ABEMA will be streaming a free talk/variety show, “JOJO SCOOP“, on April 12, 2025 at 5 PM JST. It will be a one hour long preshow for the upcoming JOJODAY STAGE event, diving into the JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure anime series with guests who love JoJo.
JOJO SCOOP
Serving as MC is Yuki Iwai of the comedy duo Haraichi, apparently known as one of the biggest anime fans in the entertainment industry. Assisting him is the actress Rika Adachi. Other guests include the announcer Atsuko Uchida, comedian Gorgeous (ゴー☆ジャス), and the comedy duo Mamatarte (ママタルト). Together, they’ll look back on the bizarre history of JoJo with carefully selected footage, while passionately highlighting their favorite moments.
The show will also feature a behind-the-scenes report on the largest JoJo collaboration event ever, currently being held in Shibuya. They will also talk about key highlights from the JOJODAY STAGE, which will take place right after the preshow airs.
The narration for the program is provided by Daisuke OnoDaisuke Ono
Daisuke Ono is a Japanese voice actor and singer who voices Jotaro Kujo in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Animation. He is also well known for his roles as Erwin Smith in Attack on Titan, Sebastian Michaelis in Black Butler, Itsuki Koizumi in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Shintaro Midorima in...
, the voice of Jotaro KujoJotaro Kujo
Jotaro Kujo is the main protagonist of the third part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Stardust Crusaders, and the third JoJo of the series. He also appears as a primary ally in Diamond is Unbreakable and Stone Ocean, and makes a brief appearance as a tertiary character in Vento....
Unlike the JOJODAY STAGE, this preshow is not available on the global ABEMA site, and is only watchable in Japan.
In response to the announcement, Gorgeous posted a photo of him wearing the Stone MaskStone Mask
Stone Masks are powerful ancient artifacts featured in the first two parts of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Phantom Blood and Battle Tendency. They are originally introduced as sacrificial devices used by certain vampiric Aztec cults. Mounted ornamentally in the Joestar Mansion by George Joestar I, one Stone Mask eventually transforms Dio....
SHIBUYA ANIME BASE
In addition, the 43rd episode of the SHIBUYA ANIME BASE program on ABEMA will be a special JoJo feature airing on April 11 at 9 PM JST.
They will highlight iconic scenes from the entire JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure anime series, with Yuki Iwai, Haruna Iikubo, and Tenshin Hantaro each selecting and presenting their favorite moments. They will also hold the JoJo Quiz No.1 Championship with a flurry of tough questions.
Voice actor Kensho OnoKensho Ono
Kensho Ono is a Japanese actor, voice actor, and singer who voices Giorno Giovanna in the fourth season of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Animation, Golden Wind. Ono is also known as the voice of Tetsuya Kuroko, the protagonist of Kuroko's Basketball, Mikaela Hyakuya in Seraph of the End, Ryunosuke Akutagawa..., who plays Giorno GiovannaGiorno Giovanna
Giorno Giovanna is the main protagonist of the fifth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Vento Aureo, and the fifth JoJo of the series. Giorno is the illegitimate son of DIO, conceived with Jonathan Joestar's stolen body. He is introduced as Haruno Shiobana, a half-Japanese teenager living in Italy. Giorno..., will also appear for a talk with the voice actor Shinnosuke Tachibana, where they’ll reveal the story of a secret benefactor who supported him in landing the role of Giorno.
