Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Set One: Phantom Blood/Battle Tendency (UK-import)
Japanese anime based on the manga by Hirohiko Araki about different generations of the Joestar family. In 'Phantom Blood' Jonathan Joestar (voice of Kazuyuki Okitsu), known as JoJo, is a young English gentleman looking to inherit his father's fortune, however, the arrival of Dio Brando (Takehito Koyasu) threatens his position of entitlement. Their rivalry intensifies with the discovery of a mysterious stone mask which will play a vital part in the destiny of both young men. The episodes are: 'Dio the Invader', 'A Letter from the Past', 'Youth with Dio', 'Overdrive', 'The Dark Knights', 'Tomorrow's Courage', 'Sorrowful Successor', 'Bloody Battle! JoJo & Dio' and 'The Final Ripple!'. In 'Battle Tendency' Jonathan's grandson Joseph (Tomokazu Sugita) faces off against German military officer Rudol von Stronheim (Atsushi Imaruoka) and relies on the help of his grandfather's friend, wealthy oil tycoon Robert E. O. Speedwagon (Yuji Ueda). The episodes are: 'New York's JoJo', 'The Game Master', 'The Pillar Man', 'JoJo Vs. the Ultimate Lifeform', 'Ultimate Warriors from Ancient Times', 'A Hero's Proof', 'Lisa Lisa, Hamon Coach', 'The Deeper Plan', 'Von Stroheim's Revenge', 'A Race Towards the Brink', 'Young Caesar', 'A Hundred Against Two', 'A True Warrior', 'The Warrior of Wind', 'The Ties That Bind JoJo', 'The Birth of a Superbeing!!' and 'The Ascendant One'.