A
new season of DOCTOR WHO has arrived on BBC and while some people are excited
for it, I have moved on since Steven Moffat took-over as showrunner.
Fortunately, for the past several years, I’ve been indulging myself in another
long-running show: JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE. While the show itself is a little
more recent than DOCTOR WHO, it has a rich history that spans all the way back
to the ‘80s. JOJO has a lot of qualities that fans of DOCTOR WHO would greatly
appreciate, which is why: If You Like DOCTOR WHO, Then You’ll Love JOJO’S BIZARRE
ADVENTURE.
JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE
was originally a comic book published in 1987 by Hirohiko Araki, which is still
going strong to this day. In 2012, it was re-adapted into an anime series by
David Production (an animation studio). The show depicts the crazy and
unbelievable adventures of the Joestar family bloodline starting from the
‘1880s, all the way to present day and more than likely, beyond that. While DOCTOR
WHO is, more or less, divided by how long each incarnation of The Doctor lasts,
JOJO’S is divided between story arcs instead, while also introducing new
characters in each one.
The
JoJo fan base refer to these story arcs as “parts”, there are currently eight
parts in the original source material, while David Production has only re-adapted
four of them. The first four include Phantom Blood (1), Battle Tendency (2),
Stardust Crusaders (3), which is recognized by most fans as the most iconic
part of the series and Diamond is Unbreakable (4). The time-span between most
arcs differ and sometimes even the setting of which the story takes place, at
one point it may take place in one location and then it may take place in
several. The way each arc unfolds is always different, never using the same
story twice, sometimes the story will even include more than one JOJO from time
to time. Moments like that may remind some Whovians of the TV special THE DAY
OF THE DOCTOR in which several incarnations of the titular hero were able to
share screen-time together (also, the second JOJO, Joseph Joestar, has thing
for running away).
So, if any of these
points have got you interested, you can check out JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE on
Crunchy-Roll, it’s a streaming service that specializes in all things anime.
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