His Name is Charmingman! The JOJOLands Chapter 12 Review
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- Опубліковано 26 лют 2024
- HUGE chapter this month as Araki expands the lore of JoJo's Hawaii and the potential blessed lands found here. Also we got a Smith's reference which is an absolute W.
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The JOJOLands (ザ・ジョジョランズ) is the ninth and current part of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.
The story takes place on the volcanic islands of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. Jodio Joestar, a young boy living on Oahu Island, aspires to become extremely rich by reaching the apex of the world's mechanisms. As for what he plans to do to achieve his goals, an unpredictable story unfolds in the islands woven with light and shadow. - JoJo's Bizarre Encyclopedia
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This chapter is great. Not only do we get this guy’s name, but also some backstory and we watched as he and Jodio were literally fighting to the death only to cut to an airport and watch them talk about music as if they weren’t just tying to kill each other
It feels so insanely nostalgic to have a 5 members in a main cast, I loved the duos in part 7 and 8, but returning to a somewhat classic old format feels so refreshing, and the interactions between the chatacters has been one of the best in jojo ever. And so early on top of that.
This group feels like a mix of part 4 and 5. Dumb kids with stands but at the same same doing crime in an organization. I can't wait to see more of their antics and how the story develops, this could potentially become one of the best jojo parts because of the chatacters alone.
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My only problem with this fight is how useless some of the stand abilities are i really hope they all evolve to have some combat potential for more opportunities for big fights
@@seperatedpersonality 1. Not all Stands need to have combat potential, it’s fine to have more defensive abilities.
2. The Hustle, a Stand that seemed useless since all it could do was manipulate Paco’s muscles, was able to be used in a fight surprisingly well. There might be combat potential for those Stands you think are “useless”, you just haven’t seen it yet.
Dragona and usagi stand are literally useless in a combat
@@Karamvz1723he can edit wounds at least and technically even give it to his enemies well his situation, he can at least give them a proper tool if anyone wants it so they are somewhat less useless but Dragona is more useless technically but you need a plan for Usagi’s stand
Honestly, something I'm surprised about is the way the cast interacts with Meryl Mei. She immediately shows that she has her network and knows something was off about their entire venture but still decided to give the guys a hearing to see what they knew or what happened. But not only that, in general I like how the crew is pretty much honest with her immediately. They just didn't know how to bring it up, but they were going to do it one way or another. They really put their full trust in her... So I wonder how things will get developed.
Yeah this just screams Polpo vibes to me. The main crew just works under her completely, just like how Bruno's squad did with Polpo. Actually, just a random idea I just had, maybe instead of Jodio having to kill Meryl Mei like how Giorno killed Polpo, maybe Charmingman will do the deed. Both he and Giorno are the "outsiders" to the gang that was already formed, so maybe he'll be more willing to off her since he doesn't have a history with her as of this chapter coming out
It makes me wonder if the drug bust in chapter 2 involved Meryl Mei more than we think. She said she has connections in the police and Jodio's words implied it's his first time selling outside of school. Is there a limit to her influence or did Meryl Mei set Jodio and Paco up for failure?
The way the guy disappeared reminded me of the radio gaga incident
Hopefully nothing grime....that would be terrible
gave me TSKR vibes, which the concept of "rock humans" overall also gave.
One thing that noticed is that this chapter starts talking about rain, and Charming's brother disappearence seems to be related with water that shouldn' t be there.
So i'm making a prediction: there will be a point where the volcano and november rain will interact (maybe a stand evolution?)
i'm saving this comment for the final chapters
@@ghinko1314 yeah, you are right
Can’t wait for November rain’s water evaporate when it hits the lava and the steam turn November rain into weather report
So about 12 years? Good luck@@ghinko1314
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and that would make a lot of sense, with each of the "New" parts taking inspiration from 2 of the older ones.
Part 7 had elements of 1 and 3, and 8 had elements of 2 and 4.
We had already been speculating that Part 9 would be like a mix of Parts 5 and 6, so this fits nicely
now,
Bring Me That Horizon
I love the design of Charmingman so much. Also, I was kinda hoping the bit with the watch coming back to them would stretch out further into the part. It could have been a comical recurring bit with the watch coming back at random times, or maybe it could've been absent throughout the whole part, only to show up again in the final fight or something and somehow help them win.
As a great man said : "that would have been poggers"
About the way Charmingman talking about the group separating and people leaving - in many of the volume/chapter covers Jodio and Dragona have been shown posing to grasp at the lava rock either simultaneously or separately, almost like like trying to take it away from one another - I have a feeling that the lava rock will at some point begin to show cracks within the groups teamwork and show little they are connected in reality, perhaps their sibling bond will begin to suffer or bigger strife will cause the group to split as the characters try to abuse the lava rock to selfishly advance their own goals and desires
That description reminded of me the One Ring from lotr.
@@braulioacosta6816 very true now that you mentioned it, could be an inspiration tbh
Is by using the rocks to find great treasure .
Corrupt cops as the main enemy. Well this is America 😂
Every main antagonist of Jojo have the "everyday" job, putting to them. Even Dio, who almost becoming a lawyer before he understands the potential of the stone mask.
people say this but if you could see the corruption in Latin America, oh man... cops that dont do anything unless you pay them, and cops paid by gangs to basically work for them...
Cops are corrupt all over the world it's a noble profession that unfortunately brings in power seeking dumbasses
the song he’s named after is so good
I'm pretty sure that the almost shoehorned in conclusion to the watch returning to Dragona sub-plot is just Araki saying "Hey, I know this has had a lot of questions around it, and people won't shut up about it, and if it disappears for a while, people will constantly be bringing it up again or thinking it will magically save the day or something at some point, so I'm just going to nip it in the bud and get off that plot point all together", which does honestly feel like the right call to me
It's pretty clear with Charmingman's clothes that Araki just has a clear interest in giving random characters a bow in some way in the new universe
This definitely gives me the same vibes from Part 5 when Giorno joined the gang after his battle with Bucciarati when he spared him even though Bucciarati thought he was going to die or face death.
One thing I noticed that I haven't seen others mention is how Dragona states how he wants to get a gift for his mother in the range of $30 , and later in the chapter this is the exact price that the watch is lowered to. Besides that, I like how Araki seems to be writing arcs that are comprised of various fights as fights in other parts were usually regarded as being their own arc with some few exceptions. It also is crazy how we were introduced to 7 stands just in this first arc alone! Can't wait to see what the next chapter sets up!
Wow, that’s a great call back
Yeah.
It’s awesome how this arc is 3 stand fights spread out by lots of plot movement. Very, very organic.
What are we calling this: The Japanese Managaka Heist Arc?
@@Nastara i would called it: Arc of the Diamond Heist
omg you’re RIGHT
This chapter is so fascinating. Because of it, I would call Parts 7-9 the "Blessed Land" trilogy of JoJo, just like how Parts 1-3 are the "Stone Mask" Trilogy, and Part 4-6 are the "Stand Arrow" trilogy.
About the Lava Rock's power, I think it pulling in valuable items is more abstract than just currency. Rather, it pulls in sentimental entities as well, like loved ones.
I was thinking the same thing ! Charming man's brother was Valuable to HIM.
I had to rewatch your last part review to get refreshed about what happened. With WSJ it's easier to keep it fresh in your head because you only have to wait a week for the chapter, or a couple days for the spoilers. But in UJ you have to wait weeks. Especially with these early buildup chapters I think it's kinda normal for people to "forget".
And here i thought that 'Eleven Men' is the most ridiculous name Araki gave to a character.
I absolutely love the song reference for this character maybe ill have to start reading again
Since i finished all the episodes of the sub, through Stone Ocean, I found myself wanting to find places to read the manga, and found it difficult to find a source to read them for free on my android phone... i work alot, and have a hard time finding time in my routine to read, or.. figure out file browsers and shit. Since i found out all the jojos creators on youtube, ive learned up on everything up to date, and love your videos on SBR, Jojolion, and now i eagerly await the new Jojolands reviews to help keep me current. Love your content, man! ❤
I can definitely see some sort of corrupt police organization being the main antagonist of the part. It would continue the new universe trend of figures of authority (politicians, doctors) being villainous and antithetical to the main cast
Charmingman's hair is cool af
The editing, combined with your relaxed voice, just completes it for me. I'm pretty sure you're the one who encouraged me to start reading JoJo's, and now I'm a huge fan! It's so interesting having dumb characters that are actual kids
New Universe Narancia is the best. 😂
Chapter 12 feels like a perfect end cap to the first "arc" of The JOJOLands. I can't wait to see where the story heads next!! I hope we get some new enemies soon! :D
I NEED a Stand called Miracle Musical this part
「D r e a m S w e e t i n S e a M a j o r」
@@shshyieSigned yours truly, ZA WEIRU
Another day with forts and jojo is an amazing day❤❤❤❤❤
First character they’ve introduced that I actually like
I wonder if it’s possible maybe Charmingman’s memories might hv been tampered with similar to Weather Report in Part 6, and Charmingman isn’t his real name but his stand’s name.
Really loving the plot! Thanks For all your hardwork! Hearth please ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I love how Charmingman, the first adversary in the series, is more of a straight-forward hero than any of the initial cast. Imagine this whole arc being set from his perspective instead.
I definitely think hualallai volcano is a rock animal hunting ground, definitely no reason for a rock human to pull them in as that would attract attention to the volcano
The whole section with CharmingMan's brother getting pulled into the mountain really reminds me of "The Enigma of Amigara Fault" by Junji Ito. I wonder if Araki got inspiration from that story.
(Also, Meryl is totally going to be the first major antagonist imo.)
This sort of accident of slipping into natural caves or sliding into volcanoes on the ash is fairly common occurrence, esepcailly with morbid curiosity to take a peek down the edge only to lose your footing.
The thing with the watch is that it comes in a way that is within your possibilities as the guy was clearing trying to scam then sells by a appropriate price (propriate for the way is selled) and then lowers to a price within dragona reach.
The police thing is just reallity. 1312
been waiting for this review :)
With Charmings musical preferences revealed I can only assume his stands name will also be three letters. If not a hint then that is such a tease.
In which case I think it would be fair to rule out those he mentioned (as well as DIO). Alternatively a shortened version like 'D4C', which it would be kind of interesting if his power was a variant of similar to Soft and Wet being a remix of Killer Queen & Crazy Diamond.
I'm expecting M.I.A. as It fits both his ability and his brother's dissapearence
I think Meryl Mei Qi is based on Frances Yip, who "made into her own" the Sam Kapu song from 1971 and resurrected its popularity in 1982, called Chotto Matte Kudasai (Never Say Goodbye).
There's another song whose writer explicitly stated that another artist now owns, made it his. And is often credited AS his.
Hurt by Johnny Cash. Cash, as we know is "kane" in Japanese, the name of a Hawaiian deity.
Also it was Araki who really wanted Distant Dreamer in part 6 ED, so this tells us something about what he's listening to rn. Including new music in much of the same somber style as many of the part 9 references. I think distand Dreamer was partially a retcon kind of metaphor, to connnect part 6 with some imbued meaning that makes sense in the Steel Ball Run adaptation of JoJo 1-6.
Or his stand name could just be Charmingman… that’s also happened before in Jojo lol
All the parallels to part 5 in terms of the similarities of the 2 plots is something I noticed while reading the manga but something I haven’t really seen discussed would be the possibility of the part 9 main cast being alternate universe versions of the part 6 main cast with jodio being jolyne, dragona being Hermes, paco being emporio, usagi being f.f, and now charming man being ansui. This doesn’t feel like that far of stretch considering how different alternate universe versions of the same character can be from one another as seen with Kira in part 8. With that in mind, I feel like part 9 is a mixture of parts 5 and 6 simliar to how part 7 is a mixture of parts 1 and 2 while part 8 is a mixture of parts 3 and 4. With part 9 seemingly getting elements from the plot and setting of 5 and the characters of part 6, I’ve come up with a theory that half through part 9 a new main cast member will be introduced to either join the main cast or possible replace an existing main cast member just like in part 5 when Trish was introduced. And my theory is that the new member to be added to the part 9 main cast will be an alternate universe version of weather report since he’s the only main cast member of part 6 to not have an alternate universe version amongst the part 9 main cast.
Your notifications always make My day! Musical miracle would be an epic stand
Charmy the bee
Here when it says "No Views". Damn those notifications are fast.
I wished we learned how Charmingman got his stand powers.
I think it's implied he is a natural born stand user, like the rest of the cast. As he mentioned his skin has been different since he was born.
@@xFortsMaybe he and his brother are what happens if a rock human and a human have a baby, if his brother falling into the lava is what caused the lava rocks at least
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out will explain it. OR Bigmouth Strikes Again, since he has a shark skin, samehada.
I like these dignified bands like Electric Six and Weebl's Stuff.
Have we learned what’s up with those cats yet? We’re they Charmingman‘s?
they were Charmingmans
PART 9, SACRIFICE FOR THE ALGORITHIM WÒOOOOOOO
This part is actually amazing so far and I'm extremely excited to see where the story goes from here !! The only thing I want from this part is for Jodio and the gang to rob a casino with the Lava rock, it feels like there's so much potential in that idea and the chaos that would ensue in bringing the lava rock to a place with that much money and people. Plus it would be an interesting new location for the Jojo series
I’m enjoying this part a lot
There's a high possibility that Jodio doesn't know more than Charmingman, there's a likely possibility that Charmingman learned more with the lava tubes or saw more of Rohan's experiment results.
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Well, Morioh was no Devil's Palm but still a place under the influence of a Saint's Corpse (either Johnny's or Jesus, doesn't really matter). The final chapter also implies the reason Toru decided to carry on his operations there was because of the properties of the land, even if he didn't know yet how to exploit it.
On Charmingman. I found it surprising how easy it was to accept him as part of the cast. The fact that his motivation is more sympathetic compared to the rest of the gang is a reason for that, I could almost see him as a protagonist of some other story People are already making comparisons to Polnareff and I could see Araki giving him a bit more of focus compared to the rest (not to the same extent as Pol), but I'm not yet fully sold on his stand. I know the whole team has low-power support-type stands, but Charmmy's stand really seemed like a side villain stand: a cool effect and a excuse to draw weird art. I'm curious of how Araki is going to utilize it, maybe it'll be for fakeouts like the ones PMK started pulling nearing the final arc (Ozon Baby and Ojiro's return).
Great video as always! I always look forward to these when I finish a new chapter.
Yesss i agree charmingman kinda seems like turtle boi polnareff cuz of the common goal /motivation of a sibling being missing and wanting to find them .but let's see how his character builds upto maybe he turns out to be more like our French guy or maybe his own unique character personality... Who knows lol
finally
Ah yes, my stand... Ashy skin
FINALLY! BEEN WAITING FOR THIS REVIEW! YOU'RE THE BEST 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤
The one time i think Araki actually offs a cat and it turns out to be fake. Araki hates dogs and loves cats confirmed.
There gave been 3 examples of cat abuse. At least. Remember duo and tama
@@ianjordan8964or the DIO time stop cat burger
FINALLYYYY we been waiting on this review
The nickname charmi is soooo cute i love it
Man i wanna see part 8 characters return so bad gimme my sailor boii
I want him to just rest and live... usually if a JoJo comes back and not the main.... let's say they won't have long for the world
@@eLite-Tiss91 i mean we have joseph
Same, ever since part 8 ended without resolving the issue of Holy's sickness I've been hoping it somehow gets resolved in part 9. Plus Josuke's "islands to the south line" felt like foreshadowing that he'll come back
I want to see Jodio get locked up in jail and have a Stone Ocean arc. I would love to see him having to face a prison gang while protecting the lava rock and trying to escape
But my question is why does Jodio look like the battle pass?
Da king is back baby he neva miss
Great touch that your chapter 12 episode is 12 minutes long. I see you.
Is this even Jojo anymore? Two successful plane flights??!!
Very sus. The imposter sound was perfect.
If the Dio/Diego is the father theory is correct then them being part Brando cancels it out 😂
I just had a thought. What if someone had multiple Lava Rocks? I ask this considering Jodio destroyed one of them. Im curious if two separate people who each owned a rock has a way of transporting goods or maybe have a way to interupt the lava rocks transactions with their owners.
I still remember part 9 existed because of what music reference that Araki might pull from.
Chamingman is one of My favorite names now! The culture is on a whole other level with him right? 👑👑👑🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Im getting weird Donnie vibes from charming man.
Chap 12 = 12 min video
pure coincidence lol
@@xFortsThus are the power of the Mechanisms.
We need a “All stands in jojo lion” video
Theory time: So the part where Charmingmans brother is sucked into the lava tubes gave me huge volcano sacrifice vibes. So what if the lava rocks are a result of the "blessed land" converting humans into these rocks. Also, knowing that some rocks are magnetic, what if these rocks are composed of a persons accumulated misfortunes, which in turn attracts a positive flow or good fortune.(opposites attract) and a persons good fortune goes back into the land. However, also knowing that it is bad luck to take volcanic rocks from their original location, perhaps the longer these rocks are away from the "blessed land" the more suscepticle a person is to misfortune.
Guessing we have the entire gang now
Glad to see I am not the only one that has taken to calling him Charmy
I'm having my fingers crossed for a Dreamboat Annie reference this part since I'm certain we still haven't gotten any reference to Heart yet.
meow meow
5:46 It might be more just to finish up that whole plot point so that people don’t accuse Araki of forgetting again.
sza just became a JOJO reference
He is a descendent of Joseph, how has he not crashed a plane?
Man what are the odds that Like a Dragon and Jojo would portray Hawaiian cops as corrupt or incompetent in the same year?
Charmingman and his brother are obviously rock humans. Sandy skin. Most Rock humans have stands. Rocks melt into lava. Charmingmans brother melted into the lava rock. The lava rocks power is his brothers stand. Also, not only is it illegal to take lava rocks from Hawaii, the curse of Pele brings horrible luck on any who steal lava rocks. This is the reason Charmingman said Jodios freinds would "drop out". The story will conclude with Jodio racing up an erupting volcano to return the lava rock to save the island.
OH SHIT, THAT'S A GOOD THEORY NGL, AND IT MAKES SENSE
A police main antagonist would be very interesting to see in Jojo! Araki likes to have the big bad contrast with the protagonist and it would be a cool way to see Jodio develop his own sense of justice to combat a corrupt justice.
Prediction: Charmingman will die in ch 83
I actually think it would be a nice subversion of expectations to have Meryl be an ally or at least not an enemy to Jodio's group, since we're all expecting a repeat of part 5.
i farted seeing the notification
Bruh, at the mention of corrupt police officers I just imagine officers Tenpenny and Pulaski in Jojo, lmao
SECOND AGHHH
My favorite part of this chapter is when Chamingman says "is changinmanning time" and processed to cham all the men in the Jojolands Crew
Part 9 villain groupe: US police (no stands, just police)
but like, were the cats from rohan or charmingmans
Theyre a native species, who sided with charmingman for some reason. Theres even a page on them on the jojowiki
Paco presumed they were Charmingman's pets in the last chapter
Planes in jojo never mean anything good
As much as i don't like anti Police propaganda....it damn sure would fit America theme lately in early 2020....
Araki did it in every American part so far lol (except 7, but a whole evil President is similar enough)
Ever owns the mountain. Is maybe the main villain. Maybe jodio is having all the lava rocks in the end. Is one good theory
Props to how this video on chapter 12 is exactly 12 minutes long.
i want the ugly one gone
😢
I think the lava rock drain the value of the object the further it travels
Do not translate “Mauka” from Latvian
This story is finally getting interesting kind of wish that it wasn’t an entire month before each release
My current theory is that there’s something under the volcano that’s blessing the lava and leading to the creation of these lava rocks, and that it will involve some sort of neutral form of flow (which I believe is just objects of value being attracted by certain enviornment or factors) that is either going haywire due to the amount of the rock under the volcano, or is being utilized by someone or a group of people for their own wants.
9:56 LMAOOOO😭😭😭😭
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When Araki knows how shitty and dirty 90% of cops are 😂😂😂
This would be wild, but if part 9 is somewhat of a mix between 5 and 6, maybe Jodio dies or gets kidnapped halfway through the story (continuing the sibling theme of the volcano kidnappings), and then DRAGONA becomes the main character.
I’m still not over how such a beautiful name like Mauka was introduced only to be followed up by CHARMINGMAN and it’s been a few weeks now 💀💀
i havent seen anyone bring up the fact that all 3 reboot parts are based on the concept of "luck" the same way all 6 OG parts were based on the concept of "fate", but i dont watch a lot of jojo content