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Between Dimensions and Power Dynamics: An Interdisciplinary Exploration of the “Backroom‑Casting‑Couch” Motif in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Fan Culture Abstract The convergence of internet meme culture, fan‑generated narrative practices, and long‑standing media tropes has produced a novel hybrid phenomenon colloquially referred to as the “Backroom‑Casting‑Couch JoJo.” This paper investigates the emergence, structure, and cultural significance of this motif within the global JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure fandom. Drawing on media‑studies theory, fan‑fiction scholarship, and memetics, the analysis foregrounds three interrelated axes: (1) spatial liminality as expressed through the “Backrooms” aesthetic, (2) the casting‑couch trope as a site of power negotiation, and (3) the distinctive narrative logic of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure. Through close readings of representative fan works, discourse analysis of online forums, and a comparative mapping of meme genealogy, the study demonstrates how the Backroom‑Casting‑Couch JoJo functions simultaneously as a critique of exploitative production practices, a re‑imagining of JoJo’s metaphysical liminality, and a participatory space for collective storytelling. The paper concludes by proposing a model for how fan‑mediated hybridity can generate new forms of subcultural literacy that both parody and transform canonical media. 1. Introduction The past decade has witnessed an unprecedented blending of disparate internet subcultures. Two memes that have achieved particular virality are the Backrooms —an endless, fluorescent‑lit labyrinth evoking uncanny horror—and the casting‑couch trope, a shorthand for industry exploitation and sexualized power imbalance. Meanwhile, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure (hereafter JoJo ) has remained a fertile ground for fan reinterpretation due to its hyper‑stylized aesthetics, multilayered continuity, and a canon that readily embraces surreal space‑time manipulation.