List of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure episodes

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List of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure episodes
JoJo Part 1 Phantom Blood.jpg
The key visual for the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure anime, particularly its Phantom Blood episodes, depicting Jonathan Joestar (foreground) and Dio Brando (background) holding the Stone Mask
ジョジョの奇妙な冒険
(JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken)
Genre Action, adventure, horror, supernatural, suspense
Anime television series
Directed by Naokatsu Tsuda, Kenichi Suzuki
Written by Hirohiko Araki (Original manga)
Yasuko Kobayashi (Main screenplay)
Music by Hayato Matsuo (Part 1)
Taku Iwasaki (Part 2)
Studio David Production
Licensed by
Network Tokyo MX, MBS, RKB, TBC, CBC, BS11
Original run October 5, 2012 (2012-10-05)April 5, 2013 (2013-04-05)
Episodes 26 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders
Directed by Naokatsu Tsuda, Kenichi Suzuki
Written by Yasuko Kobayashi
Music by Yugo Kanno
Studio David Production
Licensed by
Network Tokyo MX, MBS, TBC, RKB, CBC, BS11, Animax
Original run April 4, 2014 (2014-04-04)June 19, 2015 (2015-06-19)
Episodes 48 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable
Directed by Naokatsu Tsuda, Toshiyuki Kato
Written by Yasuko Kobayashi
Music by Yugo Kanno
Studio David Production
Licensed by
Network Tokyo MX, MBS, TBC, BS11, Animax
Original run April 1, 2016scheduled
Anime and Manga portal

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken?) is an anime television series produced by David Production based on the manga of the same name by Hirohiko Araki 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 began on Tokyo MX on October 5, 2012, and concluded on April 5, 2013, adapting JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 1 Phantom Blood and Part 2 Battle Tendency. A second season began broadcast on April 4, 2014, covering Part 3 Stardust Crusaders. The third season began airing on April 1, 2016, and is covering Part 4 Diamond Is Unbreakable. The series is distributed in North America by Warner Home Video while merchandising rights for the series are owned by Viz Media.[1]

Season 1

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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".[2] Phantom Blood's score was composed by Hayato Matsuo while Battle Tendency's was performed by Taku Iwasaki.[3][4] 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.[5]


Part 1: Phantom Blood

No. Title Writer Original airdate
1 "Dio the Invader"
"Shinryakusha Dio" (侵略者ディオ) 
Yasuko Kobayashi October 5, 2012
2 "A Letter From the Past"
"Kako kara no Tegami" (過去からの手紙) 
Yasuko Kobayashi October 12, 2012
3 "Youth with Dio"
"Dio to no Seishun" (ディオとの青春) 
Yasuko Kobayashi October 19, 2012
4 "Overdrive"
"Ōbādoraibu" (波紋疾走(オーバードライブ)) 
Shōgo Yasukawa October 26, 2012
5 "The Dark Knights"
"Ankoku no Kishitachi" (暗黒の騎士達) 
Kazuyuki Fudeyasu November 2, 2012
6 "Tomorrow's Courage"
"Ashita no Yūki" (あしたの勇気) 
Kazuyuki Fudeyasu November 9, 2012
7 "Sorrowful Successor"
"Uketsugumono" (うけ継ぐ者) 
Shōgo Yasukawa November 16, 2012
8 "Bloody Battle! JoJo & Dio"
"Kessen! JOJO & DIO" (血戦!JOJO&DIO) 
Yasuko Kobayashi November 23, 2012
9 "The Final Hamon!"
"Saigo no Hamon!" (最後の波紋!) 
Yasuko Kobayashi November 30, 2012


Part 2: Battle Tendency

No. Title Writer Original airdate
10 "New York's JoJo"
"Nyū Yōku no JoJo" (ニューヨークのジョジョ) 
Yasuko Kobayashi December 7, 2012
11 "The Game Master"
"Gēmu no Tatsujin" (ゲームの達人) 
Shinichi Inotsume December 14, 2012
12 "The Pillar Man"
"Hashira no Otoko" (柱の男) 
Kazuyuki Fudeyasu December 21, 2012
13 "JoJo vs. the Ultimate Lifeform"
"JoJo vs. Kyūkyoku Seibutsu" (JOJO vs. 究極生物) 
Shōgo Yasukawa January 4, 2013
14 "Ultimate Warriors from Ancient Times"
"Taiko kara Kita Kyūkyoku Senshi" (太古から来た究極戦士) 
Shōgo Yasukawa January 11, 2013
15 "A Hero's Proof"
"Hīrō no Shikaku" (ヒーローの資格) 
Shōgo Yasukawa January 18, 2013
16 "Lisa Lisa, Hamon Coach"
"Hamon Kyōshi Risarisa" (波紋教師リサリサ) 
Kazuyuki Fudeyasu January 25, 2013
17 "The Deeper Plan"
"Fukaku Wana o Hare!" (深く罠をはれ!) 
Kazuyuki Fudeyasu February 1, 2013
18 "Von Stroheim's Revenge"/"Team Stroheim's Counterattack"
"Shutorohaimu-tai no Gyakushū" (シュトロハイム隊の逆襲) 
Shinichi Inotsume February 8, 2013
19 "A Race Towards the Brink"
"Shi no Gake e Tsuppashire" (死の崖へつっ走れ) 
Shinichi Inotsume February 15, 2013
20 "Young Caesar"/"Caesar's Lonely Youth"
"Shīzā Kodoku no Seishun" (シーザー孤独の青春) 
Yasuko Kobayashi February 22, 2013
21 "A Hundred Against Two"/"The Hundred vs. Two Wager"
"Hyaku tai Ni no Kakehiki" (100対2のかけひき) 
Shōgo Yasukawa March 1, 2013
22 "A True Warrior"
"Shin no Kakutōsha" (真の格闘者) 
Shinichi Inotsume March 8, 2013
23 "The Warrior of Wind"
"Kaze ni Kaeru Senshi" (風にかえる戦士) 
Kazuyuki Fudeyasu March 15, 2013
24 "The Ties That Bind JoJo"
"JoJo o Musubu Kizuna" (JOJOを結ぶ絆) 
Yasuko Kobayashi March 22, 2013
25 "The Birth of a Superbeing!!"
"Chō Seibutsu no Tanjō!!" (超生物の誕生!!) 
Yasuko Kobayashi March 29, 2013
26 "The Ascendant One"
"Kami to Natta Otoko" (神となった男) 
Yasuko Kobayashi April 5, 2013

Season 2

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The second season, titled JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders, adapts the series third story arc, Stardust Crusaders. Set in 1987, the story follows Joseph's grandson, Jotaro Kujo, and his companions as they seek to defeat Dio, who has placed a curse on his mother, using special abilities known as Stands. The series is split into two halves, each lasting 24 episodes. The first half aired in Japan between April 4, 2014 and September 12, 2014, while the second half, subtitled Battle in Egypt, began airing from January 9, 2015.[6][7][8] For the first half, the opening theme is "Stand Proud" by Jin Hashimoto, while the ending theme is American band The Bangles' 1985 single "Walk Like an Egyptian". For the second half, the opening theme is "JoJo, Sono Chi no Kioku ~end of THE WORLD~" (ジョジョ その血の記憶~end of THE WORLD~?, lit. "JoJo, That Blood's Memories (End of the World)") by JO☆STARS ~TOMMY,Coda,JIN~ (Hiroaki "Tommy" Tominaga, Coda, and Jin Hashimoto), while the main ending theme is Pat Metheny Group's "Last Train Home". An alternate ending theme, "Aku-yaku Kyōsōkyoku" (アク役♢協奏曲?, "Evil Concerto"), is performed by Oingo and Boingo (Makoto Yasumura and Motoko Kumai) in episode 27, and by Hol Horse and Boingo (Hidenobu Kiuchi and Motoko Kumai) in episodes 36-37. The score is composed by Yugo Kanno. The series was simulcast by Crunchyroll, with some character names altered to avoid copyright infringement. An English dub of the first three episodes was streamed on July 5, 2014.[9]


Part 3: Stardust Crusaders (2014)

No. Title Writer Original airdate
S[lower-alpha 1] O[lower-alpha 2]
1 27 "A Man Possessed by an Evil Spirit"
"Akuryō ni Toritsukareta Otoko" (悪霊にとりつかれた男) 
Yasuko Kobayashi April 4, 2014
2 28 "Who Will Be the Judge!?"
"Sabaku no wa Dare da!?" (裁くのは誰だ!?) 
Yasuko Kobayashi April 11, 2014
3 29 "The Curse of Dio"
"Dio no Jubaku" (DIOの呪縛) 
Yasuko Kobayashi April 18, 2014
4 30 "Tower of Gray"
"Tawā Obu Gurē" (灰の塔(タワー・オブ・グレー)) 
Shōgo Yasukawa April 25, 2014
5 31 "Silver Chariot"
"Shirubā Chariottsu" (銀の戦車(シルバーチャリオッツ)) 
Yasuko Kobayashi May 2, 2014
6 32 "Dark Blue Moon"
"Dāku Burū Mūn" (暗青の月(ダークブルームーン)) 
Shinichi Inotsume May 9, 2014
7 33 "Strength"
"Sutorengusu" (力(ストレングス)) 
Kazuyuki Fudeyasu May 16, 2014
8 34 "Devil"
"Debiru" (悪魔(デビル)) 
Shinichi Inotsume May 23, 2014
9 35 "Yellow Temperance"
"Ierō Tenparansu" (黄の節制(イエローテンパランス)) 
Kazuyuki Fudeyasu May 30, 2014
10 36 "The Emperor and the Hanged Man, Part 1"
"Enperā to Hangudoman Sono 1" (皇帝(エンペラー)と吊られた男(ハングドマン) その1) 
Yasuko Kobayashi June 6, 2014
11 37 "The Emperor and the Hanged Man, Part 2"
"Enperā to Hangudoman Sono 2" (皇帝(エンペラー)と吊られた男(ハングドマン) その2) 
Yasuko Kobayashi June 13, 2014
12 38 "The Empress"
"Enpuresu" (女帝(エンプレス)) 
Shōgo Yasukawa June 20, 2014
13 39 "Wheel of Fortune"
"Howīru Obu Fōchun" (運命の車輪(ホウィール・オブ・フォーチュン)) 
Shōgo Yasukawa June 27, 2014
14 40 "Justice, Part 1"
"Jasutisu Sono 1" (正義(ジャスティス) その1) 
Shinichi Inotsume July 4, 2014
15 41 "Justice, Part 2"
"Jasutisu Sono 2" (正義(ジャスティス) その2) 
Shinichi Inotsume July 11, 2014
16 42 "The Lovers, Part 1"
"Rabāzu Sono 1" (恋人(ラバーズ) その1) 
Kazuyuki Fudeyasu July 18, 2014
17 43 "The Lovers, Part 2"
"Rabāzu Sono 2" (恋人(ラバーズ) その2) 
Kazuyuki Fudeyasu July 25, 2014
18 44 "The Sun"
"San" (太陽(サン)) 
Naokatsu Tsuda August 1, 2014
19 45 "Death 13, Part 1"
"Desu Sātīn Sono 1" (死神13(デスサーティーン) その1) 
Shōgo Yasukawa August 8, 2014
20 46 "Death 13, Part 2"
"Desu Sātīn Sono 2" (死神13(デスサーティーン) その2) 
Shōgo Yasukawa August 15, 2014
21 47 "Judgement, Part 1"
"Jajjimento Sono 1" (審判(ジャッジメント) その1) 
Yasuko Kobayashi August 22, 2014
22 48 "Judgement, Part 2"
"Jajjimento Sono 2" (審判(ジャッジメント) その2) 
Yasuko Kobayashi August 29, 2014
23 49 "High Priestess, Part 1"
"Hai Puriesutesu Sono 1" (女教皇(ハイプリエステス) その1) 
Shinichi Inotsume September 5, 2014
24 50 "High Priestess, Part 2"
"Hai Puriesutesu Sono 2" (女教皇(ハイプリエステス) その2) 
Shinichi Inotsume September 12, 2014


Part 3: Stardust Crusaders - Battle in Egypt

No. Title Writer Original airdate
S[lower-alpha 1] O[lower-alpha 2]
25 51 "Iggy the Fool and Geb's N'Doul, Part 1"
"'Za Fūru' no Igī to 'Gebu-shin' no Ndūru Sono 1" (「愚者」(ザ・フール)のイギーと「ゲブ神」のンドゥール その1) 
Yasuko Kobayashi January 9, 2015
26 52 "Iggy the Fool and Geb's N'Doul, Part 2"
"'Za Fūru' no Igī to 'Gebu-shin' no Ndūru Sono 2" (「愚者」(ザ・フール)のイギーと「ゲブ神」のンドゥール その2) 
Yasuko Kobayashi January 16, 2015
27 53 "Khnum's Oingo and Thoth's Boingo"
"'Kunumu-shin' no Oingo to 'Toto-shin' no Boingo" (「クヌム神」のオインゴと「トト神」のボインゴ) 
Kazuyuki Fudeyasu January 23, 2015
28 54 "Anubis, Part 1"
"'Anubisu-shin' Sono 1" (「アヌビス神」 その1) 
Shinichi Inotsume January 30, 2015
29 55 "Anubis, Part 2"
"'Anubisu-shin' Sono 2" (「アヌビス神」 その2) 
Shinichi Inotsume February 6, 2015
30 56 "Bastet's Mariah, Part 1"
"'Basuteto-joshin' no Maraia Sono 1" (「バステト女神」のマライア その1) 
Shōgo Yasukawa February 13, 2015
31 57 "Bastet's Mariah, Part 2"
"'Basuteto-joshin' no Maraia Sono 2" (「バステト女神」のマライア その2) 
Shōgo Yasukawa February 20, 2015
32 58 "Set's Alessi, Part 1"
"'Seto-shin' no Aresshī Sono 1" (「セト神」のアレッシー その1) 
Kazuyuki Fudeyasu February 27, 2015
33 59 "Set's Alessi, Part 2"
"'Seto-shin' no Aresshī Sono 2" (「セト神」のアレッシー その2) 
Kazuyuki Fudeyasu March 6, 2015
34 60 "D'Arby the Gambler, Part 1"
"Dābī Za Gyanburā Sono 1" (ダービー・ザ・ギャンブラー その1) 
Shōgo Yasukawa March 13, 2015
35 61 "D'Arby the Gambler, Part 2"
"Dābī Za Gyanburā Sono 2" (ダービー・ザ・ギャンブラー その2) 
Shōgo Yasukawa March 20, 2015
36 62 "Hol Horse and Boingo, Part 1"
"Horu Hōsu to Boingo Sono 1" (ホル・ホースとボインゴ その1) 
Yasuko Kobayashi March 27, 2015
37 63 "Hol Horse and Boingo, Part 2"
"Horu Hōsu to Boingo Sono 2" (ホル・ホースとボインゴ その2) 
Yasuko Kobayashi April 3, 2015
38 64 "The Guardian of Hell, Pet Shop, Part 1"
"Jigoku no Monban Petto Shoppu Sono 1" (地獄の門番ペット·ショップ その1) 
Kenichi Suzuki April 10, 2015
39 65 "The Guardian of Hell, Pet Shop, Part 2"
"Jigoku no Monban Petto Shoppu Sono 2" (地獄の門番ペット·ショップ その2) 
Kenichi Suzuki April 17, 2015
40 66 "D'Arby the Player, Part 1"
"Dābī za Pureiyā Sono 1" (ダービー・ザ・プレイヤー その1) 
Kazuyuki Fudeyasu April 24, 2015
41 67 "D'Arby the Player, Part 2"
"Dābī za Pureiyā Sono 2" (ダービー・ザ・プレイヤー その2) 
Kazuyuki Fudeyasu May 1, 2015
42 68 "The Miasma of the Void, Vanilla Ice, Part 1"
"Akū no Shōki Vanira Aisu Sono 1" (亜空の瘴気 ヴァニラ・アイス その1) 
Shinichi Inotsume May 8, 2015
43 69 "The Miasma of the Void, Vanilla Ice, Part 2"
"Akū no Shōki Vanira Aisu Sono 2" (亜空の瘴気 ヴァニラ・アイス その2) 
Shinichi Inotsume May 15, 2015
44 70 "The Miasma of the Void, Vanilla Ice, Part 3"
"Akū no Shōki Vanira Aisu Sono 3" (亜空の瘴気 ヴァニラ・アイス その3) 
Shinichi Inotsume May 22, 2015
45 71 "Dio's World, Part 1"
"DIO no Sekai Sono 1" (DIOの世界 その1) 
Shōgo Yasukawa May 29, 2015
46 72 "Dio's World, Part 2"
"DIO no Sekai Sono 2" (DIOの世界 その2) 
Shōgo Yasukawa June 5, 2015
47 73 "Dio's World, Part 3"
"DIO no Sekai Sono 3" (DIOの世界 その3) 
Yasuko Kobayashi June 12, 2015
48 74 "Long Travels, Goodbye My Friend"
"Harukanaru Tabiji, Saraba Tomo yo" (遥かなる旅路 さらば友よ) 
Yasuko Kobayashi June 19, 2015

Season 3

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On October 24, 2015, Warner Bros. Animation announced that production on a third season of the anime to focus on the 4th story arc of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Diamond Is Unbreakable.[10] Set in 1999, eleven years after the events Stardust Crusaders, the series follows Joseph Joestar's illegitimate son Josuke Higashikata as he and his Stand-wielding friends in the town of Morioh in M-Prefecture's capital S-City become wrapped up in a murder mystery.[11] The series is being directed by Naokatsu Tsuda and written by Yasuko Kobayashi with character design by Terumi Nishii and music by Yugo Kanno. The series began airing in Japan on April 1, 2016.[12] The ending theme is Australian pop group Savage Garden's 1996 single "I Want You".

Part 4: Diamond Is Unbreakable

No. Title Writer Original airdate
S[lower-alpha 1] O[lower-alpha 2]
1 75 "Jotaro Kujo! Meets Josuke Higashikata"
"Kūjō Jōtarō! Higashikata Jōsuke ni Au" (空条承太郎! 東方仗助に会う) 
Yasuko Kobayashi April 1, 2016
2 76 "Josuke Higashikata! Meets Angelo"
"Higashikata Jōsuke! Anjero ni Au" (東方仗助! アンジェロに会う) 
Yasuko Kobayashi April 8, 2016
3 77 "The Nijimura Brothers, Part 1"
"Nijimura Kyōdai, Sono 1" (虹村兄弟 その1) 
Yasuko Kobayashi April 15, 2016
4 78 "The Nijimura Brothers, Part 2"
"Nijimura Kyōdai, Sono 2" (虹村兄弟 その2) 
Shogo Yasukawa April 22, 2016
5 79 "The Nijimura Brothers, Part 3"
"Nijimura Kyōdai, Sono 3" (虹村兄弟 その3) 
Shogo Yasukawa April 29, 2016
6 80 "Koichi Hirose (Echoes)[lower-alpha 3]"
"Hirose Koichi (Ekōzu)" (広瀬康一 (エコーズ)) 
Kazuyuki Fudeyasu May 6, 2016
7 81 "Toshikazu Hazamada (Surface)[lower-alpha 4]"
"Hazamada Toshikazu (Sāfisu)" (間田敏和 (サーフィス)) 
Shinichi Inotsume May 13, 2016
8 82 "Yukako Yamagishi Falls in Love, Part 1"
"Yamagishi Yukako wa Koi o Suru, Sono 1" (山岸由花子は恋をする その1) 
Shogo Yasukawa May 20, 2016
9 83 "Yukako Yamagishi Falls in Love, Part 2"
"Yamagishi Yukako wa Koi o Suru, Sono 2" (山岸由花子は恋をする その2) 
Shogo Yasukawa May 27, 2016
10 84 "Let's Go Eat Some Italian Food"
"Itaria Ryōri o Tabe ni Ikō" (イタリア料理を食べに行こう) 
TBA


Reception

At the 2013 CEDEC Awards, the anime's opening sequence won in the Visual Arts division.[13] The first DVD release of the TV anime was the fourth best-selling animation DVD in Japan for the week of January 28 to February 3, 2013, with 4,510 copies sold.[14] Its Blu-ray version was the fourth best-selling animation Blu-ray for that same week, with 14,860 copies sold.[15] The second volume ranked sixth in both animation DVDs and Blu-rays for the week of February 18–24, with 2,764 and 12,501 copies sold respectively.[16][17] The anime's third volume was the sixth best-selling animation DVD, with 2,994 copies sold, and the second best-selling animation Blu-ray, with 13,536 copies sold, for the week of March 25–31.[18][19]

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Order of episodes contained within the season
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Order of episodes continuing from previous season
  3. "Reverb" in Crunchyroll's subtitles
  4. "Show Off" in Crunchyroll's subtitles

References

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See also