Jojo's Bizarre Explainer

This week is outtakes from the last 2+ years of recording this podcast, which means that it's also an audio time-lapse of Courtney's voice going through puberty (whoo!). It's finally revealed just how easily distracted we all are by literally every topic that is NOT JoJo's. Incredibly, we threw away so much more material about Nazis than made it into the podcast. Not even these bloopers represent how much Eliz and Courtney bore Darius with Harry Potter Discourse. And we finally release the much-discussed eight full minutes on the topic of what a jack shack is. -- JoJo’s Bizarre Explainer JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! Either you love it, or you've never seen it. But what exactly is JoJo? Why is everyone talking about it? Why is it so great? Whether this is your first foray into Hirohiko Araki's decades-spanning masterpiece, or you're a seasoned JoJo Opinion Haver looking for more of your kind, JoJo's Bizarre Explainer is here for you! Hosted by Elizabeth Simins, Courtney Stanton, and Darius Kazemi, this podcas

Rohan bankrupts himself in the most classic way possible: by buying mountains for no real reason. Koichi is discussed far more in this episode than he appears in the entirety of the TSKR series. We learn all about the refined manners of well-born Japanese people (and also how to properly eat corn). Everyone is permanently scarred by what is hands-down the creepiest kid to appear in a JoJo's-related property to date. And we're forced to grapple with the physics of how a human can become impregnated by the corpse of a cursed yokai...thanks Araki. -- JoJo’s Bizarre Explainer JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! Either you love it, or you've never seen it. But what exactly is JoJo? Why is everyone talking about it? Why is it so great? Whether this is your first foray into Hirohiko Araki's decades-spanning masterpiece, or you're a seasoned JoJo Opinion Haver looking for more of your kind, JoJo's Bizarre Explainer is here for you! Hosted by Elizabeth Simins, Courtney Stanton, and Darius Kazemi, this podcast will tease out

This episode covers most of Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan, a series of manga stories written by Araki that can be summed up as "Rohan Cruises the Twilight Zone". So, spoilers abound in this episode for these issues. This week: a homeless grudge ghost lives in a girl's tongue. Rohan and Tonio team up to fight evil vaginas with the power of tentacles. We learn that all stands are made by Gucci. We meet a man in a dirty fur suit. We learn that Heaven's Door works on a chicken leg. Sperm banks lead to love, at least where Yukako is concerned. And Rohan breaks his hand cruising at the gym. -- JoJo’s Bizarre Explainer JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! Either you love it, or you've never seen it. But what exactly is JoJo? Why is everyone talking about it? Why is it so great? Whether this is your first foray into Hirohiko Araki's decades-spanning masterpiece, or you're a seasoned JoJo Opinion Haver looking for more of your kind, JoJo's Bizarre Explainer is here for you! Hosted by Elizabeth Simins, Courtney Stanton, and Darius

This week we are digging into some of the bonus materials related to part four. Why? Because it’s super interesting...and also because we won’t start recording season 5 until the anime is done airing. Ahem. Kira is trapped in his personal hell, or at least someone who calls himself Kira. Araki probably throws out more decent ideas that most people ever manage to have. If you’re in the JoJo’s universe, it’s highly unlikely that you have a butt crack. And Rohan participates in #sponcon for the Louvre and, as usual, he gets haunted. -- JoJo’s Bizarre Explainer JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! Either you love it, or you've never seen it. But what exactly is JoJo? Why is everyone talking about it? Why is it so great? Whether this is your first foray into Hirohiko Araki's decades-spanning masterpiece, or you're a seasoned JoJo Opinion Haver looking for more of your kind, JoJo's Bizarre Explainer is here for you! Hosted by Elizabeth Simins, Courtney Stanton, and Darius Kazemi, this podcast will tease out the running mo

RIP Kira, he deserved be—no, actually, he deserved exactly what he got. Once again, the throbbing sexuality of the Mona Lisa drives an erstwhile-innocent youth into a life of lustful crime. Jotaro is bad at giving positive communication to his romantic partners. (...look, the Jotaro/Koichi ship basically built itself.) A dog in JoJo’s finally sees some goddamn justice. Josuke takes after his father in the ways that matter: wallet theft. And everyone basically lives happily ever after...except for the inexorable, crushing emotional impact on the families of all those murdered people. -- JoJo’s Bizarre Explainer JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! Either you love it, or you've never seen it. But what exactly is JoJo? Why is everyone talking about it? Why is it so great? Whether this is your first foray into Hirohiko Araki's decades-spanning masterpiece, or you're a seasoned JoJo Opinion Haver looking for more of your kind, JoJo's Bizarre Explainer is here for you! Hosted by Elizabeth Simins, Courtney Stanton, and Da

We argue at length about the compatibility of Japanese cell phones with ghost polaroids. Kira calls in late to work because his kid needs murdering. Okuyasu meets his dead brother who has apparently learned to be a good person since dying. We discuss bad dads at length, as we do. And Josuke pulls off the deadliest prank call in history. -- JoJo’s Bizarre Explainer JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! Either you love it, or you've never seen it. But what exactly is JoJo? Why is everyone talking about it? Why is it so great? Whether this is your first foray into Hirohiko Araki's decades-spanning masterpiece, or you're a seasoned JoJo Opinion Haver looking for more of your kind, JoJo's Bizarre Explainer is here for you! Hosted by Elizabeth Simins, Courtney Stanton, and Darius Kazemi, this podcast will tease out the running motifs, fascinating weirdnesses, occasional dog deaths, and ineffable charm of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure—anime-episode by anime-episode, with stops along the way for the manga, the videogames, and wha

It’s a time loop! Who doesn’t love a time loop? (...probably Hayato.) Killer Queen evolves yet another power because why not? Rohan, Jotaro, and Koichi have a perfectly nice date together. Josuke temporarily develops hamon powers, because why not. Okuyasu...dies? Sure, we’ll go with that. The fact that people can’t see Stands if they don’t have one continues to bear comedy fruit. And Hayato continues to live through what is probably going to be the worst day of his life, but at least he’s our new Speedwagon (abs and all). -- JoJo’s Bizarre Explainer JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! Either you love it, or you've never seen it. But what exactly is JoJo? Why is everyone talking about it? Why is it so great? Whether this is your first foray into Hirohiko Araki's decades-spanning masterpiece, or you're a seasoned JoJo Opinion Haver looking for more of your kind, JoJo's Bizarre Explainer is here for you! Hosted by Elizabeth Simins, Courtney Stanton, and Darius Kazemi, this podcast will tease out the running motifs, fa

The greatest opening credit sequence in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure gets a villain remix and we drool all over our mics. We learn what Araki's dying wishes would be. Kira's privilege is really showing. Hayato is now a fate-wrangling badass. Bites the Dust is basically just a cat when you turn on the light in a room. David Productions fixes some serious pacing issues from the manga. You thought we explained Bites the Dust last episode, but this episode we REALLY explain it. And did you miss Alessi? Most of us don't but Darius decided to drag him into this discussion anyway. -- JoJo’s Bizarre Explainer JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! Either you love it, or you've never seen it. But what exactly is JoJo? Why is everyone talking about it? Why is it so great? Whether this is your first foray into Hirohiko Araki's decades-spanning masterpiece, or you're a seasoned JoJo Opinion Haver looking for more of your kind, JoJo's Bizarre Explainer is here for you! Hosted by Elizabeth Simins, Courtney Stanton, and Darius Kazemi, t

This week we explore the contrasts between death and eating a rat, and spoiler: we are a podcast divided on which is worse. Courtney is the only one who properly appreciates French cuisine. We fully explain how Bites The Dust works, because that's what we do. Kira stress-bites his nails just like noted actor and nailbiter Elijah Wood. The arrow has an agenda of its own and we can't get into it because somehow we are a spoiler-free podcast when the mood takes us. And it finally happened -- Rohan is forced to be uncharacteristically dumb about Stands in order for the plot to work. Womp womp. -- JoJo’s Bizarre Explainer JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! Either you love it, or you've never seen it. But what exactly is JoJo? Why is everyone talking about it? Why is it so great? Whether this is your first foray into Hirohiko Araki's decades-spanning masterpiece, or you're a seasoned JoJo Opinion Haver looking for more of your kind, JoJo's Bizarre Explainer is here for you! Hosted by Elizabeth Simins, Courtney Stanton,

A bunch of dogs appear and do not die. Rohan does a sexy crab walk. Elizabeth expounds on the meaning of 親友. Kira is never more relatable than when he explodes someone for taking up space on the bus. We finally get to see Kira turn someone into a hand. We explain stands that kill their user. And it's time for all of our regular listeners to update their JoJo Dick Watch diary. -- JoJo’s Bizarre Explainer JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! Either you love it, or you've never seen it. But what exactly is JoJo? Why is everyone talking about it? Why is it so great? Whether this is your first foray into Hirohiko Araki's decades-spanning masterpiece, or you're a seasoned JoJo Opinion Haver looking for more of your kind, JoJo's Bizarre Explainer is here for you! Hosted by Elizabeth Simins, Courtney Stanton, and Darius Kazemi, this podcast will tease out the running motifs, fascinating weirdnesses, occasional dog deaths, and ineffable charm of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure—anime-episode by anime-episode, with stops along the wa

We answer some pressing questions from listeners, which results in some possibly unfortunate canon about Yukako’s body hair. Stunningly, we don’t make a single “gun beats paper” joke while discussing Enigma Boy. Araki is getting increasingly enthusiastic about drawing pouty lips and we aren’t mad about it. This episode, of all the episodes, might be the most nonsensical regarding stand powers, which is a rather impressive bar to clear. And what kind of soulless nightmare people comprise the Morioh Tourism Board, anyway? -- JoJo’s Bizarre Explainer JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! Either you love it, or you've never seen it. But what exactly is JoJo? Why is everyone talking about it? Why is it so great? Whether this is your first foray into Hirohiko Araki's decades-spanning masterpiece, or you're a seasoned JoJo Opinion Haver looking for more of your kind, JoJo's Bizarre Explainer is here for you! Hosted by Elizabeth Simins, Courtney Stanton, and Darius Kazemi, this podcast will tease out the running motifs, fasc

Rohan attempts to seduce his extremely anxious architect. Enigma Boy has the best stand if you fly economy. New Year's is important in Japan but it seem extra important in Morioh on this particular day in July. Morioh's tourism board thinks an introvert in a tower is a family-friendly destination. Josuke can rearrange atoms so why not just generate nuclear fusion power? And the people at HGTV need to license a House Hunters: Rohan Kishibe show. -- JoJo’s Bizarre Explainer JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! Either you love it, or you've never seen it. But what exactly is JoJo? Why is everyone talking about it? Why is it so great? Whether this is your first foray into Hirohiko Araki's decades-spanning masterpiece, or you're a seasoned JoJo Opinion Haver looking for more of your kind, JoJo's Bizarre Explainer is here for you! Hosted by Elizabeth Simins, Courtney Stanton, and Darius Kazemi, this podcast will tease out the running motifs, fascinating weirdnesses, occasional dog deaths, and ineffable charm of JoJo's Biz

Circumstances beyond our control dictate that we are, once again, talking about how to go to the bathroom. This episode teaches us the difference between introversion and extroversion. Rohan gets another outfit which is, as always, the high point of the episode. It took four seasons, but we finally have an explanation for why Ogre Street was so damn dangerous. And it turns out that covering up multiple murders is Ghost Dad’s love language for his son. D’awww. -- JoJo’s Bizarre Explainer JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! Either you love it, or you've never seen it. But what exactly is JoJo? Why is everyone talking about it? Why is it so great? Whether this is your first foray into Hirohiko Araki's decades-spanning masterpiece, or you're a seasoned JoJo Opinion Haver looking for more of your kind, JoJo's Bizarre Explainer is here for you! Hosted by Elizabeth Simins, Courtney Stanton, and Darius Kazemi, this podcast will tease out the running motifs, fascinating weirdnesses, occasional dog deaths, and ineffable char

The episode features the strange anomaly of a *cat* death...but it's okay because it grows into the best houseplant anyone could ever ask for. We all learn how photosynthesis works (for cats who have reincarnated into plants). Kira's personal branding and cross-promotional merchanise is extremely good. It turns out Eliz has another highly specific body anxiety that is depicted in this episode. Joseph Joestar's life is incredibly bleak when you take it all in at once. And it turns out Kira decided to hide out in the only family in Morioh with someone even creepier than him. -- JoJo’s Bizarre Explainer JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! Either you love it, or you've never seen it. But what exactly is JoJo? Why is everyone talking about it? Why is it so great? Whether this is your first foray into Hirohiko Araki's decades-spanning masterpiece, or you're a seasoned JoJo Opinion Haver looking for more of your kind, JoJo's Bizarre Explainer is here for you! Hosted by Elizabeth Simins, Courtney Stanton, and Darius Kaze

We have even more bathroom discourse this week, thanks Araki. Josuke rides his motorcyle into Morioh's shitty hospital for shitty people, where the most expensive medicine is kept on the highest shelves. Enya was clearly the host of the long-running 80s show Asian Evil Laugh Idol. Yuya's gay face betrays his sukeban harem. And Rohan hates Josuke as much as Josuke loves a fresh pair of underwear on new year's day. -- JoJo’s Bizarre Explainer JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! Either you love it, or you've never seen it. But what exactly is JoJo? Why is everyone talking about it? Why is it so great? Whether this is your first foray into Hirohiko Araki's decades-spanning masterpiece, or you're a seasoned JoJo Opinion Haver looking for more of your kind, JoJo's Bizarre Explainer is here for you! Hosted by Elizabeth Simins, Courtney Stanton, and Darius Kazemi, this podcast will tease out the running motifs, fascinating weirdnesses, occasional dog deaths, and ineffable charm of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure—anime-episode by

Rohan pulls a Jack the Ripper. Ghosts can fly but they mostly choose not to. Hopefully Rohan's Pretty Woman (1990) replica furniture is insured. Speed (1994) is a good movie. Some guy named Kobayashi shows up and we struggle to remember who he is. Rohan's possibly horniest outfit makes its debut. And we meet a pillar man zombie thrall whose power is: being a normal mom. -- JoJo’s Bizarre Explainer JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! Either you love it, or you've never seen it. But what exactly is JoJo? Why is everyone talking about it? Why is it so great? Whether this is your first foray into Hirohiko Araki's decades-spanning masterpiece, or you're a seasoned JoJo Opinion Haver looking for more of your kind, JoJo's Bizarre Explainer is here for you! Hosted by Elizabeth Simins, Courtney Stanton, and Darius Kazemi, this podcast will tease out the running motifs, fascinating weirdnesses, occasional dog deaths, and ineffable charm of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure—anime-episode by anime-episode, with stops along the way for

This week we use empirical evidence to determine that Araki was an X-Files fan. We wonder what the hell Jotaro is drinking on the beach. We discuss effective ways to teach number theory. We gush over the best ever JoJo's opening credits. And we once and for all settle the question of whether Mikitaka is a stand user or an alien. Spolier: the answer involves yeast. -- JoJo’s Bizarre Explainer JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! Either you love it, or you've never seen it. But what exactly is JoJo? Why is everyone talking about it? Why is it so great? Whether this is your first foray into Hirohiko Araki's decades-spanning masterpiece, or you're a seasoned JoJo Opinion Haver looking for more of your kind, JoJo's Bizarre Explainer is here for you! Hosted by Elizabeth Simins, Courtney Stanton, and Darius Kazemi, this podcast will tease out the running motifs, fascinating weirdnesses, occasional dog deaths, and ineffable charm of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure—anime-episode by anime-episode, with stops along the way for the ma

This podcast is now a janken sports anime podcast. This week we sound the Rohan midriff alarm. We spend five minutes talking about our Rohan/Jotaro detective AU. We experience all the beats of a JoJo's romance but... not. We determine that Rohan's only weakness is his fashion sense. And we make arbitrary decisions about the rules of ghost-ouija interactions. -- JoJo’s Bizarre Explainer JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! Either you love it, or you've never seen it. But what exactly is JoJo? Why is everyone talking about it? Why is it so great? Whether this is your first foray into Hirohiko Araki's decades-spanning masterpiece, or you're a seasoned JoJo Opinion Haver looking for more of your kind, JoJo's Bizarre Explainer is here for you! Hosted by Elizabeth Simins, Courtney Stanton, and Darius Kazemi, this podcast will tease out the running motifs, fascinating weirdnesses, occasional dog deaths, and ineffable charm of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure—anime-episode by anime-episode, with stops along the way for the manga, t

This podcast is now a biotin infomercial. Kira's actual Stand power is being a nail art technician's dream customer. Aside from the fact that she's alive and not just a hand, Shinobu might be Kira's ideal wife. Araki finally returns to one of his first loves: spirit photography. Kira's dad has a surprisingly delightful afterlife. If your pyramid scheme doesn't involve a supernatural arrow: get out. And I hope you were curious about how the portraits in Harry Potter work, dear listener, because for some reason we grind to a halt mid-episode and dig all the way into it. -- JoJo’s Bizarre Explainer JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! Either you love it, or you've never seen it. But what exactly is JoJo? Why is everyone talking about it? Why is it so great? Whether this is your first foray into Hirohiko Araki's decades-spanning masterpiece, or you're a seasoned JoJo Opinion Haver looking for more of your kind, JoJo's Bizarre Explainer is here for you! Hosted by Elizabeth Simins, Courtney Stanton, and Darius Kazemi, thi

This week's episode is extremely good, which is why almost a third of our podcast episode is entirely off-topic. (Assuming bathroom behavior is *ever* off-topic for JoJo, which...well.) If you weren't washing your dick after you use the bathroom already, dear listener, please start. Kira fights some random criminals, and then a teen, and then arguably the most powerful man in the entire JoJo's universe. And yet, somehow, he gets away, almost as if there's still half a season left to fill. -- JoJo’s Bizarre Explainer JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! Either you love it, or you've never seen it. But what exactly is JoJo? Why is everyone talking about it? Why is it so great? Whether this is your first foray into Hirohiko Araki's decades-spanning masterpiece, or you're a seasoned JoJo Opinion Haver looking for more of your kind, JoJo's Bizarre Explainer is here for you! Hosted by Elizabeth Simins, Courtney Stanton, and Darius Kazemi, this podcast will tease out the running motifs, fascinating weirdnesses, occasional