Part 2: Battle Tendency



Part 2 of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, subtitled Battle Tendency, is preceded by Phantom Blood and followed by Stardust Crusaders. Joseph Joestar is the JoJo of this part and Kars is the main antagonist. The Pillar Men are the villainous faction.

This part reveals the origins and conclusion to the story of the Stone Masks, and is the final part featuring Hamon as the main power system.

The manga, originally titled Joseph Joestar: His Proud Lineage, released in Weekly Shonen Jump from 1987 to 1989, and began almost one year after Part 1 first started.

It was adapted into a TV anime in 2012, paired with Part 1 as the first season in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Animation.

The Part 2 manga was officially released in 2015 in the United States.

Official Description
In 1938, Joseph Joestar learns the martial art Hamon through his teacher Lisa Lisa and attempts to stop the evil Pillar Men from obtaining the Red Stone of Aja and becoming rulers of the world.

Summary
The second part, set in the year 1938, follows Jonathan's grandson Joseph Joestar. He too is trained in Hamon through Hamon master Lisa Lisa, who happens to be his own mother. Joseph comes face-to-face with the creators of the ancient Stone Mask, the Pillar Men, who are much stronger than a typical vampire. He must defeat this ancient race of super-beings with the help of Caesar Anthonio Zeppeli, Lisa Lisa, and Rudol Von Stroheim before they can recover the Red Stone of Aja and become rulers of the world. Battle Tendency ends with Joseph defeating Kars, at the expense of losing his right hand, and ending the story of the Stone Mask for good.

Cast

 * -|English =


 * Joseph Joestar - Ben Diskin
 * Caesar Anthonio Zeppeli - Bryce Papenbrook
 * Lisa Lisa - Wendee Lee
 * Kars - Will Barrett
 * Esidisi - Chris Jai Alex
 * Wamuu - George C. Cole
 * Santana - Kaiji Tang


 * -|Japanese =
 * Joseph Joestar - Tomokazu Sugita
 * Caesar Anthonio Zeppeli - Takuya Sato
 * Lisa Lisa - Atsuko Tanaka
 * Kars - Kazuhiko Inoue
 * Esidisi - Keiji Fujiwara
 * Wamuu - Akio Atsuka
 * Santana - Kenji Nomura

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: JORGE JOESTAR
A non-canon light novel written by Otaro Maijo that acts as a spin-off to Part 2 (as well as basically every other part up to Part 7) that tells the story of Joseph Joestar's father George II, Lisa Lisa, and all the wacky hijinks they get into in this weird crossover nexus thing that I cannot even begin to describe. Odd numbered chapters detail the story of George Joestar II, the son of Jonathan and father of Joseph, during his life in the Canary Islands with Lisa Lisa and Erina. There he encounters mysterious occurrences at the hands of "Wounds," and the leftover trauma caused by Dio Brando.

The even numbered chapters detail the story of Joji Joestar, a kid detective from Japan, who becomes friends with a boy named Tsukumojuku, another detective who goes missing in the town of Morioh. Joji goes to Morioh to investigate his disappearance, and gets involved with the multi-layered plot of presidents, Stands, floating islands, and 36 Kars on Mars. In the final two chapters these stories cross over for one ridiculous showdown with the Ultimate Stand User, Dio Brando, and Made in Heaven Ultimate Requiem.

It was released in 2012 for JoJo's 25th Anniversary.

The King of Infinity
A currently unreleased short story set between Battle Tendency and Stardust Crusaders. It features Lisa Lisa as a main character, as she apparently encounters a mysterious Stand. It is set to release in JOJO Magazine in March 2022.

Trivia

 * The anime was announced on July 5, 2012 by Hirohiko Araki during the JoJo Exhibition 2012 press conference.
 * This is the final part that uses Hamon as a major plot element, as it would be replaced with Stands starting with Part 3.
 * Hamon is used sparingly in Part 3 but is no longer a major part of the story.