JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders explained

Season Number:2
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Num Episodes:48
Network:Tokyo MX
Prev Season:Season 1: Phantom Blood & Battle Tendency
Next Season:Season 3: Diamond Is Unbreakable
Episode List:List of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure episodes

is the second season of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure anime by David Production, based on the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure manga series by Hirohiko Araki. It is the second animated adaptation of the manga's third part, Stardust Crusaders, following an original video animation series by A.P.P.P. that was released first in 1993 and continued later in 2000.

The series aired for 48 episodes, split into two parts consisting of 24 episodes each.[1] The first part aired on Tokyo MX between April 5, and September 13, 2014, also syndicated on MBS, Animax, and other channels. The second part, subtitled, aired between January 10, and June 20, 2015.[2] [3] The series was simulcast outside of Asia on Crunchyroll's streaming services.[4] A preview of the English language dub of the first three episodes was streamed on Crunchyroll on July 5, 2014, tying in with its premiere at Anime Expo 2014.[5] The English dub began airing in North America on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block from July 30, 2017. Viz Media released a Blu-ray set of the first 24 episodes, that includes English and Japanese audio with subtitles for the Japanese, in North America on July 3, 2018, with the remaining 24 episodes being released in a subsequent set on January 22, 2019.[6]

Plot

In 1983, Dio, the vampiric enemy of Jonathan Joestar, emerges from the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean after stealing Jonathan's body.[7] Dio develops a manifestation of life energy known as a Stand, causing Jonathan's descendants Joseph Joestar, Holy Kujo, and Jotaro Kujo to also gain Stands in 1987. Holy, lacking the strength to control her Stand, falls ill and is estimated to have fifty days left to live. Jotaro, Joseph, and fellow Stand users Muhammad Avdol and Noriyaki Kakyoin travel from Japan to Egypt to find and kill Dio, which will free Holy from her Stand-induced illness.[8] The group is later joined by Jean Pierre Polnareff, a former assassin of Dio's who seeks revenge on his sister's killer,[9] and a Stand user dog named Iggy.[10] Aided by Kakyoin, who reveals the nature of Dio's time-stopping Stand The World in his last moments,[11] Jotaro kills Dio in Egypt, allowing Holy to recover.[12]

Voice cast

CharacterJapaneseEnglish[13]
Jotaro KujoDaisuke OnoMatthew Mercer
Joseph JoestarUnshō IshizukaRichard Epcar
Mohammed AvdolKenta MiyakeChris Tergliafera[14]
Noriaki KakyoinDaisuke HirakawaKyle Hebert
Jean Pierre PolnareffFuminori KomatsuDoug Erholtz
IggyMisato FukuenDerek Stephen Prince
DioTakehito KoyasuPatrick Seitz
Enya the HagReiko SuzukiBarbara Goodson
Vanilla IceShō HayamiJalen K. Cassell
Gray FlyMitsuaki MadonoJay Preston
"Captain Tennille"Tesshō GendaMichael McConnohie
ForeverKappei YamaguchiUncredited
DevoShouto KashiiEdward Bosco
Rubber SoulShinji KawadaRay Chase
Hol HorseHidenobu KiuchiImari Williams
J. GeilTakuya KirimotoTom Fahn
NenaSatsuki YukinoDorothy Elias-Fahn
ZZIwasaki MasamiDavid Vincent
Steely DanDaisuke KishioGrant George
Arabia FatsManabu SakamakiUncredited
Mannish BoyIkue OhtaniTara Sands
CameoKinryu ArimotoStephen Mann
MidlerAya HisakawaKaren Strassman
N'DoulKentarō ItōGreg Chun
OingoMakoto YasumuraJoe Zieja
BoingoMotoko KumaiJessica Gee
AnubisYasunori MatsumotoBrad Venable
ChakaAnri KatsuKhoi Dao
KhanHidenari UgakiJoshua Tomar
MariahAyahi TakagakiLauren Landa
AlessiMasaya OnosakaJon Allen
Daniel J. D'ArbyBanjō GingaCam Clarke
Pet ShopN/A
Terence T. D'ArbyJunichi SuwabeXander Mobus
Kenny G.Junichi YanagitaUncredited
NukesakuTōru NaraArnie Pantoja
Holy KujoReiko TakagiJulie Ann Taylor
AnneRie KugimiyaRyan Bartley
Suzi QSachiko KojimaStephanie Sheh
RosesMotomu KiyokawaKevin Brief
NarratorToru OkawaDavid Vincent

Production

Although teased at in the post-credit scenes of the first season's finale, the second season of the JoJo anime was officially announced in October 2013 in the November 2013 issue of Ultra Jump and the fifth tankōbon volume of JoJolion.[15] [16] David Production revealed that as with the different art styles they used for the first season, which covered the Phantom Blood and Battle Tendency arcs, they would be attempting a new art style with the Stardust Crusaders season.[17] Takehito Koyasu reprises his role as Dio from the previous season and Daisuke Ono reprises his role as Jotaro Kujo from the video game, but all other characters were given new voice actors.[18]

Music

The opening theme for the first half of the season is "Stand Proud", performed by Jin Hashimoto, while the ending theme is American female pop rock band The Bangles' 1986 single "Walk Like an Egyptian". The "Battle in Egypt" half of the season has new theme music, with the opening theme changed to, performed by the band "JO☆STARS ~TOMMY,Coda,JIN~" consisting of Hiroaki "Tommy" Tominaga, Coda, and Jin Hashimoto, each of whom had performed one of the series' previous openings, while the ending theme was changed to American jazz fusion band Pat Metheny Group's "Last Train Home" from their 1987 album Still Life (Talking). However, episode 27 featured the unique ending theme song and animation sequence for, performed by Makoto Yasumura and Motoko Kumai as their characters Oingo and Boingo; a digital single was released shortly after broadcast.[19] This song was used again in episodes 36 and 37, this time performed by Hidenobu Kiuchi with Motoko Kumai, as the characters Hol Horse and Boingo; a digital single was released for this version of the song as well. The original score for the series is composed by Yugo Kanno. The first soundtrack album Departure was released on July 30, 2014, and a second soundtrack album Journey was included with the second volume of the Blu-ray releases, released on August 27, 2014.[20] A third soundtrack album titled World was included with the first volume of the "Battle in Egypt" Blu-ray releases, released on April 22, 2015.[21] A fourth album titled Destination was then released as an individual CD on May 27, 2015, and included a full-length version of "Aku-yaku Kyōsōkyoku".[22]

Episode list

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Full Year "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders" Anime Plans Confirmed . Crunchyroll . June 20, 2014 . June 20, 2014 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140620211339/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/06/20-1/full-year-jojos-bizarre-adventure-stardust-crusaders-anime-plans-confirmed . June 20, 2014.
  2. Web site: ON AIR -TVアニメ『ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 スターダストクルセイダース』公式サイト- . January 9, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150109041754/http://jojo-animation.com/contents/onair/index.html . January 9, 2015.
  3. Web site: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure's Egypt Arc to Premiere in January. Anime News Network. September 12, 2014. September 12, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140912225011/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-09-12/jojo-bizarre-adventure-egypt-arc-to-premiere-in-january/.78712. live.
  4. Web site: It's Official! Crunchyroll to Stream "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" Anime! . Crunchyroll . April 2, 2014 . April 3, 2014 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140404210810/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/04/02/its-official-crunchyroll-to-stream-jojos-bizarre-adventure-anime . April 4, 2014.
  5. Web site: Crunchyroll to Stream English Dub of "JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE: STARDUST CRUSADERS" . Crunchyroll . June 23, 2014 . June 23, 2014 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140627113118/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/06/23-1/crunchyroll-to-stream-english-dub-of-jojos-bizarre-adventure-stardust-crusaders . June 27, 2014.
  6. Web site: Stardust Crusaders Blu-ray Is Finally Here! . . July 3, 2018 . July 7, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180704004246/https://www.viz.com/blog/posts/stardust-crusaders-blu-ray-is-finally-here . July 4, 2018 . live.
  7. The Man Possessed by an Evil Spirit . JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders . . . April 4, 2014 . 1 . Japanese .
  8. The Curse of DIO . JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders . . . April 18, 2014 . 3 . Japanese .
  9. Silver Chariot . JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders . . . May 2, 2014 . 5 . Japanese .
  10. Iggy the Fool and Geb's N'Doul, Part 1 . JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders . . . January 9, 2015 . 25 . Japanese .
  11. DIO's World, Part 2 . JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders . Writer Shōgo Yasukawa . . June 5, 2015 . 46 . Japanese .
  12. Long Journey Farewell, My Friends . JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders . . . June 19, 2015 . 48 . Japanese .
  13. News: Crunchyroll to Stream English Dub of "JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE: STARDUST CRUSADERS". Crunchyroll. 2014-06-23. February 24, 2018. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20140627113118/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/06/23-1/crunchyroll-to-stream-english-dub-of-jojos-bizarre-adventure-stardust-crusaders. June 27, 2014. live.
  14. 485654961087209473. Since some are asking, I am the new English voice actor of Avdol in Jojo's Bizarre Adventure. My first anime! Fun reading what people think!. Tergliafera. Chris. Tergliafera. en. 2014-07-06. 2018-02-24.
  15. Web site: コミックナタリー - 「ジョジョ」第3部、TVアニメ化決定！2014年放送 . Natalie.mu . October 18, 2013 . March 30, 2014 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140328052243/http://natalie.mu/comic/news/101609 . March 28, 2014.
  16. Web site: Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part 3 TV Anime Slated for 2014 . . October 18, 2013 . October 18, 2013 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20131018063519/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-18/jojo-bizarre-adventure-part-3-tv-anime-slated-for-2014 . October 18, 2013.
  17. Web site: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 3 Anime to Air in Spring With Differences From Parts 1/2, ASB Game . Anime News Network . November 18, 2013 . November 19, 2013 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140102041122/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-11-18/jojo-bizarre-adventure-part-3-anime-to-air-in-spring-with-differences-from-parts-asb-game . January 2, 2014.
  18. Web site: コミックナタリー - アニメ「ジョジョ」3部、承太郎は小野大輔！DIOは子安武人 . Natalie.mu . December 22, 2013 . March 30, 2014 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140410235517/http://natalie.mu/comic/news/106280 . April 10, 2014.
  19. Web site: 「ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 SC」 オインゴ・ボインゴ兄弟のデュエットソングを配信 . Anime!Anime!.jp . January 24, 2015 . January 25, 2015 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150127015316/http://animeanime.jp/article/2015/01/24/21707.html . January 27, 2015 .
  20. Web site: 2nd Season Blu-ray -TVアニメ『ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 スターダストクルセイダース』公式サイト . Jojo-animation.com . April 20, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140702102151/http://jojo-animation.com/contents/bd_dvd/2nd_bd/02.html . July 2, 2014.
  21. Web site: 2nd Season エジプト編 Blu-ray -TVアニメ『ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 スターダストクルセイダース』公式サイト- . jojo-animation.com . January 25, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150219210018/http://jojo-animation.com/contents/bd_dvd/2nd2_bd/01.html . February 19, 2015.
  22. Web site: CD -TVアニメ『ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 スターダストクルセイダース』公式サイト- . jojo-animation.com . June 29, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150717121923/http://jojo-animation.com/contents/cd/ots2.html . July 17, 2015.

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