“Jonathan Joestar's peaceful life shatters when scheming adopted brother Dio threatens the Joestar fortune, sparking their legendary rivalry.”
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 1: Phantom Blood
ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 ファントムブラッド
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Synopsis
Jonathan Joestar's peaceful life shatters when scheming adopted brother Dio threatens the Joestar fortune, sparking their legendary rivalry.
While the gold rush takes Europe by storm, a young Jonathan Joestar lives a life of luxury with his father at their estate in Liverpool, England. Jonathan, known by his peers as JoJo, spends his days playing the part of a gentleman and living a carefree life. However, those peaceful days soon came to an end when Dio Brando intrudes upon him. Dio is a young boy from London who is adopted into the Joestar family due to a debt Jonathan's father owed to Dio's father. While Jonathan is receptive towards having a new brother, Dio schemes against the Joestars in order to inherit the fortune. As Dio's schemes get out of hand, Jonathan is forced to confront him once and for all. Thus begins the story of the Joestar bloodline, as Jonathan matures with and eventually combats his adoptive brother while encountering bizarre new friends and foes.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 40 sampled reviews
What 40 readers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.48 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↑ 0.65
Running avg · Jul 2008 → Apr 2026
- 10 “I believe that although it is shorter than the other parts of Jojo, it is a great introduction toward the Joestar family and also to Dio. This review is short, but I wouldn't have Jojo start any...”
- 10 “Incredible short story, with an amazing villain, every supporting character excellent, and above all, an exemplary protagonist. They don't make manga like this anymore. A story of overcoming...”
- 8 “For the first part of the JoJo Series, Phantom Blood, while not as good as itself, it's very good as a starting point. The way we see Jonathan going from a innocent and naive, but still courageous...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 44 × 5 ch × vol
- Total read 5h 52m approx
- Published Dec 1986 – Oct 1987
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M1366 catalog