JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken Part 1: Phantom Blood (2024)

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Synonyms: Dai Ichi Bu Jonathan Joestar: Sono Seishun

Japanese: ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 ファントムブラッド

English: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 1: Phantom Blood

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 5

Chapters: 44

Status: Finished

Published: Dec 2, 1986 to Oct 13, 1987

Genres: Action, Adventure, Horror

Themes: Historical, Vampire

Demographic: Shounen

Serialization: Shounen Jump (Weekly)

Authors: Araki, Hirohiko (Story & Art)


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Ranked: #48972

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Popularity: #95

Members: 131,900

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Ranked #4897Popularity #95Members 131,900

MangaShounen Jump (Weekly)Araki, Hirohiko (Story & Art)

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Synopsis

While the gold rush takes Europe by storm, a young Jonathan Joestar lives a life of luxury with his father at their estate in Liverpool, England. Jonathan, known by his peers as JoJo, spends his days playing the part of a gentleman and living a carefree life. However, those peaceful days soon came to an end when Dio Brando intrudes upon him.

Dio is a young boy from London who is adopted into the Joestar family due to a debt Jonathan's father owed to Dio's father. While Jonathan is receptive towards having a new brother, Dio schemes against the Joestars in order to inherit the fortune. As Dio's schemes get out of hand, Jonathan is forced to confront him once and for all.

Thus begins the story of the Joestar bloodline, as Jonathan matures with and eventually combats his adoptive brother while encountering bizarre new friends and foes.

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Background

A 17-volume kanzenban version dubbed as JoJonium was published in Japan from December 4, 2013, to March 4, 2015. This edition covered the first three parts of the Jojo no Kimyou na Bouken series and included new cover art which showed redesigns of the characters by Araki Hirohiko. JoJonium's first three volumes cover the first part.

JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken Part 1: Phantom Blood was published in English by VIZ Media as JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 1: Phantom Blood from February 24 to August 4, 2015. These were released in a hardback format featuring the JoJonium artwork and contents. It was also published in Italy by Star Comics from from November 1993 to May 1994, and in Spain by Editorial Ivrea following the JoJonium format from June 30 to September 21, 2017.

A beat'em up video game based on the series developed by Namco Bandai Games Inc. was released in Japan on October 26, 2006.

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure has more than 100 million copies in print, making it one of the best-selling manga series in history. Phantom Blood is the first story arc of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure with Dio.

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Adaptation (Special)

JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Phantom Blood Pilot

Adaptation (Movie)

JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Phantom Blood

Adaptation (TV)

JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken (TV)

Sequel (Manga)

JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken Part 2: Sentou Chouryuu

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Oct 14, 2024

Mara2463

Recommended

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventures Part I: Phantom Blood – Spoiler Free – Recommended

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Story – 7/10 – 7 x 0.275 = 1,925
Art – 7/10 – 7 x 0.2 = 1,4
Characters – 10/10 – 10 x 0.225 = 2,25
Enjoyment – 8/10 – 8 x 0.3 = 2,4
Total: 7,975 -> 8

Story – 7/10
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Oct 20, 2024

Manjirin

Mixed Feelings

Reading this manga for the first time more than 35 years after it's original run I feel that there has to be some allowances made for some of the more dated elements of the story. What are now clichés may not have been in 1987 (or perhaps not to the same extent as may be the case today) whether it is the impossibly evil step brother, the virtuous but dense as a doorknob father to the unapologetically anabolic physiques; it's all a bit antiquated but not entirely without charm.

The execution of this admittedly very simple, basic story is the main attraction. Nothing about Jonathan or ...

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Apr 14, 2023

Pezguy97

Not Recommended

JoJo Part 1 may just be the worst manga series I have ever read, but three factors keep me from giving it anything less than a 5. First, it is easy to see how JoJo influenced a lot of anime and manga series that I find more palatable because they dial down the goofiness from JoJo a bit. Second, the art style in JoJo is well above almost all of it's Shonen Jump peers. Third, there is a significant jump in quality between part 1 and part 2. Pretty much every other aspect of this manga is banal. Just getting through all the volumes felt ...

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