Jo manga

This article is about the manga series. For other uses, see .

From 1993 to 2002, produced a (OVA) adapting the manga’s third part, . The studio later produced an adapting the first part, , which was released in theaters in Japan in February 2007. In October 2012, an produced by adapting and premiered on . As of December 2022, the studio has produced five seasons consisting of 190 total episodes, adapting through the manga’s sixth part, . An anime adaptation of the manga’s seventh part, was announced in April 2025. A based on the fourth part, , was directed by and released in Japan in August 2017.

is well known for its art style and poses, frequent references to Western and , and battles centered around Stands, psycho-spiritual manifestations of the person’s fighting spirit with unique supernatural abilities. The series had over 120 million copies in circulation by August 2023, making it one of the in history, and it has spawned a including , , and . The manga, TV anime, and live-action film are licensed in North America by , which has produced various English-language releases of the series since 2005.

In creating the manga’s generational story, Araki thought much about death, particularly the death of his grandfather, and the legacy people leave behind in their lives for their descendants. He also took inspiration from and . Araki focused on for its family-centric story, and he took the idea of intertwined destiny and rivalry between two families from . He thought highly of stories that were well-received after changing protagonists, which influenced Araki’s decision to kill off Jonathan Joestar and write a generational story, passing on his “Spirit” to his own descendants.

Araki has also authored several manga of , the first of which being “Episode 16: At a Confessional”, which was published as a in in July 1997. It follows Rohan Kishibe from , and is the first entry in the series.