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{{Anime Infobox
|colors          = 
|title           = ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure:<br/>The Animation''
|image           = [[File:JoJo's Bizarre Adventure The Animation Infobox.png|{{ImageSize}}]]
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|ja_kanji        = ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 THE ANIMATION
|ja_romaji       = JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken Za Animēshon
|genre           = Action, Adventure, Supernatural, Horror, Historical
|type            = 
|studio          = [[David Production]]
|first           = October 6, 2012
|last            = December 1, 2022 {{S|[[Netflix]]}}<br/>April 8, 2023 {{S|TV}}
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|website         = [http://jojo-portal.com/anime/ Official Website]
|episodes        = 190 {{S|[[List of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episodes|List of episodes]]}}
}}
{{Hatnote|This article is about the anime adaptation as a whole. For season one of the anime, see [[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (Season)]]}}
{{Nihongo|'''''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Animation'''''|ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 THE ANIMATION|JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken Za Animēshon}} is the {{W|anime|TV anime}} adaptation of ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]'' produced by [[David Production]] and {{W|Warner Bros.|Warner Bros. Japan}}. It was first announced on July 5, 2012 during the [[Hirohiko Araki JoJo Exhibition 2012]] press conference alongside ''[[All-Star Battle]]'', coinciding with the manga's [[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure's 25th Anniversary|25th Anniversary]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Su0_tuodDRA Hirohiko Araki JoJo Exhibition 2012 Presentation]</ref>

Initially, the name only referred to the [[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (Season)|first season]], which adapted both ''[[Phantom Blood]]'' and ''[[Battle Tendency]]''. However, it was expanded to encompass subsequent seasons as they released. Though the name was phased out in marketing for the [[Golden Wind (Anime)|fourth season]], it was later revived for merchandise relevant to the anime's [[Anime 10th Anniversary|10th Anniversary]] celebration.

==Creation and Production==
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Before the decision was made to adapt ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' into a TV anime, producer Hiroyuki Omori of Warner Bros. Japan was approached by an anime-related company regarding the matter. Omori was unsure if modern audiences would want to see an adaptation of the earlier parts of the series, as the muscular ''gekiga'' art style was very different from other anime series that aired at the time. Despite this, Omori decided to go ahead with producing a TV anime adaptation of the series, saying that the "power of the original work" has not faded despite the "outdated" designs.

Omori then needed to find a fitting production studio to animate the series. He wished to find a studio that could "draw powerful muscle movements" due to the muscular character designs of the early parts of the series. After careful consideration, he chose [[David Production]] after seeing their work on ''{{W|Tatakau Shisho|The Book of Bantorra}}'', which displayed "powerful linework and careful animation."<ref name="SoulInt">{{IN|Animation Series Production Note (March 2021)}}</ref>

By the time production on the series began, the core team was composed of [[Naokatsu Tsuda|Tsuda]], [[Kenichi Suzuki|Suzuki]], Kasama, Omori, Kobayashi and Soejima. The team decided to follow the source material down to every minute detail, one of them being the unique onomatopoeia used in the manga. The team felt that if they didn't follow the manga so faithfully and resorted to using general anime production techniques, it would no longer be ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'', but rather ''JoJo's Ordinary Adventure''. The guidelines the team set for themselves in the first production meeting became a sort of overall guide for how the series would be produced moving forward throughout future seasons.<ref name="SoulInt"/>

The first two seasons of the anime were greenlit in 2011. The [[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (Season)|first season]] was to adapt the first two parts of the manga, ''[[Phantom Blood]]'' and ''[[Battle Tendency]]'', while the [[Stardust Crusaders (Anime)|second]] would adapt the third part, ''[[Stardust Crusaders]]''. However, pre-production for the first season would not begin until as late as March 2012, four months before its announcement at [[Hirohiko Araki JoJo Exhibition 2012]].<ref>{{Citation|url=https://www.lisani.jp/0000060411/?show_more=1|title=『ジョジョ』シリーズ主題歌の制作秘話に迫る！ベスト・アルバム『TVアニメ ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 THEME SONG BEST「Generation」』リリース記念、大森啓幸プロデューサーインタビュー|date=September 13, 2017}}</ref> After the success of the first season, [[David Production]] began work on animating the second season as soon as it concluded, with pre-production starting as early as July 2013 and the official announcement occurring in ''[[Weekly Shonen Jump]]'' on October 16, 2013.<ref>{{Citation|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-16/jojo-bizarre-adventure-part-3-anime-confirmed|title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 3 TV Anime Confirmed|author=Egan Loo|publisher=Anime News Network|date=October 16, 2013}}</ref>

Following the success of the first two seasons, a [[Diamond is Unbreakable (Anime)|third season]] of the anime entered production in May 2015, set to adapt ''[[Diamond is Unbreakable]]''. According to character designer and chief animation director [[Terumi Nishii]], "pleasing the 'boy's love' (''yaoi'') fans" was taken into account when designing the characters for season three, though they retained her regular style.<ref name="manga">{{IN|Terumi Nishii (August 2017)}}</ref> The season was announced at the end of "[[The Last Crusaders]]" event celebrating the previous season on October 24, 2015.

According to producer Nobutaka Kasama, the [[Golden Wind (Anime)|fourth season]], an adaptation of ''[[Vento Aureo]]'', was greenlit in January 2017.<ref>{{Citation|url=https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1564123470|title=アニメ『ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 黄金の風』木村泰大監督・髙橋秀弥監督インタビュー|publisher=animate Times|date=July 27, 2019}}</ref> [[Takahiro Kishida]], who had previously worked as an animation director for the [[Episode 10 (OVA)|D'Arby the Gambler]] episode in the [[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (OVA)|1993 OVA]] series, was brought back as the character designer for season four. On July 25, 2017, the directors for the season went on a trip to {{W|Italy}} to begin location scouting, which lasted roughly eight to nine days.<ref>{{INT|Animate Times (July 2019)}}</ref> Season four was officially announced by [[Hirohiko Araki]] on June 21, 2018, at the end of a live news conference for his [[Hirohiko Araki JoJo Exhibition: Ripples of Adventure|Ripples of Adventure]] art exhibition.

The [[Stone Ocean (Anime)|fifth season]] of the anime, adapting ''[[Stone Ocean]]'', entered production sometime before October 2020.<ref>''CG World'' December 2022</ref> The season was officially announced on April 4, 2021 during the [[JOESTAR The Inherited Soul]] event, with [[Fairouz Ai]] announced as the voice actress for [[Jolyne Cujoh]].<ref>[[JOESTAR The Inherited Soul]]</ref> Several events were announced on April 4 of the following year in commemoration of the anime's [[Anime 10th Anniversary|tenth anniversary]].<ref>{{Citation|url=https://jojo-news.com/2022/04/04/jojos-bizarre-adventure-the-animations-10th-anniversary-project-website-launched/|title=JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: The Animation’s 10th Anniversary Project Website Launched|author=Vish|publisher=JoJo's Bizarre Encyclopedia News|date=April 4, 2022}}</ref>

==Distribution==
Media distribution service [http://www.crunchyroll.com Crunchyroll] obtained the streaming license for the anime before the premiere of [[Stardust Crusaders (Anime)|season two]], a license that would last through [[Golden Wind (Anime)|season four]]. In addition to streaming the [[Home Video Releases|Blu-ray edition]] of the anime's first season, the service would release each episode of the subsequent seasons with English subtitles an hour after the episode's premiere in Japan.<ref>{{Citation|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2014/4/2/its-official-crunchyroll-to-stream-jojos-bizarre-adventure-anime|title=It's Official! Crunchyroll to Stream "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" Anime!|author=Patrick Macias|publisher=Crunchyroll|date=April 2, 2014}}</ref>

In 2014, Crunchyroll announced that a test dub of [[Stardust Crusaders (Anime)|season two]]'s first three episodes produced by Warner Bros. and {{W|Bang Zoom!}} would stream on July 5, featuring [[Matthew Mercer]] as [[Jotaro Kujo]] and [[Patrick Seitz]] as [[DIO]]. In 2015, it was announced that director [[Naokatsu Tsuda]] would premiere an English dub of the first season at that year's {{W|Anime Expo}}, later to be released on DVD by Warner Bros.<ref>{{Citation|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-06-10/anime-expo-to-premiere-english-jojo-bizarre-adventure-dub-with-director-naokatsu-tsuda/.89098|title=Anime Expo to Premiere English JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Dub With Director Naokatsu Tsuda|author=Rafael Antonio Pineda|publisher=Anime News Network|date=June 10, 2015}}</ref>

[[VIZ Media]], the official English distributor for the manga and series merchandise, announced in 2016 that they had also acquired the license to stream the anime on their own website,<ref>{{Citation|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-03-19/viz-to-stream-jojo-bizarre-adventure-terraformars-revenge-anime/.100004|title=Viz to Stream JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Terraformars Revenge Anime|author=Egan Loo|publisher=Anime News Network|date=March 19, 2016}}</ref> and later the rights to distribute the Blu-ray release and English dub for the series as well, using the same studio and voice cast as Warner Bros.' earlier dubs.<ref>{{Citation|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-07-01/viz-media-to-release-jojo-bizarre-adventure-part-1-on-blu-ray-disc/.103877|title=Viz Media to Release JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 1 on Blu-ray Disc|author=Crystalyn Hodgkins|publisher=Anime News Network|date=July 1, 2016}}</ref> The English dubs for the first four seasons aired on {{W|Adult Swim}}'s [[Toonami]] block from October 2016 onward.<ref>{{Citation|url=http://toonamifaithful.com/toonami-will-air-jojos-bizarre-adventure-in-october/|title=Toonami Will Air Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure in October|author=sketch|publisher=Toonami Faithful|date=July 22, 2016}}</ref>

On August 8, 2021, it was announced that [[Stone Ocean (Anime)|season five]] would premiere worldwide exclusively on Netflix with a selection of international dubs, including an English dub produced by Bang Zoom!.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeCX8Y0a278 JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure STONE OCEAN | Official Trailer | Netflix]</ref> Later, during the Netflix Festival Japan live stream on November 8, 2021, Netflix announced that the first twelve episodes of the anime would be released worldwide on December 1, 2021 and aired on Japanese television from January 7, 2022 onward.<ref>{{Citation|url=https://jojo-news.com/2021/11/09/jojos-bizarre-adventure-stone-oceans-release-date-and-4-new-trailers/|title=JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean’s Release Date and 4 New Trailers|author=Vish|publisher=JoJo's Bizarre Encyclopedia News|date=November 9, 2021}}</ref> Over half a year later, on July 1, 2022, a new trailer debuted at the Warner Bros. panel at Anime Expo showcasing footage from episodes 13-24 of the season, which were announced to be releasing worldwide on Netflix on September 1, 2022 and airing on Japanese television from October 7, 2022 onward.<ref>{{Citation|author=Vish|url=https://jojo-news.com/2022/07/02/episodes-13-24-of-jojos-bizarre-adventure-stone-ocean-will-release-on-september-1-2022/|date=July 2, 2022|title=Episodes 13-24 of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean Will Release on September 1, 2022|publisher=JoJo's Bizarre Encyclopedia News}}</ref> On October 7, 2022, the final fourteen episodes of season five were revealed to be releasing on Netflix on December 1, 2022, and later aired on Japanese television from December 23, 2022 onward.<ref>{{Citation|author=Vish|url=https://jojo-news.com/2022/10/07/the-final-part-of-stone-ocean-will-release-on-december-1-2022/|date=October 7, 2022|title=The Final Part of Stone Ocean Will Release on December 1, 2022|publisher=JoJo's Bizarre Encyclopedia News}}</ref>

==Seasons==
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|Anime     = True
|Part      = PBBT
|PartNo    = 1
|Link      = JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (Season)
|Name      = JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (Season 1)
|Logo      = [[File:JoJo English Horizontal Logo.png|200px|link=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (Season)]]
|Image     = {{Tabber
|#1|
[[File:JoJo's Bizarre Adventure The Animation Japanese Poster.jpg|150px]]
|#2|
[[File:Battle Tendency Anime Poster.jpg|150px]]
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|Run       = October 6, 2012 - April 6, 2013
|Episodes  = 26 {{S|{{Ep5||1|26|hideLabel=true}}}}
|Volumes   = 9
|Desc      = The first season of ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' adapts ''[[Phantom Blood]]'' and ''[[Battle Tendency]]'', Parts 1 and 2 of the manga. In the year 1888, a feud between English gentleman [[Jonathan Joestar]] and his wicked adoptive brother [[Dio Brando]] escalates into a battle for humanity when the latter uses an [[Stone Mask|ancient stone mask]] to become a bloodthirsty [[vampire]]. Using the power of the mystical [[Ripple]] technique, Jonathan and his mentor [[Will Anthonio Zeppeli]] attempt to vanquish Dio before his [[zombie]] army can conquer the world.

50 years later, Jonathan's grandson [[Joseph Joestar]] finds himself embroiled in conflict with the reawakened [[Pillar Men]], the creators of the mask. Joseph is poisoned by the Pillar Men, but is given one month to train his Ripple technique under the enigmatic [[Lisa Lisa]] alongside Zeppeli's grandson, [[Caesar Anthonio Zeppeli|Caesar]]. It is soon revealed that Lisa Lisa holds a [[Red Stone of Aja|legendary artifact]] that, if obtained by the Pillar Men, will grant them dominion over life itself.
}}
{{PartBox
|Anime     = True
|Part      = SC
|PartNo    = 2
|Link      = Stardust Crusaders (Anime)
|Name      = JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders
|Logo      = [[File:HeaderLogo SC.png|400px|link=Stardust Crusaders (Anime)]]
|Image     = {{Tabber
|#1|
[[File:StardustCrusadersPromo.jpg|150px]]
|#2|
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|Run       = April 5, 2014 - June 20, 2015
|Episodes  = 48 {{Ep5|SC|1|48|hideMain=true}}
|Volumes   = 12
|Desc      = The second season of the anime adapts Part 3 of the manga, ''[[Stardust Crusaders]]''. In 1987, [[Joseph Joestar|Joseph]]'s delinquent grandson [[Jotaro Kujo]] suddenly awakens a mysterious power known as a [[Stand]]. The source of his new power is revealed to be none other than [[DIO]], who has resurfaced after nearly a century, seized the body of [[Jonathan Joestar|his nemesis]], and awakened a [[The World|power]] of his own. When the life of Jotaro's [[Holy Kujo|mother]] is threatened by DIO's curse, Jotaro, Joseph, and [[Joestar Group|their allies]] set out for Egypt to defeat him.

This season was released in two parts: the first part follows the Joestar Group's journey to Egypt, while the second part (subtitled ''Battle in Egypt'') covers their battles against DIO and his personal servants, the [[Egypt 9 Glory Gods]].
}}
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|Anime     = True
|Part      = DU
|PartNo    = 3
|Link      = Diamond is Unbreakable (Anime)
|Name      = JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable
|Logo      = [[File:HeaderLogo DU.png|400px|link=Diamond is Unbreakable (Anime)]]
|Image     = {{Tabber
|#1|
[[File:DIU KV1.png|150px]]
|#2|
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|Run       = April 2, 2016 - December 24, 2016
|Episodes  = 39 {{Ep5|DU|1|39|hideMain=true}}
|Volumes   = 13
|Desc      = The third season of the anime adapts ''[[Diamond is Unbreakable]]'', the fourth part of the manga. In the spring of 1999, [[Jotaro Kujo|Jotaro]] pays a visit to the quiet town of [[Morioh]] and reveals high school student [[Josuke Higashikata]] to be [[Joseph Joestar|Joseph]]'s bastard son. However, the two [[Joestar Family|Joestars]] and their allies discover that a host of [[Stand]] users lurk in Josuke's hometown, with most given their power by a mystical [[Bow and Arrow|Arrow]]. The heroes' investigation eventually leads them to cross paths with a serial killer named [[Yoshikage Kira]], who will not tolerate any threat to his peaceful life.
}}
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|Anime     = True
|Part      = GW
|PartNo    = 4
|Link      = Golden Wind (Anime)
|Name      = JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind
|Logo      = [[File:HeaderLogo GW.png|500px|link=Golden Wind (Anime)]]
|Image     = {{Tabber
|#1|
[[File:GoldenWind-Promo.png|150px]]
|#2|
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}}
|Run       = October 6, 2018 - July 28, 2019
|Episodes  = 39 {{Ep5|GW|1|39|hideMain=true}}
|Volumes   = 10
|Desc      = The anime's fourth season adapts the manga's fifth part, ''[[Vento Aureo]]''. [[Giorno Giovanna]], [[DIO]]'s son and a [[Joestar Family|Joestar]] by blood, dreams of rising to power within the Italian gang [[Passione]] to reform it from the inside. An encounter in 2001 with righteous gangster [[Bruno Bucciarati]] allows Giorno to join the latter's [[Team Bucciarati|team]], who are soon tasked with protecting the [[Trish Una|daughter]] of the gang's mysterious [[Diavolo|boss]]. Unbeknownst to the team, the boss is willing to go to any lengths to conceal his true identity—even if it means subduing [[fate]].
}}
{{PartBox
|Anime     = True
|Part      = SO
|PartNo    = 5
|Link      = Stone Ocean (Anime)
|Name      = JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean
|Logo      = [[File:HeaderLogo SO.png|650px|link=Stone Ocean (Anime)]]
|Image     = {{Tabber
|#1|
[[File:Stone Ocean Anime Main Cast (Key Visual).png|150px]]
|#2|
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|#3|
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}}
|Run       = December 1, 2021 - December 1, 2022 {{S|[[Netflix]]}}<br/>January 7, 2022 - April 8, 2023 {{S|TV}}
|Episodes  = 38 {{Ep5|SO|1|38|hideMain=true}}
|Volumes   = 3
|Desc      = The fifth season of the anime adapts Part 6 of the manga, ''[[Stone Ocean]]''. In 2011, [[Jolyne Cujoh]] is framed for murder and sentenced to 15 years in [[Green Dolphin Street Prison]]. [[Jotaro Kujo|Jotaro]], her father, attempts to break her out, but the enigmatic [[Stand]] [[Whitesnake]] manages to steal his [[Star Platinum|Stand ability]] and memories, leaving him in a comatose state. While gaining allies within prison, Jolyne pursues Whitesnake and its user, chaplain [[Enrico Pucci]], hoping to save her father's life. However, she and her allies remain unaware of Pucci's true ambitions, which aim to control nothing less than the [[fate]] of humanity.

This season is notable for being released in three parts as a [[Netflix]] original series prior to its TV broadcast.
}}
{{PartBox
|Anime     = True
|Part      = TSKR
|Link      = Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan (OVA)
|Name      = Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan (OVA)
|Logo      = [[File:HeaderLogo TSKR.png|400px|link=Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan (OVA)]]
|Image     = [[File:TSKR-BDCover.jpg|150px]]
|Run       = September 20, 2017 - March 25, 2020 {{S|[[Home Video Releases/OVA#Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan|Home Video]]}}<br/>December 18, 2021 - December 20, 2021 {{S|TV}}
|Episodes  = 4 {{S|[[TSKR Episode 5 (OVA)|5]], [[TSKR Episode 2 (OVA)|2]], [[TSKR Episode 9 (OVA)|9]], [[TSKR Episode 16 (OVA)|16]]}}
|Volumes   = 1
|Desc      = The OVA series ''[[Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan (OVA)|Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan]]'' adapts the [[Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan|manga spin-off of the same name]]. The series features ''[[Diamond is Unbreakable]]'' character [[Rohan Kishibe]], who finds himself coming face-to-face with the unexplainable in a series of isolated incidents. Each episode is produced out-of-order, and the series has no set schedule.

The first two episodes of the OVA were included as bonuses with other products, while the latter two were distributed as a standalone release.
}}

==Cast==
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|Stardust Crusaders|{{ExtractSection|Stardust Crusaders (Anime)|Cast|strict=true}}
|Diamond is Unbreakable|{{ExtractSection|Diamond is Unbreakable (Anime)|Cast|strict=true}}
|Golden Wind|{{ExtractSection|Golden Wind (Anime)|Cast|strict=true}}
|Stone Ocean|{{ExtractSection|Stone Ocean (Anime)|Cast|strict=true}}
|Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan|{{ExtractSection|Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan (OVA)|Cast|strict=true}}
}}

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==See also==
*[[List of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episodes]]
*[[List of Credits by Episode]]
*[[Home Video Releases]]
*[[Anime Gallery]]
*[[TV Anime Key Animation Collection AAA]]
*[[Model Sheet Archive]]
*[[Storyboard Archive]]
*[[Key Animation Archive]]

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