Part 8: JoJolion



Part 8 of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, subtitled JoJolion, is preceded by Steel Ball Run, and succeeded by JOJOLANDS. Josuke Higashikata is the JoJo, and Tooru is the main antagonist. The Rock Humans serve the villainous faction.

This is the second part within the SBR timeline, that takes place in a parallel world from the first six parts. This part continues the narrative revolving around Spin and Stands, and introduces the Locacaca Fruit, a plant that has ties to the holy land in Morioh.

JoJolion released in monthly Ultra Jump from 2011 to 2021 for a total of ten years and three months, making it the longest part of the JoJo series yet, with 110 chapters, 27 volumes, and over 4,600 pages.

As of now there is no official manga release for Part 8 in the United States.

Official Description
In 2011 Morioh Japan, amnesiac Josuke Higashikata joins together with Yasuho Hirose and Rai Mamezuku in order to discover his true identity and defeat the mysterious and bizarre Rock Human organization.

Summary
The eight part, and second in the new continuity, is once again set in the fictional town of Morioh Japan, and follows an amnesiac man that goes by the name Josuke Higashikata. Josuke is first discovered lying in the dirt of the mysterious Wall Eyes by Yasuho Hirose, and the story revolves around the two of them attempting to find out Josuke's true identity. After meeting the bizarre Higashikata family, it is revealed that Josuke is the fusion of Yoshikage Kira and Josefumi Kujo as a result of being eveloped by the Wall Eyes and consuming the mysterious Locacaca fruit. The second half of the story revolves around Josuke, Yasuho, and their ally Rai Mamezuku, attempting to uncover the mysteries of the Locacaca and the Rock Humans that hunt it, as well as to save Josuke's mother Holy Joestar-Kira. In the end, Josuke fails to use the Locacaca for his own benefit, but stops the Rock Humans from cultivating it, finally ending the curse that the plant has on Morioh. Josuke joins his family as they celebrate their freedom.

Characters

 * -| English =
 * Josuke Higashikata (Billy Kametz)
 * Yasuho Hirose (TBA)
 * Rai Mamezuku (TBA)
 * Tsurugi Higashikata (TBA)
 * Jobin Higashikata (TBA)
 * Mitsuba Higashikata (TBA)
 * Tooru (TBA)
 * -|Japanese =
 * Josuke Higashikata (Yuki Ono)
 * Yasuho Hirose (TBA)
 * Rai Mamezuku (TBA)
 * Tsurugi Higashikata (TBA)
 * Jobin Higashikata (TBA)
 * Mitsuba Higashikata (TBA)
 * Tooru (TBA)

Trivia

 * JoJolion's title is derived from the word "Evangelion" which means evangelistic or "blessed thing." By combining the word with JoJo Araki means to symbolize the main protagonist Josuke in that way.
 * It is the longest JoJo part in publication and by page number, having been published almost up to 10 years, and with the most amount of pages out of any previous part.
 * This part continues the trend of referencing events from the previous JoJo parts through its antagonists. Picking up from where 7 left off, the characters are as follows:
 * Yoshikage Kira directly references Yoshikage Kira from Part 4; they both also posses the same Stand, Killer Queen.
 * Satoru Akefu/ Tooru parallel Diavolo/ Doppio in that Tooru and Diavolo are both the leaders of their respective organizations, but hide behind a false persona in order to keep their identities a secret.
 * This part introduces two Stands that are similar/ the same as ones from the previous continuity. In Part 7, THE WORLD acted as the final boss of the part. Following suite, JoJolion introduces Killer Queen and Sheer Heart Attack, as well as Hermit Purple.
 * JoJolion turned 10 years old in May 2021 at the release of Chapter 107.
 * "JOJOLANDS" is the tentative title for Part 9, meaning it is subject to change. If it does receive a proper name upon release, JoJolion will be the only part without a name change throughout its serialization.