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Okay, now that episode 1 has aired, I guess the discussion about whether they're going to spend 26 episodes on Phantom Blood can be dead and buried. :P

Spoiler:

The first episode covered the first 5 chapters. Basically the entire childhood arc. The second episode will feature the grown up Jonathan and Dio. They're moving really quickly, as they should, because the sooner they get Phantom Blood out of the way, the more episodes they have for Battle Tendency, which is what fans really want to see anyway. :P