JonaEri

(Jonathan and Erina sharing a kiss during Jonathan's last moments)

**JonaEri** is the ship between Jonathan Joestar and Erina Pendleton from Phantom Blood, the first part of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure.

## Popularity Level:

Most fans know about JonaEri (and that it's canon), though many or most people don't actually ship it. JonaEri has over 520 Archive of Our Own fics, and has a rather small and quiet fandom surrounding it. This ship is one of the few in Jojo that is actually canon. This ship goes by JonaEri/EriJona in the west, and as *"ジョナエリ" (JonaEri)* in the Japanese fandom

## First Seen In:

Manga: Phantom Blood, Chapter 1: "Dio the Invader/Prologue"

Anime: Part 1, Phantom Blood, Episode 1: "Dio the Invader"

## History

### Childhood and first love

Jonathan and Erina meet as children at the start of Phantom Blood, when he saves her from neighbors’ kids bothering her. They meet again later, when she brings him a basket of grapes to thank him. Afterwards, the two fall for each others, and go to the fair and swimming together. Jonathan even carves a heart with their names in a tree. Dio notices Jonathan's happiness, and steals Erina's first kiss, which strains their relationship. Not long after, her father is sent to India, and she leaves England.

### A fateful meeting in the hospital

Jonathan and Erina meet again seven years later, when he's brought to Mr. Pendleton's hospital after being severely injured during his battle against the newly-vampire Dio. During these years, Erina became a nurse. She spends several days treating his burns to the point of neglecting her own health. When Jojo wakes up, he immediately recognizes her, and they stay together until he has recovered.

### A promising new life: Wedding and honeymoon

They are finally reunited after Jonathan kills Dio. They marry on February 2nd 1889, and leave for their honeymoon soon after. However, Dio wasn't dead and kills Jonathan before they even arrive. After sharing a last kiss, Jojo asks Erina to save Lisa Lisa, a baby at that time, and use Dio's coffin to escape the sinking ship. She's rescued after a few days. Erina then reveals she's pregnant.

### Erina's years of grieving

Jonathan and Erina had a son named George, after Jonathan's father, who became a pilot and married Lisa Lisa. After George's death, killed by a zombie, Erina raises her grandson Joseph with the help of the family's friend, Robert E.O Speedwagon. She never remarried, and loved Jonathan until her own death in 1950. At the end of Battle Tendency, a picture of their wedding is shown near her bed, next to other pictures of the Joestar family.

### Jonathan and Erina in Stardust Crusaders

Joseph mentions his anger that Dio stole his grandfather's body. He declares multiple times that his body belongs to Erina, and wants to bring it back to her.

## Reasons People Ship It

The two share many romantic moments in the beginning of Phantom Blood, as well as their loyalty and trust to each other. They also fit in to the "childhood friends to lovers" trope, which attracts many. Erina almost decides to die with Jonathan in the boat until she changes her mind and decides to raise Lisa Lisa.

## Links

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JonaEri Instagram Tag

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## Trivia

* A popular theory is that Jonathan and Erina had premarital sex because she's certain she's pregnant at the time of Jonathan's death, which is approximately a week after their wedding. Usually, you can't know if you're pregnant or not so soon. However, several months passed between Dio's defeat and their wedding.

* This was the first confirmed ship in Jojo's Bizarre Adventure

## Gallery

Jonathan and Erina huggingJonathan and Erina sharing a mealErina taking care of an injured JonathanJonathan and Erina by Kohei AshiyaJonathan and Erina wedding