JORGE JOESTAR

"...I am there, everything has meaning. Just like the arrival of a detective in a mystery novel. In a sense, Beyond is a mystery novelist. Beyond is writing a mystery novel in which you are the detective. And you should be aware of that fact."

- Tsukumojuku Kato in JORGE JOESTAR Chapter 2: Nishi Akatsuki

JORGE JOESTAR is a novel written and illustrated by Otaro Maijo. The story shows the adventure of Jorge Joestar and his counterpart, Joji, who set out on a bizarre quest to solve a murder in Morioh, which slowly turns into a universe-hopping adventure after the island begins moving on its own.

Synopsis
The odd-numbered chapters of the story tell of how Jorge, Elizabeth, and another girl named Penelope de la Rosa grew up together, eventually leading to Jorge joining the Royal Air Force and marrying Elizabeth. However, this time around, their wedding is threatened by a zombie invasion. Along the way he makes new friends, such as Tsukumojuku Kato and Steven Motorize, and gets framed for a murder.

The other chapters which are set on Joji Joestar, take place in the 37th universe. Most characters from the original universe can be seen but with different Stands.

The other chapters, however, are another story altogether and considered the true story of the novel. Set in the 20th century after the world has been reset (due to the effects of Made In Heaven) exactly thirty-six times, it focuses on detective Joji Joestar, who while investigating a recent string of incidents comes across the missing Tsukumojuku, who has somehow traveled to his universe. After he is found dead in Morioh, seemingly by Yoshikage Kira's hands, Joji heads to investigate. Along the way, Joji meets Rohan Kishibe and a few other people, until he eventually reaches outer space, and meets 36 versions of Kars, each from a different universe, one of which accompanies him back to Earth, all ending in a massive fistfight with Dio Brando as he attempts to become the Holy Corpse and gain unlimited power.

New Stands
In addition to the Stands from the original manga such as King Crimson and Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, JORGE JOESTAR introduces several new Stands that are all named after foreign (to Japan) films. There are also three new Stand-like abilities that are not truly Stands but have the same type of power: Most of the Stands in the novel are alternate versions of the original ability or may have evolved into an Ultimate Stand.

Chapter List
There is no current official English version of JORGE JOESTAR.