A Guide to Reading Jojo's Bizarre Adventure
Manga
Personal advice for reading through the series, including non-required and extra-canonical material. There are some particularly hard-to-find fan translations when official material is not available, so here is a google drive link to a compilation fan efforts have put together that encompasses almost everything.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1FZSYD_0jnpCGI9gAuy7kj0JvaL29puor?usp=share_link
Additional short stories provided not here on MAL include:
"Rey Infinito - El Aleph" - short story published in 3 arcs, following Lisa Lisa between Parts 2 and 3
"The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp" - Short DRAFT scrapped that later became "The Book: Jojo's Bizarre Adventure 4th Another Day"
"No Love Like A Parent's", & "Testimione di gangster" - both Part 5 prequels focusing on La Squadra members
"Heaven's Door" - unrelated to Jojo Canon, but with heavy reference to Parts 4 & 8
Anything indicated as "available online' without cited sources or official translations are considered a fairly easy find on manga websites like MangaDex that I don't think people need my help to locate.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1FZSYD_0jnpCGI9gAuy7kj0JvaL29puor?usp=share_link
Additional short stories provided not here on MAL include:
"Rey Infinito - El Aleph" - short story published in 3 arcs, following Lisa Lisa between Parts 2 and 3
"The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp" - Short DRAFT scrapped that later became "The Book: Jojo's Bizarre Adventure 4th Another Day"
"No Love Like A Parent's", & "Testimione di gangster" - both Part 5 prequels focusing on La Squadra members
"Heaven's Door" - unrelated to Jojo Canon, but with heavy reference to Parts 4 & 8
Anything indicated as "available online' without cited sources or official translations are considered a fairly easy find on manga websites like MangaDex that I don't think people need my help to locate.
Manga, 5 vol, 1986
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Author:6
Part 1 - English available officially
Manga, 7 vol, 1987
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Author:7
Part 2 - English available officially
Manga, 16 vol, 1989
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Author:8
Part 3 - English available officially
Light Novel, 1 vol, 1993
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Author:7
A couple short stories pertaining to Part 3 in a light novel. Fan translation is available.
Not required reading
Not required reading
Manga, 1 vol, 2002
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Author:8
Essentially a fan-prop for an ability used in Part 3. Has art and "story" from the in-universe manga. Can be read online.
Not required reading
Not required reading
Light Novel, 1 vol, 2022
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Author:8
Prequel with Part 3 characters.
A fan translation is provided in the google drive link above, but the one here is in a format that still allows for the pictures provided and can be considered a better reading experience: https://www.quotev.com/story/16742439/Iggy-The-Stray-Dog/1
Not required reading
A fan translation is provided in the google drive link above, but the one here is in a format that still allows for the pictures provided and can be considered a better reading experience: https://www.quotev.com/story/16742439/Iggy-The-Stray-Dog/1
Not required reading
Manga, 18 vol, 1992
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Author:9
Part 4 - English available officially
Manga, ? vol, 1997
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Author:10
Solo series for Part 4 character Rohan Kishibe - manga. Includes collaboration with Gucci. - Most chapters English is available officially, other chapters can be read online. Chapters added sporadically (basically whenever the mangaka has an idea/opportunity), so it's technically always ongoing.
Not required reading
Not required reading
Manga, 1 vol, 2010
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Author:8
Rohan Kishibe (Part 4 - solo)/Louvre collaboration - English available officially
Not required reading
Not required reading
Light Novel, ? vol, 2017
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Author:-
Solo series for Part 4 character Rohan Kishibe - light novels. Stories differ from the manga, not an adaptation.
Roughly 5 chapters available through fan translation, plus a couple summaries available in addition to what I have listed here
Volume 1: Kishibe Rohan Does Not Shout:
Story 1: "Kushagara"
Story 2: "Blackstar"
Story 4: "Censored Equation"
Volume 2: Kishibe Rohan Does Not Frolic:
Story 4: "Gleanings of Paradise"
Volume 3: Kishibe Rohan Does Not Fall:
Story 2: "Original Author Rohan Kishibe"
Not required reading.
Roughly 5 chapters available through fan translation, plus a couple summaries available in addition to what I have listed here
Volume 1: Kishibe Rohan Does Not Shout:
Story 1: "Kushagara"
Story 2: "Blackstar"
Story 4: "Censored Equation"
Volume 2: Kishibe Rohan Does Not Frolic:
Story 4: "Gleanings of Paradise"
Volume 3: Kishibe Rohan Does Not Fall:
Story 2: "Original Author Rohan Kishibe"
Not required reading.
One-shot, ? vol, 2024
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Author:6
one-shot following Toshikazu Hazamada
Not required reading
Not required reading
Manga, 3 vol, 2021
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Author:7
Crossover/prequel with characters from Part 3 and Part 4. English available officially.
Not required reading
Not required reading
Novel, 1 vol, 2023
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Novelization of Crazy Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak. As of now, word is fan translation is in the works.
Not Required Reading
Not Required Reading
Light Novel, 1 vol, 2007
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Author:8
Part 4 side story
Not required reading
Not required reading
Manga, 1 vol, 1997
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Author:7
A collection of side stories, some relevant to Part 4 (including a chapter from Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan & a semi-sequel following the antagonist of Part 4). Can be read online.
Not required reading
Not required reading
Manga, 17 vol, 1995
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Author:9
Part 5 - English available officially
Light Novel, 1 vol, 2001
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Author:7
Part 5 light novel sequel
Not required reading
Not required reading
Light Novel, 1 vol, 2011
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Author:8
Part 5 light novel sequel
Not required reading
Not required reading
Manga, 17 vol, 1999
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Author:8
Part 6 - English available officially
Light Novel, 1 vol, 2011
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Author:8
Light novel side story, using events of Part 3 and Part 6.
Not required reading
Not required reading
One-shot, ? vol, 2012
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Author:7
AU Gucci collaboration with characters from Part 5 and Part 6. Can be read online.
Not required reading
Not required reading
One-shot, ? vol, 2021
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Author:8
Comedic & ecchi Part 6 one-shot. Can be read online.
Not required reading
Not required reading
Manga, 24 vol, 2004
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Author:8
Part 7 - English in process of being released officially.
Start of a new continuity. Will make light character references to the previous Parts, but otherwise can technically be considered a new starting point for readers.
Start of a new continuity. Will make light character references to the previous Parts, but otherwise can technically be considered a new starting point for readers.
Light Novel, 1 vol, 2012
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Author:6
Side story light novel, using extremely AU situations with characters from Parts 2-7. Also includes Tsukumojuku from the guest author's book.
This is the link to a summary of the book Tsukumojuku is from (no direct translation is available): https://sparklyjojos.tumblr.com/post/175167968918/first-1-2-3-4-5-second
Not required reading
This is the link to a summary of the book Tsukumojuku is from (no direct translation is available): https://sparklyjojos.tumblr.com/post/175167968918/first-1-2-3-4-5-second
Not required reading
Manga, 27 vol, 2011
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Author:7
Part 8 - Can be read online
Manga, ? vol, 2023
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Author:-
Part 9 - Can be read online
Currently ongoing
Currently ongoing
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