Warning: There are spoilers for JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean.Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure was officially rebooted after season 6, rocky ocean, ending the story of the original Joestar family. However, the Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure series doesn’t stop there, and continues to produce a 7th, 8th, and even 9th installment, all set in a new continuum. So, why did series author Hirohiko Araki decide to reboot his favorite franchise?
Stone Ocean marks the end of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure’s original continuity in many ways. In the universe, when Emporio kills Pucci at the end of Stone Ocean, the backlash of Pucci dying in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure before his Stand, Maiden Heaven, can be completed causes the entire universe to reset. The series ends with alternate versions of the characters in the series, including Jolyne as “Irene”. Her name change is meant to signal the end of the need for a Jojo, and ultimately the end of the DIO’s plots. The series switches to a new continuum in Steel Ball Run, which begins again in the 1890s, just like the first.
Reboot of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Series Refresh
When discussing Weekly Shonen Jump’s Stone Ocean ending in the manga’s final volume, series author Hirohiko Araki said that he felt his creativity peaked with Stone Ocean, but instead ended the series. story, he decided to reboot it to try to bring it back to its roots and keep growing (via Reddit). Given the state of the series at the time, it made sense that Araki would want an obvious means, and both Steel Ball Run and JoJolion used that new energy source effectively.
The reboot of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure was quite unexpected, but it was exactly what the series needed. When it comes to Golden Wind and Stone Ocean, the overall pacing (especially for Stand matches) is often not as good as previous installments, making them tedious at times. The conflict between the Joestars and the DIO had clearly grown tense by the time JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind did, too, with Giorno’s origins merely serving as a means to turn him into Joestar, and the connection of the Joestars. Diavolo with DIO is pretty pointless. JoJo was clearly in need of an overhaul, and Stone Ocean was able to provide a chance with a convincing conclusion to the series.
Why Steel Ball Run & JoJolion Are So Good For JoJo’s Bizarre Adventures
The reboot of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure aims to give the series a new life, and both installments written since then haven’t just lived up to that idea. In addition to improving the art style, Steel Ball Run has added new life to the battles by making the Stands less focused on physical combat and by introducing a new ability with Spin. Steel Ball Run also switches to monthly rather than weekly chapters for the duration of the run, which seems to have helped considerably. The story also features more characters than in previous installments, most notably through Johnny’s part and Valentine’s personality, and that helps make Steel Ball Run a deeper story than the previous installments. Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure’s predecessor remains highly regarded for a decade. after the end.
That revival continues in the just-concluded season 8, JoJolion. The character writing has once again chosen to explore its cast in profound ways, and it has a serious focus on romance and sex, which has brought new depth to the franchise. JoJolion is also a mystery story, and that change in genre has allowed the series to do entirely new things. Overall, both Steel Ball Run and JoJolion were able to take Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure to the next level, and that trend seems likely to continue based on the beginning of The Jojolands.
What the reboot of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure means for Anime
As for the Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure anime, many fans were excited to see the Steel Ball Run adaptation, but there’s plenty of reason to think that any such adaptation is a long way off. When asked how far they expect to go to adapt the series, the anime’s director Kenichi Suzuki said that they planned to adapt “as far as Stone Ocean, if it’s popular.” Due to its happy ending, Stone Ocean is a pretty reasonable place to stop adapting, if they ever intend to do so. Steel Ball Run is also one of Jojo’s longest seasons, spanning from 2004 to 2011 and consisting of 95 chapters (and longer monthly chapters, at the time), which means it will take more episodes. for full conversion. For comparison, Stone Ocean consists of 17 comic volumes, while Steel Ball Run runs for 24 episodes. Fans also expressed concern that the number of horses appearing throughout the story of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Steel Ball Run could cause problems, as horses are notoriously difficult to draw, much less vivid. The severity of a concern is still in the air.
The rebooted continuity of Steel Ball Run, Jojolion, and now The Jojolands has given the series a much-needed breath of fresh air, and this rebirth was made possible only by a defined ending. clarity of the Joestar story presented in Stone Ocean. While a reboot could mean an adaptation of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run has a pretty long way to go, its impact on everything that comes after is more than just a justification for Stone Ocean’s series reboot.
