Hazamada and Cool Shock B.T. Spin-Off Manga, Prosciutto/Pesci Story, and More in JOJO magazine 2024 WINTER

JOJO magazine 2024 WINTER releases next month on December 18, 2024 in Japan. The Ultra Jump December 2024 issue that released today revealed the upcoming works and features the magazine will include.

JOJO magazine 2024 WINTER Contents

The issue will contain 304 pages, making it the largest release so far. In comparison, 2022 SPRING was 232 pages, 2022 WINTER was 248 pages, and 2023 WINTER was 288 pages. Like the previous three issues, this features a new cover drawn by Hirohiko Araki and a special set of two stickers. The digital version will also release at the same time.

The cover features an illustration of La Squadra EsecuzioniLa Squadra EsecuzioniLa Squadra Esecuzioni, also referred to as the Hitman Team in the anime, is a secondary antagonistic force throughout the fifth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Vento Aureo. They are a former squad of Passione specializing in assassinations. Its members defect after being threatened by their Boss for... (also known as the Hitman Team or Assassination Team). This includes Risotto NeroRisotto NeroRisotto Nero is a primary antagonist featured in the fifth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Vento Aureo, specifically the "King Crimson vs. Metallica" story arc. Risotto Nero is the leader of La Squadra Esecuzioni and sends his squad-mates to battle Team Bucciarati; all in order to take the..., ProsciuttoProsciuttoProsciutto is a tertiary antagonist featured in the fifth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Vento Aureo, specifically the "Express Train to Florence" and "The Grateful Dead" story arcs. He is also one of the main protagonists of the short story "My Prized Needle and Thread." Prosciutto is an..., PesciPesciPesci is a tertiary antagonist featured in the fifth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Vento Aureo, specifically the "The Grateful Dead" story arc. He is also one of the main protagonists of the short story "My Prized Needle and Thread." Pesci is a member of La Squadra Esecuzioni. Together..., FormaggioFormaggioFormaggio is a tertiary antagonist featured in the fifth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Vento Aureo, specifically the "Narancia's Aerosmith" story arc. Formaggio is a member of La Squadra Esecuzioni and the first to be fought. He trails and confronts Narancia Ghirga as the teen goes out to..., MeloneMeloneMelone is a secondary antagonist featured in the fifth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Vento Aureo, specifically the "Baby Face" story arc. He is also the main protagonist of the short story "There's No Love Like a Parent's." Melone is a member of La Squadra Esecuzioni. After Team..., IllusoIllusoIlluso is a tertiary antagonist featured in the fifth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Vento Aureo, specifically the "Man in the Mirror and Purple Haze" story arc. A member of La Squadra Esecuzioni, Illuso faces Pannacotta Fugo, Leone Abbacchio and Giorno Giovanna in Pompeii in a race to..., GhiaccioGhiaccioGhiaccio is a tertiary antagonist featured in the fifth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Vento Aureo, specifically the "White Album" story arc. He is also a primary ally in the short story "There's No Love Like a Parent's." Ghiaccio is a member of La Squadra Esecuzioni who chases..., Sorbet, and GelatoSorbet and GelatoSorbet and Gelato are two posthumous tertiary characters featured in the fifth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Vento Aureo. They are deceased members of La Squadra Esecuzioni, who were executed by the Boss because they tried to unmask his identity. Their deaths create a grudge between the members....

Special Feature: All About the Assassination Team

A 65 page feature based on La Squadra Esecuzioni including 12 different topics. This includes responses to a survey they held from September 9 to September 23, 2024.

My Prized Needle and Thread

My Prized Needle and Thread (オレ自慢の針と糸) is a novel/short story starring PesciPesciPesci is a tertiary antagonist featured in the fifth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Vento Aureo, specifically the "The Grateful Dead" story arc. He is also one of the main protagonists of the short story "My Prized Needle and Thread." Pesci is a member of La Squadra Esecuzioni. Together... and ProsciuttoProsciuttoProsciutto is a tertiary antagonist featured in the fifth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Vento Aureo, specifically the "Express Train to Florence" and "The Grateful Dead" story arcs. He is also one of the main protagonists of the short story "My Prized Needle and Thread." Prosciutto is an.... The author is Yoshihito Okita, whose previous work is as the author of the manga Jisatsu Hōjo, which was serialized in Shonen Jump+ from May 29, 2020 to September 18, 2020.

In an interview, Okita stated he was particularly inspired by JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure for his stories, and it’s one of his favorite manga. His favorite arc was Highway StarHighway StarHighway Star is the Stand of Yuya Fungami, featured in the fourth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Diamond is Unbreakable. Highway Star is a humanoid Stand possessing several powers that allow it to lure or pursue its victims and drain their lifeforce. Highway Star is a muscular humanoid...‘s from Part 4Diamond is UnbreakableDiamond is Unbreakable is the fourth part of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. It was originally serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump from May 1992 to December 1995 under the title of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 4: Josuke Higashikata, and was collected into nineteen volumes by Jump Comics. The current Japanese title was... and the beetle fight against Jobin HigashikataJobin HigashikataJobin Higashikata is a primary antagonist featured in the eighth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, JoJolion. Jobin is the eccentric eldest son of Norisuke Higashikata IV. He is married to Mitsuba Higashikata, and father to their son, Tsurugi. Serving as an employee at the family-owned Higashikata Fruit Company,... from JoJolionJoJolionJoJolion is the eighth part of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, serialized in Ultra Jump from May 19, 2011, to August 19, 2021. The part won the Grand Prize for manga at the 2013 Japan Media Arts Festival. In 2021, Araki won the Iwate Hometown Special Manga Award for Part 8 and.... His favorite parts are Part 4 and Part 7Steel Ball RunSteel Ball Run, alternatively stylized in uppercase English as STEEL BALL RUN, is the seventh part of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. Initially serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump from January 19, 2004 to October 18, 2004, the part's publication later moved to Ultra Jump, where it was serialized from March 19, 2005....

Toshikazu Hazamada’s Questionable Adventure

Toshikazu Hazamada’s Questionable Adventure (間田敏和の微妙な冒険) is a new one-shot manga starring Toshikazu HazamadaToshikazu HazamadaToshikazu Hazamada is a character featured in the fourth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Diamond is Unbreakable. He is introduced as a tertiary antagonist in the "Toshikazu Hazamada (Surface)" story arc and later reappears as a tertiary ally. He is also the main protagonist of the spin-off one-shot... from Part 4, Diamond is UnbreakableDiamond is UnbreakableDiamond is Unbreakable is the fourth part of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. It was originally serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump from May 1992 to December 1995 under the title of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 4: Josuke Higashikata, and was collected into nineteen volumes by Jump Comics. The current Japanese title was.... The manga artist is Kyosuke Usuta, whose best known works are Sexy Commando Gaiden and Pyu to Fuku! Jaguar. Both manga were published in Weekly Shonen JumpWeekly Shonen JumpWeekly Shonen Jump is a weekly shonen manga magazine published in Japan by Shueisha under the "Jump" line of magazines. The first issue was released with a cover date of August 1, 1968, and it is still circulating. One of the longest-running manga magazines in Japan, it has a circulation... from 1995 to 1997 and 2000 to 2010 respectively.

Usuta also drew the protagonists of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure from Parts 1-8 for the 25th anniversary book in 2012.

Cool Shock Young B.T. – The Smoker Under Arms Incident

The creator duo from the Cool Shock Old B.T.Cool Shock Old B.T.Cool Shock Old B.T. is a spin-off manga written by Nisio Isin, author of JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE OVER HEAVEN, and illustrated by Posuka Demizu, illustrator of The Promised Neverland. The spin-off was first announced in the October 2021 issue of Ultra Jump on September 17, 2021, with the first chapter... spin-off returns in Cool Shock Young B.T. – The Smoker Under Arms Incident (魔好青年ビーティー 武装スモーカー事件), a new spin-off one-shot manga of Hirohiko Araki’s original Cool Shock B.T. series. Nisio IsinNisio IsinNisio Isin, often stylized as NISIOISIN to form a palindrome, is a Japanese novelist, manga author, and screenplay writer. Nisio has been involved with Hirohiko Araki's works on several occasions, notably the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure franchise. He is the author of JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE OVER HEAVEN, Cool Shock Old B.T.,... is the author and Posuka DemizuPosuka DemizuPosuka Demizu is the illustrator of Cool Shock Old B.T. and Cool Shock Guy B.T., which are both spin-off manga of Cool Shock B.T. written by Nisio Isin. She has serialized various manga and one-shots in different magazines, and is particularly well-known for being the illustrator of The Promised Neverland,... is the illustrator.

Cool Shock Old B.T. is a spin-off that took place 60 years later in the first chapter and another 12 years after that in the second chapter. Cool Shock B.T. was Hirohiko Araki’s first weekly serialization in 1983, before he began JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure. Both chapters of Cool Shock Old B.T. were filled with several references to the JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure series and Araki’s other works. The previous chapter which released in last year’s JOJO magazine was a parody of Araki’s Say Hi to VirginiaSay Hi to VirginiaSay Hi to Virginia is a Japanese shonen manga one-shot written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. It was originally published in the August 1st, 1981 special issue of Weekly Shonen Jump. The one-shot is included in Gorgeous Irene, a volumization of Araki's other early manga. The story follows the small... one-shot manga.

The new spin-off goes back in time to B.T. and Koichi Mugikari’s teenage days and will parody Araki’s Poker Under ArmsPoker Under ArmsPoker Under Arms is a Japanese shōnen manga one-shot written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. Having been a "Selected Work" runner-up at the Tezuka Awards, this Wild West one-shot was Araki's first published work and marks his official debut as a manga artist. The one-shot is included in Gorgeous Irene,... one-shot manga.

Special Feature: Women Portrayed in JOJO

A 78 page feature based on all of the women throughout JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure including 14 different topics.

Ha Yeon-soo Interview

A photo shoot and interview with Ha Yeon-soo, a South Korean actress who is in the Japanese TV drama The Tiger and Her Wings on NHK.

Ha Yeon-soo went to Japan in 2022 to study law. In a previous interview, she stated she learned Japanese through JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, and her favorite character is Jolyne CujohJolyne CujohJolyne Cujoh is the main protagonist of the sixth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Stone Ocean, and the sixth JoJo of the series. She is the daughter of Jotaro Kujo, the protagonist of Stardust Crusaders, and an American woman. Framed for a DUI murder, Jolyne is sent to....

Hirohiko Araki’s Manga Techniques – Continued Extra Talk

Additional words from 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,... after his new book, Hirohiko Araki’s New Manga Techniques, was published on November 15, 2024.

Chapters of the book were previously published in JOJO magazine 2022 WINTER and 2023 WINTER, but the book’s individual release includes changes and additions.

Sticker Set

There are two sets of stickers included with the physical edition of the magazine. One features the women of JoJo and the other features the new art of La Squadra Esecuzioni from the cover.

Jodio Joestar Super Action Statue Figure

The print edition includes an order code number allowing customers to receive a new Jodio JoestarJodio JoestarJodio Joestar is the main protagonist of the ninth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, The JOJOLands, and the ninth JoJo of the series. Jodio is a small-time gangster living in Honolulu, Hawaii, with his older brother Dragona and his mother Barbara Ann Joestar. He is a Stand user... Super Action StatueSuper Action StatueSuper Action Statue, commonly abbreviated as SAS, is a line of collectible figures released by Medicos Entertainment. The line, which debuted in 2009, feature several points of articulation, allowing them to be displayed in various poses. Aside from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Medicos has also adopted a number of franchises in... figure for 14,300 yen. More details are available here.

The advertisement also hints that there will be more. The official X (Twitter) account for the magazine is @JOJO_magazine. Stay tuned for the latest info.