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
Part 1
Part 2
| Cast | Seiyū |
| Joseph Joestar | Tomokazu Sugita |
| Caesar Antonio Zeppeli | Takuya Satō |
| Stroheim | Atsushi Imaruoka |
| Speedwagon | Yōji Ueda |
| Lisa Lisa | Atsuko Tanaka |
| Wham | Akio Ootsuka |
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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| Having found an antidote and given it to his father, 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 George passes away, he tells his son not to blame Dio, saying it was his fault for not being able to see through Dio's earlier treachery and apologizes for having been too harsh for his son. 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 reanimates as a zombie, though JoJo manages to kill it quickly. 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 with a suicide attack, dragging him into the flames of the mansion with him and manages to use the mansions layout to both land safely and impale Dio on a statue, assuming that he has been killed. Wang Chan later attempts to salvage the mask from the burnt ruins, but Dio's charred hand emerges and drains his blood. | |||
| 04 | Overdrive (波紋疾走（オーバードライブ） Ōbādoraibu) |
Oct 27, 2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| With the battle between him and Dio over, Jonathan spends the next few days with his long lost childhood romance, Erina, who had returned to tend to his injuries. While the two are out for a walk, a strange man by the name of William Antonio Zeppeli appears and heals Jonathan's broken arm. He warns Jonathan that Dio is still alive and the only way to defeat him and the stone mask is through an old fighting technique known the "Ripple." Zeppeli spends the next few days training Jonathan and soon after Jonathan, Zeppeli as well as Speedwagon set off on their journey to the town of Windknights, where Dio lies. On the road there, the group encounters Jack the Ripper, who has been turned into a zombie and a faithful servent of Dio. With Zeppeli's help, Jonathan manages to learn the secret of the ripple overdrive and defeat Jack. | |||
| 05 | The Dark Knights (暗黒の騎士達 Ankoku no Kishitachi) |
Nov 2, 2012 | |
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| Upon arriving in Windknights Lot, JoJo's group is pickpocketed by a talented young boy named Poco who JoJo and Zeppeli manage to catch using their ripple powers. However, as the sun falls, they find themselves confronted by Dio, who had hypnotized Poco to lure JoJo's group to the graveyard where they are attacked by his legion of zombies. Zeppeli attempts to use his ripple attacks on Dio, but Dio counters by freezing his veins. Jonathan attempts a quick defense, but both him and Zeppeli are easily defeated. Dio then summons the two undead legendary Dark Knights, Tarkus and Bruford to finish the job. Dio allows Bruford to solo Jonathan and the two commence their battle. | |||
| 06 | Courage of Tomorrow (あしたの勇気 Ashita no Yūki) |
Nov 9, 2012 | |
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| After having barely managed to avoid JoJo's underwater overdrive, Bruford ensares JoJo with his hair once more. However, JoJo manages to block Bruford's attack and channels an overdrive through a kick into Bruford's sword, which causes one of his arms to disintegrate. From here, Jonathan is able to escape, and unleashes a sunlight yelllow overdrive barrage against him. As Bruford's body starts to disintegrate, he regains his human soul, feeling at peace and leaving JoJo his sword before completely disintegrating. Tarkus then attacks, but JoJo and Zeppeli manage to get Speedwagon and Poco to safety using a bunch of leaves as a hangglider. As they make their escape, Zeppeli recalls how he learned to control the Ripple from a man named Tonpetti. Tarkus leaps after them, causing them to touch down at a knight's training ground in order to stand against him. Tarkus manages to crash into one of the outer walls and enters the training grounds first. JoJo is pulled inside the grounds, thrusting him into a Chain Neck Deathmatch, in which one must decapitate the other in order to free himself. Realizing JoJo will be killed if no one does anything, Poco overcomes his nerves and enters the grounds via a window, managing to unlock the door so Zeppeli can get inside. | |||
| 07 | Successor (うけ継ぐ者 Uketsugumono) |
Nov 16, 2012 | |
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| This section requires expansion. | |||
Soundtrack
Opening theme:
Opening 1
Title: Jojo ~That blood destiny~
Music: Kohei Tanaka
Vocals: Hiroaki "Tommy" Tominaga
Opening 2
Title: Bloody Stream
Music:Coda
Ending theme:
Title: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
