JoJo's Bizarre Adventure · Season 5 · Netflix / Crunchyroll

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Season 5

Name: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Season 5 review: BollyAI verdict
Item: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Season 5
Rating: 8.1
Author: BollyAI

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Season 5 is a WORTH-IT, BollyMeter 8.1/10. 38 episodes on Netflix / Crunchyroll from 1 December 2021.

WORTH-IT

BollyMeter8.1/10Stone Ocean received 86% on Rotten Tomatoes from 4 critics; the arc is the franchise's most polarising among fans - Jolyne is a widely praised protagonist, but the ending's scope divides audiences who find it either the boldest or most frustrating conclusion in the franchise.

Updated 9 June 2026

What BollyAI Thinks

Season 5 (December 2021, Netflix) adapts Stone Ocean in 38 episodes, released in three batches on Netflix rather than weekly broadcast. Jolyne Cujoh is the franchise's first female protagonist and was received by critics and audiences as a genuine success: her design, fighting style, and characterisation were praised as the strongest female-led arc in David Production's adaptation run. The prison setting gives the arc a distinct tone from all previous parts, and the Stand ability designs in the Whitesnake arc are among the franchise's most unsettling. The ending - which remains the most discussed and divided conclusion in the franchise's audience response - split critics between 'the boldest choice the series could make' and 'an alienating conclusion.' Critics gave it 86% from 4 reviews.

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86%critics positive · n=48.5/10IMDb audience

“Stone Ocean is a masterful adaptation with a fantastic opening sequence, lush animation, and the weirdest Stands yet.”
Rotten Tomatoes audience description

Season Over Season

Introduces the franchise's strongest female protagonist; the ending remains its most controversial single choice among long-term viewers.