Vaundy Releases Anti-Piracy Music Video Featuring JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure

ABJ, which stands for “Authorized Books of Japan”, released a music video on March 8, 2023 in efforts to stop the piracy of manga in Japan. The association works to eradicate pirated manga and increase the number of people who read manga legally.

As part of their “Thank you, for your love of manga” (ありがとう、君の漫画愛。) campaign, Vaundy is the singer of the music video, which features a collaboration between several different manga including JoJo’s Bizarre AdventureJoJo's Bizarre AdventureJoJo's Bizarre Adventure, commonly shortened to JoJo, is an ongoing shonen and seinen manga written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki since December 1986. The story spans nine parts, each following a different protagonist from the Joestar bloodline, with new settings and eras introduced in every installment. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure was originally serialized.... The YouTube Channel named “STOP! Kaizokuban” (STOP! Piracy) uploaded the video.

From now until March 31, 2023, if you tweet the hashtag #今日も海賊版を読みませんでした (I Didn’t Read Any Bootlegs Today) along with mentioning @stopkaizokuban, a random manga panel featuring a character thanking you will be sent in reply.

“Thank You” by Vaundy

The cover of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure volume 31 (Diamond is Unbreakable Volume 3)Volume 31Koichi Hirose (Echoes) is the third volume of Diamond is Unbreakable and the 31st volume of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure manga. It covers the "Koichi Hirose (Echoes)" story arc and the "Toshikazu Hazamada (Surface)" story arc. 019 (284). Koichi Hirose (Echoes), Part 1 020 (285). Koichi Hirose (Echoes), Part 2... featuring Josuke HigashikataJosuke HigashikataJosuke Higashikata is the main protagonist of the fourth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Diamond is Unbreakable, and the fourth JoJo of the series. He is the illegitimate son of Joseph Joestar and Tomoko Higashikata. He also appears as one of the main protagonists in the spin-off manga... can be seen at 0:14.

Spines of several JoJo volumes lined up on the bookshelf can be seen at 0:42.

Additionally, at 0:50, there is a panel of Koichi HiroseKoichi HiroseKoichi Hirose is a primary ally featured in the fourth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Diamond is Unbreakable. He appears briefly as a tertiary ally in the fifth part, Vento Aureo, assisting Giorno Giovanna in the fight against Polpo's Stand, Black Sabbath. Koichi is also the protagonist of... fighting Tamami KobayashiTamami KobayashiTamami Kobayashi is a secondary antagonist featured in the fourth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Diamond is Unbreakable, introduced in the "Koichi Hirose (Echoes)" story arc. Tamami is a petty scammer who tries to swindle Koichi but is eventually neutralized. He subsequently becomes a tertiary ally and works legitimately..., where he yells out “Believe in me!” (Shinjite!) to his motherKoichi's MotherKoichi Hirose's Mother is an unnamed tertiary character featured in the fourth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Diamond is Unbreakable. She is the wife of Koichi's Father and the mother of Ayana Hirose and Koichi Hirose. She is tricked into believing Tamami Kobayashi's lies about her son, causing....

Composer/Singer: Vaundy
Video Director: Yuichi Kodama
Actress: Iriya Take

Comment from Hirohiko Araki

It is deeply important for society to distinguish between pirated and legitimate versions. Thank you for your continued support.

海賊版と正規版を区別することは社会にとって深く大切なことです。これからもよろしくお願いいたします。

Hirohiko Araki

Source: Official Campaign Site

About Vaundy

Vaundy is a Japanese musician who began his career in 2019 by independently uploading songs online. His first biggest hit was the song “Tokyo Flash”. Since then, he sang the second opening theme of Ranking of Kings, “Hadaka no Yuusha” in February 2022. In October 2022, he sang Chainsaw Man‘s first ending theme, “CHAINSAW BLOOD”.

List of Collaborated Manga

Kodansha

• “Smile Down the Runway” by Kotoba Inoya (Kodansha)
• “Attack on Titan” by Hajime Isayama (Kodansha)
• “Looking At Your Profile” by Rumi Ichinohe (Kodansha)
• “Gal & Dino” by Moriko Mori and Cota Tomimura (Kodansha)
• “Hanebado!” by Kosuke Hamada (Kodansha)
• “BECK” by Harold Sakuishi (Kodansha)
• “Tomorrow’s Joe” by Asao Takamori and Tetsuya Chiba (Kodansha)
• “Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon” by Naoko Takeuchi (Kodansha)
• “Chihayafuru” by Yuki Suetsugu (Kodansha)
• “Moteki” by Mitsurou Kubo (Kodansha)
• “Blue Lock” by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yusuke Nomura (Kodansha)
• “Card Captor Sakura” by CLAMP (Kodansha)
• “Vagabond” by Takehiko Inoue (Kodansha)
• “Gambling Apocalypse: Kaiji” by Nobuyuki Fukumoto (Kodansha)
• “Space Brothers” by Chuya Koyama (Kodansha)

Shogakukan

• “Good at Teasing, Miss Takagi” by Soichiro Yamamoto (Shogakukan)
• “Ranma 1/2” by Rumiko Takahashi (Shogakukan)
• “Mogura no Uta” by Noboru Takahashi (Shogakukan)
• “Asahinagu” by Ai Kozaki (Shogakukan)
• “BANANA FISH” by Akio Yoshida (Shogakukan)
• “Golgo 13” by Takao Saito (Shogakukan)
• “BLUE GIANT SUPREME” by Shinichi Ishizuka (Shogakukan)
• “Touch” by Mitsuru Adachi (Shogakukan)
• “We Were There” by Yuki Obata (Shogakukan)
• “Maison Ikkoku” by Rumiko Takahashi (Shogakukan)
• “DAYS” by Tsuyoshi Yasuda (Kodansha)
• “The Quintessential Quintuplets” by Negi Haruba (Kodansha)
• “Tokyo Revengers” by Ken Wakui (Kodansha)

Shueisha

• “Strawberry 100%” by Mizuki Kawashita (Shueisha)
• “Tokimeki Tonight” by Koi Ikeno (Shueisha)
• “Kimi ni Todoke” by Karuho Shiina (Shueisha)
• “Boys Over Flowers” by Yoko Kamio (Shueisha)
• “2.5 Dimensional Seduction” by Yu Hashimoto (Shueisha)
• “My Hero Academia” by Kohei Horikoshi (Shueisha)
• “Chainsaw Man” by Tatsuki Fujimoto (Shueisha)
• “JoJo’s Bizarre AdventureJoJo's Bizarre AdventureJoJo's Bizarre Adventure, commonly shortened to JoJo, is an ongoing shonen and seinen manga written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki since December 1986. The story spans nine parts, each following a different protagonist from the Joestar bloodline, with new settings and eras introduced in every installment. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure was originally serialized...” by Hirohiko ArakiHirohiko ArakiHirohiko Araki, born Toshiyuki Araki, is a Japanese manga artist and the author of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. He made his debut in 1980 with his one-shot Poker Under Arms, and began his professional career with the short series Cool Shock B.T., Baoh the Visitor, and Gorgeous Irene. Araki's biggest series,... (Shueisha)
• “Dandadan” by Yukinobu Tatsu (Shueisha)
• “NANA” by Ai Yazawa (Shueisha)
• “Nisekoi” by Naoshi Komi (Shueisha)
• “GANTZ” by Hiroya Oku (Shueisha)
• “Haikyu!!” by Haruichi Furudate (Shueisha)
• “Takopi’s Original Sin” by Taizan 5 (Shueisha)
• “Jujutsu Kaisen” by Akutami Gege (Shueisha)
• “ONE PIECE” by Eiichiro Oda (Shueisha)
• “Bakuman.” by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata (Shueisha)
• “BLEACH” by Tite Kubo (Shueisha)
• “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba” by Koyoharu Gotouge (Shueisha)
• “NARUTO” by Masashi Kishimoto (Shueisha)
• “Left-handed Ellen” by Kappi and nifuni (Shueisha)
• “Kingdom” by Yasuhisa Hara (Shueisha)

Miscellaneous Publishers

• “Kuzu no Honkai” by Mengo Yokoyari (Square Enix)
• “If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die” by Auri Hirao (Tokuma Shoten)
• “My Happy Marriage”: Original by Akumi Agitogi (Fujimi Shobo / published by KADOKAWA), Manga by Rito Takasaka, Character Drafts by Tsukiho Tsukioka (Square Enix)
• “Bloom Into You” by Nio Nakatani (KADOKAWA)
• “Glass Mask” by Suzue Miuchi (Hakusensha)
• “Phoenix” by Osamu Tezuka (Tezuka Pro)
• “Yotsubato!” by Kiyohiko Azuma (KADOKAWA)
• “Berserk” by Kentaro Miura (Hakusensha)
• “Ranking of Kings” by Sosuke Toka (KADOKAWA)
• “Neon Genesis Evangelion” by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto (KADOKAWA)
• “Yowamushi Pedal” by Wataru WatanabeWataru WatanabeWataru Watanabe is a Japanese manga artist from Nagasaki Prefecture. He is known for his series Yowamushi Pedal. Watanabe was one of Hirohiko Araki's assistants for a month during the publication of Vento Aureo. Wataru Watanabe was born in Nagasaki Prefecture in 1971. He graduated from the University of Nagasaki.... (Akita Shoten)

The association previously uploaded another video 3 years ago featuring other manga such as Detective Conan and Dragon Ball.