JoJo's Bizarre Adventure - Quiz
JoJo s Bizarre Adventure
  • 1. What kind of method did Araki want to use as a base for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure?
A) An abstract method
B) A digital method
C) A classical method
D) A modern method
  • 2. What type of style does Araki often draw in, combined with surreal colors?
A) Realistic style
B) Minimalist style
C) Cartoonish style
D) Cubist style
  • 3. Where did Araki go to get a better understanding of real spirits?
A) Kappa River in Tōno, Iwate
B) Sumida River in Tokyo
C) Amazon River in Brazil
D) Nile River in Egypt
  • 4. Which artist was cited by Araki as an inspiration for manga coloring?
A) Vincent van Gogh
B) Paul Gauguin
C) Pablo Picasso
D) Claude Monet
  • 5. According to Araki, what is the central theme of the manga?
A) Mystery
B) Technology
C) Friendship
D) Revenge
  • 6. What concepts did Araki explore as a result of wanting to examine superpowers and energy?
A) Chakra and Ninjutsu
B) Ki and Aura
C) Hamon and Stands
D) Magic and Spells
  • 7. What did the supernatural basis of the fights even the battlefield for?
A) Women and children
B) Animals and insects
C) Monsters and aliens
D) Robots and cyborgs
  • 8. What was the name of Araki's previous work and JoJo's spiritual predecessor?
A) Magical B.T.
B) Gorgeous Irene
C) Baoh: The Visitor
D) Sojobo
  • 9. In Phantom Blood, what took the form of the ultimate being?
A) Hamons
B) Stands
C) Vampires
D) Pillar Men
  • 10. In Battle Tendency, what took the form of the ultimate being?
A) Vampires
B) Zombies
C) Pillar Men
D) Ghosts
  • 11. What influenced Araki in designing characters' skills for Stardust Crusaders?
A) Action movies
B) Historical battles
C) Fairy tales
D) Role-playing games
  • 12. Stardust Crusaders marked a transition from physical power to an emphasis on what?
A) Technological power
B) Financial power
C) Mental and spiritual power
D) Political power
  • 13. Where did the idea of Stands come from, according to Araki?
A) Traditional Japanese folklore
B) Scientific quantum theories
C) Drawing the heart and soul
D) Ancient religious texts
  • 14. Whose death made Araki think much about death and legacy when creating the generational story?
A) His grandfather
B) His mentor
C) His brother
D) His father
  • 15. Which novel was a source of inspiration for its family-centric story?
A) East of Eden
B) Around the World in Eighty Days
C) The Great Gatsby
D) Roots: The Saga of an American Family
  • 16. Which novel inspired the idea of intertwined destiny and rivalry between two families?
A) War and Peace
B) Roots: The Saga of an American Family
C) East of Eden
D) Around the World in Eighty Days
  • 17. Which character was modeled after Clint Eastwood?
A) Jotaro Kujo
B) Joseph Joestar
C) Johnny Joestar
D) Jonathan Joestar
  • 18. How did Araki describe Part 1's Jonathan Joestar's personality?
A) Disabled and reflective
B) Serious and honest
C) A trickster
D) Rebellious and quiet
  • 19. How did Araki describe Part 2's Joseph Joestar's personality?
A) Depressed and dark
B) Quiet and stoic
C) A trickster
D) Serious and honest
  • 20. Why did Jonathan and Joseph share a physical resemblance despite different personalities?
A) To have continuity because a main character dying was unheard of
B) To satisfy reader demands for clones
C) Because they were actually brothers
D) Due to a lack of character design ideas
  • 21. What was Araki's consistent focus on the Joestar family intended to give?
A) A feeling of boredom and predictability
B) A feeling of comedy and relief
C) A feeling of fear and dread
D) A feeling of pride, wonder, and mystery
  • 22. How did Araki originally plan the series structure?
A) As an anthology of short stories
B) As a single long book
C) As a trilogy
D) As a decology of ten parts
  • 23. Where was the final confrontation originally planned to take place?
A) Future Rome
B) Ancient Egypt
C) Victorian England
D) Present-day Japan
  • 24. What popular Weekly Shōnen Jump trope did Araki want to avoid in Part 3?
A) A school festival
B) A love triangle
C) A cooking competition
D) A tournament affair
  • 25. Part 3 was made into a "road movie" inspired by which book?
A) Treasure Island
B) Journey to the Center of the Earth
C) The Odyssey
D) Around the World in Eighty Days
  • 26. Why did Araki move away from "muscle men" in Part 4?
A) They were too difficult to draw
B) Editors forced him to change styles
C) Readers complained about the lack of humor
D) They fell out of popularity and he wanted to focus on fashion
  • 27. What does Araki consider when designing his characters' outfits?
A) Traditional Japanese kimono designs
B) Everyday fashion and cartoonish, bizarre clothing
C) Only historical military uniforms
D) Strictly practical modern business wear
  • 28. What milestone did Part 6 mark for Araki in terms of writing?
A) Writing an elderly protagonist for the first time
B) Writing a female protagonist for the first time
C) Writing a villain protagonist for the first time
D) Writing an alien protagonist for the first time
  • 29. How did Araki describe writing a female protagonist for Part 6?
A) Complicated, but also interesting
B) Boring and uninspired
C) Too difficult to ever repeat
D) Easy and completely straightforward
  • 30. How did Araki describe the much earlier supporting character Lisa Lisa?
A) Overpowered and annoying
B) Fresh and unheard of
C) Boring and traditional
D) Weak and helpless
  • 31. What condition does Part 7's Johnny Joestar have?
A) He is mute
B) He is paraplegic
C) He is deaf
D) He is blind
  • 32. Why was Johnny Joestar created as a disabled character?
A) As a natural result of showing growth during a race
B) To mock historical racing figures
C) To meet a quota for disability representation
D) Because Araki had a personal injury
  • 33. What two things is Johnny forced to rely on during the race?
A) Technology and weapons
B) Magic and divine intervention
C) Other people and horses
D) Maps and compasses
  • 34. What does Araki frequently use in the series that he attributes to his love for heavy metal and horror films?
A) Gothic castles and chainsaws
B) Unique onomatopoeia and poses
C) Screaming sound effects and blood splatters
D) Dark lighting and jump scares
  • 35. What are the iconic poses in Japanese known as?
A) JoJo-pozu
B) Sutando-pozu
C) JoJo-dachi
D) Araki-dachi
  • 36. What inspired the iconic poses featured on book covers and panels?
A) Greek mythology and ancient pottery
B) Modern ballet and gymnastics
C) Kabuki theater and traditional Japanese dance
D) A trip to Italy and studies of Michelangelo's sculptures
  • 37. Who is the author and illustrator of the manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure?
A) Enrico Pucci
B) Takashi Miike
C) Toru
D) Hirohiko Araki
  • 38. In which magazine was JoJo's Bizarre Adventure originally serialized from 1987 to 2004?
A) Stone Ocean
B) Stardust Crusaders
C) Ultra Jump
D) Weekly Shōnen Jump
  • 39. To which magazine was the series transferred in 2005?
A) Steel Ball Run
B) Phantom Blood
C) Weekly Shōnen Jump
D) Ultra Jump
  • 40. How many main story arcs is the series divided into?
A) Nine
B) Five
C) Seven
D) Six
  • 41. As of September 2026, how many tankōbon volumes have the chapters been collected into?
A) 104
B) 131
C) 190
D) 140
  • 42. Which studio produced the 13-episode original video animation adapting Stardust Crusaders from 1993 to 2002?
A) Viz Media
B) Shueisha
C) A.P.P.P.
D) David Production
  • 43. When was the anime film adapting Phantom Blood released in theaters in Japan?
A) February 2007
B) August 2017
C) April 2025
D) October 2012
  • 44. Which anime studio produced the television series that premiered in October 2012?
A) Takashi Miike Productions
B) A.P.P.P.
C) Viz Media
D) David Production
  • 45. As of December 2022, how many total episodes had David Production produced?
A) 140
B) 174
C) 190
D) 152
  • 46. Up through which manga part did the anime seasons adapt as of December 2022?
A) Steel Ball Run
B) Diamond Is Unbreakable
C) Stone Ocean
D) Stardust Crusaders
  • 47. In what year was the anime adaptation of Steel Ball Run announced?
A) 2025
B) 2012
C) 2017
D) 2022
  • 48. Who directed the live-action film based on Diamond Is Unbreakable released in August 2017?
A) Takashi Miike
B) Enrico Pucci
C) Kars
D) Hirohiko Araki
  • 49. By August 2023, approximately how many copies did the series have in circulation?
A) Over 120 million
B) Over 50 million
C) Over 10 million
D) Over 500 million
  • 50. Which company licenses the manga, TV anime, and live-action film in North America?
A) Shueisha
B) Viz Media
C) A.P.P.P.
D) David Production
  • 51. What physical trait do mainline descendants of the Joestar family possess?
A) A tattoo of a butterfly on their hand
B) A star-shaped birthmark above their left shoulder blade
C) A natural silver streak in their hair
D) A scar across their forehead
  • 52. How many parts make up the single continuity where generational conflict stems from Jonathan and Dio?
A) Four
B) Six
C) Nine
D) Three
  • 53. What is the setting of Part 1, Phantom Blood?
A) 1938 Germany
B) 1999 Morioh
C) Early 2020s Hawaii
D) Late 19th-century England
  • 54. Who is Jonathan Joestar's adopted brother who loathes him?
A) Dio Brando
B) Joseph Joestar
C) Enrico Pucci
D) Yoshikage Kira
  • 55. In what year does Part 2, Battle Tendency, take place?
A) 1890
B) 2001
C) 1938
D) 1989
  • 56. Which researchers discover the three lifeforms called Pillar Men?
A) British landowners
B) American presidents
C) German researchers
D) Italian mafia bosses
  • 57. Who is the leader of the Pillar Men?
A) Toru
B) Dio Brando
C) Kars
D) Funny Valentine
  • 58. In what year does Part 3, Stardust Crusaders, take place?
A) 2011
B) 1938
C) 1999
D) 1989
  • 59. In what year does Part 4, Diamond Is Unbreakable, take place?
A) 1999
B) 1989
C) 2011
D) 2001
  • 60. What is the name of the fictional Japanese town where Josuke Higashikata lives?
A) Naples
B) Morioh
C) Port St. Lucie
D) Honolulu
  • 61. Who is the Stand-using serial killer targeted in Part 4?
A) Toru
B) Enrico Pucci
C) Funny Valentine
D) Yoshikage Kira
  • 62. Who is Yoshikage Kira's father who assists him?
A) Meryl Mei Qi
B) Paco Laburantes
C) Yoshihiro
D) Bruno Bucciarati
  • 63. In what year does Golden Wind take place?
A) 1999
B) 2001
C) 2011
D) 1989
  • 64. Who is Giorno Giovanna's biological father?
A) Jotaro Kujo
B) Jonathan Joestar
C) Dio
D) Joseph Joestar
  • 65. Who is Giorno's powerful ally in the mafia team?
A) Trish Una
B) Yasuho Hirose
C) Dragona Joestar
D) Bruno Bucciarati
  • 66. Whose daughter is Trish Una, whom Bruno's team protects?
A) Funny Valentine
B) Enrico Pucci
C) Meryl Mei Qi
D) The mafia boss
  • 67. In what year does Part 6, Stone Ocean, take place?
A) 1999
B) 2001
C) 1890
D) 2011
  • 68. Near which US location does Stone Ocean take place?
A) Port St. Lucie, Florida
B) England
C) Morioh, Japan
D) Honolulu, Hawaii
  • 69. Who is the person responsible for framing Jolyne Cujoh?
A) Yoshikage Kira
B) Funny Valentine
C) Toru
D) Enrico Pucci
  • 70. What is Enrico Pucci's profession?
A) Cross-country horse race organizer
B) Mafia boss
C) High school principal
D) Prison chaplain
  • 71. In what year does Part 7, Steel Ball Run, take place?
A) 1989
B) 1890
C) 1890
D) 1938
  • 72. Who holds the cross-country horse race with a $50 million reward in Steel Ball Run?
A) President Funny Valentine
B) Toru
C) Enrico Pucci
D) Meryl Mei Qi
  • 73. Who discovers the amnesiac young man buried in the rubble in JoJolion?
A) Jolyne Cujoh
B) Holly Kujo
C) Trish Una
D) Yasuho Hirose
  • 74. What is the name of the inhuman beings who form a local crime syndicate in JoJolion?
A) Stardust Crusaders
B) Rock Humans
C) Vampires
D) Pillar Men
  • 75. Who is the leader of the Rock Humans in JoJolion?
A) Enrico Pucci
B) Toru
C) Yoshikage Kira
D) Kars
  • 76. What mysterious fruit does Toru seek to use to rise to the apex of society?
A) Lava Rock
B) Holy Corpse
C) Locacaca
D) Red Stone of Aja
  • 77. In what decade does Part 9, The JoJoLands, take place?
A) Early 1980s
B) Late 1990s
C) Early 2010s
D) Early 2020s
  • 78. Where is The JoJoLands set?
A) Hawaii
B) Florida
C) Naples
D) England
  • 79. Who is the high school principal that employs Jodio and Dragona?
A) Enrico Pucci
B) Yoshihiro
C) Bruno Bucciarati
D) Meryl Mei Qi
  • 80. Who joins Jodio and Dragona as a kleptomaniac on their mission?
A) Johnny Joestar
B) Gyro Zeppeli
C) Paco Laburantes
D) Usagi Alohaoe
  • 81. Who joins the team in The JoJoLands as a habitual drug user?
A) Yasuho Hirose
B) Trish Una
C) Paco Laburantes
D) Usagi Alohaoe
  • 82. What is the initial target of the group's mission in The JoJoLands?
A) The Red Stone of Aja
B) A diamond from a rich Japanese tourist
C) The Locacaca fruit
D) A holy corpse
  • 83. What mysterious object does the group discover that derails their initial mission?
A) The Lava Rock
B) The Stardust coffin
C) An ancient Stone Mask
D) A Bow and Arrow
  • 84. Whose assets do Jodio and his group decide to acquire using the Lava Rock?
A) The Joestar estate
B) The Speedwagon foundation
C) The Higashikata family
D) The Howler Company
  • 85. How many chapters long is Part 1, Phantom Blood?
A) 44 chapters
B) 152 chapters
C) 69 chapters
D) 174 chapters
  • 86. How many chapters long is Part 2, Battle Tendency?
A) 69 chapters
B) 155 chapters
C) 44 chapters
D) 152 chapters
  • 87. How many chapters long is Part 3, Stardust Crusaders?
A) 110 chapters
B) 152 chapters
C) 174 chapters
D) 95 chapters
  • 88. How many chapters long is Part 4, Diamond Is Unbreakable?
A) 95 chapters
B) 158 chapters
C) 174 chapters
D) 44 chapters
  • 89. How many chapters long is Part 5, Golden Wind?
A) 152 chapters
B) 155 chapters
C) 158 chapters
D) 69 chapters
  • 90. How many chapters long is Part 6, Stone Ocean?
A) 174 chapters
B) 95 chapters
C) 158 chapters
D) 110 chapters
  • 91. How many chapters long is Part 7, Steel Ball Run?
A) 110 chapters
B) 152 chapters
C) 44 chapters
D) 95 chapters
  • 92. How many chapters long is Part 8, JoJolion?
A) 158 chapters
B) 174 chapters
C) 110 chapters
D) 95 chapters
  • 93. Which volume marks the beginning of Part 9, The JoJoLands?
A) Volume 105
B) Volume 81
C) Volume 132 onwards
D) Volume 64
  • 94. Which volume range corresponds to Part 1, Phantom Blood?
A) Volumes 1–5
B) Volumes 5–12
C) Volumes 29–47
D) Volumes 13–28
  • 95. Which volume range corresponds to Part 2, Battle Tendency?
A) Volumes 13–28
B) Volumes 1–5
C) Volumes 47–63
D) Volumes 5–12
  • 96. Which volume range corresponds to Part 3, Stardust Crusaders?
A) Volumes 64–80
B) Volumes 13–28
C) Volumes 29–47
D) Volumes 81–104
  • 97. Which volume range corresponds to Part 4, Diamond Is Unbreakable?
A) Volumes 105–131
B) Volumes 29–47
C) Volumes 47–63
D) Volumes 13–28
  • 98. Which volume range corresponds to Part 5, Golden Wind?
A) Volumes 47–63
B) Volumes 29–47
C) Volumes 64–80
D) Volumes 5–12
  • 99. Which volume range corresponds to Part 6, Stone Ocean?
A) Volumes 13–28
B) Volumes 81–104
C) Volumes 47–63
D) Volumes 64–80
  • 100. Which volume range corresponds to Part 7, Steel Ball Run?
A) Volumes 105–131
B) Volumes 29–47
C) Volumes 81–104
D) Volumes 64–80
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