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