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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
Season 1
Phantom Blood key visual
Key visual depicting Jonathan Joestar (front) and Dio Brando (rear)
List of episodes
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
Season 1
Battle Tendency key visual
Key visual depicting Joseph Joestar (left) and Caesar Zeppeli (right)
No. of episodes26
Release
Original networkTokyo MX
Original releaseOctober 5, 2012 (2012-10-05) –
April 5, 2013 (2013-04-05)
Season chronology
List of episodes

The first season of the 2012 anime television series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (ジョジョの奇妙な冒険, JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken) by David Production, also known as JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Animation, adapted the first two arcs of Hirohiko Araki's manga of the same name: Phantom Blood (ファントムブラッド, Fantomu Buraddo) and Battle Tendency (戦闘潮流, Sentō Chōryū). The Phantom Blood arc, which aired on Tokyo MX between October 5 and November 30, 2012, revolves around the mysterious adventures of the Joestar family, beginning with an encounter involving Jonathan Joestar, his adoptive brother Dio Brando, and a Stone Mask that transforms people into vampires. The Battle Tendency arc, which aired on Tokyo MX between December 7, 2012, and April 5, 2013, focuses on Jonathan's grandson, Joseph Joestar, and his fight against the Pillar Men, ancient humanoids which created the Stone Mask.

The series was released on a series of nine DVDs and Blu-rays between January 30 and September 27, 2013, with the Blu-ray releases having the option of English subtitles.[1] Crunchyroll began streaming the series in April 2014. The English DVD was released by Warner Home Video on September 22, 2015 with both English and Japanese audio with closed captioning for the English dub only.[2] Viz Media released an English Blu-ray set on July 25, 2017 that includes English and Japanese audio with new subtitles for the Japanese.[3] A second season, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders, based on the series' third arc, began airing from April 4, 2014.

Plot

The first season was split into two parts: part 1 comprised episodes 1–9 covering the Phantom Blood manga arc, and part 2 comprised episodes 10–26 covering the Battle Tendency arc.

The first part, Phantom Blood, is set in the early-to-late 1880s.[a] George Joestar takes in the orphan Dio Brando to pay off a debt to Dio's late father Dario.[4] Dio's attempts to become the sole heir to the Joestar fortune are thwarted and he resorts to using an ancient Stone Mask which transforms him into a vampire with his sights now set on world domination.[6][7] With Will A. Zeppeli, a master of a supernatural ability called Hamon, and former street thug Robert E.O. Speedwagon at his side, George's son Jonathan trains in Hamon[7] and stops Dio who is left aboard an exploding ship after he mortally wounds Jonathan. However, Jonathan's wife Erina is pregnant with a child and escapes, continuing the Joestar name.[5]

The second part, Battle Tendency, takes place in 1938–39. Jonathan's grandson Joseph teams up with Will's grandson Caesar Zeppeli to battle ancient humanoids called the Pillar Men,[8] but are overwhelmed by the Pillar Man Wamuu. Joseph and Caesar have a month to defeat the Pillar Men Esidisi and Wamuu to obtain the antidotes for the poisoned rings in Joseph's windpipe and aorta,[9] while also preventing them from gaining a powerful stone called the Super Aja.[10] The two are trained in controlling Hamon by the Hamon coach Lisa Lisa.[11] Joseph defeats Esidisi and Wamuu,[12] but Kars obtains the Super Aja, becoming more powerful.[13] Aided by the German soldier Rudol von Stroheim, Joseph uses the Super Aja against Kars to defeat him.[14][15] In the epilogue set in the 1980s, a "treasure chest" engraved with the name "DIO" is salvaged from the sea, while an older Joseph is set to meet his daughter in Japan.[15]

Voice cast

See a detailed List of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure characters.

Character Japanese English Phantom Blood Battle Tendency
Jonathan Joestar Kazuyuki Okitsu Johnny Yong Bosch Green tickY Red XN
Joseph Joestar Tomokazu Sugita Ben Diskin
Richard Epcar (epilogue) 		Red XN Green tickY
Dio Brando Takehito Koyasu Patrick Seitz Green tickY Red XN
Erina Joestar (née Pendleton) Ayako Kawasumi Michelle Ruff Green tickY Green tickY
Robert E. O. Speedwagon Yoji Ueda Keith Silverstein Green tickY Green tickY
Will A. Zeppeli Yoku Shioya Joe Ochman Green tickY Red XN
Caesar Zeppeli Takuya Satō Bryce Papenbrook Red XN Green tickY
Rudol von Stroheim Atsushi Imaruoka Dan Woren Red XN Green tickY
Lisa Lisa Atsuko Tanaka Wendee Lee Green tickY (Baby) Green tickY
Smokey Brown Yū Hayashi Robbie Daymond Red XN Green tickY
Suzie Q Sachiko Kojima Stephanie Sheh Red XN Green tickY
Kars Kazuhiko Inoue John DeMita Red XN Green tickY
Esidisi Keiji Fujiwara Chris Jai Alex Red XN Green tickY
Wamuu Akio Ōtsuka Paul St. Peter Red XN Green tickY
Narrator Tōru Ōkawa David Vincent Green tickY Green tickY

Music

The first season of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure uses three pieces of theme music, two opening themes and one ending theme. The first opening theme is the song "JoJo (Sono Chi no Sadame)" (ジョジョ～その血の運命～, "JoJo ~That Blood's Destiny~") performed by Hiroaki "Tommy" Tominaga, vocalist of Japanese "brass rock" band Bluff, as the opening theme for the Part 1 episodes. The score for Part 1 was composed by Hayato Matsuo, and was released in two parts as Destiny, a bonus disc in the first Blu-ray box set released on January 30, 2013, and Future, a separate CD release on February 22, 2013. Future debuted at number 95 on the Billboard Japan Top Albums charts[16] and peaked at 115 on the Oricon Weekly Album Charts.[17] The opening theme song for the Part 2 episodes is "Bloody Stream" by Coda.[18] Its score is composed by Taku Iwasaki, and was released in two parts as Musik (German for "Music"), a standalone CD release on March 29, 2013, and as Leicht Verwendbar (German for "Light User"[b]), a bonus disc for Blu-ray box set volume 4 on April 26, 2013. Musik debuted at number 63 on the Japan Top Albums charts[19] and at 89 on the Weekly Album Charts.[20] The ending theme for the whole season is British progressive rock band Yes' 1972 single "Roundabout".

Episodes

Phantom Blood

No. Title Writer Original airdate English airdate[c]
1"Dio the Invader"[21]
Transliteration: "Shinryakusha Dio" (Japanese: 侵略者ディオ)		Yasuko KobayashiOctober 5, 2012 (2012-10-05)October 15, 2016[22]
2"A Letter From the Past"[23]
Transliteration: "Kako kara no Tegami" (Japanese: 過去からの手紙)		Yasuko KobayashiOctober 12, 2012 (2012-10-12)October 22, 2016
3"Youth with Dio"[24]
Transliteration: "Dio to no Seishun" (Japanese: ディオとの青春)		Yasuko KobayashiOctober 19, 2012 (2012-10-19)November 5, 2016
4"Overdrive"[25]
Transliteration: "Ōbādoraibu" (Japanese: 波紋疾走（オーバードライブ）)		Shōgo YasukawaOctober 26, 2012 (2012-10-26)November 12, 2016
5"The Dark Knights"[26]
Transliteration: "Ankoku no Kishitachi" (Japanese: 暗黒の騎士達)		Kazuyuki FudeyasuNovember 2, 2012 (2012-11-02)November 19, 2016
6"Pluck for Tomorrow"[27]
Transliteration: "Ashita no Yūki" (Japanese: あしたの勇気)		Kazuyuki FudeyasuNovember 9, 2012 (2012-11-09)November 26, 2016
7"The Successor"[28]
Transliteration: "Uketsugumono" (Japanese: うけ継ぐ者)		Shōgo YasukawaNovember 16, 2012 (2012-11-16)December 3, 2016
8"Bloody Battle! JoJo & Dio"[29]
Transliteration: "Kessen! JOJO & DIO" (Japanese: 血戦！JOJO&DIO)		Yasuko KobayashiNovember 23, 2012 (2012-11-23)December 10, 2016
9"The Final Ripple!"[30]
Transliteration: "Saigo no Hamon!" (Japanese: 最後の波紋!)		Yasuko KobayashiNovember 30, 2012 (2012-11-30)December 17, 2016[31]

Battle Tendency

No. Title Writer Original airdate English airdate
10"New York's JoJo"[32]
Transliteration: "Nyū Yōku no JoJo" (Japanese: ニューヨークのジョジョ)		Yasuko KobayashiDecember 7, 2012 (2012-12-07)December 17, 2016[31]
11"The Game Master"[33]
Transliteration: "Gēmu no Tatsujin" (Japanese: ゲームの達人)		Shinichi InotsumeDecember 14, 2012 (2012-12-14)January 7, 2017
12"The Pillar Man"[34]
Transliteration: "Hashira no Otoko" (Japanese: 柱の男)		Kazuyuki FudeyasuDecember 21, 2012 (2012-12-21)January 14, 2017
13"JoJo vs. the Ultimate Lifeform"[35]
Transliteration: "JoJo vs. Kyūkyoku Seibutsu" (Japanese: JOJO vs. 究極生物)		Shōgo YasukawaJanuary 4, 2013 (2013-01-04)January 21, 2017
14"Ultimate Warriors from Ancient Times"[36]
Transliteration: "Taiko kara Kita Kyūkyoku Senshi" (Japanese: 太古から来た究極戦士)		Shōgo YasukawaJanuary 11, 2013 (2013-01-11)January 28, 2017
15"A Hero's Proof"[37]
Transliteration: "Hīrō no Shikaku" (Japanese: ヒーローの資格)		Shōgo YasukawaJanuary 18, 2013 (2013-01-18)February 4, 2017
16"Lisa Lisa, Hamon Coach"[38]
Transliteration: "Hamon Kyōshi Risarisa" (Japanese: 波紋教師リサリサ)		Kazuyuki FudeyasuJanuary 25, 2013 (2013-01-25)February 11, 2017
17"The Deeper Plan"[39]
Transliteration: "Fukaku Wana o Hare!" (Japanese: 深く罠をはれ!)		Kazuyuki FudeyasuFebruary 1, 2013 (2013-02-01)February 18, 2017
18"Von Stroheim's Revenge"[40]
Transliteration: "Shutorohaimu-tai no Gyakushū" (Japanese: シュトロハイム隊の逆襲)		Shinichi InotsumeFebruary 8, 2013 (2013-02-08)February 25, 2017
19"A Race Towards the Brink"[41]
Transliteration: "Shi no Gake e Tsuppashire" (Japanese: 死の崖へつっ走れ)		Shinichi InotsumeFebruary 15, 2013 (2013-02-15)March 4, 2017
20"Young Caesar"[42]
Transliteration: "Shīzā Kodoku no Seishun" (Japanese: シーザー孤独の青春)		Yasuko KobayashiFebruary 22, 2013 (2013-02-22)March 11, 2017
21"A Hundred Against Two"[43]
Transliteration: "Hyaku tai Ni no Kakehiki" (Japanese: 100対2のかけひき)		Shōgo YasukawaMarch 1, 2013 (2013-03-01)March 18, 2017
22"A True Warrior"[44]
Transliteration: "Shin no Kakutōsha" (Japanese: 真の格闘者)		Shinichi InotsumeMarch 8, 2013 (2013-03-08)March 25, 2017
23"The Warrior of Wind"[45]
Transliteration: "Kaze ni Kaeru Senshi" (Japanese: 風にかえる戦士)		Kazuyuki FudeyasuMarch 15, 2013 (2013-03-15)April 1, 2017
24"The Ties That Bind JoJo"[46]
Transliteration: "JoJo o Musubu Kizuna" (Japanese: JOJOを結ぶ絆)		Yasuko KobayashiMarch 22, 2013 (2013-03-22)April 8, 2017
25"The Birth of a Superbeing!!"[47]
Transliteration: "Chō Seibutsu no Tanjō!!" (Japanese: 超生物の誕生!!)		Yasuko KobayashiMarch 29, 2013 (2013-03-29)April 15, 2017
26"The Ascendant One"[48]
Transliteration: "Kami to Natta Otoko" (Japanese: 神となった男)		Yasuko KobayashiApril 5, 2013 (2013-04-05)April 15, 2017

Notes

  1. ^ Dario Brando dies in 1880[4] while Jonathan Joestar defeats Dio Brando on February 7, 1889.[5]
  2. ^ The album title uses the wrong translation of "light", with "leicht" meaning "light" as in weight rather than "Licht" meaning "light" as in a source of illumination. Similarly, "verwendbar" translates as "usable", with the phrase "leicht verwendbar" actually meaning "easy to use."
  3. ^ All episodes of Season 1 were initially released in English on DVD on September 22, 2015, but to correspond with the Japanese column, the airdates here will refer to their first English television airings on Adult Swim's Toonami block.

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