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'''''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood''''' was a 91-minute film released on February 17th, 2007, that was based on the first part of Hirohiko Araki's long-running manga series ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure''. It was produced by Studio APPP, with Junichi Hayama serving as director, sound design by Tom Myers of Skywalker Sound, and an end theme/promo song titled "Voodoo Kingdom" by Japanese hip-hop band SOUL'd OUT. The film itself was made in celebration of both the 25th anniversary of Araki's career as a manga artist and the 20th anniversary of ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure''.


Given a limited theatrical release in February of 2007 (in Japan, exclusively) was '''''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood''''', a 90 minute anime feature film based on the first part of Hirohiko Araki's 1986-present manga series ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure''. The film was produced by Studio APPP (with Junichi Hayama serving as director), with sound design by Tom Myers of Skywalker Sound, in celebration of both the 25th anniversary of Araki's career as a manga artist and the 20th anniversary of ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure''; the ending theme (which was also used to promote the film) was Japanese hip-hop band SOUL'd OUT's "Voodoo Kingdom".<ref>[http://jojo.wikia.com/wiki/JoJo's_Bizarre_Adventure:_Phantom_Blood_(Movie) JoJo's Bizarre Encyclopedia article on the film.] Last retrieved 09 Mar 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.skysound.com/bio/tom_myers.html Tom Myers' biography page, via Skywalker Sound's official website.] Last retrieved 09 Mar 2015.</ref>
The film was teased as early as 2004 at the Tokyo International Anime Fair. Bandai, who co-produced the film, acquired the license to make JoJo video games, which they still hold today, in order to make a game for the PlayStation 2 based upon the Phantom Blood manga to help generate excitement for the film. The film's first proper teaser was unveiled at an event promoting the PS2 game, attended by several cast members and even Hirohiko Araki himself; This teaser would later be included on a pre-order exclusive bonus DVD with the PS2 game. The website for the PlayStation 2 game is still online. <ref>[http://www.bandaigames.channel.or.jp/list/ps2_jojo/ Website for the tie-in PlayStation 2 game.] Retrieved 17 Aug '19</ref>  


''Phantom Blood'' was only ever publicly shown in Japanese cinemas, before being promptly and indefinitely shelved; the reason behind this has never been officially revealed, though it is largely assumed to have been the result of Studio APPP neglecting to give a number of characters enough screen time (with one of the main characters, -and one of Hirohiko's favourites, at that- Speedwagon, only appearing in a single scene) and that the film's relatively short run time didn't do the story justice, leading to a negative response both on the part of fans and of the series' creator.
''Phantom Blood'' was only ever publicly shown in Japanese cinemas, with its last known screening taking place on the 9th of April 2007,<ref>[https://diow21.exblog.jp/5486683/ Japanese blog describing a screening of the film on the 9th of April 2007] Retrieved 17 Aug '19</ref> and was not seen again after leaving theatres.
The reason for its disappearance is not known, but many speculate it was a combination of poor reception, and Studio APPP losing the JoJo license the following year due to a religious controversy surrounding their 2000 OVA based upon the series' third part, Stardust Crusaders.


Notably, the shell of the film's now-defunct official website can still be accessed via The Wayback Machine, although most of the actual content within, unfortunately, appears to be inaccessible.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070108031907/http://www.jojo-movie.com/ Archive of the film's official website (only partially accessible), via The Wayback Machine; 08 Jan 2007.] Last retrieved 09 Mar 2015.</ref>
Notably, the shell of the film's now-defunct official website can still be accessed via The Wayback Machine, although most of the site's content appears to be inaccessible.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070108031907/http://www.jojo-movie.com/ Archive of the film's official website (only partially accessible), via The Wayback Machine; 08 Jan 2007.] Retrieved 09 Mar '15</ref> The website can still be accessed today with the same link, but be warned as it is now an NSFW Japanese site and does not feature the same contents someone would think.


The film, to this day, remains unreleased, although roughly 18 minutes of footage ''have'' been made available, in the form of two trailers released before its theatrical debut, as well as a 16 minute collection of random clips (albeit with the dialogue removed, the dub instead consisting only of tracks from the film's official soundtrack), the latter of which surfaced online in 2012 after allegedly being given out to an Academy of Art University student by their professor (who apparently had connections to those who worked on the film) as part of a sound design project; the aforementioned 16 minute compilation is available via YouTube and can be seen below.
==Availability==
Since concluding its run in theatres, the film has not been made available in any form. The PS2 game's teaser trailer and a theatrical trailer once downloadable from the movie's website were the only footage available for some time. A workprint of the film's first 16 minutes with music only, provided by the film's composer, were used as course material for sound design projects at the Academy of Art University at some point, with one student uploading his assignment to YouTube in 2012, making a significant portion of the film viewable to the public once more.


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==2004 Tokyo International Anime Fair Preview==
In addition to the film itself, a two-and-a-half-minute test animation played at the 2004 Tokyo International Anime Fair. It was also lost for a time before being found in an eBay auction by a YouTuber by the name of Mangomation. Mangomation then won the eBay auction and has since made the test animation public on September 14th, 2019. It featured characters and scenes, not in the final film, including the infamously-removed Robert Speedwagon, and the animation did not reflect the final film whatsoever. <ref>[https://vec.hatenadiary.org/entries/2004/03/28#fn-5b1830a9 Blog post with a detailed description of the 2004 preview.] Retrieved 17 Aug '19</ref>


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==Gallery==
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==External Links==
*[https://youtu.be/M9lIV8nFqYs SOUL'd OUT's ''Voodoo Kingdom'', used as ''Phantom Blood’s'' ending theme.] Retrieved 09 Mar '15
*[https://jojowiki.com/JoJo's_Bizarre_Adventure:_Phantom_Blood_(film) JoJo's Bizarre Encyclopedia page on the film.] Retrieved 09 Mar '15


== References ==
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== External links ==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9lIV8nFqYs SOUL'd OUT's "Voodoo Kingdom" (used as ''Phantom Blood''’s ending theme), via YouTube; 21 Mar 2014.] Last retrieved 09 Mar 2015.
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YC54t2VSE4I The first of the film's trailers (Japanese, no subtitles), via YouTube; 20 Oct 2012.] Last retrieved 09 Mar 2015.
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tB66laScBPU The second of the film's trailers (Japanese, English subtitles), via YouTube; 22 May 2007] Last retrieved 09 Mar 2015.


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JojosBizarreAdventurePhantomBlood-Poster.jpg

The film's theatrical poster.

Status: Partially Found

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood was a 91-minute film released on February 17th, 2007, that was based on the first part of Hirohiko Araki's long-running manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. It was produced by Studio APPP, with Junichi Hayama serving as director, sound design by Tom Myers of Skywalker Sound, and an end theme/promo song titled "Voodoo Kingdom" by Japanese hip-hop band SOUL'd OUT. The film itself was made in celebration of both the 25th anniversary of Araki's career as a manga artist and the 20th anniversary of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.

The film was teased as early as 2004 at the Tokyo International Anime Fair. Bandai, who co-produced the film, acquired the license to make JoJo video games, which they still hold today, in order to make a game for the PlayStation 2 based upon the Phantom Blood manga to help generate excitement for the film. The film's first proper teaser was unveiled at an event promoting the PS2 game, attended by several cast members and even Hirohiko Araki himself; This teaser would later be included on a pre-order exclusive bonus DVD with the PS2 game. The website for the PlayStation 2 game is still online. [1]

Phantom Blood was only ever publicly shown in Japanese cinemas, with its last known screening taking place on the 9th of April 2007,[2] and was not seen again after leaving theatres. The reason for its disappearance is not known, but many speculate it was a combination of poor reception, and Studio APPP losing the JoJo license the following year due to a religious controversy surrounding their 2000 OVA based upon the series' third part, Stardust Crusaders.

Notably, the shell of the film's now-defunct official website can still be accessed via The Wayback Machine, although most of the site's content appears to be inaccessible.[3] The website can still be accessed today with the same link, but be warned as it is now an NSFW Japanese site and does not feature the same contents someone would think.

Availability

Since concluding its run in theatres, the film has not been made available in any form. The PS2 game's teaser trailer and a theatrical trailer once downloadable from the movie's website were the only footage available for some time. A workprint of the film's first 16 minutes with music only, provided by the film's composer, were used as course material for sound design projects at the Academy of Art University at some point, with one student uploading his assignment to YouTube in 2012, making a significant portion of the film viewable to the public once more.

2004 Tokyo International Anime Fair Preview

In addition to the film itself, a two-and-a-half-minute test animation played at the 2004 Tokyo International Anime Fair. It was also lost for a time before being found in an eBay auction by a YouTuber by the name of Mangomation. Mangomation then won the eBay auction and has since made the test animation public on September 14th, 2019. It featured characters and scenes, not in the final film, including the infamously-removed Robert Speedwagon, and the animation did not reflect the final film whatsoever. [4]

Videos

~16 minutes of footage without dialogue.

The theatrical trailer.

The teaser trailer.

The 2 and a half minute long 2004 test animation.

Gallery

External Links

References