Jotaro Kujo! Meets Josuke Higashikata (2) is the two-hundred-sixty-seventh chapter of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure manga. It is also the second chapter of Part IV: Diamond is Unbreakable.
Summary
Jotaro reveals to Josuke some knowledge of Josuke's life (Mother's background, Josuke's birthdate, dangerous fever that afflicted Josuke as an infant) before revealing the identity of Josuke's absent father as one Joseph Joestar, introducing himself as Josuke's nephew, and explaining his business in Morioh; linking Josuke to Joseph's inheritance. Jotaro is surprised by Josuke's modesty and composure at this news.
Marking the second occasion that Josuke is angered by a comment on his hairstyle, an offhand insult by Jotaro prompts Josuke to attack him with his (as yet unnamed) Stand. Jotaro counters Josuke, providing Josuke his first evidence of Stands other than his own, though this does not interest him in his angry state. After a punching match, Jotaro is forced to stop time (he says, for the first time since fighting Dio) in order to dodge. Jotaro finds his hat slashed by Josuke's Stand's last punch, just before it is magically reset in a malformed way; which Jotaro analyses as Josuke's special ability: To restore and/or change broken objects.
Jotaro punches Josuke with his bare fist, concluding their fight, before showing Josuke a photograph (in the foreground, of a face emerging from mist, with a house in the background) while explaining his second purpose in visiting: News of a paranormal threat in Morioh.
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| “ | There are other people in this town who have the same kind of power as I do, what a surprise! | ” |
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Diamond is Unbreakable (ダイヤモンドは砕けない Daiyamondo wa Kudakenai) is the fourth part of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from May 1992 to December 1995. The arc spans 174 chapters and is preceded by Stardust Crusaders.
Summary
In 1999, an older Jotaro Kujo travels to coastal Morioh, Japan, in order to meet high school freshman Josuke Higashikata who is the illegitimate child of Joseph Joestar.
Meanwhile, the Arrow, manifesting latent Stand abilities, travels throughout Morioh; as Josuke and his friends seek out the culprits of a series of homicides.
Major Battles
Publication
On July 6, 2018, VIZ Media announced that it would print the manga in English. Publication has begun on May 7, 2019.
Adaptations
Animation
- An official anime adaptation was announced on October 24, 2015, with David Production returning to produce and direct. The first episode aired on April 1, 2016, and the 39th and final episode aired on December 23, 2016.
Movie
- A live-action movie produced by Warner Bros. and directed by Takashi Miike was announced on September 28, 2016. It was released in theaters on July 2, 2017.
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Trivia
- This part is notable for taking place in a fictional setting, without traveling to any real locations.
- Leaving the Tarot and Egyptian mythology in Part 3, Part 4 primarily references popular (rock) music in its names.
- Araki states that it is possible that JoJo's Bizarre Adventure could have ended with Part 3 since the resurrection of DIO was the last plot element of precedent.[3]
- The title of this arc was formerly translated as Diamond Is Not Crash.[citation needed]
- This part is notable for having one of the most drastic changes in art style as it progressed. At its inception, it took on the muscular, Fist of the North StarFW inspired look that was present in the previous three parts. Around the middle of the part, the various characters took on a more youthful appearance, particularly in the case of Josuke and Koichi. By the end of Diamond is Unbreakable, the manga adopted the glamorous art style in which characters go from very muscular to athletic that would define the visual presentation of Vento Aureo and Stone Ocean.
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