Jotaro Kujo is beyond a doubt the most prolific JoJo to come out of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure. The protagonist of Part 3, Stardust Crusaders, Jotaro has the highest Part count in the franchise, appearing in Parts 3 through 6. With the exception of Part 5, Jotaro plays a major role in every arc he appears in.
As a traditional Shonen protagonist, Jotaro is quite powerful, though perhaps not as powerful as he thinks. As nearly unstoppable as Jotaro comes across, there are quite a few anime characters who could put him in his place — and rather effortlessly at that.
Updated by Ajay Aravind on 24th March 2022: Jotaro's Star Platinum is one of the most powerful Stands in JoJo's Bizarre Adventures naturally making him a formidable combatant. Star Platinum is a threat to anyone in its way, even before acquiring The World — a dangerous addition to an already overwhelming arsenal. However, Jotaro is still an ordinary man with superhuman abilities, so it's unlikely he'd win against the strongest characters anime has to offer.
15 Son Goku (Dragon Ball) Wouldn't Give Jotaro A Moment's Respite In Battle
Easily one of the most overpowered characters in fiction, there's really no getting around just how extremely strong Son Goku is. Come Dragon Ball Super: Broly, he’s been fighting with gods for ages. Goku is even a god himself at this point, using God Ki to elevate him far above his natural limits.
While Star Platinum: The World might give Goku a run for his money, he is the same character who managed to outdo Hit’s time skip through sheer force of will and strategic movement. Jotaro doesn't skip time so much as he stops it, but it’s unlikely Goku would give Jotaro enough time to finish him off in the first place.
14 Saitama (One Punch Man) Is Going To End The Fight With A Single Punch
It’s almost cheating to include Saitama, considering he’s a gag character through and through. While anime fans love debating whether or not someone can defeat Saitama, the fact of the matter is that, realistically, nobody can. The very premise behind the character revolves around Saitama finishing off his opponents with a single hit.
Naturally, this means Jotaro Kujo wouldn't stand a chance. Even in his prime, Jotaro just can’t compare with the core concept of Saitama’s character. Of course, Saitama being Saitama, it's possible he’d let Jotaro do his best before effortlessly finishing the fight with one punch.
13 DIO (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure) Has Far More Tricks Up His Sleeve Than Jotaro
Just because Jotaro manages to defeat DIO at the end of Stardust Crusaders doesn’t mean he’s actually more powerful than DIO. If anything, Jotaro is blatantly weaker than him. The only reason Jotaro ends up winning is because he can fight cleverly — which is one of the best ways an anime protagonist can defeat their arch-nemesis.
That said, there is no denying the fact that DIO is just straight up stronger than Jotaro. Not only is The World one of the strongest Stands, but DIO is also a vampire with Jonathan Joestar’s body. As a result, DIO has augmented abilities, a Stand, and some Hamon resistance. That’s more than Jotaro can boast.
12 Eren's Founding Titan (Attack On Titan) Is Invulnerable To Attacks From Relatively Microscopic Opponents
Eren Jaeger would stand no chance against the devastating force produced by Jotaro's Star Platinum — let alone The World, which would quickly obliterate the Attack Titan. However, Eren manages to seize control over the Founding Titan by the end of the story.
This power-up vastly increases Eren's offensive potential, transforming him into a literal world-ending machine. Star Platinum's punches would barely tickle the Founding Titan. In fact, the Founding Titan is so large that even the stoppage of time wouldn't help Jotaro escape his fate.
11 Pegasus Seiya (Saint Seiya) Can Effortlessly Trounce Jotaro Using God Cloth
Saint Seiya never really took off the way it should have in the west, which is a shame considering it’s one of the classics of the Shonen format. Frontrunning the series is none other than Pegasus Seiya, an overpowered anime protagonist who would make even Goku blush. With his God Cloth, Seiya is virtually undefeatable.
It should be noted that Seiya himself doesn’t exactly excel when it comes to feats — a defining feature of “What If” anime match-ups — but there’s no denying how much the God Cloth augments him. God Cloth Seiya is stronger than most deities whereas Jotaro is still just an average human. The battle doesn’t really favor JoJo.
10 Simon (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann) Pilots A Mecha Larger Than The Size Of The Known Universe
Bursting to the brim with Spiral Power, determination, and raw manliness, Simon is destined to win just about every single battle he participates in. Not because he’s overwhelmingly powerful (he’s basically beyond God while piloting Super Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann), but because he is simply a man who makes the impossible possible.
That concept is quite literally a fixture of Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann. Jotaro could be utterly pulverizing Simon, but a bit of motivation and determination would allow him to completely level JoJo in no time flat — though it might be a bit unfair pitting Jotaro against a guy piloting a humongous mecha.
9 Light Yagami (Death Note) Just Needs To Write Jotaro's Name Down
Power doesn’t always refer to raw strength, nor should it. Power can be conceptual; it can be deceptively dangerous. Power can be looming in the background, following and stalking until it kills its prey. Power can be found within the pen, and with a single stroke, can end a life like it never began at all.
All Light Yagami needs is Jotaro’s name and face. From there, Jotaro is more or less doomed. There’s nothing he can do to stop Light unless he deliberately knows that Light is coming after him. Even then, it might be too late since Light doesn’t need to be near Jotaro to kill him.
8 Isaac Netero (Hunter X Hunter) Won't Let Jotaro Get Anywhere Close
The problem that Meruem faces when battling Isaac Netero is neither the latter's staggering Nen aura nor the physical power emitted by the old man's Guanyin Bodhisattva. Netero's speed is the only factor that surpasses Meruem, and it is more than enough to knock the Ant King around like he's a mere gnat.
Star Platinum won't have the chance to get anywhere near Netero, although the World might help shift the balance in Jotaro's favor. Not for long, though, because a single mistake would allow the Guanyin to squash Jotaro between its golden palms.
7 Lelouch Lamperouge (Code Geass) Can Transform Jotaro Into His Puppet If Necessary
When it comes to power, Lelouch Lamperouge is very similar to Light Yagami. While he can’t kill a man just by writing their name into a notebook, he can do something more dangerous: control them. By locking eyes with someone and activating his Geass, Lelouch can turn any character into his puppet — including Jotaro Kujo.
Because Lelouch needs to see his prey before he can act, Jotaro can theoretically use Star Platinum: The World to freeze time and either escape danger or kill Lelouch. But if Jotaro is in the dark about Lelouch’s Geass, there’s realistically no way he’s getting out of their encounter unscathed.
6 Yoriichi Tsugikuni (Demon Slayer) Doesn't Even Need To Go All Out Against Jotaro
Demon Slayer is known for its overpowered characters, but none of them are a fraction as strong as Yoriichi Tsugikuni. His greatest claim to fame is pushing Muzan to the brink of destruction — a feat that nobody else has been able to reproduce, not even Tanjiro.
Yoriichi's intelligence and precognition are all the tools required to make short work of Jotaro Kujo and Star Platinum: The World. If required, Yoriichi can fall back on his strength, agility, and Sun Breathing techniques to finish the job.
5 Hit (Dragon Ball Super) Can Defeat Jotaro Where He Stands
Pretty much any character introduced in Dragon Ball Super would be able to trounce all over Jotaro Kujo, but a match-up against Hit would be the most interesting to watch. Not only do both use time-based abilities, but Hit’s natural skill set would make for a good showing against Star Platinum: The World.
Of course, Jotaro would likely lose since Hit’s time skip combined with his raw strength would kill Jotaro where he stands, but clever usage of Star Platinum: The World would make the fight engaging to watch if nothing else. In general, though, most anime characters aren’t going to compare to Dragon Ball Super’s outrageous power-scaling.
4 Giorno Giovanna (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure) Can Use Gold Experience Requiem To Obliterate Jotaro's Chances At Victory
Jotaro Kujo may be the most popular JoJo to come out of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, but he’s hardly the strongest. That honor belongs to none other than Giorno Giovanna, the protagonist of Part 5 Vento Aureo, otherwise known as Golden Wind. While Gold Experience may not be too thrilling a Stand, Gold Experience Requiem is another story.
Arguably the single most powerful Stand in the franchise, Gold Experience Requiem resets anything it touches to “zero.” More importantly, its use in the series shows that it can force someone to relive their deaths over and over again. Even with Star Platinum: The World, Jotaro doesn’t stand a chance.
3 Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach) Evolves Too Fast For Jotaro To Keep Up
Jotaro Kujo would be completely out of his element in Bleach, a universe filled with literal deities who spend centuries honing their combat skills. That said, there are many Shinigami, Espada, and Quincy who Jotaro can vanquish without lifting a finger.
Bleach's protagonist is another matter entirely. Ichigo Kurosaki undergoes a series of stacked transformations, eventually evolving into a force of nature far beyond Jotaro's decidedly human limits. The World is meaningless against someone whose growth rate is thousands of times faster than the norm.
2 Arale (Dr. Slump) Is Blessed With A Level Of Strength Accessible Only To Gag Characters
The ultimate gag character, there just is no getting around Arale’s supreme strength. Even her appearances in Dragon Ball Super reflect on her overpowered nature as a gag character. She simply cannot be defeated. The power of humor is on her side. In many respects, she’s a lot like Saitama.
Should Jotaro and Arale ever fight, the battle would naturally skew towards the latter’s favor if only because it’s funnier to see a child defeat a grown man. When taking anime characters into consideration, it’s important to consider these details. Arale without her gag powers simply isn’t Arale, which means Jotaro won’t be leaving her grasp in one piece.
1 Star & Stripe (My Hero Academia) Will Overcome Jotaro's Tactics With New Order
Star & Stripe and Jotaro have one thing in common: they initially tend to rely on brute strength before moving on to subtler tactics. The difference, however, is that Star & Stripe's physical prowess is a mutable aspect of her Quirk.
In other words, she's free to alter New Order's two rules however she sees fit. Jotaro might be able to borrow some time with The World, but even he'll soon realize there is only one way out of their battle: utter defeat. Star & Stripe isn't the murderous type, but she doesn't hold back in a fight.