JoJo's Bizarre Adventure — Story Arcs & Filler Guide
Episode ranges, plot summaries, and frequently asked questions for every major arc in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. Updated 2026.
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Phantom Blood / Battle Tendency
Eps 1–26 · 26 epsWhat is Phantom Blood about?
Phantom Blood follows Jonathan Joestar's rivalry with his adopted brother Dio Brando, who becomes a vampire-like being using the mysterious Stone Mask, forcing Jonathan into a life-or-death battle to protect his family and the world.
What is Battle Tendency about?
Battle Tendency follows Jonathan's grandson Joseph Joestar decades later as he battles the Pillar Men, an ancient, near-invincible race that created the Stone Masks and now seeks the power of the "Red Stone of Aja" to achieve ultimate evolution.
Stardust Crusaders
Eps 27–74 · 48 epsWhat is Stardust Crusaders about?
Stardust Crusaders follows Jotaro Kujo and a team of Stand users traveling from Japan to Egypt to defeat Dio Brando, who has returned and now possesses the terrifying time-stopping Stand, The World.
What is a "Stand" in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure?
A Stand is a supernatural manifestation of a person's inner life energy and fighting spirit, usually appearing as a humanoid entity with powers unique to its user — introduced starting in Part 3 and central to the rest of the series.
Diamond Is Unbreakable
Eps 75–113 · 39 epsWhat is Diamond Is Unbreakable about?
Set in the town of Morioh, Diamond Is Unbreakable follows Josuke Higashikata (Jotaro's secret half-brother) as he and his friends investigate and battle a serial killer with a deadly Stand ability, Yoshikage Kira.
Golden Wind
Eps 114–152 · 39 epsWhat is Golden Wind about?
Golden Wind follows Giorno Giovanna, Dio's biological son, as he joins the Italian mafia organization Passione with the goal of reforming it from within and rising to become its boss.
Stone Ocean
Eps 153–190 · 38 epsWhat is Stone Ocean about?
Stone Ocean follows Jolyne Cujoh, Jotaro's daughter, framed for a crime and imprisoned, as she fights to survive and escape a mysterious plot connected to her father's old enemy Dio, orchestrated by the prison priest Enrico Pucci.
Steel Ball Run
Ep 191 · 1 epWhat is Steel Ball Run about?
Steel Ball Run follows Johnny Joestar and Gyro Zeppeli competing in a brutal cross-America horse race with a massive cash prize, set in an alternate universe continuity separate from Parts 1–6.