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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Inspires Smartphone in Japan

On Wednesday, Japanese service provider NTT Docomo unveiled L-06D Jojo, a smartphone designed in collaboration with Hirohiko Araki's JoJo's Bizarre Adventure manga. Only 15,000 phones will be sold in this limited edition with a rear panel that reproduces Araki's signature and illustration.

Unlike the standard Optimus Vu:L-06D model from LG Electronics, this Android 4.0 phone will come pre-installed with six custom themes (inspired by the manga's Part 1, Part 2, main characters, and villains) and exclusive wallpaper. It will also have F-Mega (a car racing game inspired by the manga's Part 3 with competitors Noriaki Kakyoin and D'Arby), an exclusive camera app that inserts visual effects of Stand powers into photos, an Iggy version of Docomo's onscreen Machichara mascot assistant, Trish's Calculator, Heaven's Door memo pad, a Weather Report widget, and other JoJo's Bizarre Adventure tie-ins.

Also pre-installed are 12 volumes of the special-edition color comics of the manga, with the option to buy more. Even the predictive text input's dictionary includes famous quotes from the manga.

The smartphone will go on sale in August as part of NTT Docomo's summer model lineup. The phone is compatible with Docomo's high-speed communication service Xi and Japan's new NOTTV broadcast service for smartphones. Other standard features include waterproof casing, Docomo's mobile payment service Osaifu-Keitai, and an infrared port.

Sources: Mainichi Shimbun's Mantan Web, K-tai Watch