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''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.<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> | ''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.<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, to this day, remains totally | 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 appears to be inaccessible. | ||
The film, to this day, remains totally unavailable, although roughly 18 minutes of footage ''are'' currently 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, instead being replaced by tracks from the film's official soundtrack), the latter of which surfaced online in 2012 after being given out to an Academy of Art University student by their professor (as part of a project); the aforementioned 16 minute compilation can be seen below. | |||
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The film's theatrical poster.
Status: Partially found
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 Araki Hirohiko's 1986-present manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. The film was produced by Studio APPP (with Junichi Hayama serving as director) in celebration of both the 25th anniversary of Hirohiko's career as a manga artist and the 20th anniversary of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.
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.[1]
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 appears to be inaccessible.
The film, to this day, remains totally unavailable, although roughly 18 minutes of footage are currently 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, instead being replaced by tracks from the film's official soundtrack), the latter of which surfaced online in 2012 after being given out to an Academy of Art University student by their professor (as part of a project); the aforementioned 16 minute compilation can be seen below.
References
- ↑ JoJo's Bizarre Encyclopedia article on the film. Last retrieved 09 Mar 2015.
External links
- The first of the film's trailers (Japanese, no subtitles), via YouTube; 20 Oct 2012. Last retrieved 09 Mar 2015.
- The second of the film's trailers (Japanese, English subtitles), via YouTube; 22 May 2007 Last retrieved 09 Mar 2015.