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Mansaku Nijimura

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Nothing kills him — Not crushing his head, not cutting his body into tiny pieces, not even carving parts of him away... He always regenerates, doomed to go on living like this forever.
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Mansaku Nijimura (虹村 万作, Nijimura Mansaku),[a] also known as Father Nijimura (虹村父, Nijimura-Chichi), is a tertiary character featured in the fourth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Diamond is Unbreakable.

He was an abusive father and entered DIO's service, but the vampire's death causes the seed in his brain to turn him into a near mindless monster with regenerative powers. He is kept prisoner in the attic of the Nijimura Brothers' home while Keicho Nijimura seeks a Stand user that can kill him for good.

Appearance

 

Nijimura Sr. is a rotund creature with blistered green skin, mismatched eyes, no ears, a squished nose, and puffy lips resembling a beak. He has a mohawk-like hairstyle with small bald patches in between. He wears a sleeveless shirt along with shorts. The back of his shirt is decorated with a print of three soda bottles and four stars. Under imprisonment by Keicho Nijimura, Father Nijimura wore a collar on his neck with a very long chain, which could be used to restrain him.

Before his deformation, as seen in a photograph, he was a man of masculine features and short, dark hair, wearing a genial expression.

Color Schemes

The series is known for alternating colors between media, the information presented below may or may not be canon.
Colored MangaAnime
Skin(Dark green skin, pink lips)
Hair(Ginger)
Eyes(Light brown)
Outfit
(Light blue shirt and dark blue shorts with a yellow belt.)
Back Design(Vermilion bottles and yellow stars)
Collar(Black with a silver chain)
Skin(Dark green skin, brown lips)
Hair(Brown)
Eyes(Light yellow sclerae, dark green irises)
Outfit
(Red shirt and beige shorts with a dark purple belt.)
Back Design(Dark brown bottles and yellow stars)
Collar(Dark brown with a dark gray chain)

Personality

Nijimura Sr. is unable to communicate above a basic, animalistic level. Keicho assumed that he is unable to recognize his two sons and possess much, if any, self and environmental awareness.[2]

His sons were originally frustrated by his apparently-meaningless habit of searching through a chest in his room. He would take everything out of the box and cry if the box was taken away, doing the routine over and over for ten years. However, Josuke restores the torn objects on the ground to reveal that Nijimura had been searching for a photograph of himself and his young family. Koichi theorizes that Nijimura can only recognize his sons' past appearances, so he cherishes his memories of them greatly, wistfully sobbing while gazing at the picture.[3]

Before his mutation, Nijimura was shown to be a man who loved his family. However, he was by no means a good father. He agreed to work for DIO in order to keep his family's economic situation together, but at the same time, he would often beat his sons without a second thought when he was stressed.[3]

Abilities

Regeneration

Due to merging with DIO's immortal flesh, Nijimura is seemingly immortal;[3] any damage done to him is quickly healed. The limits of his regeneration are unknown. Unlike vampires, having his head crushed is ineffective. Likewise, being cut into pieces or having pieces of his body carved away simply lead to regeneration.[2] However, Nijimura's flesh is flimsy. A moderately strong punch is enough to cut his arm off or tear away large chunks of flesh.[2][3] Josuke Higashikata suggests using his Crazy Diamond to fix Mr. Nijimura, however it's unknown if this occured or if it worked.

Stand

As one of the men chosen by DIO during his search for Stand users, Nijimura is stated to have a Stand. However, not even Keicho knows what it looked like or what its abilities were.[3][4] He seems to be unable to use it anymore as a result of the flesh bud fusing with his own flesh.[4]

Mansaku Nijimura's Stand Link to this section
 
Debut
Chapter 282 / DU Episode 5 (Mentioned only)
Type
Unknown
Ability
Unknown

History

Background

 
Mansaku begins to mutate

During 1989, Japan had been experiencing an economic down turn, and along with his wife passing away two years prior, left Mr. Nijimura's family in a harsh struggle. Mr. Nijimura would abuse his two sons, mercilessly and without provocation.

Two years later, Mr. Nijimura met DIO who seemingly grew an interest in his potential. Mr. Nijimura started to receive letters with money and jewels for his work. He would also develop a stand through the power of the Bow and Arrow. Keicho claims that his father effectively sold his 'heart' to DIO.

The information below derives from OVER HEAVEN which was not written by Araki. As such, it may not be considered canon.

Nijimura was sent to investigate the known descendants of the Joestar family. He was the one to report on Holy Kujo’s condition to DIO.[5]

Concludes non-canon section.

DIO, however, distrusted the father and implanted a seed of his undead body within him. When Jotaro defeated DIO, the seed burst, causing the father to slowly mutate into a monstrous form, and later lose his ability to speak. This form would automatically heal any wounds inflicted, effectively making him immortal. Keicho subsequently searched for a means to end his father's miserable life.[3]

Diamond is Unbreakable

 
Sad reality of Nijimura family

The father of the Nijimura brothers is first introduced as a bestial, unintelligent creature. It is kept on a chain and searches feverishly through a box for his family's photograph. However, Keicho misinterprets the action as mere insanity and angrily beats his mutated father for that reason. Only when Josuke examines the contents of the box and pieces the photograph back together is the father finally pacified.[3] He suggests using his stand Crazy Diamond to heal their father, but they're interrupted with the arrival of Red Hot Chili Pepper. Chili Pepper murders Keicho and takes off with the Bow and Arrow.[6]

With the money they had, Okuyasu enrolls into Josuke's highschool and continues to live with his father.[7]

After Shigechi's murder, father Nijimura is seen with the rest of the present Morioh residents next to Okuyasu. They listen to Reimi Sugimoto explain the murder, and after a discussion Okuyasu walks off with his father right behind him.[8]

After Kira's defeat, Nijimura Sr. is seen adopting Stray Cat and bonding with his new pet.[9]

The information below derives from the Diamond is Unbreakable TV anime which was not written by Araki. As such, it may not be considered canon.

Father Nijimura is later at Tonio's restaurant with Okuyasu. They attempt to cure his mutation through Tonio's ability, but the process fails. However, a disappointed but unfazed Okuyasu is still happy being around his father.

Concludes non-canon section.

Chapters / Episodes

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Gallery

MangaAnimeFilmOther
StoryChapter CoversSketches

  • Nijimura transforming into a monster

  • First appearance as his new form, grabbing Koichi Hirose

  • Growing a new arm

  • Face revealed

  • Fumbling with paper scraps in his chest

  • Beaten by his own son, Keicho

  • The Nijimura family

  • Remembering happy times

  • Nijimura's last appearance, with a new pet

StoryDesign SheetsPromotional Art

  • The struggles of Father Nijimura

  • Father Nijimura transforming into a monstrous form

  • Growing a new arm

  • Being cruelly beaten by his son

  • Shocked at seeing the restored picture of his family

  • Remembering happy times

  • The Nijimura family

  • Father Nijimura and the other warriors of Morioh

  • Eating happily with Okuyasu at Tonio Trussardi's restaurant

  • Father Nijimura’s reaction after eating Tonio's food

  • A group shot over Morioh's town seal in the third opening, Great Days

  • Nijimura Father's Key Art

  • Father Nijimura grabbing Koichi's leg

  • Father Nijimura after getting punched by Josuke

  • Father Nijimura looking for pieces of his old photograph

  • A young Father Nijimura with his wife and kids

  • Father Nijimura crying over the restored photo

  • Father Nijimura continuing to cry over the photo

Notes

  1. ↑ The name Mansaku Nijimura may not have been chosen by Araki as it derives from the Diamond is Unbreakable live action film. As such, it may or may not be considered canon.

Trivia

  • His name in the live-action film follows the name theming of his family, as all three men have kanji in their names used for the myriad-based system of Japanese numerals which groups digits in larger numbers in sets of 4: (万, man) in Mansaku represents 104 (10,000 or 1 0000), (億, oku) in Okuyasu represents 108 (100,000,000 or 1 0000 0000), and (兆, chō) in Keicho represents 1012 (1,000,000,000,000 or 1 0000 0000 0000).
  • His Japanese voice actor, Naomi Kusumi, previously voiced Jack the Ripper in the Part 1 anime adaptation.
  • His English voice actor, Kellen Goff, also voices Diavolo in the Part 5 anime adaptation.

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