Following the globe-trotting JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III - Stardust Crusaders, Hirohiko Araki's series settled in Japan for Part IV: Diamond Is Unbreakable (or Diamond is Not Crash), running in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1992 to 1995, collected in volumes 29-46 of the manga. The story revolved around Stand-related horrors and mysteries abound in Morioh, a town in S-City, M-Prefecture. Tweets suggest that the JoJo's anime producers might already be doing some location scouting in Sendai for after Stardust Crusaders ends this season.

プレミア上映会@宮城、本日開催！仙台！降り立つ！参加される皆様、よろしくお願いします。UST配信は20:30前後〜。 #jojo_anime 鶴 http://t.co/a28fP39aRA pic.twitter.com/z6UeiX51Ig

— TVアニメ『ジョジョの奇妙な冒険』公式 (@anime_jojo) May 9, 2015

仙台は青葉城址に参りました！市内をぐるりと…。 寺 #jojo_anime pic.twitter.com/RZSiVMvsZJ

— TVアニメ『ジョジョの奇妙な冒険』公式 (@anime_jojo) May 9, 2015

When questioned on why the staff was in Sendai, posting photos of the iconic Aoba Castle, the response was "sorry, just a vacation."

@god_bless_yu すみません、観光です…。寺

— TVアニメ『ジョジョの奇妙な冒険』公式 (@anime_jojo) May 9, 2015

Previously the staff responded to questions about a Part IV adaptation by saying that the production had not been greenit.

The cast were previously featured in the All-Star Battle game and a series of animated ads (voiced by Wataru Hatano, Romi Park, Wataru Takagi , Hiroshi Kamiya, Kazunari Tanaka, Taiki Matsuno, Kappei Yamaguchi, and Rikiya Koyama).

Episode 42 screenings were also held in Sendai's Miyagi with leads Daisuke Ono and Unshou Ishizuka and director Naokatsu Tsuda, as well as Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka, Kyoto, and Hokkaido to promote Stardust Crusader's final phase.

ジョジョ一行の旅が最終局面に入った「ジョジョの奇妙な冒険」第9回プレミア上映会 http://t.co/usth6K7NYh pic.twitter.com/ik0gAez7vm

— GIGAZINE(ギガジン) (@gigazine) May 9, 2015

via @chika___n

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Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime.