JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Animation
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Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: The Animation was announced on July 5th 2012 in celebration of the 25th Anniversary of Jojo's bizarre adventure. It was unveiled during the Hirohiko Araki Jojo Exhibition press conference alongside Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle. Not to be confused with the previously released OVAs. The first episode broadcasted in Japan on October 6 2012.
Cast
- Jonathan Joestar / Kazuyuki Okitsu
- Erina Pendleton / Ayako Kawasumi
- Dio Brando / Takehito Koyasu
- William Antonio Zeppeli / Yoku Shioya
- Robert Edward O Speedwagon / Yōji Ueda
- George Joestar I / Masashi Sugawara
- Dario Brando / Tadashi Miyazawa
- Wang Chan / Hiroshi Naka
- Narrator / Tōru Ōkawa
Episodes
| # | Title | Original airdate | English airdate |
| 01 | Dio the Invader (侵略者ディオ Shinryakusha Dio) |
Oct 6, 2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Englishman George Joestar mistakenly assumes Dario Brando had saved his life during a carriage accident, and decides to adopt his son, Dio. Heir to the Joestar Estate, Jonathan Joestar, attempts to befriend Dio, but Dio's plan from the start is to drive JoJo to madness and earn George's trust so that he can become the heir to the Joestar fortune. Dio violently beats JoJo in a boxing match, turns his friends against him, steals his girlfriend Erina's first kiss, and even burns his dog Danny to death in an incinerator. | |||
| 02 | A Letter From The Past (過去からの手紙 Kako kara no Tegami) |
Oct 13, 2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seven years have passed since Dio came to the Joestar mansion.George is shown to be sick in bed. At first it was thought to be a common cold, but it seems to be getting worse. Jonathan learns that Dio killed his father,Dario, and he is trying to use the same poison to kill George.After confronting Dio, Jonathan goes to London searching for the origin of the poison not knowing what awaits him there | |||
| 03 | Youth With Dio (ディオとの青春 Dio to no Seishun) |
Oct 20, 2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Having found an antidote and given it to George, JoJo prepares to turn Dio in to the police. Dio tries to get JoJo's guard down by saying he will turn himself in, but Speedwagon, who has followed JoJo from London, sees through Dio's lies, presenting the druggist who sold Dio the poison, whilst George reveals that he has heard everything. As JoJo attempts to handcuff Dio, Dio attempts to stab him, only to stab George who got in the way to protect JoJo. With George's blood, he activates the stone mask on himself before the police shoot him. Before passing away, Just then, Dio comes back to life as a vampire, proving invincible to firearms and draining the blood of one of the cops. As JoJo prepares to fight Dio, believing he can defeat him by destroying his brain, the cop comes back as a zombie, though JoJo manages to kill it. As several attempts to kill Dio fail, JoJo sets the mansion ablaze and leads Dio to the roof so Speedwagon can escape. JoJo attempts to kill Dio, dragging him into the flames of the mansion with him and with a powerful scream, manages to use the mansions layout to both land safely and impale Dio on a statue, assuming that he has been killed. However, as the druggist attempts to grab the mask from the burnt ruins, a charred hand kills him and drains his blood. | |||
| 04 | Overdrive (オーバードライブ Oobaadoraibu) |
Oct 20, 2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| This section requires expansion. | |||
Soundtrack
Opening theme:
Jojo ~That blood destiny~
Music: Kohei Tanaka
Vocals: Hiroaki "Tommy" Tominaga
Ending theme:
Roundabout
Music: Jon Anderson/Steve Howe
Performance: YES
Trivia
- It is unknown how much of the manga the anime will cover, but during the preview reel, all eight JoJo's seen thus far were featured. In addition, the show has already been commissioned for at least 26 episodes, of which less than half would be needed to cover Phantom Blood, if the first episode's pacing is any indication.
- In the opening, manga panels can be seen at the start, featuring Jolyne, Josuke, Giorno, Jotaro and Joseph.This could be another hint about the length of the anime. In which case, the anime will only feature the original storyline ending with Stone Ocean. This may be due to the fact that Steel Ball Run and Jojolion take place in an alternate universe and do not chronilogically match the timeline from Part I to Part VI.
- The Ending of each episode so far shows the characters featured in that episode.
Trailer
File:JoJo's Bizarre Adventure The Animation
