Action, Adventure, Animation, Anime, Fantasy, Foreign (non-English), Sci-Fi
A multi-generational family battles surreal forces of evil with brisk, campy, and absurdist action.
Pulpy, with absurdist humor. A late-night trip at a brisk pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu, Crunchyroll, Hoopla (free), Pluto TV (free) and 1 more.
Some innuendo or implied sex and brutal violence, about what a TV-MA should carry.
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Follow the intergenerational feud between the Joestar Family and various forces of evil, the most prominent of which is Dio Brando and his followers.
It leaves things open rather than tying them up.
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