Part 8: JoJolion



Part 8 of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, subtitled JoJolion, is the eighth part of the JoJo series, and the second part in the SBR Timeline. It is preceded by Part 7: Steel Ball Run, and succeeded by a not yet announced ninth installment. Josuke Higashikata serves as this parts JoJo, and the main antagonist is Tooru. The Rock Humans serve as this Parts villainous faction.

This is the second part within the SBR continuity, that exists separate and uninfluenced by the fist six parts. This part continues the narrative revolving around Spin and Stands.

Part 8 is the current and most recent part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series that began serialization in monthly Ultra Jump and is currently ongoing. It is set to release its final chapter on August 19th, 2021.

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 enveloped 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 Holly Kujo.

Characters

 * Josuke Higashikata (Billy Kametz)
 * Yasuho Hirose (TBA)
 * Rai Mamezuku (TBA)
 * Tsurugi Higashikata (TBA)
 * Jobin Higashikata (TBA)
 * Mitsuba Higashikata (TBA)
 * Tooru (TBA)

Stands

 * Soft & Wet; Go Beyond
 * Paisley Park
 * Doggy Style
 * Speed King
 * Paper Moon King
 * Awaking III Leaves
 * Wonder of U
 * California King Bed
 * King Nothing
 * Nut King Call
 * Walking Heart
 * Fun Fun Fun
 * Born This Way
 * Les Fueilles
 * I Am a Rock
 * Doobie Wah!
 * Love Love Deluxe
 * Schott Key No. 1
 * Schott Key No. 2
 * Vitamin C
 * Milagro Man
 * Killer Queen
 * Blue Hawaii
 * Brain Storm
 * Ozon Baby
 * Doctor Wu
 * Space Trucking

Unnamed Stands

 * Holly's Stand

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.
 * JoJolion turned 10 years old in May 2021 at the release of Chapter 107.