Jojo's Bizarre Adventure
Beginning in 1880, Part I follows Jonathan Joestar as he matures with and eventually combats his adoptive brother, the cunning, merciless Dio Brando. Set in 1938, Part II follows the misadventures of Joseph Joestar, grandson of Jonathan, as he masters the Ripple in order to combat hostile, ancient super-beings named the Pillar Mens...
In 19th-century England, a youth born into poverty named Dio Brando is adopted by the wealthy George Joestar to repay a family debt to Dio's father Dario, who died in 1880.Jonathan Joestar, who aspires to become a gentleman, is shunned by his family and friends, whom Dio manipulates as part of his plot to take the Joestar fortune for himself. After Jonathan overpowers Dio in a battle, Dio gets revenge by murdering Jonathan's pet dog Danny, before biding his time.Jonathan and Dio develop an interest in a mysterious stone mask that reacted to Dio's blood being spilt in the battle......
Battle Tendency
In the series' backstory, 10,000 years ago in a place that would be modern-day Mexico, it started with a mysterious but powerful race that was able to live very long and could absorb life forces from plants and animals, although they had disadvantages of being easily disintegrated if experiencing sunlight and thus lived underground instead. Kars, an underground-dwelling humanoid being known as a Pillar Man, created a stone mask which grants immortality by absorbing life energy to conquer the sun (which kills his kind). He slaughtered all but four of the tribeIn 1889, Erina Joestar's husband Jonathan lost his life on a ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Erina survived and saved the life of a baby girl...
StarDust Crusaders
The story begins in 1988, centered on Jotaro Kujo, grandson of Joseph Joestar. Jotaro has been arrested, and refuses to leave his cell, believing he is possessed by an evil spirit. After being called by Holly, Joseph's daughter and Jotaro's mother, Joseph arrives with an associate, Mohammed Avdol. They explain that Jotaro’s "evil spirit" is actually a manifestation of his fighting spirit, called a Stand, and reveal that they possess Stands as well. Joseph explains that the sudden appearance of their Stands is caused by the nemesis of his grandfather, Jonathan Joestar: Dio Brando, now referred to as DIO. With little hesitation, Jotaro, Joseph, Avdol, and Kakyoin begin a journey to Egypt.....
Diamond is Unbreakable
In 1999, in the town of Morioh[b] located in S-City, M-Prefecture,[c] a freshman named Koichi Hirose meets a man looking for Josuke Higashikata,[d] a popular boy in high school. Josuke, who is the illegitimate child of Joseph Joestar, soon encounters the man, who introduces himself as Jotaro Kujo. , as he becomes involved in Jotaro's search for the Stand-awakening Bow and Arrow; Josuke himself is revealed to possess the Stand Crazy Diamond, which has the ability to return any object or living creature (except himself or any deceased being) to a previous state. Okuyasu joins with Josuke's group to avenge his brothers...
Golden Wind
In 2001, Koichi Hirose arrives in Naples, Italy at Jotaro Kujo's request to obtain a skin sample from a young man named Haruno Shiobana to confirm him as the son of Dio Brando, conceived with Jonathan Joestar's body prior to the events of Stardust Crusaders. Koichi ends up being scammed by Haruno, who now goes by the name Giorno Giovanna, and whose Stand Gold Experience allows him to transform inanimate objects into living organisms. After Giorno fends off an assault from gang member Leaky-Eye Luca, Stand-wielding mafioso Bruno Bucciarati attacks Giorno in order to avenge Luca's defeat. Giorno wins Bucciarati over by revealing his goal of becoming a mafia boss to a better....
