The essential episodes of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
Watch these 15 in order and you've got JoJo's Bizarre Adventure — each pick states its reason.
- 01
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.
- 02
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.
- 03
The Man Possessed by an Evil Spirit
In 1987, in Japan, a boy named Jotaro Kujo has willingly turned himself into jail, refusing to leave. Jotaro's mother, Holly, requests help from her father, Joseph Joestar, who travels to Japan alongside an acquaintance, Mohammed Abdul.
- 04
Goodbye, Morioh – The Heart of Gold
Josuke and the others finally corner Kira. Jotaro also arrives but Kira uses Bites the Dust on a paramedic who came to help and tries to blow away time gain. He tells the woman his true identity, causing Bites the Dust to activate. The final battle in Morioh is finally reaching its end!
- 05
Formaggio traps the now miniature Narancia beneath his foot and attempts to interrogate him, but Narancia resists. A flashback shows Narancia's early life on the streets and his rescue by Bucciarati.
- 06
Ghiaccio's Stand, White Album is able to envelop him like a bodysuit and able to freeze everything around him to extremely low temperatures. Giorno and Mista somewhat make it to Venice, despite being partially frozen by Ghiaccio. But in order to try to get away from Ghiaccio, Giorno drives their car into the canal and they get stuck. Mista tries to sacrifice himself, but Giorno tells him that what's important right now isn't for him to sacrifice himself but for him to have resolve.
- 07
The Final Mission from the Boss
Mista and Giorno were able to defeat Ghiaccio. They then confirm the mission on the disc and head to the location they're supposed to take Trish. Bucciarati goes up the tower with Trish, but while they're in the elevator, Trish suddenly disappears. Bucciarati then realizes what the boss's true motives are.
- 08
The Mystery of Emperor Crimson
Bucciarati finds out that the boss's true motive is to eliminate Trish because of her relationship with him, causing him to betray the boss and save Trish. Meanwhile, Giorno feels something bizarre is going on as they waited for Bucciarati's return. The boss's Stand, King Crimson rises.
- 09
Trapped in the cabin of a flying plane with Notorious B.I.G, Trish has noticed that Giorno's brooch is turning into a brand new hand that will allow him to regain his powers. However, the movement of the transformation is attracting the enemy Stand. As the plane approaches the Tyrrhenian Sea, Trish must now try to protect both the hand of Giorno and herself from Notorious B.I.G.
- 10
Beneath a Sky on the Verge of Falling
In the aftermath of the battle between Risotto and Doppio, Abbacchio uses Moody Blues to try and uncover the boss's identity. But the boss is adamant about keeping his identity a secret and executes his next gambit against the group.
- 11
The Stand arrow's rightful owner is finally revealed.
- 12
Giorno achieves his dream and destiny of becoming a Gang-star.
- 13
The unstoppable acceleration of time brings the universe full circle. Emporio awakes in Green Dolphin Street Prison, and humanity enters a new world.
- 14
After a fateful encounter with outlaw Gyro Zeppeli, former racing prodigy Johnny Joestar enters the Steel Ball Run, the first horse race across America.
- 15
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