Jojo's Bizarre Explainer

Today we're here to learn how to solve crime from crime-solving expert Jotaro Kujo. We meet Sheer Heart Attack, the first lil' bomber of the JoJo's universe. Jotaro has negative amounts of respect for Koichi, which given Jotaro's adolescence and history with other Stand users, is...fair. Turning a fatal bomb into a Sharper Image toy is actually pretty bad ass. And Koichi finally finishes going through puberty, so now his Stand is an ugly tiny man, as happens to all of us. -- 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 i

Kira would probably be upsettingly good at Tinder. Jotaro would probably be successful as a Homeland Security agent. Shigechi probably won’t be good at much of anything anymore, RIP. The show remembers all the characters it’s shown you so far, so hope you do too. Jotaro puts on yet another amazing outfit as a gift to Courtney. The Jotaro/Koichi ship is now called “Big dog/Small dog”, that’s it, it’s the law. And Killer Queen is finally unveiled and it’s...hornted tf up. -- 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 ine

Yoshikage Kira is finally here! Let's give him a hand! We learn about the dating requirements of Morioh's Most Eligible Serial Killer. A dog actually survives an encounter with a bad guy. Shigechi loves St. Gentlemans sandwiches so much he'll die for them. Eliz teaches us about the history of DiU manga translations. Darius teaches us more than we maybe wanted to know about regional coffee drinks of New England. And Courtney teaches us to appreciate the grown-ass adult man who's finally shown up in an Araki story. -- 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

If you ever wondered to yourself, “how would Araki depict a lesbian?” wonder no longer, because today’s episode answers that question thoroughly (and breathily). We yet again have to concede that Koichi/Rohan is a ship with plenty of evidence behind it. Courtney definitely can not pronounce “Mucha” correctly. A great deal of time is spent questioning whether Koichi and Yukako are *really* together or just good friends. And Koichi finally remembers that he’s an Aries and acts accordingly. -- 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 d

Today we establish that this is an unapologetically anti-wealthy teen podcast. We meet a bank employee who doesn’t have a Stand but *does* have an extremely fine-tuned bullshit detector. Josuke has never had a pen run out of ink, thanks to Crazy Diamond (I guess? This is a pathetic bonus power). Okuyasu just full on haymakers a child in the face but it’s fine because that kid has arguably the best Stand on the show. And just as all days end in Y, all episodes with Okuyasu involve him weeping like a small lost child (and we love 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, this podcast will tease out the running

When you think about it, it’s pretty remarkable that there’s anyone left in Morioh who *hasn’t* been murdered by one of the many, many serial killers active in the town. Koichi continues to be a disappointment as a Stand user, this time getting shown up by a middle school kid. If I *had* to have a Stand, I could do a lot worse than Harvest. Okuyasu and Josuke bond over scamming children, which is the key to any good relationship. And we learn some of the finer points of verbal contract agreements, namely that they‘re not great, at least when entering into one with a literal child. -- 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 Dariu

We meet a g-g-g-g-ghost, who also happens to be a g-g-g-g-girl. We spend a lot of time explaining the sociolinguistic history of ship names which leads to the expanding brain meme for Rohan ships. Koichi is turned into a kite, and ghosts LOVE his hair. We briefly reference Greek mythology before moving onto more important things like David Bowie. We finally meet the hand guy from episode one. And Araki somehow figures out how to make an already-dead dog into a main character. -- 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, a

It’s “new outfit for Jotaro” day! New Outfit for Jotaro Day is one of the best days of any year. We get to talk about pure heterosexual love, and also how easily Josuke is distracted by balls. Jotaro has very poor phone manners, an extremely high pain threshold, and a heretofore unknown passion for Rat Science. Common vermin: yet another living thing that has more strength of character than Koichi. And it’s possible, nay, *probable* that this entire episode is a convoluted courting ritual for Jotaro and Rohan. -- 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 w

This week we have a lot to say about Rohan, mostly because Araki is physically incapable of creating side projects about any other character (only a slight exaggeration). We have a new opening credits animation to dissect at length. Josuke and his friends are the kind of committed delinquents who will never set foot in a classroom again. Half the characters are suffering through some kind of dissociative episode but it all works out, probably. And it turns out Josuke’s hair is one of the queerest parts of him, which is saying something. -- 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 run

Are you horny for manga? Then do we have a character for YOU. This week we meet Araki's self-insert fanfic character, and he's perfect. Rohan's stand...h-how does it work? Is there someone we *won't* ship Rohan with? (Spoiler: yes, and it's Josuke.) Is there an animal that Rohan *wouldn't* torture? (Spoiler: ...probably not.) Koichi canonically weighs as much as Darius as a kindergartner. Heaven's Door is possibly the perfect balance of creepy and good. And we finally solidify our theory of how to tell if an episode of Diamond is Unbreakable is high quality. -- 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

Welcome to what is debatably our most anti-baby episode of this show. Araki cannot move off the "bad dad" story line, and thus we are forced to once again discuss the shortcomings of Joestar fathers. Keicho obviously shot a baby with the Arrow, making this 6-month-old yet another character who has more willpower than Koichi. Joseph Joestar hasn't improved his ability to apply makeup at all in the last 60 years. And reader poll: if you were throwing a baby shower, what sort of present would you want Araki to bring your unborn child? -- 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

We determine that true villain of this episode is heterosexual guitar culture, Joseph Joestar makes leopard print look great, and redistribution of wealth would make an excellent stand power. We remain baffled by the bullshit rules of Red Hot Chili Pepper. A sullen wall of flesh contemplates his inherited destiny. And we discuss the appropriate etiquette for a JoJo gender reveal party. -- 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 al

Hello, who here is ready to talk about the average speed of a single electron? Great, because that’s what we’ve got for you when forced to discuss Red Hot Chili Pepper, maybe the most basic bitch stand in part 4. Josuke‘s mom should absolutely win Mother of the Year. We also (almost) determine the provenance of Okuyasu’s motorcycle that he definitely has had this whole time and is just choosing not to use whenever the plot requires him to be somewhere quickly. And working for the Speed Wagon (sic) Foundation maybe be hazardous to your health, but at least the uniform includes a jaunty cap. -- 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,

Let's go eat some Italian food! This story is our favored entry point into the series for newbies because it has everything you could want: cute boys, sinister ducks, facts that are definitely not true, and a dog death (?). Okyuasu loves Kilimanjaro glacier water like Courtney loves Polar Seltzer. We learn some pasta facts that seem probably true, like you eat it with a fork. We workshop our idea for a No Reservations style cooking show starring Chef Tonio and Pearl Jam. And why isn't there more fan art of Okuyasu spoon feeding Josuke?? -- 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 run

This episode is a JoJo's otome game starring Koichi Hirose as our dead-eyed protagonist and Yukako Yamagishi as his shitbag boyfriend. Koichi's stand becomes actually useful but in return he gets a bad Stroheim haircut. Yukako's true power is self-delusion. We add Cape Boingy Boing to the Morioh Registry of Historic Sites. Josuke and Okuyasu help insofar as they bring a taxi so everyone can go home at the end. And remember: Columbus sailed the ocean blue, Koichi needs to... use the loo? -- 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 do

Araki slowly but surely improves at writing women, in this instance by introducing us to a very good girl who does nothing wrong. You know, just some light kidnapping, force feeding, and nonconsensual shibari. Josuke and Okuyasu spend way more time with Koichi than Koichi spends with them and it's adorable. The show finally admits that all stand users are married to each other. And we encounter yet another seemingly obvious piece of merch that we, the fans, have not yet been graced with. -- 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 d

Welcome to JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, a show about manifesting your personal will as a physical being and then trying to bang it out with them. Araki should switch gears and become a dj, that’s where the real career longevity is. The villain this week is a creepy teen boy and shockingly, none of us are into him. Jotaro Kujo remains unkillable to a degree that he breaks the plot. And we lay out the goth -> emo progression in meticulous detail because having strong opinions about emo kids is apparently part of our Brand. -- 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, fascin

We have several questions this week: To quote every villain for the rest of the season who sees it, What The Hell Is Koichi’s Stand? What sort of demented craft project produces a fake cat in a bag that meows, moves, and bleeds? Why do so many stands in Morioh look like horrifying lizard birds (and yet not just straight up like featherless dinosaurs)? Would being friends with Araki utterly destroy your ability to plan and execute party outfits forever? And, if you had a teenage son, what crime would he have to be accused of before you concluded that the best way to handle the situation would be to literally kill yourself? -- 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 Eli

Do you like rules? Do you like flesh buds? Well we are happy to announce there are a bunch of new rules about flesh buds. The Dio Organization exists and is canon, which proves the Pirate Club is real too. Japan's 1980s bubble economy impacted the criminal vampire underworld just as much as it did the debt ratio of asset-backed businesses. Okuyasu won't kill his dad for some reason, which is maybe the only thing we can't relate to about Okuyasu. And we prove once and for all why Josuke is the perfect life partner for Okuyasu. -- 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

In this episode we finally confirm that stands are literally just puberty. We learn about even more bullshit things that stands can do. Okuyasu continues to be the best boy and Speedwagon Foundation scientists agree that he is 50% duckling. Koichi ovulates and Josuke kicks it across the room. As a podcast we do not actually think any of Josuke's Crazy Diamond strategies hold water, except for the one where he actually holds water, but then the water went ahead and killed his grandfather, so, that wasn't the greatest plan either. -- 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 mot