Phantom Blood (Film)

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Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood is a movie adaptation of Part 1 of the Jojo's Bizarre Adventure manga series. The film was released theatrically on February 17, 2007 in Japan. The film was produced to commemorate the 25th anniversary of creator Hirohiko Araki's career as a manga artist.

The theme song was "Voodoo Kingdom", a single by the group Soul'd Out.

Reception

Due to negative reaction from fans and Hirohiko Araki himself, the film was never released on any home video format.

No official information was announced regarding the reason as to why the film was dropped. However many fans who saw the film have noted their opinion as to why the film was so poorly done. The main reasons include:

• The character, Robert Edward O Speedwagon, was removed from the story entirely.