Atsunori Iwakiri
- Primary work
- JoJolion
Atsunori Iwakiri (岩切 厚徳, Iwakiri Atsunori), nicknamed God Shoulder Ah-kun (神の肩アー君, Kami no Kata Ā-kun) or more simply as Ah-kun (アー君, Ā-kun), is a tertiary character featured in the eighth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, JoJolion.
He is a baseball pitcher playing for the Seiten Birdies, who, after ruining his shoulder beyond recovery, bought a Locacaca fruit from Aisho Dainenjiyama to make a full recovery.

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Original image ↗ · Archived image ↗01Basic information
02Appearance
Atsunori Iwakiri is a 24-year-old man of average height and athletic build. He has spiky dark hair grown out longer from the sides and is commonly seen in his team's baseball uniform. In the dressing room, he's seen wearing sneakers, sweatpants, and a see-through shirt. After destroying his shoulder, he wears a piece of padding across his shoulder.↗
After undergoing the equivalent exchange, his lower jaw is missing and covered up by a mask. While playing, he has a standard baseball uniform with the Seiten Birdies logo, as well as a Seiten Birdies cap.↗
03Personality
Formerly a promising sports star fallen from grace due to his shoulder injury, Atsunori Iwakiri is desperate to save his own career. Failing to join the major leagues after going on a disabled list, he buys a Locacaca fruit for ¥200,000,000 from Aisho Dainenjiyama to recover his shoulder. He is at first skeptical of Aisho and the fruit.↗↗↗
Iwakiri holds confidence in his decision, willingly eating the fruit for a chance of recovery. After the exchange, Iwakiri celebrates his return to health. According to Aisho, Iwakiri can be trusted with payments as his sports star status keeps him careful with his image.↗↗↗↗
04Abilities
Baseball
As the star pitcher of the Seiten Birdies baseball team, Iwakiri is shown being capable of throwing a baseball at 162 km/h (101 mph). His tremendous pitching speed has led to his moniker "God Shoulder Ah-kun".↗↗
Though he majorly strained his right shoulder due to his activity, causing him to be put on a disabled list, he recovered with the help of a Locacaca fruit. After the exchange, in return for his jaw, Iwakiri regained his former record with his right shoulder and played a successful season after.↗↗
05Story
SPOILERS
Background
Atsunori Iwakiri is the star pitcher of the Seiten Birdies baseball team, nicknamed "God Shoulder Ah-kun" by the crowd for his heavenly pitching. In 2009, he had a salary of ¥300,000,000. However, in 2010, he damaged his right shoulder with little hope of recovery and was listed on the disabled list shortly before he was going to be accepted into the major leagues, ruining his career.↗↗
On the verge of retiring and desperate to save his career, he contacted Aisho Dainenjiyama working at Morioh Stadium. Through him, Iwakiri was able to buy a Locacaca fruit from Aisho in the locker room. Aisho shows him the fruits and promises that they will heal his shoulder but at the cost of a healthy part of the body. At first, Iwakiri is reluctant and questions Aisho, though Aisho doubles down, forcing Iwakiri to hand him a suitcase of ¥200,000,000 to Aisho.↗↗↗
JoJolion
After his recovery, he returns to the Seiten Birdies and goes on to make ¥600,000,000 the following season in 2011.↗↗
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
Atsunori Iwakiri is repeatedly mentioned in Deoxyribonucleic Acid by Rohan Kishibe, as Iwakiri is playing as the starting pitcher. While investigating Mao Katahira 's condition, Rohan rushes past her mother Mai 's concerns and abruptly leaves after reading through Mao's pages with Heaven's Door, as he wants to watch the game before it ends.↗↗
06Plot details
SPOILERS
Profile details
Status: Alive (Part 8)↗
07Sources & attribution
- Atsunori Iwakiri
Source bibliography (8)
- JoJolion Chapter 50: Vitamin C and Killer Queen, Part 1, p.21 Open ↗
- JoJolion Chapter 77: Head to T.G. University Hospital, p.2 Open ↗
- JoJolion Chapter 50: Vitamin C and Killer Queen, Part 1, p.18 Open ↗
- JoJolion Chapter 50: Vitamin C and Killer Queen, Part 1, p.20 Open ↗
- JoJolion Chapter 50: Vitamin C and Killer Queen, Part 1, p.22 Open ↗
- JoJolion Chapter 50: Vitamin C and Killer Queen, Part 1, p.19 Open ↗
- JoJolion Chapter 50: Vitamin C and Killer Queen, Part 1 Open ↗
- Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 8: Deoxyribonucleic Acid Open ↗
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