Indonesian comics publisher Elex Media Komputindo is releasing the JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure manga in Indonesia. As indicated by a previous post by the Twitter account of the publisher’s comics editor, Elex Media licenses the bunko version of the manga starting from the first part, Phantom Blood. The manga is to be published under Elex Media’s mature-rated comics label Level Comics in paperback format and printed on book paper. The first volume is scheduled to be shipped on 18 May 2022, with nearly 400 pages and a suggested retail price of IDR 80,000 (about US$ 5.46).
Penasaran dengan petualangan aneh nan ajaib Jojo, dkk? Nantikan jadwal terbitnya di tanggal 18 Mei 2022 seharga Rp80.000,- 😄 pic.twitter.com/ZPXbGSDhHh
— Editor Komik Elex-Level Comics (@comic_lxlc) May 13, 2022
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is a manga series by Hirohiko Araki that first began serialisation in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in 1987, though it has moved to Ultra Jump since 2005. The series is comprised of separate parts that each feature a different main character who bears the nickname “JoJo”, with Part 8 recently concluded in August 2021. The first part of the series, Phantom Blood, takes place in late 19th century England and tells the conflict between Jonathan Joestar, the heir of the wealthy Joestar family, and his adoptive brother Dio Brando, who seeks to take over the family’s fortunes for himself. When Dio transforms into a vampire using an ancient stone mask, Jonathan has to learn how to harness an energy called hamon to put an end to Dio’s threat.
Elex Media Komputindo is a comics publisher under the Kompas-Gramedia Group. The publisher releases licensed foreign comics, including manga, and also Indonesian comics. Since 2005, Elex Media also created a new imprint called Level Comics to publish mature-rated comics.
The Indonesian Anime Times
