JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken (TV) (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012))

The year is 1868; English nobleman George Joestar and his son Jonathan become indebted to Dario Brando after being rescued from a carriage incident. What the Joestars don't realize, however, is that Dario had no intention of helping them; he believed they were dead and was trying to ransack their belongings. After Dario's death 12 years later, George—hoping to repay his debt—adopts his son, Dio.

While he publicly fawns over his new father, Dio secretly plans to steal the Joestar fortune. His first step is to create a divide between George and Jonathan. By constantly outdoing his foster brother, Dio firmly makes his place in the Joestar family. But when Dio pushes Jonathan too far, Jonathan defeats him in a brawl.

Years later, the two appear to be close friends to the outside world. But trouble brews again when George falls ill, as Jonathan suspects that Dio is somehow behind the incident—and it appears he has more tricks up his sleeve.

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JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken was announced on July 5, 2012 at a press conference celebrating the 25th anniversary Hirohiko Araki's long-running series. The anime is a full adaptation of the first two parts in the series, Phantom Blood and Sentou Chuuryuu (Battle Tendency). While the animation was produced by David Production, the opening theme animations were produced by the studio Kamikaze Douga (神風動画).

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Adaptation:	JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken Part 1: Phantom Blood, JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken Part 2: Sentou Chouryuu
Alternative version:	JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Phantom Blood
Sequel:	JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken Part 3: Stardust Crusaders

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Characters & Voice Actors

Joestar, Joseph

Main

Sugita, Tomokazu
Japanese

Brando, Dio

Main

Koyasu, Takehito
Japanese

Speedwagon, Robert E. O.

Main

Ueda, Youji
Japanese

Joestar, Jonathan

Main

Okitsu, Kazuyuki
Japanese

Zeppeli, Caesar Anthonio

Main

Satou, Takuya
Japanese

Lisa Lisa

Main

Tanaka, Atsuko
Japanese

Zeppeli, Will A.

Main

Shioya, Yoku
Japanese

Kuujou, Joutarou

Supporting

von Stroheim, Rudol

Supporting

Imaruoka, Atsushi
Japanese

Kars

Supporting

Inoue, Kazuhiko
Japanese

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Mizusaki, Junpei

Producer, Episode Director

Fukuda, Jun

Producer

Okada, Akihiko

Assistant Producer

Tsuda, Naokatsu

Director, Storyboard

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Opening Theme

	1: "JoJo ~Sono Chi no Sadame~ (ジョジョ～その血の運命～)" by Hiroaki TOMMY Tominaga (eps 2-9)
	2: "BLOODY STREAM" by Coda (eps 11-25)

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Ending Theme

	1: "Roundabout" by YES (eps 1-25)
	2: "BLOODY STREAM" by Coda (eps 26)

Reviews

Apr 7, 2024

ShangRayzzz

Recommended

Splitting this review into two parts for obvious reasons.

Part 1 - Phantom Blood (5/10)
I mean, it's not great. There's nothing much I really like about it besides Hamon and Will. It's my least favorite part with my least favorite Jojo. Jonathon is boring and has little to no character especially comparing him to the other Jojos. Plot's nothing special. It's just so simple. And simple can be a good thing, if you can add layers on top of that, and it fails to do that. I do like the art-style though. The fights are cool and make this part a bit better. Hamon, while not ...

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Mar 18, 2024

nujabesenjoyer

Mixed Feelings

If you want an anime that doesn't take itself seriously at all including: corny dialogue, silly characters, goofy fight sequences and ass-pulls, I'd say give it a shot. It does these things in a way that didn't leave a sour taste in my mouth because it does these things unapologetically.

For me this part is everything I enjoy, the unapologetic unseriousness and the bizarre situations that come along with it. The pacing does not drag it is one weird situation to the next and you never feel like the characters are talking their heads off because of how funny the cast is, villains included. The ...

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Apr 22, 2024

KulMan

Not Recommended

(TLDR at the end) Part 1: I first should clarify what i count as part 1. In season 1 of jojos, there are 2 stories told, that of Jonathan and Joseph. I dont consider this whole season as part 1. I consider part 1 when Jonathan was the lead, and part 2 is when Joseph was the lead..

Now that we got that clear, lets get into my thoughts about part 1: I really hate that power system Hamon. It was kinda fun and interesting at the beginning, but it got boring really fast.
Lets talk about the mc for a bit now... The main ... character, Jonathan is a very bland character. Horrible writting. Jonathan is one of those characters that is too perfect that is always in the right, which kinda ruins a characters writing. He is a gentlemen that respects women, he is a kind man, willing to forgive his best friend for every crime he has commited. I just wish he did something immoral/wrong so that we could get good character writing.

i'll talk about the villain now. Dio, one of the most iconic villains in all of anime. He is the reason why I didnt just drop the anime. This character is pure evil. He has recieved alot of kindness from others, but he never cared to repay it. In fact, he turned his back to the people that were horrible to him. I really love villains that are pure evil. They tend to be very well written. He is very consistent in his "Villainessness". There isnt a moment where a single kindness is shown from him. These types of characters are really rare. Usually, most pure evil villains in anime are inconsictent, but Dio is one of the exceptions.

You know, the dynamics between Jonathan and Dio had alot of potential, since you know, Dio is like the personification of evil, and Jonathan is the personification of good, and the contrast is amazing, but the dynamics were very poorly executed. I dont remember much about the anime, so i cant go into more detail about side characters and stuff. What i remember is Speedwagon tho. I believe he made his appearance in the first part. Speedwagon is such a good support character, and i absolutely love him. This might be a weird comparison but he is kinda like Alfred from "Batman". He is like the mentor and a useful person to all of the jojos. To sum up, the anime did a lot of right things, but the good is overshadowed by the horrendous power system and the mc, so thats why i didnt like it. Overall, this part is quite disappointing.

TLDR of part 1: Part 1 of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure introduces Jonathan Joestar as the main character and Dio Brando as the iconic villain. While the dynamic between Jonathan and Dio has potential, it falls short due to Jonathan's bland characterization and the poorly executed power system of Hamon. Despite the introduction of memorable supporting characters like Speedwagon, the flaws in the main aspects of the story overshadow its strengths, making it bad overall.

(TLDR at the end.) Part 2: My favorite Joestar, Joseph Joestar! He is also one of my favorite characters. Joseph wasnt very well written, im gonna admit that, but at least he wasnt perfect like Jonathan from part 1. You know, this is like one of the characters that are so enjoyable that they make me forget about their writing, and that doesnt happen that often. Joseph is a really smart character, my favorite feature in any anime character. Joseph isnt affraid to fight dirty. In fact, that is his main thing in this part, fighting dirty. He is willing to risk his life to save others tho, which is commandable.

But you know, for me having an mc perfect like that could be really damaging for an anime. The mc can be soo good that you basically forget the side- cast. This is exactly what happened for me in part 2. Every single character was overshadowed by Josephs superiority in enjoyability. Also, we dont have Dio anymore as the main villain. Instead, we get Kars. I mean, kars is a fairly decent and underrated villain, but yeah, he is nothing compared to Dio. See, this is what im talking about. Kars is a good villain, but since we had Dio in part 1, im ofc going to be dissapointed when the villain is no where near as good as Dio. That is very subjective tho. Also, we still have Hamon in this part, and its even more unbearable in here, since the more it is used, the more tiring it gets. Overall, this part is rather lacking.

TLDR of part 2: Part 2 of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure features Joseph Joestar as the main character, known for his wit and willingness to fight dirty. While Joseph is enjoyable, his overshadowing of the side characters and the lack of a compelling villain like Dio detract from the overall experience. The continued use of the Hamon power system also becomes more tiresome in this part, contributing to its overall disappointment.

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