JoJo’s Bizarre Adventures: Best Female Characters

Key Takeaways

• Female characters in
  Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure
  are fierce warriors capable of holding their own.
• Women like Lisa Lisa and Jolyne Cujoh shine as formidable and resilient characters in the series.
• Characters like Yukako, Reimi, Yasuho, Trish, Ermes, Lisa Lisa, Lucy, and Jolyne stand out for their strengths and unique qualities.

Heroes battling for glory and power and terrifying opponents lurk around every corner in the fantastic world of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure. While the male heroes and antagonists are the series’ main draws, the female characters each have their own defining moments that will keep you glued to the screen.

In this world of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, women like Lisa Lisa, an expert hamon user, and Jolyne Cujoh, a lovely and deadly combatant, are more than just supporting characters or romantic interests. They are formidable warriors in their own right, capable of holding their own against the most elite members of the Joestar family.

Updated on November 7th, 2024, by Oluwatokiloba Folami: The JoJo’s Bizarre Adventures franchise is well known for its portrayal of female characters. Unlike various other shows that explore women as little more than love interests, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventures does more than that by portraying its women as forces capable of trampling all that stands in their way. In Part 6 (Stone Ocean) of the franchise, Jolyne Kujo stands out for this, and the cast is primarily female-dominated, showing just how formidable and resilient these women can be. The best women in the Jojo franchise have a lot of great features, whether it be for their daring nature or even for their familial support. While the Jojo’s rule the show, various women have helped define them and their adventures, showing how irreplaceable they are.

10 Tomoko Higashikata

The Devoted Mother Of Josuke Higashikata

As the single mother of Josuke, Tomoko plays a role that’s not usually present in most shonen anime: A present and responsible mother. Tomoko always strives to do her best for her son, always thinking ahead of how he’ll live his life. Like most women married to the Jojo’s, Tomoko is strong-willed and doesn’t give in to what she doesn’t want or like.

Even after her separation from Joseph Joestar, Tomoko remained deeply in love with him, even hugging Jotaro Kujo and mistaking him for her separated love. Without a doubt, Tomoko’s role in Josuke’s life is irreplaceable, and she sets herself apart by always putting her son and his future first.

9 Erina Pendleton

A Graceful Lady With An Unyielding Will

Unlike various other prominent JoJo’s Bizarre Adventures woman, Erina Pendleton’s motivations and character weren’t deeply explored in the series, but even then, she still stands out. As the wife and love interest of Jonathan Joestar, Erina showed great strength by not ending her life on the same boat where Jonathan died, but by living on and saving a young Lisa Lisa.

As a character, Erina was every bit the proper lady, but that didn’t diminish her strong will, as seen when she rinsed her mouth with mud water after Dio had forcefully kissed her. In that scene, Erina rejects Dio despite him overpowering her, showing that she isn’t scared of the tyrant. Eventually, as seen in Part 2, Erina becomes the grandmother of Joseph Joestar, and while she isn’t involved in battles, her presence is felt.

8 Yukako Yamagishi

A Woman Willing To Cross Any Line For Love

Yukako is arguably the progenitor of the Yandere archetype. Her initial role in the series suggests that she is highly psychotic and willing to do anything to get Koichi Hirose, her love interest, including kidnapping and killing him. Due to her very violent tendencies, not many like Yukako, and even Koichi becomes wary of her.

However, after Josuke, the protagonist of Diamond is Unbreakable defeats her, Koichi saves and accepts her, and she turns from her dangerous ways. Despite her less-than-ideal attitude, as she and Koichi love each other, Josuke accepts her, and the two seem to get along. As a character, Yukako also possesses a Stand, which allows her to manipulate her hair.

7 Reimi Sugimoto

The Ghost Who Impacts The Living

As a ghost rather than the more commonly portrayed stand-user, Reimi’s character in the Jojo series is a unique one. Introduced in the fourth part of the series, Diamond is Unbreakable, Reimi haunts the town of Morioh, trying to protect the residents from the dangerous Stand users who threaten their safety.

Even in death, Reimi left an indelible mark on the show. She aids Josuke, the series’ protagonist, in his fight against the villainous Yoshikage Kira through a number of ghostly antics that frequently have an impact on the living. Josuke learns the grim history of Morioh Town and the motivation behind Reimi’s continued service to the town’s residents through his conversation with Reimi.

6 Yasuho Hirose

The Problem-Solver With Unmatched Intelligence

• Manga Debut: JoJolion – Chapter 1

Yasuho Hirose, the female protagonist of Jojolion, the eighth part of the series, is a resourceful woman who aids Josuke on his quest to discover himself after he lost his memories. In supporting Josuke, Yasuho plays an active role in coming up with solutions to solve various issues that the duo encounter.

One of the most striking aspects of Yasuho’s character is her intelligence and ability to gather information. As the deuteragonist of Jojolion, Yasuho’s character, and multifaceted complexity make her stand out from other females in the Jojo franchise. Furthermore, Yasuho and Josuke develop romantic feelings for each other, which just makes fans love her all the more.

5 Trish Una

From Vulnerable To Confident Stand User

Trish was initially presented as an affluent, snobbish, high-class lady who rudely acted to cover her vulnerabilities. Spending time with Bruno Bucciarati’s crew, though, helps her come to grips with a lot of things and welcome her new friends.

Trish eventually gets her own fully sentient stand, which has the ability to make things soft, making them hard to fight against. As Trish goes through many things in the fifth part of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, Vento Aureo, in which she is portrayed, she becomes a teenage character with loads of potential that fans love to see.

4 Ermes Costello

The Fierce Protector With A Soft Side

• Manga Debut: Stone Ocean – Chapter 1

Brutal, violent, and soft is a combination that is rarely seen in anime characters but Ermes Costello has it all. Ermes appears in the sixth part of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, Stone Ocean, alongside the protagonist, Jolyne Kujo. Throughout the series, Ermes proves herself a skilled fighter with impeccable resilience, as seen when she could still stand and move about after her liver had been removed.

Jolyne was wrongfully incarcerated, and Ermes visited her there. Ermes had the resolve to get even with those who wronged her, along with the fighting abilities and stoicism to back it up. Ermes, despite her tough and rude demeanor, is very protective of her companions and will put herself in harm’s way to ensure their safety.

3 Lisa Lisa

A Respected Icon Of Strength And Composure

Elizabeth Joestar, more commonly called Lisa, is an important persona in Jojo’s Bizarre Adventures: Battle Tendency, where she is portrayed. In the series, Lisa Lisa was a great hamon user and trained Joseph and Caesar Zeppeli how to use hamon effectively. Respected by both males and females, Lisa Lisa was portrayed as a brave woman who did not let her emotions rule her decisions.

Lisa Lisa was eventually revealed to be Joseph Joestar’s mother, and she contributed immensely to his life. Overall, her refined manner and fearless outlook on life make her one of the most admirable female characters in the anime.

2 Lucy Steel

The Unstoppable Force Without A Stand

• Manga Debut: Steel Ball Run – Chapter 1

Introduced in the seventh part of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure anime series, Steel Ball Run, Lucy Steel quickly sets herself apart from the other female characters with her cunning intelligence, fierce determination, and unwavering loyalty. One of her key aspects is the way she plays a pivotal role in Steel Ball Run, being the channel through which many of the protagonists’ and antagonists’ storylines come together.

As an intricate character, Lucy shows that she is more than just the passive wife of Steven Steel and puts herself in many dangerous situations to make her husband’s dream a reality. To this extent, she constantly puts herself in danger by showing her badass and courageous sides while even defeating some enemies despite not being a stand user.

1 Jolyne Kujo

The Ultimate Female JoJo

• Manga Debut: Stone Ocean – Chapter 1

With beauty, brains, and brawn, Jolyne Kujo stands as the only female Jojo protagonist, appearing as the protagonist of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure‘s sixth part, Stone Ocean. As the daughter of Jotaro Kujo, the Jojo protagonist of Stardust Crusaders, Jolyne displays many traits similar to those of her father.

Like her father, Jolyne has a righteous sense of self and often helps people in need, friends or not. With her stand Stone Free, Jolyne kicks asses and battles against Dio’s most trusted disciple, Enrico Pucci. As the only female Jojo, Jolyne stands as one of the best females ever portrayed to date in the Jojo anime series.