JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 8 - JoJolion - Vol. 25 Ch. 99 - The Wonder of You (The Miracle of Your Love), Part 16

[MangaDex]

 

[justforthelulz]

Not knowing Japanese, I can't tell which version is more accurate. (For instance, 'visually indistinguishable' or 'looked at a bit differently'.)

 

[StephenMD]

@justforthelulz the dogpark translation is more casual compared to the academic one done by Kewl.

 

[JamPotteryMD]

hermes is a rock woman??


edit: probably not but good to see her again

 

[Gustbk]

The bizarre references to The Arrows and the Stone Masks are quite tricky...are we supposed to take it as "this was the old universe's manifestation of this process"?

Seems like the main conflict is between Rock Beings encroaching into the Carbon Beings territory and giving up on the idea of just being considered a natural fail-safe.

(part of me almost expected Wonder of U to be Scatman's World...since their designs are so similar)

 

[SylB]

Not gonna lie a direct comparison of the two translations really exacerbates how extremely ESL the HWMN translation feels

 

[Lustrist]

first beetles now wasps

 

[Rillant]

@justforthelulz Accuracy wise, Kewl's is better. But dogpark has a nicer flow sometimes. I think it's good to have both.

 

[Goaty0806]

Stand users are probably some type if rock humans or something

 

[Unique-username]

Josuke got the Johnny joestar eyes

 

[SpookiLurkr]

Editor: I would like you to provide more exposition on the subject of rock humans, for our readers' understanding.
Araki:

Spoiler

Rock humans (Homo lithicus) are not necessarily a cryptic species for Homo sapiens, due to the fact that they can hybridize with them. A male H. sapiens may mate with a female H. lithicus to produce viable offspring, but the reciprocal cross cannot happen. Gestation period is 6 months, and delivery is during the spring or summer season. Maternal care is nonexistent; the mother will abandon the infant within a forest, against the roots of a dead tree.

This may seem counterintuitive for evolutionary fitness, but it is in fact advantageous. Infants of H. lithicus are altricial and are obligate parasites. Thus, they require a host rather than direct parental care. Infants possess a Fixed Action Pattern (FAP) that activates when a predatory eusocial insect (e.g. The Japanese Yellow Hornet) approaches them. During the FAP, the infant will clutch on the insect until the insect returns to its nest. During translocation, the wind pressure stimulates the infant to begin manifesting its lithic epidermis over half its own body.

Once at the nest, the infant will roll towards the queen, fuse with her body, and begin parasitizing all of her resources. This occurs over a 17-year critical period of development, during which the infant will learn concepts such as the laws of nature, time, numbers, and how to blend within society. Upon maturation, the adult Homo lithicus emerges from the host nest in full size, which completely destroys the nest in the process. The adult is then ready to assimilate within societies of Homo sapiens until death, whether it be by natural or unnatural causes. Unfortunately, despite individuals maturing within an altruistic environment, the concepts of empathy and love tend to evade the mindset of H. lithicus.

Thus spoke Hirohiko Araki.

Editor: Alright, Araki-sensei. This seems bizarre enough to put in one chapter. I may not be able to comprehend all of what you speak, but that is expected for a series like yours...

 

[TrueGoddessReincarnation]

Araki has finally fucking lost it

 

[EQ]

Let’s go!!

 

[blepeded]

this is getting more and more confusing every chapter, i love it

 

[JimBeg]

Reading the narration in ZeFrank's voice is so satisfying smh.

 

[Undftddj]

How the fuck is Josuke getting out of this one?

 

[hmmmmname]

This was a CRAZY noisy bizzare chapter.

 

[Kanoh-Agito]

Thanks again for the translation dogpark

 

[FruitConnoisseur]

Ok, Rai's hair reveal tho im shook, second good chapter, third thank you for the tranlation dogpark!

 

[AnimuVsMango]

Damn Norisuke without the beard actually looks hella good, he sort of resembles Funny Valentine.
Also, just realized that Josuke doesn't actually extend his joints, he retracts them before the asbestos attack. So Rai is actually right even if he's wrong.