JoJolion

Lore & Background

Following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, anomalous formations known as the Wall Eyes emerge near the coastal town of Morioh. These structures possess the ability to exchange traits between objects buried within their vicinity and occasionally awaken Stand abilities in individuals. Yasuho Hirose, a local college student, discovers an amnesiac young man buried beneath the Wall Eyes and temporarily names him 'Josuke'. Together, they endeavor to uncover his lost memories and true identity. While Yasuho investigates possible connections between Josuke and a missing ship doctor named Yoshikage Kira, she entrusts his care to the Higashikata family. Upon visiting Kira's ailing mother, Holy Joestar-Kira, Yasuho gathers clues that eventually lead Josuke to realize he is a fusion of Kira and another individual.

Josuke confronts Norisuke Higashikata IV, the family patriarch, regarding his motives for sheltering him. Norisuke reveals that the Higashikata lineage suffers from a generational curse that petrifies their firstborn children, and they require Kira's memories to break it. Kira had been involved with a miraculous fruit called the Locacaca, capable of healing one part of the body at the expense of another. Unbeknownst to Norisuke, his eldest son Jobin has been secretly trafficking Locacaca in collaboration with a group of stone-based beings known as Rock Humans, who seek to eliminate Josuke and infiltrate human society.

Further revelations expose that before Josuke's awakening, Kira and a man named Josefumi Kujo had grafted a Locacaca branch onto a tree in the Higashikata orchard, creating a new variant of the fruit that uses another person as collateral for healing. After Kira was mortally wounded by the Rock Humans, Josefumi used this new Locacaca to save him, and the two were buried beneath what would later become the Wall Eyes. Recognizing himself as the fusion of Josefumi and Kira, Josuke resolves to retrieve the new Locacaca and fulfill their original intent: curing Holy.

Reader's Guide

JoJolion is significant as the eighth major story arc of the long-running JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, continuing the franchise's tradition of blending supernatural Stand abilities with family drama and mystery. The arc introduces the concept of the Wall Eyes, which exchange traits between buried objects and awaken Stands, and the Locacaca fruit, a miraculous healing fruit with collateral costs. The story explores themes of identity, memory, and generational curses, as the protagonist Josuke Higashikata—a fusion of two individuals—seeks his true self while navigating conflicts with the Rock Humans and the Higashikata family's curse. The arc's legacy includes expanding the series' lore with new Stand abilities such as Soft & Wet, Paisley Park, and Wonder of U, and its conclusion resolves the family curse through the sacrifice of the Locacaca branch. JoJolion was serialized over a decade in Ultra Jump and collected in 27 volumes, marking a substantial contribution to the manga's overall narrative.

Did You Know?

• JoJolion is set in 2011, following the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
• The protagonist Josuke is a fusion of Yoshikage Kira and Josefumi Kujo.
• The Higashikata family suffers from a curse that petrifies their firstborn children.