JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (TV)

JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken (TV)

ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 (TV)

Other names 16

Chinese: JOJO的奇妙冒险
Also known as: JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken (2012)
Also known as: JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Sentou Chouryuu
Also known as: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood
Also known as: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Battle Tendency
Also known as: مغامرات جوجو العجيبة
Also known as: مغامرات جوجو العجيبة:الدماء الوهمية
Also known as: مغامرات جوجو العجيبة:حمى القتال
Also known as: Le bizzarre avventure di JoJo (2012)
Also known as: Le bizzarre avventure di JoJo: Phantom Blood
Also known as: Le bizzarre avventure di JoJo: Battle Tendency
Also known as: Химерні пригоди ДжоДжо: Тяжіння до бою
Also known as: Химерні пригоди ДжоДжо: Примарна кров
Also known as: JJBA
Also known as: Невероятные приключения ДжоДжо: Призрачная кровь
Also known as: Невероятные приключения ДжоДжо: Стремление к бою

Overall score 7.9/10

Fall 2012#1

Overall score Rating & Reviews

Hot-Blooded#1 (#1 in Hot-Blooded, Fall 2012)
Adventure#1 (#1 in Adventure, Fall 2012)
Male-Oriented#1 (#1 in Male-Oriented, Fall 2012)
2012#1 (#1 in the 2012 ranking)
Action
Adventure
Supernatural
#Super Power
#Urban Fantasy
#Cultivation

26 eps · Finished

david productionManga adaptationPremiered Oct 6, 201224 min per episodeSee series

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Overview

Spoiler-free synopsis

Beginning its tale in 19th century England, young aristocrat Jonathan Joestar finds himself locked in bitter rivalry with Dio Brando, a low-born boy who Jonathan's father took under his wing after the death of Dio's father. Discontent with his station in life, Dio's fathomless lust to reign over all eventually leads him to seek the supernatural powers of an ancient Aztec stone mask in the Joestar's possession—an artifact that will forever change the destiny of Dio and Jonathan for generations to come. Fifty years later, in 1938 New York City, Jonathan's grandson Joseph Joestar must take up his grandfather's mission and master the abilities necessary to destroy the stone mask and its immensely powerful creators who threaten humanity's very existence, the Pillar Men.

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Details

Format: TV · 26 episodes · 24 min per episode
Status: Finished
Aired: Oct 6, 2012 – Apr 6, 2013
Studio: david production
Source: Manga adaptation
Season: Fall 2012
Categories: Hot-Blooded Adventure Male-Oriented
Official site: jojo-portal.com (opens in a new window)

Ranking positions

Fall 2012 ranking →

Rank in each ranking
Ranking	Overall	Hot-Blooded	Adventure	Male-Oriented
Fall 2012	#1	#1	#1	#1
2012	#1	#1	#1	#1
All-time	#48	#17	#19	#33

Rating & Reviews

Overall score7.9/10Used for ranking

Positive68%173 analyzed comments

The overall score combines site ratings, comment sentiment and AniRanking votes. The positive rate is the share of analyzed comments classified as positive.

Very positive 54
Positive 63
Mixed 43
Negative 10
Very negative 3

173 comments analyzed: AniList Forum 39 · Bangumi 38 · Kitsu 36 · bilibili 33 · AniList 27

Rating sources & calculation

Updated Oct 12, 2026, 05:59 · About scores

The sentiment score is 7.7/10: AI analyzes comment sentiment, with a conservative adjustment for small samples. It is neither a direct audience rating nor the ranking score. The overall score uses the calibrated raw comment mean; its share is shown below.

Score breakdown

Site scores7.9176%Consensus of 1.6M site votes (calibrated to one scale and shrunk toward the global baseline by vote count)
Fan sentiment7.8424%153.5 comments, average 6.96 (the sentiment score shown, 7.7, is also shrunk toward neutral), calibrated against comparable titles to 7.84
CommunityNot counted0%No ratings yet (each rating counts as one vote)

Site scores

Raw → calibrated to one scale

Site scores: raw score, votes, calibrated score
Site	Raw score	Votes	Calibrated
AniList (external link, opens in a new window)Reference site	77/100	253.2K votes	7.7
MyAnimeList (external link, opens in a new window)Calibrated to the AniList scale	7.9/10	1.2M votes	7.8
Bangumi (external link, opens in a new window)Calibrated to the AniList scale	7.7/10	19.1K votes	8.4
bilibili (external link, opens in a new window)Calibrated to the AniList scale	9.8/10	93.3K votes	7.9

What people sayAI sentiment analysis

English audience score 7.8 · 1,479,528 samples

Very positiveAuthor's score 10.060 found this helpful
Singe handedly the best piece of Japanese Animation of all time. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure has been a ride for me. I got into it, because…
zide1AniListMay 2, 2021Original (AniList, opens in a new window)
Very negative149 found this helpful
It's like if Castlevania was a 1980s fitness video.
KnightRay XLIVKitsuOct 13, 2017Original (Kitsu, opens in a new window)
Positive59 found this helpful
Exudes so much style, charisma and self-awareness that you can't help but love it even with so many blatant flaws.
SabreKitsuAug 12, 2017Original (Kitsu, opens in a new window)
Very negative11 found this helpful
I hate the look of Jojo's, I hate the characters in Jojo's, I hate the meme's the jojo's fans spread. I do not like Jojo's.
TaluunAniList ForumAug 29, 2019Original (AniList Forum, opens in a new window)
PositiveAuthor's score 7.750 found this helpful
My opinion of Jojos in base of her two arcs English is not my primary language * I'm going to divide the analysis into two blocks: phantom…
NelsonCocabuenaAniListMar 1, 2021Original (AniList, opens in a new window)
Negative5 found this helpful
If you want to save yourself some time skip episode 3-46 from Part 3
JubleAniList ForumFeb 12, 2021Original (AniList Forum, opens in a new window)

Production

AniList · Wikidata

Source: Manga adaptation
Studio: david production

Sequels

More related works (5)

Official & News

Official links · Anime News Network

Official links

Official sitejojo-portal.com
Official X (Twitter)@anime_jojo
Official YouTubeyoutube.com
Other official accountsinstagram.com

Mood & content

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Viewing notes

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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (TV)

Overview

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Rating & Reviews

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Related

🔥 Hot-Blooded ranking · Fall 2012

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (TV)

Score breakdown

Hot-Blooded ranking · Fall 2012