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So, their journeys end up contrasting one another. In supporting Jo2uke what Yasuho wants really is an escape from her life that’s just kind of bad. For her it’s a journey of escapism which is why she goes from a pretty regular world into a fantastic one. She goes from a normal person to suddenly acquiring a stand as the situation needs it. She is Jo2uke’s link to normalcy but what she wants is something extraordinary to distract her from her bad bad life.
Complementing what you said, I want to add how Yasuho's stand, Paisley Park, fits quite well with this.
To begin with, Paisley Park is a stand that functions as a guide for Yasuho, representing how she is dedicated to guiding others because deep down she never had a guide in her life and she wants someone to guide her to escape from her bad life.
On the other hand, the name of Yasuho's stand is based on the song Paisley Park by Prince and The Revolution which is about people with feelings of sadness due to personal issues who go to a utopian place called Paisley Park to resolve their problems and feel good and happy in their hearts despite the bad things that happen in the world.
The stand Paisley Park not only represents how Yasuho escaped her problems by being Jo2uke's guide but also represents how she manages to solve her problems and become happier thanks to her bond with Jo2uke.
Yasuho literally found her Paisley Park (Jo2uke).
What is your view on Yasuho and Jojo?
I love both of them! They’re probably my favorite duo pair to lead a Jojo part! Overall as well. Yasuho is one of the most useful recurring characters, especially since her stand is google maps themed. Not only does it really come in handy in pinch situations in always creative ways, but it’s also really on point thematic wise too.
Yasuho was basically the first thing Jo2uke latched onto after waking up with no memories. Despite their being several reasons to be suspicious of him, Yasuho never lost faith in Jo2uke in their first few days together and it ended up being really formative for Jo2uke the entire adventure. That way in a meta sense she really is his guiding force. Not only in the sense that she usually plays support and directs him where to go during his investigations because he has no memory and little common sensibility for the outside world, but in a world where he can’t really trust anything and everything around him is literally gone mad Yasuho being straightforward and reliable really makes her his map and sense of direction. He can always count on Yasuho to guide him and because of that he can keep moving forward.
I also like the element of subversion in the relationship too, it’s not that pure hearted and straight forward on Yasuho’s part. In a way not only has the blank slate that is Jo2uke lathed onto Yasuho for a guiding force and sense of identity, but Yasuho latches onto Jo2uke to give her something to focus on to avoid her own issues. It’s been hinted in the story for a long time that Yasuho’s home situation is a bit messed up which is why she spends most of her time away from it. Not only that, but considering that her only friend before this was basically a creep who could not take no for an answer it’s also safe to say she did not have much in way of friends either.
So, their journeys end up contrasting one another. In supporting Jo2uke what Yasuho wants really is an escape from her life that’s just kind of bad. For her it’s a journey of escapism which is why she goes from a pretty regular world into a fantastic one. She goes from a normal person to suddenly acquiring a stand as the situation needs it. She is Jo2uke’s link to normalcy but what she wants is something extraordinary to distract her from her bad bad life.
Whereas Jo2uke was already born into an extraordinary world. From the moment he was born he was already a stand user, already being thrust into weird situations, and already had a weird body that was just a fusion of two other people. However, what Jo2uke desires is a normal reason to fight. He wants to help Kira’s mother because he wants that purpose and place of belonging that Kira had. When he realizes he’s missing, has no sense of identty and nobody is looking for him it literally breaks his heart so he just wants to have a something.
Which is also why the cover images I showed above are facing in opposite directions, because Yasuho and Jo2uke are looking for opposite things while running towards each other. I think the choice to make their relationship one of the central focuses of the manga is great, as well as the choice to constantly deconstruct it. The reason they spend a lot of time apart but are constantly searching for each other is that same reason, because they’re not quite as aligned as they think they are. They’re still looking for different things in one another.
A lot of the obstacles challenge their relationship. Especially the most recent part where Jo2uke has to overcome his protective instinct to always put Yasuho over the greater objective.
I think their both really well written characters and their dynamic is a great thing to watch unfold over the entire manga!
So, their journeys end up contrasting one another. In supporting Jo2uke what Yasuho wants really is an escape from her life that’s just kind of bad. For her it’s a journey of escapism which is why she goes from a pretty regular world into a fantastic one. She goes from a normal person to suddenly acquiring a stand as the situation needs it. She is Jo2uke’s link to normalcy but what she wants is something extraordinary to distract her from her bad bad life.
Complementing what you said, I want to add how Yasuho's stand, Paisley Park, fits quite well with this.
To begin with, Paisley Park is a stand that functions as a guide for Yasuho, representing how she is dedicated to guiding others because deep down she never had a guide in her life and she wants someone to guide her to escape from her bad life.
On the other hand, the name of Yasuho's stand is based on the song Paisley Park by Prince and The Revolution which is about people with feelings of sadness due to personal issues who go to a utopian place called Paisley Park to resolve their problems and feel good and happy in their hearts despite the bad things that happen in the world.
The stand Paisley Park not only represents how Yasuho escaped her problems by being Jo2uke's guide but also represents how she manages to solve her problems and become happier thanks to her bond with Jo2uke.
Yasuho literally found her Paisley Park (Jo2uke).
What is your view on Yasuho and Jojo?
I love both of them! They’re probably my favorite duo pair to lead a Jojo part! Overall as well. Yasuho is one of the most useful recurring characters, especially since her stand is google maps themed. Not only does it really come in handy in pinch situations in always creative ways, but it’s also really on point thematic wise too.
Yasuho was basically the first thing Jo2uke latched onto after waking up with no memories. Despite their being several reasons to be suspicious of him, Yasuho never lost faith in Jo2uke in their first few days together and it ended up being really formative for Jo2uke the entire adventure. That way in a meta sense she really is his guiding force. Not only in the sense that she usually plays support and directs him where to go during his investigations because he has no memory and little common sensibility for the outside world, but in a world where he can’t really trust anything and everything around him is literally gone mad Yasuho being straightforward and reliable really makes her his map and sense of direction. He can always count on Yasuho to guide him and because of that he can keep moving forward.
I also like the element of subversion in the relationship too, it’s not that pure hearted and straight forward on Yasuho’s part. In a way not only has the blank slate that is Jo2uke lathed onto Yasuho for a guiding force and sense of identity, but Yasuho latches onto Jo2uke to give her something to focus on to avoid her own issues. It’s been hinted in the story for a long time that Yasuho’s home situation is a bit messed up which is why she spends most of her time away from it. Not only that, but considering that her only friend before this was basically a creep who could not take no for an answer it’s also safe to say she did not have much in way of friends either.
So, their journeys end up contrasting one another. In supporting Jo2uke what Yasuho wants really is an escape from her life that’s just kind of bad. For her it’s a journey of escapism which is why she goes from a pretty regular world into a fantastic one. She goes from a normal person to suddenly acquiring a stand as the situation needs it. She is Jo2uke’s link to normalcy but what she wants is something extraordinary to distract her from her bad bad life.
Whereas Jo2uke was already born into an extraordinary world. From the moment he was born he was already a stand user, already being thrust into weird situations, and already had a weird body that was just a fusion of two other people. However, what Jo2uke desires is a normal reason to fight. He wants to help Kira’s mother because he wants that purpose and place of belonging that Kira had. When he realizes he’s missing, has no sense of identty and nobody is looking for him it literally breaks his heart so he just wants to have a something.
Which is also why the cover images I showed above are facing in opposite directions, because Yasuho and Jo2uke are looking for opposite things while running towards each other. I think the choice to make their relationship one of the central focuses of the manga is great, as well as the choice to constantly deconstruct it. The reason they spend a lot of time apart but are constantly searching for each other is that same reason, because they’re not quite as aligned as they think they are. They’re still looking for different things in one another.
A lot of the obstacles challenge their relationship. Especially the most recent part where Jo2uke has to overcome his protective instinct to always put Yasuho over the greater objective.
I think their both really well written characters and their dynamic is a great thing to watch unfold over the entire manga!
reading jojolion right now, and i think its so funny that part 8 kira is a doctor, of all things, considering his fate in part 4
I can’t be the only person who thought of this when reading all of JoJolion.
When the teacher forgets about the homework assignment you haven’t done but then they remember.
This hurts me in ways I can’t express properly.
Me, in an attempt to explain JoJolion to a friend who doens't read JoJo: So there's two guys, and they fuse together, but they don't really fuse together. Like, they're fused together but they're another person. And they fused together because of a cursed beach and magic healing fruit.
Does anybody think Ozone Baby’s Stand ability has something to do with pressure? Because that’s what I thought when I saw it. Things like earaches, nosebleeds, odd sounds (usually caused by dislocating air) and (in extreme cases) physical displacement are pretty common in rapid changes in pressure.
Comparing the JJK fan's current experience with my experience with Jojolion
From 2020 - 2021, the Jojolion fandom was a pressure cooker: fan theories and coping and criticisms were everywhere. Some were determined to keep the faith, some were proclaiming the story ruined, but we all were held hostage by our need to know how it ended, how everything payed off. Reading JJK weekly now, I feel like we are going through something similar. Spoiler-heavy observations and parallels below the cut.
TL;DR - watching, chapter-by-chapter, as a story you care about makes mistakes (whether perceived or not) near its end is maddening. Read Jojolion.
Disclaimers:
1) I very much love both series, warts and all. 2) Even while reading weekly/monthly, both series have great moments and art. It's never all doom and gloom. 3) These are feelings that are massively exacerbated by watching a story you're very invested in finish in slow motion. Jojolion's last arc works better in hindsight (warts and all), and I'm sure this arc will work much better when it's done -- think about how much hate the Culling Games got while that arc was coming out.
Heavy, HEAVY Jujutsu Kaisen and Jojolion manga Spoilers below:
Reasons fans began to dread the end of both JJK/JJL:
Major character that has been very plot-relevant getting an unsatisfying, abrupt death. You never truly shake the feeling it was intended to be a fake-out death
(Literally no one believed Jobin was dead for years) (Gojo can apply here too)
Hyped-up, fan-favorite side characters end up feeling underexplored, getting extremely quick and underwhelming deaths
Too much of the finite remaining page time and plot relevance is being given to characters with no real apparent arc or fewer interesting character dynamics
(Love both characters but its true)
Resisting the encroaching fear that long-awaited moments will never come until the story ends abruptly (JJK will most likely end abruptly). "This can't be the last arc, I've been obsessing over this unaddressed plot thread for months!"
Phases of the battle/arc feel extra long due to wait between chapters, protagonists can feel stuck in one place for months
Fan-favorite character dynamics being absent for long stretches of time (YasuGap, Most of JJK's cast lowkey)
The story frequently references its framing device, keeping the faith alive that everything has been meticulously planned
(Don't get me started on the flashforward)
All this, slowly stewing in the fanbase over months, can make fans feel trapped between faith, dread, and pessimism as the story moves at a seemingly glacial pace towards its ending.
I feel like by the time Jojolion was finally ending, everyone's nerves were so fried that we barely even wanted to discuss the ending at all. I hope we can avoid a similar collapse, but we'll see how Gege chooses to end his story. As someone deeply invested JJK's ending, I think it's been important for me to separate from the story for a bit when needed.
Again, keep in mind that I've learned to appreciate Wonder Of U, and I am still enjoying JJK quite a lot. Both series, while very different, never fail to make interesting choices in how they interact with battle manga tropes and structure. They can just be perplexing and frustrating at times, especially so close to the end.
I'm sure this is not a unique phenomena. It's basically what sports fans go through, in a way. These are just two recent examples that really stick out in my personal experience.
