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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure S1E26 — The Ascendant One
9.2
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure•Season 1•Episode 26

The Ascendant One

9.2/10 · 4,438 votesApr 6, 201323 min

Ranked #2 of 26 in Season 1•+1.2 vs season avg

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JoJo's victory, along with his arm, is cut short when Kars manages to survive the volcano by forming a shield of air bubbles to protect him from its deadly lava.

Directed byToshiyuki Kato
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

Toshiyuki Kato

Toshiyuki Kato

Director

Yasuko Kobayashi

Yasuko Kobayashi

Writer

T

Takeshi Morita

Key Animation

S

Shin Hyung-woo

Key Animation

Y

Yukitoshi Hotani

Key Animation

Y

Yasumasa Koyama

Sound Effects

K

Kenji Yokoyama

Key Animation

T

Tatsuya Shirashi

Key Animation

Y

Yuichi Nakazawa

Key Animation

N

Naoto Abe

Key Animation

K

Kohei Ashiya

Key Animation

Toshiyuki Kato

Toshiyuki Kato

Storyboard Artist

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Episode Summary

"The Ascendant One" is episode 26 of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure season 1. It scored 9.2/10 from 4,438 votes, ranking #2 of 26 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Toshiyuki Kato and written by Yasuko Kobayashi, it aired on April 6, 2013.

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