JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (TV series)

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| name = JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

| image = JoJo Part 1 Phantom Blood.jpg

| caption = Key visual for the first season of the anime series, depicting Dio Brando with the stone mask (left), and Jonathan Joestar (right)

| ja_kanji = ジョジョの奇妙な冒険

| ja_romaji = JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken

| genre = Adventure, supernatural{{cite web|url=https://www.viz.com/jojo-s-bizarre-adventure|title=Official Website for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=June 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621143815/https://www.viz.com/jojo-s-bizarre-adventure|archive-date=June 21, 2018|url-status=live}}

| italic title = no

| creator = Hirohiko Araki

}}

{{Infobox animanga/Video

| type = tv series

| title = JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Animation

| director = {{ubl|Naokatsu Tsuda{{efn|name=direkuta|{{nihongo|Director|ディレクター}}}}|Kenichi Suzuki{{efn|name=shirizu|{{nihongo|Series Director|シリーズディレクター}}}}}}

| producer = {{ubl|Hiroyuki Oomori|Toshiyasu Hayashi|Ryousuke Mori|Jun Fukuda}}

| writer = Yasuko Kobayashi

| music = {{ubl|Hayato Matsuo (Phantom Blood)|Taku Iwasaki (Battle Tendency)}}

| studio = David Production

| network = Tokyo MX, MBS, RKB, TBC, CBC, BS11

| licensee = Crunchyroll{{efn|name=Crunchyroll|In the United Kingdom through Crunchyroll UK and Ireland (formerly known as Manga Entertainment) and in Australia through Madman Anime.}}
{{english anime licensees|NA={{ubl|Viz Media|(Blu-ray and merchandising rights)|Warner Bros. Entertainment|(DVD rights)}}|SA / SEA|Muse Communication}}

| network_en = {{English anime network|US=Adult Swim (Toonami)|SEA=Animax}}

| first = October 6, 2012

| last = April 6, 2013

| episodes = 26

| episode_list = List of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure episodes#Season 1: Phantom Blood & Battle Tendency (2012–13)

}}

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| type = tv series

| title = JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders

| director = {{ubl|Naokatsu Tsuda{{efn|name=direkuta}}|Kenichi Suzuki{{efn|name=shirizu}}|Toshiyuki Katou{{efn|name=chifu|{{nihongo|Chief Unit Director|チーフ演出}}}}}}

| producer = {{ubl|Hiroyuki Oomori|Toshiyasu Hayashi|Ryousuke Mori|Jun Fukuda}}

| writer = Yasuko Kobayashi

| music = Yugo Kanno

| studio = David Production

| network = Tokyo MX, MBS, TBC, RKB, CBC, BS11, Animax

| licensee = Crunchyroll{{efn|name=Crunchyroll}}
{{english anime licensees|NA=Viz Media|SA/SEA|Muse Communication}}

| network_en = {{English anime network|US=Adult Swim (Toonami)|SEA=Animax}}

| first = April 5, 2014

| last = June 20, 2015

| episodes = 48

| episode_list = List of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure episodes#Season 2: Stardust Crusaders (2014–15)

}}

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| type = tv series

| title = JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable

| director = {{ubl|Naokatsu Tsuda{{efn|name=direkuta}}|Toshiyuki Katou{{efn|name=shirizu}}}}

| producer = {{ubl|Hiroyuki Oomori|Toshiyasu Hayashi|Ryousuke Mori|Jun Fukuda}}

| writer = Yasuko Kobayashi

| music = Yugo Kanno

| studio = David Production

| network = Tokyo MX, MBS, TBC, BS11, Animax

| network_en = {{English anime network|SEA=Animax|US=Adult Swim (Toonami)}}

| licensee = {{English anime licensees|AUS=Crunchyroll{{efn|Through Madman Anime.}}|NA=Viz Media|SA / SEA|Muse Communication}}

| first = April 2, 2016

| last = December 24, 2016

| episodes = 39 + 4 OVAs{{cite web|title=Blu-ray/DVD -TVアニメ『ジョジョの奇妙な冒険ダイヤモンドは砕けない』公式サイト-|url=http://jojo-animation.com/bddvd/|website=Official site|access-date=15 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418075231/http://jojo-animation.com/bddvd/|archive-date=April 18, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}{{cite web|title=Araki's Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai Manga Gets Anime With Jojo Blu-ray/DVDs|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-04-15/araki-kishibe-rohan-wa-ugokanai-manga-gets-anime-with-jojo-blu-ray-dvds/.101103|website=Anime News Network|access-date=19 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418115149/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-04-15/araki-kishibe-rohan-wa-ugokanai-manga-gets-anime-with-jojo-blu-ray-dvds/.101103|archive-date=April 18, 2016|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-08-18/jojo-bizarre-adventure-anime-gets-2-new-thus-spoke-kishibe-rohan-video-anime/.150166|title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Anime Gets 2 New Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Video Anime|author=Loo, Egan|date=2019-08-18|website=Anime News Network|access-date=2019-08-18|archive-date=August 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190818164607/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-08-18/jojo-bizarre-adventure-anime-gets-2-new-thus-spoke-kishibe-rohan-video-anime/.150166|url-status=live}}

| episode_list = List of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure episodes#Season 3: Diamond Is Unbreakable (2016)

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| type = tv series

| title = JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind

| director = {{ubl|Naokatsu Tsuda{{efn|name=sou|{{nihongo|Chief Director|総監督}}}}|Yasuhiro Kimura{{efn|name=kantoku|{{nihongo|Director|監督}}}}|Hideya Takahashi{{efn|name=kantoku}}}}

| producer = {{ubl|Hiroyuki Oomori|Toshiyasu Hayashi|Takamitsu Sueyoshi|Souji Miyagi}}

| writer = Yasuko Kobayashi

| music = Yugo Kanno

| studio = David Production

| network = Tokyo MX, MBS, BS11

| network_en = {{English anime network|SEA=Animax|US=Adult Swim (Toonami)}}

| licensee = {{English anime licensee|NA=Viz Media{{cite tweet|user=VIZMedia|number=1015363333099261952|date=July 6, 2018|title=Announcement: VIZ has acquired the rights to the JOJO's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind anime! This announcement is worth its weight in gold!}}|SA / SEA|Muse Communication}}

| first = October 6, 2018

| last = July 28, 2019

| episodes = 39

| episode_list = List of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure episodes#Season 4: Golden Wind (2018–19)

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| title = JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean

| director = {{ubl|Kenichi Suzuki{{efn|name=sou}}|Toshiyuki Katou{{efn|name=kantoku}}}}

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| writer = Yasuko Kobayashi

| music = Yugo Kanno

| studio = David Production

| licensee = Netflix

| first = December 1, 2021

| last = December 1, 2022

| episodes = 38

| episode_list = List of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure episodes#Season 5: Stone Ocean (2021–22)

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| title = JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run

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{{nihongo|JoJo's Bizarre Adventure|ジョジョの奇妙な冒険|JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken|lead=yes}}, also known as JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Animation, is a Japanese anime television series produced by David Production. An adaptation of the Japanese manga series of the same name by Hirohiko Araki, the series focuses on the mysterious adventures of the Joestar family across generations, from the end of the 19th century to the modern era. The series was first broadcast on Tokyo MX before entering syndication on 4 JNN stations, BS11, and Animax.

The first season, adapting the first two parts, Phantom Blood and Battle Tendency, aired in Japan between October 2012 and April 2013. The series is distributed in North America by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and Viz Media, with the former handling the series on DVD and the latter handling the series on Blu-Ray and the merchandising rights. In the United States, it aired on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block starting in October 2016.

A second season adapting the manga's third part, Stardust Crusaders, aired between April and September 2014, with a second part airing between January and June 2015. A third season covering the fourth part, Diamond Is Unbreakable, aired from April to December 2016. A fourth season covering the fifth part, Golden Wind, aired from October 2018 to July 2019. A fifth season covering the sixth part, Stone Ocean, was released worldwide on Netflix from December 2021 to December 2022. A sixth season covering the seventh part, Steel Ball Run, has been announced. As of December 2022, the series consists of 190 episodes.

Premise

{{See also|List of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure characters{{!}}List of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure characters}}

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure tells the story of the Joestar family, a family whose various members discover they are destined to take down supernatural foes using powers that they possess. The story is split up into unique parts, each following a member of the Joestar family, who typically have names that can be abbreviated to the titular "JoJo".

Release

{{See also|List of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure episodes{{!}}List of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure episodes}}

On July 5, 2012, at a press conference celebrating the 25th anniversary of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and promoting series creator Hirohiko Araki's then-upcoming art exhibition, Araki and his people announced that an anime adaptation of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure was in production and would premiere in October 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-07-05/jojo-bizarre-adventure-gets-tv-anime-in-october-and-game|title=Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Gets Fall TV Anime & PS3 Game|website=Anime News Network|date=July 5, 2012|access-date=July 5, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120707221218/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-07-05/jojo-bizarre-adventure-gets-tv-anime-in-october-and-game|archive-date=July 7, 2012|df=mdy-all}} In August 2012, it was announced that the series would be produced by David Production.{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=New Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Anime's Cast, Staff Revealed (Update 3)|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-08-16/new-jojo-bizarre-adventure-anime-cast-staff-revealed|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 4, 2021|date=August 16, 2012|archive-date=May 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524092856/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-08-16/new-jojo-bizarre-adventure-anime-cast-staff-revealed|url-status=live}} The first season of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure covered the first two parts of the manga, Phantom Blood and Battle Tendency. It aired for 26 episodes on Tokyo MX between October 6, 2012 and April 6, 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-09-11/jojo-bizarre-adventure-tv-anime-slated-for-october-6|title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure TV Anime Slated for October 6|website=Anime News Network|date=September 11, 2012|access-date=September 13, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120914040839/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-09-11/jojo-bizarre-adventure-tv-anime-slated-for-october-6|archive-date=September 14, 2012|df=mdy-all}}{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-04-05/jojo-bizarre-adventure-anime-teases-part-3|title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Anime Teases Part 3|website=Anime News Network|date=April 5, 2013|access-date=April 5, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130407230901/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-04-05/jojo-bizarre-adventure-anime-teases-part-3|archive-date=April 7, 2013|df=mdy-all}}

Although teased at in the post-credit scenes of the finale, the second season of the anime series, which covered the third part of the manga, Stardust Crusaders, was officially announced in the 47th issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump and the fifth tankōbon volume of JoJolion in October 2013.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 3 TV Anime Confirmed|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-16/jojo-bizarre-adventure-part-3-anime-confirmed|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 4, 2021|date=October 16, 2013|archive-date=June 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607060230/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-16/jojo-bizarre-adventure-part-3-anime-confirmed|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-18/jojo-bizarre-adventure-part-3-tv-anime-slated-for-2014|title=Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part 3 TV Anime Slated for 2014|website=Anime News Network|date=October 18, 2013|access-date=October 18, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131018063519/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-18/jojo-bizarre-adventure-part-3-tv-anime-slated-for-2014|archive-date=October 18, 2013|df=mdy-all}} It was broadcast on Tokyo MX in two parts for a total of 48 episodes; the first from April 5 to September 13, 2014,{{cite web|last=Loveridge|first=Lynzee|title=Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part 3's Opening Song & More Staff Named|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-19/jojo-bizarre-adventure-part-3-opening-song-and-more-staff-named|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 4, 2021|date=March 19, 2014}}{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure's Egypt Arc to Premiere in January|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-09-12/jojo-bizarre-adventure-egypt-arc-to-premiere-in-january/.78712|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 4, 2021|date=September 12, 2014|archive-date=November 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211109043058/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-09-12/jojo-bizarre-adventure-egypt-arc-to-premiere-in-january/.78712|url-status=live}} and the second from January 10 to June 20, 2015.{{cite web|last=Loveridge|first=Lynzee|title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Anime's Egypt Arc Slated for January 9|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2014-12-19/jojo-bizarre-adventure-anime-egypt-arc-slated-for-january-9/.82360|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 4, 2021|date=December 19, 2014}} The Japanese broadcast censored scenes of underage characters smoking by overlaying black shadows on them.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kotaku.com.au/2015/03/anime-censorship-reaches-new-levels-of-stupid/|title=Anime Censorship Reaches New Levels Of Stupid|date=2015-03-24|website=Kotaku Australia|language=en|access-date=2019-12-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208032355/https://www.kotaku.com.au/2015/03/anime-censorship-reaches-new-levels-of-stupid/|archive-date=December 8, 2019|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://soranews24.com/2015/03/25/all-censor-no-sense-recent-censoring-in-jojo-anime-is-laughably-bad/|title=All censor, no sense: Recent cover-ups in Jojo anime are laughably bad, kind of pointless|date=2015-03-24|website=SoraNews24 -Japan News-|language=en|access-date=2019-12-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208032408/https://soranews24.com/2015/03/25/all-censor-no-sense-recent-censoring-in-jojo-anime-is-laughably-bad/|archive-date=December 8, 2019|url-status=live}}

In October 2015, at the "Last Crusaders" event for Stardust Crusaders, a third season and adaptation of the fourth part of the manga, Diamond Is Unbreakable, was announced.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-24/jojo-bizarre-adventure-part-4-manga-gets-tv-anime/.94593|title=Crunchyroll: Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part 4 Manga Gets TV Anime|website=Anime News Network|date=2015-10-24|access-date=2015-10-25|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025003921/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-24/jojo-bizarre-adventure-part-4-manga-gets-tv-anime/.94593|archive-date=October 25, 2015|df=mdy-all}} It premiered on April 1, 2016 and ended on December 23, 2016. An original video animation (OVA) adapting the Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe manga spin-offs to people who had purchased all thirteen Japanese DVD or Blu-ray volumes of the Diamond Is Unbreakable anime series.{{cite web|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/04/17/bonus-oad-to-adapt-jojos-bizarre-adventure-diamond-is-unbreakable-spin-off|title=Bonus OAD To Adapt "Jojo's Bizarre Adventure - Diamond Is Unbreakable" Spin-Off|date=18 April 2016|first=Scott|last=Green|work=Crunchyroll|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421103237/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/04/17/bonus-oad-to-adapt-jojos-bizarre-adventure-diamond-is-unbreakable-spin-off|archive-date=April 21, 2016|df=mdy-all}}

On June 21, 2018, at the "Ripples of Adventure" art exhibition, a fourth season and adaptation of the fifth part of the manga, Golden Wind, was announced .{{Cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-06-21/jojo-bizarre-adventure-part-5-golden-wind-manga-gets-tv-anime-in-october/.133202|title=Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part 5: Golden Wind Manga Gets TV Anime in October|website=Anime News Network|language=en|access-date=2019-10-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621124343/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-06-21/jojo-bizarre-adventure-part-5-golden-wind-manga-gets-tv-anime-in-october/.133202|archive-date=June 21, 2018|url-status=live}} The pilot debuted at Anime Expo on July 6, 2018, and formally aired from October 5, 2018 to July 28, 2019 on Tokyo MX.

On April 4, 2021, at the JOESTAR The Inherited Soul, which featured the cast of main characters from each part of the series,{{cite web|url=https://jojo-portal.com/en/news/info/1/|title="JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Animation Special Event ~JOESTAR the Inherited Soul~"announced.|date=1 Oct 2020|work=JoJo Portal|df=mdy-all|access-date=December 17, 2020|archive-date=November 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117045051/https://jojo-portal.com/en/news/info/1/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2020/10/01-1/all-the-joestar-souls-are-on-display-at-the-jojos-bizarre-adventure-special-anime-event-in-april-2021|title=All the Joestar Souls Are on Display at the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Special Anime Event in April 2021|date=1 Oct 2020|first=Daryl|last=Harding|work=Crunchyroll|df=mdy-all|access-date=December 17, 2020|archive-date=November 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101212211/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2020/10/01-1/all-the-joestar-souls-are-on-display-at-the-jojos-bizarre-adventure-special-anime-event-in-april-2021|url-status=live}} it was announced a fifth season and adaptation of the sixth part of the manga, Stone Ocean.{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 6: Stone Ocean Manga Gets Anime Starring Ai Fairouz|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-04-04/jojo-bizarre-adventure-part-6-stone-ocean-manga-gets-anime-starring-ai-fairouz/.171450|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 4, 2021|date=April 4, 2021|archive-date=April 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404103511/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-04-04/jojo-bizarre-adventure-part-6-stone-ocean-manga-gets-anime-starring-ai-fairouz/.171450|url-status=live}} It was streamed worldwide on Netflix from December 1, 2021 to December 1, 2022.

On April 12, 2025, at the JOJODAY promotional event, a sixth season and adaptation of the seventh part of the manga, Steel Ball Run, was announced.{{cite web|title=『ジョジョ』第7部アニメ化決定『スティール・ボール・ラン』映像＆キャラビジュアル公開|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2379206/|website=Oricon News|access-date=April 12, 2025|date=April 12, 2025|language=ja}}{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 7: Steel Ball Run Manga Gets Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-04-12/jojo-bizarre-adventure-part-7-steel-ball-run-manga-gets-anime/.223394|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 12, 2025|date=April 12, 2025}}

With the 2014 premiere of Stardust Crusaders, American-based website Crunchyroll began streaming the anime series for viewers outside Japan an hour after it aired in Japan.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-04-02/crunchyroll/jojo-bizarre-adventure-manga-and-anime-announced|title=Crunchyroll: Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Anime Announced|website=Anime News Network|date=2014-04-02|access-date=2015-03-13|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330221748/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-04-02/crunchyroll/jojo-bizarre-adventure-manga-and-anime-announced|archive-date=March 30, 2015|df=mdy-all}} Warner Bros. Home Entertainment released Parts 1 and 2 in a DVD set on September 22, 2015, with an English dub.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-07-22/adult-swim-toonami-to-air-jojo-bizarre-adventure-anime-starting-in-october/.104586|title=Adult Swim's Toonami to Air JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Anime Starting in October|access-date=December 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826155412/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-07-22/adult-swim-toonami-to-air-jojo-bizarre-adventure-anime-starting-in-october/.104586|archive-date=August 26, 2016|url-status=live}} In July 2016, Viz Media announced they acquired the Blu-ray rights to the series and released it with an English dub in July 2017. On October 15, 2016, American cable block Adult Swim began airing the anime on its Toonami block.

Reception

= Sales =

The first DVD release of the TV anime was the fourth best-selling animation DVD in Japan for the week of January 28 to February 3, 2013, with 4,510 copies sold.{{cite web|title=Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, January 28 – February 3|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-02-05/japan-animation-dvd-ranking-january-28-february-3|website=Anime News Network|date=February 5, 2013|access-date=April 7, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130628103807/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-02-05/japan-animation-dvd-ranking-january-28-february-3|archive-date=June 28, 2013|url-status=live}} Its Blu-ray version was the fourth best-selling animation Blu-ray for that same week, with 14,860 copies sold.{{cite web|title=Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, January 28 – February 3|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-02-05/japan-animation-blu-ray-disc-ranking-january-28-february-3|website=Anime News Network|date=February 5, 2013|access-date=April 7, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130410124535/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-02-05/japan-animation-blu-ray-disc-ranking-january-28-february-3|archive-date=April 10, 2013|url-status=live}} The second volume ranked sixth in both animation DVDs and Blu-rays for the week of February 18–24, with 2,764 and 12,501 copies sold respectively.{{cite web|title=Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, February 18–24|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-02-26/japan-animation-dvd-ranking-february-18-24|website=Anime News Network|date=February 26, 2013|access-date=April 7, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130628103506/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-02-26/japan-animation-dvd-ranking-february-18-24|archive-date=June 28, 2013|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, February 18–24|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-02-26/japan-animation-blu-ray-disc-ranking-february-18-24|website=Anime News Network|date=February 26, 2013|access-date=April 7, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130410125708/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-02-26/japan-animation-blu-ray-disc-ranking-february-18-24|archive-date=April 10, 2013|url-status=live}} The anime's third volume was the sixth best-selling animation DVD, with 2,994 copies sold, and the second best-selling animation Blu-ray, with 13,536 copies sold, for the week of March 25–31.{{cite web|title=Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, March 25–31|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-04-02/japan-animation-dvd-ranking-march-25-31|website=Anime News Network|date=April 2, 2013|access-date=April 7, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130628103657/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-04-02/japan-animation-dvd-ranking-march-25-31|archive-date=June 28, 2013|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, March 25–31|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-04-02/japan-animation-blu-ray-disc-ranking-march-25-31|website=Anime News Network|date=April 2, 2013|access-date=April 7, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130410130119/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-04-02/japan-animation-blu-ray-disc-ranking-march-25-31|archive-date=April 10, 2013|url-status=live}}

= Critical reception =

The JoJo's Bizarre Adventure anime television series was named one of the best of 2012 by Otaku USA.{{cite web|title=Otaku USA's Top Anime of 2012|url=http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/SearchAudience/News1/Otaku_USAs_Top_Anime_of_2012_4912.aspx|publisher=Otaku USA|access-date=September 2, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002081423/http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/SearchAudience/News1/Otaku_USAs_Top_Anime_of_2012_4912.aspx|archive-date=October 2, 2013}} It was added to the list by Joseph Luster, however, in his review he cited David Production having a small budget for several of his problems with the series, stating some portions of the animation are a "butt hair above motion comic standards," but that it usually makes up for it in "sheer style."{{cite web|title=JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Anime Goes Buckwild|url=http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/Anime/News1/JoJos_Bizarre_Adventure_Anime_Goes_Buckwild_4860.aspx|publisher=Otaku USA|access-date=September 2, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130212045342/http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/Anime/News1/JoJos_Bizarre_Adventure_Anime_Goes_Buckwild_4860.aspx|archive-date=February 12, 2013}} Michael Toole of Anime News Network had similar views, writing that the show's good writing, art direction, and pacing were "sometimes obscured by grade-Z animation."{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-mike-toole-show/2014-06-01/.75101|title=The Mike Toole Show - Jojo's Mojo|work=Anime News Network|date=June 1, 2014|access-date=November 21, 2015|quote=[...]the series profile is surging among fans here, and it's a joy to watch factors like the fortuitous timing of the new series and the sheer enthusiasm of the show's fans online lead to things like the Viz reprints.|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140603030339/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-mike-toole-show/2014-06-01/.75101|archive-date=June 3, 2014|df=mdy-all}}

Several critics have credited the success of the anime adaptation for bringing about a surge of popularity for the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure franchise amongst Western audiences.{{cite web|url=http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/Anime/News1/Otaku-Yearbook-1987-Jojos-Bizarre-Adventure-5972.aspx|title=Otaku Yearbook, 1987: Jojo's Bizarre Adventure|work=Otaku USA|date=October 6, 2014|access-date=November 21, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160628021520/http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/Anime/News1/Otaku-Yearbook-1987-Jojos-Bizarre-Adventure-5972.aspx|archive-date=June 28, 2016}} In 2018, Danni Wilmoth of Crunchyroll included the series on her list of "The 20 Series Every Anime Fan Needs to Watch".{{cite news|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2018/06/05/opinion-the-20-series-every-anime-fan-needs-to-watch|title=OPINION: The 20 Series EVERY Anime Fan Needs to Watch|date=June 5, 2018|work=Crunchyroll|access-date=June 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618052416/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2018/06/05/opinion-the-20-series-every-anime-fan-needs-to-watch|archive-date=June 18, 2018|url-status=live}} In 2019, Polygon named the series as one of the best anime of the 2010s.{{cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2019/11/6/20948241/best-new-anime-of-the-decade-2010s|title=The best anime of the decade|website=Polygon|date=November 6, 2019|access-date=November 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220154644/https://www.polygon.com/2019/11/6/20948241/best-new-anime-of-the-decade-2010s|archive-date=December 20, 2019|url-status=live}}

= Accolades =

At the 2013 CEDEC Awards, the anime's opening sequence won in the Visual Arts division.{{cite web|url=http://cedec.cesa.or.jp/2013/event/awards/prize/index.html|title=CEDEC AWARDS 2013 最優秀賞発表！ {{pipe}} CEDEC 2013 {{pipe}} Computer Entertainment Developers Conference|publisher=Cedec.cesa.or.jp|access-date=September 8, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130827073056/http://cedec.cesa.or.jp/2013/event/awards/prize/index.html|archive-date=August 27, 2013|df=mdy-all}} At the Crunchyroll Anime Awards, the anime's Diamond is Unbreakable received three category mentions in the most popular "Other" in 2017: "Best Action" and both Hero of the Year and Best Boy for Josuke Higashikata, while Yoshikage Kira was nominated for Villain of the Year;{{cite web|date=January 11, 2017|title=FEATURE: Crunchyroll Anime Awards - The Results are In! See Who Won!|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2017/01/10-1/feature-crunchyroll-anime-awards-the-results-are-in-see-who-won|access-date=February 1, 2021|website=Crunchyroll|archive-date=December 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221182510/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2017/01/10-1/feature-crunchyroll-anime-awards-the-results-are-in-see-who-won|url-status=live}} Takahiro Kishida won "Best Character Design" for the anime's Golden Wind and its opening theme, "Fighting Gold" by Coda, was nominated for "Best Opening Sequence" in 2019;{{cite web|last=Loveridge|first=Lynzee|date=January 12, 2019|title=Megalobox, Devilman crybaby Dominate Crunchyroll Anime Award's Nominations|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2019-01-11/megalobox-devilman-crybaby-dominate-crunchyroll-anime-award-nominations/.141941|access-date=2021-02-10|website=Anime News Network|archive-date=April 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407015403/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2019-01-11/megalobox-devilman-crybaby-dominate-crunchyroll-anime-award-nominations/.141941|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Masaaki Yuasa, 'Devilman Crybaby' Take Top Crunchyroll Anime Award Honors|url=https://www.awn.com/news/masaaki-yuasa-devilman-crybaby-take-top-crunchyroll-anime-award-honors|date=2019-02-16|access-date=2021-02-10|website=Animation World Network|archive-date=February 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205033245/https://www.awn.com/news/masaaki-yuasa-devilman-crybaby-take-top-crunchyroll-anime-award-honors|url-status=live}} Yuichi Nakamura won Best Voice Artist Performance (Japanese) for his work as Bruno Bucciarati, while Golden Wind was nominated for three categories in 2020;{{cite web|last=Loveridge|first=Lynzee|title=Carole & Tuesday, Demon Slayer, Vinland Saga Land Most Nominations for Crunchyroll's Anime Awards|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2020-01-10/carole-and-tuesday-demon-slayer-vinland-saga-land-most-nominations-for-crunchyroll-anime-awards/.155237|date=2020-01-10|access-date=2021-02-18|website=Anime News Network|archive-date=September 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922082816/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2020-01-10/carole-and-tuesday-demon-slayer-vinland-saga-land-most-nominations-for-crunchyroll-anime-awards/.155237|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Goslin|first=Austen|title=Demon Slayer takes home top prize at Crunchyroll's Anime Awards|url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/2/15/21138116/crunchyroll-anime-awards-best-anime-demon-slayer-mob-psycho|date=2020-02-15|access-date=2021-02-18|website=Polygon|archive-date=October 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006201325/https://www.polygon.com/2020/2/15/21138116/crunchyroll-anime-awards-best-anime-demon-slayer-mob-psycho|url-status=live}} Marios Gavrilis was nominated for Best Voice Artist Performance (German) for his work as Dio Brando in 2022;{{cite web|title=Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2022 Nominations Include '86 Eighty-Six,' 'Jujutsu Kaisen,' 'Oddtaxi' (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2022/awards/news/crunchyroll-anime-awards-2022-nominations-1235155903/|last=Schneider|first=Michael|date=January 18, 2022|access-date=19 January 2022|website=Variety|archive-date=March 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325045429/https://variety.com/2022/awards/news/crunchyroll-anime-awards-2022-nominations-1235155903/|url-status=live}} the anime's Stone Ocean was nominated for six categories, including Best Action and Best Continuing Series in 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2023-03-04/all-the-winners-of-the-7th-annual-crunchyroll-anime-awards/.195535|title=All the Winners of the 7th Annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards|website=Anime News Network|last=Eisenbeis|first=Richard|date=March 4, 2023|access-date=March 4, 2023|archive-date=March 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304144919/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2023-03-04/all-the-winners-of-the-7th-annual-crunchyroll-anime-awards/.195535|url-status=live}} Gadget Tsūshin listed "Pesci, Pesci, Pesci, Pesci yo!", a quote from the fifteenth episode of Golden Wind, in their 2019 anime buzzwords list.{{cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2019-12-04/demon-slayer-dr-stone-zombie-land-saga-buzzwords-make-gadget-tsushin-2019-list/.153903|title=Demon Slayer, Dr. Stone, Zombie Land Saga Buzzwords Make Gadget Tsūshin 2019 List|work=Anime News Network|first1=Lynzee|last1=Loveridge|first2=Kim|last2=Morrissy|date=December 4, 2019|access-date=December 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208161539/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2019-12-04/demon-slayer-dr-stone-zombie-land-saga-buzzwords-make-gadget-tsushin-2019-list/.153903|archive-date=December 8, 2019|url-status=live}}