Crying Joseph / SHIZAAA
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About
Crying Joseph, also known as SHIZAAA, refers to a reaction image based on the scene from the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure anime in which character Joseph Joestar reacts to the death of his friend Caesar Zeppeli. Online, a still image of Joseph crying gained popularity as a reaction.
Origin
On October 17th, 1988, chapter 93 "Caesar's Final Ripple" of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure manga series was published.[1] In the chapter, characters Joseph Joestar and Lisa Lisa find out about the death of their friend and companion Caesar Zeppeli, who had been crushed by a cross-shaped slab. Upon learning of Caesar's death, Joseph Joestar mourns, crying and screaming out Caesar's name (black and white and colored manga panel shown below).
On February 23rd, 2013, episode 20 "Caesar: A Lonely Youth" of the anime adaptation of the series premiered.[2] In the episode, the scene, set to the musical composition "Il mare eterno nella mia anima," is shown.
CAESAR!
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On February 23rd, 2013, blog.fc2 user yaraon compared the full anime shot of Joseph crying to the manga panel (shown below).[3] On the same day, Tumblr user silencedrowns reposted the image, gaining over 250 notes and reblogs in six years.[4]
In the following years, the image gained popularity as a reaction on /a/ board of 4chan (examples shown below),[5][6][7] with Know Your Meme user CrowTheMagician archiving it as a notable reaction image on December 17th, 2014.[8]
Starting in September 2019, the reaction image saw a surge in popularity in /r/ShitpostCrusaders and other JoJo's Bizarre Adventure meme communities. For example, a September 27th, 2019, post by Redditor zero_eight received over 4,700 upvotes in three weeks (shown below, left).[9] An October 11th, 2019, post by Redditor FoxFanimator gained over 6,900 upvotes in four days (shown below, right).[10]
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External References
[1] JoJo's Bizarre Encyclopedia – Chapter 93
[2] JoJo's Bizarre Encyclopedia – Episode 20
[3] Blog.fc2 – 『ジョジョの奇妙な冒険』第20話・・・文句なしの神回！ いや、神以上だったな！ シーザーもワムウもかっけえええええええ
[4] Tumblr – silencedrowns' Post
[5] 4chan – /a/ Post #80758028
[6] 4chan – /a/ Post #81244205
[7] 4chan – /a/ Post #95556847
[8] Know Your Meme – CrowTheMagician's Post
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