“The Unicorn was Here!” Jolyne, Fly High with GUCCI Released to Facebook

Is everyone ready for a fashion adventure?

“Jolyne, Fly High with GUCCI” has been put out on Gucci Japan’s Facebook page ready for us to read. It’s a somewhat literal title taking place in an airport terminal. Jolyne’s mother has just passed and she’s on her way to Tokyo to live with relatives. She’s keeping her spirits up because her mother tailored all her clothing to fit Jolyne before her death and is able to stay with her daughter in some way. Before Jolyne boards the plane, she’s stopped by government agents Bruno Buccellati and Leone Abbacchio who are searching for a missing unicorn to return it to it’s handler Polpo. Yeah, it’s not really a canon short story, but I don’t think many of us expected it to be.

The story is a simple one with a simple conclusion. It’s actually so simple that I’m left wondering if that was the whole story or if this was just a preview for a more robust version released in the digital GUCCI magazine. Regardless, the FB release is interspersed with spreads of the characters, mostly Jolyne, in GUCCI outfits. You’ve seen most of them in the previews released back in December, and it’s cool to see characters like Jolyne and the Passione boys drawn in the modern Araki style. It suits them well. Nicely too, there is a small photo set under the manga that has pictures of the outfits on live models and some of Jolyne’s accessories like her luggage.

Give it a look. It’s a nice little JoJo story.

(Picture from GUCCI’s Facebook. © GUCCI, Shueisha, Lucky Land Communications, and Hirohiko Araki)

Jolyne’s Modeling Adventure feat. Passione

Well, since it looks like Episode 13 is going to be delayed for the holidays until January 4th (it’s the fifth one down), we’re just going to have to hunker down and enjoy our JoJo’s some other way. A self described “quick and dirty” scan for the next JoJolion is up if you feel up to continuing to untangle that web of mysteries. If not, you can always make due with a little Jolyne Fashion Show brought to you by Gucci.

All of these little design images came out with the one-shot Jolyne Fly to Gucci. You can see a few scans here. I wonder if Hirohiko Araki considers these designs a break considering some of the really elaborate costumes he’s done in the past. He does these an amazing justice, but don’t think that just Jolyne gets to have fun being fancy.

Part of the one-shot includes Jolyne running into a few of the Passione boys during her trip. Gucci doesn’t just design for women, and if Araki’s writing about Italy anyway I guess. It’s nice to see Bruno and Abbachio. Polpo also makes an appearance up and walking around.

(All scanned image scans from JJBA Tumblr and © Gucci, SPUR and Hirohiko Araki)

OPJ Podcasts! “OPJ’s Bizarre Podcast – Part 5: Did We Just Accidentally Write JoJo’s Part 9?”

On the rise to become the ultimate Gang Star, the outfits will be more fabulous than you could have ever imagined!

JoJo’s Year continues with Hirohiko Araki saying “Fuck it,” and finally writing a story about Italy. Vento Aureo! Or Ogan no Kaze! Or Golden Wind.They all mean the same thing. See, JoJo’s is educational about languages and fashion sense.

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A Shonen Manga All-Star Art Book for JoJo’s Year 25!

It happens to be the 25th year of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure just in case you couldn’t tell it was a special time for it considering all the good news that’s been going on. And the goodies keep coming. Ultra Jump, the same company that brought you Shonen Jump, has released an artbook containing sketches from Jump artists abound.

Click the picture to visit the online images for the book.

And when I say lots of Jump artists and writers, I mean it. Here’s the list of names I’ve been able to translate, using copious amounts of Google, and the page/image that’s theirs.

7. Akira Akatsuki (Medaka Box)
8. A forward by Nisio Isin (Bakemonogatari)
9. Osamu Akimoto (Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo)
10. Akira Amano (Reborn!)
11. Kyosuke Usuta (Sexy Commando Gaiden: Sugoi yo!! Masaru-san, Pyu to Fuku! Jaguar)
12. Tsugumi Ohba (Death Note author)
13. Takeshi Obata (Hikaru no Go, Death Note artist)
14. Eiichiro Oda (One Piece)
15. Masashi Kishimoto (Naruto)
16. Tite Kubo (Bleach)
17. CLAMP (X, xxxHolic, Cardcaptor Sakura)
18. Hiroshi Shiibashi (Nurarihyon no Mago, Assistant to Araki on Steel Ball Run)
19. Kenta Shinohara (Sket Dance)
20. Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro (Seikimatsu Leader den Takeshi!, Toriko)
21. Hideaki Sorachi (Gin Tama)
22. Kazuki Takahashi (Yu-Gi-Oh)
23. Hiroyuki Takei (Shaman King)
24. Ryūhei Tamura (Beelzebub)
25. Yoshihiro Togashi (Yu Yu Hakusho, Hunter x Hunter)
26. Akira Toriyama (Oh, come on)
27. Tadatoshi Fujimaki (Kuroko no Basuke)
28. Yusuke Murata (Eyeshield 21)

And the final words for the final page, which I must thank user Flashbang! from the Something Awful forum’s JoJo thread:

“The first art collection since Jojo A-Go!Go! 12 years ago

Araki Hirohiko’s new art collection has finally gotten moving!

It of course has a collection of various beautiful illustrations,

Araki’s first editor looks back,

An Araki Hirohiko history book and

also contains the newest version of the stand encyclopedia

Reservations begin soon”

All the artists, authors, and fans have stepped up to show their appreciation, love, and respect for JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure and Hirohiko Araki. And at the bottom we got some bonus preview art for the upcoming JoJo’s anime.

It’s a great year to be a JoJo’s fan.