Despite its fame and influence, it took over 20 years for theJojo’s Bizarre Adventuremanga to receive a full anime adaptation. Some attempts were made to adapt it in the past, but not until 2012 did David Productions take on the monumental task of animating the whole series.
Like withany anime adaptation, however, production limitations meant that not every scene could make it in, and sometimes, a scene is even viewed as unnecessary. David Productions did a great job of adapting most of the content in the manga, and even adding extra content and context in several areas. However, it was inevitable that some scenes never made it out of the manga.
9Part 1: Phantom Blood — Danny’s Backstory
Back inJojoPart 1, the conflict between Jonathan Joestar and Dio Brando escalated to the point where Dio locked Jonathan’s dog Danny in a furnace, burning him alive. While this was already detestable, the event was even worse in the manga.
Originally, Dio was talking to Jonathan’s father, and was told the story of how Jonathan and Danny became friends. While Danny bit Jonathan at their first meeting, the dog later saved him from drowning, and became his best friend. This makes Dio’s murder of Danny sting even harder.
8Part 2: Battle Tendency — Brute
Near the beginning ofJojoPart 2, Joseph Joestar and his friend Smokey are attacked byStraizo, a former ally who has now been turned into a vampire. While Joseph does immense damage to Straizo, the vampire regenerates, and Joseph decides to run away for the time being.
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In the anime he runs unimpeded, but in the manga, a random bystander called Brute attempts to apprehend Joseph to impress his girlfriend, thinking Joseph is a criminal. He tackles Joseph, who quickly puts him into a headlock and kicks him in the face, causing Brute’s girlfriend to decide Joseph is cooler.
7Part 2: Battle Tendency — Joseph Drinks Horse Water
Later on,Joseph Joestartravels to Mexico to track down Speedwagon, who has been captured by the Nazis. In the anime, his only scene before locating the German base is a short fight against an assassin known as Donovan.
In the manga, he first stops by a random Mexican town, where he accidentally drinks water out of a horse trough, causing the locals to laugh at him and decide to rob him. He scares them by breaking his own goggles to fire shards of glass at them, and then demands they bring him food and fuel.
6Part 3: Stardust Crusaders — Dio Using the Sidewalk
InJojo Part 3, after the crusaders first encounter Dio, they flee his hideout in order to get away from his unknown stand ability. To pursue them, Dio accosts a US senator, forcing him to drive Dio in his own car. When the car runs into traffic, Dio insists that the senator drive over the sidewalk, which is packed with people.
In the manga, the car is shown plowing through the pedestrians. However, the anime cuts this part out, instead cutting to the bloodied car to imply what happened instead of showing it.
5Part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable — Joseph & Josuke Run Into Yukako
InJojo Part 4, Yukako Yamagishi is obsessively in love with Koichi, and even kidnaps him. While she eventually makes up with him, the anime doesn’t show her interacting with any other characters that much.
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In a deleted scene from the manga, Joseph and Josuke actually run into Yukako while searching for clues about Kira. While Josuke is initially hostile due to her attacking Koichi, Joseph urges him to give her a break. He directs her towards the salon owned by Aya, leading into the ‘Cinderella’ arc of the story.
4Part 5: Vento Aureo — Bucciarati Subdues The Police
InJojo Part 5,a young man named Giorno Giovanna joins an italian gang full of stand users. After betraying the gang’s leader,Giorno and his alliesattempt to travel to Sardinia to track down the boss’ true identity to defeat him.
In the anime they find a plane to steal without incident, but in the manga they are accosted by two police officers who tell them to leave. Bruno Bucciarati proceeds to calmly ask the police if they know where he can steal a plane, and useshis standto attach them to a light post once they find the plane.
3Part 5: Vento Aureo — Body Swap Bonuses
Later in the story, the effect of the stand Silver Chariot Requiem causes every life form within range to swap souls with the closest living thing. This affects the heroes and villains, as well as random bystanders.
While the anime shows several shots of swapped bystanders, it does remove some. For example, it removes a scene of a young couple who have swapped bodies. The girlfriend is crying due to needing to pee, but not wanting to do so in her boyfriend’s body.
2Part 6: Stone Ocean — Jolyne Spoils Sixth Sense
Near the end ofJojo Part 6, Jolyne Kujo is attempting to escape Green Dolphin Street Prison, where she has been falsely imprisoned. However, a stand known as Jail House Lock limits her ability to form new memories, forcing her to constantly forget her mission.
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In the anime, the montage of Jolyne trying to remember her predicament includes her briefly watching a movie she doesn’t fully remember. In the manga, she instead walks in on other inmates watching the movieSixth Senseand recalls the film’s twist, spoiling it for everyone else.
1Part 6: Stone Ocean — Where is Mickey?
After escaping to follow Jolyne, Anasui and Weather Report are hitching a ride in an old man’s truck, when the stand Bohemian Rhapsody begins to take effect. This stand causes fictional characters to come to life, including Pinnochio, whom the two meet on the truck.
In the manga, there was also a moment where Anasui was looking through a magazine for Disney World, which was missing all images of Mickey Mouse. Hilariously, he then complains that he wants to see Mickey, and that it’s not Disney if Mickey’s not there.
