Role Association / JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

Japanese

• 1993 OVA: Akio Ohtori who believes himself to be possessed by an evil spirit, is greeted by his grandfather, Master Xehanort, and Watari, an Egyptian fortune teller, who tells Akio that the spirit is the cause of The Gray Ghost's head attached to his ancestor's body and gaining a Stand. Later, Akio's mother Shampoo falls sick because of her stand. They are also joined later by Tien Shinhan, Go Mifune, and a dog to save Shampoo.
• 1998 Fighting Game: Richter Belmont who believes himself to be possessed by an evil spirit, is greeted by his grandfather, Roy Mustang (Chibodee Crocket when he was younger), and Killer Bee, an Egyptian fortune teller, who tells Richter that the spirit is the cause of Jedah Dohma's head attached to his ancestor's body and gaining a Stand. They are also joined later by Kaname Ohgi, Punch, and Kon.
• 2002 PS2 Game: Enji Todoroki sends Lulu to Italy to find Edward Elric, who shakes Lulu's tail and runs afoul of Suzaku Kururugi, who he conscripts into his war against the mafia alongside fellow gang members Young Link, Sajin Komamura, Choji Akamichi, and Gan Ning who are then ordered to protect Miyako Inoue who is the daughter of the Boss Roger Smith, who masquerades as Ayame Sohma.
• 2006 PS2 Game: Lonely Rich Kid Otacon (Roronoa Zoro when he was younger) is introduced to Sakamoto (Fox McCloud when he was younger), who does the first kiss on Otacon's Love Interest Ami Mizuno and torments him at every turn in order to inherit the family fortune. When Sakamoto turns into a vampire after killing their father, Otacon seeks out Lord Death to learn a method of defeating his new foe, and the two are accompanied by street thug Vash the Stampede.
• 2007 Film: Lonely Rich Kid Lloyd Irving is introduced to Sakamoto, who does the first kiss on Lloyd's Love Interest Hinata Hyuuga and torments him at every turn in order to inherit the family fortune. When Sakamoto turns into a vampire after killing their father, Lloyd seeks out Lord Death to learn a method of defeating his new foe.
• 2012-present Series
  • Phantom Blood^note Episodes 1-9 of Season 1: Lonely Rich Kid Lucio is introduced to Shinsuke Takasugi, who does the first kiss on Lucio's Love Interest Saber and torments him at every turn in order to inherit the family fortune. When Takasugi turns into a vampire after killing their father, Lucio seeks out Tyrian Callows to learn a method of defeating his new foe, and the two are accompanied by street thug Drive Knight.
  • Battle Tendency^note Episodes 10-26 of Season 1: Lucio's grandson, the brash-but-clever Gintoki Sakata reluctantly teams up with Tyrian's grandson Vroon, with Bayonetta (who is secretly Gintoki's Missing Mom) acting as their mentor and Winston supplying unconventional German weaponry, to fight a trio of ancient statuesque superhumans consisting of Kakashi Hatake, Blackbeard, and Shiro Fujimoto. Gintoki also falls in love with Pearl.
  • Stardust Crusaders: Sebastian Michaellis who believes himself to be possessed by an evil spirit, is greeted by his grandfather, Gintoki (now Jet Black), and Scar, an Egyptian fortune teller who informs Sebastian about Takasugi's return and that the spirit is the cause of Takasugi's head attached to his ancestor Lucio's body and gaining a Stand. Later, Sebastian's mother Kaolla Su falls sick because of her stand. They are also joined later by Rei Ryugazaki, Adam Flayman, and Himiko Toga to save Kaolla, while briefly escorting Kagura to her father, as Takasugi sends stand users Gaia, Kenzo Tenma, Usopp, Pikachu, Shino Aburame, Younger Toguro, Spring Mustachio, Li Syaoran, Kagome Higurashi, Professor Tomoe, Jet the Hawk, Sailor Mercury, Renji Abarai, Gourry Gabriev, France, Lisbeth, gambling brothers Major Zero and Archer, and lastly, Sosuke Aizen among others to kill the group before they could reach him.
  • Diamond is Unbreakable: It’s recently discovered that Jet has an illegitimate son from Revy (later Akeno Himejima), so Sebastian has to travel to Morioh to give a third of the former’s income to said son, Taiga Kagami. Then the three of them, along with Eren Yeager, Eikichi Onizuka, and Cloud Strife have to deal with local stand users Dee Jay, Gilles de Rais, Mori Ranmaru, Fujino Asagami, Shikamaru Nara, L, Yuuko Ichihara, Agumon, Deadpool, Jean Kirschtein, Muichiro Tokito, Neji Hyuuga, and others in one way or another before having to face the serial killer Minato Namikaze, who goes on to disguise himself as Makoto Nijima's father and Annie Leonhart's husband. Buggy the Clown is Minato's father and Mio Honda is a ghost who was Minato's very first victim.
  • Golden Wind: Sebastian sends Eren to Italy to find Takasugi (technically Lucio)'s son Tetsuya Kuroko, who shakes Eren’s tail and runs afoul of Gray Fullbuster, who invites him to fight drugs against the mafia. After passing a test given by one of the capos, Itachi Uchiha, Kuroko joins the gang underneath Gray alongside fellow gang members Izuku Midoriya, Shouta Aizawa, Acnologia, and Yuji Itadori. After a fight with gang members Davis and Genos regarding Itachi's stash of money, Gray is promoted to a capo and is ordered to protect Mumei, who is the daughter of the Boss Kamina, who masquerades as Tatsumi. They are later attacked by the Hitman Team who betrayed the Boss, Kazuma Satou, Sesshomaru, Ban, Ryoma Terasaka, Run, Katsuki Bakugo, and their leader Batman, who wish to kill Mumei to hurt the Boss. Kamina reveals the entire setup was to kill Mumei himself, leading to Gray betraying the gang as well, and Kamina sends his Elite Guard members Decim, Overhaul, Shinpachi Shimura, Hulk, and Leopold Vermillion after them, failing which, Flayman later returns in order to help Kuroko fight Kamina.
  • Stone Ocean: Sebastian's estranged daughter Hibiki Sakura is wrongfully arrested for murder and must now team up with fellow internees Kobayashi, Killua Zoldyck, Anya Forger, Goblin Slayer and Goemon Ishikawa XIII in order to escape the prison and foil the plans of Takasugi's friend Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh frames Hibiki with the unknowing help of Asta and the willing help of corrupt lawyer Konohamaru Sarutobi, and later tries to kill her and trap Sebastian with the help of one of Takasugi's former henchman Kyojuro Rengoku as well as hiring Sugarman, Biwa Hayahide, V, Bang Shishigami (who killed Kobayashi's sister Chachamaru Karakuri), Laurence Nelson, Kinzo Ushiromiya, Zenitsu Agatsuma, Abigail and Isabella to do so. Additionally, Gilgamesh creates the homunculus Tony Tony Chopper out of one of Takasugi's bones and has three of Takasugi's sons Kawakami Bansai, Miyuki Shirogane and Jack Atlas help him out with attaining his goal. Gilgamesh was driven to villainy after his sister Princess Hibana committed suicide due to seeing Goblin Slayer supposedly die, the latter who actually is the duo's long-lost brother.

English

• 1993 OVA: Mario gets tortured by Dio.
• 2012-present Series
  • Phantom Blood^note Episodes 1-9 of Season 1: Lonely Rich Kid Lelouch is introduced to Cervantes de Leon, who does the first kiss on Lelouch's Love Interest Rukia Kuchiki and torments him at every turn in order to inherit the family fortune. When Cervantes turns into a vampire after killing their father, Lelouch seeks out Softon to learn a method of defeating his new foe, and the two are accompanied by street thug Johan Liebert.
  • Battle Tendency^note Episodes 10-26 of Season 1: Lelouch's grandson, the brash-but-clever Numbuh 1 reluctantly teams up with Softon's grandson Kirito, with Faye Valentine (who is secretly Numbuh 1's Missing Mom) acting as their mentor and Igor supplying unconventional German weaponry, to fight a trio of ancient statuesque superhumans consisting of Count D, Xemnas, and Boros. Numbuh 1 also falls in love with Hinata Hyuuga.
  • Stardust Crusaders: Floyd Lawton, who believes himself to be possessed by an evil spirit, is greeted by his grandfather, Numbuh 1 (now Lord Raiden), and Gundham Tanaka, an Egyptian fortune teller who informs Floyd about Cervantes' return and that the spirit is the cause of Cervantes' head attached to his ancestor Lelouch's body and gaining a Stand. Later, Floyd's mother Kokonoe falls sick because of her Stand. They are also joined later by Escanor, Gin Ichimaru, and Kokichi Oma to save Kokonoe, as Cervantes sends Stand users Rita Repulsa, Nosferatu Zodd, Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez, Bulbasaur, David Shield, Kano, Claude von Riegan, Zhu Rong, Konan, Agumon, Diarmuid, Mileena, Muzan Kibutsuji, Griffon, Annie Leonhart, Zack Lowe, gambling brothers Liquid Snake and Ren Amamiya, and lastly, Junya Kaneshiro among others to kill the group before they could reach him.
  • Diamond is Unbreakable: It’s recently discovered that Raiden has an illegitimate offspring from Bloodhound, so Floyd has to travel to Morioh to give a third of the former’s income to said son, Galo Thymos. Then the three of them, along with Tanjiro Kamado, Lev Lainur, and Tamaki Suoh have to deal with local stand users Kenshiro, Starscream, Waver Velvet, Aqua, Monokuma, Fenneko, Kyojuro Rengoku, Mark Twain, Sherman Shallancer, and many others in one way or another before having to face the serial killer Albert Wesker, who goes on to disguise himself as Ray's father and Rinko Kojiro's husband. Hiruzen Sarutobi is Wesker's father and 2B is a ghost who was Wesker's very first victim.
    • Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe: Tamaki is now Enmu and he is investigating mysterious incidents (whether it is Stand-related or not) while at the same time trying to finish his Manga.
  • Golden Wind: Floyd sends Tanjiro to Italy to find Cervantes (technically Lelouch)'s son, Nanashi, who shakes Tanjiro’s tail and runs afoul of Noctis Lucis Caelum, who invites him to fight drugs against the mafia. After passing a test given by one of the capos, Sakonji Urokodaki, Nanashi joins the gang underneath Noctis alongside fellow gang members 9S, a demon in a trenchcoat, Scrimshaw, and Mao. After a fight with gang members Zenitsu Agatsuma and Yuri regarding Urokodaki's stash of money, Noctis is promoted to a capo and is ordered to protect Meggy, who is the daughter of the Boss Overhaul, who masquerades as Tartaglia. They are later attacked by the Hitman Team who betrayed the Boss, Legoshi, Schezo Wegey, Lance, Daruk, V, Illumi Zoldyck, and their leader Miklan, who wish to kill Meggy to hurt the Boss. Overhaul reveals the entire setup was to kill Meggy himself, leading to Noctis betraying the gang as well, and Overhaul sends his Elite Guard members Jazz, Jin Wong, LootGoblin, Bakuzan, and Gowther after them, failing which, Gin later returns in order to help Nanashi fight Overhaul.
  • Stone Ocean: Floyd's estranged daughter Rebecca Bluegarden is wrongfully arrested for murder and must now team up with fellow internees Qi'Tara, Ichigo, Cho Sang-Woo, Theoto Rikka, and Langa Hasegawa in order to escape the prison and foil the plans of Cervantes' friend March Marbas. March frames Rebecca with the unknowing help of Katsuki Bakugo and the willing help of corrupt lawyer Hanuman Tokusa, and later tries to kill her and Floyd with the help of one of Cervantes' former hitman Takumi Usui as well as hiring Dai Bo, Eula Lawrence, Gino Weinberg, Jason Silver, Nathan Seymour, Daisuke Aramaki, Colm, Shota Aizawa, and Twoearle to do so. Additionally, March creates the homunculus Dendy out of one of Cervantes' bones and has three of Cervantes' sons Petelgeuse Romanee-Conti, Matsuboshi Raido and Dark Choco Cookie help him out with attaining his goal.

Italian

• 1993 OVA: After Jeff Tracy's daughter Motherboard falls ill due to the return of the evil vampire Batman, he goes on a journey with Lord Dregg, his rough nephew Pegasus Seiya, Skull, Peppermint Larry and the dog Teddy Ruxpin to find Batman and save her by killing him once and for all.

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