what happened to stone ocean anime

by Hank Hackett 4 min read
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The first twelve episodes of Stone Ocean were initially released worldwide as part of an original net animation season on Netflix on December 1, 2021, before its scheduled airing on Japanese television in January 2022. The next twelve episodes will be released worldwide in late 2022.

Is Stone Ocean the most shocking ending in anime history?

Kono Manga ga Sugoi! recommended the series, and called Jolyne a distinctive character within the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure franchise. In a 2015 poll on Charapedia, Japanese readers ranked Stone Ocean as having the seventeenth most shocking ending of all time in manga and anime. ^ "週刊少年ジャンプ ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 Part6 ストーンオーシャン (荒木飛呂彦)".

When will the Stone Ocean anime be on Netflix?

On August 8, 2021, on a live stream event, it was announced that the Stone Ocean anime would be streaming on Netflix worldwide on December 1, 2021. In the same live stream, there was a 2-minute trailer featuring new character art, animation, and music.

Will there be an animated adaptation of Stone Ocean?

On April 4th, 2021, at the "JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: The Animation Special Event ~JOESTAR the Inherited Soul~" live event, it was confirmed that Stone Ocean was going to receive an official animated adaptation.

Why did Araki change the ending of Stone Ocean?

The Green Baby Araki stated that towards the end of Stone Ocean's serialization, he felt as if he reached the peak of both his creativity and career. Upset by this, he changed the ending in the final few chapters to deliver an ending that would return the JoJo series back to its roots; a concept he would continue in Part 7.

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Plot

Set in 2011, Jolyne Cujoh is sentenced to 15 years in prison after being involved in a car accident and being framed for a murder. She is imprisoned at Green Dolphin Street Prison in Florida, nicknamed the "Aquarium." Her father, Jotaro Kujo, gives her a pendant that causes a mysterious power to awaken inside of her.

Production and release

Like all previous parts, Stone Ocean is produced and animated by David Production.

Why did Araki change the ending of Stone Ocean?

Araki stated that towards the end of Stone Ocean's serialization, he felt as if he reached the peak of both his creativity and career. Upset by this, he changed the ending in the final few chapters to deliver an ending that would return the JoJo series back to its roots; a concept he would continue in Part 7.

Who voices Jolyne in Stone Ocean?

Stone Ocean anime was announced on April 4th, 2021 at JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Animation Special Event. Jolyne Cujoh will be voiced by Ai Fairouz.

When will Stone Ocean be released?

The anime adaptation of Stone Ocean was personally announced by series creator Hirohiko Araki on the "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure the Animation Special Event: JOESTAR Inherited Soul" live stream on April 4 , 2021, stating that it is “ [...] finally being animated and released”.

How many volumes are there in Stone Ocean?

It was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from January 1, 2000 to April 21, 2003 and was collected into 17 tankōbon volumes.

Why did Anasui sacrifice his life?

After Jolyne finally reciprocates his affections, Anasui sacrifices his life in a failed attempt to allow Jotaro to land a hit on Pucci. Made in Heaven greatly shortens Jotaro’s time stop, and Pucci attacks Jolyne with knives, causing Jotaro to give up his chance to kill Pucci to instead save his daughter.

What happened to Pucci's universe?

With Pucci's premature death, the parallel universe collapses, leading to a universe near-identical to the original- however , Pucci has been erased from existence, and the precognitive effects of the second universe are gone.

Why did Pucci steal Jotaro's stand?

Additionally, it is implied that Pucci is the one who mobilized DIO's ex-followers, making him responsible for Jotaro leaving his family to hunt them down.

How long has it been since Dio died?

Although it has been 23 years since DIO's death, Pucci, keeping DIO to his word, proceeds with his plan to realize this "perfect world", which involves absorbing the remnants of DIO's bones in the form of a green homunculus called the Green Baby, and arriving at a predestined place on the night of the new moon.

Why did Jotaro's daughter get framed?

Jotaro informs his daughter that a disciple of DIO's framed her so that he could kill her in prison, and urges her to escape. This plan goes awry when a Stand named Whitesnake uses its power to remove Jotaro's Stand and memories, in the form of discs.

Let's break down the ending of the 'Stone Ocean' anime

While in prison, Jolyne is visited by her father Jotaro (the main protagonist of Part 3). He offers to break her out of prison and find out who put her there, but is attacked by the Stand power of Pale Snake, which secretly belongs to prison chaplain Enrico Pucci.

The ending of the anime may be relatively happy, but the story is far from over

Throughout all of Jolyne's hard battles while in prison, she is able to achieve one of the goals she sets out to accomplish. But in these first 12 episodes, the anime still has a lot of story to cover from the manga. She and her companions have yet to discover Pucci's true identity and what he plans to do with Jotaro's memories.

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