JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean
Usually, anime that have the “Netflix Original Series” credit slapped onto it have the unfortunate privilege of being kept behind the company’s localization jail, where an anime that aired in Japan takes forever to release in the States. Thankfully, this wasn’t a problem for JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean.
The plot of Stone Ocean ironically finds Jolyne Cujoh behind the bars for a crime she didn’t commit in the worst setting the series has had yet, Green Dolphin Street Prison in Florida.
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure follows the descendants of the Joestar family. Each part, or story arc, is set in a different time and follows a different member of the family as they battle bizarre enemies, usually with the help of their song reference ghost powers called stands. Stone Ocean follows the series’ first female protagonist, the oh-so-cool Jolyne.
The show exceeded my expectations, especially with the return of David Productions’ beautifully animated CGI opening. Plus, the claustrophobic camera work in Stone Ocean’s prison-centric season feels more dynamic than in previous seasons with its utilization of fish-eye effects, dolly zoom, and pallet-swapping of its characters whenever menacingly shocking moments arise.
Stone Ocean OP 1 Singer: Has wanted to sing the Stone Ocean OP for 6 years
Jolyne Japanese VA: Wanted the role for 12 years
Jolyne English VA: Wanted the role for 8 yearsStone Ocean is the time for dreams coming true! pic.twitter.com/THvmrsupdI
— Daily Jojo Women (@DailyJJBAWomen) December 2, 2021
