JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Animation


 * This article is about season one of the anime. For season two, see JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders. For the OVAs, see JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (OVA).

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (ジョジョの奇妙な冒険) (differentiated here by the addition The Animation) is a 2012 TV Anime adaptation of Part I and Part II of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure produced by David Production.

The first episode of Season 1 was broadcast in Japan on October 5 2012, ending after 26 episodes on April 05 2013. Season 1 covers the entirety of Part I and Part II, encompassing 113 manga chapters. A second and third season, covering Part III, began airing in Japan on April 4 2014. A fourth season, covering Part IV, was announced on October 24th, 2015 and has yet to air.

Media distribution service Crunchyroll has obtained the streaming licenses for Season 1 and 2; both of which can be viewed on their website.

Ending theme:
Title: Roundabout

Music: Jon Anderson/Steve Howe

Performance: Yes

History
The anime was announced on July 5th 2012 in celebration of the 25th Anniversary of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, and unveiled during the Hirohiko Araki JoJo Exhibition press conference alongside JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle. The teaser presented a countdown video, starting with 8 to 1, each number appearing on their respective JoJo protagonist's star-mark.

Trivia

 * In Opening 1, manga panels can be seen at the start, featuring Jolyne, Giorno, Josuke, Jotaro and Joseph. This may be due to the fact that Steel Ball Run and JoJolion take place in an alternate universe and do not chronologically match the timeline from Part I to Part VI.
 * The Ending credits of each episode features the characters that were present in that episode, with exceptions from episodes that had the credits overlap the ending scenes.
 * The anime features strong censorship, such as "dark shadows" covering the character's wounds and blood. The episodes in the Blu-Ray discs, however, have these censors removed.
 * In the DVD/Blu-Ray version, at the end of the 26th episode, just after the scene where Jotaro Kujo is seen in a prison cell, there's a "To be continued" sign, hinting at the future adaptation of Stardust Crusaders.