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Each week, the first post about the week’s reading will be linked in the schedule. The first link will always be this thread’s first post.
| Date | # | Chapter Title (original・bunko) |
|---|---|---|
| 2024.11.04 | 1 (45) | ニューヨークのジョジョ・ニューヨークのジョセフ・ジョースター その① |
| 2024.11.10 | 2 (46) | 生きた彫像・ニューヨークのジョセフ・ジョースター その② |
| 2024.11.18 | 3 (47) | 悲痛な知らせ・ニューヨークのジョセフ・ジョースター その③ |
Vocab
Vocab SRS Vol 5(Renshuu.org)
Discussion Guidelines
Spoiler Courtesy
Please follow these rules to avoid inadvertent spoilers. Some folks are reading JoJo for the first time and have never watched the anime either. If you’re unsure whether something should have a spoiler tag, err on the side of using one.
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Any potential spoiler for the current week’s reading need only be covered by a spoiler tag. Predictions and conjecture made by somebody who has not read ahead still falls into this category.
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Any potential spoilers for external sources need to be covered by a spoiler tag and include a label (outside of the spoiler tag) of what might be spoiled. These include but are not limited to: other book club picks, other books, games, movies, anime, etc. I recommend also tagging the severity of the spoiler (for example, I may still look at minor spoilers for something that I don’t intend to read soon).
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- I have finished this arc
- I’m still reading the manga but I’m not on the same section
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CW: Some gore
Questions for Chapter 1 (45) ニューヨークのジョジョ・ニューヨークのジョセフ・ジョースター その①
- How did Speedwagon (the man with face scars for folks new to JoJo) become wealthy?
- What’s the same about him and Straizo (ストレイツォ)? Why is Speedwagon jealous?
- What does the vendor infer about Joseph (bulky handsome guy)?
- What can we infer about the vendor based on his speech patterns?
- What can we infer about the first policeman based on his speech patterns?
- What does the policeman say will happen to Smokey?
- What offer does he make Smokey?
- How does Joseph initially speak to the police? Why does he speak this way?
- For those who read Part 1, what is Joseph’s action in the question above a throwback to?
- How does the policeman act towards Joseph and why?
- What does Joseph say to the second policeman?
- What meaning does ブツ・ブッ add to verbs?
- What do we learn about Joseph’s physicality?
- What abnormal things happen with the coke?
- Who is narrating the story?
- What do we learn about Joseph’s family?
- What is Smokey surprised by?
but not a slur or derogatory.