The JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series is extremely popular and is still being serialized. But did you know that the fifth part, Golden Wind, which is being adapted for anime, has many original sources? Knowing this information may make the anime even more enjoyable. So, this time we would like to feature the original sources and themes.
[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure] Golden Wind Part 5 Trivia - Special Feature on Original Sources! The theme is the praise of humanity!?
Source: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure © Hirohiko Araki/Shueisha, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Production Committee
This story isn't exclusive to Part 5, but the theme of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series is said to be the glorification of humanity. In the author's comments for Volume 1, author Hirohiko Araki states, "Humans, not gods or machines, are the most important. That is the underlying philosophy behind JoJo." He later said that he was asked to write something for the serialization and just wrote whatever came to mind, but this is why the theme of the JoJo series is still often said to be the glorification of humanity.
[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure] Golden Wind Part 5 Trivia Feature! Connection to Horror Movies
Source: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure © Hirohiko Araki/Shueisha, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Production Committee
As with all works in the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Araki has stated that he is influenced by horror movies and incorporates their elements into his work. Araki is a huge fan of horror movies, even publishing "Hirohiko Araki's Bizarre Theory of Horror Movies." He says that he keeps horror movies in mind when creating scenes where characters are attacked by invisible enemies. He says that this is because horror movies are created with the sole purpose of scaring people, and that fear is an essential element in human growth and cultural development.
[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure] Golden Wind Part 5 Trivia Feature: Original Sources! The sound effects are metal rock.
Source: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure © Hirohiko Araki/Shueisha, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Production Committee
This is also a story that runs throughout the series, but one of the reasons JoJo is so popular is its unique sound effects. These were created with metal rock sounds in mind. Onomatopoeia like "gogogogogogo" are meant to resemble the sound of a drum being struck, while "thunk!" is based on the raw sound of a guitar or bass being played. The unique sound effects created by Araki, a rock fan, are one of the charms of this work.
[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure] Golden Wind Part 5 Trivia: Origins Feature! Stand Names Are Band-Related
Source: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure © Hirohiko Araki/Shueisha, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Production Committee
It's a well-known fact that the names of the Stands that appear in Golden Wind are related to Western bands. For example, the protagonist Giorno's Gold Experience is named after Prince's album Gold Experience. It seems to be Araki's favorite band. Other examples include the Sex Pistols, Aerosmith, King Crimson, and Spice Girls, and the list goes on and on, but all of them are named after bands or band songs. It might be fun to listen to the band's songs every time a new Stand appears.
[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure] Golden Wind Part 5 Trivia Feature on Sources! The JoJo pose was influenced by fashion magazines.
Source: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure © Hirohiko Araki/Shueisha, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Production Committee
The JoJo pose has become a cultural phenomenon throughout the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series. The cutting-edge JoJo characters are often inspired by fashion magazines. The photo shows Giorno's JoJo pose. This was taken from a magazine called Versace. There are countless other examples. Perhaps the artist used fashion magazines to incorporate the unique poses that were cutting edge at the time.
[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure] Golden Wind Part 5 Trivia: Origins Feature! Fugo Was Supposed to Be an Enemy
Source: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure © Hirohiko Araki/Shueisha, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Production Committee
Fugo was the only member of Bucciarati's team who didn't betray the organization. While it's often said that this was because his Stand was so powerful, there's another story as well. Pannacotta Fugo was originally scheduled to fight Bucciarati and his allies before reaching the Colosseum. However, once the author began writing the story, he decided that this would have been too sad, so he quickly changed course and the character simply disappeared from the story. Cioccolata and Secco appeared in his place. Indeed, Green Day's powers are indiscriminate, and somewhat similar to Fugo's Purple Haze.
[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure] Golden Wind Part 5 Trivia Origin Special! The Meaning of "giogio"
Source: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure © Hirohiko Araki/Shueisha, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Production Committee
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 5, "Golden Wind," is written as "giogio" while the other series are written as "jojo." This is said to be influenced by Italian pronunciation, but if you read the alphabet in order, it becomes "defghij," with the "g" located exactly halfway between the "d" and the "j." It's said that this refers to Giorno (g) being half Dio (d) and half Joseph (j). Believe it or not, it's up to you.
[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure] Golden Wind Part 5 Trivia: Origins Special! Conclusion
Source: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure © Hirohiko Araki/Shueisha, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Production Committee
What did you think? I myself often have no idea whether this is true or not, but at least what the author, Araki, is saying is probably true. Please keep this trivia and source material in mind when watching the anime. You might find a different kind of enjoyment.
