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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (TV)

JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken (TV)ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 (TV)JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken (2012)JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Sentou Chouryuu

2012 · TV · 26 eps Finished

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What is JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (TV) about?

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (TV) is a TV anime series of 26 episodes animated by david production, adapted from a manga. It aired from October 6, 2012 to April 6, 2013. AniList classifies it as action, adventure and supernatural.

Beginning its tale in 19th century England, young aristocrat Jonathan Joestar finds himself locked in bitter rivalry with Dio Brando, a low-born boy who Jonathan's father took under his wing after the death of Dio's father. Discontent with his station in life, Dio's fathomless lust to reign over all eventually leads him to seek the supernatural powers of an ancient Aztec stone mask in the Joestar's possession—an artifact that will forever change the destiny of Dio and Jonathan for generations to come.

Fifty years later, in 1938 New York City, Jonathan's grandson Joseph Joestar must take up his grandfather's mission and master the abilities necessary to destroy the stone mask and its immensely powerful creators who threaten humanity's very existence, the Pillar Men.

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Themes AniList users associate with it: Male Protagonist, Super Power, Urban Fantasy, Primarily Male Cast, Cultivation, Shounen, Foreign, Primarily Adult Cast, Gore, Body Horror.

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Main characters

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  • Jonathan Joestar ジョナサン・ジョースター

    Main character

    Born the unique son of the wealthy businessman George Joestar I, Jonathan is an honest, kind, and positive man whose life is fraught with tragedy after meeting his adopted older brother - and series antagonist - Dio Brando.

    Japanese voice: Kazuyuki Okitsu

  • Dio Brando ディオ・ブランドー

    Main character

    Dio is an immortal vampire and the arch rival of the Joestar clan.

    Japanese voice: Takehito Koyasu

  • Joseph Joestar ジョセフ・ジョースター

    Main character

    Joseph Joestar begins as a young Englishman in New York, with his grandmother Erina. However, an attack by Straits and the disappearance of Robert Edward O Speedwagon soon involve him in the greater chain of events.

    Japanese voice: Tomokazu Sugita

  • Caesar Zeppeli シーザー・アントニオ・ツェペリ

    Main character

    The grandson of Will A. Zeppeli. He is a blond, suave ladies' man, as well as a skilled Ripple user. He was taught by Lisa Lisa, and currently lives in Italy. He is rather cool and collected, especially compared to Joseph, with whom he is grudgingly paired to fight the Pillar Men.

    Japanese voice: Takuya Satou

Supporting characters

  • Will A. Zeppeli ウィル・A・ツェペリ

    Supporting character

    Will A. Zeppeli was on a ship with a crew studying Aztec ruins when he was younger when his father put on the mask and killed everyone in the crew but his son. After this horrific event, Zeppeli travels the world in order to destroy the mask, and sees a man cure someone using the Ripple.

    Japanese voice: Yoku Shioya

  • Erina Pendleton エリナ・ペンドルトン

    Supporting character

    Erina is a young girl from Jonathan Joestar's hometown. (Source: JoJo Wikia)

    Japanese voice: Ayako Kawasumi

  • Robert E. O. Speedwagon ロバート・E・O・スピードワゴン

    Supporting character

    Robert E. O. Speedwagon is a major ally featured in the 1st part of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Phantom Blood, and then the 2nd part, Battle Tendency.

    Japanese voice: Youji Ueda

  • George Joestar I ジョージ・ジョースターI世

    Supporting character

    George is Jonathan Joestar's father and, after a tragic misunderstanding, adopts Dio Brando in his family, kick-starting the events of the first six parts of the series.

    Japanese voice: Masashi Sugawara

  • Smokey Brown スモーキー・ブラウン

    Supporting character

    A young boy living in New York. Joseph saves him from brutal, racist policemen, and he sticks around long enough to watch the battle against Straits. He also shows up at the end of Part 2 with Rudolf von Stroheim's cavalry.

    Japanese voice: Yuu Hayashi

  • Rudol von Stroheim ルドル・フォン・シュトロハイム

    Supporting character

    Stroheim is the commander of the Wehrmacht forces who discovered Santana in Mexico. (Source: Wikipedia)

    Japanese voice: Atsushi Imaruoka

  • Lisa Lisa リサリサ

    Supporting character

    A mysterious Ripple user whom Joseph Joestar meets in Venice, Lisa Lisa reveals herself to be his friend Caesar Zeppeli's mentor. She trains Joseph in the ways of the Ripple and joins in the fight against the Pillar Men, as a powerful Ripple user in her own right.

    Japanese voice: Atsuko Tanaka

  • Straits ストレイツォ

    Supporting character

    Straits is another of Tonpetty's followers. He aided Jonathan in the fight against Dio and his minions. He, along with Dire, were named after the band Dire Straits. (Source: Wikipedia)

    Japanese voice: Nobuo Tobita

  • Suzie Q スージーＱ

    Supporting character

    The female assistant to Lisa Lisa. Suzie Q is a slightly ditzy girl who worries for her friends. Evidently this carefree personality has not diminished even in the events of Stardust Crusaders, when she is shown enthusiastically recording her sightings in Japan on a camcorder when on a trip to see her daughter.

    Japanese voice: Sachiko Kojima

  • Santana サンタナ

    Supporting character

    He is discovered in a Mexican pyramid in 1938. He is then awakened and studied by a Nazi vampire study team in an underground base. The team, led by Major Stroheim, conducts live human experiments with the stone mask to try to strengthen the Nazi Army.

    Japanese voice: Kenji Nomura

  • ACDC エシディシ

    Supporting character

    ACDC is one of the Pillar Men that were discovered by Nazis in Rome. Like Wham and Cars, ACDC is very confident in his powers and abilities and see humans as inferior. However, he has a more violent temper than the others to the point that he has to cry and sob to calm himself down.

    Japanese voice: Keiji Fujiwara

  • Wamuu ワムウ

    Supporting character

    Wamuu is introduced as a servant to both Esidisi and Kars. He is a very strong and honorable warrior who possess the power of the wind, and also reflexively attacks anyone who steps on his shadow. If he goes blind, he can grow a horn on his forehead and sense sound waves with it.

    Japanese voice: Akio Ootsuka

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