Various details surrounding the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure anime’s 10th Anniversary Project were recently revealed. Series creator Hirohiko Araki drew a new key visual to celebrate the milestone.
2022 also stands as the 10th anniversary of the Tokyo Skytree tower, and a collaboration event between the JoJo anime and the tower will be held from May 10 to August 9. The tower will temporarily be named “JOJOTREE” as part of the celebration.
The “JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Anime 10th Anniversary Exhibition” will be held in the summer. The exhibition will highlight the 10-year history of the anime, focusing on various aspects of the series and its production. A pop-up theme park, “JOJO WORLD2” will also open sometime this summer. The park will feature various JoJo-themed attractions, games with prizes featuring original illustrations, photo spots, exclusive merchandise, and more. Both the exhibition and theme park will be held in Ikebukuro, Tokyo and then move to other nationwide locations.
Anime music magazine, Lisani!, will release a special volume celebrating the anime's 10-year anniversary this summer. Titled, Lis-Ani! JoJo's Bizarre Adventure The Animation Music Compendium, the issue will cover the anime’s 10-year production history and feature interviews with artists, staff members, and voice actors.
Hirohiko Araki’s JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure manga was serialized in Shueisha’s Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine from 1987-2004, and moved to Ultra Jump in 2005. Eight different parts have been released so far, starting with 1987s Phantom Blood, with 2011s JoJolion serving as the most recent entry in the series, and a ninth part on the way. The series has inspired various game adaptations, light novel spin-offs, a live-action film adaptation, and the incredibly popular anime adaptation.
David Production first began adapting the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure manga in 2012, with the 26-episode Phantom Blood and Battle Tendency anime adaptation. Kenichi Suzuki, who worked on Parts 1-3, serves as chief director for the currently airing Stone Ocean anime. Toshiyuki Kato (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable, Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan) is directing the series, with Yasuko Kobayashi returning to handle the series composition. Masanori Shino (Black Lagoon, Digimon Adventure tri.) serves as character designer for the series, while Shun'ichi Ishimoto (Parts 1-5) is handling the Stand designs.
Parts 1-5 of the anime are available to stream on Crunchyroll, and fans can access the series on Funimation, Netflix, and Hulu as well. Viz Media publishes the manga in English and is currently working through Golden Wind.
Source: Anime News Network