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[25] Its Blu-ray version was the fourth best-selling animation Blu-ray for that same week, with 14,860 copies sold. [26] The second volume
ranked sixth in both animation DVDs and Blu-rays for the week of February 18–24, with 2,764 and 12,501 copies sold respectively. [27][28] The anime's third volume was the sixth best-selling animation DVD, with 2,994 copies sold, and the second best-selling animation Blu-ray, with 13,536 copies sold, for the week of March 25–31. [29][30] Critical reception[edit] The JoJo's Bizarre Adventure anime television series was named one of the best of 2012 by Otaku USA. [31] It was added to the list by Joseph Luster, however, in his review he cited David Production having a small budget for several of his problems with the series, stating some portions of the animation are a "butt hair above motion comic standards," but that it usually makes up for it in "sheer style. "[32] Michael Toole of Anime News Network had similar views, writing that the show's good writing, art direction, and pacing were "sometimes obscured by grade-Z animation. "[33] Several critics have credited the success of the anime adaptation for bringing about a surge of popularity for the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure franchise amongst
Western audiences. [33][34] In 2018, Danni Wilmoth of
Crunchyroll included the series on her list of "The 20 Series Every Anime Fan Needs to Watch". [35] In 2019, Polygon named the series as one of the best anime of the 2010s. [36] Accolades[edit] At the 2013 CEDEC Awards, the anime's opening sequence won in the Visual Arts division. [37] At the Crunchyroll Anime Awards, the anime's Diamond is Unbreakable received three category mentions in the most popular "Other" in 2017: "Best Action" and both Hero of the Year and Best Boy for Josuke Higashikata, while Yoshikage Kira was nominated for Villain of the Year;[38] Takahiro Kishida won "Best Character Design" for the anime's Golden Wind and its opening theme, "Fighting Gold" by Coda, was nominated for "Best Opening Sequence" in 2019;[39][40] Yuichi Nakamura won Best Voice
Artist Performance (Japanese) for his work as Bruno Bucciarati, while Golden Wind was nominated for three categories in 2020;[41][42] Marios Gavrilis was nominated for Best Voice Artist Performance (German) for his work as Dio Brando in 2022;[43] the anime's Stone Ocean was nominated for six categories, including Best Continuing Series and Best Action in 2023.
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