JoJo's Bizarre Adventure 1 - Nendoroid

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is a popular shōnen manga series known for its unique art style. The series is split into 8 parts, with each part featuring the supernatural adventures of a different descendant of the Joestar family who bears the ‘JoJo’ title. The main cast of each part changes however, some of the past characters do appear in the different parts although they only appear as minor characters.

It is written by Hirohiko Araki, and was originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1987 to 2004, after which it moved to the monthly seinen magazine Ultra Jump. The series has also received multiple anime adaptations, the most popular of which being David Production’s adaptation, which has currently covered up to the end of Stone Ocean, the sixth part of the series. It is a super popular series with many products made in the design of the characters. The JoJo's Bizarre Adventure merchandise includes many different products such as toys, keychains, and many more.

History of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure and Nendoroid

Good Smile Company released their first JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Nendoroid in January 2019 and has released more figures of popular characters from the series since then.

List of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Nendoroids

#985 Jotaro Kujo

Jotaro Kujo is the protagonist of the third part of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, titled Stardust Crusaders. Jotaro is a delinquent and does not show his emotions often. His demeanor is often interpreted as rude or frightening, helping Jotaro intimidate others. When he was young, Jotaro was very kind-hearted and gentle however, once he grew up he became quite rough in his words. Although he appears to be a delinquent Jotaro still contains his kind heart. When his Stand first appeared he decided to put himself in jail as he didn’t want to harm anyone thinking he was possessed by a demon. Jotaro's Stand is Star Platinum , an extremely powerful close-range stand that attacks with punches. His Stand is also extremely fast and uses its speed to his advantage. This figure features Jotaro in his outfit from Stardust Crusaders.

Nendoroid Jotaro Kujo	#985
Price	US $50.99
Release Date	January 2019
Sculptor	Shougo (J’s Model)
Cooperation	Nendoron
Release	Medicos Entertainment

Additional Parts

This figure includes 3 different face plates; Jotaro’s standard expression, his smiling expression, and his furious fighting expression. This figure also includes an alternate version of his hat with a lower brim which is a pose Jotaro often does during the series. There is also a special effect part that features a blue flurry of punches which can be seen when he uses his Stand, Star Platinum to attack.

A special round stand for this figure was included with pre-order purchases.

#1033 Noriaki Kakyoin

Noriaki Kakyoin is an ally to Jotaro Kujo during Stardust Crusaders. Although he is introduced as a villain at first, it was only because he was being controlled by Dio Brando and forced to attack Jotaro or be killed himself. He is spared by Jotaro and thus decides to help him travel to Egypt to defeat Dio. His intelligence is extremely useful in battles and he is quick to figure out tricks his opponents would use. He is similar in age to Jotaro and they get along well. Kakyoin is brutal in combat, showing no remorse while killing his opponents. Kakyoin's stand is Hierophant Green, a long-range stand that can fire green projectiles.

Nendoroid Noriaki Kakyoin	#1033
Price	US $50.99
Release Date	May 2019
Sculptor	Shougo (J’s Model)
Cooperation	Nendoron
Release	Medicos Entertainment

Additional Parts

This figure includes 3 different face plates; Kakyoin’s standard serious expression, his smiling expression with scarred eyes, and a happy expression with his mouth open and sticking out his tongue while licking a cherry. This figure also includes sunglasses, a hand holding cherries, and a special effect part that features a spread of green crystals for his signature attack. He wears his usual green gakuran which is his school uniform and he doesn’t go out without it.

A hand part that allows Kakyoin to shake hands with the Jotaro Kujo Nendoroid was included with purchases of this figure from the GOODSMILE online shop.

#1110 Dio

Dio Brando is the main antagonist of both Part 1: Phantom Blood and Part 3: Stardust Crusaders. Dio is selfish and rude, often teasing his opponents mid-battle. Dio has a strong hunger for power, doing whatever possible to achieve his goals, regardless of the effects his actions have on others. Since he was brought up in poverty with a useless father Dio never wanted to be the same as his father. He is very ambitious and wanted to take over Jonathan Joestars family that was full of wealth. After losing once to Jonathan, Dio learned to be very careful when battling people from the Joestar bloodline. Dio's stand is The World, a powerful close-range stand that allows Dio to stop time for a short period. This figure features Dio in his main outfit from Stardust Crusaders.

Nendoroid Dio	#1110
Price	US $50.99
Release Date	September 2019
Sculptor	Shougo
Cooperation	Nendoron
Release	Medicos Entertainment

Additional Parts

This figure includes 3 different face plates; Dio’s standard expression, his sneering expression, and his crazed fighting expression. This figure also includes 2 hand parts holding 3 knives each, a street sign part, and an effect part that features a yellow flurry of punches.

An alternate face part featuring Dio’s face shrouded in darkness was included with purchases of this figure from the GOODSMILE online shop.

Further Information

This is the first of two pages for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Nendoroids. For more information about other JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Nendoroids, see the other page in this list:

Page 2: Nendoroid Giorno Giovanna, Nendoroid Bruno Bucciarati, Nendoroid Rohan Kishibe, Nendoroid Josuke Higashikata.

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