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Made in Japan, obviously

Series about people who can control creatures with supernatural powers and use these powers for battle.

It’s been around for a good while and cemented its own legacy with video games, manga, and anime.

There are 7 complete parts, with the 8th part being still in production at time of posting

The protagonist of the anime counterparts of all 8 parts all have the same name and are all swole (one could argue that in Pokemon it’s the same person)

The iconic anime protagonist has a partner who has one consistent move used to dispose of bad guys (Pikachu’s Thundershock/bolt on Team Rocket to Star Platinum’s ORA)

The creation myth of Entei, Raikou, and Suicune are it was about three dog-like Pokemon that died and were ressurrected, and Araki just kills way too many dogs

Pokedex entries imply that Pokemon have an insane amount of power and you can’t see them using that power. This is very similar to Okuyasu’s “The Hand“

The bad guy in the 5th part starts out as a twink, but then it turns out the REAL bad guy is some bigger older man controlling him.

Aliens exist

There’s a fire bird, a lightning bird, and an ice bird

The later parts of the 6th Part of each series introduce Heavy Weather

The 6th part also introduces the existence of alternate universes right at the end.

This one is a REALLY weird coincidence/stretch, but Gen 3 featured Gen 1 remakes, Gen 4 featured Gen 2 remakes, and Gen 6 featured Gen 3 remakes. Part 3 is where we last see Part 1′s Jojo (at least his body), Part 4 is where we last see Part 2′s Jojo, and Part 6 is where we last see Part 3′s Jojo. 

While every part is fantastic, the 6th part is seen by many as one of the less popular parts.

supernatural adventures in a mostly normal modern day setting

as much focus is given to exploring the world and appreciating it’s culture as on the actual superpowered battles

ambiguously sentient pet/friend/guardian angels

ideally suited for people to make ‘-sonas’, by coming up with their own stand, or thinking of what pokemon they’d have as a trainer

early teen characters running around without adult supervision and getting into dangerous situations, which irl children go nuts for

organized crime and ancient advanced civilizations are the two major sources of villainy

Part 7 includes versions of characters (or Pokemon) from Part 1, although in a different form

Cyrus and Kira both usually look like they could be told their firstborn just died and they wouldn’t blink

Characters from Pokemon and Jojo first starred in their first fighting game within 2 months of one another (Heritage for the Future came out December 1, 1998. Super Smash Bros came out January 21, 1999)

The 3rd part introduced brand new battle concepts that went on to become mainstays (stands/double battles)

Part 4 is the only part to feature the antagonist successfully using a bomb (Great Marsh in Platinum, Kira in DIU. This one might need some citation because KQ is in Jojolion and I havent read it yet)