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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.[1][5]
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.[6]
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.
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."[7]
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.
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.
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."
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.
Josuke's appearance is based on the musician Prince. His favorite musician is also Prince.[11]
The "1999" insignia on Josuke's shirt on the second cover of Chapter 266 is possibly a reference to Prince's song, 1999, which possibly inspired the year in which Diamond is Unbreakable takes place.
Akira Otoishi was modeled after young Kenji Ohtsuki, a Japanese rock musician and award-winning writer, considering their similar wavy hair and scar on the left side of the face
The pins on Akira's wrists read "AC" and "DC", likely referencing the Australian rock band, AC/DC.
In Chapter 297, Yukako quizzes Koichi on English before he is allowed to eat the breakfast she made for him, with the first question being "The musical artist Prince often sings about 'funky music'. Choose the best definition for 'funky music'?"
In Chapter 297, Koichi is struggling to enter the bathroom as Yukako set the combination to a lock on the door to the answer of the question "In what year did Columbus discover the New World?"
In Chapter 297, when Koichi is struggling to answer the question about Columbus that Yukako set as the combination to the lock to the bathroom, he tries to remember the title of a Ridley Scott movie but only can remember the "fourteen hundred" part since he didn't go see it. The movie in question is 1492: Conquest of Paradise.
In Chapter 304, Okuyasu drinks some water that heals his tiredness by releasing large amounts of tears from his eyes. He underplays this by claiming that he had presumably cried a lot more when watching the The Champ.
In Episode 24, in the final shot where Kira escapes, an advertisement for Austin Powers 2 can be seen on the cinema marquee.
In Chapter 266, Josuke is initially introduced being bullied by some upperclassmen. One of the bullies insults his hair by claiming it looks like Atom's. In his rage, Josuke mishears it as Sazae-san.
After Surface turns into Josuke, Surface asks him if he was familiar with the copy robot from Perman, a parody series by Doraemon author, Fujiko Fujio.
Judging by the screw on its face, Surface's design might have been based off Perman's eponymous robot character.[22]
