alcharagia posted:

i was trying to think of something to say about that image before i posted it

i didn't

alcharagia posted:

Bad Seafood posted:

My copy of Battle Tendency vol. 2 hasn't arrived yet, but I spied a copy in a local bookstore and decided to read the author's notes in the back. Lots of interesting insights into the creation and implementation of Lisa Lisa's character.

Unless somebody else does it first, I'll transcribe what he had to say and post about it here when my copy finally shows up.

alcharagia posted:

i was trying to think of something to say about that image before i posted it

i didn't

dogsicle posted:

the only Jotaro fig i'll ever buy will be a snakepants one

alcharagia posted:

haha foo fighters owns

hatty posted:

Yeah that stuff is great
Also:

Okuyasu Nijimura posted:

Number 1 DILF?

Hot for Daddy?

Star Plati-yum?

alcharagia posted:

haha foo fighters owns

Stallion Cabana posted:

This is a Good Post.

Bad Seafood posted:

My copy of Battle Tendency vol. 2 hasn't arrived yet, but I spied a copy in a local bookstore and decided to read the author's notes in the back. Lots of interesting insights into the creation and implementation of Lisa Lisa's character.

Unless somebody else does it first, I'll transcribe what he had to say and post about it here when my copy finally shows up.

Hirohiko Araki posted:

"Lisa Lisa the Hamon teacher. For the second JoJo , I had a female character play the part of the Hamon master. This idea originally stemmed from me wondering what it would be like for a female to follow up the original Hamon master, Mr. Zeppeli from Part 1. There actually weren't too many female characters in JoJo's at that point, but she works well paired with Joseph and Caesar, doesn't she? There are times where I simply think 'no...a guy or an older man just wouldn't work here' and pick characters based off the balance of the group. The first obstacle with Lisa Lisa character was her name. Back then, if you picked a non-Japanese name for your character, it was a challenge to get the audience to remember it. That's why I picked Lisa Lisa--I had hoped that like with JoJo, a repetitious name would help. It also phonetically resembles Japanese to some extent.

When this part was originally seralized, the girls that showed up in shonen manga were all cute types -- essentially the stereotype of "a man's ideal girl." Readers weren't looking for a realistic portrayal of women, but instead, the type of girl that giggles during a conversation with hearts marks appearing next to her. That's why I think a warrior-type character like Lisa Lisa felt fresh. Mr. Zeppeli in Part 1 was a very gentle character, and to contrast that, I made her what you would call a "sadistic" character today. There was a girl in my neighborhood that would tutor me toward the end of elementary school. She was incredibly smart and it was very intimidating for me! Not that she was a sadist or anything (laughs). I think I was inspired by that exhilarating "nervousness" that I felt around my female tutor. It's normal to see strong women these days, but back then, it was unheard of in shonen manga, not to mention society in general. It was exciting to challenge people's expectations through the medium of Weekly Shonen Jump by having a woman train the main character so he can get stronger.

In addition to functioning as someone's master, most people also weren't used to see a woman fight. When displaying the strength of a character for example if it's an old man, there could be a backstory where he spent his youth doing harsh training, therefore he was able to learn techniques and become a master. That would explain why he could catch a fly with chopsticks...but for a woman, there needs to be something more substantive to back it up. In a match, common sense dictates that physically, the stronger one would win, but I realized that if you add supernatural abilities into the mix, a woman can fight on even footing with a strong male oppenent. In other words, if the battle is between those with supernatural powers, physical abilities have nothing to do with strength. The Hamon is Lisa Lisa's supernatural ability. The idea of "looks being irrelevant in supernatural battles" is what led to the introducting of Stands in Part 3."

Johnny Joestar posted:

jotaro aged so well he got younger

Baal posted:

Here's some dank memes for the jojo thread

Josuke Higashikata posted:

There's an event this weekend where new Statue Legend and Super Action Statue announcements are expected. Gyro will probably get shown, based on old facts/knowledge.