The anime sequence of Hirohiko Araki‘s JoJo’s Weird Journey: Stone Ocean manga premiered on Netflix on Wednesday, and the second episode reveals that the sequence’ ending theme is the 2008 “Distant Dreamer” tune by Welsh singer Duffy. Common Music Japan confirmed the ending theme tune reveal on Twitter.

Netflix debuted 12 episodes of the anime globally on Wednesday. The sequence will air on tv in Japan in January on Tokyo MX, MBS, and BS11.

david manufacturing is returning to supply the sequence. Kenichi Suzuki is coming back from Elements 1-3 because the chief director, and Toshiyuki Kato (JoJo’s Weird Journey: Diamond Is Unbreakable sequence director, Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan director) is the director. Yasuko Kobayashi is coming back from the earlier anime to deal with the sequence composition, and Masanori Shino (Black Lagoon, Gungrave, No Weapons Life) is the character designer. Shun’ichi Ishimoto (JoJo’s Weird Journey: Golden Wind chief animation director) is the Stand designer. Yoshikazu Iwanami is returning because the sound director, and Yūgo Kanno is coming back from Elements 3-5 as composer.

The singer ichigo from Kishida Kyōdan & The Akeboshi Rockets performs the opening theme tune “Stone Ocean,” and the one launched digitally on Wednesday.

The manga is the sixth a part of Araki’s JoJo’s Weird Journey manga, and it continues the story from the earlier entries. Netflix describes the sequence:

Florida, U.S.A, 2011 After an accident whereas on a drive together with her sweetheart, Jolyne Cujoh falls right into a entice and is sentenced to fifteen years. She is shipped to the state-run maximum-security correctional facility Inexperienced Dolphin Avenue Jail—AKA “the Aquarium.” On the verge of despair, she receives a pendant from her father that causes a mysterious energy to awaken within her. “There are issues on this world which are extra terrifying than loss of life, and what’s occurring on this jail is unquestionably one in every of them.” A message from a mysterious boy who seems earlier than Jolyne, inexplicable occasions that happen one after one other, the horrifying fact advised to her by her father when he comes to go to, and the title DIO… Will Jolyne in the end be let out from this stone ocean they name a jail? The ultimate battle to finish century-long fateful confrontations between the Joestar household and DIO begins!

The Stone Ocean arc of the JoJo’s Weird Journey manga ran from 1999 to 2003, and has 17 volumes, consisting of volumes 64 by 80 of the general manga.

david manufacturing has produced tv anime sequence for the entire earlier components of the manga. The anime of the primary two arcs, Phantom Blood and Battle Tendency, aired as a 26-episode sequence in 2012-2013. The JoJo’s Weird Journey: Stardust Crusaders anime aired for twenty-four episodes in 2014, and the second half, JoJo’s Weird Journey: Stardust Crusaders Battle in Egypt Arc, aired for twenty-four episodes in 2015. JoJo’s Weird Journey: Diamond Is Unbreakable aired for 39 episodes in 2016. JoJo’s Weird Journey: Golden Wind aired for 39 episodes in 2018-2019.

Crunchyroll has streamed all of david manufacturing‘s earlier JoJo’s Weird Journey anime as they aired. Viz Media is releasing the anime in North America, and has launched up by JoJo’s Weird Journey: Golden Wind. Viz Media can be releasing the JoJo’s Weird Journey manga in English.

The JoJo’s Weird Journey: Diamond Is Unbreakable arc additionally impressed a live-action movie that opened in Japan in August 2017. Viz Media has licensed the movie for dwelling video.

Araki’s spinoff manga Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan (Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai) has additionally impressed a number of OVAs and a live-action mini sequence. Netflix started streaming the anime worldwide on February 18. The live-action mini-series aired in Japan in December 2020.

Sources: Netflix, Common Music Japan’s Twitter account