Hirohiko Araki - JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 2: Battle Tendency (Hardcover Edition) Manga

"Opponents always get confident when they feel like they're winning, when in fact, they've already lost. That's the Joseph Joestar way."

Set in North America and Europe in 1938–39 around 50 years after Phantom Blood, the story follows Joseph Joestar and Caesar Anthonio Zeppeli, the grandsons of Jonathan Joestar and Will A. Zeppeli from Phantom Blood respectively who can manipulate sunlight-based energy called Hamon. Along with the Hamon master Lisa Lisa, Joseph and Caesar seek to prevent ancient humanoids called the Pillar Men, who invented the stone masks from Phantom Blood, from obtaining a powerful stone called the Super Aja, which would evolve them into ultimate beings and conquer their vulnerability to sunlight.

Japanese Name: ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 第2部 戦闘潮流
English Title: JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 2: Battle Tendency — Hardcover Edition
Story & Art: Hirohiko Araki
Original Publisher: Shueisha (Weekly Shōnen Jump)
English Publisher: VIZ Media (Hardcover Deluxe Line)
Release Years (Original): 1988–1989
Hardcover Edition Release: 2015
Volumes: 4 hardcover volumes (collects complete Part 2)
Age Rating: Teen (T)
Genre: Action, Supernatural, Adventure, Shōnen
Themes: Strategy Over Strength, Legacy, Destiny, Survival, Human Ingenuity

Awards, Nominations & Sales Milestones

The JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure franchise has sold over 120 million copies worldwide. Battle Tendency is widely credited for defining the series’ battle logic and protagonist personality archetypes used in later parts.

Other Notable Works by Hirohiko Araki

Hirohiko Araki is the creator of the long-running JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure saga spanning multiple genres and eras, as well as Baoh the Visitor and The Gorgeous Irene. Later parts such as Stardust Crusaders, Diamond Is Unbreakable, and Steel Ball Run further expanded his stylistic experimentation and narrative reinvention.

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