First off, this month's UJ cover:
Now, last month's chapter confirmed that Gappy (who is now officially dubbed "Josuke") would be living with the Higashikata family until his memories return. So, let's meet the happy family in question, shall we?
Going from left to right we've got Joushuu, his little sister Daiya, their elder sister Hato, father Norisuke (yep, you read that correctly
), his daughter-in-law Mitsuba, and the little girl in her arms is her daughter, Tsurugi. Apparently, the only person absent is the eldest son (I didn't see his name mentioned in any summary I've read, either....). We get confirmation that Jojolion DOES take place in the same universe as SBR because papa Norisuke mentions that his family inherited the money from the original Norisuke's SBR winnings and used it to start a fruit stand business. Also looks like we have confirmation of the Nijimura family existing in this series' time, as well (which was Okuyasu's family name, as anyone familiar with part 4 should know....).
The new Higashikata family sounds really interesting already! I wonder how many of them will get a stand? I mean, it's pretty much inevitable that Joushuu will get one, but I think I want to see Norisuke II and Daiya get an ability, as well.....
Oh, BTW, the Higashikata girls' names are apparently based on playing cards (Hato (heart), Daiya (diamond), Mitsuba (club), and Tsurugi (spade). Kinda interesting to see Araki using a non-musical reference for names this time around....