JoJo's Bizarre Adventure - Quiz
JoJo s Bizarre Adventure
  • 1. What kind of method did Araki want to use as a base for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure?
A) A modern method
B) A classical method
C) A digital method
D) An abstract method
  • 2. What type of style does Araki often draw in, combined with surreal colors?
A) Cartoonish style
B) Cubist style
C) Realistic style
D) Minimalist style
  • 3. Where did Araki go to get a better understanding of real spirits?
A) Nile River in Egypt
B) Sumida River in Tokyo
C) Amazon River in Brazil
D) Kappa River in Tōno, Iwate
  • 4. Which artist was cited by Araki as an inspiration for manga coloring?
A) Vincent van Gogh
B) Pablo Picasso
C) Paul Gauguin
D) Claude Monet
  • 5. According to Araki, what is the central theme of the manga?
A) Technology
B) Friendship
C) Mystery
D) Revenge
  • 6. What concepts did Araki explore as a result of wanting to examine superpowers and energy?
A) Ki and Aura
B) Chakra and Ninjutsu
C) Hamon and Stands
D) Magic and Spells
  • 7. What did the supernatural basis of the fights even the battlefield for?
A) Monsters and aliens
B) Women and children
C) Robots and cyborgs
D) Animals and insects
  • 8. What was the name of Araki's previous work and JoJo's spiritual predecessor?
A) Sojobo
B) Magical B.T.
C) Baoh: The Visitor
D) Gorgeous Irene
  • 9. In Phantom Blood, what took the form of the ultimate being?
A) Hamons
B) Stands
C) Pillar Men
D) Vampires
  • 10. In Battle Tendency, what took the form of the ultimate being?
A) Pillar Men
B) Vampires
C) Ghosts
D) Zombies
  • 11. What influenced Araki in designing characters' skills for Stardust Crusaders?
A) Action movies
B) Historical battles
C) Fairy tales
D) Role-playing games
  • 12. Stardust Crusaders marked a transition from physical power to an emphasis on what?
A) Financial power
B) Technological power
C) Mental and spiritual power
D) Political power
  • 13. Where did the idea of Stands come from, according to Araki?
A) Scientific quantum theories
B) Ancient religious texts
C) Drawing the heart and soul
D) Traditional Japanese folklore
  • 14. Whose death made Araki think much about death and legacy when creating the generational story?
A) His father
B) His grandfather
C) His mentor
D) His brother
  • 15. Which novel was a source of inspiration for its family-centric story?
A) East of Eden
B) The Great Gatsby
C) Roots: The Saga of an American Family
D) Around the World in Eighty Days
  • 16. Which novel inspired the idea of intertwined destiny and rivalry between two families?
A) Around the World in Eighty Days
B) War and Peace
C) Roots: The Saga of an American Family
D) East of Eden
  • 17. Which character was modeled after Clint Eastwood?
A) Joseph Joestar
B) Johnny Joestar
C) Jotaro Kujo
D) Jonathan Joestar
  • 18. How did Araki describe Part 1's Jonathan Joestar's personality?
A) Rebellious and quiet
B) A trickster
C) Disabled and reflective
D) Serious and honest
  • 19. How did Araki describe Part 2's Joseph Joestar's personality?
A) A trickster
B) Quiet and stoic
C) Serious and honest
D) Depressed and dark
  • 20. Why did Jonathan and Joseph share a physical resemblance despite different personalities?
A) Because they were actually brothers
B) To have continuity because a main character dying was unheard of
C) Due to a lack of character design ideas
D) To satisfy reader demands for clones
  • 21. What was Araki's consistent focus on the Joestar family intended to give?
A) A feeling of fear and dread
B) A feeling of boredom and predictability
C) A feeling of comedy and relief
D) A feeling of pride, wonder, and mystery
  • 22. How did Araki originally plan the series structure?
A) As a single long book
B) As an anthology of short stories
C) As a decology of ten parts
D) As a trilogy
  • 23. Where was the final confrontation originally planned to take place?
A) Victorian England
B) Future Rome
C) Present-day Japan
D) Ancient Egypt
  • 24. What popular Weekly Shōnen Jump trope did Araki want to avoid in Part 3?
A) A cooking competition
B) A tournament affair
C) A school festival
D) A love triangle
  • 25. Part 3 was made into a "road movie" inspired by which book?
A) The Odyssey
B) Treasure Island
C) Journey to the Center of the Earth
D) Around the World in Eighty Days
  • 26. Why did Araki move away from "muscle men" in Part 4?
A) They fell out of popularity and he wanted to focus on fashion
B) Editors forced him to change styles
C) They were too difficult to draw
D) Readers complained about the lack of humor
  • 27. What does Araki consider when designing his characters' outfits?
A) Strictly practical modern business wear
B) Everyday fashion and cartoonish, bizarre clothing
C) Traditional Japanese kimono designs
D) Only historical military uniforms
  • 28. What milestone did Part 6 mark for Araki in terms of writing?
A) Writing an alien protagonist for the first time
B) Writing a female protagonist for the first time
C) Writing an elderly protagonist for the first time
D) Writing a villain protagonist for the first time
  • 29. How did Araki describe writing a female protagonist for Part 6?
A) Complicated, but also interesting
B) Too difficult to ever repeat
C) Boring and uninspired
D) Easy and completely straightforward
  • 30. How did Araki describe the much earlier supporting character Lisa Lisa?
A) Boring and traditional
B) Weak and helpless
C) Fresh and unheard of
D) Overpowered and annoying
  • 31. What condition does Part 7's Johnny Joestar have?
A) He is blind
B) He is deaf
C) He is paraplegic
D) He is mute
  • 32. Why was Johnny Joestar created as a disabled character?
A) To mock historical racing figures
B) Because Araki had a personal injury
C) To meet a quota for disability representation
D) As a natural result of showing growth during a race
  • 33. What two things is Johnny forced to rely on during the race?
A) Other people and horses
B) Maps and compasses
C) Magic and divine intervention
D) Technology and weapons
  • 34. What does Araki frequently use in the series that he attributes to his love for heavy metal and horror films?
A) Dark lighting and jump scares
B) Screaming sound effects and blood splatters
C) Gothic castles and chainsaws
D) Unique onomatopoeia and poses
  • 35. What are the iconic poses in Japanese known as?
A) JoJo-pozu
B) Araki-dachi
C) JoJo-dachi
D) Sutando-pozu
  • 36. What inspired the iconic poses featured on book covers and panels?
A) Modern ballet and gymnastics
B) Greek mythology and ancient pottery
C) A trip to Italy and studies of Michelangelo's sculptures
D) Kabuki theater and traditional Japanese dance
  • 37. Who is the author and illustrator of the manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure?
A) Enrico Pucci
B) Toru
C) Hirohiko Araki
D) Takashi Miike
  • 38. In which magazine was JoJo's Bizarre Adventure originally serialized from 1987 to 2004?
A) Weekly Shōnen Jump
B) Stone Ocean
C) Ultra Jump
D) Stardust Crusaders
  • 39. To which magazine was the series transferred in 2005?
A) Phantom Blood
B) Weekly Shōnen Jump
C) Ultra Jump
D) Steel Ball Run
  • 40. How many main story arcs is the series divided into?
A) Six
B) Seven
C) Five
D) Nine
  • 41. As of September 2026, how many tankōbon volumes have the chapters been collected into?
A) 190
B) 140
C) 131
D) 104
  • 42. Which studio produced the 13-episode original video animation adapting Stardust Crusaders from 1993 to 2002?
A) A.P.P.P.
B) Shueisha
C) David Production
D) Viz Media
  • 43. When was the anime film adapting Phantom Blood released in theaters in Japan?
A) February 2007
B) April 2025
C) October 2012
D) August 2017
  • 44. Which anime studio produced the television series that premiered in October 2012?
A) Takashi Miike Productions
B) Viz Media
C) David Production
D) A.P.P.P.
  • 45. As of December 2022, how many total episodes had David Production produced?
A) 152
B) 190
C) 140
D) 174
  • 46. Up through which manga part did the anime seasons adapt as of December 2022?
A) Diamond Is Unbreakable
B) Stardust Crusaders
C) Steel Ball Run
D) Stone Ocean
  • 47. In what year was the anime adaptation of Steel Ball Run announced?
A) 2022
B) 2012
C) 2025
D) 2017
  • 48. Who directed the live-action film based on Diamond Is Unbreakable released in August 2017?
A) Takashi Miike
B) Kars
C) Hirohiko Araki
D) Enrico Pucci
  • 49. By August 2023, approximately how many copies did the series have in circulation?
A) Over 50 million
B) Over 10 million
C) Over 500 million
D) Over 120 million
  • 50. Which company licenses the manga, TV anime, and live-action film in North America?
A) David Production
B) Viz Media
C) Shueisha
D) A.P.P.P.
  • 51. What physical trait do mainline descendants of the Joestar family possess?
A) A natural silver streak in their hair
B) A tattoo of a butterfly on their hand
C) A star-shaped birthmark above their left shoulder blade
D) A scar across their forehead
  • 52. How many parts make up the single continuity where generational conflict stems from Jonathan and Dio?
A) Four
B) Six
C) Nine
D) Three
  • 53. What is the setting of Part 1, Phantom Blood?
A) Early 2020s Hawaii
B) 1938 Germany
C) 1999 Morioh
D) Late 19th-century England
  • 54. Who is Jonathan Joestar's adopted brother who loathes him?
A) Yoshikage Kira
B) Dio Brando
C) Enrico Pucci
D) Joseph Joestar
  • 55. In what year does Part 2, Battle Tendency, take place?
A) 1890
B) 1938
C) 2001
D) 1989
  • 56. Which researchers discover the three lifeforms called Pillar Men?
A) Italian mafia bosses
B) German researchers
C) British landowners
D) American presidents
  • 57. Who is the leader of the Pillar Men?
A) Kars
B) Dio Brando
C) Funny Valentine
D) Toru
  • 58. In what year does Part 3, Stardust Crusaders, take place?
A) 2011
B) 1999
C) 1989
D) 1938
  • 59. In what year does Part 4, Diamond Is Unbreakable, take place?
A) 1999
B) 2001
C) 1989
D) 2011
  • 60. What is the name of the fictional Japanese town where Josuke Higashikata lives?
A) Honolulu
B) Morioh
C) Naples
D) Port St. Lucie
  • 61. Who is the Stand-using serial killer targeted in Part 4?
A) Yoshikage Kira
B) Enrico Pucci
C) Toru
D) Funny Valentine
  • 62. Who is Yoshikage Kira's father who assists him?
A) Meryl Mei Qi
B) Yoshihiro
C) Bruno Bucciarati
D) Paco Laburantes
  • 63. In what year does Golden Wind take place?
A) 1999
B) 2011
C) 2001
D) 1989
  • 64. Who is Giorno Giovanna's biological father?
A) Dio
B) Jonathan Joestar
C) Jotaro Kujo
D) Joseph Joestar
  • 65. Who is Giorno's powerful ally in the mafia team?
A) Dragona Joestar
B) Yasuho Hirose
C) Bruno Bucciarati
D) Trish Una
  • 66. Whose daughter is Trish Una, whom Bruno's team protects?
A) Funny Valentine
B) Enrico Pucci
C) The mafia boss
D) Meryl Mei Qi
  • 67. In what year does Part 6, Stone Ocean, take place?
A) 2001
B) 1999
C) 1890
D) 2011
  • 68. Near which US location does Stone Ocean take place?
A) Honolulu, Hawaii
B) Morioh, Japan
C) England
D) Port St. Lucie, Florida
  • 69. Who is the person responsible for framing Jolyne Cujoh?
A) Toru
B) Yoshikage Kira
C) Funny Valentine
D) Enrico Pucci
  • 70. What is Enrico Pucci's profession?
A) High school principal
B) Mafia boss
C) Prison chaplain
D) Cross-country horse race organizer
  • 71. In what year does Part 7, Steel Ball Run, take place?
A) 1989
B) 1938
C) 1890
D) 1890
  • 72. Who holds the cross-country horse race with a $50 million reward in Steel Ball Run?
A) Meryl Mei Qi
B) Toru
C) Enrico Pucci
D) President Funny Valentine
  • 73. Who discovers the amnesiac young man buried in the rubble in JoJolion?
A) Yasuho Hirose
B) Jolyne Cujoh
C) Holly Kujo
D) Trish Una
  • 74. What is the name of the inhuman beings who form a local crime syndicate in JoJolion?
A) Vampires
B) Rock Humans
C) Stardust Crusaders
D) Pillar Men
  • 75. Who is the leader of the Rock Humans in JoJolion?
A) Kars
B) Toru
C) Enrico Pucci
D) Yoshikage Kira
  • 76. What mysterious fruit does Toru seek to use to rise to the apex of society?
A) Locacaca
B) Holy Corpse
C) Red Stone of Aja
D) Lava Rock
  • 77. In what decade does Part 9, The JoJoLands, take place?
A) Early 2010s
B) Late 1990s
C) Early 2020s
D) Early 1980s
  • 78. Where is The JoJoLands set?
A) England
B) Naples
C) Florida
D) Hawaii
  • 79. Who is the high school principal that employs Jodio and Dragona?
A) Meryl Mei Qi
B) Bruno Bucciarati
C) Yoshihiro
D) Enrico Pucci
  • 80. Who joins Jodio and Dragona as a kleptomaniac on their mission?
A) Paco Laburantes
B) Usagi Alohaoe
C) Johnny Joestar
D) Gyro Zeppeli
  • 81. Who joins the team in The JoJoLands as a habitual drug user?
A) Usagi Alohaoe
B) Paco Laburantes
C) Yasuho Hirose
D) Trish Una
  • 82. What is the initial target of the group's mission in The JoJoLands?
A) The Red Stone of Aja
B) A diamond from a rich Japanese tourist
C) A holy corpse
D) The Locacaca fruit
  • 83. What mysterious object does the group discover that derails their initial mission?
A) An ancient Stone Mask
B) The Stardust coffin
C) A Bow and Arrow
D) The Lava Rock
  • 84. Whose assets do Jodio and his group decide to acquire using the Lava Rock?
A) The Joestar estate
B) The Speedwagon foundation
C) The Higashikata family
D) The Howler Company
  • 85. How many chapters long is Part 1, Phantom Blood?
A) 174 chapters
B) 69 chapters
C) 152 chapters
D) 44 chapters
  • 86. How many chapters long is Part 2, Battle Tendency?
A) 155 chapters
B) 152 chapters
C) 44 chapters
D) 69 chapters
  • 87. How many chapters long is Part 3, Stardust Crusaders?
A) 174 chapters
B) 110 chapters
C) 152 chapters
D) 95 chapters
  • 88. How many chapters long is Part 4, Diamond Is Unbreakable?
A) 174 chapters
B) 158 chapters
C) 95 chapters
D) 44 chapters
  • 89. How many chapters long is Part 5, Golden Wind?
A) 152 chapters
B) 69 chapters
C) 155 chapters
D) 158 chapters
  • 90. How many chapters long is Part 6, Stone Ocean?
A) 95 chapters
B) 158 chapters
C) 174 chapters
D) 110 chapters
  • 91. How many chapters long is Part 7, Steel Ball Run?
A) 110 chapters
B) 95 chapters
C) 44 chapters
D) 152 chapters
  • 92. How many chapters long is Part 8, JoJolion?
A) 158 chapters
B) 110 chapters
C) 95 chapters
D) 174 chapters
  • 93. Which volume marks the beginning of Part 9, The JoJoLands?
A) Volume 105
B) Volume 64
C) Volume 81
D) Volume 132 onwards
  • 94. Which volume range corresponds to Part 1, Phantom Blood?
A) Volumes 13–28
B) Volumes 29–47
C) Volumes 5–12
D) Volumes 1–5
  • 95. Which volume range corresponds to Part 2, Battle Tendency?
A) Volumes 1–5
B) Volumes 5–12
C) Volumes 13–28
D) Volumes 47–63
  • 96. Which volume range corresponds to Part 3, Stardust Crusaders?
A) Volumes 29–47
B) Volumes 81–104
C) Volumes 13–28
D) Volumes 64–80
  • 97. Which volume range corresponds to Part 4, Diamond Is Unbreakable?
A) Volumes 105–131
B) Volumes 13–28
C) Volumes 29–47
D) Volumes 47–63
  • 98. Which volume range corresponds to Part 5, Golden Wind?
A) Volumes 47–63
B) Volumes 5–12
C) Volumes 64–80
D) Volumes 29–47
  • 99. Which volume range corresponds to Part 6, Stone Ocean?
A) Volumes 13–28
B) Volumes 47–63
C) Volumes 81–104
D) Volumes 64–80
  • 100. Which volume range corresponds to Part 7, Steel Ball Run?
A) Volumes 29–47
B) Volumes 81–104
C) Volumes 64–80
D) Volumes 105–131
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