JoJo's Bizarre Adventure | |
Phantom Blood key visual, depicting Dio with the stone mask (left), and Jonathan (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 | |
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Written by | Yasuko Kobayashi |
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Studio | David Production |
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Original network | Tokyo MX, MBS, RKB, TBC, CBC, BS11 |
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Original run | October 5, 2012 – April 5, 2013 |
Episodes | 26 |
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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 |
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Original run | April 4, 2014 – June 19, 2015 |
Episodes | 48 |
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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 |
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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. In the United States, it aired on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block starting 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.
The first season aired in Japan between October 5, 2012 and April 5, 2013, with episodes 1-9 covering the Phantom Blood arc, and episodes 10-26 covering the Battle Tendency arc. The first part follows a young man named Jonathan Joestar who becomes involved in a battle against Dio Brando, who uses the power of a mysterious Stone Mask to become a vampire. The second part takes place fifty years later as Jonathan's grandson, Joseph Joestar, faces up against the Stone Mask's creators, the Pillar Men. The opening theme for the Phantom Blood arc is "JoJo ~Sono Chi no Sadame~" (ジョジョ~その血の運命~, "JoJo ~That Blood's Destiny~") by Hiroaki "Tommy" Tominaga, while the opening theme for the Battle Tendency arc is "Bloody Stream" by Coda. The ending theme for both arcs is British progressive rock band Yes' 1972 single "Roundabout".Phantom Blood's score was composed by Hayato Matsuo while Battle Tendency's was performed by Taku Iwasaki. The series was made available for streaming on Crunchyroll on April 4, 2014. Warner Home Video released the complete first season on DVD in North America on September 22, 2015 while Viz Media will release the series on Blu-ray Disc. On television, the series began airing on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block on October 15, 2016.Manga Entertainment will release season 1 in the UK.