To Be Continued
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"To Be Continued" is a staple of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, first appearing in Chapter 167 of the manga, and then later appearing in almost every episode of the series's anime adaptation. It is typicially represented by a uniquely-styled arrow pointing left with the English words "To Be Continued" written within.
In the anime adaptation, it usually shows at the very end of that episode's story, whether that be before or after the closing credits, although there are some exceptions as listed below. When the arrow appears, the frame also usually freezes with a special filter style and colors. In the case of Season 1, a part of Roundabout will also play alongside the arrow's appearance to then transition into the ending credits' animation.
Exceptions
- There are a few episodes in the anime that lack any To Be Continued whatsoever. A common cause for these is instead finishing with "Part X: End", although the endings to Part 1 and Part 2 are exceptions due to teasing their subsequent Parts. The episodes that do not contain TBC are as follows:
- Stardust Crusaders Episode 48: The Faraway Journey, Farewell Friends
- Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 39: Goodbye, Morioh - The Golden Heart
- Golden Wind Episode 28: Beneath a Sky on the Verge of Falling
- Golden Wind Episode 39: Sleeping Slaves
- There was a case where the TBC was only added later on in the Blu-Ray release, this being JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 26: The Man Who Became a God.
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 16: Ripple Teacher Lisa Lisa is unique in that it has no image to accompany the TBC arrow, only having a crimson background and the TBC big and center.
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 17: Laying a Deeper Trap! has the only TBC shot to include visual narration text.
- Stardust Crusaders Episode 28: Anubis, Part 1 has the only TBC shot that continues to move after the arrow appears, the frame slowly zooming in.
- Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 13: We Picked Up Something Crazy! has the only TBC shot that continues with the animation rather than freeze-framing. It's therefore also one of the few to not have the iconic TBC filter over itself.
- Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 19: Shigechi's Harvest, Part 2 has the narrator say "To be continued!" as well.
- Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 28: Highway Star, Part 1 is the only to have multiple instances of the TBC arrow shot, one happening halfway through the episode to wrap up the I'm an Alien story arc, and another at the end of the episode as normal. This is due to Chapter 384: Highway Star, Part 1 also having a To Be Continued arrow midway through itself.
Usage
Ever since it's debut in the JoJo manga, the To Be Continued arrow has been used many times throughout other JoJo media, still being one of the most recognisable symbols of the franchise today.
Besides official usage, To Be Continued has been referenced many times by other works and become one of the more popular icons in internet meme culture. Many examples of this can be seen on the References to JoJo page.
Manga
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Anime
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Season 1: Phantom Blood
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 1: Dio the Invader
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 2: A Letter from the Past
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 3: Youth with Dio
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 4: Overdrive
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 5: The Dark Knights
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 6: Pluck for Tomorrow
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 7: The Successor
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 9: The Final Ripple!
Season 1: Battle Tendency
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 10: JoJo of New York
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 11: Master of the Game
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 12: The Pillar Man
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 13: JoJo vs. the Ultimate Being
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 15: A Hero's Proof
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 16: Ripple Teacher Lisa Lisa
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 17: Laying a Deeper Trap!
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 18: Stroheim's Unit Strikes Back
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 20: Caesar: A Lonely Youth
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 21: The Hundred vs. Two Strategy
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 22: A True Warrior
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 24: The Bond That Binds JoJo
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 25: The Birth of a Superbeing!!
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 26: The Man Who Became a God
Season 2: Stardust Crusaders
Stardust Crusaders Episode 2: Who Will Be the Judge?!
Stardust Crusaders Episode 3: DIO's Curse
Stardust Crusaders Episode 4: Tower of Gray
Stardust Crusaders Episode 5: Silver Chariot
Stardust Crusaders Episode 6: Dark Blue Moon
Stardust Crusaders Episode 7: Strength
Stardust Crusaders Episode 8: Devil
Stardust Crusaders Episode 9: Yellow Temperance
Stardust Crusaders Episode 10: Emperor and Hanged Man, Part 1
Stardust Crusaders Episode 11: Emperor and Hanged Man, Part 2
Stardust Crusaders Episode 12: Empress
Stardust Crusaders Episode 13: Wheel of Fortune
Stardust Crusaders Episode 14: Justice, Part 1
Stardust Crusaders Episode 15: Justice, Part 2
Stardust Crusaders Episode 16: Lovers, Part 1
Stardust Crusaders Episode 17: Lovers, Part 2
Stardust Crusaders Episode 18: Sun
Stardust Crusaders Episode 19: Death Thirteen, Part 1
Stardust Crusaders Episode 20: Death Thirteen, Part 2
Stardust Crusaders Episode 21: Judgement, Part 1
Stardust Crusaders Episode 22: Judgement, Part 2
Stardust Crusaders Episode 23: High Priestess, Part 1
Stardust Crusaders Episode 24: High Priestess, Part 2
Stardust Crusaders Episode 27: "Khnum" Oingo and "Tohth" Boingo
Stardust Crusaders Episode 28: Anubis, Part 1
Stardust Crusaders Episode 29: Anubis, Part 2
Stardust Crusaders Episode 30: "Bastet" Mariah, Part 1
Stardust Crusaders Episode 31: "Bastet" Mariah, Part 2
Stardust Crusaders Episode 32: "Sethan" Alessi, Part 1
Stardust Crusaders Episode 33: "Sethan" Alessi, Part 2
Stardust Crusaders Episode 34: D'Arby the Gambler, Part 1
Stardust Crusaders Episode 35: D'Arby the Gambler, Part 2
Stardust Crusaders Episode 36: Hol Horse and Boingo, Part 1
Stardust Crusaders Episode 37: Hol Horse and Boingo, Part 2
Stardust Crusaders Episode 40: D'Arby the Player, Part 1
Stardust Crusaders Episode 41: D'Arby the Player, Part 2
Stardust Crusaders Episode 45: DIO's World, Part 1
Stardust Crusaders Episode 46: DIO's World, Part 2
Stardust Crusaders Episode 47: DIO's World, Part 3
Season 3: Diamond is Unbreakable
Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 6: Koichi Hirose (Echoes)
Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 10: Let's Go Eat Some Italian Food
Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 11: Red Hot Chili Pepper, Part 1
Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 12: Red Hot Chili Pepper, Part 2
Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 13: We Picked Up Something Crazy!
Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 16: Let's Go Hunting!
Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 17: Rohan Kishibe's Adventure
Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 18: Shigechi's Harvest, Part 1
Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 19: Shigechi's Harvest, Part 2
Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 23: Sheer Heart Attack, Part 1
Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 24: Sheer Heart Attack, Part 2
Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 25: Atom Heart Father
Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 27: I'm an Alien
Halfway through Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 28: Highway Star, Part 1
Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 28: Highway Star, Part 1
Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 29: Highway Star, Part 2
Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 30: Cats Love Yoshikage Kira
Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 31: July 15th (Thursday), Part 1
Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 32: July 15th (Thursday), Part 2
Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 33: July 15th (Thursday), Part 3
Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 34: July 15th (Thursday), Part 4
Season 4: Golden Wind
Golden Wind Episode 1: Gold Experience
Golden Wind Episode 2: Bucciarati is Coming
Golden Wind Episode 3: Meet the Gangster Behind the Wall
Golden Wind Episode 4: Joining the Gang
Golden Wind Episode 5: Find Polpo's Fortune!
Golden Wind Episode 6: Moody Blues Strikes Back
Golden Wind Episode 7: Sex Pistols Appears, Part 1
Golden Wind Episode 8: Sex Pistols Appears, Part 2
Golden Wind Episode 9: The First Order from the Boss
Golden Wind Episode 10: The Hitman Team
Golden Wind Episode 11: Narancia's Aerosmith
Golden Wind Episode 12: The Second Order from the Boss
Golden Wind Episode 13: Man in the Mirror and Purple Haze
Golden Wind Episode 14: Express Train to Florence
Golden Wind Episode 15: The Grateful Dead, Part 1
Golden Wind Episode 16: The Grateful Dead, Part 2
Golden Wind Episode 17: Baby Face
Golden Wind Episode 18: Head to Venice!
Golden Wind Episode 19: White Album
Golden Wind Episode 20: The Boss's Last Orders
Golden Wind Episode 21: The Mystery of King Crimson
Golden Wind Episode 22: The "G" in Guts
Golden Wind Episode 23: Clash and Talking Head
Golden Wind Episode 24: Notorious B.I.G
Golden Wind Episode 25: Spice Girl
Golden Wind Episode 27: King Crimson vs. Metallica
Golden Wind Episode 29: Destination: Rome! The Colosseum
Golden Wind Episode 30: Green Day and Oasis, Part 1
Golden Wind Episode 31: Green Day and Oasis, Part 2
Golden Wind Episode 32: Green Day and Oasis, Part 3
Golden Wind Episode 33: His Name is Diavolo
Golden Wind Episode 34: The Requiem Quietly Plays, Part 1
Golden Wind Episode 35: The Requiem Quietly Plays, Part 2
Golden Wind Episode 36: Diavolo Surfaces
Golden Wind Episode 37: King of Kings
Golden Wind Episode 38: Gold Experience Requiem
Video Games
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GioGio's Bizarre Adventure
In GioGio's Bizarre Adventure, the arrow appears after the player defeats an enemy, just before the results screen is displayed. If the player loses, then it does not appear. This texture used for the arrow is sourced from the final page of Chapter 523.
Other official media
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