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Anime Spotlight - Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Golden Wind

by ANN Staff,
Premieres at 1:05AM of October 6, 2018 (JST)

Story

Giorno Giovanna, a young man living in Naples, has the blood of DIO --the eternal enemy of the Joestar clan-- running in his veins. Giorno becomes a delinquent due to being persecuted since childhood. However, he is lead back onto the right path thanks to a gangster who saved him and taught him to believe in others. Bizarrely enough, this gang of people who didn't forget honor, gratitude, and respect made him reform. This is how Giorno came to admire gangsters. In the backstreets of Italy, Giorno causes trouble alongside his gang "Passione," and ends up being targeted...

Character Names & Descriptions

Giorno Giovanna

Voice: Kenshō Ono

Stand Name: Golden Wind

Giorno is a 15-year-old boy living in Naples who was born between DIO --the eternal enemy of the Joestar family-- and a Japanese woman. He has a strong will that allows him to stick to his convictions, and the readiness to deal with unexpected events. He dreams of being a gangster.

Bruno Bucciarati

Voice: Yūichi Nakamura

Stand Name: Zipper Man

A 20-year-old man who is a member of the gang "Passione." He has a strong sense of responsibility and a kind heart that pushes him to reach out to those in need. He is trusted not only by his superiors and subordinates in the gang, but also by the townsfolk.

Leone Abbacchio

Voice: Junichi Suwabe

Stand Name: Moody Jazz

A member of the gang "Passione," and Bucciarati's subordinate. This 20-year-old man is a former policeman. He doesn't easily trust people, but once he does, he is willing to put his own life on the line to carry out their orders.

Guido Mista

Voice: Kohsuke Toriumi

Stand Name: Six Bullets

A member of the gang "Passione," and Bucciarati's subordinate. This 18-year-old man is very optimistic and the life of the party. His strong mind is the serves as the backbone for the team. He hates the number "4."

Narancia Ghirga

Voice: Daiki Yamashita

Stand Name: Li'l Bomber

A member of the gang "Passione," and Bucciarati's subordinate. This 17-year-old member feels indebted to Bucciarati, who once saved his life. He joined the gang in order to be of use to him. He has a very innocent personality, and dislikes studying.

Pannacotta Fugo

Voice: Junya Enoki

Stand Name: Purple Smoke

A member of the gang "Passione," and Bucciarati's subordinate. This 16-year-old member is extremely intelligent, with a 152 IQ score. He has a gentle demeanor, but actually has a very short temper, and can go on a rampage when he gets ticked off. He's even able to scare his own comrades with his pure rage.

Cast

Giorno Giovanna
Kenshō Ono
Bruno Bucciarati
Yūichi Nakamura
Leone Abbacchio
Junichi Suwabe
Guido Mista
Kohsuke Toriumi
Narancia Ghirga
Daiki Yamashita
Pannacotta Fugo
Junya Enoki

Staff

Original Work
Hirohiko Araki (Shueisha JUMP COMICS)
Executive Director
Naokatsu Tsuda
Director
Yasuhiro Kimura, Hideya Takahashi
Series Structure
Yasuko Kobayashi
Animation Character Design
Takahiro Kishida
Chief Animation Director
Shunichi Ishimoto
Stand Design, Action Animation Director
Takahito Katayama
Prop Design
Yukitoshi Hōtani
Art Setting
Reki Taki, Junko Nagasawa, Kaoru Aoki
Color Design
Hiroko Sato
Art Director
Shunichiro Yoshihara, Megumi Katō
Director of Photography
Kazuhiro Yamada
Editing
Kiyoshi Hirose
Sound Director
Yoshikazu Iwanami
Music
Yūgo Kanno
Animation Production
david production

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