List of Miscellaneous References to JoJo

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See also: List of References in JoJo

This article lists possible references made in popular series and by popular artists to art or concepts defining to JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. Discussion of the legitimacy of these references can be found here.

References range in nature from tribute to plagiarism. Many are comic, while the "JoJo poses" in particular cross into greater cultural significance, with the greatest examples being those reproduced by a handful of popular Japanese performing artists.

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Amphibia

In Toadcatcher, the second segment of the fourth episode of Amphibia Season 2, General Yunan poses multiple times when introducing and boasting about herself to people throughout the episode. While boasting about herself yet again as she confronts Captain Grime and Sasha Waybright, she briefly poses in reference to Josuke Higashikata's pose from the cover of WSJ 1994 Issue #1/Volume 36 and Jonathan Joestar’s pose from the cover of Volume 4. The references shown were notably added by Cassie Zwart, who was one of the storyboard artists for the segment.

In Fixing Frobo, the first segment of the fifth episode of Season 3, Polly searches the internet for information on robotics. During the sequence various animes are referenced, a specific reference to JoJo is seen on a page with several images of robot frogs on it. One of the images has the caption "Menancing frogg robot - is this a jo-..." and the image shows a frog with the katakana for "Menacing" next to it and the "To Be Continued" arrow in the corner of the image.

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Arby's Restaurant

The American Fast food Restaurant Arby's have numerous social media platforms where they create Cardboard art or use sauce packets to creatively design characters from Video Games or Manga as social media marketing advertisements, some JoJo characters have had this happen to them such as: Dio Brando, Gyro Zeppeli, Bread with lighter from the Black Sabbath arc, Johnny Joestar, Daniel J. D'Arby(from an AMA) & Will A. Zeppeli

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Ashikaga Bank

The 2019 Ashigin Fresher's Campaign from Ashikaga Bank featured an advertisement of a group of people doing various poses from JoJo. From left to right the poses shown are:

• Jonathan Joestar’s pose from the cover of Volume 4.
• Josuke Higashikata's pose from the cover of WSJ 1994 Issue #1/Volume 36.
• Giorno Giovanna's pose from Chapter 444.
• Joseph Joestar's pose from the cover of Volume 8.
• Jolyne Cujoh's pose from the cover of SO Volume 10.

Axe

The Twitter account for the Axe brand posted a gif of their deodorants labelled "JOJO" and "DIO" on November 1, 2021, with the caption "is this an axe reference?". The deodorants are approaching each other like Jotaro and DIO with a manga-styled background.

After the first twelve episodes of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean released on December 1, 2021, they posted the gif again in response to Kira Buckland announcing that she got her dream role as Jolyne Cujoh. The Twitter account continued to post the same gif as replies to several other tweets mentioning Part 6 that day.

Ballmastrz: 9009

Chimpendale striking Jonathans pose

The ninth episode of the first season of Adult Swim's Ballmastrz: 9009 has one of the rivaling teams members striking one of Jonathan Joestar's iconic poses.

In the 8th episode of the second season, one of the team members has a hairstyle closely resembling Josuke's from Diamond is Unbreakable. There are also characters resembling Bruno Bucciarati and Giorno Giovanna from Golden Wind.

In the same episode, one of the teams does a dance mimicking the torture dance shown in Golden Wind Episode 7.

Castlevania (TV series)

Tunis shopkeeper's mask

In The Reparation of My Heart, the second episode of Castlevania Season 3, a shopkeeper in Tunis specializing in mystical objects Isaac speaks to can be seen cleaning or polishing a mask that looks similar to the Stone Mask. Notably, the mask is green with red and gold decor and lacks fangs.

DiGiorno

The Twitter account for the DiGiorno frozen pizza brand frequently posts JoJo references since 2018.

When JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind was announced (June 21, 2018):

• "It's not Part 1. It's Part 5."
• When Bandai Namco asked them how to get their friend into JoJo, they replied "Might be a lost cause"

When GW Episode 1 aired (October 5, 2018):

• "Golden."
• "Bizarre."
• "PART 5"

After GW Episode 39 aired:

• "It's Not Gold Experience. It's Gold Experience Requiem." (July 29, 2019)
• "True happiness 💛" with an image of Giorno Giovanna holding a golden pizza (July 31, 2019)
• "It’s not delivery. It’s MUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUUUUUUUUUDA" (August 1, 2019)
• "New logo or JoJo reference?" (November 1, 2019)
• An image of the DiGiorno uniform during "Golden Hour", looking like Giorno's outfit (April 22, 2020)

When JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean was announced (April 4, 2021):

• They changed their name to DiJolyne and posted 🪨🌊 (Stone Ocean)

After the first twelve episodes of Stone Ocean aired (December 10, 2021):

• An image of a DISC with pizza on it

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Family Guy

Stewie referencing the To Be Continued meme

In the fifth episode of Family Guy Season 20, Stewie asks Brian if he wants to end the episode using the To Be Continued meme. As Brian tries running away, Stewie shoots him with a bazooka as the screen fades to sepia and the classic "To Be Continued" arrow from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure scrolls to the left with Roundabout playing.

Gaia Online

Several items in Gaia Online reference JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.

• The "Roto's Hat" from the Gee Boi Turbo set is designed to look like Gyro Zeppeli's and Johnny Joestar's hats.
• The "KO Star" in the Code Alpha set includes further references to Gyro and Johnny.
• The "RIO Star" item in the Famestar Hero has cosmetic references to Dio Brando, Diego Brando, Josuke Higashikata, Giorno Giovanna, Jotaro Kujo, and Star Platinum.
• The "WIN Star" item in the Eternal Rivals set adds cosmetic references to Jolyne Cujoh, Giorno Giovanna, and Iggy.

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  Roto's Hat

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  Joey's Hat

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  RIO's Hair

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  RIO's hat

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  Road Sign & Summoning Infinity

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  Road Rolla

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  Summoning Stardom & Tsunami's Flare

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  WIN star (Various)

Hayop Ka!

Posters of Giorno Giovanna and Josuke Higashikata

In the final scene of the animated film Hayop Ka! (also titled internationally as Hayop Ka! (You Son of a Bitch!), Hayop Ka! The Nimfa Dimaano Story, and You Animal!), the characters Nimfa Dimaano and Jerry go to a stew kiosk to eat together. At the barber shop behind them, posters of Giorno Giovanna and Josuke Higashikata, depicted as dogs, are seen on the windows.

Heroes

In the NBC drama Heroes, the character Hiro Nakamura is a fan of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. In his blog, he states that he wants to "be like JoJo and Vaan and go on adventures" and that Part 3 is his favorite, especially the fights against the D'Arby brothers. One of his powers includes time manipulation, a gift shared with both Jotaro and DIO. In his blog he also mentions Joseph, Suzi Q and Boingo, whom he compares with Isaac Mendez. Isaac was an artist and comic book author whose works predicted the future just like Boingo's Thoth. Hiro later manages to stop time for more than 5 seconds and says that "JoJo was wrong" and posts on his blog under the pseudonym Jotaro Kujo. In the episode "Lizards", Hiro uses DIO & The World's battle cry "Muda Muda" during the Battle of Twelve Swords. He uses it again to taunt Daphne Millbrook while using his time manipulation ability to escape after taking her medal.

Keiji Tanaka

Japanese figure skater Keiji Tanaka is an avid fan of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. In the 2018 Japan Figure Skating Championship, he paid tribute to Josuke Higashikata by cosplaying as him during the exhibition gala, performing to the music of the anime's main theme. He later performed the same choreography at the exhibitions for ISU World Figure Skating Championship 2019, ISU World Team Trophy 2019, Japan Figure Skating Championship 2020, and Nagoya Festival 2021.

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  Tanaka during the ISU World Figure Skating Championship 2019

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La Cascara

La Cascara is a comedy-sketch show based in Panama, and are known to make numerous reference to pop culture. In a highlight reel of a carnival challenge segment, the hosts parody Diamond is Unbreakable's 3rd Opening Great Days, recreating the poses of the Part 4 cast over an instrumental of the "Unit's" version of the opening. Also in an episode of La Cascara's internet series "Quiero Ser Influencer" ("I Want to Be an Influencer"), one of the skits featured uses tracks from the Golden Wind soundtrack. Namely, "spensierato-rabbia" and "spiritoso" from Overture and Intermezzo respectively.

My Little Pony: A New Generation

The design of the character, Sprout, takes light inspiration from the design of Dio Brando. His design was one of the contributions done by Lea Dabssi whom she worked on the film as a freelance character designer/artist. In a panel she appeared on talking about her work on the film, she thought about bad guys she liked when designing his initial hair design and was watching JoJo at the time, so she decided to go for a haircut similar to Dio's due to her liking of the character. This haircut and heavy eyebrow expressions are heavily present in Sprout's early model sheet. However, in the final design of the character, the front of his hair was cut for a more "slicked back" look.

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  Final render

Mao Asada & Usain Bolt

Real-life figures striking poses vastly similar to those featured in the series

As noted by JoJo's Posing School, figure skater Mao Asada and real-life runner Usain Bolt may have influenced or have been influenced by poses featured in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.

Neostygarctus lovedeluxe

A species of tardigrade (water bear) discovered by Japanese scientists, Shinta Fujimoto and Katsumi Miyazaki, in 2013. The name is in reference to Love Deluxe as the scientists joked on how "it looked as if the Stand was controlling the creature's hair."

PAW Patrol

In MISSION PAW: Royally Spooked, the first segment of the seventh episode of PAW Patrol Season 4, the pups visit Barkingburg after the Earl suspected a "spooky" activity in the castle. While the Princess is unbothered by the ghosts, it is revealed that her pet dog, Sweetie, is the mastermind behind these activities by using her chew toy in an attempt to become the Queen of Barkingburg.

Chasing after several "haunted" knight armors, the PAW Patrol deduces that someone remotely controls these knights. Skye, the lookout dog, notices a device on the knights' helmet, to which Ryder, the Patrol's leader, quickly traces back to Sweetie. The knights briefly pose in reference to Killer Queen’s pose from Chapter 362, Joseph Joestar & Caesar Anthonio Zeppeli's poses from Chapter 66, and Josuke Higashikata's pose from the cover of WSJ 1994 Issue #1/Volume 36.

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

In The Clothes Don't Make the Turtle, the second segment of the tenth episode of Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 2, the brothers try on multiple clothes and take on fashion poses. At one point, Donatello does three poses reminiscent of Jotaro Kujo's trademark pointing pose, Giorno Giovanna's pose from Chapter 444, and Jonathan Joestar's pose from the cover of Volume 4. The second being the more direct visual reference.

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Rollton

A post from the Russian instant noodle company Rollton references the scene of DIO grabbing a road roller to use against Jotaro. The post states "Твой обеденный станд — ЗА-ВАР-КА! Wryyyy*!" which translates to "Your dining Stand - BO-IL-ED!" (Note: Rather than "BO-IL-ED", it says "ZA-VAR-KA", which is a play on words referencing "Za Warudo").

The packaging on the image states "Reference Flavored Noodles".

RWBY

In Volume 7 of the animated web series RWBY, the design of the character Neon Katt was partly inspired by Jolyne Cujoh.

Sakurayama Shrine Demons

Every year on Setsubun the Sakurayama Shrine (櫻山神社) in Iwate Prefecture exposes statues of oni made of wood resembling characters from popular media, including characters from the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series.

• 2012 - Weather Report
• 2013 - Wamuu
• 2014 - Santana
• 2015 - Kars
• 2016 - Narciso Anasui
• 2017 - Vanilla Ice and Cream
• 2018 - Esidisi
• 2019 - Bruno Bucciarati
• 2020 - Tarkus
• 2021 - Jolyne Cujoh

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Servicios de Salud de San Luis Potosí

A public health organization in the State of San Luis Potosí, Mexico, posted images containing JoJo references to spread awareness of COVID-19 and vaccinations. The images were posted on their official Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram accounts.

• "Regardless of the color of the traffic light, let's make use of the preventive measures that we already know" references the panel of DIO and Jotaro approaching each other in Stardust Crusaders. (October 25, 2021)
• "You thought it was a common cold... but it was ME, Omicron" references the meme of Dio after he kisses Erina in Phantom Blood. (December 15, 2021)

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Sonny Bono

The model Giovanni Rossi posing with JoJolion Volume 19

During a photo shoot for the famous Italian fashion brand Sonny Bono, one of the models, Giovanni Rossi, posed with JoJolion Volume 19. (The model was reading chapter 78)

State of New York

The official TikTok account of the New York government posted a video of a woman pointing at herself with il vento d'oro as the background music and audio of Jotaro and DIO from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders saying each other's name.

When saying "Jotaro", the video has an annotation saying "Did you attend Anime NYC?". When Jotaro says "DIO" in response, the annotation says "Yes I did". DIO replies to that with "Hoh..." with the annotation saying "Get tested for COVID-19".

The main caption for the video states that those who had gone to Anime NYC at the Javits Center from November 18 - 22 should get tested for COVID-19 as soon as possible.

Villainous

The fifth episode of Villainous Season 1 is titled BH's Bizarre Bad-Venture, referencing the titular name of the series. Within the episode there is several references to the series aswell.

• The katakana for "Menacing" can been seen across the walls where Dr. Flex is sitting at the start of the episode.
• Black Hot briefly does Joseph Joestar's pose from the cover of Volume 8 after explaining his origin story.
  • He also does DIO's pose when approaching Jotaro Kujo from Chapter 256 later in the episode.
• A statue in the background of Black Hot's room is doing Caesar Anthonio Zeppeli's pose from Chapter 66.

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  Menacing walls

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  DIO and Caesar's pose