Recap / JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

Recaps for the story arcs of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series.

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• Phantom Blood (Covers the first nine episodes of the anime series' first season)
  • "Dio the Invader" (S1, Ep.1)
  • "A Letter from the Past" (S1, Ep.2)
  • "Youth with Dio" (S1, Ep.3)
  • "Overdrive" (S1, Ep.4)
  • "The Dark Knights" (S1, Ep.5)
  • "Tomorrow's Courage" (S1, Ep.6)
  • "Sorrowful Successor" (S1, Ep.7)
  • "Bloody Battle! Jojo and Dio" (S1, Ep.8)
  • "The Final Ripple!" (S1, Ep.9)
• Battle Tendency (Covers the latter 17 episodes of the anime series' first season)
  • "New York's JoJo" (S1, Ep.10)
  • "Master of the Game" (S1, Ep.11)
  • "The Pillar Man" (S1, Ep.12)
  • "Jojo vs the Ultimate Being" (S1, Ep.13)
  • "Ultimate Warriors from Ancient Times" (S1, Ep.14)
  • "A Hero's Proof" (S1, Ep.15)
  • "Ripple Teacher Lisa Lisa" (S1, Ep.16)
  • "Laying a Deeper Trap!" (S1, Ep.17)
  • "Stroheim's Unit Strikes Back" (S1, Ep.18)
  • "Race Toward the Cliff of Death" (S1, Ep.19)
  • "Caesar: A Lonely Youth" (S1, Ep.20)
  • "The Hundred vs. Two Strategy" (S1, Ep.21)
  • "A True Warrior" (S1, Ep.22)
  • "The Warrior Returns to the Wind" (S1, Ep.23)
  • "The Bond that Binds JoJo" (S1, Ep.24)
  • "The Birth of a Superbeing!!" (S1, Ep.25)
  • "The Man Who Became a God" (S1, Ep.26)
• Stardust Crusaders (covers the second season of the anime series)
  • Road to Egypt/Tarot Card Arc^note unofficial names of the first half of Stardust Crusaders:
    • "Jotaro Kujo" (S2, Ep.1)
    • "Noriaki Kakyoin" (S2, Ep.2 and Ep.3)
    • "Tower of Gray" (S2, Ep.4's first half)
    • "Silver Chariot" (S2, Ep.4's latter half and Ep.5)
    • "Dark Blue Moon" (S2, Ep.6)
    • "Strength" (S2, Ep.7)
    • "Devil" (S2, Ep.8)
    • "Yellow Temperance" (S2, Ep.9)
    • "Emperor and Hanged Man" (S2, Ep.10 and Ep.11)
    • "Empress" (S2, Ep.12)
    • "Wheel of Fortune" (S2, Ep.13)
    • "Justice" (S2, Ep.14 and Ep. 15)
    • "Lovers" (S2, Ep.16 and Ep.17)
    • "Sun" (S2, Ep.18)
    • "Death Thirteen" (S2, Ep.19 and Ep. 20)
    • "Judgement" (S2, Ep.21 and Ep. 22)
    • "High Priestess" (S2, Ep.23 and Ep.24)
  • Battle in Egypt/9 Glory Gods Arc^note officially known as Egypt Arc or Battle in Egypt in the anime:
    • "'The Fool' Iggy and 'Geb' N'Doul" (S2, Ep.25 and Ep.26)
    • "'Khnum' Oingo and 'Tohth' Boingo" (S2, Ep.27)
    • "Anubis" (S2, Ep.28 and Ep.29)
    • "'Bastet' Mariah" (S2, Ep.30 and Ep.31)
    • "'Sethan' Alessi" (S2, Ep.32 and Ep.33)
    • "D'Arby the Gambler" (S2, Ep.34 and Ep.35)
    • "Hol Horse and Boingo" (S2, Ep.36 and Ep.37)
    • "The Gatekeeper of Hell, Pet Shop" (S2, Ep.38 and Ep.39)
    • "D'Arby the Player" (S2, Ep.40, Ep.41 and the first half of Ep.42)
    • "The Mist of Emptiness, Vanilla Ice" (S2, Ep.42's latter half, Ep. 43 and the first portion of Ep.44)
    • "Suzy Q Visits Her Daughter" (single chapter arc, covers a portion of S2, Ep.44)
    • "DIO's World" (S2, Ep.44's final portion, then Ep.45-48)
• Diamond is Unbreakable (covers the third season of the anime series)
  • Act I:
    • "Jotaro Kujo Meets Josuke Higashikata" (S3, Ep.1)
    • "Josuke Higashikata Meets Angelo" (S3, Ep.2)
    • "The Nijimura Brothers" (S3, Ep.3 - Ep.5)
    • "Koichi Hirose (Echoes)" (S3, Ep.6)
    • "Toshikazu Hazamada (Surface)" (S3, Ep.7)
    • "Yukako Yamagishi Falls in Love" (S3, Ep.8 and Ep.9)
    • "Let's Go Eat Some Italian Food" (S3, Ep.10)
    • "Red Hot Chili Pepper" (S3, Ep.11 and Ep.12)
    • "We Picked Up Something Crazy!" (S3, Ep.13)
  • Act II:
    • "Let's Go to the Manga Artist's House" (S3, Ep.14 and Ep.15)
    • "Let's Go Hunting!" (S3, Ep.16)
    • "Rohan Kishibe's Adventure" (S3, Ep.17)
    • "'Shigechi's' Harvest" (S3, Ep.18 and Ep.19)
    • "Yukako Yamagishi Dreams of Cinderella" (S3, Ep. 20)
    • "Yoshikage Kira Wants to Live Quietly" (S3, Ep. 21 and most of Ep.22)
    • "Sheer Heart Attack" (S3, Ep.22's ending scene, Ep.23 and Ep.24)
    • "Atom Heart Father" (S3, Ep. 25)
    • "Janken Boy Is Coming!" (S3, Ep. 26)
  • Act III (first third):
    • "I Am an Alien" (S3, Ep. 27 and almost the first half of Ep.28)
    • "Highway Star" (S3, the rest of Ep.28 and Ep.29)
    • "Cats Love Yoshikage Kira" (S3, Ep.30)
  • July 15th arcs:
    • "Let's Live on a Transmission Tower" (S3, portions of Ep.31 and Ep.32)
    • "Enigma Boy" (S3, portions of Ep.31 to Ep.33)
    • "My Dad Is Not My Dad" (S3, portions of Ep.31 to Ep.34)
    • "Cheap Trick" (S3, portions of Ep.31 to Ep.34)
  • Act III (final third):
    • "Another One Bites the Dust" (S3, final portion of Ep.34, then Ep.35 and Ep.36)
    • "Crazy Diamond Is Unbreakable" (S3, Ep.37 to Ep.38)
    • "Goodbye, Morioh - The Golden Heart" (S3, Ep.39)
• Vento Aureo (covers the fourth season of the anime series)
  • Meet the Gang arcs^note covers the first half of Part 5:
    • "Gold Experience" (S4, Ep.1)
    • "Bucciarati is Coming" (S4, Ep.2)
    • "Meet the Gangster Behind the Wall" (S4, Ep.3)
    • "Joining the Gang" (S4, Ep.4)
    • "Mystery of Soft Machine" (S4, Ep.5)
    • "Moody Blues' Counterattack" (S4, Ep.6)
    • "Sex Pistols Appears" (S4, Ep.7 and Ep.8)
    • "The First Order from the Boss" (S4, Ep. 9)
    • "The Hitman Team" (S4, Ep.10)
    • "Narancia's Aerosmith" (S4, Ep.11)
    • "Man in the Mirror and Purple Haze" (S4, Ep.12 and Ep.13)
    • "Express Train to Florence" (S4, Ep.14)
    • "The Grateful Dead" (S4, Ep.15 and Ep.16)
    • "Baby Face" (S4, Ep.17 and the first half of Ep.18)
    • "White Album" (S4, Ep.18's latter half and Ep.19)
    • "The Mystery of King Crimson" (S4, Ep.20 and Ep.21)
  • Betray the Boss arcs ^note covers the second half of Part 5:
    • "Clash and Talking Head" (S4, Ep.22 and Ep.23)
    • "Notorious B.I.G." (S4, Ep.24)
    • "Spice Girl" (S4, Ep.25)
    • "My Name Is Doppio" (S4, Ep.26's first half)
    • "King Crimson vs. Metallica" (S4, Ep.26's latter half and Ep.27)
    • "Beneath a Sky on the Verge of Falling" (S4, Ep.28)
    • "Destination: Rome! The Colosseum" (S4, Ep.29)
    • "'Green Day' and 'Oasis'" (S4, Ep.30 to Ep. 32
    • "His Name Is Diavolo" (S4, Ep.33)
    • "The Requiem Plays Quietly" (S4, Ep.34 to Ep.35)
    • "Diavolo Surfaces" (S4, Ep.36)
    • "Gold Experience Requiem" (S4, Ep.37 and Ep.38's first half)
    • "Sleeping Slaves" (Epilogue arc; S4, Ep.38's latter half and Ep.39)
• Stone Ocean (covers the fifth and final season of the anime series)
  • Chapter One^note covers the first portion of arcs released via Netflix in December 2021:
    • "Stone Ocean" (S5, Ep.1)
    • "Prisoner FE40536: Jolyne Cujoh" (S5, Ep.2's first half)
    • "Stone Free" (S5, Ep.2's second half)
    • "The Visitor" (S5, Ep.3 to Ep.5)
    • "Ermes' Sticker" (S5, Ep.6)
    • "There's Six of Us!" (S5, Ep.7)
    • "Foo Fighters" (S5, Ep.8)
    • "The Collector, Marilyn Manson" (S5, Ep.9)
    • "Operaton Savage Garden (Head to the Courtyard!)" (S5, Ep.10 to Ep. 11)
    • "Torrential Downpour Warning" (S5, Ep.12)
  • Chapter Two^note covers the middle portion of arcs released via Netflix in September 2022:
    • "Kiss of Love & Revenge" (S5, Ep.13 and Ep.14)
    • "Ultra Security House Unit" (S5, Ep.15)
    • "The Secret of Guard Westwood" (S5, Ep.16)
    • "Enter the Dragon's Dream" (S5, Ep.17 and Ep.18)
    • "Birth of the 'Green'" (S5, Ep.19's first half)
    • "Here Comes Yo-Yo Ma!" (S5, Ep.19's latter half)
    • "F.F. - The Witness" (S5, Ep.20)
    • "Awaken" (S5, Ep.21)
    • "Time for Heaven! New Moon! New Priest!" (S5, Ep.22)
    • "Jail House Lock!" (S5, Ep.23 and Ep.24)
  • The Final Chapter^note covers the final portion of arcs released via Netflix in December 2022
    • "Bohemian Rhapsody" (S5, Ep.25 and Ep.26)
    • "Sky High" (S5, Ep.27)
    • "Under World" (S5, Ep.28 and Ep.29)
    • "Heavy Weather" (S5, Ep.30 to Ep.32)
    • "Gravity of the New Moon" (S5, Ep.33)
    • "C-Moon" (S5, Ep.34 and Ep.35)
    • "Made in Heaven" (S5, Ep.36 to Ep.38)
• Steel Ball Run
  • "The Desert Born Outlaws"
  • "The Devil's Palm"
  • "Gyro Zeppeli's Mission"
  • "The Terrorist from a Faraway Country"
  • "Tusk"
  • "Scary Monsters"
  • "A Man's World"
  • "The Green Tomb"
  • "Catch the Rainbow (On a Stormy Night...)"
  • "Silent Way"
  • "The Land of Promises: Sugar Mountain"
  • "Tubular Bells"
  • "Wrecking Ball"
  • "Civil War"
  • "Both Sides Now"
  • "Chocolate Disco"
  • "D4C
  • "Ticket to Ride"
  • "Ball Breaker"
  • "Break My Heart, Break Your Heart"
  • "High Voltage"
  • "The World of the Stars and Stripes"
• Jojolion
  • "Soft & Wet"
  • "California King Bed"
  • "'Paisley Park' and 'Born This Way'"
  • "'Shakedown Road'"
  • "Paper Moon Deception"
  • "Norisuke Higashikata, Tsurugi Higashikata, and Yotsuyu Yagiyama"
  • "'I Am a Rock'"
  • "Every Day Is a Summer Vacation"
  • "Doobie Wah"
  • "Love Love Deluxe"
  • "Hato Brought Her Boyfriend Home"
  • "Vitamin C and Killer Queen"
  • "Milagro Man"
  • "Dolomite's Blue Lagoon"
  • "The Plant Appraiser - Rai Mamezuku (31)"
  • "Urban Guerrilla and Doremifasolati Do"
  • "Ozon Baby's Pressure"
  • "Doctor Wu and Awaking 3 Leaves"
  • "The Wonder of You (The Miracle of Your Love)"
  • "Radio Gaga Incident"