Part 1: Phantom Blood



Part 1 of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, subtitled Phantom Blood, is the first installment of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, and is succeeded by Battle Tendency. Jonathan Joestar is the JoJo and Dio Brando is the main antagonist. Dio's zombies are the villainous faction of this part.

It introduces the Joestar story-line as well as Hamon and the Stone Mask.

Originally titled Part 1 Jonathan Joestar: His Youth, the first part released in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1986.

In 2006, Part 1 was adapted into an action-adventure "beat-em-up" PS2 game created by Bandai Namco. It was released in commemoration of the series 20th anniversary.

A feature film adapting Phantom Blood was released in 2007, created by Studio A.P.P.P.

The long running and current anime adaptation of the JoJo series, titled JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Animation, first adapted Part 1 to TV in 2012.

The Part 1 manga was officially released in the United States in 2014.

Official Description
In England in 1880, Part 1 follows Jonathan Joestar as he learns the breathing technique of Hamon in order to defeat his adopted brother, the evil Dio Brando.

Summary
The first part of JoJo, set in England 1880, follows Jonathan Joestar in his training of Hamon in order to defeat his evil adopted brother Dio, who is transformed into an immortal vampire by an ancient Stone Mask. Jonathan uses Hamon, an ancient breathing technique passed down through the Zeppeli family, to defeat Dio and his horde of zombies and other vampires. At the end of the story, Jonathan sacrifices himself to defeat his adopted brother once and for all, helping his pregnant wife to live another day.

Cast

 * -|English =
 * Jonathan Joestar - Johnny Yong Bosch
 * Will A. Zeppeli - B.J. Oakie
 * Robert E. O. Speedwagon - Keith Silverstein
 * Erina Pendleton - Michelle Ruff
 * Dio Brando - Patrick Seitz
 * -|Japanese =
 * Jonathan Joestar - Okitzu Kazuyuki
 * Will A. Zeppeli - Shioya Yuko
 * Robert E. O. Speedwagon - Ueda Yoji
 * Erina Pendleton - Kawasumi Ayako
 * Dio Brando - Koyasu Takehito

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood (PlayStation 2)
An action-adventure videogame adaptation of Part 1 playable on the PlayStation 2 that released in 2006. It was released to coincide with the series 20th anniversary, and is the second PlayStation 2 game to be released for the series. Like the previous JJBA videogames at the time, it was never released outside of Japan. It is a videogame adaptation of Part 1, meaning that it is canon to itself.

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood (Film)
A film adaptation of Part 1 that was produced by Studio A.P.PP. in 2007, the same studio that produced the original Stardust Crusaders OVA series back in the 90s and early 2000s. This film is a hot topic in the JoJo fandom, as it was never rereleased outside of its first time in theaters, meaning that it is a piece of lost media in the JoJo series. Only bits and pieces from trailers, concept art, and screenshots have been found for this film, and it is likely that the full movie will never be seen again.

It adapts all of Part 1 with some minor and significant changes, one of which being the complete removal of the character Speedwagon from the film. The movie likely acted as a prequel to the 1993 OVA series. Because of this it is considered canon to the 1993 OVA series but not the overall JoJo timeline.

Trivia

 * The anime was announced on July 5, 2012 by Hirohiko Araki during JoJo Exhibition 2012 press conference.
 * This is the first of two parts not to include or mention Stands before they are introduced in Part 3.FotNS logo.jpg
 * A lot of Part 1 was inspired by another manga series titled "Fist of the North Star."
 * The JoJo official logo (the supertitle in a white and pink gradient) is inspired by the Fist of the North Star logo.
 * Although it can also be argued that it's inspired by the Indiana Jones logo, however the colors and format speak for themselves.
 * Many panels in Phantom Blood (and in subsequent parts, but most prominently in Part 1,) copy almost exactly certain panels in FotNS.
 * Jonathan takes major design inspiration from Kenshiro.