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NEWS: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind Anime's Video Previews Guido Mista




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Takkun4343



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 30, 2018 10:38 am Reply with quote
Was it ever explained in the manga why Mista dislikes the number 4 so much?
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Animeking1108



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 30, 2018 10:44 am Reply with quote
Takkun4343 wrote:
Was it ever explained in the manga why Mista dislikes the number 4 so much?


Because in Japanese culture, 4 is an unlucky number associated with death.
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Nodz



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 30, 2018 11:45 am Reply with quote
Animeking1108 wrote:
Takkun4343 wrote:
Was it ever explained in the manga why Mista dislikes the number 4 so much?


Because in Japanese culture, 4 is an unlucky number associated with death.


But Mista is Italian; did he live in Japan or something?
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Takkun4343



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 30, 2018 12:42 pm Reply with quote
I'm just gonna guess that something traumatizing happened to him when he was 4 and he doesn't want to think about that time, and just leave it at that.
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Felicity dash





PostPosted: Thu Aug 30, 2018 3:18 pm Reply with quote
Takkun4343 wrote:
Was it ever explained in the manga why Mista dislikes the number 4 so much?


Yes.

spoiler[In his early childhood, one of Mista's neighbors adopted a kitten out of four, and later learned that kitten clawed one of said neighbor's eyes out. This resulted in Mista's fear of the number 4.]

In other words it was very disturbing for a child.
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CycloneJoker



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 31, 2018 1:07 pm Reply with quote
Felicity dash wrote:
Takkun4343 wrote:
Was it ever explained in the manga why Mista dislikes the number 4 so much?


Yes.

spoiler[In his early childhood, one of Mista's neighbors adopted a kitten out of four, and later learned that kitten clawed one of said neighbor's eyes out. This resulted in Mista's fear of the number 4.]

In other words it was very disturbing for a child.


I'll admit I'm a little hazy on Part 5 since I was kinda quick to dismiss it as a dull return to formulaic villain of the week stuff after Part 4 got super creative with most enemy stands, but I don't remember that little tidbit. That wasn't from the Fugo LN, was it?
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