The JOJOLands Chapter 1 Review: The Mechanism

[@ibgh0549]

This whole part starting with a heist going incredibly wrong is about to be one of the strongest part starts ever

[@benpowell-punmaster1214]

I’m not sure if this’ll happen but I would love for the heist to end with Gappy beating the shit out of them with Soft and Wet.

[@Chillgamesh]

I'm pretty confident that jodio is gonna steal the diamond with dragona ain't no way he's gonna keep only 30k out of 6 mil steal it for himself I mean

[@lssjgaming1599]

@Ben Powell-Pun Master that is what I'm predicting tbh. I mean Josuke does live with a rich family so

[@MrMnM-ed5ht]

Or the Japanese man they’re robbing is gonna be some insanely strong stand user. Question is: what’s gonna be the guy’s stand? And who is the guy?

[@haunbeuii1635]

​@@MrMnM-ed5htthat's gotta be it, I think they're setting up the first stand fight

[@tommywilliams9497]

The JOJOLANDS is like a Sandwich, no matter how you flip it the bread comes first.

[@yuvalgabay1023]

not if its an open face sandwich

[@2Dtube1]

real

[@drewdan01]

Ham Sandwich wants his tagline back

[@deshawnwilliams6939]

Weird example but ok

[@SnackIsAName]

?

[@darryljack6612]

Girono: I have a Dream Jodio: I'm about that bag

[@PHiLLy2c]

ON THE SET!!!!

[@abandojunky]

IM BOUTTABAG AINT GOTTA ASK ME

[@nice1bro759]

𝔾𝕚𝕣𝕠𝕟𝕠

[@efkin_sakana]

yessir

[@Ow.maps4757]

Giorno is Martin Luther King apparently 😭

[@Fujizenagi]

Can’t wait for the localized name to eventually be called December Drizzle

[@perrywakeman4087]

Or September Squall

[@freekenjaku]

December downpour

[@undscrvd]

November Reign

[@perrywakeman4087]

@@undscrvd oh that one's actually really good

[@freekenjaku]

@@undscrvd wait that ones pretty good

[@connorstillman4943]

I know we've only had one chapter so far, but I'm really into having someone like Jodio as the protagonist especially if this is the last part. He's almost the complete antithesis to Jonathan, with only the love of his family keeping him from being any different from a one-off minor villain or even prenatally another Dio. Also love how his name is jest Jo and Dio put together.

[@noflexzonenoflexzonetheykn2453]

Yeah is name is kinda funny but I like it

[@scott--1629]

The love for his family and his protection of them is very Jonathan imo

[@abylaiashken2611]

His name means *ucked up in spanish

[@sv32099]

​@@scott--1629yeah that is very Johnathan esque and even johnny esque as well as we've learned from part 8.

[@rubyred186]

oh yes, his introduction is very similar to a mix between johnathan and dio. Johnathan as his love and care for his family and Dio in the sense that his main motto was to be rich. I guess in the future this might change kinda like how Dio's goal was, but in a more righteous path.

[@12DAMDO]

Jodio would definitely be the type of person to say "skill issue" example: Khalifa: what! how is this possible? how did you defeat me? Jodio: skill issue

[@3kojimbles895]

I swear to God if that's his stand cry

[@12DAMDO]

@@3kojimbles895 his stand cry is ratio

[@wisemankugelmemicus1701]

@@3kojimbles895His stand cry is "ORA" as it is for every jojo

[@obeseoverlold]

@@wisemankugelmemicus1701 Well, there are a few exceptions. For example, Josuke goes "DORARARARA", Giorno goes "MUDA MUDA MUDA", and Joseph goes "I love cheating on my wife"

[@obeseoverlold]

Wiz Khalifa is now a certified JoJo character

[@chewiedog1]

The hopeful part of me says Joshu is the Japanese tourist. The rational part of me says the Japanese tourist is a completely new character

[@fishgilbert6875]

The Legendary Chewiedog

[@sirsmiteful6285]

Honestly I’d see Joshu being vain enough to be the one to own a villa elsewhere. Gappy’s a bit too…blunt to own extravagant things. Joshu would absolutely be down with getting a massive diamond in his big fuck off mansion because he could.

[@jakehutson6158]

I see, so then Jodio and his friends can beat Joshu up!

[@jesus2109]

Graggle Simpson video when

[@BagelBotter]

​@@jakehutson6158 if it's Joshu then Jodio is fucked, he looks like someone who haven't fully mastered his stand

[@Venom87542]

Imagine if they make Jodio one of the last two DLC characters for All Star Battle R. Be pretty dope.

[@xForts]

That would be dope

[@pf3558]

I’ve been holding off on getting ASBR since I already have EOH.. but I would have to fold if they put Jodio in it👀

[@kazanoshiki2547]

The game does tend to reference attacks used within the show, so if that would happen, it probably wouldn't be until we've gotten to see a good portion of what Jodio does/can do. In other words probably a good while.

[@roberteospeedwagon8178]

Spoiler alert: It won't be. They've already been leaked but I won't say who.

[@angryboi595]

@@roberteospeedwagon8178 bro just tell us you ain’t being mysterious or mischievous you being annoying

[@XiaoAndyPugMan]

My BF and I noticed something interesting: Jodio is basically how Giorno would've ended up in a more realistic situation. Both Jodio and Giorno grew up surrounded by crime, having to do underhanded things to survive, but whereas Giorno had this larger-than-life gangster to watch over him and make sure his sense of justice never died, Jodio experienced what many teens in real life experience, growing jaded and cynical due to the environment around him. It kinda reminds me how Johnny and Jonathan are similar in that way too; both of them grew up with a not-so-great father, being told that "Dio" was better than them at every turn - but where Jonathan turned out to be a righteous gentleman anyway, Johnny reacted how any of us would've, becoming bitter and hedonistic.

[@big_sea]

interesting

[@matthew3009]

Araki is doing pretty well at using this new universe to draw parallels between different joestars

[@kdevelopergw]

Josuke and Josuke also are parallels in which they both grew up in morioh but one became a gay idol and the other literally fused with another man which is way more realistic

[@zwerqz2324]

Jonathan's father was a good man though?

[@kdevelopergw]

@@zwerqz2324 he was strict to Jonathan especially after Dio arrived

[@DieserElves]

Going to be fun to see Jodio getting absolutly owned by Gappy

[@jackbluepirate87]

I'm kinda hoping the Japanese tourist is Gappy 10+ years after P8...

[@jasper_serpent3099]

@@jackbluepirate87 idk i kinda wanna see joshu getting his ass beat again

[@strongest_eggg]

Jodio gets hit by Go Beyond and Part 9 is over

[@Sebboebbo]

But what if Araki pulls a double funny and the villa belongs to Pocoloco's family :0

[@Chillgamesh]

​@@Sebboebbo is pocoloco Japanese?

[@Badget007]

Jodio is basically the opposite of Giorno in life: Giorno hates drugs while Jodio transports drugs Giorno has a bad mother while Jodio has a good one

[@rifatbobos]

Their motivations as gangsters are also completely different, Giorno aims for the position while Jodio aims for the wealth. heir bosses are almost polar opposites too aside from their gender. Giorno's is all shrouded throughout his series and doesn't even aware of his family, while Jodio's is already revealed in the 1st chapter and seem to have a stable family

[@sssspider]

@@rifatbobos The principal doesn’t really seem like the big boss, she feels more like someone on the level of Bucciarati.

[@mrnukes797]

​@@sssspider Chapter 13

[@solidskullz5736]

This was a really cool opening chapter. Not only do I love tropical settings but I love the characters too. Jodio is a gremlin with a really unique stand for a Jojo and I like that the main cast for this part are criminals. I’m excited to see what they get up to

[@SnoozyDoozy-l2g]

I love the idea Dragona being a dude who saw women’s clothing and thought “THIS SHIT HARD AS FUCK.” And just started rocking it.

[@hondaaccord1399]

He was like "I need some tiddies to make this shit ROCK"

[@LatinaCreamQueen]

Just like me fr fr

[@akioreos]

Araki hit a jackpot with this one. Most of the JoJo fanbase right now are probably 15-18 year olds. Therefore Jodio being around the age of the current fanbase would make them relate more to him. Can't wait for more.

[@3beezyy]

There always young adults or teens

[@InuYashaboy707]

"This is the story of how I got filthy rich." This is the story of Jodio somehow getting hit by the Milagro Man through a strange series of coincidences.

[@truthcrusader360]

I’ve gotta say, it’s truly otherworldly and a literary feat to be writing a series for 36+ years, and still make your series feel fresh & new + being able to have it be a mixed fusion homage of past events, taking place in an alternate modern present day as a reflection of our world. In regards to the story, this is just a prediction for now but I firmly believe it’s going to be Jodio making money off of these islands while being able to fully understand the mechanisms behind how everything in this Bizzare world works, and claiming them as “The JoJoLands” off of himself, and maybe even, to take it a step further, possibly have his stand November Rain Evolutionize itself to somehow connect to the original JoJos continuity. I can’t explain in detail how, but this is just a theory.

[@EXFrost]

Bro said evolutionize

[@jojstar4]

my prediction is that jodio will evolve his "mechanism" idea into something along the lines of dios heaven plan, evolving his stand into something crazy. in turn he will become AU version of pucci and dio as well as being the jojo of this part.

[@AnOddlyFortune]

a game theory

[@truthcrusader360]

@@EXFrost Yep just like Revolutionize, all words are made up anyways.

[@EXFrost]

@@truthcrusader360 the latter is true tbf

[@davi1415]

Out of all of the parts, I dare say that The Jojoland has the best beginning out of them all. We already learned a lot about Jodio, his family and a goal is already established. And Jodio quickly shows a lot of personality in the opening chapter which is really nice.

[@Romeo-pr3zz]

Here in Spain, Jodio means "son of a b*tch", so everytime they call him is fricking hilarious. Also part 9 is looking awesome, cant wait for the next chapter

[@phonesjuda7318]

it's more like a "fucked up"/"messed up"

[@victorsostreshonorato5387]

Has "jodío" la traducción XD pero nah tranqui tío no es para atacar

[@big_sea]

yes

[@isthisajojoreference]

Dragona could also possibly be mahu, a traditional Hawaiian third gender. I think this would be really interesting and I could see Araki learning about it during his research for part 9 and wanting to put it in his series. Whatever way it pans out I’m sure Araki will make Dragona a very interesting character.

[@RealLifeIronMan]

Outsiders don't understand the traditional Mahu role in our culture. It is not really a separate gender identity (in the western sense). Traditionally the role entailed being male, but not taking up traditional responsibilities of males like hunting or leadership. Instead they took up spiritual roles. They were in some minor ways similar to the catholic priests of old, never starting families and living spiritual lives instead of engaging in manual labor. When portraying gods and goddesses in our dances in our holy places, women where often not allowed, so Mahu had to play the roles of both gods and goddesses. Similar to how Europeans often used men in their plays to portray female characters, the Castrati actors. That being said many Mahu were asexual or gay men and often Mahu would have sex with other men. Mahu had a different role in the tribe but were not a separate gender. At least not anymore than catholic priests, actors, crossdressers, or being gay are a separate gender.

[@isthisajojoreference]

@@RealLifeIronMan Interesting, I guess it wouldn't be that then unless Araki was also had the same misunderstanding. Regardless Araki has always played around with gender roles and expressions so I expect Dragona will be another fan-favorite character like Lisa Lisa and Turugi.

[@RealLifeIronMan]

@@isthisajojoreference The misunderstanding is wide spread, but I still think you are mostly correct. In modern times, Mahu means something very different. It is a label commonly used by transgender people in Hawaii today, but this bears little similarity to the traditional Mahu. Most of all because Mahu were spiritual teachers and that is not something most do.

[@isthisajojoreference]

@@RocksBlaster for sure 100%

[@phaggott]

@@RocksBlaster pause man wth

[@coffeelemon6496]

Is xForts part of The Mechanism? Stay tuned to find out!

[@xForts]

I am the mechanism

[@TheTobiasJoel]

@@xForts *stares menacingly*

[@beaner445]

​i am the one who mechanises

[@mega6836]

JOJOLands started off with a bang, Araki's accuracy is flawless down to Jodio eating Loco Moco and calling the states The Mainland. The Honolulu PD logo is even spot-on. Lovely to see these details front and center in just the first Chapter, Araki drawing my home is a dream come true.

[@poprostujakub5487]

"They exist all over and always have, but they are simply unseen by those that do not try to see them. ~A Mangaka" Me and Friends: Ok Araki-sensei, it's time to take your meds.

[@MrEnKaye]

Noooo, if this could be the last part, we need pure unadulterated crazy

[@darryljack6612]

Ha! he hasnt been taking them since part 3

[@RaffaeleLauretti]

And then boom! Chapter 2

[@hahu9088]

Already looking forward to exploring The Jojolands for the next ten or so years. My body is ready!

[@lamedrawings]

Small note: while you mentioned that he is the only main jojo who doesnt have a humanoid stand, keep in mind Johnny for a large part of steel ball run, only had Tusk act 1-3 that was far from a stand capable of a stand rush. Until act 4 that is.

[@freekenjaku]

Seeing as November Rain doesn’t have any limbs to do a barrage, I can see Jodio being similar to Jolyne, where instead of the stand doing the fighting, its the jojo themselves. Maybe November rain will work more so as a cover/assist if Jodio starts getting cooked

[@dingus_maximus]

I didn’t consider the idea of November Rain producing rain with the properties of something Jodio touches, but I adore that idea. I really hope that’s what’s going on because that makes it so much more interesting.

[@sliksick123]

November Rain could actually be more versatile than it is initially indicated, BUT it depends on how the water is produced by the Stand. IF Jodio is able to gather the water into one place or even make streams of it, THEn the heaviness of it becomes much more useful. I am still of the opinion that it is an evolving stand that will evolve through various songs/bands with RAIN in their name until its final form of Purple Rain to complete the Prince theme of Giorno, with its power evolving appropriately.

[@WhiteApeMaui]

I hope that's the case, araki obviously likes Prince so to not reference his best song would be a little disappointing imo

[@deejus_e]

As someone who really bounced off of Jojolion, Jojolands was an absolute breath of fresh air. Jodio’s such a little shit and I love him, cant wait chapter 2

[@churchillbiden]

​@@organicelephant5416 Josuk8s balls will never be forgotten my friend.

[@fiyahjordanz]

@@mrfact03s SBR better

[@Cherry_cola4]

​​@@fiyahjordanz for sure

[@theadventurer685]

​@@fiyahjordanz I like Sbr, but I love Jojolion

[@John34bruh]

@@fiyahjordanzsbr miles better lmao Gyro + Johnny>>>>> all of part 8 cast

[@ninjasaurio6611]

Cant believe im gonna experience a part from the beggining, Araki finna drop some fire 🙏

[@will2276]

This being the first part that the majority of JoJo fans outside of Japan get to see from the beginning is really neat!

[@JoeBrando_]

Been watching since the Wonder of U arc, so excited to be apart of new era of jojo!! hopefully no more rock insects in this part lol

[@gonzalodiez6336]

that narrows it down very little lmao wonder of u was around for years no?

[@theadventurer685]

Rock insects were indeed realy out of pocket But I still loved it 😂👌

[@luckystiff5695]

amazing review! here are a few things i think you missed: - Part 9 Chapter 1 is the longest chapter in Jojo history, at a whopping 70 pages. - “jodio” is a spanish word that means “fucked up” and is most commonly used as slang in puerto rico. - “dragona” is the spanish word for a female dragon. - dragona’s stand appears to be very similar to mista’s stand, in that there are multiple little critters that have numbers on their heads.

[@scott--1629]

he saysthe first thing u listed multiple times

[@KitsuneGB-hc9zb]

I personally think that “Mechanisms” aren’t a phenomenon like Spin or Equivalent Exchange, it’s just Jodio’s worldview.

[@daniapate5596]

The reason it was pointed out that Jodio never saw Dragona using injections is almost definitely because Dragona uses their stand to rearrange their body

[@user-gr9kh2jv2f]

Considering attention is drawn to the fact that Jodio has never seen the injections I think smooth operators may have actually been used instead. At the very least I think something more is going on

[@ChappieCrosby]

This is exactly what I thought as well, I'm surprised not many people are mentioning the possibility

[@HAZYPANCAKES]

I’m hoping November Rain’s full ability will be that he can completely control the water around him including rain droplets produced by his stand. Would be cool to see an Ora rush performed with rain droplets formed into a pair of arms

[@orionpisces5875]

it would be interesting thematically, turning the natural phenomena around him into his weapon, just like a mechanism

[@SenkingFar]

They’ve kind of already done two water stands if I can remember. The first is Geb and then aqua necklace

[@nurvis3489]

Or maybe Jodio coats his hands in the heavy rain droplets and delivers a rush himself, since they don’t seem to affect him.

[@mattb.7079]

It gotta be something more complicated and interesting than just that tho

[@big_sea]

yea

[@theflashgordon193]

Oh my god the reading of this chapter was insane lmao. the police officer abusing drogona, covid, dragona being trans. jodio being a criminal. jodio whole monologe felt like a vilain monologue it was hilarous to me. he acted like he know something about the world when he is just 15 lmao.what a strong start and I love the setting.

[@arthurpprado]

My theory is that the mechanism Jodio is referring to is interpersonal relationships as well as networking and building yourself a good image among the people around you. He already did so to gain the trust of the organized crime in the island where he lives, as well as to protect his mother and give her a good life. As such, I think his goal is to become the most influential person in the society around him, as a sort of nod to Giorno's dream of becoming a mafia boss

[@WhiteApeMaui]

That makes a lot of sense considering a lot of people who are rich or successful are so because of networking to some degree

[@logluffy5830]

Jodio wanting to create this own mechanism where he will win against even future enemies, sounds alot like what diovolo did.

[@fullmetalpotato1258]

I saw someone point out that in the Japanese version, Dragona uses femine self pronouns, so it could be the case that Dragona does prefer to be referred to as female but let's their brother refer to them as male (since this chapter is all from Jodio's view). This could be because Jodio doesnt understand Dragona's gender and they are alright with that, or Dragona let's Jodio refer to them as male since it's what the little brother is used to. The latter seems more likely, a friend of mine explained that actually does happen with some trans people. But we just have to wait til Dragona reveals what they see themselves as

[@scott--1629]

it's well known that it's hard to translate pronouns and masculine/feminine terms from japanese

[@fullmetalpotato1258]

@@scott--1629 exactly. Since english doesnt have anything like that, it causes an aspect of the character to be lost. I feel like a translators note should have been added to correct that.

[@scott--1629]

@@fullmetalpotato1258 well if the person translating the chapter was english, they themselves would have a hard time figuring out what it actually says. but i can see araki coming out either sometime soon or after jojolands ends to clraify for us

[@fullmetalpotato1258]

@@scott--1629 that makes sense

[@Gregorhocknull]

No way I’m officially canonically older than the current jojo

[@Syrius_Li]

Jodio literally saying a kid deserves to get bullied is honestly pretty funny

[@MrMetalforever5]

It’s pretty insane and inspiring to me that Araki has kept up his quality since starting the new universe. Easily one of the best opening chapters of anything in my humble opinion, and what we saw of the Hawaiian scenery was breathtaking. Had “Blue Hawaii” playing the whole time.

[@lorenzodepaoli3642]

With Tsurugi being an adult in part 9, it would be natural to assume he's now the head of the family, so he'd more likely send someone like joshu or even josuke to america instead of himself

[@mrnukes797]

Tsurigi: "Joshu gtfo josu8ke you stay" Joshu: "Why" Tsurigi: "I am head of household plus josu8ke isn't annoying af"

[@ghostfaceinyourbathroom2190]

I think Joshu being the Japanese tourist could be interesting, it would give him a chance to show off his stand again and to show us how the Tooru incident changed him

[@gonebleast]

Love how you did the reaction unedited reaction on Patreon and then you do another for KZbin! The content 👏🏾

[@emmetbayne2561]

We can actually nail down the timeframe a little more, the mask mandate was lifted in Hawaii in March 2022, which means JOJOLands takes place sometime from March 2022 to now

[@Jo-Wilbe-Dina]

I'll be honest, November Rain's design immediately became one of my favourites next to Crazy Diamond the moment I saw it due to how simply tall and huge when it appeared, it just looked super cool and menacing from the first 2 panels of his appearance. It's exactly what any kid younger or as young as Jodio would imagine their powers or stands will look like being exceedingly bigger and scarier than themselves, and I love it.

[@ownagemester]

I love the idea of the Smooth Operator stand! Also I really like that November Rain is a massive, super imposing, quadruped.

[@wordsoflove8787]

The NEO TWEWY music fits this part's vibe already- and all-round is excellent taste on your behalf!

[@orangejuice2257]

Honestly watching so many reviews on JOJOLands really showed me why the popular Jojo accounts are on top, you guys really understand the work and break it down in such nuanced ways.

[@agamingenigma6116]

I consider "the mechanism" to be an extension of "the flow" that had been mentioned in Part 7 and 8 (e.g. Pocoloco, Love Train, Wonder of U)

[@kosakukawajiri9232]

Your monthly jojolion reviews got me to read the rest of JoJo's after I finished Part 4 so I can't wait to see you continue with JoJolands.

[@crichton397]

2:25. You bastard. I'm writing a Jojo fanfic taking place in the "Irene" universe with a new cast. I spend FOREVER rewatching the "how Araki comes up with characters" video, look up how many songs, go through 6 drafts and I finally feel comfortable designing and coming up with Stand ideas... and you pose yet ANOTHER way to look at how Araki comes up with Stands that uproots everything I thought I understood.

[@callanevermelt6392]

i am hyped for this manga, and love your idea of the November Rain stand. Like it probably has to touch something in order to make the rain react in a way

[@Link-ji7kx]

It's kinda crazy to think we’re experiencing this part that likely won’t be animated for at least another 4-5 years.

[@xForts]

More like 10+ lol

[@bc1176]

@@xForts Bro really said 4-5 years like it wont take that long for just Steel Ball Run to come out

[@Link-ji7kx]

@@bc1176 Yeah, I was probably being overly hopeful

[@EXFrost]

The part will only get animated once its done. Itll most likely finish in 2033 cus thats how long jojolion took. Then the anime would have had to have gone and adapted through the two longest parts of jojo by then. So ur looking at more than a decade easily

[@barlowsolus]

I feel like November Rain is like a new universe Weather Report, but instead of emulating weather, it can produce various weather-like effects with unique effects, like raindrops that act like 3 Freeze, or sunshine that can obscure him with mirages or something along those lines.

[@stormRed]

OMG the part about him touching the truck beforehand is such a nice catch! Being able to transfer an object's properties to rain drops would be such an interesting ability.

[@iantaakalla8180]

It also would be in line with the trend of having an initial ability that changes when the story develops that has happened since even part 3 with Kakyoin’s usage of Hierophant Green and the two uses of Star Finger.

[@TheiTzCynical]

It'd be really funny if Dragona was a similar situation as Anasui in Stone Ocean, only to a more extreme. He appears feminine at first, then disappears for a short time, and then when he returns he looks MASSIVE. With a build like he was pulled straight from Battle Tendency or Stardust Crusaders. And nobody acknowledges it. Just gaslight the audience, we all just pretend like Dragona has always been like this. Next we see Dragona looking a like a Pillerman.

[@worldlinezero4783]

Huge brain is to swap it back and forth every few chapters for maximum trolling

[@NamedNameless1]

I like how, on the stand page, it shows major antagonist and protagonist stands, and then also Ebony Devil is there.

[@ShadowHawk24Real]

Araki remembered this weird little stand.

[@kprojectskurt]

Love Jodio's stand "Noviembre Sin Ti", perfect name Araki chose

[@DesignDoc]

MAN it's great to have this back! It's so refreshing that Araki is just cutting to the chase with this first chapter with a good summary of multiple main characters and three stands already established without that slow buildup that we saw in most other parts.

[@Aeonstar]

6:08 I got jumpscared by my own stupid shitpost lol

[@FloydianSystem]

Araki adding a GNC character into JoJo is the biggest W in manga

[@iamabot607]

Im probably wrong, but i have a gut feeling that mechanisms will be a game changer. Part 1: Hamon Part 2: Evolution of Hamon Part 3: Stands Part 7: Spin Part 8: Evolution of spin Part 9: Mechanisms

[@bttlckr888]

The shop name "Iko Iko" is a reference to the song of the same name by Justin Wellington Which is a song featuring islands

[@irlenanan]

I really appreciate you acknowledging the complicated situation behind the fan translation and Dragona's identity, I'd really like to believe that they're our first major trans woman character but I'd be fine with whatever Araki decides to do with them.

[@fiyahjordanz]

I really thought he was a girl now I feel duped

[@Aldrnarii]

@@fiyahjordanz They may still be

[@kevinsavage2728]

Man it’s crazy I started jojo at the start of Covid and since last year was waiting on the finish of jojolion and now watching feels like time traveling

[@QOMABAND]

I'd imagine the team's stands are gonna be very useful together in sequence as opposed to them being seemingly alright separately for the heist(s)...like a mechanism

[@C4puch]

Adding on to what you think November Rain will do, if it is able to take properties from other objects, I hope it’s worded as it taking “mechanisms” from something, and that as it evolves and Jodio grows that it’ll be able take more abstract mechanisms.

[@Heavenly9999]

The whole thing about the mechanism bringing fortune reminds me of the power of the holy corpse from part 7 and that along with Giorno and by extension Jodio being a christ allegory makes me curious if the corpse will be involved somehow.

[@brobuxman9248]

Man I cant wait to wait for more jojolands chapter to come in the next 100s of decades

[@roidadadou5456]

Fiiiinally there. The new characters are already iconic and so sweet!

[@s0ng0han21]

vibing with this TWEWY background music.. just so you know, I really appreciate it 😎

[@shiromatsunoki]

All the memes about Mechanism males and everything have been some of the best stuff to come out from this one chapter. Super excited to see where the part goes from here

[@albandi]

Jodio's expression while telling us about himself at 14:28 reminds me of Rohan during his 'I refuse.' scene.

[@albandi]

And after reading chapter 2, I'm hoping this was intentional. 😂

[@Terratetradon]

This aged amazingly

[@headlessmaskproductionswse9882]

Dude saw into the recent future like Diavolo

[@despa7726]

The Japanese tourist is definitely gonna be Yasuho, since she corresponds to Koichi, who was featured in Part 5, where he was (almost) robbed.

[@mrnukes797]

Josu8ke: "GTFO AWAY FROM WIFE!!!" Jodio: "OH SHIT I THOUGHT NO ONE WAS HERE"

[@comedyking343]

Can't wait for more! Having you break down each JoJolion chapter as they released was an integral part of reading through it for me. Explaining concepts, pointing out details I missed, etd. You can bet I'll be around for every chapter review of part 9. Keep it up man!

[@paralykeet-]

Alright. Hear me out. Jodio's father is Emporio, and November Rain is Weather Report reborn- and it's going to probably evolve to resemble the strongest stand in the series as Jodio develops.

[@yanyanzhang5813]

My first thought with NR is that the rain drops may be spin, like how the bubbles from S&W is spin. So the spin in the form of rain drops is drilling into people.

[@Thoray]

I'm surprised you didn't bring up Ebony Devil just hanging out with Tusk and D4C and stands way more important than it

[@xForts]

Ebony Devil is S teir

[@HourglassMaster]

Been a MINUTE since a jojo chapter review, I've missed these man. Glad to watch these again, looking forward to Chapter 2 and your review of it!

[@Nexter-Lie]

As a native Hawaiian, it's impressive how much the characters resemble the youths around here, dragona being a great representation of mahű, and jodio is almost shocking with how close he resembles the opio youth. Really cool so far, excited to see his stand and especially hot dog guy and his stand limp bizkit (limp bizkit made a song called hot dog.)

[@beepboop2792]

It can't be limp bizkit as a new stand, so it'll have to be similar to the one in part 6 kinda like how the world and killer queen have returned in newer parts with slight tweaks in either appearance or power

[@kenobean]

The way Jodio describes mechanism reminds me of the milagro man arc, but that might just be because it's an arc focused on wealth and nut king cole is a very mechanical stand, both in looks and function. It might be a kind of foreshadowing for jojolands though.

[@tinhornname4117]

My personal theory on Mechanisms in the context of Jojolands is that they are less a phenomenon like stands and moreso a philosophy of Jodio if that makes sense. It's his way of seeing how the different events of the world collaborate together I guess we'll see where the concept of mechanisms goes with Jojolands

[@SpookyStu]

Your channel is so synonymous with the series to me at this point, after reading I immediately was excited to have your chapter commentaries back in my rotation. Here's to the ride, and here's to The Hustle.

[@mally60]

Thank god someone has addressed the principle being an alternate polpo. I didn't want to seem like I was fat shaming but you brought it up so casually.

[@scott--1629]

i wouldn't call it anywhere near fat shaming, all you did was notice that 2 people were similar weight. but these days anything you say about weight is somehow "fat shaming"

[@pootispaghetti]

To be fair to November Rain, Soft and Wet only showed a very small amount of its ability in the 1st chapter. I assume the ability will be a lot more complicated and we'll probably have to wait for the first stand fight to see it more clearly (probably in the 1st heist).

[@RSRye]

I can already tell Jodio is about to become my favorite JoJo

[@AutobotSonicTheTelltaleGamer]

So happy I get to experience the start of a Jojo part! I got into Jojo in 2016 and found your channel when the Ozone Baby arc was happening in Jojolion. Can't wait to see what happens next!

[@Namothy64]

This is the best chapter review for part 9. I've watched them all and this is the best for sure. Can't wait to watch every review you make.

[@demi-fiendoftime3825]

Droplets before falling start out as perfect Spheres so it makes me think Joido is going to learn at some point how to use the spin on his stand's rain

[@director1336]

small theory about November Rain. if that tip IS where the rain is coming from, in all likely hood, Jodio could very well have the tip spin at incredible speeds to fling the rain out or even to create a pressure washer. (I'm writing this right after the first look at the stand)

[@Jaymar805]

I feel like the mechanisms/theme Araki might be going for is Luck or rather the concept of fortune itself. Going by Jodio's explanation, it seems that fortune has always favored him judging by that whole "you'll already be winning from the start" line. Fortune also pretty much goes hand in hand with the flow from previous parts, it's the whole positive and negative energy aspect just more "fine tuned". Also i'm getting huge Spawn vibes from November Rain's Upper half, I can see him having multiple forms likes Tusk with the pinnacle being a full humanoid stand

[@theeskimogenie]

That could also be another call-back as well, to how Kira considered that Luck was always with him. I could see our new protag go, 'Luck has sided with I, Jodio!'

[@Chernobog2]

I could see Paco's stand being used to do odd things like hold and fire a gun with his abs or climb up a wall with his back

[@mrchrislero2288]

Really excited to this new adventure 🔥

[@kornbread7292]

You got good taste in background music, using twewy's ost is just 👌

[@Jokin_Jake]

I think Paco's stand has some HUGE potential. He could cover himself in tough objects and make an outer shell with them as defense. He could cover himself in sharp objects and make it difficult for anyone to attack him. He could probably use the ability to grab onto walls and climb on vertical surfaces. I don't think this should be labeled as one of the worst stands.

[@tulangkerangka1599]

Ive watched like a thousand jojoland review but im always waiting for yours and you doesnt disappoint

[@yeezoyoutube]

Today I learned X Forts likes dua lipa and that does put a smile on my face