Kohei Ashiya

Kohei Ashiya (芦谷 耕平, Ashiya Kohei) is a Japanese animator and university professor credited for his directing and key animation for the TV adaptation by David Production up to Golden Wind. He is well known for his publicized artwork and longtime work on the series since Season one.

Ashiya is a full-time lecturer in the Tokyo Media Arts department at Takarazuka University where he teaches classes in animation content production. Other series Ashiya has worked on include Dr. Stone, Golden Kamuy, Mob Psycho 100, Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru, and Lupin the Third.

Biography

Ashiya at the BIDC 2017

Born in Hokkaido, Japan, Kohei Ashiya always had a passion for manga and films ever since he was a child. Ashiya was inspired to become an artist after watching the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure OVA series during high school.

One of Ashiya's older works

After graduating from university, Ashiya dreamed of becoming a manga artist and was preparing to make his debut. However, he was approached by a former tutor from his university who asked him to help teach a lecture about animation. While lecturing at the university and working in the animation industry, one of his older JoJo's Bizarre Adventure drawings caught the attention of officials who wanted him to work as an animation director for the newest adaption of the series. Since then, Ashiya has been heavily involved with David Production and has worked closely with chief animation director and character designers Takako Shimizu and Masahiko Komino, assisting them with their designs as well as working as an assistant director. Ashiya's favorite characters from the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series are Joseph Joestar and Bruno Bucciarati, and his favorite Stands are Sticky Fingers and Bad Company. His favorite part is also Vento Aureo. According to Ashiya, the easiest characters for him to draw were Jean Pierre Polnareff, Okuyasu Nijimura, and Kars.

In 2022, Ashiya worked as an animation director for the films The First Slam Dunk and One Piece Film: Red.

Controversy

On September 17, 2019, Ashiya wrote a thread on Twitter claiming that he hadn't been paid for his work on the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind anime despite the final episode having aired over two months prior. He later made a Tweet reporting that, although the matter had not been fully resolved yet, he was able to get in touch with the producer and finally received payment for his work. However, due to the controversy surrounding his statement, Ashiya worried that he might not be allowed to participate in future JoJo-related productions. Ashiya also mentioned that he had already not been invited to work on the next Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan project which was underway.

Credits

• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Animation
  • Animation Director: Episode 21
  • Key Animation: Episode 14Episode 21Episode 26
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders
  • Assistant Chief Animation Director: Episode 1Episode 4Episode 6Episode 7Episode 8Episode 10Episode 11Episode 14Episode 15Episode 16Episode 17Episode 19Episode 23Episode 24
  • Animation Director: Episode 4Episode 9Episode 22Episode 25Episode 34Episode 46Episode 48
  • Key Animation: Episode 1Episode 25Episode 31Episode 34Episode 46
  • 2nd Key Animation: Episode 4Episode 6Episode 7Episode 8Episode 9Episode 10Episode 11Episode 14Episode 16Episode 17Episode 19Episode 22Episode 23Episode 24Episode 35Episode 39
  • Animation Director Cooperation: Episode 32Episode 38Episode 39
  • Design Cooperation: Episode 44
  • Eyecatch Illustration: Episode 4Episode 6Episode 16Episode 17Episode 22Episode 34Episode 35
• Diamond is Unbreakable
  • Animation Director: Episode 4Episode 8Episode 12Episode 15Episode 18Episode 23Episode 27Episode 28Episode 29Episode 30Episode 31Episode 32Episode 33Episode 34Episode 35Episode 36Episode 37Episode 38Episode 39
  • Assistant Animation Director: Episode 10
  • Eyecatch Illustration: Episode 2Episode 4Episode 12Episode 23Episode 34
  • Key Animation: Episode 2Episode 4Episode 8Episode 23Episode 33
  • 2nd Key Animation: Episode 12Episode 24Episode 31Episode 32Episode 34Episode 35Episode 37Episode 38
• Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan (OVA)
  • Key Animation: Episode 5Episode 2
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind
  • Animation Director: Episode 22Episode 23Episode 25
  • Assistant Animation Director:Episode 18Episode 19
  • Key Animation: Episode 1Episode 2
  • 2nd Key Animation: Episode 18Episode 19Episode 20Episode 21Episode 29Episode 35Episode 37Episode 38Episode 39

Gallery

Genga (原画)

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Eyecatch Illustrations (原画)

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Promotional Art

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Personal Artwork (Property of Kohei Ashiya)

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  April 16, "Happy Birthday Giorno!"
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  June 7, Hirohiko Araki's birthday
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  June 14, Jotaro done in class
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  August 18, "Congratulations on the first volume of The JOJOLands!"
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  September 27, Happy Birthday Bruno Bucciarati
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  September 27, Happy Birthday Joseph Joestar
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  November 1, "Sister Malone VS. Murderous Nurse Abbacchio!!"
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  November 11, Caesar Anthonio Zeppeli
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  November 23, "Good Brother's Day!"
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  December 16, "Merry Christmas 1!"
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  December 19, "Merry Christmas 2!"
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  December 22, "Merry Christmas 3!"
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  December 24, "Merry Christmas 4!"

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  January 7, "Late" Happy New Year and Stone Ocean TV broadcasting
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  March 17, "Congratulations on your graduation!" 1/3
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  March 17, "Congratulations on your graduation!" 2/3
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  March 17, "Congratulations on your graduation!" 3/3
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  March 18, "Congratulations on your graduation!"
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  March 25, "Jotaro & Star Platinum Vs. Saitama!"
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  April 16, "Happy Birthday Giorno!"
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  June 7, Josuke Higashikata
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  June 19, Gorgeous Irene
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  June 19, Rohan Kishibe cosplaying Joker
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  August 2, Speedwagon's sweating profusely
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  September 1, Stone Ocean Chapter 2 (Eps. 13-24)
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  September 27, Happy Birthday Bruno Bucciarati
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  September 27, Happy Birthday Joseph Joestar
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  December 3, "Congratulations on the 'Stone Ocean' 3rd season broadcast!"
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  December 3, Anniversary of the release of the 3rd season of Stone Ocean Anime
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  Happy Halloween! & Congratulations on the 10th anniversary of the JoJo Anime
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  December 10, Memory to Foo Fighters

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  January 2, New Years Day
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  January 31, "Happy Birthday Kira!"
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  February 27, University Graduate Gifts, Part 1
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  February 27, University Graduate Gifts, Part 2
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  Happy Birthday Leone Abbacchio
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  April 4, Stone Ocean anime announcement
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  April 16, Happy Birthday Giorno!
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  August 7, Tokyo 2020 Italy vs USA-1
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  August 7, Tokyo 2020 Italy vs USA-2
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  September 27, Happy Birthday Joseph and Bucciarati
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  October 31, Happy Halloween 2021
• November 28, Gorgeous Irene
  November 28, Gorgeous Irene
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  December 1; Stone Ocean Anime is released
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  December 25, Merry Christmas! 2021

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  January 1, New Years Day
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  January 2, Rat Hunting
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  January 15, Strawberry Day
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  January 22, Jotaro VS DIO
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  February 14, Valentine's Day, Part 1
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  February 14, Valentine's Day, Part 2
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  February 14, Valentine's Day, Part 3
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  February 29, Akina Nakamori
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  March 5, Medaka Siblings
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  March 11, Great East Japan Earthquake, Part 1
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  March 11, Great East Japan Earthquake, Part 2
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  March 11, Great East Japan Earthquake, Part 3
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  March 11, Great East Japan Earthquake, Part 4
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  March 19, The Boss's deaths 100 days later, spoofing Japanese web comic The crocodile who will die in 100 days
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  March 24, University Graduate Gifts, Part 1
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  March 24, University Graduate Gifts, Part 2
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  March 24, University Graduate Gifts, Part 3
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  March 25, Italian Coronavirus PSA, Part 1
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  March 25, Italian Coronavirus PSA, Part 2
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  March 25, Italian Coronavirus PSA, Part 3
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  April 15, Rest in Peace Keiji Fujiwara
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  April 16, Happy Birthday Giorno!
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  April 21
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  April 21, "Stay Home, JoJo at Morioh", Part 1
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  April 25, "Stay Home, JoJo at Morioh", Part 2
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  May 10, Mother's Day
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  May 17, Sailor Moon Redraw
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  June 14, Happy Birthday Takahiro Sakurai!
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  June 21, Happy Father's Day!, Part 1
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  June 21, Happy Father's Day!, Part 2
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  August 11, Providing a Cool Breeze
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  August 13, Summer has arrived!
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  September 27, Happy Birthday Joseph and Bucciarati, Part 1
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  September 27, Happy Birthday Joseph and Bucciarati, Part 2
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  October 14, "What-if" Stand card based on titular protagonist of Hanzawa Naoki, coinciding with the birthday of Japanese actor Masato Sakai, who played Hanzawa
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  October 14, "What-if" Stand card based on Ohwada, an antagonist from Hanzawa Naoki
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  October 20, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train - Rengoku
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  October 25, "What-if" Stand card based on Taiji Isayama, an antagonist from novel and 2013/2020 TV drama series Hanzawa Naoki
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  October 31, Happy Halloween 2020
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  December 18, Bruno Bucciarati vs Gojo Satoru
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  December 24, Merry Christmas
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  December 29, Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan (TV Drama)

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  January 1, Happy New Year
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  January 1, Happy New Year (Buon Anno), Part 1
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  January 3, Happy New Year (Buon Anno), Part 2
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  January 3, Happy New Year (Buon Anno), Part 3
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  January 12, Golden Wind Episode 14
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  January 19, Golden Wind Episode 15
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  March 9, Determinazione, Part 1
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  March 9, Determinazione, Part 2
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  March 15, Golden Wind Episode 22
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  March 22, Golden Wind Episode 23
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  March 25, Abbacchio's Birthday, Part 1
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  March 25, Abbacchio's Birthday, Part 2
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  March 25, Abbacchio's Birthday, Part 3
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  March 25, Abbacchio's Birthday, Part 4
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  March 31, New Era (Nuova Era nome!!)
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  April, Spider Gwen (Jolyne)
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  April 12, Golden Wind Episode 26
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  April 15, Giorno's Birthday (Buon compleanno!!)
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  April 19, Golden Wind Episode 27
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  April 26, Golden Wind Episode 28
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  May 31, University Graduate Gifts, Part 1
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  May 31, University Graduate Gifts, Part 2
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  May 31, University Graduate Gifts, Part 3
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  June 14, Mista and Trish Body Swap, spoofing the 2016 animated film Your name, Part 1
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  June 14, Mista and Trish Body Swap, spoofing the 2016 animated film Your Name, Part 2
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  June 21, Glamb Promo
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  June 21, Golden Wind Episode 35
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  July 5, Arrivederci!
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  July 12 Official JoJo Twitter 400k followers
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  July 28, Golden Wind Episodes 38 and 39
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  July 28, Golden Wind Finale
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  August 7, Narancia
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  August 9, Josuke
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  August 14, World Lion Day
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  August 15, One JoJo per Day, Part 1
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  August 15, One JoJo per Day, Part 2
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  August 18, Happy Birthday Chamomile Chami
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  August 18, Esperienza D'oro, Part 1
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  August 18, Esperienza D'oro, Part 2
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  August 25, Open Campus Day, Part 1
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  August 25, Open Campus Day, Part 2
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  September 5, Glamb Promo, Part 1
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  September 5, Glamb Promo, Part 2
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  September 17, Golden Wind Episode 1 Unfinished Work
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  September 27, Joseph & Bruno Birthday, Part 1
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  September 27, Joseph & Bruno Birthday, Part 2
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  September 27, Joseph & Bruno Birthday, Part 3
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  October 31, Halloween
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  November 17, Brave & Bold Event
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  November 21, Diavolo & King Crimson
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  November 22, Jonathan & Erina
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  November 25, DIO & The World
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  December 8, Animazon, Part 1
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  December 8, Animazon, Part 2
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  December 8, Animazon, Part 3
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  December 12, Airport Layover Drawings, Part 1
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  December 12, Airport Layover Drawings, Part 2
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  December 25, Christmas Day
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  December 30, Diavolo & King Crimson
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  December 30, High DIO & The World
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  December 31, Happy New Years
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  December 31, Happy New Years
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  TBA 2019, Bruno

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  Jan 1, Happy New Year, Part 1
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  Jan 3, Happy New Year, Part 2
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  Feb 2, Twintail Day
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  Feb 14, Valentine's Day, Part 1
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  Feb 14, Valentine's Day, Part 2
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  Feb 14, Valentine's Day, Part 3
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  Feb 14, Valentine's Day, Part 4
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  Feb 14, Valentine's Day, Part 5
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  Feb 14, Valentine's Da, Part 6
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  Mar 6, Jotaro & Jolyne
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  Feb 27, Jotaro & Iggy
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  Mar 20, The day of Heavy Weather
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  Mar 25, Leone Abbacchio's Birthday
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  April 1, April Fool's Day
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  April 1, April Fool's Day (2)
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  Apr 16, Giorno Giovanna's Birthday
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  May 7, Golden Week, Part 1
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  May 7, Golden Week, Part 2
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  May 7, Golden Week, Part 3
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  May 7, Golden Week, Part 4
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  May 13, Caesar Anthonio Zeppeli's Birthday
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  May 13, "Fight with me, Caesar!"
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  May 19, Japan Comic Art Expo
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  May 23, Kiss Day, Part 1
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  May 23, Kiss Day, Part 2
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  May 23, Kiss Day, Part 3
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  May 23, Kiss Day, Part 4
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  June 23, Part 5 Anime Announced
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  July 7, Tanabata Festival
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  July 15, "Stay Strong" - Western Japan Floods
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  July 16, ZOZOSUIT
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  August 17, Tribute to Unsho Ishizuka, Part 1
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  August 17, Tribute to Unsho Ishizuka, Part 2
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  October 5, Golden Wind Premiere
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  October 13, Golden Wind Episode 2
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  October 31, Happy Halloween, Part 1
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  November 2, Happy Halloween, Part 2
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  November 9, Junichi Suwabe - Abbacchio & Venom
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  November 8, Takarazuka University, Part 1
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  November 8, Takarazuka University, Part 2
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  November 9, Golden Wind Episode 6
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  November 11, Pocky & Pretz Day, Part 1
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  November 11, Pocky & Pretz Day, Part 2
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  November 11, Pocky & Pretz Day, Part 3
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  November 11, Pocky & Pretz Day, Part 4
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  November 16, Golden Wind Episode 7
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  December 24, Merry Christmas (Buon Natale)
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  New Year's Cards, Part 1
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  New Year's Cards, Part 2

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  Jan 8, 2017 "Adult Day (1)"
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  Jan 8, 2017 "Adult Day (2)"
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  Jan 13, 2017 Recolor (1)
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  Jan 12, 2017 Recolor (2)
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  Jan 12, 2017 Recolor (3)
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  Jan 12, 2017 Recolor (4)
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  Jan 25, 2017 "Blu-ray & DVD Vol.8 Release"
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  Jan 27, 2017 "Happy Birthday Jotaro!"
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  Jan 30, 2017 "Happy Birthday Kira!"
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  Feb 2, 2017 "Twintail Day"
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  Feb 9, 2017 "Stardust Crusaders"
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  Feb 13, 2017 Valentine♪ (1)
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  Feb 13, 2017 Valentine♪ (2)
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  Feb 14, 2017 Valentines Day ("pic not related")
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  Feb 17, 2017 (1)
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  Feb 17, 2017 (2)
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  Feb 18, 2017 "GREAT FESTIVAL"
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  Feb 21, 2017 "Cat Day! <3 Meowwww!"
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  Feb 25, 2017 (1)
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  Feb 25, 2017 (2)
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  Mar 23, 2017 (1)
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  Mar 23, 2017 (2)
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  Mar 23, 2017 (3)
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  Mar 23, 2017 (4)
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  Mar 28, 2017 Jotaro Kujo
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  Apr 1, 2017 "April Fools! (1)"
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  Apr 1, 2017 "April Fools! (2)"
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  Apr 1, 2017 "April Fools! (3)"
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  Apr 1, 2017 "April Fools! (4)"
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  Apr 3, 2017 "Good job TUSK!"
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  Apr 10, 2017 "GREAT FESTIVAL, thanks!"
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  Apr 15, 2017 "Happy Birthday Giorno!"
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  Apr 24, 2017 "Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan"
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  Apr 25, 2017 "Blu-ray & DVD Vol.11 Release"
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  May 12, 2017 "Happy Birthday Caesar!"
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  May 13, 2017 "Mother's Day"
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  May 20, 2017 "Happy Birthday Narancia!"
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  May 24, 2017 "Kissing Day (❤ Big Brother Ermes)"
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  Jun 8, 2017 "Happy Birthday Trish! WANNAABEE~!"
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  Jun 9, 2017 Polnereff
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  Jun 12, 2017 "Loving Day"
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  Jun 15, 2017 Rohan
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  Jun 17, 2017 "Father's Day"
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  Jun 20, 2017 Rohan
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  Jun 20, 2017 Joseph
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  Jul 5, 2017 Escape From JoJo's Bizarre Amusement Park
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  Jul 22, 2017 Kakyoin
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  Jul 22, 2017 Jotaro
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  Jul 22, 2017 Risotto
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  Jul 22, 2017 Bucciarati (Sticky Fingers)
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  Jul 22, 2017 Caesar
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  Jul 22, 2017 Reimi
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  Jul 22, 2017 Kira & Okuyasu
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  Jul 22, 2017 Dio & The World
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  July 28, 2017 Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan PV
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  Aug 9, 2017
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  Aug 22, 2017 "Happy Birthday Kakyoin!"
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  Sep 2, 2017 (1)
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  Sep 2, 2017 (2)
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  Sep 10, 2017 JoJo Fes
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  Sep 27, 2017 (1) "Happy Birthday Bucciarati!"
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  Sep 27, 2017 (2) "Happy Birthday Joseph!"
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  Oct 3, 2017
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  Oct 8, 2017 "Happy Birthday Kazuya Yoshii!"
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  Oct 30, 2017 Halloween (1)
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  Oct 30, 2017 Halloween (2)
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  Dec 3, Supermoon
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  Dec 11, Halloween (3)
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  Dec 11, Easiest to Draw
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  Dec 11, Easiest to Draw (2)
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  Dec 11, Most fun to draw
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  Dec 11, How DIO dresses
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  Dec 18, Favorite Assassins
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  Dec 22, JoJo Women 2017
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  Dec 25, Christmas

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  January 5, New Year's cards, Part 2
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  January 5, New Year's cards, Part 1
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  February 2, "Twintail Day"
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  February 8, Funny Valentine & D4C
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  March 25, "Happy Birthday Abbacchio!"
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  April 8, DU Episode 2 Broadcast
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  April 16, "Happy Birthday Giorno!"
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  April 22, DU Episode 4 Broadcast
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  April 27, Takarazuka University
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  May 20, DU Episode 8 Broadcast
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  June 3, DU Episode 10 Broadcast
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  June 5, Police car & Motorcycle, Part 2
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  June 5, Police car & Motorcycle, Part 1
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  June 17, DU Episode 12 Broadcast
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  July 2, Takarazuka University
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  July 8, DU Episode 15 Broadcast
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  July 29, DU Episode 17 Broadcast
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  September 1, DU Episode 18/DU Episode 22 Broadcast
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  September 2, DU Episode 23 Broadcast
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  September 11, DU Episode 24 Broadcast
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  January 8, "Battle in Egypt" Broadcast
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  January 8, New Year's card illustration
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  January 13, "Battle in Egypt" Broadcast
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  January 28, "Jolyne Cujoh" Part 6 Ultra Jump CM
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  February 20, SC Episode 31 Broadcast
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  February 25, "Rest in peace, Caesar A. Zeppeli"
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  March 9, "Smell of Death and Symbol of Life" Takarazuka University
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  March 13, SC Episode 34 Broadcast
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  April 1, "April Fools" SC Episode 33.8
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  April 3, "April Fools" SC Episode 33.8
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  April 22, "Battle in Egypt" Blu-Ray/DVD Release
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  May 15, SC Episode 43 Broadcast
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  June 5, SC Episode 45 Broadcast
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  June 12, SC Episode 46 Broadcast
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  June 12, SC Episode 46 Broadcast
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  June 12, "Final Episode" Stardust Crusaders
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  June 27, Blu-Ray/DVD Release
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  August 9, Jotaro Kujo
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  August 14, Jotaro & DIO
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  September 1, Art mural
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  September 1, Gyro Zeppeli
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  September 13, Final SC Blu-Ray/DVD Release
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  September 13, Johnny Joestar
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  September 27, "Happy Birthday Joseph & Bucciarati!"
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  October 10, Gyro Zeppeli
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  November 11, Pocky Day
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  December 3, Mista & Team Pistols
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  2014, Joseph & Caesar
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  2014, Joseph & Caesar
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  2014, Jotaro
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  April 2014, Takarazuka University
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  April 2014, Takarazuka University
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  April 2014, Takarazuka University
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  April 2014, Takarazuka University
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  May 2014, iPhone Lockscreen
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  May 2014, "The Last Ripple"
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  July 2014, Bucciarati & Zeppeli
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  July 2014, Bucciarati & Zeppeli, colored
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  August 17, "SC Episode 19-20, Noriaki Kakyoin!"
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  September 2014, "Walk Like Crusaders" Event
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  September 24, iPhone Lockscreen
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  October 11, Takarazuka University
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  November 1, "Gods of Olympus with Hamamoto!" Takarazuka University
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  December 31, "Happy New Year!"

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  May 30, "Kars!" University Graduation Gift
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  June 7, 2013, DIO