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The Best Episodes of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Season 1

Every episode of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Season 1!

The Best Episodes of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Season 1

Follow the intergenerational feud between the Joestar Family and various forces of evil, the most prominent of which is Dio Brando and his followers.

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  1. Background image for Dio the Invader
    6.7/10(29 votes)

    #1 - Dio the Invader

    S1:E1

    England, 1868. A thief tries to raid an overturned carriage, but discovers that two of the occupants, a man and his young son are still alive. The man, George Joestar, proclaims he will forever be indebted to his savior, who reveals himself to be Dario Brando.

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  2. Background image for A Letter from the Past
    7.0/10(20 votes)

    #2 - A Letter from the Past

    S1:E2

    Seven years later in 1888, JoJo and Dio are supposedly getting along, though JoJo is still fearful of Dio. Meanwhile, Dio plots to liberate the Joestar family of their fortune.

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  3. Background image for Youth with Dio
    7.5/10(13 votes)

    #3 - Youth with Dio

    S1:E3

    JoJo prepares to turn Dio in to the police.

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  4. Background image for Overdrive
    6.5/10(10 votes)

    #4 - Overdrive

    S1:E4

    Three days after the incident, JoJo awakens to find Erina nursing him back to health in the hospital. As they rekindle their friendship, they encounter a strange man named Will A. Zeppeli.

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  5. Background image for The Dark Knights
    6.5/10(12 votes)

    #5 - The Dark Knights

    S1:E5

    A talented young pickpocket named Poco unwittingly lures JoJo and company into an encounter with Dio, Tarukus, and Blueford.

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  6. Background image for Tomorrow's Courage
    6.8/10(11 votes)

    #6 - Tomorrow's Courage

    S1:E6

    The encounter between JoJo and the Knights continues.

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  8. Background image for Sorrowful Successor
    6.8/10(11 votes)

    #7 - Sorrowful Successor

    S1:E7

    The encounter against Tarukus comes to an end. Poco's family is in grave danger. JoJo meets Dire, Straizo, and Tonpetty.

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  9. Background image for Bloody Battle! JoJo & Dio
    6.9/10(11 votes)

    #8 - Bloody Battle! JoJo & Dio

    S1:E8

    The party are received by Doobie. Dire faces off against Dio. Straizo takes on Pajyu, Jones, Pluton, and Barnum.

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  10. Background image for The Final Ripple!
    6.9/10(12 votes)

    #9 - The Final Ripple!

    S1:E9

    As Dio falls following his battle with JoJo, he decapitates himself before the ripple reaches his head, which is recovered by his zombie servant Wang Chung.

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  11. Background image for New York's JoJo
    7.1/10(10 votes)

    #10 - New York's JoJo

    S1:E10

    In 1938, 49 years after Jonathan Joestar's death, Speedwagon and Straizo travel to Mexico, where they discover an underground room filled with similar looking masks and a petrified body believed to be the being who created them.

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  12. Background image for The Game Master
    7.3/10(9 votes)

    #11 - The Game Master

    S1:E11

    As expected, Straizo recovers from Joseph's attack and uses the laser eye attack Dio used to seemingly pierce through JoJo's head and neck. However, this turns out to be a clever trick by Joseph.

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  13. Background image for The Pillar Man
    7.2/10(10 votes)

    #12 - The Pillar Man

    S1:E12

    Joseph is confronted by one of Stroheim's men, Donovan, but manages to subdue him, learning that Speedwagon is still alive.

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  14. Background image for JoJo vs. the Ultimate Lifeform
    7.3/10(10 votes)

    #13 - JoJo vs. the Ultimate Lifeform

    S1:E13

    As Joseph begins to fight against Santana, Joseph finds his Ripple to not be effective against Santana, but it still helps protect him from the Pillar Man's attacks. Joseph appears to be unconscious after receiving a powerful hit.

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  15. Background image for Ultimate Warriors from Ancient Times
    7.3/10(10 votes)

    #14 - Ultimate Warriors from Ancient Times

    S1:E14

    Speedwagon brings statued remains of Santana to the headquarters of his foundation in Washington, D.C., where it is shown Santana is still alive, but his scientists are able to keep him dormant through the use of ultraviolet light.

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  16. Background image for A Hero's Proof
    7.2/10(10 votes)

    #15 - A Hero's Proof

    S1:E15

    Caesar engages Wamuu in battle for killing Mark, using his Bubble Launcher technique to surround the Pillar Man in Ripple enfused bubbles.

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  17. Background image for Lisa Lisa, Hamon Coach
    7.0/10(10 votes)

    #16 - Lisa Lisa, Hamon Coach

    S1:E16

    Wanting to teach JoJo to control his Ripple powers, Caesar takes him to Venice to meet his teacher, Lisa Lisa.

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  18. Background image for The Deeper Plan
    7.4/10(10 votes)

    #17 - The Deeper Plan

    S1:E17

    Lisa Lisa explains to JoJo and Caesar how the creator of the Stone Mask, Kars, is seeking a perfectly cut Red Stone of Aja known as the Super Aja to power the Stone Mask and become the ultimate life form.

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  19. Background image for Von Stroheim's Revenge
    7.0/10(10 votes)

    #18 - Von Stroheim's Revenge

    S1:E18

    As JoJo awaits to warn Lisa Lisa about the Pillar Men, Esidisi's brain takes over the body of Suzi Q and sends the Super Aja off on a boat bound for Venice before confronting Lisa Lisa.

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  20. Background image for A Race Toward the Brink
    7.2/10(10 votes)

    #19 - A Race Toward the Brink

    S1:E19

    Stroheim starts using his new mechanical body, which was designed to surpass Santana, to fight against Kars. However, it proves futile against Kars' Light Mode.

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  21. Background image for Young Caesar
    7.4/10(9 votes)

    #20 - Young Caesar

    S1:E20

    Lisa Lisa tells JoJo of Caesar's childhood, in which he took to crime at a young age after being abandoned by his debt-ridden father, Mario.

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  22. Background image for A Hundred Against Two
    7.1/10(9 votes)

    #21 - A Hundred Against Two

    S1:E21

    Whilst following Wamuu's trail of blood, JoJo and Lisa Lisa encounter another vampire named Wired Beck.

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  23. Background image for A True Warrior
    7.4/10(9 votes)

    #22 - A True Warrior

    S1:E22

    Before JoJo's and Wamuu's race begins, it is revealed that during each lap, there will be a different weapon for whoever can grab it from a pillar first.

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  24. Background image for The Warrior of Wind
    7.3/10(9 votes)

    #23 - The Warrior of Wind

    S1:E23

    Launching his Final Mode attack, Gathering Gale, which starts peeling away his own body, Wamuu begins firing a stream of wind capable of cutting stone towards JoJo.

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  25. Background image for The Ties That Bind JoJo
    7.3/10(9 votes)

    #24 - The Ties That Bind JoJo

    S1:E24

    Being forced to cling onto a rope to stop Lisa Lisa from falling to her death, JoJo is at a huge disadvantage against Kars.

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  26. Background image for The Birth of a Superbeing
    7.6/10(10 votes)

    #25 - The Birth of a Superbeing

    S1:E25

    Kars demonstrates his new powers, turning his hand into a flesh-eating squirrel that deals damage to Stroheim. The sun rises, leaving a shocking discovery.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Dio the Invader" is the best rated episode of "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" season 1. It scored 6.7/10 based on 29 votes. Directed by Kouta Okuno and written by Yasuko Kobayashi, it aired on 10/6/2012. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "A Letter from the Past".