The second part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean anime series will air this fall, Warner Bros. Japan announced during the AnimeJapan 2022 event on Saturday. The series will once again premiere on Netflix worldwide as well as select Japanese TV stations later on.
Part 1 of the anime concluded with 12 episodes, and part 2 will consist of episodes 13-24. A new key visual and trailer for the series were revealed during the announcement.
A 10th-anniversary project for the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure anime franchise was also announced during the event. Not much is known about the project so far, though more will be revealed on April 4. The first part of the Stone Ocean anime adaptation premiered on Netflix on December 1, 2021. The series then aired on Japanese television networks Tokyo MX, MBS, and BS11 in January, with the 12th episode having aired on Saturday.
The JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean manga ran in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1999-2003, amassing 17 collected tankōbon volumes. A one-shot spin-off manga, Fujiko's Bizarre Wisdom: Whitesnake's Miscalculation, written and illustrated by Kemono Jihen mangaka Shō Aimoto, was released in December 2021.
David Production first began adapting Hirohiko Araki's JoJo's Bizarre Adventure manga in 2012, with the 26-episode Phantom Blood and Battle Tendency anime adaptation. Kenichi Suzuki, who worked on Parts 1-3, serves as chief director for Stone Ocean. Toshiyuki Kato (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable, Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan) is directing the series, with Yasuko Kobayashi returning to handle the series composition. Masanori Shino (Black Lagoon, Digimon Adventure tri.) serves as character designer for the series, while Shun'ichi Ishimoto (Parts 1-5) is handling the Stand designs.
Parts 1-5 of the anime are available to stream on Crunchyroll, and fans can access the series on Funimation, Netflix, and Hulu as well. Viz Media publishes the manga in English and is currently working through Golden Wind.
Source: Anime News Network, Crunchyroll