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Diamond is Unbreakable #3
ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 31 広瀬康一(えこーず) [JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken]
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, #31; Part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable, #3.
208 pages, Paperback
First published March 4, 1993
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Hirohiko Araki
654 books2,068 followersHirohiko Araki ( 荒木飛呂彦) is a Japanese manga artist. He left school before graduation from Miyagi University of Education.
He enjoys the baseball manga Kyojin No Hoshii (Star of the Giants); the video games Mario Kart and Bomberman; and likes Prince and other African-American singers, as well as jazz, rock, and rap.
He is a recipient the Tezuka Award for manga.
He enjoys the baseball manga Kyojin No Hoshii (Star of the Giants); the video games Mario Kart and Bomberman; and likes Prince and other African-American singers, as well as jazz, rock, and rap.
He is a recipient the Tezuka Award for manga.
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December 19, 2019
One of my favorite things about Diamond is Unbreakable is how intimate it feels. As the story unfolds, we keep getting to see new landmarks added to the map of Morioh town. Progressively, you start to develop a sense for the town's layout as each "mini arc" adds a new location on the map. It's super charming and fosters a genuine affinity for the place. Morioh begins to feel fleshed out in a way most fictional locations don't. It's a place I would want to visit.
Related to this, is the way "battles" have changed. No longer are "enemies" a string of assassins who all serve the same master and share the goal of killing our heroes. Instead, they're just residents of the town. Some good, some bad. Very rarely do they want to kill anybody. Instead, they go about their lives as they already planned to, just with the addition of a stand that turns their activities up to 11. Because of this, the kind of stands that can appear and the ways they can be used are even freer than they were before. Because "enemies" goals can vary so much, the win conditions for the stands can become specific. Making the encounters that much more exciting. Instead of "I want to kill you and here's how my stand gets me there" the conflict is "I want X and my stand can do Y to achieve that". Stands are freer to serve as extensions of the user's personality. So much the story takes on this slice of life approach where the characters happen to have superpowers that turn the heat up.
Case in point, Kobayashi. He just wants to make a quick buck by scamming people. He achieves this via his stand, The Lock, which weighs people down the more guilty they feel. If he didn't have this stand, he'd still be doing the same thing. But the addition of a stand turns his story into a dynamic back and forth puzzle. The story is still this light-hearted slice of life structure, but it has been run through the filter of stands.
And as a result, Diamond is Unbreakable is a joy to read. I've never been much for "slice of life" stories, but the sheer quality here has me hooked. I love the cast, I love the town, and I just want to see what creative and ridiculous new situation they have to get out of next. It's fun. It's charming. It's clever. It's wholesome. It's Diamond is Unbreakable.
Which means that when shit hits the fan down the road, it feels so much more impactful.
Related to this, is the way "battles" have changed. No longer are "enemies" a string of assassins who all serve the same master and share the goal of killing our heroes. Instead, they're just residents of the town. Some good, some bad. Very rarely do they want to kill anybody. Instead, they go about their lives as they already planned to, just with the addition of a stand that turns their activities up to 11. Because of this, the kind of stands that can appear and the ways they can be used are even freer than they were before. Because "enemies" goals can vary so much, the win conditions for the stands can become specific. Making the encounters that much more exciting. Instead of "I want to kill you and here's how my stand gets me there" the conflict is "I want X and my stand can do Y to achieve that". Stands are freer to serve as extensions of the user's personality. So much the story takes on this slice of life approach where the characters happen to have superpowers that turn the heat up.
Case in point, Kobayashi. He just wants to make a quick buck by scamming people. He achieves this via his stand, The Lock, which weighs people down the more guilty they feel. If he didn't have this stand, he'd still be doing the same thing. But the addition of a stand turns his story into a dynamic back and forth puzzle. The story is still this light-hearted slice of life structure, but it has been run through the filter of stands.
And as a result, Diamond is Unbreakable is a joy to read. I've never been much for "slice of life" stories, but the sheer quality here has me hooked. I love the cast, I love the town, and I just want to see what creative and ridiculous new situation they have to get out of next. It's fun. It's charming. It's clever. It's wholesome. It's Diamond is Unbreakable.
Which means that when shit hits the fan down the road, it feels so much more impactful.
April 20, 2013
Genial el stand de Koichi. Genial los enemigos que enfrenta. Genial el stand de madera. Genial el mapita de Morioh. Si esta saga sigue así, creo que va a superar Stardust Crusaders rápidamente.
March 2, 2020
Memes in this volume:
This wasn't in the manga but I think it's at about this point in the anime, and I had to include it.
Not including the Duwang translation bc of an ableist slur (even if it's misspelled) but fortunately that wasn't part of the translation I read :)
This wasn't in the manga but I think it's at about this point in the anime, and I had to include it.
Not including the Duwang translation bc of an ableist slur (even if it's misspelled) but fortunately that wasn't part of the translation I read :)
May 2, 2024
Josuke lo prefiero mucho más como protagonista que Jotaro, y por otra parte, me gusta mucho el elenco de secundarios, desde esa perspectiva todo bien, pero no logro entrar en la historia. Me agrada que termine sintiéndose más el día a día de la banda, quienes deban ir resolviendo los conflictos poco a poco, pero terminan siendo más que otra cosa la narrativa. Me gustaría que hubiera otro componente, en ese sentido las otras partes tenías claro de un principio cuál era el objetivo final. Aún así, esta obra tiene muchísimo potencial.
September 3, 2018
Los giros y aventuras argumentales siguen y siguen y siguen, impresionante cómo la estrategia de los creadores ha mantenido fresca y curiosa la trama.
He de decir que por momentos me parecía que el ritmo decaía, pero no fue así al final.
La calidad de la ilustración disminuyó levemente, pero en general sigue siendo una obra aceptable en términos de estilo.
Ya se verá si los autores logran mantener la creatividad y forma de la obra.
He de decir que por momentos me parecía que el ritmo decaía, pero no fue así al final.
La calidad de la ilustración disminuyó levemente, pero en general sigue siendo una obra aceptable en términos de estilo.
Ya se verá si los autores logran mantener la creatividad y forma de la obra.
August 10, 2021
3 estrellas.
Por el momento me está gustando la historia, entiendo y ya estoy acostumbrado a los temas bizarros y a los stands, muchos se están convirtiendo de mis favoritos.
Josuke viene convirtiéndose en mis jojos favoritos, ya que los temas de la familia, y como es que a el en cierta forma lo rodea y lo suele afectar.
Por el momento me está gustando la historia, entiendo y ya estoy acostumbrado a los temas bizarros y a los stands, muchos se están convirtiendo de mis favoritos.
Josuke viene convirtiéndose en mis jojos favoritos, ya que los temas de la familia, y como es que a el en cierta forma lo rodea y lo suele afectar.
November 22, 2024
KOICHIIIIIIIIIIII my boy got his STAND. HELLLLL YEAH. i forgot how fun it is and how different it is to so many other stands we have seen. Also the mannequin/model stand??? so fun. i love seeing all of the creativity with the stands and the way they work. its always fun seeing how they can beat the stand. UGH. LOVE THE SQUAD. MORIOH LETS goOOOOOO
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 3, 2018
The story still doesn’t make any since but it’s quite exciting and intriguing 🤔😻😁💕💕
September 18, 2019
Three stand users are the main characters events center around them; Tamami, Hazamada and Koichi. Yes, Koichi get a stand and he is developing both his character and fighting styles every chapter.
July 13, 2020
Man, I love Koichi. He really is the best.
May 13, 2021
The stands are so creative! I think the author was on LSD when he thought of this manga 😂
May 8, 2022
主役だけじゃなくて、思いっきり脇役だと思ってた康一にもかなり焦点が当たってて、新鮮。
(どちらのジョジョも登場しない回があった)
それと、ジョジョ二人は同じ顔だけど、やはり言動が少し違う。
漫画家って凄い。
(どちらのジョジョも登場しない回があった)
それと、ジョジョ二人は同じ顔だけど、やはり言動が少し違う。
漫画家って凄い。
June 13, 2024
3.5 stars
January 15, 2025
2.5 - Meio fodase, lembrou as batalhas aleatórias da parte 3. Mas sem os personagens engraçados que a parte 3 tinha.
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March 28, 2015Tercer tomo de Diamond is Unbreakable; parte IV de Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, tomo 31 en total.
Inédito en castellano, publicado al completo en francés, en italiano (en tomos más pequeños y reeditado en más grandes) y en chino.
Inédito en castellano, publicado al completo en francés, en italiano (en tomos más pequeños y reeditado en más grandes) y en chino.
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April 5, 2015Otro Jojo al que le daría... salvo por ese peinado espantoso. Espero poder leerme esta generación antes de que la adapten al animé, así me dejan de discriminar como fan de cuarta hora :P
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