Giorno Giovanna

A young man with a golden heart seeks justice within the shadows of the Italian mafia.

Giorno Giovanna is a fictional character in the Japanese manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. He is the main protagonist of the series' fifth story arc, Golden Wind. Born Haruno Shiobana, he is the illegitimate son of Dio Brando while possessing Jonathan Joestar's body. After being saved by an unknown mafia member in his childhood, Giorno dreams of joining the Italian mafia gang Passione to overthrow its boss, Diavolo, who keeps a very low profile, and close the drug trade, desiring to help the innocent. He joins Bruno Bucciarati and his team on a mission to send Trish Una to her father, the boss of Passione. Giorno possesses a Stand known as Gold Experience, whose primary abilities are to give life to nonliving things, which is mostly used to turn inorganic objects into living organisms, and creating body parts, acting as a healing ability.

Quick Facts

Series: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
First: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure chapter 440 "Gold Experience, Part 1" (December 11, 1995)
Last: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure chapter 594 "The Sleeping Slave, Part 5" (April 5, 1999)
Creator: Hirohiko Araki
Nationality: Italian
Nickname: JoJo ("GioGio")
Occupation: Passione Soldato (Formerly); Boss of Passione, Mafia CEO

Lore & Background

Giorno's existence is deeply tied to the legacy of Dio Brando and Jonathan Joestar. Born Haruno Shiobana, he is the illegitimate son of Dio while possessing Jonathan Joestar's body. Araki found it difficult to find the familial ties of the protagonist of Golden Wind, before deciding to have Giorno be the son of Dio who has Joestar blood. Since the tactic of someone being Joseph Joestar's illegitimate son has already been used on Josuke Higashikata, he decided for Giorno to be the son of Dio who happens to have blood of a Joestar.

Araki also tried to portray the character differently as he doesn't want him to be too similar to Jotaro Kujo. There were also issues with what to do with the possibility of vampirism on the character, but it had been abandoned in the end. Araki's editor at the time, Hiroshi Sekiya, thought that Araki originally intended for Giorno to be a woman due to their discussion and how Giorno is created. The curls in Giorno's hair were inspired by Michelangelo's statue David.

Reader's Guide

Giorno Giovanna serves as the primary protagonist of the fifth saga, Golden Wind. Later, awakening his Stand to Gold Experience Requiem, Giorno kills and punishes Diavolo by forcing him to live through an endless loop of various deaths.

Did You Know?

Giorno is voiced by Kensho Ono in the anime adaptation of Golden Wind, who views the character as calm and composed with a strong will and determination.
Giorno's Stand Gold Experience Requiem is awakened after he gains the Arrow, allowing him to kill Diavolo by forcing him into an endless loop of various deaths.