In Chapter 160, Doma sticks his finger into his skull, just like DIO does after drinking Joseph's blood.ĭemons in the series like Muzan are also capable of transferring blood through their fingers as Dio does. In Chapter 129, Inosuke charges through a window yelling 'WRYYYYYY', which is the battle cry mainly used by Dio Brando but also a few other characters in JoJo. There are several other homages to JoJo throughout the manga.
In a specific article on Gotouge, they list JoJo's Bizarre Adventure as the manga they want to re-read the most. Particular influences from JoJo include the breathing method being similar to the Ripple, and the motif of the immortal demon Muzan being reminiscent of Dio Brando. This is confirmed in a twitcasting Q&A session from School of Jump where Gotouge reveals the three series that influenced Demon Slayer were JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Naruto, and Bleach. Koyoharu Gotouge, the manga artist of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, is a fan of JoJo according to their first editor, Tatsuhiko Katayama.
