Japan Synopsis
ジョジョの奇妙な冒険
Based on the long-running manga by Hirohiko Araki, the first OVA series follows Joseph Joestar and his 17-year-old grandson Jotaro as they attempt to finish the family blood feud against the immortal vampire Dio. Joseph and Jotaro have gathered several mystical warriors each with powers representing one card from The Stand (a variation of Tarot cards), with Jotaro having powers over the strongest Stand – the Star Platinum. Dio himself has gathered Stand warriors and together they face off for the sake of Jotaro's mother Holly and domination of the world.
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Animation + Action & Adventure in Japan
706 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Action & Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding JoJo's Bizarre Adventure itself).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 34 other Japan seriess in 1993.
The 940th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).
Audience Engagement
43 audience reviews — more than 61% of Japan seriess in our index.
Popularity sits at the 64th percentile among Japan seriess.
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Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,166 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (53rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,488 of 2,532 (top 59%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | APPP Company |
| Series Type | Video |
| Seasons / Episodes | 2 / 13 |
| Release Date | November 19, 1993 |