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Jormungand (ヨルムンガンド) (manga)

Jormungand (ヨルムンガンド) is Keitaro Takahashi's seinen manga serialized in Monthly Sunday Gene-X 2006–2012, 11 volumes, about arms dealer Koko Hekmatyar and former child soldier bodyguard Jonah; adapted into a two-season anime and published in English by VIZ.

José Ron

José Ron (born 1981, Guadalajara) is a Mexican telenovela actor, CEA Televisa graduate, star of Juro que te amo, Ringo, Te doy la vida, and Papás por conveniencia, and lead singer's bandmate in Koktel; distinct from baseball player José Rondón.

Josei manga (女性漫画)

Josei manga (女性漫画), or ladies comics (レディコミ), is Japanese manga for adult women, the fourth demographic category alongside shonen, shojo and seinen; known for realistic adult-life themes, late-1990s critical coinage, and underrepresentation in English translation.

Josh Gates

Josh Gates (born 1977, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts) is an American TV host and producer of Destination Truth, Expedition Unknown, Expedition X, Josh Gates Tonight, and Expedition Files, an Emmy-winning explorer who has visited over 100 countries.

Josh Lyman

Josh Lyman (Joshua Lyman) is the fictional Deputy White House Chief of Staff on The West Wing, played by Bradley Whitford in 150 episodes, later Matt Santos's campaign manager and Chief of Staff.

Josie and the Pussycats (TV series)

Josie and the Pussycats (TV series): Hanna-Barbera animated CBS Saturday morning cartoon based on Archie Comics, premiered September 12, 1970, 16 episodes, retooled as Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space in 1972.

Jotaro Kujo (空条 承太郎)

Jotaro Kujo (空条 承太郎, Kūjō Jōtarō) is the protagonist of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 3 Stardust Crusaders by Hirohiko Araki; a 17-year-old grandson of Joseph Joestar whose Stand Star Platinum stops time. Also in Parts 4 and 6, voiced by Daisuke Ono.

Jowita Przystał

Jowita Przystał (born 1994, Kraków) is a Polish ballroom dancer, Polish Open Latin Champion 2014, winner of The Greatest Dancer 2020 and Strictly Come Dancing 2022 with Hamza Yassin.

Joy Junction

Joy Junction is an American Christian children's television series created by Don MacAllister, who starred as Sheriff Don, teaching children values and Bible stories through games and songs.

Joy of Life (庆余年) (TV series)

Joy of Life (庆余年) is a 2019 Chinese costume drama adapted from Mao Ni's web novel, directed by Sun Hao, written by Wang Juan, starring Zhang Ruoyun as Fan Xian; 46 episodes on iQiyi and Tencent Video, with season 2 airing from May 16, 2024.

Joyce Summers

Joyce Summers is the mother of Buffy and Dawn Summers in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, an art gallery manager played by Kristine Sutherland in 58 episodes across every season; she dies of a brain aneurysm in "The Body".

Joyful Grown-ups (完美的他)

Joyful Grown-ups, also known as Love Crossed, is a 2021 Chinese urban romance streaming series, 36 episodes, about women entangled with virtual boyfriends from an AR dating game.

JU-ON: Origins (呪怨:呪いの家)

JU-ON: Origins (呪怨:呪いの家, Ju-On: Noroi no Ie) is a 2020 Netflix Japan horror series, the Ju-On franchise's first drama adaptation: six episodes directed by Sho Miyake, set in Tokyo 1988–1997, following a paranormal researcher and a haunted house.

Jubilee (TV series)

Jubilee is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language period drama streaming series on Amazon Prime Video, co-created by Vikramaditya Motwane and Soumik Sen and set in Bombay's film industry around independence.

Judge Jeanine Pirro

Jeanine Pirro, "Judge Jeanine": Westchester County judge and district attorney, Fox News host of Justice with Judge Jeanine and The Five, and since 2025 U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia.

Judge Jerry

Judge Jerry: American syndicated arbitration-based court show (2019-2022, NBCUniversal) in which Jerry Springer adjudicated real small-claims disputes as a binding private arbitrator; three seasons, over 350 episodes, canceled March 2022.

Judge Judy

Judge Judy is an American syndicated courtroom reality series (1996–2021, 25 seasons, 6,379 episodes) in which retired New York judge Judith Sheindlin arbitrates real small-claims disputes, with awards paid by the show.

Judge Mathis

Judge Mathis is an American syndicated arbitration court show (1999-2023, 24 seasons) presided over by Greg Mathis, former 36th District Court judge of Michigan, featuring binding small-claims rulings.

Judge Rinder

Judge Rinder is a British ITV daytime reality court show (2014–2021) in which criminal barrister Robert Rinder, not a judge, rules by binding arbitration on real small-claims disputes, styled after Judge Judy with camp humour and over a million viewers per episode.

Judging Amy

Judging Amy, CBS family courtroom drama (1999-2005, six seasons, 138 episodes), created by and starring Amy Brenneman as Hartford family court judge Amy Gray with Tyne Daly; based on Brenneman's mother, Connecticut judge Frederica Brenneman.

Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again

Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again is a 1989 CBS two-part, five-hour miniseries adapted from Krantz's 1988 novel, directed by Charles Jarrott, starring Mia Sara, Courteney Cox, Michael York, Lucy Gutteridge, and Hugh Grant, following the de Lancel family from 1913 to 1956.

Judith Light

Judith Light (born 1949, Trenton, New Jersey) is an American actress: Karen Wolek on One Life to Live (two Daytime Emmys), Angela Bower on Who's the Boss?, consecutive 2012–2013 Tony winner, and 2023 Emmy winner for Poker Face.

Judwaa (TV series)

Judwaa (جڑواں) is a 2025 Pakistani HUM TV Urdu drama about twin sisters Sara and Zara, both played by Aina Asif, separated at birth by their aunt's scheme. Written by Fizza Jafri and Orooj Binte Arsalan, directed by Furqan Adam, it ran 61 episodes from 6 February 2025 and drew comparisons to The Parent Trap.

Judy Justice

Judy Justice is Judy Sheindlin's arbitration court show, debuting November 1, 2021 on IMDb TV/Freevee and later Prime Video, with law clerk Sarah Rose, reporter Whitney Kumar, bailiff Kevin Rasco, a $10,000 damages cap, a Daytime Emmy win, and a finale in October 2026.

Judy Loe

Judy Loe (Judith Margaret Loe, 1947-2025), English television actress; breakthrough as Lulli Palmer in Ace of Wands; roles in Casualty, Holby City, Inspector Morse; widow of Richard Beckinsale, mother of Kate Beckinsale.

Jue Xing Dang Tian Wo Dang Shang Quanguo Zhuangyuan

觉醒当天,我当上全国状元 (Jue Xing Dang Tian Wo Dang Shang Quanguo Zhuangyuan) is an 88-episode 2025 Chinese vertical short drama, released 13 June 2025, about Lin Shengxue, framed and jailed, who reveals a perfect national gaokao top score and cuts ties with the Lin family.

Juegos de amor y poder

Juegos de amor y poder is a 2025 Mexican TelevisaUnivision telenovela by Carlos Bardasano, remaking Chile's Juegos de Poder; 70 episodes starring Claudia Martín and Arap Bethke, aired on Univision and Las Estrellas.

Juhi Mui

Juhi Mui (जूही मुई) is a 2026 Hindi courtroom romantic drama on Colors TV and JioHotstar, starring Eisha Singh as autistic aspiring lawyer Juhi Suri and Vijayendra Kumeria as Inspector Sanyam Singh; loosely inspired by Extraordinary Attorney Woo, it ran from 29 June to 9 September 2026.

Jujutsu Kaisen (呪術廻戦)

Jujutsu Kaisen (呪術廻戦) is Gege Akutami's dark fantasy manga, serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump 2018-2024, 30 volumes, 150 million copies, about sorcerer Yuji Itadori hosting the curse Sukuna; anime since 2020, sequel Modulo since 2025.

Jujutsu Kaisen (呪術廻戦) (TV series)

Jujutsu Kaisen (呪術廻戦) is a Japanese anime series produced by MAPPA, adapted from Gege Akutami's manga about Yuji Itadori, a student who becomes the vessel of the curse Sukuna.