Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Arcs Guide: All 185 Arcs in Order

Discover the complete guide to all of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Arcs. Find the current arc of the anime and manga and if any can be skipped.

Hirohiko Araki crafted Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure as his masterpiece, running for nearly four decades. Across its 185 arcs and 9 parts, the story unfolds in diverse settings with varied narratives.

To assist fans in navigating the series, we have prepared the ultimate Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Arcs Guide.

A Detailed List of All the Arcs in the Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Series

Please note that Phantom Blood and Stardust Crusaders are part of the same season in the anime. This results in their episodic continuation. The manga splits the two parts into separate series, which also causes the chapter count to start over.

Phantom Blood

Arc	Episodes	Chapters
Dio Brando the Invader	Episode 1	1-5
A Letter from the Past	Episode 2	6-7
The Stone Mask	Episodes 2-3	8-11
Youth with Dio	Episodes 3-4	12-17
Jack the Ripper and Zeppeli the Strange	Episode 4	18-22
Ripple Overdrive	Episodes 4-5	23-25
Tarkus and the Dark Knight Bruford	Episodes 5-6	26-30
Pluck for Tomorrow and the Successor	Episodes 6-7	31-35
The Three from a Faraway Land	Episodes 7-8	36-38
Fire and Ice, Jonathan and Dio	Episodes 8-9	39-44

Battle Tendency

Arc	Episodes	Chapters
Joseph Joestar of New York	Episode 10	1-3
Straizo vs. Joseph	Episode 10-11	4-8
The Pillar Man, Santana	Episodes 12-14	9-18
Ultimate Warriors from Ancient Times	Episodes 14-15	19-26
Ripple Teacher Lisa Lisa	Episodes 16-17	27-32
Flame Mode Esidisi	Episode 17	33-36
The Remains Lurk	Episode 18	37-38
Stroheim’s Unit Strikes Back	Episodes 18-19	39-41
Light Mode Kars	Episode 19	42-43
Caesar: A Lonely Youth	Episodes 19-20	44-49
The Wind, the Chariot, and Wamuu	Episodes 21-23	50-60
The Bond That Binds Lisa Lisa and JoJo	Episode 23	61-62
JoJo: The Final Ripple	Episode 24	63-64
Kars the Ultimate Being Is Born	Episodes 25-26	65-69

Stardust Crusaders

Arc	Episodes	Chapters
Jotaro Kujo	Episode 1	1-4
Noriaki Kakyoin	Episodes 2-3	5-8
Tower of Gray	Episodes 3-4	9-10
Silver Chariot	Episodes 4-5	11-13
Dark Blue Moon	Episodes 5-6	14-16
Strength	Episodes 6-7	17-19
The Devil	Episodes 7-8	20-22
Yellow Temperance	Episodes 8-9	23-26
Emperor and Hanged Man	Episodes 10-11	27-32
Empress	Episodes 11-12	33-36
Wheel of Fortune	Episode 13	37-40
Justice	Episodes 13-15	41-46
Lovers	Episodes 15-17	47-52
Sun	Episode 18	53-54
Death Thirteen	Episodes 19-20	55-60
Judgement	Episodes 20-22	61-65
High Priestess	Episodes 22-24	66-69
‘The Fool’ Iggy and ‘God Geb’ N’Doul	Episodes 24-26	70-75
‘God Khnum’ Oingo and ‘God Tohth’ Boingo’	Episodes 26-27	76-79
‘God Anubis’	Episodes 28-29	80-85
‘Goddess Bastet’ Mariah	Episodes 30-32	86-91
‘God Sethan’ Alessi	Episodes 32-33	92-97
D’Arby the Gambler	Episodes 34-35	98-103
Hol Horse and Boingo	Episodes 36-37	104-108
The Gatekeeper of Hell, Pet Shop	Episodes 38-39	109-113
D’Arby the Player	Episodes 39-42	114-124
The Mist of Emptiness, Vanilla Ice	Episodes 42-44	125-133
DIO’s World	Episodes 44-48	134-152

Diamond is Unbreakable

Arc	Episodes	Chapters
Jotaro Kujo! Meets Josuke Higashikata	Episode 1	1-3
Josuke Higashikata! Meets Angelo	Episodes 1-3	4-8
The Nijimura Brothers	Episodes 3-5	9-18
Koichi Hirose (Echoes)	Episodes 5-6	19-23
Toshikazu Hazamada (Surface)	Episode 7	24-28
Yukako Yamagishi Falls in Love	Episodes 8-9	29-37
Let’s Go Eat Some Italian Food	Episode 10	38-41
Red Hot Chili Pepper	Episodes 10-12	42-49
Picked Up Something Bad!	Episode 13	50-52
Let’s Go Play at the Mangaka’s House	Episodes 14-15	53-59
Let’s Go “Hunting”!	Episode 16	60-64
Rohan Kishibe’s Adventure	Episode 17	65-69
“Shigechi’s” Harvest	Episode 18-19	70-76
Yoshikage Kira Wants to Live Quietly	Episodes 21-22	77-82
Yukako Yamagishi Dreams of Cinderella	Episode 20	83-88
Sheer Heart Attack	Episodes 22-24	89-99
Atom Heart	Episode 25	100-104
Father Yoshikage Kira’s New Situation	Episode 25,27	105,112
Janken Boy Is Coming!	Episode 26	106-111
I Am an Alien	Episodes 27-28	113-118
Highway Star	Episodes 28-29	119-126
The Cat Likes Yoshikage Kira	Episodes 29-30	127-132
Let’s Live on a Transmission Tower	Episodes 31-32	133-138
Enigma Boy	Episodes 31-33	139-144
My Dad Is Not My Dad	Episodes 31-34	145-146
Cheap Trick	Episodes 31-34	147-152
Another One Bites the Dust	Episodes 34-37	153-162
Diamond is Unbreakable	Episodes 37-39	163-174

Golden Wind

Arc	Episodes	Chapters
Gold Experience	Episode 1	1-3
Bucciarati Is Coming	Episodes 1-2	4-8
Meet the Gangster Behind the Wall	Episodes 2-3	9-10
Joining the Gang	Episodes 3-4	11-16
Mystery of Soft Machine	Episodes 5-6	17-20
Moody Blues’ Counterattack	Episode 6	21-22
Sex Pistols Appears	Episodes 7-9	23-29
Narancia’s Aerosmith	Episodes 9-11	30-38
Man in the Mirror and Purple Haze	Episodes 6, 12-13	39-46
Express Train to Florence	Episode 14	47-48
The Grateful Dead	Episodes 14-16	49-60
Baby Face	Episodes 17-18	61-68
White Album	Episodes 8, 18-19	69-76
The Mystery of King Crimson	Episodes 20-21	77-84
Clash and Talking Head	Episodes 22-23	85-92
Notorious B.I.G	Episodes 24-25	93-99
Spice Girl	Episode 25	100-101
My Name Is Doppio	Episode 26	102-104
King Crimson vs. Metallica	Episodes 26-28	105-111
Pronto! On the Line	Episodes 29	112-113
“Green Day” and “Oasis”	Episodes 29-33	114-128
His Name Is Diavolo	Episode 33	129-132
The Requiem Quietly Plays	Episodes 34-36	133-140
Diavolo Surfaces	Episodes 36-37	141-145
Gold Experience Requiem	Episodes 37-38	146-150
Sleeping Slaves	Episodes 38-39	151-155

Stone Ocean

Arc	Episodes	Chapters
Stone Ocean	Episode 1	1-3
Prisoner FE40536: Jolyne Cujoh	Episode 2	4-6
Stone Free	Episode 2	7-9
The Visitor	Episodes 3-5	10-20
Ermes’ Sticker	Episodes 6, 10	21-25
There’s Six of Them!	Episodes 7-8	26-30
Foo Fighters	Episode 8	31-33
Marilyn Manson, The Debt Collector	Episode 9	34-39
Garden Strategy	Episode 10-12	40-47
Flash Flood Warning	Episode 12	48-50
Kiss of Love & Revenge	Episodes 13-14	51-57
The Secret of Guard Westwood	Episodes 12-17	58-62
Burn Dragon’s Dream	Episodes 17-18	67-74
Birth of the “Green”	Episodes 3, 5, 19	75-77
Yo-Yo Ma Is Coming!	Episodes 19-20	78-82
F.F. – The Witness	Episode 20	83-84
Awaken	Episode 21	85-88
Whitesnake – The Pursuer	Episodes 21-22	89-95
Jail House Lock!	Episodes 23-24	96-102
Bohemian Rhapsody	Episodes 25-26	103-110
Sky High	Episodes 26-27	111-117
Under World	Episodes 28-29	118-124
Heavy Weather	Episodes 29-32	125-137
Gravity of the New Moon	Episode 33	138-140
C-Moon	Episodes 33-36	141-148
Made in Heaven	Episodes 36-38	149-158

Steel Ball Run

Arc	Episodes	Chapters
San Diego Beach	—	1-4
First Stage	—	5-9
Across the Arizona Desert	—	13-14
The Desert Born Outlaws	—	15-17
The Devil’s Palm	—	18-19
Gyro Zeppeli’s Mission	—	20-21
The Terrorist from a Faraway Country	—	22-24
Tusk	—	25-27
Scary Monsters	—	28-32
A Man’s World	—	33-35
The Green Tomb	—	36-37
Catch the Rainbow (On a Stormy Night…)	—	38-39
Silent Way	—	40-44
The Land of Promises: Sugar Mountain	—	45-47
Tubular Bells	—	48-50
Wrecking Ball	—	51-55
Civil War	—	56-59
Both Sides Now	—	60-62
Chocolate Disco	—	63-65
D4C	—	66-82
Ticket to Ride	—	71-72
Ball Breaker	—	83-87
Break My Heart, Break Your Heart	—	88-89
High Voltage	—	90-93
The World of the Stars and Stripes	—	94-95

Jojolion

Arc	Episodes	Chapters
Soft & Wet	—	1-6
California King Bed	—	7-10
“Paisley Park” and “Born This Way”	—	11-17
“Shakedown Road”	—	18-22
Paper Moon Deception	—	23-25
Norisuke Higashikata, Tsurugi Higashikata, and Yotsuyu Yagiyama	—	26-30
“I Am a Rock”	—	31-32
Every Day Is a Summer Vacation	—	33-38
Doobie Wah	—	39-42
Love Love Deluxe	—	43-46
Hato Brought Her Boyfriend Home	—	47-49
Vitamin C and Killer Queen	—	50-53
Walking Heart	—	54-55
Milagro Man	—	56-57
Dolomite’s Blue Lagoon	—	58-62
The Plant Appraiser – Rai Mamezuku (31)	—	64-67
Urban Guerrilla and Doremifasolati Do	—	68-71
Ozon Baby’s Pressure	—	72-76
Doctor Wu and Awaking 3 Leaves	—	77-82
The Wonder of You	—	83-104
Go Beyond	—	105-108
The Radio Gaga Incident	—	109-110

The Jojolands

Arc	Episodes	Chapters
The Villa on Hawaii Island	—	1-5
Hualalai – Cat Size	—	6-8
Kailua-Kona – Flight Waiting Time	—	9-11
Aim for That Fifty Billion Dollars	—	12-15
Lulu’s Bags Groove	—	16-18
Glory Days	—	19-Current

Which Are the Longest and Shortest Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Arcs

The longest arc in Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure anime is DIO’s World, from Stardust Crusaders. It spanned 5 episodes, showcasing Jotaro Kujo and his allies confronting Dio Brando and his immensely powerful Stand, The World.

The longest manga arc is from Jojolion and is titled The Wonder of You. It had 22 chapters and followed Josuke and his friends as they chased a member of the Locacaca Organization.

The shortest arcs in Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure all have two chapters and were adapted into one anime episode. A few of these are A Letter from the Past, The Remains Lurk, and JoJo: The Final Ripple. 

Should You Skip Any Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Arc?

For new fans of the series, it is highly recommended to experience every arc of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure. Some parts may seem unrelated to the main storyline, but every character and plot point becomes significant later in the series.

Most importantly, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure shines through its random, fun moments that truly capture the series’ unique bizarreness.

What Is the Current Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Arc in the Manga and the Anime

The current arc in the manga is the Glory Days arc from The Jojolands. It follows Bobby Jean manipulating the speed of his bullets and using it to attack Jodio Joestar and his friends.

The most recent anime arc was Made in Heaven from Stone Ocean. This concluding arc followed Jolyne’s high-stakes battle against Pucci and his time-accelerating Stand, Made in Heaven.

Conclusion

To conclude, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is a series that may seem daunting to start due to its multiple arcs. Through this guide, we hope we have simplified this process while motivating you to enjoy this amazing series.

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