JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Animation |
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The key visual for the Phantom Blood arc, depicting Dio Brando holding the stone mask (left), and Jonathan Joestar (right)
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ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 (JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken) |
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Anime television series | |
Directed by | Naokatsu Tsuda Ken'ichi Suzuki |
Written by | Yasuko Kobayashi |
Music by |
Hayato Matsuo (Part 1) Taku Iwasaki (Part 2) |
Studio | David Production |
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Original network | Tokyo MX, MBS, RKB, TBC, CBC, BS11 |
English network | |
Original run | October 5, 2012 – April 5, 2013 |
Episodes | 26 |
Anime television series | |
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders | |
Directed by | Naokatsu Tsuda Ken'ichi Suzuki |
Written by | Yasuko Kobayashi |
Music by | Yugo Kanno |
Studio | David Production |
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Original network | Tokyo MX, MBS, TBC, RKB, CBC, BS11, Animax |
Original run | April 4, 2014 – June 19, 2015 |
Episodes | 48 |
Anime television series | |
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable | |
Directed by | Naokatsu Tsuda Yūta Takamura Toshiyuki Kato |
Written by | Yasuko Kobayashi |
Music by | Yugo Kanno |
Studio | David Production |
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Original network | Tokyo MX, MBS, TBC, BS11, Animax |
Original run | April 1, 2016 – December 23, 2016 |
Episodes | 39 + OVA |
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (Japanese: ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 Hepburn: JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken?), also known as JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Animation, is an anime television series produced by David Production based on the manga of the same name by Hirohiko Araki. The series focuses around the mysterious adventures of the Joestar family, beginning with an encounter involving Jonathan Joestar, his adoptive brother Dio Brando and a mysterious Stone Mask. The series is broadcast on Tokyo MX before entering syndication on 4 JNN stations, BS11, and Animax. The first season, adapting the first two parts: Phantom Blood and Battle Tendency, aired in Japan between October 5, 2012 and April 5, 2013, and began airing on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block in the United States on October 15, 2016. A second season covering the third part, Stardust Crusaders, aired between April 4, 2014 and June 19, 2015, and a third season covering the fourth part, Diamond Is Unbreakable, aired from April 1, 2016 to December 23, 2016. The series is distributed in North America by Warner Home Video for the DVD rights, while the Blu-Ray and merchandising rights for the series are owned by Viz Media.