JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (Japanese: ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 Hepburn: JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken), also known as JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Animation, is a Japanese anime television series produced by David Production based on the manga of the same name by Hirohiko Araki. The series focuses on the mysterious adventures of the Joestar family across the generations, from the end of the 19th century to the modern times. The series was first broadcast on Tokyo MX before entering syndication on 4 JNN stations, BS11, and Animax.
The first season, adapting the first two parts, Phantom Blood and Battle Tendency, aired in Japan between October 5, 2012 and April 5, 2013. In the United States, it aired on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block starting on October 15, 2016.
A second season covering the third part, Stardust Crusaders, was divided in two parts, the first aired between April 4, 2014 and September 12, 2014, and the second between January 9, 2015 and June 19, 2015.
A third season covering the fourth part, Diamond Is Unbreakable, aired from April 1, 2016 to December 23, 2016.
A fourth season covering the fifth part, Golden Wind, aired from October 5, 2018 to July 28, 2019. The series is distributed in North America by Warner Home Video for the DVD rights, while the Blu-ray and merchandising rights for the series are owned by Viz Media.
A fifth season covering the sixth part, Stone Ocean, has been announced.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure tells the story of the Joestar family, a family whose various members discover they are destined to take down supernatural foes using powers that they possess. The story is split up into unique parts, each following one member of the Joestar family, who inevitably has a name that can be abbreviated to the titular "JoJo".