Figuring out how to watch JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure in order can feel oddly daunting at first, especially now that Steel Ball Run (the seventh story arc in the franchise) has started on Netflix.
Between the changing protagonists, the different subtitles, and the franchise’s habit of reinventing itself every few arcs, it is easy to see why so many viewers end up searching for the right JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure watch order — being sure that nothing important is missed.
The good news is that the anime is much less confusing than its reputation suggests. Once you know how the series is organised, the canon order to watch JoJo becomes far clearer — and there is a simple way to tackle it without missing any of the big character moments or the stranger twists along the way.
How to watch JoJo's Bizarre Adventure in order
For anyone wondering what order to watch the JoJo anime in, the cleanest answer is to follow the main parts in release order. The official anime portal lists the franchise across six numbered TV seasons, beginning with Phantom Blood and Battle Tendency in the first season, then moving through Stardust Crusaders, Diamond is Unbreakable, Golden Wind, Stone Ocean, and now Steel Ball Run.
That means the canon JoJo order to watch is:
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Battle Tendency JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean Steel Ball Run: JoJo’s Bizarre AdventureDo you have to watch JoJo's Bizarre Adventure in order?
To understand and enjoy each separate season of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, you don’t need to watch the show in the exact order before Steel Ball Run, but it does become slightly easier to understand the overarching story if you do.
This is because each part of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure has its own central cast, its own setting, and its own immediate conflict going on as part of the plot, which means you can usually follow the basics of an individual arc without having seen every episode beforehand. That is part of what has helped JoJo Bizarre Adventure stay so accessible across different generations of fans.
For example, new JoJo anime fans will get more fun out of watching Diamond is Unbreakable if they’ve seen Stardust Crusaders first, due to it partially being a continuation of the stories of Jotaro Kujo and Joseph Joestar — who were the titular ‘JoJo’ protagonists of their respective seasons.
That said, Diamond is Unbreakable mainly follows Josuke Higashikata and the narrative surrounding him discovering his Stand and unlocking his powers, so you don’t need to have seen the earlier chapters to get the gist of what’s going on.
Do you need to watch the rest of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure before Steel Ball Run?
View oEmbed on the source websiteIn the same sense that you don’t need to watch JoJo's Bizarre Adventure to understand Steel Ball Run, you can also skip the rest of the series entirely (if you wish) and still enjoy the new series on Netflix.
Along with the fact that Steel Ball Run continues the anime’s trend for each season featuring its own independent story, this new JoJo anime marks the start of the franchise’s soft reboot — after original manga author Hirohiko Araki reset the timeline during the events of Stone Ocean.
With that, there’s even less of a requirement than usual to be up to speed on JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure so far before diving into Steel Ball Run.
On the other hand, Steel Ball Run is still classed as Part 7 of the anime, and nevertheless presented as the continuation of the wider JoJo saga and the story of the Joestars altogether, even if it is set in an alternative continuity.
Even if you’re a newcomer if starts JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure with Steel Ball Run first, checking out the remaining seasons is recommended to get the most enjoyment out of this stellar set of anime seasons.
Steel Ball Run: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure episode 1 is available to stream on Netflix now.
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