JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (ジョジョの奇妙な冒険) is an anime television series based on the manga by Hirohiko Araki. The series originally aired in Japan between October 5, 2012 and April 5, 2013, consisting of 26 episodes. The series was released in North America on DVD by Warner Home Video on September 22, 2015.
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Cast[]
Phantom Blood[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | |
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| Name in dubbing | Original name | |||
| Joestar Group | ||||
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Jonathan "JoJo" Joestar | Kazuyuki Okitsu | Johnny Yong Bosch | |
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Will A. Zeppeli | Yoku Shioya | Joe Ochman | |
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Robert E.O. Speedwagon | Yōji Ueda | Keith Silverstein | |
| Allies | ||||
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Erina Pendleton | Ayako Kawasumi | Michelle Ruff | |
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George Joestar I | Masashi Sugawara | Marc Diraison | |
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Poco | Yumiko Kobayashi | Amanda Celine Miller | |
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Tonpetty | Tamio Ōki | Michael McConnohie | |
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Dire | Taketora | Paul St. Peter | |
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Straizo | Nobuo Tobita | Dave Mallow | |
| Antagonists | ||||
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Dio Brando | Takehito Koyasu | Patrick Seitz | |
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Wang Chan | Hiroshi Naka | Doug Stone | |
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Blueford | Bruford | Kenjirō Tsuda | Tony Oliver |
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Tarukus | Tarkus | Tetsu Inada | Jamieson Price |
| Other Characters | ||||
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Dario Brando | Tadashi Miyazawa | Steve Kramer | |
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Poco's Sister | Aya Endō | Dorothy Elias-Fahn | |
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Narrator | Tōru Ōkawa | David Vincent | |
Battle Tendency[]
| Imagen | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | |
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| Name in dubbing | Original name | |||
| Joestar Group | ||||
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Joseph "JoJo" Joestar | Tomokazu Sugita | Benjamin Diskin | |
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Richard Epcar (old) | |||
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Caesar Anthonio Zeppeli | Takuya Satō | Bryce Papenbrook | |
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Lisa Lisa | Atsuko Tanaka | Wendee Lee | |
| Allies | ||||
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Robert E.O. Speedwagon | Yōji Ueda | Keith Silverstein | |
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Erina Joestar | Ayako Kawasumi | Michelle Ruff | |
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Smokey Brown | Yū Hayashi | Robbie Daymond | |
 
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Rudol von Stroheim | Atsushi Imaruoka | Daniel Woren | |
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Meshina | Messina | Hidetoshi Nakamura | Michael McConnohie |
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Loggs | Loggins | Yutaka Nakano | Ray Chase |
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Suzi Q | Sachiko Kojima | Stephanie Sheh | |
| Antagonists | ||||
 
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Kars | Kazuhiko Inoue | John DeMita | |
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Esidisi | Keiji Fujiwara | Chris Jai Alex | |
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Wamuu | Akio Ōtsuka | Paul St. Peter | |
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Santviento | Santana | Kenji Nomura | Kaiji Tang |
 
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Straizo | Nobuo Tobita | Dave Mallow | |
| Other Characters | ||||
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Narrator | Tōru Ōkawa | David Vincent | |
Episodic Characters[]
| Imagen | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Episode | |
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| Name in dubbing | Original name | ||||
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Jack the Ripper | Naomi Kusumi | Paul St. Peter | 4 | |
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Adams | Hidenori Takahashi | Anthony Hansen | 7 | |
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Doobie | Yūichi Ishigami | Kirk Thornton | 8 | |
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Father Styx | Masayuki Katō | Chris Hackney | 9 | |
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Donobang | Donovan | Kenichirō Matsuda | Ray Chase | 12 |
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Mark | Ryōta Ōsaka | Kyle McCarley | 14 | |
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Mario Zeppeli | Jin Yamanoi | Doug Stone | 20 | |
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Wired Beck | Satoshi Tsuruoka | Tom Fahn | 21 | |
Additional Voices[]
- Tony Azzolino
- Jalen K. Cassell
- Ray Chase
- Marc Diraison
- Dorothy Elias-Fahn
- Richard Epcar
- Doug Erholtz
- Todd Haberkorn
- Chris Hackney
- Anthony Hansen
- Joe Hernandez
- Steve Kramer
- Austin Lee Matthews
- Michael McConnohie
- Joe Ochman
- Derek Stephen Prince
- Adin Rudd
- Tim Scott
- Doug Stone
- Karen Strassman
- Kaiji Tang
- Joe J. Thomas
- Kirk Thornton
- Joshua Tomar
- Daniel Woren
- J.D. Zelman
Notes[]
- Mark's English voice actor, Kyle McCarley, also voiced Narancia Ghirga in Golden Wind.
- This is the only installment of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure that Warner Bros. self-distributed in the United States, as Viz Media would assume the license to the rest of the series in 2016.
Transmission[]
| Date(s) | Channel | Country | |
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| 2016-2017 | Cartoon Network (Adult Swim/Toonami) |
United States | 
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Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Contents | Region | Country | |
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| Warner Home Video | 2015 | 
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The Complete Series | 1 NTSC |
United States |
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| 3 Discs | ||||||
| Viz Media | 2017 | 
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The Complete Series | A DVB-T | ||
| 4 Discs | ||||||
See Also[]
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean
- Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (OVA)
- Baoh: The Visitor
External Links[]
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure at the Internet Movie Database
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia