Jojo fans will be delighted to know about the latest developments about Jojo’s Bizzare Adventure Stone Ocean Manga. Viz Media will be debuting the manga’s first few chapters, and fans are excited to get into them. The Jojo franchise is one of the most popular anime and manga franchises globally, and it has won great fame. It is famous for its unique art and well-written storylines. So, here is all you need to know about Jojo’s Bizzare Adventure Stone Ocean Manga.
Hirohiko Araki began the Jojo franchise by writing and drawing the series in 1987. Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump published it till 2004. There are nine arcs in the entire series. And each arc follows a different character. Jojo’s Bizzare Adventure Stone Ocean is the 6th arc. David Production produced an anime series adaptation. Moreover, Netflix gained the first 12 episodes. It was put out as an ONA in 2021. However, the television release in Japan was in 2022. The new anime adaptations have renewed interest in the franchise. Additionally, Viz Media has started a re-release of the Jojo series with hardcovers.
Jojo’s Bizzare Adventure Stone Ocean Manga: Viz Media’s Release
Recently, Viz Media made an announcement regarding this specific volume. It has added the series’ first 8 chapters digitally on its Shonen Jump. Although Viz Media was publishing the series since 2005, it has begun a re-release since 2015. Moreover, this re-release is a hardcover release. So far, Viz Media has released 2 volumes. However, there is no information about whether a hardcover release would follow this. However, a third hardcover volume will be out in February.
Plot Details!
Every arc in the Jojo franchise follows a different character. Jojo’s Bizzare Adventure Stone Ocean follows the story of Jolyne Cujoh. Jolyne is a young woman who got into a car accident. She is later framed and imprisoned at the Green Dolphin Street Prison. Just before her arrest, someone would have stabbed Jolyne with a pendant. This pendant once belonged to her father and it had superpowers. Hence she is able to manifest a power. In the meantime, her father, Jotaro Kujo tracks her down. He attempts to free her from the prison, however, he fails.
However, her father is able to pass on an important message. A disciple of Dio wants Jolyne dead. And this was all a trap to capture Jotaro. Her father then falls into a coma and his memories and Stand are extracted from him in discs. This incident has a huge impact on the main character. She resolves to find those discs and get her father back. The story follows her as a protagonist as she goes on an adventure, makes new allies, and tries to get the discs back to restore her father.
Jojo’s Bizzare Adventure Stone Ocean Manga: Release Details
Viz Media has already released 8 chapters of the volume. The website says that the 9th chapter will be there in the next seven days. However, there is no information about whether this release pattern will continue. So keep coming back to this space for more updates as they come.