How can shapeshifting rods of light be so beautifu- I mean, so terrifying?
meryl mei is the zeppeli of this arcshe's going to die telling jodio he's a good boy and then he's going to absolutely LOSE IT
>>289452360Yooooo its Mr. Brightside
>>289452360A distant relative of Armisael, I take it.
Araki using "that man" more times in one chapter than Oda has in multiple arcs. Howler bros, it looks like he’s not the only villain after all
>>289452623He'll lose it because he won't feel the slightest hint of grief and that'll confirm all his fears that he's just a soulless husk, a mere slave to the mechanisms of his base instincts
>>289453477I'm getting Detective Conan flashbacks with how much they talk about 'that person'
>>289452360I walk like that
>>289452360
>>289452360He's so original.
>>289452360How often does Araki check twitter? how much is this positive reception going to influence his input?
Call me a speedreader but why didn't the sticker guy just move away before the stand touched him?
>>289454901here come dat boi
>>289454968he was mesmermizedas we all were
>>289454901Aieeeee!
is there a chapter this month?
>>289454901The absolute madman
>>289454901>>289454980Oh lawd he coming
>>289453741how absurd
Idk why people on twitter are acting like this ability is OP. Like it won't reveal to have a counter once it get it's fight
>>289456133>going on twittercuck
>>289454901Where he is going?!
I don't want to admit it. But it seems... I like Hacca Howler. I was frantic to see him as an enemy because I didn’t want to accept the fact.
>>289453477At least Araki is faster at revealing THAT stuff unlike Oda.
>Rykiel was best mudad son>Gets promoted in the SBR timeline.Let's fucking go! Araki delivered before to an extent when he reincarnated my favourite part 5 minor antagonist.>>289456133Seen the poko poko light beam fella more than the torture dance repeat which was surprising.
>>289454980Rodman? oneshots Teru btw
>>289455747Yes. Next month, too.
>>289452360Yoooo it's Electric Light Orchestra (yi-eru-ou)
>>289456633>when he reincarnated my favourite part 5 minor antagonistWho is it?
Yeah I'm thinking John Rod solos the verse
>>289458498
I want to fuck Dragona
>>289455747No we just made it up.
>>289459463Based.
jojolands has stone ocean pacing where it's just happening after happening and then i suspect the actual prestige will be kept for the last like. 10 chapters. AT LEAST jojolion made it clear rock humans are the enemy by this poin, AT LEAST there was at least the illusion that it's all to save holly, discover gappy's identity and take down this specific organization. motivations not found>we have to stop howler!from doing uhhh what>we have to make money!why>we have to find new lava rocks?for more money?>we have to figure out what happened to charmingman's brotheroh look a real one (dropped)
Why did Rod Stewart do this?
Hold on>colored "white">shaped like a "rod">"belongs" to someone who makes "prisoners" do his "dirty work">"snakes" are also shaped like "rods">has an almost "divine" presence, fitting a man of "God" such as a "priest"Welcome back Pucci
>>289462319>we have to stop howler!>from doing uhhh whatTheir goal wasn't to "stop Howler." They just wanted to steal his land and assets.>we have to make money!>whyBecause they've all been through injustice and realized money can free them from it. Meryl Mei’s true motives are still unknown.>we have to find new lava rocks?>for more money?To take back everything that was stolen from Usagi's family.
Jodio is the the 2nd worst jojo he kinda sucks and is the worst thing about his part (Girono is worse). It's giving me whiplash to go from SO, SBR and JJL which are all arcs with super emotional, complex heroes to someone who's dumb for starters but also his only stated trait is that he doesn't feel strong feelings
>singlehandedly brought back hype for JoJolandsAraki still got it.
>>289456133We don't know what it will do. Hell, Stands have been introduced with abilities they never utilize again. It's just a charming design and light constructs are cool.
>>289454980oh shit waddup
>>289459463He's uniquely depraved compared to the other villains.
Since we got a new Torture Dance, do you think we have a chance at getting a new 7 page Muda?
>>289452360What is that Stand?
>>289464341Star Walker
>>289464528Thanks.
>>289464341Starman
>>289452360JoJo will reach its 1000th chapter in 6 months. It'd be funny if this thing were in it.
Josuke will show up as some guy who works at wherever publishes Pink Dark Boy, and then will never be referenced again.
>>289464341it's a rock insect
Remember that line at the start of the arc where Jodio says they will take everything from those scammers? And now that those scammers turned out to be the GOVERNMENT, are they going to fucking take over America?
>>289467349Hawaii is finally getting its revenge
I miss /fujojo/
There is something funny in a guy who has enough power to arrange a plea bargain but needs an internet scammer to attract his enemies.
Inb4 the stand name reveal is Ray of Light
>>289467349inb4 Jodio changes the name of America to "The Jojolands"
>>289471485kino
What was Howler's relationship with Epstein like
>Torture dance>Rod StewartBest part 9 chapter to date? The Howler boat fraud was a solid arc, but this felt more like core JoJo along with an out-of-this-world tier stand we've never seen before it's too funny
>>289454980NOOOOO I DON'T WANT TO DIEEEEEEE AIIIIIIEEEEEEEE
I genuinely love this little nigga so much Electric light orchestra is my guess for its name
>>289472315I'm going to miss Paco when he dies, man.
>>289472745Me too, me too
>>289472745We all will
>>289472745He ain't dying, believe it!
What do you imagine Rod noises sounding like
>>289473915Fluorescent bulb humming
>>289473867imagine how many cringe memes are lying buried in archived jojolion threads
>>289473915https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6hsUDv1fYc
This months author comment mentioned that Araki has been enjoying Dua Lipa's music...What if the light rod stand name will be a Dua Lipa song or album?
>>289462950>forgetting the actual rod user
>>289473867
>>289464528the original?!
>>289467349the culmination of Araki trying to make each Jojo darker and more of an antihero than the last will be Jodio unironically trying to take over the world
>>289452360Damn definitely the best stand design this part seeing as how it revived interest in the part.
>>289452360why do i love this lil nigga so much
>tfw Usagi hard counters Rod because he has one less foot for Rod to latch onto for measles explosions
>>289459463No way
>stand attacks by shooting lots of holes in you>like November Rainthis is Jodio's true nemesis
>>289467349prolly, so far all new universe antagonistss are associated with elite sectors of society, part 7 was the president and part 8 was the medical industry
Why does it remind me of this curious fella?
>>289474608sadly a mass produced taiwanese version but its very good quality for the price
The shape kind of looks like the Fresno nightcrawler. It could be this universes version of Sky High
>>289475606those are clearly ningen
I hope Dragona dies in the next chapter
>>289474755Gappy even has a speech mirroring Giorno's "you're a doctor" speech during it. Feel bad for Secco being demoted to a rock animal though.>>289475505Jodio vs the glowies feels like a nice parallel to Part 5 for some reason.I remember Araki saying that the "horror" parts of Jojo all tend to reflect the status of Japan at the moment. Like the difference between the bubble and the burst. I guess the conspiracy/globalism horror would come up nowadays.
>>289476781Araki would be on a hitlist if that happened
>>289474565He has also mentioned Sabrina Carpenter in a previous author's note. But he'd rather reference pre-90s music, for some reason.
>>289476781You've been saying that for over a year. Your prayers have been answered and the answer is no.
Is John Rod the first real meme of TJL?
>>289452360>it's literally pic related but drawn in a single lineAraki is a fucking hack
>>289478366Still waiting for the Sabrina Carpenter ref.
>>289474565>The power of my Stand, IDGAF
>>289474608no
>>289463510Giorno is better than Johnny and J8suke.
>replying to bait and feeding the trolls
>>289474709It would be fitting if Usagi is the key for each fight until his sister is safe.
>>289452360It's impressive that you immediately know this gay is a major boss.
>>289463510>GironoYour entire opinion is now invalid, i'm sorry.
>>289473867>he ain't dyingI think everyone will die in Jojolands.Everyone except Jodio, because he will be the only one who has the rock and use it, has it is stated "the rock shouldn't be shared".
>>289480713Gotta have him be useful someway.
>>289481033>Jojolands ends with Jodio, and Charming Man as the last members alive.
>>289481033>>289481070Also didn't Rohan get to read everyone but Jodio and Charming Man (since he wasn't introduced yet) with Heaven's Door and warned the former? Feels like those 2 will be the only ones to survive since the latter only wants to find out about his brother.
>Howler has been searching for a lava rock for a long time, with no success>'That person' has been searching for a lava rock for a long time, with no success>Rohan goes hiking on the mountain and finds twoGod favored Rohan.
>>289475606AMONGUS
Answer honestly:Would you Dragona?
>>289462324>Rod Stewart
>>289484570No.
it's not. Araki fanboys just get hyped by whatever garbage he draws. Jojo hasn't been good since SBR.
I would be low-key shocked if Paco,Dragona and Meryl Mei Qi all make it will the end
>>289485038make it to the end
>>289452360That lil fella might make me pick up jojolands again, bro seems charming even.
I'm not a fan of the tonal shift with JoJolands. The gang are likeable until I remember they are all shitheads but they're up against other shitheads. Give me simple naive good vs evil. That said, JoJolands is very good.
>>289452360>>289485794https://youtu.be/A_Gj-RJeeng?si=A5RafMjsENSwu6Io
>>289485794I love Jodio as a character, how he is a complete psychopath, and Charming Man is such a good character.I just hate that gay ass retard of Usagi.
i like all these retards but i definitely want usagi to die first
>>289481419There has to be something unique about humans who found Lava Rocks. What was special about Acca's ancestor and Rohan?
>>289484685SBR is overrated
>>289484685Well you didn't see anyone freaking out over point blank seal did you?
>>289486337It's gonna be usagi first followed by paco and then dragona leaving jodio and charming man as the only two left
>>289484570Yes.
>>289478768once you see it you can't unsee it
>>289464341[SKINNY FISTS]
>>289488934you sir win the internets
why is part 6 so bad while part 7 is so good?
>begging anonymous spastic retards to talk to you
>>289486872>mom's gonna freak!
>>289452360this thing is giving me wonder of u vibes
>>289471515piece of art
>>289490666why can't i discuss cambodian basket weaving on a cambodian basket weaving forum?
>>289452360>breaks anime internet for realOne piss could never
How the fuck was Mundra meant to counter this?
>>289464234I think it would be a bit too fanservice-y.
>>289464234Maybe a long one but for this type of magazine that would be phoning it in.
>>289464341Electric Light Orchestra
>>289494946>see the light coming>get the fuck out of the way>use his stand user built-in encyclopedic knowledge to counter hard light>survive
>>289471515cutegona
>>289494946He can't. That's why he lost.
>>289490628Better setting
ENTER
>>289463510>JJL>super emotional, complex heroesYou're insane.
>>289485794WTF A STICK MAN JUST WALKED PAST MY HOUSE
>>289480785Nigga he could easily be the RHCP of this part.
>villian is part of the marines>stand gets airdropped in >its just a walking claymore minewhats it called?
>>289502176It Ain't Me
>>289454980DRR DRR DRR.
>>289485794No idea how you got through parts 5 or 7 then.>Giorno "I draw the line at selling drugs to kids, everyone else is fine being an addict" Giovanna>Johnny "I will kill to learn to walk again from a shooting that I instigated" Joestar
>>289502176Paint It Black
In just a few days, the stickman has probably generated more fanart than any other character or Stand from this Part.
>>289505524it's the easiest shit to draw and we know that artists are getting lazier and less creative those years.
Plot question: How did they even get to torturing the guy when he was in the middle of being assisted by others? Wasn't he being brought onto an ambulance or something the chapter prior? Where did they go?
>>289505722He had minor injuries and was just hiding among the rescuers. They took him somewhere else before interrogating him.
>>289462319Retard
>>289452360big steppy
>>289478699The Mechanism/Mechanism male? But John Rod is definitely the breakout meme
It's up.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2PsR7TCG7U
>>289476781she can't die until i fuck her
what's his(?) endgame?
>>289452360tourist here, explain in 1 sentence what does this do
>>289509030Poko Poko Poko Poko
>>289509030Living cookie cutter
>>289509030Two rods that can shapeshift into basic forms and create tiny holes in anything they touch.There might be more nuances to the ability, but I think that's what it essentially does.
POLNAREFF GET OUT OF THERE
>>289454901>>289454980Reminds me of this walk
>>289509030It's not what you think.
>>289509030It's a voodoo doll made of light.
>>289507229a splitting headache
>>289452360he's so tuff
>>289513947Why does every western artist have to make Dragona look like an ugly man? I know that he's a dude, but at least make him cute. Araki tries his best at least.
>>289502176Three of a Perfect Pair
>>289509030It's a pair of fused rods of light that can grab people and pepper them with light speed projectiles that shoot out of its herpes sores.Separating them is probably going to be the key to defeating the user.My money's on it being called THE CONSTRUKCTION OF LIGHT.We already have THE MATTE KUDASAI. So why not even more King Crimson glazing?
I realized that the latest chapter didn't explain what exactly happened at Max's house. Was Max killed by Mundra? Why were there broken plates? Why was the tap left running? Was the black figure with a cane Mundra or someone else? Why did Alison and Tory head to the zoo?
>>289515837>Guy holding a stick>New Stand is two sticksNew Stand user did it
>>289514401Yeah i thought the same thing those days.Considering the Funiculì Funiculà, this stand may be another italian reference.
>>289486339The secret is likely a "the more you want it, the lesser chance you'd find it" thing.
>>289464341A rod
>>289480557No
>>289502176>Blurred Lines
Okay I saw someone shitposting about this stickman thing on /v/ so I decided to get caught up again. Why are people so hyped about it in particular? Doesn't really stand out that much to me. Maybe I'm just not really feeling the stakes after half of the main characters have already walked off mortal wounds
>>289520042Idk, I guess people were amazed by how simple and straightforward the design is. You have Araki designing over 100 different stands, all with unique designs and details and suddenly, he pops out a stick figure made of light. It's basically became a meme over night.
>>289520196lewd
>>289463772swag
>>289452360Onfim?
*touches you with my weird foot
>>289520042The more modern Jojo series are notorious for Araki's ludicrous level of visual detail and really really tightly designed character and stand work. Jojolands specifically has a crazy amount of detail on the page, so to randomly introduce a stand that's just "stick figure guy who fucking kills you instantly" is pretty hilarious and honestly kinda daring considering his usual style.
>>289520196
>>289464234Kinda hard to do with rain drops
>>289471485i kneel
>>289502384kino
>>289502176Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
>>289523104woah mama!
>>289452360it's his son
>>289452360Okay I keep seeing this guy everywhere, what does it do?
>>289523416Steps on you and kills you
>>289507229Anon this is a BLUE BOARD!!
>>289454901I wish I could stunt like him
>>289517641Charming Man will find the Lava Rock
>>289518211mnyes
>>289520042>doesn't really stand out
>>289520042>Doesn't really stand out that much to me.Idk, looks pretty original to me.
>>289514868cute dragona>>289515514ugly
Current unknowns:>When this stand appears again, will is assume the same shape>Are we correctly interpreting it as "abstract symbol of cool banchou dude with hands in pockets" or are we reading too much into it>Will it even be humanoid again in its next appearance (it was created from two, or more rods??)>Does it objectively have the power of mesmerizing its victims while killing them or is that simply an artistic last moment from seal guy?>Is the user as cool as the stand?
>>289522641Hard
>>289471515This should be the first part of the OP.
>>289502384kek
>>289522284Nice
>>289523416my theory is that it is based on Ohm Ωpossibly electricity related, joining its rods to form an electric current and then transfer that electricity to whatever it comes in contact withat least that's one of the forms it can mold itself and attack. unknown if there's any more subtleties and utilities to it than that
>>289481419"God expresses all of this world with numbers. Numbers control the flow of this world. God is the lava of Hualālai. With the lightning of the new moon, the breath that spouts from the earth. The footprint of the lightning."these are about the best (and only?) clues we have to how lava rocks are found or madeI don't think I'm smart enough to figure this puzzle out
Favorite New JoJo?
>>289532265Still Johnny.
>>289532265Palawanicus
I like the fact that Usagi was seen as going crazy for believing they were being attacked by demons, only for Mundra to believe his Stand was causing him to be attacked by demons. I like that even now he is right about this shit
>>289532411>not Silver Bullet
>>289515837So Araki is already forgetting? Welp, Part 9 was fun while it lasted.
>>289526101>yes>abstract human shape>yes>artistic last moment>noAlso I'm guessing when it fights for real it's going to be in two rod form, flying around like sky-rods.
>>289532265Usagi
>>289526101You forgot a few>is it automatic?>is it long range? (I would bet on this)>was it planted on Team Jodio in a similar way to the point blank stickers during the time they were being stalked for in the past 9 months?>if it is not automatic, how close is the user and how did they have vision to control it to kill Mundra? are they hiding within a crowd just like Mundra was?>is the user the leader of the Jodio stalkers or just another lackey?
>>289452360Did the chapter come out? I missed the thread?
Gonna be real funny when rod stands user is a pedophile or something and normalfags walk it back
>>289516361https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6t8g6ka4W0
>>289534549The Stand should be separated from the user.
>>289534549It will just be another Wonder of U then. No one will give a shit about the user
>>289532265Jodio is potentialman right now. Johnny still the best
>>289532265Part 8 was shit but I like Gappy
>40 years of jojos>still no stand which has a weaker stand which has a weaker stand which has a weaker stand which has a weaker stand...>which adds up to 2 stands total
>>289467349>those scammers turned out to be the GOVERNMENTSomehow, Valentine returned...
>>289537115Funniest bros... WE WON
Do you guys think Gappy will make a return in this part?Do you think the Saints Corpse will return?Speedwagon Foundation?
>Speedwagon foundation returns but it got Dodge v. Ford'd so now it's just an evil capitalism/jewish empire due to the cancer of common law judicial systems
>>289538000All 3 will be mentioned at the very least, but none of them will be important
>>289503430Part 5 was egregious with its characters and premise but they were good characters, gelled well and had top tier fights. It still had the good vs evil elements though it fell a bit flat in places due to them being violent criminals.As for Johnny, he never actually does anything bad. He only kills in self defense. The worst he does is take too long to understand Love Train and The World, killing innocents. He damn near breaks himself trying to save Hot Pants in Civil War, he was for helping Lucy while Gyro wasn't. Johnny is a good guy but he doesn't realize it.
>>289538000Johnny showing back up was needed and integral to the huge gap between 7 and 8. Its not really necessary for Josuke to return, even with Barbara Ann being Holy's half sister we never heard about. Josuke and Giorno never returned in the original verse because their stories were done. Josuke at best will get featured with Rohan but not a huge role beyond maybe one arc.Its possible if the new big bad is the government who will have it in the vault or wherever it is. I'd say no because 9 is all about the lava rocks and 7 was all about the corpse.I think is the most likely of the three.
>>289452360Is there a name for this? I liked seeing critters on things vaguely shaped like them.
>>289538917>Is there a name for thisRod Human
>>289538673>As for Johnny, he never actually does anything badbro..... he cut in line....
>>289538917twitter is calling it John Rod
>>289532868There is still something missing.Like who the fuck is controlling the cats?They were in Rohan's house, they stalked the Party and one of them got killed by Charming Man. Also there was a panel of them playing with the lava rocks or something like that.There is something about those cats we still don't know.
>>289539426>one of them got killed by Charming Man?
>>289539426>Like who the fuck is controlling the cats?
>>289539493there was a scene where the team got threatened by Charming Man giving them a bag with one of the cats dead inside.>>289539531Where was it stated? I didn't remember the manga ever said anything like this.
>>289539635>there was a scene where the team got threatened by Charming Man giving them a bag with one of the cats dead inside.
>>289538000>Do you guys think Gappy will make a return in this part?At most, he'll get a mention. Jodio's story has nothing to do with him, at least so far.>Do you think the Saints Corpse will return?I hope so. Its plotline isn't over. The corpse was relevant in JJL, and the US should still have it stored somewhere. Not to mention, the lava rock's ability really seems related to it.>Speedwagon Foundation?Jodio's grandfather, Joseph, was working for them in Atlantic City, so there's a fair chance they'll at least be mentioned.
>>289539635You just don't know how to read, it is clearly stated that those are charmingmans cats, furthermore within the very same chapter you just referenced (in which all 3 of the cats heads were in the bag, not a dead cat) paco goes back and states that those were actually just potatoes that charmy used his ability to disguise as the cats heads as an intimidation tactic
>>289539728>you just don't know how to readI re-read now, and you're right.I probably forgot about this because it was really long ago.
>>289520042Because it’s cool
>>289539728>it is clearly stated that those are charmingmans catsThat's what Paco believed, but it was never outright confirmed. It's also contradicted by the fact that the cats were the ones who found Rohan's lava rocks before wandering into his villa. Now, Charming Man could have tamed them later, but all of this remains unclear.
