The BEST episodes of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012) season 1

Every episode of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012) season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012) season 1!

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

Last Updated: 12/23/2024Network: Tokyo MXStatus: Continuing
Caesar: A Lonely Youth
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8.64
249 votes

#1 - Caesar: A Lonely Youth

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/23/2013

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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The Man Who Became a God
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8.62
226 votes

#2 - The Man Who Became a God

Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 4/6/2013

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.

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The Warrior Returns to the Wind
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8.26
207 votes

#3 - The Warrior Returns to the Wind

Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/16/2013

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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A True Warrior
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8.16
214 votes

#4 - A True Warrior

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/9/2013

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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The Birth of a Superbeing!!
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8.06
204 votes

#5 - The Birth of a Superbeing!!

Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/30/2013

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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The Final Ripple!
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7.93
296 votes

#6 - The Final Ripple!

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/1/2012

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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JoJo vs. The Ultimate Being
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7.87
256 votes

#7 - JoJo vs. The Ultimate Being

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/5/2013

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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A Hero's Proof
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7.87
243 votes

#8 - A Hero's Proof

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/19/2013

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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Laying a Deeper Trap!
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7.85
228 votes

#9 - Laying a Deeper Trap!

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/2/2013

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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The Bond That Binds JoJo
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7.85
208 votes

#10 - The Bond That Binds JoJo

Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/23/2013

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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Bloody Battle! JoJo & Dio
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7.77
279 votes

#11 - Bloody Battle! JoJo & Dio

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/24/2012

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

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New York's JoJo
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7.74
272 votes

#12 - New York's JoJo

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/8/2012

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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Hamon Teacher Lisa Lisa
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7.73
238 votes

#13 - Hamon Teacher Lisa Lisa

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/26/2013

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

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The Pillar Man
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7.69
262 votes

#14 - The Pillar Man

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/22/2012

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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Master of the Game
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7.63
260 votes

#15 - Master of the Game

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/15/2012

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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Youth with Dio
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7.59
388 votes

#16 - Youth with Dio

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/20/2012

JoJo prepares to turn Dio in to the police.

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Stroheim's Unit Strikes Back
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7.58
223 votes

#17 - Stroheim's Unit Strikes Back

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/9/2013

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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Ultimate Warriors From Ancient Times
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7.57
250 votes

#18 - Ultimate Warriors From Ancient Times

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/12/2013

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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Race Toward the Cliff of Death
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7.50
216 votes

#19 - Race Toward the Cliff of Death

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/16/2013

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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The Successor
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7.46
292 votes

#20 - The Successor

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/17/2012

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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Overdrive
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7.39
357 votes

#21 - Overdrive

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/27/2012

Three days later, 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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The Hundred vs. Two Strategy
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7.39
238 votes

#22 - The Hundred vs. Two Strategy

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/2/2013

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

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A Letter from the Past
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7.37
429 votes

#23 - A Letter from the Past

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/13/2012

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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Pluck for Tomorrow
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7.37
308 votes

#24 - Pluck for Tomorrow

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/10/2012

The encounter between JoJo and the Knights continues.

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The Dark Knights
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7.31
321 votes

#25 - The Dark Knights

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/3/2012

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

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