ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 43 エニグマは謎だ! [JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken]

Diamond is Unbreakable #15

by Hirohiko Araki

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, #43; Part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable, #15.

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Comics, Fiction, Supernatural, Adventure, Graphic Novels

192 pages, Paperback

First published August 4, 1995

About the author

Hirohiko 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.

Reviews

[Bumbo · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is where the point where fatigue started to set in. Much like with Anubis in Stardust Crusaders, Enigma Boy marked the point where I grew frustrated with the episodic approach and wanted something more consequential to happen. Neither Enigma Boy or Transmission Tower are bad stories. But they're totally unnecessary. They didn't do anything for me when taken on their own terms, and they feel like padding in the larger narrative. They're not bad, but they shouldn't exist.

[Mar · Rating 5 out of 5]

God, I had forgotten just how intense the Enigma story arc was.

[Fugo Feedback · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sí que me colgué para terminar este tomo. Tanto, que recuerdo poco de la primera parte, y eso me quitó un poco el disfrute de la segunda. Ahí, el malo es un stand-user que convierte gente y objetos en papel, lo que da pie a una de las peleas más bolaceras de la serie, pero no tan disfrutable como otras en su misma categoría.

[Gab Andrade · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 estrellas.

Nuevamente de este punto en adelante todas las reseñas de Jojos llegarán a ser muy similares, debido a que los maratonee.

Siendo ya un avance en la historia me llega la idea de como puede guiarse la misma.

El personaje de Josuke me parece un gran personaje, el como se desenvuelve, y como a pesar de ser bastante perfecto, me parece muy humano, Jotaro a pesar de no ser mi Jojo favorito hasta el momento, me parece mejor como un personaje de apoyo.

Los personajes de apoyo como Rohan, Koichi, y Okuyasu me parecen muy agradables, siento que esta es de las partes con grandes y buenos personajes secundarios.

El villano Kira, me parece algo a lo que si debes de temer, muy frio y muy perfeccionista.

[Layer06 · Rating 4 out of 5]

How long has it been since we've seen Jotaro at length? Joseph? Koichi? Okuyasu also hasn't used his stand for a while. What happened to the invisible baby and finding her mother? And most importantly, finding the serial killer? Yoshikage has his chapters here and there but the main cast does pretty much nothing to suss him out.

The setup of Part 4 is fine, but I feel like we're lost in the sauce with this episodic approach where the overarching plot (to the extent there is one) doesn't really advance. We're running out of volumes, so I fear when these story elements wrap up it will feel rushed and unsatisfying.

[Angie Rita · Rating 4 out of 5]

Memes in this volume:


Once again I am not including the one famous Duwang image from this scene because of an ableist slur. But here's a gif of strange occurrences from this scene anyway.

[Madison · Rating 5 out of 5]

Honestly one of my favorite parts of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure. The normalcy and "quiet life" of the villain adds to the suspense, and the mixture of slice of life and absolutely bizarre creates a contrast that will completely keep you guessing on what's about to happen next.

Bad Company and Killer Queen are two of the most TERRIFYING stands I've seen so far, and I absolutely can't wait to continue the story.

[Hannah Belyea · Rating 3 out of 5]

Available English translation read

When Mikitaka leads Josuke and Okuyasu to a man living alone atop a transmission tower, they must find a way out of his independent Stand's trap - only to learn soon after that another user has taken Koichi hostage, and finding him will require the use of Fungami's abilities. Araki offers another set of interesting battles of heart and mind in this entry.

[Sophia Paul · Rating 5 out of 5]

i love my little freak in the tower. he just gave up at some point and was like man ill just be an attraction. how can i hate a guy like that. ALSO PAPER MAN. THE FUCKING PAPER GUN MEME. I MADE IT YIPEE!!! also i love how highway star man is just now here.... helping... and im like sure! josuke really does get hella allies in this part

[Abeer Albossany · Rating 3 out of 5]

The tower story got better in the middle but in the end somehow it became dull again! The Enigma Boy was totally an intense one. Still to be finished in the next volume, but loved the ending of this one volume where Yuya sided with Josuke at last

[Solim · Rating 3 out of 5]

Why throw a pointless filler like volume near the end of the series? I guess this is a staple of shonen manga. I have yet to read one that doesn’t steer from the story at some point or throw in filler.

[Kurtis Burkhardt · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story still doesn’t make any since but it’s quite exciting and intriguing 🤔😻😁💕💕

[Erika · Rating 3 out of 5]

また謎なスタンドのキャラが次々と登場。
物語としては「つなぎ」っぽいもの多し。
…が、考えてみれば、41-42巻で適役だった少年が今度は協力してるので、今回出てきたキャラも、先で協力者になるんだろう。

[Dani Wladdimiro · Rating 3 out of 5]

Un tipo viviendo en una torre eléctrica y otro que saca pistolas de papeles. Con eso se define todo lo que corresponde a este volumen.

[Omexmo · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 - Real não dá que parte sem graça

[Variaciones Enrojo]

Decimoquinto tomo de Diamond is Unbreakable; parte IV de Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, tomo 43 en total.
Inédito en castellano, publicado al completo en francés, en italiano (en tomos más pequeños y reeditado en más grandes) y en chino.

[Bucletina]

Otro 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