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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''.


'''''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood''''' was an 100 minute animated feature film released on February 17th 2007 that was based off 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''.<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>
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 was online until late 2019<ref>[http://www.bandaigames.channel.or.jp/list/ps2_jojo/ The now defunct link to the website for the tie-in PlayStation 2 game.] Retrieved 17 Aug '19</ref> however it can still be accessed via the Wayback Machine<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20190608093152/http://www.bandaigames.channel.or.jp/list/ps2_jojo/ An archive of the website for the tie-in PlayStation 2 game.] Retrieved 08 Nov '20</ref>  


''Phantom Blood'' was only ever publicly shown in Japanese cinemas, with its last known screening taking place on the 24th of February 2007<ref>[http://koh-missile-boy.seesaa.net/article/34651438.html Japanese blog describing a screening of the film on the 24th of February 2007]</ref>, 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, including Speedwagon, one of Araki's favorites, as well as the film generally not doing the story justice, which ultimately led to negative reception from both fans and the 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 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.] Last retrieved 09 Mar 2015.</ref> The website can still be accessed today with the same link, but be warned as it is now a NSFW Japanese site and does not feature the same contents someone would think.  
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.  


==Availability==
==Availability==
While the film remains unreleased, several dozen screenshots exist as well as roughly 18 minutes of footage in the form of two trailers and a 16 minute collection of various scenes without dialogue. The collection 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.
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.


==Possible Jump Festa short preview==
==2004 Tokyo International Anime Fair Preview==
In 2007 and 2008, before the film became infamous for its unavailability, several screenshots rumoured to have been taken from a screening of the film circulated on fan forums. In one thread, user BlackHoleSun claims that the screenshots, including one showing fan-favourite Robert Speedwagon, were actually from a short animated for a Jump Festa preview, and that Speedwagon was excluded from the actual film. <ref>[http://ls57tiger.freepgs.com/jojo/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1399 Forum post claiming the existence of the short] Retrieved on March 22, 2019</ref>
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>
 
Though the claim would normally not be credible on its own, there are several severe discrepancies between the batch of screenshots purported to be the short and the final film, including different character designs and outfits. This, along with the images only cover a very small and specific selection of scenes, lend some credibility to the existence of at least some compilation of animation that was not used in the final film.
 
<gallery mode=packed heights=175px>>
JojoFestShort1.jpeg|William Zeppeli (left) confronts villain Dio Brando, who wears a red scarf not present in the film.
JojoFestShort2.jpeg|Jonathan Joestar (centre) blocks Dio's blow to Zeppeli from below, instead of from the side.
JojoFestShort3.jpeg|Image from official movie guide, displaying lack of scarf and Jonathan blocking from the side.
JojoFestShort5.jpeg|Jonathan Joestar stands by his dying father. He wears a red bowtie and black jacket, and the carpet is red. In the film, his jacket is grey, with a normal tie, and the carpet is yellow.
JojoFestShort4.jpeg|The disputed image of Speedwagon.
</gallery>


==Videos==
==Videos==
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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Phantom Blood 07 Background.png
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Erina Phantom Blood 07 1.png
JojosBizarreAdventurePhantomBlood-Furnace.jpg
Erina and Dio Phantom Blood 07.png
JojosBizarreAdventurePhantomBlood-Hall.jpg
Erina Phantom Blood 07 2.png
JojosBizarreAdventurePhantomBlood-FoggyLondon.jpg
JojosBizarreAdventurePhantomBlood-Erina1.png
JojosBizarreAdventurePhantomBlood-ErinaDio.png
JojosBizarreAdventurePhantomBlood-Erina2.png
JojosBizarreAdventurePhantomBlood-Omnibus.jpeg
</gallery>
</gallery>
==External Links==
==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.] Retrieved 09 Mar 2015.
*[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==
==References==

Revision as of 20:42, 26 December 2020

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 was online until late 2019[1] however it can still be accessed via the Wayback Machine[2]

Phantom Blood was only ever publicly shown in Japanese cinemas, with its last known screening taking place on the 9th of April 2007,[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]

Videos

~16 minutes of footage without dialogue.

The theatrical trailer.

The teaser trailer.

The 2 and a half minute long 2004 test animation.

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Gallery

External Links

References