Crunchyroll, headquartered San Francisco, California, is an American media distribution company that primarily focuses on streaming Japanese anime and manga. It was founded in 2006 by Kun Gao and a group of University of California, Berkeley graduates.
The site currently streams officially subtitled versions of the first 4 seasons of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Animation: Phantom Blood and Battle Tendency, Stardust Crusaders, Diamond is Unbreakable and Golden Wind.
Summary
In April 2014, Crunchyroll began airing the second season of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure TV anime, Stardust Crusaders, along with releasing the first season, Phantom Blood and Battle Tendency. In summer of 2014, an English dub of the first three episodes to Stardust Crusaders was produced. It was available for a very brief period of time, and maintained the cast it would later have three years later.[2]
| Seasons | Start date | End date
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| JoJo's Bizarre Adventure | Apr 4, 2014 | Apr 11, 2014 |
| JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Re-Edited | May 30, 2014 | N/A |
| JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders | Apr 4, 2014 | Sep 12, 2014 |
| JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders - Battle in Egypt | Jan 9, 2015 | Jun 19, 2015 |
| JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable | Apr 1, 2016 | Dec 23, 2016 |
| JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind | Oct 5, 2018 | Jul 28, 2019 |
Crunchyroll Anime Awards
Crunchyroll held their first Anime Awards event on January 28, 2017. The nominees for the 2023 awards were announced on January 19, 2023, and the winners were revealed on March 4, 2023.[3]
Most Popular "Other"
- Hero of the Year: Josuke Higashikata (2017)
(Winner: Izuku Midoriya - My Hero Academia) - Best Boy: Josuke Higashikata (2017)
(Winner: Yuri Katsuki - Yuri on Ice) - Best Action: Diamond is Unbreakable (2017)
(Winner: Mob Psycho 100)
Nominees
- Villain of the Year: Yoshikage Kira (2017)
(Winner: Gaku Yashiro - Erased) - Best Opening Sequence: "Fighting Gold" by Coda (2019)
(Winner: "Kiss of Death" by Mika Nakashima x Hyde - Darling in the Franxx) - Best Boy: Bruno Bucciarati (2020)
(Winner: Tanjiro Kamado - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba) - Best Score: Yugo Kanno (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind) (2020)
(Winner: Mocky - Carole & Tuesday) - Best Fight Scene: King Crimson vs. Metallica (2020)
(Winner: Tanjiro & Nezuko vs. Rui - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba) - Best VA Performance (German): Marios Gavrilis (As Dio Brando) - Phantom Blood (2022)
(Winner: René Dawn-Claude (As Satoru Gojo) - Jujutsu Kaisen)
2023 Nominees
- Best Character Design: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean (2023)
(Winner: Akira Matsushima - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc) - Best Continuing Series: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean (2023)
(Winner: One Piece) - Best Action: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean (2023)
(Winner: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc) - Best VA Performance (Japanese): Fairouz Ai (As Jolyne Cujoh) (2023)
(Winner: Yuki Kaji (as Eren Jaeger) - Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2) - Best VA Performance (French): Laure Filiu (As Jolyne Cujoh) (2023)
(Winner: Brigitte Lecordier (as Bojji) - Ranking of Kings) - Best VA Performance (Spanish): Lourdes Fabrés (As Jolyne Cujoh) (2023)
(Winner: Jaime Pérez de Sevilla (as Yuta Okkotsu) - Jujutsu Kaisen 0) - Best VA Performance (German): Uwe Thomsen (As Jotaro Kujo) - Diamond is Unbreakable (2023)
(Winner: Nicolás Artajo (as Yuta Okkotsu) - Jujutsu Kaisen 0)
Winners
- Best Character Design: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind (2019)
- Best VA Performance (Japanese): Yuichi Nakamura (As Bruno Bucciarati) (2020)
Interviews
Censorship
Crunchyroll lightly censors the episodes of the anime, and mainly changes the subtitles and episode titles. This is done to hide several names that in the original version are references to music bands, albums and songs. Most of them are carried over from the games All-Star Battle and Eyes of Heaven (e.g. Gold Experience to Golden Wind or Crazy Diamond to Shining Diamond), though there are some instances where Crunchyroll will either create new names (e.g. Black Sabbath to Shadow Sabbath), or not use censors at all (e.g. Jean Pierre Polnareff's name being unchanged). The voices in Japanese are not altered. Legally troubling names written out on-screen are sometimes re-typed or completely removed.
Aside from season one, which was added to the service after the blu-rays for it were already fully released, Crunchyroll will generally use the censored TV versions of the episodes due to its simulcast with Japan. As a result, many of the gory shots in the series, as well as specific details such as Jotaro's underage smoking, are darkened. Certain seizure-inducing scenes such as Stand barrages are also blurred.
Stardust Crusaders
The "Oingo Boingo" part of the title seen on Tohth is censored and removed entirely; however, there are some scenes where it is left unchanged.
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Golden Wind
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Merchandise
Shirts
Phantom Blood Dio Jonathan T-Shirt
Joseph Wamuu Caesar T-Shirt
Dio Hidden Face T-Shirt
Stardust Crusaders Panels T-Shirt
Diamond is Unbreakable T-Shirt
Josuke Crouch T-Shirt
Metal Lightning T-Shirt
Thankful Death T-Shirt
Pannacotta Fugo T-Shirt
Bruno Bucciarati T-Shirt
Giorno Giovanna Long Sleeve
Trio Ice Cream Long Sleeve
Jotaro Stone Ocean Long Sleeve
Golden Wind Diavolo Crew Sweatshirt
Golden Wind Guido Mista Hoodie
Giorno Giovanna Holiday Sweater
Miscellaneous
Jotaro Kujo Throw Blanket
Giovanna Throw Blanket
Zipperman Throw Blanket
Character Backpack
