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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure S1E5 — The Dark Knights
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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure•Season 1•Episode 5

The Dark Knights

7.0/10 · 3,224 votesNov 3, 201224 min

Ranked #26 of 26 in Season 1•−1.0 vs season avg

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

Directed byHitomi Ezoe, Mitsuhiro Yoneda
Written byKazuyuki Fudeyasu
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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

K

Kazuyuki Fudeyasu

Writer

H

Hitomi Ezoe

Director

S

Satoshi Sakai

Key Animation

M

Minoru Morita

Key Animation

S

Shinpei Koikawa

Key Animation

R

Ryosuke Senbo

Key Animation

K

Koji Miura

Key Animation

T

Toshihiko Masuda

Animation Director

M

Mitsuhiro Yoneda

Director

C

Chuji Nakajima

Key Animation

K

Kumiko Kasuga

Key Animation

T

Tomoki Kouda

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"The Dark Knights" is episode 5 of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure season 1. It scored 7.0/10 from 3,224 votes, ranking #26 of 26 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Hitomi Ezoe, Mitsuhiro Yoneda and written by Kazuyuki Fudeyasu, it aired on November 3, 2012.

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