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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure S1E1 — Dio the Invader
7.5
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure•Season 1•Episode 1

Dio the Invader

7.5/10 · 4,274 votesOct 6, 201224 min

Ranked #21 of 26 in Season 1•−0.5 vs season avg

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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

Directed byKouta Okuno
Written byYasuko Kobayashi
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Cast12

Kazuyuki Okitsu

Kazuyuki Okitsu

Jonathan Joestar (voice)

Tomokazu Sugita

Tomokazu Sugita

Joseph Joestar (voice)

Takehito Koyasu

Takehito Koyasu

Dio Brando (voice)

Yoji Ueda

Yoji Ueda

Robert E. O. Speedwagon (voice)

Yoku Shioya

Yoku Shioya

Will A. Zeppeli (voice)

Atsushi Imaruoka

Atsushi Imaruoka

Rudol von Stroheim (voice)

Ayako Kawasumi

Ayako Kawasumi

Erina Pendleton (voice)

Takuya Sato

Takuya Sato

Caesar Zeppeli (voice)

Atsuko Tanaka

Atsuko Tanaka

Lisa Lisa (voice)

Akio Otsuka

Akio Otsuka

Wamuu (voice)

Kazuhiko Inoue

Kazuhiko Inoue

Kars (voice)

Keiji Fujiwara

Keiji Fujiwara

Esidisi (voice)

Crew12

Yasuko Kobayashi

Yasuko Kobayashi

Writer

Y

Yoko Takanori

Animation Director

K

Kenji Yokoyama

Key Animation

Naokatsu Tsuda

Naokatsu Tsuda

Storyboard Artist

K

Kenji Yokoyama

Animation Director

K

Koki Sugawara

Key Animation

K

Kotaro Nakamori

Key Animation

Yasufumi Soejima

Yasufumi Soejima

Key Animation

A

Aya Nishimura

Key Animation

C

Cha Myoung-jun

Key Animation

M

Miyuki Nakamura

Key Animation

K

Kiyotoshi Aoi

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"Dio the Invader" is episode 1 of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure season 1. It scored 7.5/10 from 4,274 votes, ranking #21 of 26 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Kouta Okuno and written by Yasuko Kobayashi, it aired on October 6, 2012.

Next: E2 · A Letter from the PastBest of Season 1