Jotakak

### Alternate ship names

Noritaro, KakJota, Kakyotaro, Hierophant Star, Platinum Green, 💜💚, 💙❤️, 🐬🍒, etc.

### Canon?

FanonCanon (Clamp in Wonderland, though Clamp itself is not canon)

### Tropes

(Enemies to) Friends to Lovers, Battle Couple, Road Trip Romance, Hair Contrast Duo, Opposites Attract

### Level of Popularity

Most popular ship in the JJBA fandom

**Jotakak** is the pairing of Jotaro Kujo and Noriaki Kakyoin .

Both are characters in the 3rd installment of the Jojo's Bizarre Adventure series, Stardust Crusaders.

## Popularity Level

Jotakak is by far the most popular JoJo's Bizarre Adventure ship. It has over 5000 fics written on Archive of Our Own, over 580 Wattpad stories, and thousands of more fanfiction on other websites. This ship is most commonly known as *"JotaKak". S*ome people prefer to call it *"KakJota",* though this is a rather rare name for the pairing. In the Japanese fandom, the ship goes by *"承花" (JoKa, Jotaro top, Kakyoin bottom), "花承" (KaJo, Kakyoin top, Jotaro bottom), "承花承" (JoKaJo, reversible with a possible preference for top Jotaro), "花承花" (KaJoKa, reversible with a possible preference for top Kakyoin), "生存院" (Kakyoin lives AU),* and finally, *"オラ花親子",* which features the two as parents, often seen taking care of Jolyne. So far, no ship has been able to top JotaKak, and JotaKak will likely stay on the top for a rather long time. There are thousands of fans that show their support of this ship through fanart, doujinshis, fanfictions, edits, and the like. You can find many Jotakak edits and compilations to watch on YouTube.

## First Seen In:

Manga: Chapter 5: "Noriaki Kakyoin, Part 1"

Anime: Stardust Crusaders, Episode 2: "Who Will Be The Judge?"

## Clamp in Wonderland

CLAMP, a manga artist group that publishes doujinshi, fanzines and shoujo comics, published the fanzine issue **CLAMP LABORATORY 6,** better known as **Clamp in Wonderland.** Inside is the multi-chaptered doujinshi *JoJo's Bizarre Married Life,* where Jotaro and Kakyoin are portrayed as a couple. In the story, Kakyoin lays an egg which hatches into a baby boy who is named Jouta Kujo, and is revealed to have a star-shaped birthmark, thus being a “legitimate” member of the Joestar lineage. The English translation of this doujinshi can be found here.

(Do note that the events of “Jojo’s Bizzare Married Life” are not canonical in the original universe of Stardust Crusaders. “Jojo’s Bizzare Married Life” is NOT a largely typical reason for people to ship this pairing.)

## Notable Jotakak Moments In the Anime

### First Encounter

During episode 2 of Stardust Crusaders, Jotaro is seen walking to school, and Kakyoin is hidden in the trees with a painting of Jotaro. Kakyoin draws a line on Jotaro's leg, causing Jotaro to get a deep cut. Kakyoin then steps down the school stairs, and offers Jotaro a handkerchief to cover the wound.

Kakyoin: "Will you be alright?"

Jotaro: "Yeah, it's not too deep."

Kakyoin is about to walk away, but is stopped by Jotaro. Jotaro thanks Kakyoin for the handkerchief, and offers him to introduce himself.

Jotaro: "Thank you. We've never met before. Do you go to my school?"

Kakyoin: "Kakyoin Noriaki. I just transferred here yesterday"

### Jotaro vs Kakyoin

The two meet each other again in the nurse's office, where the nurse becomes possessed by Kakyoin's stand, Hierophant Green.

Jotaro manages to remove the stand from the nurse and beats Kakyoin to a pulp with the nurse's office in shambles. After the battle, Jotaro takes Kakyoin to his grandfather, Joseph, with the purpose of collecting information about DIO.

Cutting to Jotaro's house, Kakyoin is passed out on the tatami floor with his shoes off. The crusaders question if Kakyoin is alive or not. Jotaro claims Kakyoin is alive, and proceeds to remove a flesh bud from Kakyoin's brain. (A flesh bud is an organism planted into a stand user's brain that causes the user to become devoted to DIO.)

Kakyoin wakes up during the process, and despite the many warnings of Joseph and Avdol, Jotaro successfully removes the flesh bud from Kakyoin's brain with both of them unharmed.

### Jotaro Saves Kakyoin

Kakyoin is shocked after Jotaro saves him and asks him why he did it.

Kakyoin: "Wh... why..? Why did you risk your own life to save me?"

Jotaro: "...…Who knows? I'm not so sure myself."

Kakyoin, moved by Jotaro's resolve, tells the group about DIO's whereabouts (Egypt) and talks about his encounter with DIO. He then tells the gang that he wishes to join them on their trip to Egypt.

Jotaro: "Go with us? Why? Why would you?"

Kakyoin: "To tell you the truth... As for why I suddenly want to come with you... I'm not really sure myself."

(Jotaro scoffs and looks to the side.)

Kakyoin: "I guess it's because you brought me to my senses. That's all."

### Beginning of the Journey (Hong Kong)

Another cute little scene is in Hong Kong, where the gang is dining at a restaurant. Kakyoin tips the lid of the teapot to the side, and educates Jotaro about how to get the waiters to bring you tea.

Kakyoin: (tips the lid of the teapot)

Jotaro: "...?"

Kakyoin: "This is a signal to let them know we want more tea. If you do this in Hong Kong, they'll bring you more."

Jotaro: "..."

Kakyoin: "Also...when they pour more tea into your cup... (taps the table 2x)...this means 'thank you'"

Jotaro: "..."

### Dark Blue Moon

During episode 6, titled "Dark Blue Moon", Imposter Captain Tennille teases Jotaro and Kakyoin about their school outfits. To which Kakyoin replies with, "It's who we are! A good student always dresses for the part, got it?"

After Jotaro rescues Anne, Kakyoin brings the two back up on the boat with his Hierophant Green.

### Devil (Yellow Temperance Kakyoin)

In episode 8 of Stardust Crusaders, titled "Devil", the gang enters a hotel where they begin to pick rooms. Kakyoin states that **he and Jotaro should share a room, since they're both students.**

While the two are in their room, Jotaro receives a phone call from Joseph to meet up in room 1212.

Kakyoin: "What's going on, Jojo?"

Jotaro: "Let's go. Apparently we're in danger."

The two of them arrive at Anne's door. Jotaro warns her to not leave the room as they will come for her later, and Kakyoin tells her to not open the door to any strangers.

When the two meet Joseph and Avdol, they inform them that Anne is safe and is not a stand user.

Later, Jotaro and Kakyoin decide to take Anne out for a walk and buy some coconut water. When Kakyoin reaches in for his wallet to pay, it suddenly gets stolen by a young man in a red t-shirt, and he begins to run away.

Kakyoin trips the man with his Hierophant Green, "You thought you could get away with stealing my wallet, you little shit?"

Kakyoin begins to brutally beat up the man that stole his wallet, using a back-breaker move multiple times on him. Jotaro and Anne are both surprised by this, and Jotaro manages to stop Kakyoin.

Jotaro: "Kakyoin, you bastard. Something's wrong with you. Did you get worked up?"

Kakyoin: "That hurt. You didn't have to push me like that. The guy tried to steal my wallet, which makes him a very bad person. Of course I should punish him. Am I wrong, Jotaro?"

Jotaro: (He's...)

Kakyoin: "The look in your eyes is awfully hard, Jotaro. You couldn't be planning to part ways with me just because I hurt that thief a little, could you?"

A group of (annoying) kids come up and they begin to freak out over a tiny rhinoceros beetle. Kakyoin claims he's just a little bit moody from the exhausting trip. Jotaro obviously doesn't believe this, and begins to suspect that something is up.

Jotaro: "You're in a bad mood? Seemed to me you felt pretty good."

Jotaro begins to leave as the shot cuts back to the rhinoceros beetle kids. Anne warns Kakyoin that Jotaro is walking far ahead, only for her to notice that Kakyoin is munching on those fine French diner worthy rhinoceros beetles. Anne seemed to believe that he was drinking coconut juice, though she quickly notices right after though that it was probably not coconut juice.....

The scene cuts to the train station, where Jotaro is holding a cup of vanilla ice cream with a cherry on top. Kakyoin states his love for cherries and begins to take the cherry only for it to be a distraction to push Jotaro off the cliff.

Kakyoin: "Hahaha! Kidding. I'm just kidding, dear Jotaro."

Cue one of the most iconic Jojo scenes ever, Kakyoin begins to lick the cherry:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYMDFv5cKaA

Jotaro: (.......)

Kakyoin: "There you go again! What're you glaring at with that stupid look on your face, Jotaro, my buddy?"

Jotaro: "Get on, Kakyoin. The cable car is here. I told you to get on. Here, I've got a ticket for you. Take it and get yourself lost, now that you've been possessed!"

Jotaro punches Kakyoin in the face, which causes Kakyoin's jaw to become extremely disfigured. "Possessed" Kakyoin then explains that he is not actually possessed, but is rather a stand user disguised as Kakyoin, AKA Yellow Temperance.

Jotaro: "That's not Kakyoin!"

The real Kakyoin is then revealed to still be in the hotel, and decided to go sunbathing since Jotaro left him behind.

### Train Scene (Aftermath of Yellow Temperance Battle)

After the battle with Yellow Temperance, the gang gets on the train to head to their next destination, with Kakyoin and Jotaro sitting in front of each other.

Kakyoin: "But talk about creepy... A stand that perfectly disguised itself as me."

Jotaro: "Apparently, it had already transformed when we left the hotel."

Kakyoin: "Jojo, are you going to eat that cherry? I don't mean to be greedy, but they're my favorite. Could I have it?"

Jotaro: "Yeah."

Kakyoin: "Thank you."

(Cue another iconic rero rero scene)

(Visibly disgusted with flashbacks Jotaro)

Kakyoin: "Hey, look, Jojo. Flamingos in flight."

Jotaro: "Good grief."

### Wheel of Fortune

During episode 13 of Stardust Crusaders, the gang's car gets knocked off a cliff by Wheel of Fortune, and Kakyoin saves them by flying up with Hierophant Green and connecting their car's wire winch to Wheel of Fortune. Jotaro seems impressed by this, and his dialogue with Kakyoin goes as such:

Jotaro: "Hmph. Not bad, Kakyoin. By the way, do you like sumo?"

Jotaro: "Especially deadlocks at the edge of the ring..." (Jotaro flings their car and punches Wheel of Fortune down the cliff, switching their places.)

Kakyoin: "Indeed, I quite enjoy sumo."

Kakyoin: "But Jotaro, in sumo, it's against the rules to punch your opponent."

(Jotaro smiles warmly)

Both of them are smiling throughout this entire interaction.

### Reunited

After Kakyoin is back from the hospital after having his eyes slashed by Geb, he reunites with the gang. In this scene, they hold each other's hands as they say each other's names. Jotaro is seen smiling during this scene, and Jotaro and Kakyoin are also looking at each other during a shot.

### Jotaro and Kakyoin vs Terence T. D'Arby (feat. Joseph)

In episode 40, the gang encounters a young man named D'Arby. D'Arby invites one of the Crusaders to fight him, and Jotaro accepts. His movements are predicted, and Jotaro is pulled into a hole, revealing D'Arby's motives to be a trap. Kakyoin and Joseph bring out their stands to try and pull Jotaro back out, but their attempts are proven to be futile when the both of them get sucked in.

Once they are inside of the illusion realm, Jotaro discovers Atum's hand on his arm, which was placed there by D'Arby. Jotaro prepares to fight him and wager his soul, but D'Arby decides he wants to fight Kakyoin first.

Jotaro: "Hey, what are you talking about?! Your fight is with me, buddy. So don't try and pass the buck to Kakyoin."

Kakyoin, being the amazing best boy he is, accept's D'Arby's challenge.

Jotaro: "Kakyoin!"

    Kakyoin: "it's okay. I'm really not too concerned."

Kakyoin chooses F-Mega as their game and wagers his soul.

Jotaro becomes concerned and unsure about Kakyoin's decision, urging him that there's really no need for him to play first.

Kakyoin: "I have to do this. We still don't have a grasp on that spirit hand. It could hinder your game playing ability. D"Arby, Do I have your guarantee that you'll release Jotaro from your stand's power if you lose the game?"

D'Arby walks up to his weird closet and picks up a doll of Kakyoin.

Towards the end of Kakyoin and D'Arby's battle, D'Arby tricks Kakyoin into catapulting his car ahead of the race, making it evident to Kakyoin that he has lost.

Jotaro: "Don't let this guy get to you, Kakyoin! Stay focused!"

    Since Kakyoin has already admitted defeat, he gets his soul taken by D'Arby. Jotaro begins to become visibly angry, and almost gets himself to harm D'Arby. However decides not to harm him when he is reminded that if D'Arby dies, then Kakyoin does, too.

Jotaro instead decides to avenge Kakyoin by challenging D'Arby to a baseball game. Jotaro bets his soul, and D"Arby bets Kakyoin's. Jotaro's arm is freed by Atum's hand.

Jotaro begins to win the game, and D'arby begins to panic. Ordering Jotaro to move from his seat, asking him questions about how he is cheating, and even blaming his hat. D'Arby ultimately gives up inside and admits defeat, and Kakyoin's soul is freed from the doll and brought back to his body.

Since D'Arby has lost, Jotaro can finally beat D'Arby into a bloody pulp.

### After Kakyoin's Death

Although his reaction is not shown, it is later revealed in part 5 that Jotaro possesses a photo of Kakyoin and the Stardust Crusaders in his office. He is seen looking at photo, likely reminiscing the memories he and the Crusaders shared.

There are more JotaKak moments from the old OVAs that you can watch here.

## Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven (Part 3 Jotaro and Kakyoin Interactions)

(TEAM INTRO)

Kakyoin: "Let's go!"

Jotaro: "Gimme a break."

(JOTARO VS KAKYOIN)

Jotaro: "You want to go with me? Why?"

Kakyoin: "Honestly, I don't really know why I decided to go with you."

OR

Jotaro: "True evil is people like you! Who stomp on the weak and abuse them!"

Kakyoin: "Those who lose are evil, and those who win are just... They're the ones who get to survive. The means to the end don't matter."

MORE

Kakyoin: "You won't get close to me that easily, Jotaro."

Jotaro: "You like sumo wrestling? Time to get this ring set up!"

(DUAL HEAT ATTACK)

Jotaro: "Let's go, Kakyoin."

Kakyoin: "Yes!"

    OR

Kakyoin: "Here I come!"

Jotaro: "Hmph!"

Kakyoin: "There's no escape."

Jotaro: "You like sumo wrestling? Time to get this ring set up!"

Jotaro: "Pulse-pounding, ain't it?" (ORAAA!)

Kakyoin: "Yes... I love this feeling."

Kakyoin: "But you can't use your fists in sumo."

(PARTNER DEATH REACTIONS)

Jotaro: "eeeAAUGGHHH...!" (dies)

Kakyoin: "I-Impossible! They got Jotaro?!"

Kakyoin: "No! Jotaro!!"

Kakyoin: "ooooAHHHGHHH!" (dies)

Jotaro: "Hey... Get up! Kakyoin!"

Jotaro: "...Kakyoin!"

(TEAM VICTORY DIALOGUE)

Jotaro: "They were no match for us."

Kakyoin: "Yes... This battle ended far too quickly."

(KAKYOIN VICTORY DIALOGUE)

Kakyoin: "You awakened me. That's all.

Jotaro: "Tch..."

## Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven (Part 4 Jotaro and Kakyoin Interactions)

(JOTARO VS KAKYOIN)

Kakyoin: "Jotaro... Are you in your late 20s now?"

Jotaro: "I knew you'd be able to recognize me, Kakyoin."

OR

Jotaro: "Long time no see, Kakyoin..."

Kakyoin: "Wait...is that you, Jotaro?"

(JOTARO + KAKYOIN)

Kakyoin: "So, how's Star Platinum been?"

Jotaro: "Just watch, Kakyoin."

(PARTNER DEATH REACTIONS)

Kakyoin: "ooooAHHHGHHH!" (dies)

Jotaro (Part 4): "Get up, Kakyoin!"

(TEAM VICTORY DIALOGUE)

Kakyoin: "Feels like you've become a better partner than ever, Jotaro!"

Jotaro: "It's been ten whole years. I must have grown a little"

(VICTORY DIALOGUE)

Jotaro: "I'm glad I got to see you again."

OR

Kakyoin: "What happens to me in my 20s? Please tell me, Jotaro!"

Jotaro: "..."

MORE

Kakyoin: "You clearly look older than me! What's going on here?"

## Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven (Part 6 Jotaro and Kakyoin Interactions)

(NOTE: Part 6 Jotaro was not officially used in JJBA: EOH)

(JOTARO VS KAKYOIN)

Jotaro: "Is that you, Kakyoin?!"

Kakyoin: "Jotaro, is that you?! What happened to you?"

OR

Kakyoin: "I don't know who you are, but if you intend to stand in my way, then I will defeat you!"

Jotaro: "Gimme a break... He doesn't realize it's me, does he?"

(JOTARO + KAKYOIN)

Kakyoin: "For some reason, I feel like I should be calling YOU "Mr. Joestar" now...

Jotaro: "You don't need to get all uptight, Kakyoin."

OR

Jotaro: "It's been a while since we fought together..."

Kakyoin: "It's a bit strange to hear that from you."

(PARTNER DEATH REACTIONS)

Kakyoin: "ooooAHHHGHHH!" (dies)

Jotaro: "Hey, Kakyoin!!"

(TEAM VICTORY DIALOGUE)

Kakyoin: "We did it! We won, Mr. Jotaro!"

Jotaro: "Hmph... Stop goofing around."

OR

Jotaro: "It feels as if we've returned to those days."

Kakyoin: "No matter how old you get, you really never change, Jotaro..."

(JOTARO VICTORY DIALOGUE)

Jotaro: "I've missed you, Kakyoin."

OR

Jotaro: "I haven't fought you since that one time. We had a lot of fun, didn't we?"

(KAKYOIN VICTORY DIALOGUE)

Kakyoin: "Jotaro's appearance... is an enemy stand power affecting him somehow?"

OR

Kakyoin: "His power and his speed... He feels just like Jotaro!"

## Why many People Ship it

Most people ship it for their dynamic and how well they fit together. There are a wide variety of interpretations of the ship; It can be seen as wholesome, angsty, or a bit of both. Kakyoin is also one of the few people Jotaro has smiled at, as seen in Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven.

Another reason why people ship it is because of the deuteragonist x protagonist trope that exists within the JoJo fanbase, as seen with Caesar x Joseph or Bucciarati x Giorno.

(The fandom of this ship is great, among the largest in JJBA, so in contrast the amount of intolerable and unreasonable hatred of a non-existent ship from an animated series or manga that does not cause anything in real life is just as great for Part of people who do not know what to do with their lives to express uncomfortable opinions on specific ship information pages to start arguing with the fandom.)

Along with Jotakak, those who enjoy the aforementioned pairing may also ship Avpol, another popular ship in Stardust Crusaders.

## Links

Kakyoin Noriaki/Kujo Jotaro AO3 Fanfiction

Kakyoin Noriaki & Kujo Jotaro AO3 Fanfiction (Platonic)

JotaKak Tumblr

JotaKak Instagram Tag

#JotaKak on Twitter

承花 (JoKa) tag on pixiv

花承 (KaJo) tag on pixiv

承花 (JoKa) tag on NicoNicoDouga

花承 (KaJo) tag on NicoNicoDouga

承花 search results on bilibili

花承 search results on bilibili

## Trivia

* JotaKak week takes place from August 2nd-August 8th.
* The two are the only ones in the Stardust Crusaders ally group to wear school uniforms.
* The Jojo fandom often likes to pretend Kakyoin is still alive, and many fans like to make comics,edits and other fan content of him and Jotaro taking care of Jolyne.
* Jouta Kujo, who is Jotaro and Kakyoin's son in Clamp in Wonderland, has a stand named Charmy Green. Which is named after a brand of dish detergent.
* In 2007, the Japanese media personality Shoko Nakagawa interviewed Araki and asked him the following question, "What type of woman does Jotaro-sama like?", to which Araki replies, "I don't think he is interested in women so much."
* Kakyoin uses a gender neutral term when talking about Holly, "If I ever fall in love, I want it to be with ***someone*** like her" instead of "a ***woman/girl*** like her"
* Kohei Ashiya, an animator for the anime adaptation of JoJo, drew a birthday sketch for Kakyoin. The full process can be watched here.
* SakimiChan, a popular NSFW artist, drew a picture of Jotaro and Kakyoin, to which Matthew Mercer, Jotaro's English voice actor, replied by tweeting "Good GRIEF"

## Gallery

Jotaro and Kakyoin's first ecounter from the 2000 OVAJotaro and Kakyoin smiling at each other from the 2000 OVAJotaro and Kakyoin from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of HeavenFrom the official JJBA: Eyes of Heaven trailerJJBA: Eyes of Heaven trailer (2)JJBA: Eyes of Heaven trailer (3)JJBA Last SurvivorJotaro and Kakyoin smiling after Wheel of FortuneJotaro and Kakyoin in their hotel roomJotaro and Kakyoin startled by a dying JosephScreenshot from an episodeJotaro holding Kakyoin after he gets his eyes stabbedJotaro holding Kakyoin (2)Imposter Captain Tennille teasing Jotaro and Kakyoin about their school outfitsJotaro annoyed by Joseph's joke after saving Polnareff from DIO's flesh budKakyoin stopping Jotaro from punching a very (unlucky) individualJotaro and Kakyoin drawn by a JoJo animatorMore Jotaro and Kakyoin done by an animatorJotaro and Kakyoin in Pitter Patter Pop! (now discontinued)A more clear version of Jotaro and Kakyoin in Pitter Patter Pop!More Jotaro and Kakyoin in Pitter Patter Pop!JotaKak Pitter Patter Pop! KeychainsJotaro and Kakyoin nendroidsJotaKak JOJO WORLD acrylic stand artOfficial JotaKak acrylic stand at JOJO WORLDOVA poster from 2000Jotaro and Kakyoin poster from Animage November 2017 issueJJBA section from Animage November 2017 issueJotaro and Kakyoin poster by Eri OgawaAnother Jotaro and Kakyoin poster by Eri OgawaJotaro and Kakyoin poster (1)Jotaro and Kakyoin poster (2)Jotaro and Kakyoin in a Stardust Crusaders posterJotaro and Kakyoin poster (3)Jotakak in the official Stardust Crusaders bannerJotaro and Kakyoin in an Araki drawing (notice the heart)Jotaro and Kakyoin in the color illustration galleryMore color illustration gallery artJotaro and Kakyoin's first encounter concept artConcept art of Jotaro taking away the flesh bud from Kakyoin's brainPossessed Kakyoin (or Yellow Temperance Kakyoin) concept artKakyoin smiling at Jotaro in Death 13 concept artJotaro facing towards Kakyoin's spirit after his death concept art
## Kohei Ashiya Art (JOJO Art director, asikoh009 on Twitter)

"Kakyoin and Jotaro"Jotaro and Kakyoin posing togetherKakyoin birthday artJapanese festival artHypothetical "Kakyoin survived and he and Jotaro go to school together during the winter" drawingDrawing to support Japan after natural disastersChristmas drawing of the Stardust CrusadersAnimazon drawings, "Jotaro and Kakyoin"Jul 22, 2017, KakyoinJul 22, 2017 JotaroHalloween Art