JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Season 1
2012 · 26 episodes · ★ 7.6
Phantom Blood & Battle Tendency
What Season 1 of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
Season 1 kicks off in Liverpool in 1880, with Jonathan Joestar, whom his friends call JoJo, living in the mansion of his father George. After losing his father Dario, Dio Brando arrives at the house as an adopted son. JoJo tries to win his friendship without suspecting that Dio is plotting to discredit him, gain George's trust and claim the Joestar inheritance for himself. The conflict grows out of the rivalry between two young men who share a roof but not intentions. The season centers on JoJo, the family member who gives the series its name, and the tension building between him and Dio.
Season 1 Episodes
1x01 Dio the Invader
England, 1868. A thief tries to raid an overturned carriage, but discovers that two of the occupants, a man and his young son are still alive. The man, George Joestar, proclaims he will forever be indebted to his savior, who reveals himself to be Dario Brando.
Directing: Kouta Okuno · Writing: Yasuko Kobayashi
1x02 A Letter from the Past
Seven years later in 1888, JoJo and Dio are supposedly getting along, though JoJo is still fearful of Dio. Meanwhile, Dio plots to liberate the Joestar family of their fortune.
Directing: Toshiyuki Kato · Writing: Yasuko Kobayashi
1x03 Youth with Dio
JoJo prepares to turn Dio in to the police.
Directing: Futoshi Higashide · Writing: Yasuko Kobayashi
1x04 Overdrive
Three days after the incident, JoJo awakens to find Erina nursing him back to health in the hospital. As they rekindle their friendship, they encounter a strange man named Will A. Zeppeli.
Directed by: Masashi Abe · Written by: Shogo Yasukawa
1x05 The Dark Knights
A talented young pickpocket named Poco unwittingly lures JoJo and company into an encounter with Dio, Tarukus, and Blueford.
Directed by: Hitomi Ezoe, Mitsuhiro Yoneda · Written by: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
1x06 Tomorrow's Courage
The encounter between JoJo and the Knights continues.
Directed by: Shingo Uchida · Written by: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
1x07 Sorrowful Successor
The encounter against Tarukus comes to an end. Poco's family is in grave danger. JoJo meets Dire, Straizo, and Tonpetty.
Directed by: Toshiyuki Kato · Written by: Shogo Yasukawa
1x08 Bloody Battle! JoJo & Dio
The party are received by Doobie. Dire faces off against Dio. Straizo takes on Pajyu, Jones, Pluton, and Barnum.
Directing: Jiro Fujimoto · Writing: Yasuko Kobayashi
1x09 The Final Ripple!
As Dio falls following his battle with JoJo, he decapitates himself before the ripple reaches his head, which is recovered by his zombie servant Wang Chung.
Directing: Kenichi Suzuki · Writing: Yasuko Kobayashi
1x10 New York's JoJo
In 1938, 49 years after Jonathan Joestar's death, Speedwagon and Straizo travel to Mexico, where they discover an underground room filled with similar looking masks and a petrified body believed to be the being who created them.
Directed by: Takahiro Majima · Written by: Yasuko Kobayashi
1x11 The Game Master
As expected, Straizo recovers from Joseph's attack and uses the laser eye attack Dio used to seemingly pierce through JoJo's head and neck. However, this turns out to be a clever trick by Joseph.
Directing: Mitsuhiro Yoneda · Writing: Shin'ichi Inotsume
1x12 The Pillar Man
Joseph is confronted by one of Stroheim's men, Donovan, but manages to subdue him, learning that Speedwagon is still alive.
Directing: Yukio Nishimoto · Writing: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
1x13 JoJo vs. the Ultimate Lifeform
As Joseph begins to fight against Santana, Joseph finds his Ripple to not be effective against Santana, but it still helps protect him from the Pillar Man's attacks. Joseph appears to be unconscious after receiving a powerful hit.
Directed by: Kenichi Suzuki, Yasuhiro Minami · Written by: Shogo Yasukawa · Starring: Kenji Nomura
1x14 Ultimate Warriors from Ancient Times
Speedwagon brings statued remains of Santana to the headquarters of his foundation in Washington, D.C., where it is shown Santana is still alive, but his scientists are able to keep him dormant through the use of ultraviolet light.
Directed by: Toshiyuki Kato · Written by: Shogo Yasukawa · Starring: Ryota Osaka, Kenji Nomura
1x15 A Hero's Proof
Caesar engages Wamuu in battle for killing Mark, using his Bubble Launcher technique to surround the Pillar Man in Ripple enfused bubbles.
Directed by: Masaya Sasaki · Written by: Shogo Yasukawa
1x16 Lisa Lisa, Hamon Coach
Wanting to teach JoJo to control his Ripple powers, Caesar takes him to Venice to meet his teacher, Lisa Lisa.
Directing: Kotaro Togoshi · Writing: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
1x17 The Deeper Plan
Lisa Lisa explains to JoJo and Caesar how the creator of the Stone Mask, Kars, is seeking a perfectly cut Red Stone of Aja known as the Super Aja to power the Stone Mask and become the ultimate life form.
Directing: Yuuta Takamura · Writing: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
1x18 Von Stroheim's Revenge
As JoJo awaits to warn Lisa Lisa about the Pillar Men, Esidisi's brain takes over the body of Suzi Q and sends the Super Aja off on a boat bound for Venice before confronting Lisa Lisa.
Directed by: Mitsuhiro Yoneda, Shingo Uchida · Written by: Shin'ichi Inotsume
1x19 A Race Toward the Brink
Stroheim starts using his new mechanical body, which was designed to surpass Santana, to fight against Kars. However, it proves futile against Kars' Light Mode.
Directed by: Masashi Abe · Written by: Shin'ichi Inotsume
1x20 Young Caesar
Lisa Lisa tells JoJo of Caesar's childhood, in which he took to crime at a young age after being abandoned by his debt-ridden father, Mario.
Directing: Toshiyuki Kato · Writing: Yasuko Kobayashi
1x21 A Hundred Against Two
Whilst following Wamuu's trail of blood, JoJo and Lisa Lisa encounter another vampire named Wired Beck.
Directing: Hitomi Ezoe · Writing: Shogo Yasukawa
1x22 A True Warrior
Before JoJo's and Wamuu's race begins, it is revealed that during each lap, there will be a different weapon for whoever can grab it from a pillar first.
Directing: Naomi Nakayama · Writing: Shin'ichi Inotsume
1x23 The Warrior of Wind
Launching his Final Mode attack, Gathering Gale, which starts peeling away his own body, Wamuu begins firing a stream of wind capable of cutting stone towards JoJo.
Directing: Jiro Fujimoto · Writing: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
1x24 The Ties That Bind JoJo
Being forced to cling onto a rope to stop Lisa Lisa from falling to her death, JoJo is at a huge disadvantage against Kars.
Directing: Satoshi Osedo · Writing: Yasuko Kobayashi
1x25 The Birth of a Superbeing
Kars demonstrates his new powers, turning his hand into a flesh-eating squirrel that deals damage to Stroheim. The sun rises, leaving a shocking discovery.
Directing: Kenichi Suzuki · Writing: Yasuko Kobayashi
1x26 The Ascendant One Season Finale
JoJo's victory, along with his arm, is cut short when Kars manages to survive the volcano by forming a shield of air bubbles to protect him from its deadly lava.
Directing: Toshiyuki Kato · Writing: Yasuko Kobayashi
Season 1 Cast
Kazuyuki OkitsuJonathan Joestar (voice)26 episodes
Tomokazu SugitaJoseph Joestar (voice)26 episodes
Yoji UedaRobert E. O. Speedwagon (voice)26 episodes
Yoku ShioyaWill A. Zeppeli (voice)26 episodes
Atsushi ImaruokaRudol von Stroheim (voice)26 episodes
Takuya SatoCaesar Zeppeli (voice)26 episodes
Atsuko TanakaLisa Lisa (voice)26 episodes
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Season 22014 · 48 ep. · ★ 7.3
Season 32016 · 39 ep. · ★ 7.6
Season 42018 · 39 ep. · ★ 8.6
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Frequently Asked Questions
How Many Episodes Does Season 1 of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Have?
Season 1 of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure has 26 episodes.
When Did Season 1 of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Premiere?
Aired October 6, 2012.
Where to Watch JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Season 1
In Spain, on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads, Crunchyroll and Crunchyroll Amazon Channel.
What is the best episode of Season 1?
According to the public rating on TMDB, episode 1x26, "The Ascendant One", has a 8.4.