Battle Tendency (戦闘潮流, Sentō Chōryū?), initially referred to as Dai Ni Bu Joseph Joestar: Sono Hokoritakaki Kettō (第二部 ジョセフ・ジョースター ―その誇り高き血統―, Dai Ni Bu Josefu Jōsutā Sono Hokoritakaki Kettō?, lit. "Part 2 Joseph Joestar: His Proud Lineage"), is the second story arc of the manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. It was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1987 to 1989.
As it is the second part of the series, the 69 chapters pick up where the first left off and are numbered 45 to 113, with the tankōbon volumes numbered 6 to 12 (the first three chapters are in volume 5). It was preceded by Phantom Blood and followed by Stardust Crusaders.
Battle Tendency is currently being adapted as part of the Jojo's Bizarre Adventure TV anime series, starting from episode 10.
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