Battle Tendency


 * For the Anime adaption, see JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Animation.

"Joseph! You will likely meet "him" soon. You will probably understand "his" identity and the meaning of evolution! Like destiny handed down by God..."

- Straizo, Chapter 52

Battle Tendency (戦闘潮流) is the second story arc of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from November 1987 to March 1989. The arc is preceded by Phantom Blood and spans a total of 69 chapters.

Summary
Taking place in 1938-39, the story follows the misadventures of Joseph Joestar (a.k.a. JoJo), grandson of Jonathan, as he masters his innate Ripple abilities in order to combat hostile, ancient super-beings named the Pillar Men, creators of the Stone Mask that plot to become the ultimate lifeforms.

Along the way, Joseph trains with other warriors of the Ripple.

Chapters
Battle Tendency consists of 69 chapters, compiled into Volume 5 to 12 of the Jump Comics trade paperbacks. Chapter titles often change between the original publication in Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine and the paperback graphic novels, so both are included below (left for volume, right for magazine).

Adaptations
The first episode of a TV anime adaptation of Battle Tendency, by David Production, aired in Japan on December 7, 2012; the last on April 5, 2013. It was later dubbed and aired on Toonami in America from December 17, 2016 to April 15, 2017.