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Phantom Blood (Done)

References in Phantom Blood

• Dio Brando's first name comes from the heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio and the band he founded, Dio.
• Danny's name is possibly a reference to the Loggins and Messina song, Danny's Song.
• Erina Pendleton's name is possibly based on the Japanese pronunciation of The Beatles song, Eleanor Rigby.
• Chapter 8's original title in Weekly Shonen Jump, "The Battle on Ogre Street", is a possible reference to the Queen song, Ogre Battle.
• Robert E. O. Speedwagon is likely named after the American rock band, REO Speedwagon.
• Wang Chan is likely named after the English new wave group, Wang Chung.
• Will Anthonio Zeppeli's surname comes the English rock band, Led Zeppelin.
• Poco is likely named after the American country rock band, Poco.
• Tarkus is likely named after the Emerson, Lake & Palmer song or album, Tarkus.
• Bruford is likely named after the English musician Bill Bruford, former drummer of Yes, King Crimson, and Genesis.
• Tonpetty is likely named after American musician, Tom Petty.
• Dire and Straizo are named the British rock band, Dire Straits.
• Doobie's is possibly named after the American rock band, The Doobie Brothers.
• Page, Jones, Plant, and Bornnam are likely named after Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, Robert Plant, and John Bonham, the four members of Led Zeppelin.
• Jeff Back, a farmer testifying about the presence of Jonathan and party, is likely named after the English guitarist Jeff Beck.
• Dan Hamar, a fisherman who reported his boat stolen by a person of Asian descent, is possibly named after Czech-American musician Jan Hammer.
• Father Styx is likely named after the American rock band, Styx.
• The song used for the ending theme of the anime is "Roundabout" by British progressive rock band, Yes.



Dio drinking Cronenberg

• After deciding on "Jonathan" as the series' protagonist, Araki also wanted Jonathan's initials to match in a way similar to the American filmmaker, Steven Spielberg (S.S). Him and his first editor, Ryosuke Kabashima, eventually landed on the name, "Jonathan Joestar" (J.J) and thus the nickname "JoJo" was born.
• Dio Brando's surname is possibly named after the actor Marlon Brando.
• The university where Jonathan and Dio studied is named Hugh Hudson Academy. This is likely named after the English film director, Hugh Hudson.
• The concept designs of Jonathan and Dio came from Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger, whose films were popular at the time.
• In Chapter 9, Dio is unsure of Jonathan's survival and seen drinking on the street. The label on the bottle reads both "Cronenberg," a reference to the Canadian film director, David Cronenberg, as well as "Dead Zone", referencing the movie adaptation Cronenberg had directed of Stephen King's novel The Dead Zone.
• Chapter 14's original title in Weekly Shonen Jump was "Attack of the Living Dead", possibly referencing the George A. Romero film, Night of the Living Dead.

• Will Anthonio Zeppeli's moustache is inspired by the one Spanish artist Salvador Dalí had.

• In Chapter 1, Dio Brando is seen reading a book bearing the title "Gorgeous Irene". Referencing one of Araki's early mangas, Gorgeous Irene.
• Jonathan Joestar is possibly influenced by Kenshiro from Fist of the North Star with his appearance and physique.
  • Araki wanted Jonathan to exude an aura of strength like in Karate Baka Ichidai after the protagonist did martial arts training alone in the mountains.
• Will Anthonio Zeppeli's moustache is inspired by the one Iyami from Osomatsu-kun had.

• The interactions between George Joestar I and Dario Brando parallel that of various interactions in Victor Hugo's novel Les Misérables. George mistakes Dario, who was trying to loot him, as his savior, just as Marius' father mistakes Thenadiers as his savior. George also claims that he gave Dario the ring that Dario himself stole, similar to how the bishop Myriel claims that he had given Jean Valjean the silverware.
• The premise of Phantom Blood parallels Bram Stoker's novel Dracula, in that both take place in the closing years of the 19th Century and involve a young adult protagonist named Jonathan interacting with and defeating a charismatic vampire.
• Chapter 21's original title in Weekly Shonen Jump was "Salem's Lot", named after the Stephen King novel 'Salem's Lot. The novel also shares similarities to Windknight's Lot.
• The very first page of Volume 1 features the quote "Two men look out through the same bars: One sees the mud and the other stars." from Frederick Langridge's book "A Cluster of Quiet Thoughts".
• Will Anthonio Zeppeli's first name possibly comes from the English novelist, William Makepeace Thackeray, who Zeppeli himself quoted in his dying moments, "To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose, the next best."

• In the anime, the painting "The Falls of Tivoli" by Jean-Charles-Joseph Rémond is seen within the Joestar Mansion.
• At the start of Episode 2, the newspaper talking about Jack the Ripper shows the real sketch of the discovery of the body of Catherine Eddowes in Mitre Square from The Illustrated Police News.
• In Episode 9, the newspaper Speedwagon is reading features some real sketches:
  • The image "With the Vigilance Committee in the East End: A Suspicious Character" made by R. Taylor for The Illustrated London News.
  • Page 1 from a pamphlet promoting "The First Gymnacyclidium for Ladies and Gentlemen" made by Clarry & Reilley.

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Battle Tendency

References in Battle Tendency

• Smokey Brown is likely named after American musicians, Smokey Robinson and James Brown.
• Donovan is likely named after the Scottish musician, Donovan
• Santana is likely named after the American guitarist Carlos Santana and/or the American rock band, Santana, he is a part of.
• Wamuu is likely named after the English pop duo, Wham!.
• Esidisi is likely named after Australian hard rock band, AC/DC.
• Kars is likely named after the American rock band, The Cars.
• Mario Zeppeli and Caesar Anthonio Zeppeli's surname comes the English rock band, Led Zeppelin.
• Lisa Lisa is likely named after the American singer Lisa Lisa and/or the American R&B band, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, she was a part of.
• Air Supplena Island is likely named after the American soft rock duo, Air Supply.
• Loggins and Messina are likely named after the American musicians Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina or their musical group, Loggins and Messina.
• Suzi Q is likely named after the American singer Suzi Quatro and/or the Dale Hawkins song, Susie Q
• The Red Stone of Aja is likely named after the Steely Dan song or album, Aja.
• The line by Joseph Joestar to Caesar Zeppeli, "Nice, nice, very nice, Caesarino", is a reference to the Ambrosia song, Nice, Nice, Very Nice.
• Wired Beck is likely named after English guitarist Jeff Beck and his album, Wired.
• The background design in Chapter 68 was based on the alternate cover drawn by Roger Dean for the Yes album, Yesterdays.
• In Chapter 113, Joseph listens to a cassette tape by The Beatles on his Walkman.
• The song used for the ending theme of the anime is "Roundabout" by British progressive rock band, Yes.
  • The track WELCOME TO THE WORLD from the anime uses the guitar intro of the Yes song, Owner of a Lonely Heart.

• Caesar Anthonio Zeppeli is likely named after the Roman emperor Julius Caesar.
• In Chapter 108, a picture of John J. Pershing is shown when Speedwagon is explaining why Lisa Lisa had gone into hiding.

• Araki designed Joseph Joestar with the muscles of Sylvester Stallone.
• The cave in which Santana is discovered possibly was designed after the interior of the derelict spacecraft on LV-426 from the movie Aliens.
• Rudol von Stroheim is likely named after Austrian-born actor, Erich von Stroheim.
• Joseph's favorite actor is Jean Gabin.



• Araki designed Joseph Joestar with the wits of B.T. from Cool Shock B.T., another manga by him.
• Kars's blades are based on Ikuro Hashizawa's Reskiniharden Saber Phenomenon in Baoh the Visitor, another manga by Araki. Kars's quest to become the epitome of biological evolution is also similar to the goal of the Dress Organization in Baoh.
• In the anime version of the hijacking scene from Chapter 46, Joseph is reading Baoh the Visitor instead of a Superman comic, presumably to avoid legal issues with DC Comics.
  • In the same episode, the cafe where Joseph Joestar fights Straizo is changed to be called "Irene's Cafe". Named after Gorgeous Irene which is another manga by Araki and/or the protagonist of it, Irene Rapona.



• Joseph is shown reading a Superman comic when he and Speedwagon are attacked by a group of hijackers in Chapter 46.
  • The anime doesn't show a Superman comic. However, the scene still references Superman in a more subtle way, as the Baoh comic's cover is based on that of Superman #1 from June 1939.
• Chapter 49's original title in Weekly Shonen Jump was "Master of the Game", named after the Sidney Sheldon novel Master of the Game. The story spans four generations of the McGregor/Blackwell family, similar to the Joestar Family. Hirohiko Araki mentioned reading the novel before in the Author's Comment for Chapter 4. The title of the novel is also used as the title for Episode 11 of the TV Anime.
• The minor character Bruto appears to be a direct expy of the character Bluto from the series Popeye.
• Chapter 71's original title in Weekly Shonen Jump was "The Master of Venice", possibly a reference to William Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice.
• In Chapter 79, Joseph's quotes Sun Tzu's The Art of War after cutting off Esidisi's arm with the line "Victory is decided before the battle is fought.", based on the quote "The general who wins the battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle is fought."
  • After Esidisi composed himself, he states he knew Sun Tzu long ago and says "All warfare is based on deception! To fight is to deceive! If you anger your enemy and get inside of his head, you can create and opening to attack! That is what you are trying to do, correct?", based on the quotes "All warfare is based on deception." and "If your opponent is temperamental, seek to irritate him. [...] Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected."

• In Chapter 45, the Statue of Liberty, designed by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, is shown.
• On the second cover of Chapter 55, a Feathered Serpent head from the Temple of the Feathered Serpent and an Atlantean column from Tula can be seen.
• In Chapter 63, the Fontana del Tritone (Triton Fountain) made by Gian Lorenzo Bernini is shown.
• In Chapter 65, the Bocca della Verità (The Mouth of Truth) is shown.
  • The name of it was also used as part of Chapter 65's original title in Weekly Shonen Jump, "The Truth That Hides in the Mouth of Truth".
• The background design in Chapter 68 was based on Roger Dean's "Views".
• In Chapter 71, the "Discobolus with trainer" calyx-krater attributed to the Kleophrades Painter is shown.
• On the first cover of Chapter 94, the Tell Monument made by Richard Kissling is shown.
• In Episode 11, a Maya chacmool from the Temple of Warriors is seen in front of the Nazi Hacienda.



• An advertisement for Miriam Gates Padded Bras is shown in the newspaper Joseph is reading in Chapter 48.
  • In the anime version of the scene, additionally advertisements for a Bissel Brush Cleaner and Weldon Roberts Erasers is shown.
• The back cover of the Baoh comic shown in the anime version of the hijacking scene from Chapter 46 features a legitimate comic book advertisement for Aurora car models and the American comedy series, Get Smart. The actor on the ad, Don Adams, was the star of the series.