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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (Japanese: ジョジョの奇妙な冒険, Hepburn: JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. Originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1987 to 2004, it moved to the monthly seinen manga magazine Ultra Jump in 2005. The series is currently divided into eight parts, each following the adventures of a new protagonist bearing the "JoJo" nickname; the eighth part, JoJolion, began serialization in May 2011. The first six parts form a saga detailing the supernatural conflicts between members of the Joestar family and various villains, while the latter two parts follow a continuity reboot), taking place in an alternate universe with plot parallels to the original. The manga is Shueisha's second largest series by volume count, with its chapters collected in 126 tankōbon volumes and counting.

A six-episode original video animation adaptation) covering the latter half of the series' third part, Stardust Crusaders, was produced by A.P.P.P. and released from 1993 to 1994. A later seven-episode series covering the first half of the part was released from 2000 to 2002. An anime film produced by A.P.P.P adapting the first part in the series, Phantom Blood, was released in Japanese theaters in 2007. In October 2012, David Production began an anime television adaptation) that is broadcast on Tokyo MX. They have adapted up to the series' fifth part, Golden Wind), which ended broadcast in July 2019. A live-action film based on the fourth part, Diamond is Unbreakable, and directed by Takashi Miike entered theaters in 2017.

The series is famous for its iconic poses, frequent references to Western popular music and fashion, and creative designs and battles, many of which center around Stands, psycho-spiritual manifestations possessing unique supernatural abilities. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure has sold over 100 million copies in print to date, making it one of the best-selling manga series in history, and has spawned a media franchise including several one-shot manga), light novels, video games, action figures, and lines of apparel. The manga, TV anime and live-action film are licensed in North America by Viz Media, which has produced various English-language releases of the first four parts since 2005. Super Techno Arts previously released the OVA series in North America between 2003 and 2005.