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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (OAV)

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[ adapted from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (manga) ]

Alternative title:
JoJo no Kimyo na Boken (Japanese)
JOJO冒險野郎 (Chinese (Taiwan))
Le bizzarre avventure di Jojo (Italian)
Невероятное Приключение ДжоДжо (Russian)
ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 (Japanese)
Plot Summary: Kujo Jotaro is a normal, popular Japanese high-schooler, until he thinks that he is possesed by a spirit, and locks himself in prison. After seeing his grandfather, Joseph Joestar, and fighting Joseph's friend Muhammad Abdul, Jotaro learns that the "Sprirt" is actually Star Platinum, his Stand, or fighting energy given a semi-solid form. Later, his mother gains a Stand, and becomes sick. Jotaro leanrs that it is because the vampire Dio Brando has been revived 100 years after his defeat to Jonathan Joestar, Jotaro's great-great-grandfather. Jotaro decides to join Joseph and Abdul in a trip to Egypt to defeat Dio once and for all.
User Ratings: 153 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 12 votes (sub:11, dub:1)
 Excellent: 21 votes (sub:18, dub:2, Spa.sub:1)
 Very good: 38 votes (sub:31, dub:7)
 Good: 37 votes (sub:32, dub:2, Ita.dub:1, ?:1, Fre.sub:1)
 Decent: 18 votes (sub:14, dub:2, Spa.sub:1, ?:1)
 So-so: 11 votes (sub:7, dub:3, Fre.sub:1)
 Not really good: 5 votes (sub:4, Fre.sub:1)
 Weak: 5 votes (sub:4, dub:1)
 Bad: 5 votes (sub:3, dub:1, Fre.sub:1)
 Awful: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 351 users, rank: #1336
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 7.065 (Good+.06), std. dev.: 1.9426, rank: #1545
Weighted mean: 6.926 (Good-.07), rank: #1738 (seen all: 7.38 / seen some: 6.04 / won't finish: 2.78)
Bayesian estimate: 6.961 (Good-.03), rank: #1431
Running time: 40 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 13
Episode titles: We have 7
Vintage: 1993-11-19
Releases: We have 13
Trivia: We have 4
Comment:
In order to maintain chronological stability, the American release begins with the second OVA and then moves on to feature the first one.
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Related releases:
    JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure (DVD 1) 2003-06-10 (from $4.72)
    JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure (DVD 2) 2003-08-10
    JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure (DVD 3) 2004-02-24
    JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure (DVD 4) 2004-04-27
    JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure (DVD 5) 2004-06-29
    JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure (DVD 6) 2004-08-31
    JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Volume 1+ Box (DVD 1) 2003-06-10 (from $14.99)

Japanese staff 
Japanese cast 

Director:
Hideki Futamura
Hiroyuki Kitakubo
Kazufumi Nomura
Noboru Furuse

Screenplay:
Hiroyuki Kitakubo
Kenichi Takashima
Satoshi Kon (ep 5)
Takao Kawaguchi

Music: Marco D'Ambrosio

Original Manga: Hirohiko Araki

Character Design: Junichi Haneyama

Art director: Satoru Kuwabara

Animation director: Junichi Haneyama

Continuity: Satoshi Kon (ep 5)

Cover Art: Junichi Hayama

Key Animation: Mitsuo Iso (ep 6)

Planning: Kazufumi Nomura

 

Juurouta Kosugi as Jotaro Kujo

Hirotaka Suzuoki as Noriaki Kakyoin

Katsuji Mori as Jean Pierre Polnareff

Kiyoshi Kobayashi as Mohammed Abdul

Arisa Andou as Holly Kujo

Chikao Ohtsuka as Joseph Joestar

Junpei Takiguchi as Senator Wilson Phillips (ep 12)

Kenji Utsumi as Daniel J. D'Arby

Kiyoshi Kobayashi as M. Avdol

Kouji Nakata as N'Dour

Megumi Toyoguchi as Nena

Mugihito as J. Geil

Nobuo Tanaka as Dio

Norio Wakamoto as
Hol Horse
Horu Housu

Rei Sakuma as Holley

Rica Fukami as
Dio's Aide
Enya Geil

Ryoko Kinomiya as Suzy Q. Joestar

Sayuri Kubo as Shelly Polnareff (ep 3)

Takeshi Aono as Vanilla Ice

Japanese companies 

Production: Studio A.P.P.P.

English staff 
English cast 

ADR Director: Elaine Clark

Translation:
Cindy H. Yamauchi
Yuki Yoshika

Executive producer: Kazufumi Nomura

Producer: Cindy H. Yamauchi

Audio Post Supervisor: Marco D'Ambrosio

Casting: Elaine Clark

Dialogue Editing: Al Nelson

Dialogue Mixer: Tom Myers

Dialogue Recording: David Cuetter

Re-Recording Mixing: Marco D'Ambrosio

Script Adaptation: Mark Giambruno

Sound Design: Tom Meyers

Timer/Subtitler: Mark Giambruno

Voice Direction: Elaine Clark

 

Abie Hadjitarkhani as Jotaro Kujo

Andrew Chaikin as
Dio Brando
Jailer

Carrie Francis as Holley Kujo

Charles Martinez as Pilot B

Doug Boyd as Noriaki Kakyoin

Elaine Clark as
Dio's Aide
School Girl

J.S. Gilbert as
Chief Jailer
Muhammad Avdol

Kathy Garver as School Girl A

Marco D'Ambrosio as Prisoner C

Mark Atherlay as Jean-Pierre Polnareff

Michael Bennett as Joseph Joestar

Sayuri Kubo as Polnareff's Sister

Terri D'Ambrosio as
School Girl
Woman

Tom Myers as Pilot A

English companies 

Licensed by: Super Techno Arts

Recording And Mixing: MarcoCo. Studios

Recording Studio: Voice One

French staff 
French cast 

Adaptation: Jérôme Pauwels

 

Jacques Albaret as Jôtaro Kujo

Jérôme Pauwels as Jean-Pierre Polnareff

Pierre-François Pistorio as Noriaki Kakyoin

Anne Dolan as Enya

Brigitte Guedj as Suzy Q

Cyrille Artaux as Daniel J.D'Arby

Emmanuel Gradi as N'Dul

François Creton as J'Gail

François Siener as Joseph Joestar

Frantz Confiac as Vanilla Ice

Jean-François Vlerick as Dio's Aide

Magali Barney as Holly Kujo

Pascal Germain as M.Avdol

Sylvain Lemarié as Hol Horse

Claudine Grémy

Didier Cherbuy

Eric Etcheverry

Susan Sindberg

Véronique Uzureau

Vincent Violette

French companies 

Distributor: Déclic Images

Italian staff 
Italian cast 

Dubbing Director: Aldo Stella

 

Diego Sabre as Noriaki Kakyoin

Ivo De Palma as Kujo / Star Platinum

Riccardo Lombardo as Jean Pierre Polnareff / Silver Chariot

Enrico Bertorelli as Joseph Joestar / Magician Red

Marco Balbi as Mohammed Abdul

Marco Balzarotti as Dio Brando

Aldo Stella as Iggy

Andrea De Nisco as
Carcerato
Pilota

Annamaria Mantovani as Suzie Q.

Cinzia Massironi as Alunna

Claudio Moneta as Hol Horse

Donatella Fanfani as Innamorata Di Hol Horse

Elisabetta Cesone as Enya Gail

Francesco Orlando as Carcerato

Gianluca Iacono as
Geb
N'dour

Giovanni Battezzato as J. Gail / Hanged Man

Lorella De Luca as Lebbrosa

Lorenzo Scattorin as
Cream
Pilota
Vanilla Ice

Marina Thovez as Holly Joestar

Maurizio Arena as
Barman
Pilota
Secondini

Oliviero Corbetta as Daniel J. D'arby

Paolo Sesana as Carcerato

Riccardo Peroni as Senatore

Tony Fuochi as
Mendicante
Pilota
Secondini

Italian companies 

Distributor: Yamato Video

Dubbing: Raflesia srl

Publisher: Yamato Video


Chinese (Taiwan) staff 
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) companies 

Licensed by: Muse Communication Co., Ltd.

Chinese (Taiwan) cast 
(none)
 
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