During the JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure the Animation Special Event tonight in Japan, it was revealed that a TV anime adaptation of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean is in production. A teaser trailer and the voice actor for the lead character Jolyne Cujoh, the daughter of Stardust Crusaders lead Jotaro Kujo, was unveiled.
【「ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 ストーンオーシャン」アニメ制作決定！！】
「ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 ストーンオーシャン」のアニメ制作が決定いたしました！！#jojo_anime pic.twitter.com/eq1pYxG5d7
— TVアニメ『ジョジョの奇妙な冒険』公式 (@anime_jojo) April 4, 2021
Translated for those who don’t speak Japanese:
[“JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Stone Ocean” animation production decision! !! ] Animation production of “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Stone Ocean” has been decided! !!
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 6 Stone Ocean follows Jolyne Cujoh as she goes to prison for a crime she didn’t commit, set 10 years after events of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind. The series, created by Hirohiko Araki, ran in Weekly Shonen Jump from January 1, 2000, to April 21, 2003, and was collected into 17 volumes. JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders is one of the most quoted and meme’d anime shows in existence, to the point where other anime and TV shows have included references to the outlandish nature of the show, complete with some stating “YES! This is a Jojo’s reference!”
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Stone Ocean sees Ai Fairouz (Hibiki Sakura in How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?) voice Jolyne Cujoh. Ai commented on her casting saying:
“I cannot live without “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure” series and it is also what aspired me to take voice acting as a profession. So when I heard that I was going to be able to participate in the series, I was lost for word and surprised that “Even a Stand would be blown to the moon”. I cried so much as it was literally the moment my dream came true, which I have chased over for 12 years. I love and admire Jolyne as a character and her beautiful, strong nature gave me strength especially during my student years, so I am grateful for the opportunity to voice Jolyne.”
Parts 1 to 5 of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure are currently streaming on Crunchyroll.
