JoJo's Bizarre Explainer
by Elizabeth Simins, Courtney Stanton, and Darius Kazemi | @explainjojo | email us | rss
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! Either you love it, or you've never seen it. But what exactly is JoJo? Why is everyone talking about it? Why is it so great? Whether this is your first foray into Hirohiko Araki's decades-spanning masterpiece, or you're a seasoned JoJo Opinion Haver looking for more of your kind, JoJo's Bizarre Explainer is here for you! Hosted by Elizabeth Simins, Courtney Stanton, and Darius Kazemi, this podcast will tease out the running motifs, fascinating weirdnesses, occasional dog deaths, and ineffable charm of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure—anime-episode by anime-episode, with stops along the way for the manga, the videogames, and whatever else we can get our hands on. Join us as we attempt to do the impossible: Explain JoJo!
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If you're looking to watch along with us, you can stream it at Amazon Video, Crunchyroll, Hulu, and VIZ Media. You can also get the absolutely gorgeous Blu-ray of Seasons 1 & 2 on Amazon. There's also a brand new English dub of Stardust Crusaders over at Adult Swim but it does require a cable subscription to watch most episodes.
Season 6 - Steel Ball Run
- S06E21: Eleven Men and Two Babies
- S06E20: Johnny Joestar's Toilet Claw
- S06E19: These Boots Were Made For Bad Parenting
- S06E18: The Cheese Song
- S06E17: Stand Clothing: Confirmed Invisible
- S06E16: Pigeons Are Faster Than Horses
- S06E15: My Trauma Brings All The Cowboys to the Yard
- S06E14: Johnny and Gyro Go to an Escape Room
- S06E13: Diego Brando Supports the Middle Class
- S06E12: Manic Pixie Nightmare Dinosaur
- S06E11: Joseph of Arimathea's Technicolor Dreamcoat
- S06E10: It's Not Bee Bombs, It's Spinning Nails
- S06E09: The Most Traumatic Take-Your-Child-To-Work Day
- S06E08: Timbo the Himbo
- S06E07: It's Not Normal to Raise Insects in Your Eyeball
- S06E06: Mountain Tim is Horse Royalty
- S06E05: Canceled for Shaving a Monkey
- S06E04: I'm Not Here To Win, I'm Here To Make Friends
- S06E03: Gyro is Packing
- S06E02: He Put All His Stats in "Horse"
- S06E01: Steel! Ball! Run!!!
Season 5 - Vento Aureo
- S05E39: A Banana Clip of Thorns
- S05E38: Thus Spoke Giorno Giovanna
- S05E37: How Many JoJos Does it Take to Turn Off a Soul Bulb?
- S05E36: Giorno & Friends Socially Distance
- S05E35: Himbo Giorno 2020
- S05E34: All Cops Are Birds
- S05E33: A Caboodle of Arrows
- S05E32: A Literal Sugar Baby
- S05E31: A Perfect Combination
- S05E30: A Gimp Suit Under His Gimp Suit
- S05E29: Don't Name Your Kid Something Evil
- S05E28: Runt of the Butt Litter
- S05E27: Adorable Maggots
- S05E26: Simultaneously Virgin and Chad
- S05E25: I Am Thou, Thou Art I
- S05E24: The Giorno of Theseus
- S05E23: Giorno, Neck, Shark, Whatever
- S05E22: Giving Life to a Pen to Make Parts for a Tongue
- S05E21: Reverse Quirrell
- S05E20: Pin the Ladybug on the Mafia Boss
- S05E19: Turn the Car Into a Frog
- S05E18: The Gang Fights a Miata Driver
- S05E17: The Rare Fpreg Workaround
- S05E16: All Aboard the Gay Despair Train!
- S05E15: Bruno Coming Out of His Ceiling Void to Shame Prosciutto
- S05E14: Coco Jambo's Negligble Senescence
- S05E13: The Sistine Chapel of Titty Booping
- S05E12: Stripper Cop Abbacchio
- S05E11: In This House We Give This Dirty Child Some Spaghetti
- S05E10: Gay Murder Brunch
- S05E09: Never Send Narancia to Do Anything
- S05E08: Truck Driving is Dangerous
- S05E07: Moody Blues' Juicy Ass
- S05E06: A Conversation with a Fly on a Crashing Vehicle
- S05E05: This Jellyfish is Mostly Pee
- S05E04: God Forgives Murder
- S05E03: Can a Snake Jaw Break a Bread Boule?
- S05E02: Bruno Buccellati Hides in a Person
- S05E01: The Best Mpreg Workaround
Season 4 - Diamond is Unbreakable
- S04E43: Special Episode: Outtakes
- S04E42: Special Episode: Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan OVAs
- S04E41: Special Episode: Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan
- S04E40: Special Episode: Dead Man's Questions and Rohan at the Louvre
- S04E39: Leonardo da Vinci Has a Lot to Answer For
- S04E38: Okuyasu at the Gates of Dead Dog Hell
- S04E37: Sexy Krang's Fursona
- S04E36: A Non-Consensual Time Turner
- S04E35: I'll Top The World and Melt With You
- S04E34: Koichi Blows Rohan's Back Out
- S04E33: Yoshihiro Kira Versus the Litter Patrol
- S04E32: Tomoko's Custard Bun
- S04E31: How to Poop in a Tower
- S04E30: Kira's Cat From Hell
- S04E29: His Toeses Are Noses
- S04E28: Alien Vomit Dice
- S04E27: Game Night at Rohan's
- S04E26: Rohan Midriff Alert
- S04E25: Spirit Photography Fan Service
- S04E24: A Nice Watch... For Jotaro to Poop On
- S04E23: A Shitty Time Mage
- S04E22: A Horny Leather Daddy Cat
- S04E21: I've Got One Hand in My Pocket
- S04E20: Heterosexuality Makes Okuyasu Cry
- S04E19: A Very Capable Bank Associate
- S04E18: Contract Negotiation for Stand Users
- S04E17: Questions About Ghost Physics
- S04E16: Ball-Shaped Objects
- S04E15: Rage Coma Hair Insults
- S04E14: The Okuyasu-Rohan Theorem of JoJo's Quality
- S04E13: Two Men and an Invisible Baby
- S04E12: High Stakes Whack-a-Mole
- S04E11: Okuyasu's Theory of Special Relativity
- S04E10: Let's Go On a Date
- S04E09: Sometimes You Have to Pee Your Pants to Grow Your Stand
- S04E08: A Healthy Relationship
- S04E07: Rainbow Halo Fake Josuke
- S04E06: Koichi's Hot Moist Egg
- S04E05: Trying to Find a Stand User to Kill My Dad
- S04E04: I See This Is Your First Time
- S04E03: Putting the Spirit of Defeat in Your Soul
- S04E02: Just Punching a Hole in My Mom
- S04E01: Shine On, You Violent Healer
Season 3 - Stardust Crusaders
- S03E47: Special Episode: Diamond is Unbreakable Live Action Movie
- S03E46: Special Episode: Stardust Crusaders OVA
- S03E45: Avdol's Chickens: Explained
- S03E44: Joestar's Egyptian Tour Group
- S03E43: Always Lie to Your Family
- S03E42: Dio's House of Leaves
- S03E41: Fetus Girlfriend Continuity Bloopers
- S03E40: The Deadliest Roomba
- S03E39: The Horniest Outfit in JoJo's
- S03E38: Stand is Stored in the Balls
- S03E37: Kakyoin's Shameful Encounter
- S03E36: Can a Dog Jaw Break a Bird Beak?
- S03E35: Single White Falcon
- S03E34: Hol Horse: Male Feminist
- S03E33: Vento Aureo Special Episode!
- S03E32: Born in Chaps, Die in Chaps
- S03E31: Weekend At Polnareff's
- S03E30: That Time I Pooped On My Murderer
- S03E29: Shit-Eating Bitches
- S03E28: Stick Your Metal Hand Wherever
- S03E27: Dio Brando: Museum-Goer
- S03E26: Jean-Pierre's Antiques Roadshow
- S03E25: I Would Rather Die Than Drink a Warm Coke
- S03E24: Powerful, Deep, Large, and Beautiful
- S03E23: Iggy and His Stupid Face
- S03E22: Time to Lie to my Wife
- S03E21: The 1988 Red Sea Fan Fiction Writers' Conference
- S03E20: Polnareff's Twisted Sister
- S03E19: Four Men and a Baby Stand
- S03E18: Solar Powered Jack Shack
- S03E17: Stand Scope Creep
- S03E16: Döner Kebab and the Human Bridge
- S03E15: Jotaro Does the Bare Minimum
- S03E14: Maybe the Worst Town You've Ever Been To
- S03E13: Jotaro Coming Out of His Well to Shame Mankind
- S03E12: Sentient Boil Community College
- S03E11: The Champion Ass-Haver
- S03E10: Bathroom Anxiety
- S03E09: Yellow Temperance and Blue Popsicles
- S03E08: Polnareff's Dirty Bag
- S03E07: He Only Reads It For the Articles
- S03E06: Joseph Joestar: Maritime Gay
- S03E05: Avdol and Polnareff Go to White Castle
- S03E04: This Podcast Is a Work of Fiction
- S03E03: Live Like You're Being Hermit Purpled
- S03E02: The Meet Cute
- S03E01: We Need to Talk About Jotaro
Season 2 - Battle Tendency
- S02E17: Kars Gets Karsed
- S02E16: Dubstep Squirrel
- S02E15: Lisa Lisa Gets John Wicked
- S02E14: Kars Gone Wild
- S02E13: Man vs. Pillar Man
- S02E12: Lisa Lisa, Vampire Horse Whisperer
- S02E11: Mario Zeppeli's Last Breakfast
- S02E10: The Ultimate Vegan
- S02E09: Let's Go Send Some Italian Mail
- S02E08: JoJo is Better Than Shakespeare
- S02E07: Joseph Gleams the Cube
- S02E06: Thirty Days Done Dirt Cheap
- S02E05: A Family Can Just Be Four Pillar Men
- S02E04: Santana's Baby Back Ribs
- S02E03: The Yeast With Two Backs
- S02E02: The Matrons and Crones Are All Right
- S02E01: Joseph Joestar's Bar Mitzvah
Season 1 - Phantom Blood
- S01E09: I'd Rather Just Hold You and Die
- S01E08: Pleasant and Springy
- S01E07: It's Crop Top Time, Bitches
- S01E06: Hamon is Stupid
- S01E05: Speedwagon's Hot Moist Abs
- S01E04: Jack the Ripper Hides in a Horse
- S01E03: Dio's Lucky Moles
- S01E02: Surprise, Vampires!
- S01E01: Whither JoJo?