In What Order Were The JoJo Bizarre Adventure Comic Parts Originally Published?

As a new JoJo's Bizarre Adventure fan, I'm binging the manga and getting confused by the parts. Need the original Shonen Jump serialization timeline.
2026-07-26 03:06:17
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JadeByrd
JadeByrd
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The best way to remember the order is by the JoJo's name: Jonathan, Joseph, Jotaro, Josuke, Giorno, Jolyne, Johnny, Josuke (again). That's the protagonist sequence, which matches publication. If you can remember the J-names, you've got the order down.

2026-07-28 11:19:57
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JadeLewis
JadeLewis
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I don't get why this is a frequent question. A simple search yields the answer in seconds. But since we're here: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. That's the numeric order. It's not chronological within the story for Parts 7 and 8, as they're a separate continuity, but the release order is still the intended reading order.

2026-07-28 12:52:57
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TomSun
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Publication order is straightforward, but the magazine shift is the interesting bit. Parts 1 through 6 ran in Weekly Shonen Jump. Then, with Part 7, 'Steel Ball Run,' it moved to Ultra Jump, a seinen magazine, around 2005. That's why the tone and themes get more mature and complex from there. So the order is split across two different demographics of the same magazine line.

2026-07-30 03:06:08
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AvaFisher
AvaFisher
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Can we take a moment to appreciate that 'Battle Tendency' started in the same year as 'Phantom Blood' ended? Araki didn't waste any time. The shift from Gothic drama to globetrotting adventure must have been a shock to weekly readers back in '87.

2026-07-31 19:27:36
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It's late, and my brain is turning to mush. Can someone just post a simple list? All these long explanations are making my eyes glaze over. Parts and numbers, that's all I need.
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