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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure S1E25 — The Birth of a Superbeing
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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure•Season 1•Episode 25

The Birth of a Superbeing

8.7/10 · 3,199 votesMar 30, 201324 min

Ranked #5 of 26 in Season 1•+0.7 vs season avg

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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.

Directed byKenichi Suzuki
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

R

Ryo Kobayashi

Animation Director

Y

Yasumasa Koyama

Sound Effects

M

Masashi Nomura

Key Animation

T

Tatsuya Shirashi

Key Animation

Kenichi Suzuki

Kenichi Suzuki

Storyboard Artist

S

Shunichi Ishimoto

Key Animation

T

Takenori Tsukuma

Key Animation

Kenichi Suzuki

Kenichi Suzuki

Director

Masahiko Komino

Masahiko Komino

Key Animation

Y

Yoshinobu Ando

Key Animation

C

Cha Myoung-jun

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"The Birth of a Superbeing" is episode 25 of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure season 1. It scored 8.7/10 from 3,199 votes, ranking #5 of 26 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Kenichi Suzuki and written by Yasuko Kobayashi, it aired on March 30, 2013.

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