Fancy French Cheeses and PV! The Jean Pierre Polnareff Special PV!

The French! Ah, it sounds good. I mean, not good, but it sounds right. Or something. I’m not sure how to express that one, but I like it, Monsieur Joestar. And Dio’s butt.  And it still looks good. I mean the animation as well as Dio’s butt I guess. The music is a new interesting point. Suits Polnareff’s image more than the fat beats do, though, so I’m still not sure how the show’s sound direction and composition is going to go. I’m sure it’ll be トレビアン.

And that’s the end of our special character PVs as far as I’ve heard. There may be one left since there’s enough time for one between now and the 4th, but we’ll have to wait and see. Maybe a good super stand user special. Need to hear what Daniel and Terrence are going to sound like.

A Special Presentation by the Stardust Crusader Cast at Anime Japan 2014

The first Stardust Crusaders adaptation in years I think is something we can all agree is a big deal, and I know a lot of people consider the changing in cast from ASB to be a big deal too. Seems the producers agree because they’re sending out the new cast to greet us an answer our questions about the show to come. This year’s Anime Japan, a yearly convention that “combines the elements of the business market and the traditional festival such as vendor booths and stage events for fans to enjoy over a period of 2 days,” that’s being held at the Tokyo Big Sight this year will have a special stage presentation lead up to the new anime’s premiere.

It will be attended by Daisuke Ono (Jotaro,) Daisuke Hirakawa (Kakyoin,) Komatsu Fuminori (Polnareff,) and Kenta Miyake (Abdul.) They’ll be there to talk about what the new anime will do, how they’re taking to their roles, and presumably take questions. It’s an insider’s scoop on what the anime will do.

This special stage production will be happening on Saturday, March 22nd at 10:22.

(Thanks to the original story from Araki-JoJo)

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders The Animation Official PV 1 and Core Cast Voices!

Ok, PV might be a little generous, but what do you want? There’s Dio, sound effects floating around, and Star Platinum ORAORAORA all over the place. Along with that we get a confirmed air date and time. Stardust Crusaders The Animation will air on April 4th on Tokyo MX.

But let’s get to the meat of the matter. Voice actors are changing, and I can hear the collective teeth grind from here. First things first, here’s the list for the core cast at the end and also from Araki-JoJo:

Jotaro – Daisuke Ono
Joseph – Unshou Ishizuka (Jet Black in Cowboy Bebop, official dub voice of Lawrence Fishburn and Liam Neeson)
Abdul – Kenta Miyake (Scar in FMA: Brotherhood, Zangief post Street Fighter IV)
Kakyoin – Daisuke Hirakawa
Polnareff – Fuminori Komatsu
DIO – Takehito Koyasu

Daisuke Ono and Takehito Koyasu are the only confirmed returning cast members from ASB. Koyasu makes sense. Koyasu was already Dio in Parts 1 and 2, so ASB wouldn’t matter here. The rumors I’ve heard are that most people are upset over losing Sugita as Old Joseph. I’m only really somewhat bothered by losing Masashi Ebara as Abdul, but I just really liked the way he did “HELL 2 U,” so if Miyake can do it, then that’s fine.

Other than that, I guess we’ll just have to wait.