JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 6: Stone Ocean revealed a key visual and PV for the upcoming series, as well as cast, studio, and staff information. The anime airs in January of 2022, but Netflix will have an exclusive worldwide premiere in December 2021.
The key visual features Joylene, along with Jotaro, F.F., Weather Report, Ermes, Narciso, and Emporio:
In addition to the key visual, the first trailer for JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 6: Stone Ocean is now also available:
Studio David Production is animating Stone Ocean once again. Toshiyuki Kato is directing the anime, while Masanori Shino does character designs. Yasuko Kobayashi is in charge of series composition, with Kenichi Suzuki as chief director. Shunichi Ishimoto is designing stands, while Yugo Kanno will compose the music.
In addition to Fairouz Ai who is voicing Jolyne, the cast will include:
New information came during a special event dedicated to the Part 6 anime adaptation. The event was streamed on Warner Bros. Japan Anime official YouTube channel and hosted by Chiaki Matsuzawa on August 8th, 2021. Voice actors Farouz Ai, Mariya Ise, and Mutsumi Tamura were guests on the panel. Fairouz Ai spoke about her love for Jolyne and voicing her. Chief director Kenichi Suzuki was also a guest, while the cast that couldn’t make it to the event left special messages.
The first season of David Production’s JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure came out in 2012. The first season adapted Part 1 of the manga series and had 26 episodes. JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders and Stardust Crusaders – Battle in Egypt followed with 24 episodes each. Diamond is Unbreakable (39 episodes) came out in 2016, while the Golden Wind aired from Fall 2018 to 2019 and also had 39 episodes. Stone Ocean, which is season 5, is a direct sequel to the Golden Wind anime.
The first manga in the series, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, Phantom Blood, came out in 1986. Hirohiko Araki has been writing the series ever since, with the latest installment, JoJo’s Bizzare Adventure Part 8: JoJolion ending this month. In addition to the main series, many side stories, including Purple Haze Feedback, also exist.
It’s worth noting that before David Production rebooted the series, Jojo’s Bizzare Adventure manga had a number of adaptations over the years. JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure (1993-1994) and JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure (2000) OVA series both adapted the events of Stardust Crusaders (Part 3). The plot followed Jonathan Joestar and his grandson Jotaro, in their fight to stop Dio. JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood movie from 2007 was based on Part 1 of the manga. However, this movie is not available on home media, because Shueisha terminated its relationship with the A.P.P.P. studio.
[Source: Warner Bros. Special Event, Official Twitter
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