

Some of Yukako's misdeeds seem to have come back to haunt Karera. Both women are unconcerned with conventional morality, willing to commit a wide variety of ethically dubious acts like brainwashing and scamming. Similarly, Karera is a friend of Josefumi and Kira, working with them in their smuggling plot and barely surviving. Yukako is initially an enemy in part 4 due to her obsession, but when she and Koichi develop a real relationship, she becomes aligned with Josuke and company against Kira. They also both have a rose theme, with Yukako's top featuring some rose designs, while Karera has rose florals on her hat. Both Yukako and Karera have Stands that involve manipulating hair: Yukako's is called Love Deluxe and works on her own hair, while Karera's is Love Love Deluxe, which functions with other people's hair, further cementing the connection. Karera, her counterpart in Jojolion, also has long, black hair, and had an obsessive crush on Josefumi Kujo. Yukako Yamagishi: Karera SakunamiĪmong the many Stand users seen in Morioh during part 4 is Yukako Yamagishi, a young woman with long, black hair who becomes obsessed with Josuke's friend, Koichi.

Josefumi seems to have been unaware of Kira's murderous tendencies but was wrapped up in other illegal affairs with him, which eventually led both to their deaths before the start of Jojolion. Related: How Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part 9 Can Fit Into the SeriesĬontrary to the enmity between Josuke and Yoshikage Kira in part 4, Josefumi and Kira are childhood friends as a result of Kira and his mother, Holly Joestar-Kira, saving his life. While Josuke's Stand in part 4 is Shining Diamond, Josefumi's is Soft & Wet, which has very different uses.

Both are portrayed as loners who are typically kind and friendly, and both were raised by a single mother, although Josuke's was a much better mother than Josefumi's. Josefumi can be provoked to extreme violence, much like how Josuke is towards comments about his hair. Josefumi Kujo is shown to have a similar hairstyle to Josuke's distinctive look, as well as other elements of his appearance such as the peace sign and heart pins on his chest. Rather, Josuke's proper counterpart is seen only in flashback as the amnesia mystery unravels. Jojolion's Josuke is given that name when he's found as an amnesiac near the shore. Despite both part 4 and part 8 Jojolion starring a protagonist named Josuke Higashikata, they aren't really the same character.
