Part 9: The JOJOLands



Part 9 of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, subtitled The JOJOLands, is preceded by JoJolion. It is currently unreleased. The protagonist, whose name is yet to be revealed, is stated to be a descendant of Joseph Joestar.

This is the third part set in the second continuity, that takes place in a parallel world from the first six parts.

Originally titled JOJOLANDS when it was announced, Part 9 is the upcoming most recent, and likely final part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series. It will begin serialization in monthly Ultra Jump in February 2023.

As it is completely unreleased, there is no official manga release for Part 9 in English.

Official Description
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Summary
Details unknown at this time. All that is known is that the story will follow a descendant of Joseph Joestar.

Chapters not yet in Tankoban format

 * TJL Chapter 1 (unreleased)

Characters

 * Protagonist

Stands
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Media
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Development

 * The potential for a ninth part has been discussed by Araki multiple times throughout the span of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.
 * In an interview during with Aomaru Jump in 2004, Araki mentioned that he had the general outlines done for Parts 7, 8, and 9.
 * In another interview with Jump Square in 2007, Araki stated that he wants to return to writing about the town of Morioh in Parts 8 and 9.
 * During Lucca Con 2019, a fan asked Araki if he could make a new part in Italy, to which he replied that he would think about it.
 * In an interview with Rurubu Morioh that came with JoJolion Volume 12, Araki said he wanted to write a story in a location with a "lonely feel" to it, like the Scottish Highlands.
 * Fumi question mark.png of December 2021, Part 9 is currently being worked on, and besides the usual difficulties of working on a new part, everything is more or less prepared.
 * As of June 2022, Part 9 is being planned.
 * On July 3rd, 2022, a video of Araki was released that showed a sketch of an unknown character in the background. It has been edited to show this character in some detail. It is unknown if this is a future Part 9 character or not.
 * The new character bears a possible resemblance to Fumi (Joseph Joestar,) from the end of the previous part.
 * In an interview with Hirohiko Araki from Kono Mystery ga Sugoi in December 2022, it is revealed that the protagonist of this part will be a descendant of Joseph Joestar, and his appearance in JoJolion was foreshadowing.

Trivia

 * Its release date being in February 2023 makes the break between Parts 8 and 9 the longest wait between parts so far, being 18 months in total. The previous record was between Parts 6 and 7 which was 9 months long.
 * The JOJOL ands 's tentative title before release was "JOJOLANDS" in all capital letters. This makes Part 8 the only part not to have its name changed at all before or after its serialization.
 * The prota goni st for this part has been seemingly revealed in Hirohiko Araki's New Year's card, which he publishes every year. The new protagonist has light hair in a side ponytail with their eyes covered.

Continuity
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