What Makes JoJo's Stands Stand Out?
Survival in the crowded field of battle manga/anime demands not only a good story premise and characters but also the consistency to keep fights interesting for years. Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure is one of the series that have managed to achieve this, thanks in part, to its Stands.
Stands were first introduced in Jojo’s 3rd part, Stardust Crusaders, due to the series’ need for a more flexible powers system. Originally, the series had been defined by Hamon, a life energy based martial art made specifically for fighting vampires and other creatures of the night. Series creator Hirohiko Araki felt like Hamon had reached the end of what he could do with it, so as he had done once before, he took a big risk and changed the status quo. And once again, it only made Jojo more popular.
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Novels That Need To Be Animated
With a series that has run for as long as Jojo has, it’s hard to imagine how it manages to stay interesting and compelling, even between regular change ups of its entire main cast. The key to this sustained intrigue lies in the setup of Stands themselves. Whether they were born with them or obtained them later in life, anyone with a Stand has infinite possibilities to what their Stand might be. While a Stand’s abilities are tied to the user’s psyche, there is seemingly no limit on what they can actually be.
Stands are usually ghostly beings separate from the user, but can also be suits the user wears, a part of the user’s body, an unseen ability, or even a seemingly inanimate object. At first they appeared to be purely servile, but Stands with their own minds and personalities have also been introduced. Stand abilities started out as simple fire or sand manipulation, but before long spiraled into
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