JoJolion
Template:Part infobox JoJolion (ジョジョリオン, JoJorion) is the eighth story arc in the manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. Began publication in May 2011 in Ultra Jump. The story takes place in 2011 in Morioh, the same town Part IV took place in, but in SBR universe. This is the second part of the manga to be set in the SBR universe.
Plot
The story begins with Yasuho Hirose finding a naked boy with a sailor`s hat half buried under a rock. He has a star-shaped birthmark which she immediately takes a picture of with her phone. He awakens claiming he does not have any memory as to what his name is or where he comes from. Shortly after this, Joushuu then sees Yasuho and the naked man near each other and believing he and Yasuho are dating, he attacks the man who activates his stand and makes Joushuu go blind.The man later faints and Yasuho calls the ambulance which takes them all to the hospital. After they are there the amnesiac sailor escapes with Yasuho and as they leave Joushuu Higashikata is seen complaining about Yasuho's relationship with the stranger and the bitemark on his knee, but collapses due to a fever. Hirose notices the sailor`s hat which has an SBR shop insignia on it.They go to the shop and the shop keeper reveals the man's real name as Yoshikage Kira, and where he lives. Upon hearing this Yasuho says he doesn't "look like a Kira" and nicknames him Josuke after her dog from childhood.
Once they learn of his name, they find out that he lives in an apartment not too far from where they were. The story takes a turn for the worst as "his apartment" (riddled with preserved fingernails and a Mona Lisa painting, which echoes the former Yoshikage Kira) is shown to be a trap that harbors a hysterical female hostage in the bathroom and after seeing an album of the tortured hostage, Yasuho leaves the apartment thinking that he's the monster that did those things to her, leaving the hostage and him there.
While in the trap-riddled apartment (that included needle-lined slippers and towel and a razor chain for the bathtub stopper), the hysterical woman explains that the amnesiac was a prisoner in the same apartment before escaping three days prior (in which she believes he came back to save her). She also mentions that the one that's holding them captive is a stand user that resides on the floor above them and his powers only come when the user is apparently right above them which causes him to formulate a plan of escape.
After escaping, the protagonist comes back after encountering the culprit and after a pummeling, the culprit reveals itself to be Ojirou Sasame, a surfer that had an issue with a man named Yoshikage Kira, a man that the protagonist heavily resembled due to his sailor's wardrobe. After rescuing the hostage (who left briefly after), the protagonist and Yasuho find themselves going to a man's place who mentions that he's a "Yankee" that is rich after his grandfather (Steel Ball Run's Norisuke Higashikata) made a hefty business importing fruit.
Soon the JoJolion Protagonist finds himself being part of the Higashikata family after being adopted by Norisuke Higashikata IV who in turns appoints him the duty of protecting his youngest daughter, Daiya (much to Joushuu's dismay). Once he got adopted to the family, Yasuho is escorted out the house and threatened to never return.
While protecting Daiya, the Protagonist (now dubbed Josuke Higashikata) is attacked by her stand which takes away memories and after a strategic retort, the Protagonist makes her go into the room that was forbidden earlier to discover that the original Kira and the Higashikata families are directly related. Elsewhere, Yasuho discovers that Josuke and Kira have a 95.8% DNA match, confusing her.
After discovering his possible relation to Yoshikage Kira, the protagonist made a plan to look for Holly Joestar-Kira in order to find out more about himself. On his way to meet Holly Joestar, he noticed a mysterious motorcycle rider chasing him. His GPS started to shout out weird directions, and constantly asked the protagonist to make a U-turn. After a long and dangerous chase, Josuke manged to kick off the mysterious biker's helmet to reveal a humanoid stand, and also learned that the GPS in his phone was actually giving him the directions needed to escape his pursuer, in order to protect him from danger. Josuke illegally enters a home, avoiding the enemy until he meets a child and discover the ability of the enemy stand (which is tracking him each time he open or close something). With the help of the terrified child, inhabitant of the invaded house, he lost the biker. In his way to the hospital, he avoid to open or close anything in his way. Josuke arrives at the hospital, but is unable to go in due to having to open the front door. He decides to wait for someone else to open it, and slowly backs away. He accidentally bumps into a taxi nearby, causing the door to swing open and the biker stand to come driving out.[9] Again, aided by the GPS Stand, Josuke forces the biker to vanish and, upon noticing an odd sound, follows it and finds Nijimura, the Higashikata Family's maid. Nijimura, however, throws a pen with a loose cap at him, causing the biker to materialize when the cap is removed from the pen. Josuke counters this by attacking Nijimura directly with his own stand and causes the stand to vanish once more. [1]The protagonist pummels Nijimura too.Josuke at first asks Nijimura if she attacked him under the orders of the Higashikata's, but Nijimura reacts distastefully at the mention of the Higashikata's and insists on killing Josuke if he approaches Holly. Josuke, at first, is prepared to fight back Nijimura, but recognizes her intent and resolves to find another way to approach Holly if it will cause her pain. However, as Josuke is about to leave, Nijimura asks him to show his tongue and notes that Josuke has two tongues and four eyes.[1]
The Next Day, when Josuke sits down at the table for a normal breakfast, he sees Hato arriving in a swimsuit and later Daiya, who appears to be in a swimsuit as well. She explains that the reason they are wearing swimsuits to breakfast is due a failed trip to Hawaii. When Norisuke come along, Josuke asks for his own cell phone, as well as the privilege to go to school. Norisuke agrees, but orders Joushuu to escort him. After a short conversation involving Josuke's advanced skill in Mathematics, Joushuu asks him to walk with him to a different high school as a favor. Josuke and Joushuu travel to the Extortion Road, a street that is known for extorting strangers. There Joushuu planned to videotape some thugs robbing him to use as evidence when reporting to the police.[2]
Extortion Road
Only a short moment after arriving, Josuke had unintentionally broken a turtle tank and killed all the turtles inside. A old man nearby asks Josuke for recompense, which results in Josuke giving him 20,000 yen and a monthly fee until he is able to pay off 330,000 yen. Joushuu had caught the entire event on his camera phone and discovered that Josuke had stepped on the leaves and then teleported to the tank, and back. Josuke, who is still confused, assumes this may be the work of a nearby stand user and uses Soft & Wet to grab the old man by the throat. By doing so, he discovers that the man cannot see the stand, and therefore may not be the stand user. The two continue forward and Josuke asks Joushuu to use his phone in order to record himself the next time he teleports. Josuke is suddenly confronted by three gangster types who had been watching them from afar. One of them accuses Josuke of having made him drop his cell phone into a puddle, and points toward said phone. Josuke watches the recording he made on Joushuu's phone and watches himself suddenly slide backward and then forward again instantly. The thugs offer a proposal that Josuke deliver a package underneath a nearby flower pot to a nearby women in order to repay them for the phone. Josuke has no choice to do so, but not before asking Joushuu a question.[12]
Characters and Stands in JoJolion
| Character Name | Stand Name | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Josuke Higashikata (JoJolion) | Soft & Wet | Protagonist |
| Yasuho Hirose | Paisley Park | Ally/Love Interest |
| Ojirou Sasame | Fun Fun Fun | Villain |
| Daiya Higashikata | California King Bed | Ally (Previously Villain) |
| Hato Higashikata | N/A | Neutral |
| Joushuu Higashikata | Unnamed Stand | Rival |
| Norisuke Higashikata IV | Unknown | Villain |
| Tsurugi Higashikata | Unknown | Unknown |
| Yoshikage Kira (JoJolion) | Stand Similar to Killer Queen | Unknown |
| Kyou Nijimura | Born This Way | Ally |
| Holly Joestar-Kira | Unknown | Ally |
Chapters
| Title | ||||
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| Chapters | Release Date | ISBN | Cover | |
| JJL Volume 1(105): Welcome to Morioh (ようこそ杜王町へ Youkoso Moriōchō e) | ||||
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(JP) December 24, 2011[2] | ISBN 978-4-08-870311-4 | 
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| JJL Volume 2(106): The Name "Josuke Higashikata" (東方定助という名前 Jousuke Higashikata to iu Namae) | ||||
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(JP) April 24 2012[3] | ISBN 978-4-08-870413-5 | 
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| JJL Volume 3(107): That Family Tree (その家図 Sono Kakeizu) | ||||
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(JP) September 19.2012[4] | ISBN 978-4-08-870526-2 | 
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| JJL Volume 4(108): Lemon And Tangerine (レモンとみかん Remon to Mikan) | ||||
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(JP) May 17, 2013[5] | (JP) ISBN 978-4-08-870642-9 | 
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