
Part 1: Phantom Blood
Begin with Jonathan Joestar’s conflict with Dio Brando in Victorian England. Phantom Blood occupies the opening episodes of season one.
OpenJoJo anime parts in release order — from Phantom Blood through Steel Ball Run
Watch the modern JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure anime by numbered part and release order. Phantom Blood and Battle Tendency share the first TV season, while later parts receive their own seasons. The order follows the Joestar family across generations and now continues into the alternate continuity of Steel Ball Run.

Begin with Jonathan Joestar’s conflict with Dio Brando in Victorian England. Phantom Blood occupies the opening episodes of season one.
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Continue with Joseph Joestar’s battle against the Pillar Men. Battle Tendency completes the first television season.
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Stardust Crusaders introduces Jotaro Kujo and Stands as the group travels from Japan to Egypt to confront DIO.
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Diamond Is Unbreakable follows Josuke Higashikata and a series of Stand-related mysteries in the town of Morioh.
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Golden Wind follows Giorno Giovanna as he joins an Italian gang and attempts to overthrow its hidden boss.
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Stone Ocean centers on Jolyne Cujoh in Green Dolphin Street Prison and concludes the original animated continuity.
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Steel Ball Run begins JoJo’s alternate continuity with Johnny Joestar and Gyro Zeppeli competing in a cross-country horse race.
OpenWatch the numbered parts in order: Phantom Blood, Battle Tendency, Stardust Crusaders, Diamond Is Unbreakable, Golden Wind, Stone Ocean, and Steel Ball Run.
They are separate story parts, but the 2012 television adaptation groups both into its first season.
Each part has a new central hero, but characters, family history, and consequences carry forward. Watching in numbered order gives the clearest experience.
No. Steel Ball Run starts an alternate continuity with a new version of the Joestar story.