JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure will return for another season, but what date will Stone Ocean release and how can fans around the world watch online?
On April 4th during a live-streamed event, it was finally revealed that the anime adaptation of Stone Ocean was to be produced and absolutely no one was shocked.
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure has become a cult classic, an icon of modern anime and part of internet pop-culture. Plus, with plenty more manga left to adapt, it was a sure thing that Stone Ocean would arrive at some point.
The season will focus on Jolyne Cujoh, the daughter of Jotaro Kugo and great-granddaughter of Joseph Jostar, who is in jail after being framed for manslaughter.
How to stream Stone Ocean…
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean will be streaming worldwide via Netflix.
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The entire season will be released on Netflix on the same day, but the number of episodes has not been announced.
At the time of writing, it has not been confirmed if any other streaming platforms (Crunchyroll, Funimation, Amazon or Hulu) will be broadcasting Stone Ocean.
On one hand, titles rarely release on other platforms if are solely available on Netflix at launch.
However, if the series is airing weekly episodes in Japan from January 2022, Stone Ocean may be simulcast on Crunchyroll and Hulu.
Stone Ocean release date…
- JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean will release in December 2021, but a specific date has not been revealed.
A December 2021 launch window was revealed alongside the official trailer, see below.
This was released as part of Warner Bros Stone Ocean streaming event on August 8th, but a specific date was not announced.
However, it was also revealed by other sources that the anime would begin airing in Japan from January 2022 on the Winter slate.
This article will be updated as soon as more information is revealed.
Voice cast and staff…
At the time of writing, only two cast members have been officially confirmed, with Fairouz Ai as Jolyne Cujoh and Daisuke Ono as Jotaro Kujo.
Fans will recognise Fairouz Ai as Takechiyo from Yashahime or Kay from Monster Girl Doctor. She will also star in Crunchyroll’s upcoming series ‘Skeleton Knight in Another World’.
Daisuke Ono is a legend of anime voice overs and fans will 100% know at least one of his roles in the past. Such works include Erwin from Attack on Titan, Fafnir from Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid and Shintarō Midorima from Kuroko’s Basketball.
However, a new key visual for Stone Ocean, leaked onto social media, has revealed some more of the characters. These include Foo Fighters (Mariya Ise), Emporio Alniño (Atsumi Tanezaki), Weather Report (Yuichiro Umehara), Narciso Anasui (Daisuke Namikawa), and Ermes Costello (Mutsumi Tamura).
This article will be updated as soon as more information is revealed.
By Tom Llewellyn – [email protected]
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