JoJolion is a manga by Hirohiko Araki currently being serialized in Ultra Jump. It is the eighth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series and is a work with a stronger suspense element than previous works. In JoJolion, the main character, Josuke Higashikata, has lost his memory and is staying at the Touhou family home while gathering information in search of his memories. In this article, we will introduce the characteristics and abilities of the characters of the Touhou family, including the main character, Josuke Higashikata.
What is JoJolion?
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JoJolion is the 8th part of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. The setting is Morioh Town, the same as the 4th part, "Diamond is Unbreakable," but since the world has already gone around once, the era and events that have occurred are different, and it is thought to be a story of a different world, like a parallel world. However, the story is connected to the world of Part 7, "Steel Ball Run," and past characters are mentioned.
JoJolion Synopsis
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JoJolion begins with the great earthquake that occurred on March 11th. The earthquake causes a rise in the ground known as the "wall eye," where Hirose Yasuho discovers a young man who has lost his memory lying naked there. The young man is named Higashikata Josuke, and with the help of Yasuho and the Higashikata family, he regains his memories and discovers what happened in the past.
List of the Touhou family
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From here on, we will introduce the residents of the Touhou family, who are hosting the protagonist of JoJolion. The Touhou family lives in Morioh Town, S City, and are the wealthiest family in Morioh Town. Therefore, they have a very large piece of land and live in a large house. He has been in the fruit import business for a long time, and currently, in addition to his fruit import business, he also engages in charitable activities as a way of "community service and giving back to the country and the region."
Kensuke Higashikata
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Kensuke Higashikata is the current breadwinner of the Touhou family and the person who took in the orphaned Josuke. He is currently 59 years old, has long white hair with a unique round ball-like hairstyle, and has a beard. He is the great-grandson of Touhou Kensuke, who appears in "Steel Ball Run", the seventh part of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. For generations, the Touhou family has had an heir with the name "Kensuke", making him the fourth.
Kensuke Higashikata's personality
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Kensuke Higashikata is usually gentle and kind, but he seems to be hiding something and has a strong double personality. He is usually kind to Josuke and cold towards Tsunehide, but he dotes on his daughter, Oya, and when he sees Oya and Josuke talking intimately, he shows his intense anger. However, he is basically kind and tries to protect his family, so it is unclear whether he is an ally or enemy.
Kensuke Higashikata's Stand "King Nothing"
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King Nothing is a humanoid stand made of a jigsaw puzzle. It is also a remote-controlled stand, and it is possible to disassemble the body like puzzle pieces. Her ability is to visualize smells, and she creates the outline of the substance that emits the smell with puzzle pieces. This makes her suitable for exploration, but she lacks power and cannot fight.
Hanato Touhou
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Hanato Touhou is the wife of the Touhou family and is currently 52 years old. She is already divorced from Toho Kensuke and is his ex-wife. She was arrested for murder in the past and served 15 years in prison. She looks younger than her 50s, with long, black hair that is swirled in places. She was found guilty of murder to protect Tsunetoshi, and is in fact innocent.
Hanato Touhou's personality
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Hanato Touhou's personality is very straightforward and intense. She also holds a grudge against her ex-husband, Kensuke Touhou, and is the type of person who acts on her emotions. In the story, she throws away her wedding ring and gets revenge on Tsunehide, who treats her with contempt. However, her love for her children is genuine and she has never forgotten it even during her time in prison.
Touhou Hanato's Stand
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The name of Touhou Hanato's Stand has not been revealed yet. However, it is known that it is a Stand that uses playing cards, and has the ability to take out various things from the gaps between playing cards.
Touhou Joubin
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Touhou Joubin is the eldest son of the Touhou family and is 32 years old. He pins his bangs back, and has a vertical scar on his face from his eye to his cheek. He loves stag beetles and Mitsuo Aida, and keeps several expensive stag beetles in a case in his room. He often recites famous Mitsuo Aida quotes.
Touhou Joubin's Personality
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Touhou Joubin's personality is very childish and he hates to lose. His son Tsurugi tells him that he thinks of every day as summer vacation, and he has a bright personality. However, he also has a dark side, as he plans to use Rokakaka for the future of the Touhou family's Fruit Parlor and is making deals with shady characters. He has even murdered a classmate in the past.
Higashikata Joubin's stand "Speed King"
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Higashikata Joubin's stand "Speed King" is a stand wearing a humanoid hat with noticeable spikes. Its ability is to raise the temperature of the target's body and surface to 60℃-70℃ by touching the target mainly with a brush or tissue paper. Using this ability, he melts the wax placed in the nerves of the stag beetle during his battle with Josuke Higashikata, increasing his fighting power. He can also use it on humans to knock them unconscious in an instant.
Touhou Tsunehide
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Touhou Tsunehide is the second son of the Touhou family and is currently a first-year university student, 18 years old. He is also a childhood friend of Hirose Yasuho and has feelings for her. He has a distinctive hairstyle with blunt bangs and the sides shaved.
Touhou Tsunehide's personality
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Touhou Tsunehide is very short-sighted and easily mistaken, and is very jealous. He is also the type who holds grudges, and hates Josuke Higashikata, who he believes deceived Yasuho Hirose. Furthermore, he is usually a coward, and cannot stand up to his brother, Touhou Tsunehide. He also has some abnormal behavior, such as suddenly dragging Hirose Yasuho into the bathroom and attacking her.
Touhou Tsunehide's Stand "Nat King Cole"
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Touhou Tsunehide's Stand "Nat King Cole" is a humanoid Stand. His ability is to attach screws and nuts to opponents and objects, allowing him to attach them to other things or disassemble them into pieces.
Touhou Tsurugi
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Touhou Tsurugi is the son of Johboshi and Mitsuba. Following the old custom of the Touhou family, he lived in female clothing until the age of 10. He is currently 9 years old and has a bob haircut. He often makes puns and makes jokes that freeze people around him.
Touhou Tsurugi's stand "Paper Moon King"
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Touhou Tsurugi's stand "Paper Moon King" is an origami stand. He can move origami or other materials by folding them like origami into shapes such as frogs. Furthermore, anyone who touches the stand will see all human faces the same and will be unable to distinguish designs.
Touhou Mitsuba
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Touhou Mitsuba is the wife of Tsunetoshi and is currently 31 years old. Her hairstyle is characterized by her bangs swept to the right in twin tails. However, she is rarely at home and has only a few appearances, so little is known about her.
Touhou Hato
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Touhou Hato is the eldest daughter of the Touhou family and is currently 24 years old. She is a model and has a very good figure. Her trademark is her long blonde hair, the ends of which are shaped like an arrow. She looks very good, but she is stupid and knows very little common sense.
Touhou Hato's Stand "Walking Heart"
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Touhou Hato's Stand "Walking Heart" is a humanoid Stand that looks like a collection of rod-shaped objects. His ability is to harden the heels of both his feet and extend them up to 4 meters like spikes. This allows him to pierce enemies and walk vertically up walls.
Touhou Daiya
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Touhou Daiya is the second daughter of the Touhou family and is 16 years old. She often wears fluffy loungewear, has a distinctive bob haircut, and is just as stylish as her sister. However, she has poor eyesight and can barely see. In exchange, she knows her way around the house and can move around freely. She hates being told to be careful and values fairness.
Touhou Daiya's stand "California King Bed-chan"
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Touhou Daiya's stand "California King Bed-chan" is a material-type stand in the shape of a brooch. Its ability is to take part of the memory of anyone who breaks a promise made by Daiya and turn them into a chess piece. Stolen memories can be retrieved by stepping on the shadow of the main body.
Touhou Family Summary
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This time, we introduced the members of the Touhou family who appear in JoJolion. It's hard to predict how the story will play out, as there are still many mysteries, such as the final boss and many plot twists that have yet to be resolved, but the fact that some names that have appeared in previous works have been appearing suggests that things will get even more exciting from here on out. We'll be keeping our eyes peeled for more.
