JoJo
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JoJo (ジョジョ) is a nickname shared by each of the main protagonists of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, derived from the recurrence of "Jo" in their names.
In the text of the manga during Phantom Blood and Battle Tendency, it is used most frequently in reference to Jonathan and Joseph Joestar.
Each of the protagonists is also descended from the Joestar Family, and as such all bear the Joestar Birthmark.
Protagonists
Non-Protagonists
The following characters are not protagonists in the series, and some do not even belong to the Joestar bloodline. However, it's notable that their names are able to be shortened as "JoJo":
Non-canon characters
Origin
The name "JoJo" was derived at a Denny's where Araki and his first editor, Ryosuke Kabashima, had their first meeting pertaining to the series.[1] The two had decided on "Jonathan" as the series' protagonist, however, Araki also wanted the initials to match in a way similar to the American filmmaker, Steven Spielberg (S.S). They eventually landed on the name, "Jonathan Joestar" (J.J) and thus the nickname "JoJo" was born.[2]
Jonathan was rumored to be named after "Jonathan's Family Restaurant," however, both Araki and Kabashima confirm this was an urban myth that formed among fans back in the day. Araki had also brought up the name during a 2006 interview, but he claims the interviewer had mentioned it and he just went along with it by accident. Their later meetings during Part 2 and Part 3, however, were ironically at said Jonathan's restaurant.[3]
Trivia
- Giorno Giovanna and Josuke Higashikata are the only main protagonists who were never referred to by the nickname "JoJo" (or the stylized "GioGio") by other characters in canon works.
- The only time the stylized "GioGio" is mentioned by another character is during the ending of the light novel Purple Haze Feedback wherein Pannacotta Fugo and Giorno Giovanna discuss the events of the story, Giorno tells Fugo to "do him a favor" and call him "GioGio" instead of "Boss", Fugo replies by swearing his allegiance and refers to him as "GioGio".
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The kanji (助, suke) has an alternate Go-on reading as jo.
- ↑ Giorno Giovanna (ジョルノ・ジョバァーナ, Joruno Jobāna), due to phonetic similarities between the Italian syllable "Gio" (dʒo) and the Japanese syllable "ジョ" ((d)ʑo).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 George Joestar (ジョージ・ジョースター, Jōji Jōsutā)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The kanji (貞, sada) has an alternate Kan'yō-on reading as jō.
- ↑ The kanji (静, shizuka) has an alternate Go-on reading as jō.
References
- ↑ JOJOVELLER: History 1979-2013
- ↑ Interview with Hirohiko Araki - Phantom Blood (PS2) - 2006
- ↑ JOJOnicle: Long Interview with Ryosuke Kabashima
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