JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (TV series)

Although teased at in the post-credit scenes of the finale,[9] 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.^[10][11] It was broadcast on Tokyo MX in two parts for a total of 48 episodes; the first from April 5 to September 13, 2014,^[12][13] and the second from January 10 to June 20, 2015.^[14] The Japanese broadcast censored scenes of underage characters smoking by overlaying black shadows on them.^[15][16]

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.^[17] 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.^[3][18]

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 .^[19] The pilot debuted at Anime Expo on July 6, 2018, and formally aired from October 5, 2018 to July 28, 2019 on Tokyo MX.^[19]

On April 4, 2021, at the JOESTAR The Inherited Soul, which featured the cast of main characters from each part of the series,^[20][21] it was announced a fifth season and adaptation of the sixth part of the manga, Stone Ocean.^[22]

With the 2014 premiere of Stardust Crusaders, American-based website

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.[25] Its Blu-ray version was the fourth best-selling animation Blu-ray for that same week, with 14,860 copies sold.^[26] 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.^[27][28] 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.^[29][30]

Critical reception

The JoJo's Bizarre Adventure anime television series was named one of the best of 2012 by Otaku USA.^[31] 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."^[32] 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."^[33]

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.^[33][34] In 2018, Danni Wilmoth of Crunchyroll included the series on her list of "The 20 Series Every Anime Fan Needs to Watch".^[35] In 2019, Polygon named the series as one of the best anime of the 2010s.^[36]

Accolades

At the 2013