Part 9: The JOJOLands (2024)

Part 9 of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, subtitled The JOJOLands, is likely the final part in the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series,^[1] and is preceded by JoJolion. Jodio Joestar is the protagonist, and Acca Howler is the main antagonist. The Howler Company acts as the villainous faction.

It is the third part set in the second continuity, that takes place in a parallel world from the first six parts. It tells the story of Jodio on his journey to become filthy rich through the means of a Lava Rock with the power to change the flow of money.

Originally titled JOJOLANDS when it was announced, Part 9 is the ongoing most recent part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series. It began serialization in monthly Ultra Jump in February 2023.

As of now Part 9 has yet to receive an official English translation.

Official Description[]

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The story is set on Hawaii, a volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean. Jodio Joestar, a young boy living on Oahu, has the ambition of becoming a millionaire. It means that while living on the island, he will be at the top of the "mechanism" of this world that he has to face every day. On islands where light and shadow interweave, an unpredictable story begins!

Summary[]

The First Mission[]

Jodio and Dragona Joestar, Paco Laborantes, and Usagi Aloha'oe are sent on a mission to infiltrate the villa of a rich Japanese tourist to steal a priceless diamond. They enter the villa and discover that it is owned by Japanese manga artist, Rohan Kishibe. While sneaking around his house they discover tons of volcanic rock, and one locked away in the same safe as the diamond they're there to steal. While on their way out, they are attacked by a Stand User cat, and caught by Rohan, who uses his Stand on them to determine they are not a threat. Jodio is able to free his friends and tie up Rohan, and he realizes that the cooled lava kept in the safe with the diamond is more valuable than the thing they came for. He takes it and makes a deal with Rohan before he leaves, and Rohan tells him that the "laws of nature" are within the lava, and he must accept the responsibility of taking it.

Battle in the Jungle[]

As the group leaves, they are followed by multiple of the cats that were in Rohan's villa, who attack them in the jungle. The group is tied down by their wire Stand, and Usagi is nowhere to be seen, so they assume he left and stole all their valuables, including the Lava Rock. The group continues to be attacked by the wire Stand, and they discover that it is coming from the cat's fur. They are at the brink of defeat when suddenly Usagi appears again and slams his car into the tree, knocking the cats out of the way. He uses the Lava Rock to lure the cats to him, and his Stand to trap them in a net. With the threat defeated, Jodio realizes that "something" was following Rohan even before he got his Hawaiian villa.

Owner of the Lava Rock[]

The group returns to the main city to relax a little before their flight back to Oahu. Dragona and Usagi go off to a diamond salesman to test out the capabilities of the Lava Rock, while Jodio and Paco hang by the car and get some food. Though they were almost arrested for stealing a precious diamond watch, Usagi and Dragona manage to figure out how the Lava Rock works -- Once it has "captured" something of value in its "flow," that thing eventually finds its way back to them. So while they were unable to acquire the diamond watch there, they were assured that it would eventually return to them.

Meanwhile, Paco and Jodio encounter an enemy that is able to shapeshift and hide himself in the scenery around them, who happens to be the owner of the cats who attacked them earlier. He first presents himself posing as Paco, but later attempts to stab Jodio when his identity is revealed. The rest of the gang comes together to fight this person, who Paco theorizes is a lone wolf, but the person is tricky, and ends up taking the rock for himself. They end up cornering him to a beach, with Jodio fighting him underwater, but Paco halts the fight to recruit him because he seems to have the same goal as them and is not an evil person.

The Second Mission[]

The battle ends abruptly and Jodio and co. make their former enemy a team member of theirs. He introduces himself as Charming Man, and he met Rohan while investigating a strange occurrence surrounding the lava rocks. His motives are pure, as he wants to find a way to save his little brother, so he accompanies Jodio and the others back to Oahu.

Once they arrive, they tell Meryl Mei Qi of their journey, and she becomes intrigued by the prospects of the Lava Rock. She listens to Charming Man's story and agrees to research the Lava Rocks on Hualalai, saying that their next mission is to investigate the top of the mountain so they can take full advantage of the powers of the Lava Rock. The gang makes their way to the Hawaii State Land Registry Office, where they view the documents needed to steal the land and touch it with the Lava Rock so that it will come back to them.

As they are leaving the facility, Usagi is attacked by an unknown Stand that has burrowed into his heart. Charming Man is able to use his Stand to see inside his chest and attack it, but touching the Stand infects him with cancer. Dragona and the woman who helped them see the land deeds are also afflicted with a similar disease as Usagi.

Chapters[]

• Some chapter titles will be tentative until the official release of a volume in Japan

Chapter Name	Volume Name	Volume Cover
1: Departure 2: South King Street 3: The Villa on Hawaii Island, Part 1 4: The Villa on Hawaii Island, Part 2	Volume 1: Departure
5: "Ascend" 6: Mount Hualālai - Cat Size, Part 1 7: Mount Hualālai - Cat Size, Part 2 8: Mount Hualālai - Cat Size, Part 3	Volume 2: "Ascend"
9: Kailua Kona - Flight Waiting Time, Part 1 10: Kailua Kona - Flight Waiting Time, Part 2 11: Kailua Kona - Flight Waiting Time, Part 3 12: Charming Man	Volume 3: "Time to Make Some Money"
13: Joestar Brothers 14: Aim For That $50 Billion, Part 1 15: Aim For That $50 Billion, Part 2 16: Lulu's Bags' Groove, Part 1	Volume 4: "Joestar Brothers"
	Volume 5: "TBA"	File:Volume 136.jpg

Chapters not yet in Tankōban format[]

• Chapter 17: That Girl's Bags' Groove, Part 2
• Chapter 18: That Girl's Bags' Groove, Part 3

Story Arcs[]

The JOJOLands story arcs

* NOTE: Due to the nature of JoJo arc titles changing between magazine and volume releases, *these arc titles are TEMPORARY until the inevitable final volume releases. Name No. of Chapters Summary Image The Villa on Hawaii Island Arc 5 Narrates the beginning of the part and the first mission Jodio and his gang are sent on by Meryl Mei Qi, which is to steal a valuable diamond from the villa of a Japanese tourist. Mount Hualālai - Cat Size Arc 3 Narrates the battle between Jodio and the gang versus Wild Cat Size and their wire Stand, Cat Size, in the jungle around Rohan's villa. Kailua Kona - Flight Waiting Time Arc 4 While trying to learn more about the Lava Rock and what it is capable of, Jodio and co. are followed to a shopping district by Charming Man, an enemy who has been following the Lava Rock since before Rohan found it. Lulu's Bags' Groove Arc 7 Jodio's gang teams up with their former enemy, Charming Man, and return the diamond to Meryl Mei in Oahu, who gives them their next mission, which is to become the owners of the land of Hualalai, owned by the Howler Company, to steal more of the Lava Rocks. On their mission, they are attacked by a disease spreading Stand.

Characters[]

Stands[]

November Rain Jodio Joestar	Smooth Operators Dragona Joestar	The Hustle Paco Laborantes	The Matte Kudasai Usagi Aloha'oe	Bigmouth Strikes Again Charming Man
Unknown Stand Acca Howler	Heaven's Door Rohan Kishibe	Cat Size Wild Cat Size	Bags' Groove Lulu	Glory Days Bobby Jean

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Creation & 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.^[2] 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.^[3] 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.^[4] 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.^[5]

Alternate titles for Part 9 before The JOJOLands was picked were JOJOLANDS, Made in JOJOLANDS, and JOJOLANDS 9.^[6]

According to the third issue of JOJO magazine, Araki had already planned out all of Jodio's story arc by the end of JoJolion.

Iconography[]

Some of the parts media has represented it with tropical themes, due to it taking place in Hawaii. This includes iconography of palm trees, volcanoes, and the ocean.

An arrow pointing upward is also used in the official logo design, which may represent Jodio's desire to rise above all the rest to become filthy rich. Jodio's main pose of his hands up may also reflect the theme of rising up. In an interview with Niroko Narumi, the graphic designer of the past two parts, she based the arrow motif on traffic signs after the feeling she got reading the first chapter. The upwards pointing arrows also represent volcanoes erupting vertically, and the desire of young people to climb "up and up," reflecting Jodio's desire to become rich. The sharp and triangular edges to the letters of the official logo were made with a traveling vibe in mind, representing things like tickets, airplanes, and passports.^[6]

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Trivia[]

• Its original release date of 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 JOJOLands'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.
• Chapter 1 "Departure" is the longest chapter in the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series to date, at 69 pages in length.
• The graphic designer who created the official The JOJOLands logo is named Noriko Narumi, and she also created the JoJolion logo as well.^[6]
• A few arc and chapter titles in Part 9 seem to be references to previous arc title trends from the past.
  • Chapter 8's magazine title, "Let's Go Look at Luxury Watches," is a reference to the style of Part 4 arc titles. It is reminiscent of "Let's Go Eat Italian Food", "Let's Go to the Manga Artist's House", "Let's Go Hunting", and "Let's Live on a Transmission Tower." The chapter also has two of the main characters looking at something expensive they shouldn't be buying, similar to how Josuke, Okuyasu, and Shigechi visited the bank to scam them out of money they "earned."
  • The "Lulu's Bags' Grooves Arc" is also reminiscent of Part 3's arc naming scheme, similar to "DIO's World Arc" and "Boingo's Tohth and Hol Horse's Emperor Arc".
• Certain arc titles in Part 9 seem to follow a naming convention of [Location] - Arc Title. The first two arcs are named after Hualalai and then Kailua-Kuna respectively.
• Charming Man's fake Hawaii license in Chapter 14 is literally based on President Barack Obama's Hawaii license, with his actual name and written address on the card.

Continuity[]

• The brand of wine bottle that Usagi steals from Rohan's villa in Chapter 9 released in the real world in 2022, meaning that Part 9 must take place in the early 2020s, a little more than 10 years after the events of JoJolion.
  • Dragona also mentions Dua Lipa and COVID-19 in the first chapter, also confirming that the part takes place in the 2020s.
  • JOJO magazine 2023 Winter further confirms that it takes place in 2023 due to Rohan having the latest iPad model.
• Jodio and Dragona are said to be the grandchildren of Joseph Joestar, making them first cousins of Yoshikage and Kei Kira. In the family tree revealing this, Kei is absent, however this may have been due to Yoshikage scrubbing her name from the records.
  • This reveal seemingly contradicts what is said in JoJolion, that is that Holy Joestar-Kira was Joseph's only daughter.
  • They also mention that they moved from Atlantic City, New Jersey, which is where Joseph got a job at a casino.
• It is currently unknown how the protagonists of this part received their Stands. The method of receiving Stands in the past two parts was related to the Devil's Palms or Morioh's Wall Eyes, so there may possibly be a similar phenomenon in Hawaii, but that is unclear at the moment.
• A character similar to Rohan Kishibe from the original series appears in Chapter 2. He has a dog named Bakin and the same character Pink Dark Boy, and has the same Stand, Heaven's Door. It seems at present that there is a distinction between their abilities, in that he has to actually touch his victim to open them up into a book.
  • The scene of Rohan touching Dragona's hand is very similar to that of his first scene grabbing Koichi's hand when he comes to his house in Part 5.
• Wild Cat Size is the first animal Stand User in the main series since Coco Jumbo in Part 5, and their Stand Cat Size is the first Stand to share multiple users since Tattoo You! in Part 7.

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