“This is a tale of two young men, their destinies bound to intersect, and a stone mask that changes their fates forever”
Part 1 of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, subtitled Phantom Blood, is the first installment of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, 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.
This part introduces the world of JoJo, the Joestar lineage, and the beginning of their intertwined fate with Dio Brando.
Originally published under the title Jonathan Joestar - His Youth, the manga was serialized from December 1986 to October 1987 in Weekly Shonen Jump. The part was later renamed to Phantom Bloodline in JOJO A-GO!GO! in 2000, then to its current title in the Bunko Edition in 2002.
In 2006 Part 1 was adapted into an action-adventure beat-em-up game on the PlayStation 2 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.. It was never released outside of theaters and is now considered "lost media."
The current anime adaptation of the JoJo series, titled JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Animation, first adapted Part 1 to TV in 2012. The English dub premiered four years later on Toonami in 2016.
In 2024, a musical adaptation of Phantom Blood first opened at the Imperial Theatre in Tokyo. It is the first theater adaptation of a mainline part, and also the first rendition of Part 1 characters played by real life actors.
The Part 1 manga was officially released in English in 2015.
Official Description[]
Crunchyroll Description[]
In ancient Mexico, people of Aztec had prospered. They had historic and strange "Stone Mask". It was a miraculous mask which brings eternal life and the power of authentic ruler. But the mask suddenly disappeared. A long time after that, in late 19th centuries when the thought and life of people were suddenly changing, Jonathan Joestar met with Dio Brando―. They spend time together through boyhood to youth, and the "Stone Mask" brings curious fate to them―.
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.
Episodes[]
Story Arcs[]
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Cast[]
Johnny Yong Bosch
B.J. Oakie
Keith Silverstein
Michelle Ruff
Patrick Seitz
Okitzu Kazuyuki
Shioya Yuko
Ueda Yoji
Kawasumi Ayako
Koyasu Takehito
Music[]
Original Soundtrack[]
Opening Song[]
Anthology Songs[]
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Key Visuals[]
International Releases[]
Japanese 
English 
French 
Italian 
Spanish/German 
Polish 
Indonesian 
Mexican/Brazilian 
Chinese 
Thai 
Korean 
Taiwanese Variations[]
Bunkoban
Shueisha JUMP REMIX
Digital Color
Omnibus
JoJoniumCreation & Development[]
When the series first began, Araki only initially planned for it to make up three parts, ending with the final confrontation with Dio, with three different JoJo's to follow in each part, meaning that Joseph and Jotaro's characters were all planned from the very beginning.
Araki came up with the idea for Hamon while thinking about ways to reach your body limits, and to what extent you can transform. He discussed scientific research conducted about "air" that people have, like an aura.
The title Phantom Blood was added to Part 1 later in the series, and according to Araki in the JOJOVELLER Stand Book, the title is in reference to the blood relationship between Jonathan and Dio, and the fantasy magic that comes to mind with the word bloodline.
Iconography[]
Bunko logo
Phantom Blood is represented most often by the Stone Mask, the McGuffin that the story primarily revolves around. Appearing or at least being mentioned in almost every episode, and being the sole reason Dio has the powers he does, it is an iconic part of Phantom Blood's themes. It is used in a handful of different logo designs representing Part 1, including the one in the limited edition Bunkoban release of the manga, and in the 2024 Phantom Blood musical adaptation. It is used prominently in the OP song Sono Chino Sadame for the anime's first season, with the sequence ending with the mask falling into the ocean, and on the cover of the PS2 videogame adaptation. It is by far the most common icon that represents this part.
Another common icon in regard to Phantom Blood is the Ripple, the main power system of this part and its successor.
Colors most often used to represent Phantom Blood are red, and green. Most manga publishers use red to represent Part 1, while Japan uses green (featured on the JoJonium covers.) Blue and silver were chosen to represent Phantom Blood on this wiki to match its anime key visuals color schemes.
Logos[]
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 PS2 game logo  Film logo  Bunkoban logo  Shueisha Jump Remix logo  VIZ Media English logo  Anime logo  Musical logo |
Trivia[]
- This is the first of two parts not to include or mention Stands before they are introduced in Part 3.
Fist of the North Star Volume 16 cover, inspiration behind JoJo's logo
- 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.
- The JoJo official logo (the supertitle in a white and pink gradient) is inspired by the Fist of the North Star logo.
- This is the first part in the series where the protagonist dies in the part he is introduced.
Continuity[]
- The Joestar Birthmark, which is formally introduced in Part 3, is totally absent from this part because Araki didn't write that plot point in yet. While the birthmark is absent in the manga, the anime adaptation added it in retroactively to fit with what's known in Part 3.
- The Stone Mask is discovered for the first time this part, which is later revealed to be a creation of the Pillar Men in Part 2.
- The post credit scene in the anime adaptation adds a scene of Santana in a pillar being discovered in Mexico.
- Will Zeppeli says in this part that he died with no offspring, but this is revealed to not be true in Part 2 where his son and grandson take center focus in the plot.
- Erina saves a baby from the boat in the final battle, who eventually grows up to be Lisa Lisa, Joseph Joestar's mother.
- Dio survives the boat explosion, as revealed in Part 3, and the reason for this is currently unclear. He supposedly found a way into the coffin Erina escaped on in another compartment, but this likely wasn't written this way back in Part 1.
- The novel Jorge Joestar attempts to explain this by saying that Dio completely survived the explosion and tormented Erina in that coffin for days before she was rescued, and he was placed under that compartment.
Gallery[]
"Jonathan's courageous death ends Part 1! However, I've already started writing the concept for Part 2, so please look forward to it."
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Phantom Blood ∙ Battle Tendency ∙ Stardust Crusaders ∙ Diamond is Unbreakable ∙ Golden Wind ∙ Stone Ocean ∙ Steel Ball Run ∙ JoJolion ∙ The JOJOLands |
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Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan ∙ Deadman's Questions ∙ Crazy Heartbreakers |
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Jonathan Joestar ∙ Joseph Joestar ∙ Jotaro Kujo ∙ Josuke Higashikata ∙ Giorno Giovanna ∙ Jolyne Cujoh ∙ Johnny Joestar ∙ Josuke Higashikata (Part 8) ∙ Jodio Joestar | |
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The Passion ∙ Hermit Purple ∙ Star Platinum ∙ Crazy Diamond ∙ Gold Experience ∙ Stone Free ∙ Tusk ∙ Soft & Wet ∙ November Rain |
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Dio Brando ∙ Kars ∙ Yoshikage Kira ∙ Diavolo ∙ Enrico Pucci ∙ Funny Valentine ∙ Toru ∙ Acca Howler |
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The World ∙ Killer Queen ∙ King Crimson ∙ Whitesnake (C-Moon, Made in Heaven) ∙ Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap ∙ Wonder of U ∙ Acca Howler's Stand |
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