JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
Grew the BeardSeason 1 rated 8.0. From season 3 on it settled around 8.7.
Stylized directionBold, signature formal choices.This show: 10/10AnimeJapanese animation traditions and grammar.This show: 10/10CampyKnowingly over the top and enjoying every minute of its own excess.This show: 9/10Visually strikingComposition and imagery worth pausing for.This show: 9/10Sprawling sagaA many-threaded epic that unfolds across seasons.This show: 8/10AbsurdistSurreal, logic-bending comedy.This show: 8/10AdrenalineAction and thrills as the primary reward.This show: 8/10Distinctive scoreMusic inseparable from the show's identity.This show: 7/10
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Starring
David VincentDaisuke OnoMatthew MercerTôru ÔkawaUnsho IshizukaRichard Epcar
Starring
David VincentDaisuke OnoMatthew MercerTôru ÔkawaUnsho IshizukaRichard Epcar
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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | E23 | E24 | E25 | E26 | E27 | E28 | E29 | E30 | E31 | E32 | E33 | E34 | E35 | E36 | E37 | E38 | E39 | E40 | E41 | E42 | E43 | E44 | E45 | E46 | E47 | E48 | ||
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| S1 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 9.4 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 9.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S2 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.9 | 9.5 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.6 | |
| S3 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 9.0 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 8.8 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 9.1 | 9.6 | 7.7 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.8 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 9.6 | ||||||||||
| S4 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 9.5 | 9.7 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 9.1 | 8.9 | ||||||||||
| S5 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 9.2 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 9.3 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.8 |
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About
"Absurd poses hiding real narrative craftsmanship"
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure follows generations of the Joestar family as they battle vampires, cosmic villains, and eventually wielders of "Stands," physical manifestations of fighting spirit. Each arc jumps forward in time to a new descendant and a new visual flavor. Watching it feels like flipping through a fashion magazine that occasionally erupts into absurd, poetically narrated fistfights. It's gloriously over-the-top: muscular poses, operatic dialogue, and genuinely inventive power battles. The early episodes are rougher, but once it hits its stride the show becomes one of the most purely fun, meme-friendly anime experiences around.
Watch it for
the increasingly creative Stand battles and fearless embrace of pure, stylish absurdity.
Maybe skip if
you need grounded tone or can't tolerate a slow, dated opening arc.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
All Seasons
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Phantom Blood & Battle Tendency2012
8.077K2610h 42m
Jonathan Joestar's antagonistic relationship with his adopted brother Dio begins a truly bizarre lineage, which is continued by his grandson Joseph.
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Stardust Crusaders2014
8.3122K4819h 19m
Joseph Joestar's grandson Jotaro Kujo has a strange new superpower, which turns out to be connected to the reemergence of old foe Dio Brando.
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Diamond Is Unbreakable2016
8.496K3914h 57m
It's the year 1999, 11 years after Jotaro Kujo's desperate fight against DIO in Egypt. Jotaro meets with Josuke Higashikata, the illegitimate son of his grandfather Joseph Joestar. He discovers that Josuke also has the same "Stand" power and that a new threat is surfacing in Morioh City.
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Golden Wind2018
8.9103K3916h 15m
In Naples, Italy, the suspected son of Joestar family arch nemesis Dio dreams of becoming a Gang Star so he can bring down the local mafia from within.
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STONE OCEAN2022
8.782K3815h 50m
The legacy of the Joestar family continues with Jolyne as she and her companions take on new Stand users behind the bars of Green Dolphin Street Prison.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
David Vincent Narrator, Additional Cast, Kai Harada
Daisuke Ono Jotaro Kujo, Jotaro Kujo (Alternate)
Matthew Mercer Jotaro Kujo, Jotaro, Akira
Tôru Ôkawa Narrator
Unsho Ishizuka Joseph Joestar
Richard Epcar Joseph Joestar, Brass Knuckles Guy, Gestapo Leader
Fuminori Komatsu Jean-Pierre Polnareff
Kira Buckland Jolyne, Jolyne Cujoh, Reimi Sugimoto
Phillip Reich Giorno Giovanna, Yuya Fungami, Highway Star
Doug Erholtz Jean-Pierre Polnareff, Waiter, Sailor
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