はやさしいお兄さんがスタンド使いなんだよ」と心に誓ってPart4を描き始めた。すると編集と読者の反応がまず「え？　リーゼント？　ダせぇ主人公！　しかも1999年には、そんなヤツもういないんじゃあないの？　大丈夫？」みたいな不評。

「やった！　不評なのはイヤだけど。でもなんか最初から認められないのも、ちょっとうれしい」。絶妙なコントラストってのは、のちのちページが重ねられると出てくるものだと思ったからだ。しかも杖助のキャラを創ってる間は本当に楽しい創作期間だった（ついでにバカ頭キャラは虹村億泰とか重ちーもいて…）。いつしか杖助は本当に自分の側にいる仲間のように思えてきた。漫画の創作とはこうゆう事のために行われる事なのだと思った。<br/>『Part4ダイヤモンドは砕けない』はこの事を学んだ時期だった。

敵ではあるが吉良吉影と岸辺露伴もキャラを創っていて楽しい登場人物だった。<br/>殺人鬼でとても許せない悪党だが、（人にはあまり言えないが）とてもあこがれる存在となった。<br/>つらい少年時代を送っているに違いないが、人生には前向きで、常に自分を被害者づらなど決してせず、肯定している所、つらい危機的な状況をなんとか切り抜ける精神の強さなどだ。吉良吉影は殺人を犯している所をのぞけば、本当にぽくのヒーロー像そのものだと感じ、描いてる間はとても幸せだった。

しかし物語と人との出会いには必ず終わりがあるものだ。ラスト近くなった時、描いていて本当にさびしい思いがした。みんなと別れたくなかった。これは真実の気持ちだ。<br/>東方杖助。吉良吉影。康一くん。億泰。岸辺露伴。杉本鈴美。川尻早人。<br/>さよなら杜王町、って感傷にひたった。}}
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File:Pb bunko bw.jpg|Phantom Blood's logo
File:Bt bunko logo A.png|Battle Tendency's logo
File:P3 bunko bw.jpg|Stardust Crusaders' logo
File:DiU_Bunko_bw_Logo.png|Diamond is Unbreakable's logo
File:VA Bunko bw.png|Vento Aureo's Logo
File:P6 bunko logo.jpg|Stone Ocean's logo
File:Sbr bunko logo.png|Steel Ball Run's logo
Bunko Flyer 1.jpg|Promotional Flyer/Poster introducing Part 1 & 2 (Front)
Bunko Flyer 2.jpg|Promotional Flyer/Poster introducing Part 1 & 2 (Back)
Bunko Flyer 3.jpg|Promotional Flyer/Poster introducing Part 3 (Front)
Bunko Flyer 4.jpg|Promotional Flyer/Poster introducing Part 3 (Back)
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==Trivia==
*The box sets for the first three parts have the same number of volumes as the [[JoJonium]] releases.
*This edition introduces some mild censoring, removing certain phrases that would now be considered homophobic, sexist, or demeaning to the intellectually-disabled. All subsequent editions, including the [[JoJonium]] and [[JOJO-D|digital releases]], retain these changes.
*This version has been fully published in Italian by [[Star Comics]], and serves as the basis for the [[List of Spanish JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Chapters|Spanish, Argentinean, Mexican]], [[List of Brazilian JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Chapters|Brazilian]], [[List of German JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Chapters|German]], [[List of Polish JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Chapters|Polish]], and [[List of Indonesian JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Chapters|Indonesian]] editions of the series.

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