{"id":26717,"date":"2024-02-06T13:26:30","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T04:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=26717"},"modified":"2024-02-07T10:24:57","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T01:24:57","slug":"20240206-26717","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20240206-26717\/","title":{"rendered":"JoJo\u2019s Bizarre Adventure musical\u2019s abrupt cancellation angers fans\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Fans of<strong> JoJo\u2019s Bizarre Adventure<\/strong> have been angrily taking to social media after the first four shows of the musical JoJo\u2019s Bizarre Adventure- Phantom Blood were cancelled two days prior to the show\u2019s opening. Chief complaints have included the short notice, unclear reason for the cancellation, and the financial costs for fans.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The musical JoJo\u2019s Bizarre Adventure- Phantom Blood is based on the manga and anime of the same name by Hirohiko Araki. The show was slated to be performed at the Imperial Theater in Tokyo from February 6<sup>th<\/sup> to 28<sup>th<\/sup>. However, at 4pm on February 4<sup>th<\/sup>, the theatre company suddenly announced the cancellation of all shows from February 6 through to 8<sup>th<\/sup> .&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tohostage.com\/jojo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"636\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240206-26717-001.png\" alt=\"JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood musical 2024 at Toho Imperial Theater Tokyo\" class=\"wp-image-26725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240206-26717-001.png 900w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240206-26717-001-380x269.png 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240206-26717-001-768x543.png 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240206-26717-001-600x424.png 600w\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Image credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tohostage.com\/jojo\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.tohostage.com\/jojo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Toho<\/a>, HiroHiko Araki, Shueisha<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Many people who had been looking forward to the musical took to X to complain about the reason given for the last-minute cancellation. The official account for the musical explained that preparations had not been completed on time. This reason was seen as vague and weak by many commenters- with <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ouboyoud\/status\/1754132615286989211?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">one poster<\/a> going so far as to suggest that those affected should file a lawsuit against the theater company.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/KqpEbm3\/status\/1754079676480602593?s=20\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Original Post from the musical\u2019s official account: <\/em><\/strong><em>Apology: It will take us longer than expected to prepare for the opening of the musical \u201cJoJo\u2019s Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood,\u201d making it difficult for us to put on the show perfectly. Therefore, we regret to inform you that we have no choice but to cancel the performances from 2\/6 to 2\/8. We would like to express our deepest apologies to everyone.<\/em>&nbsp;<br><strong><em>Response: <\/em><\/strong><em>If it\u2019s permissible to say, \u201cWe are cancelling the show for a few days!\u201d due to operational conditions, then please allow audience members to get a refund if they decide \u201cI don\u2019t want to go anymore.\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">17000\u5186\u3082\u3059\u308b\u30c1\u30b1\u30c3\u30c8\u3092\u58f2\u3063\u3068\u3044\u3066\u3001\uff12\u65e5\u524d\u307e\u3067\u516c\u6f14\u3067\u304d\u308b\u304b\u308f\u304b\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3068\u306f\u3044\u3044\u4ed5\u4e8b\u3060\u306a\u3041\u3002<br>\u6e96\u5099\u304c\u3067\u304d\u3066\u307e\u305b\u3093\u306a\u3093\u3066\u7406\u7531\u3067\u3001\u7d0d\u671f2\u65e5\u524d\u306b\u7d0d\u671f\u9045\u5ef6\u306e\u9023\u7d61\u3059\u308b\u306a\u3093\u3066\u3084\u3063\u305f\u3063\u3053\u3068\u306a\u3044\u308f\u3002\u305d\u3093\u306a\u3053\u3068\u3084\u3063\u305f\u3089\u3082\u3046\u8ab0\u3082\u79c1\u306b\u4ed5\u4e8b\u304f\u308c\u306a\u3044\u3088\u3001\u6771\u5b9d\u3055\u3093\u306f\u77e5\u3089\u306a\u3044\u306e\u304b\u306a\u3002<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E5%85%AC%E6%BC%94%E4%B8%AD%E6%AD%A2?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u516c\u6f14\u4e2d\u6b62<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u3057\u306e\u3076 (@shinobu_b) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shinobu_b\/status\/1754118046309060910?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Post translation: <\/em><\/strong><em>Good job Toho for selling tickets that cost 17,000yen while not knowing if you are actually going to be able to put on the performance or not until 2 days before the show!<\/em>&nbsp;<br><em>I have never told someone with 2 days\u2019 notice that I couldn\u2019t get the work done due to lack of preparation. I wonder if Toho realizes that no-one would give me work anymore if I did that&#8230;<\/em>&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It can be difficult to get a good ticket for popular shows in Japan, with tickets to short runs sometimes selling out during presale ticket lotteries. Some fans lamented the hours they spent trying to get a ticket with many also complaining about the financial costs for the consumer when a show is suddenly cancelled.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u821e\u53f0\u4e2d\u6b62\u3063\u3066\u30c1\u30b1\u30c3\u30c8\u4ee3\u3060\u3051\u3058\u3083\u3093\u3063\u3066\u601d\u3046\u3058\u3083\u3093\uff1f<br>\u30fb\u5bbf\u6cca\u8cbb(\u90fd\u4f1a\u306e\u5bbf\u4ee3\u306f\u9ad8\u3044)<br>\u30fb\u4ea4\u901a\u8cbb(\u65b0\u5e79\u7dda\u3001\u98db\u884c\u6a5f\u3001\u9ad8\u901f\u30d0\u30b9\u7b49)<br>\u30fb\u4e00\u822c\u4eba\u3078\u306e\u64ec\u614b\u4ee3(\u670d\u88c5\u3001\u5316\u7ca7\u3001\u30d0\u30c3\u30b0)<br>\u30fb\u30b0\u30c3\u30ba\u4ee3(\u30d1\u30f3\u30d5\u3001\u30e9\u30f3\u30c0\u30e0\u30e9\u30f3\u30c0\u30e0\u30e9\u30f3\u30c0\u30e0\u2026)<br>\u304c\u639b\u304b\u308b\u3057\u5730\u65b9\u6c11\u306f\u6709\u7d66\u4f11\u6687\u53d6\u3063\u3066\u6570\u30f6\u6708\u524d\u304b\u3089\u4e88\u5b9a\u7acb\u3066\u3066\u308b\u3093\u3088\u2026\u3084\u3063\u3071\u4fdd\u967a\u6b32\u3057\u3044<\/p>&mdash; \u30b3\u30ba\u30df\u30c3\u30af\u5bb3\u9ce5 (@hirokoroku) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hirokoroku\/status\/1754082134674022564?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Post translation: <\/em><\/strong><em>Do you think that cancelling a performance just means the ticket cost?<\/em>&nbsp;<br><em>Hotel costs (getting accommodation in cities is expensive)<\/em>&nbsp;<br><em>Travel costs (shinkansen (bullet train), airplane, highway bus etc.)<\/em>&nbsp;<br><em>Regular people\u2019s clothing costs (clothes, make-up, bag)<\/em>&nbsp;<br><em>Spending money for merchandise (for theater programs, and merch sold as \u201crandom\u201d (where you don\u2019t know which design you will get)).<\/em>&nbsp;<br><em>People living outside the city take paid vacations from work and plan their trips months in advance, you know. &#8230; I want insurance.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tickets for the first and last show of a musical\u2019s run are often particularly sort after. One fan below had gone the extra mile and got elaborate nail art done for the occasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u3082\u3046\u77e5\u308a\u5408\u3044\u306b\u3070\u308c\u3066\u3082\u3044\u3084\u3001\u30b8\u30e7\u30b8\u30e7\u30df\u30e5\u521d\u65e5\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u3084\u3063\u3066\u8cb0\u3063\u305f\u30cd\u30a4\u30eb\u898b\u3066\u3001\u4f9b\u990a\u3059\u308b <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%9F%E3%83%A5?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u30b8\u30e7\u30b8\u30e7\u30df\u30e5<\/a>\u3000<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%9F%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u30b8\u30e7\u30b8\u30e7\u30df\u30e5\u30fc\u30b8\u30ab\u30eb<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WOdleC2t80\">pic.twitter.com\/WOdleC2t80<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u308c\u3079\u3063\u304b\u3061\u3083\u3093\ud83d\udd74\ud83c\udffb\u89b3\u5287\u57a2 (@musicallooover) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/musicallooover\/status\/1754091160514318347?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Post translation:<\/em><\/strong><em> I don\u2019t want anyone I know to find out- Look at these nails I got done for the first day of the JoJo musical- they are useless now but I&#8217;m going to post them here.<\/em>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u51fa\u6f14\u8005\u306e\u75c5\u6c17\u3084\u602a\u6211\u306a\u3069\u4ee5\u5916\u306e\u7406\u7531\u3067\u516c\u6f14\u4e2d\u6b62\u3059\u308b\u306e\u304c\u7f77\u308a\u901a\u308b\u6642\u4ee3\u304c\u6765\u305f\u3089\u3001\u30c1\u30b1\u30c3\u30c8\u304c\u58f2\u308c\u306a\u304f\u306a\u3063\u3066\u3044\u304f\u3068\u601d\u3046\u3002<br><br>\u821e\u53f0\u30c1\u30b1\u30c3\u30c8\u306b\u3001\u5bbf\u3084\u65b0\u5e79\u7dda\u30c1\u30b1\u30c3\u30c8\u3092\u53d6\u3063\u3066\u53c2\u52a0\u3057\u3066\u308b\u306e\u306f\u3001\u722a\u306b\u706b\u3092\u706f\u3057\u3066\u3067\u3082\u63a8\u3057\u3092\u89b3\u306b\u884c\u304f\u4e00\u822c\u5e02\u6c11\u3067\u3059\ud83d\ude22 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SWdj5H0ZUC\">https:\/\/t.co\/SWdj5H0ZUC<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u307f\u3084\u305f\u307f\u307b \uf8ff Graphic design (@miho_kivi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/miho_kivi\/status\/1754102555259679193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Post translation: <\/em><\/strong><em>If a time comes when cancelling a musical for reasons other than a performer\u2019s illness or injury becomes acceptable, I think people will stop buying tickets.<\/em>\u00a0<br><em>Those who buy theater tickets, book hotels and purchase shinkansen tickets are just regular citizens who go to see their favorite (actor, character etc.), even if it means having to scrimp and save.<\/em>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Even two days after the announcement, the JoJo musical is continuing to trend under \u201cshow cancelled\u201d (\u516c\u6f14\u4e2d\u6b62) on the Japanese language side of X, with many livid commenters criticizing Toho\u2019s announcement. It remains to be seen if this will damage the reputation of future musicals staged by Toho.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JoJo fans are extremely disappointed and livid at the sudden cancellation of the opening performances of Toho&#8217;s JoJo&#8217;s Bizarre Adventure: The Phantom Blood musical at the Imperial Theater in Tokyo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":26724,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,65],"tags":[73,17,66],"class_list":["post-26717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-nongaming-news","tag-anime","tag-japan-related-news","tag-non-gaming-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>JoJo\u2019s Bizarre Adventure musical\u2019s abrupt cancellation angers fans\u00a0 - 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