JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood Gets Stage Musical Next February

TOHO announced a musical adaptation of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure today. Titled “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood”, the musical is set to be staged at the Imperial Theater in Tokyo next February.

This musical is based on Phantom BloodPhantom BloodPhantom Blood is the first part of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. It was originally serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump from December 1986 to October 1987 under the title of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 1 Jonathan Joestar: His Youth, and was collected into five volumes by Jump Comics. The part was initially..., the first part of the manga series JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure 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,.... ShueishaShueishaShueisha Inc. is a major publisher in Japan. The company was founded in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The following year, Shueisha became a separate, independent company on August 8, 1926. They were eventually incorporated as Shueisha Inc. in 1949. Magazines published by Shueisha include...‘s 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... began serializing the manga in December 1986. Phantom Blood depicts the bizarre fate between protagonist Jonathan Joestar and Dio Brando, set in late 19th century England. The story revolves around their battle over a mysterious Stone MaskStone MaskStone Masks are powerful ancient artifacts featured in the first two parts of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Phantom Blood and Battle Tendency. They are originally introduced as sacrificial devices used by certain vampiric Aztec cults. Mounted ornamentally in the Joestar Mansion by George Joestar I, one Stone Mask eventually transforms Dio....

Tsuneyasu Motoyoshi of Emkichi Beat is the scriptwriter, Ney Hasegawa of Fujiyama Annette is the director, and the French composer Dove Attia is composing the music. Hasegawa, who is known for his direction centered around unique physical expressions and performances, was in charge of directing, constructing, and choreographing the only stage adaptation of Araki’s original work, Under Execution Under Jailbreak, in 2015.

Responding to the announcement, Motoyoshi posted an autograph he received from Araki of 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... in 2009.

Source: Official Site

“JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood” Musical

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