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Cover of Weekly Shōnen Jump #1-2 of 1987, depicting (left to right) Dio Brando, Jonathan Joestar and his dog Danny
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ファントムブラッド (Fantomu Buraddo) |
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| Genre | Action, adventure, supernatural |
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| Written by | Hirohiko Araki |
| Published by | Shueisha |
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| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Imprint | Jump Comics |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Jump |
| Original run | January 1987 – October 1987 |
| Volumes | 5 |
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Phantom Blood (Japanese: ファントムブラッド Hepburn: Fantomu Buraddo) is the first story arc of the manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. It was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump in 1987 for 44 chapters, which were later collected into five tankōbon volumes. In 2012, it was digitally colored and released as digital downloads for smartphones and tablet computers. A three-volume hardcover re-release under the title JoJonium (ジョジョニウム Jojoniumu) was published between December 4, 2013 and January 4, 2014. This version was licensed and released in North America by Viz Media; beginning digitally in September 2014 and in print throughout 2015.
The arc was originally known as JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 1 Jonathan Joestar: His Youth (ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 第一部 ジョナサン·ジョースター ―その青春― JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken Dai Ichi Bu Jonasan Jōsutā -Sono Seishun-), and was followed by Battle Tendency. Phantom Blood was adapted as a 2006 PlayStation 2 video game, a 2007 anime film by Studio A.P.P.P., and as the first part of a 2012 anime television series by David Production.
A video game based on Phantom Blood was released for the PlayStation 2 by Bandai. An animated film adaptation was released theatrically in Japan on February 17, 2007, although it has yet to see a home video release of any kind. An anime television series, produced by David Production, adapted the Phantom Blood arc between October 5, 2012 and November 30, 2012. Jonathan Joestar, Will A. Zeppeli, and Dio Brando (with his separate incarnation of Stardust Crusaders) appear as playable characters in the PlayStation 3 fighting game, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle, developed by CyberConnect2 and published by Namco Bandai Games.
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