Crunchyroll
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 the official subs for the first 4 seasons of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Animation, including 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.[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
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: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: 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)
Winners
- Best Character Design: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind (2019)
- Best VA Performance (JP): Yuichi Nakamura (As Bruno Bucciarati) (2020)
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 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: 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 that's seen on Tohth was 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
Diamond Is Unbreakable T-Shirt
Metal Lightning T-Shirt
Thankful Death T-Shirt
Pannacotta Fugo 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
Miscellaneous
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Stone Mask Plush 8"
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Kakyoin Plush 8"
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Jotaro Plush 8"
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Bucciarati Plush 8"
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Giorno Plush 8"
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Joseph Joestar Otaku Lamp
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Dio Brando Otaku Lamp
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Jotaro Kujo Otaku Lamp
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Bruno Bucciarati Otaku Lamp
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Giorno Giovanna Otaku Lamp
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Guido Mista Otaku Lamp
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Jolyne Cujoh Otaku Lamp
Jotaro Kujo Throw Blanket
Giovanna Throw Blanket
Zipperman Throw Blanket
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Stardust Crusaders Lanyard
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Jotaro & Star Platinum Lanyard
