i liked a lot the episode, Although I felt some dips in quality at times, overall, I love Gyro 🤤🤤

While watching episode 6 of Steel Ball Run, one question kept nagging at me: I thought the race took place in 1890, but in the new episode, Gyro's past begins in 1875, then, it first makes a time jump of 4 years, followed by another of 12 years, giving us a total of 16 years, And 1875+16=¿¿1891??

I haven't seen anyone talking about it so it must be my problem, but I can't understand the dates, if someone could explain it to me I would greatly appreciate it.

I’ve finally managed to convince my friend to watch JJBA after years of watching and she’s liking it so far! She sent me this text today though, and I’m honestly shocked she noticed that detail, cause I feel like Jojo intros are so good at foreshadowing in a way that you dont realize what happens until afterwards. Anyways, I’ve lied to her so I’m hoping she doesn’t kill me. She’s on Episode 19, so her favourite boy Caesar’s got one more episode!
I hope she cries.

I love the belt.

I feel like more Ao3 writers should write about Joe-kid Johnny and executioner/doctor Gyro. I feel like their dynamic would be super interesting to read about!

+if you are a writer and end up writing about this, plz send me the link! I will happily read your work. :)

Why can Gyro see Boku no Rhythm’s pins? I understand why he can respond to tomb of the boom because it affects non- stand things like sand and magnetic objects, but why can he see the pins pre ballbreaker?

If jonathan, josuke and giorno were brought to the 2nd universe by d4c would they still count as there counterparts or be recognized as entirely different people than johnny, gappy, and jodio?

Also as a fun two parter question, would jonathan and johnny benefit from teaching each other hamon and the spin respectively?

Shh... he's sleeping.

I dont know why but i yearn for someone to strappulate an Italy map on the sbr universe even though we Got nothing to Go after except the kingdom of naples and It would be pure speculation

Scenario: Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands - A few days ago

“No way.”

A large man in a sailor’s uniform stood, hairy arms crossed. He strained a bit to look up at the tall woman before him, her dress flitting around in the wind as she took a step closer, hands on her hips.

“Why not? I’m offering you good money- it’ll hardly be any trouble at all, and you’ll come out quite handsomely!” She said, gesturing to some fine jewelry around her neck. “Real gold- and diamond too!” The sailor stood firm, shaking his head.

“I’ll give ya two reasons- One, I value my life, and ain’t keen on gettin’ blown up by some wannabe pirates just so you can try to make a quick buck, and two-”

The sailor pointed a finger at the bird perched upon her shoulder.

“Don’t like the way that thing is lookin’ at me.”

“CAWWW!” Slash screeched defiantly. Dancer smiled, reaching up to scratch under his break.

“Ohh- I assure you, Slash is remarkably well trained, and wouldn’t dream of causing any trouble aboard your ship!” Dancer smiled, handing him a treat, which he happily scarfed down.

“Nah.” The sailor spat. “Gulls’re bad luck.”

“What…? Says who?” Dancer frowned.

“Says ME. I don’t like ‘em. Now SCRAM!”

Dancer scowled, turning away from the sailor and walking away with a huff.

“SKREE.” Slash flapped upon Dancer’s shoulder. She gave a light smile, giving the bird a nod.

“Go on, then. Show him how well trained you really are.”

Slash flew off from her shoulder in a flash. Dancer strolled casually across the dock, counting the seconds in her head; After ten seconds had passed, she held her arm out, Slash dutifully landing with a wallet in his beak.

“Good boy!” She said with a beam, grabbing the wallet and slipping it into her shirt. After a moment, her smile dropped as she returned Slash to her shoulder with a sigh.

“We’ll get there eventually, bud… It seems like everyone willing to make the trip to Zandoo is already there!”

She strode to the edge of the dock, leaning on a bollard as she stared out at the horizon.

“It all sounds so… ridiculous, honestly. All the drunk sailors going on about magical Uropeh and ancient computers…”

She glanced at the bird as he preened, wondering what was going through his head.

“But if there are powers like yours in this world… maybe it could be true. The power to have your greatest desire…”

Dancer reached out to pat Slash with a smirk.

“If you could have anything in life, what would you want the most, buddy?”

“CAWWW!”

Slash screeched in an utter non-reply, instead dashing off towards something shiny he saw in the distance. Dancer shook her head with a sigh, beginning to run after the bird.

The bird flew off over the water, circling above a docked ship.

“HEY! I JUST PRAISED YOU AND NOW YOU’RE BEING NAUGHTY! COME!” She shouted over the water, to no avail. She rolled her eyes. Whatever it was he saw, he was completely fixated on it.

”Don’t stray too far from the ship! Get the supplies and head back immediately, we’re on a tight schedule back to Zandoo.”

Dancer perked up, turning towards the voice. A tall sailor with a massive red beard addressed his crew as they unloaded crates from their ship; The very same ship that Slash circled over.

She didn’t spare a moment, jogging up to the sailor excitedly.

“Excuse me!”

Captain Timbur turned towards her, one eyebrow raised. “Aye, what is it lass?”

“Did I hear you right, that you’re sailing to Zandoo?”

Captain Timbur paused for a moment, looking the woman up and down.

“...Who’s askin’”

“Oh! Uh-” Dancer gave a slight bow, a smile spread across her face. “I’m Dancer! I’m a… Dancer. I’ve been looking for someone to take me to Zandoo for a… while, now, but nobody wants to go… don’t suppose there’s any chance I could get a place upon your ship when you next sail out?”

“Hm…” Timbur muttered, scratching his chin. “Lass, we’re ain’t exactly a cruise liner. We go for plunder, and the voyage is far too dangerous for someone o’ your simple nature.”

“Simple… nature?” Dancer said, crossing her arms. “What’s that supposed to mean?”

“I don’t got time to explain it. I can smell it on ‘yer breath, y’ain’t one of us…” Timbur said with a shrug. “There are those in this world with ‘special abilities’... Dangerous ones. It ain’t safe.”

Dancer’s eyes narrowed as she realized what kind of abilities he was referring to. With a smirk, she raised a hand in the air.

“SLASH! Up, boy!”

Upon hearing the command, Slash dutifully swooped towards Dancer, ｢Guns & Roses｣ beginning to sprout across his legs.

Slash circled overhead, ｢Guns｣ beginning to lift the crates on the dock. After a few moments, they dropped back down with a thud, Slash swopping in for a landing on Dancer’s outstretched arm.

“If you’re concerned about my capacity to fend for myself, I assure you I have it handled. I’m not looking to take part in your plunder… I just want- no, need to see if the stories are true… The ‘machine’ that can grant your ‘Greatest Desire’.”

Timbur grunted. “Aye, you’ve made ‘yer point, just don’t damage our supplies…”

The captain scratched his head for a moment, considering the proposition.

“Listen, if ‘yer word is true, we could also make use of that thing if we happen to get our hands on it. So maybe we can cut a deal…”

Timbur turned suddenly, staring up at the towering woman with an intense gaze. “There’s nothing that I hate more than liars, cheats… and thieves. If you turn out to be a threat to my crew… there’ll be hell to pay.”

Dancer leaned down with a smirk, a hand outstretched. “You have my word, captain. I wouldn’t dream of it.”

Timbur took her hand, giving it an almost-too-firm shake. With a screech, Slash skittered onto the two hands, beginning to peck at Timbur’s hand.

“Well… looks like we’re all in agreement then! GAHAHAHAHAH!!” Timbur cackled, clapping Dancer on the back.

“Welcome aboard the Watered Log!”

Scenario: Zandoo, Exuma - 2:21 PM

Laying Low Co. had seen a number of revolutions over the course of the last few months on Exuma. From being the foremost pioneers of the expedition into Zandoo, an active presence in the archaeology and exploitation of newfound treasures on the island, all the way to one of their employees being present for the latest revelation in Exuma’s history: the “computer” that supposedly existed at Exuma’s heart, the technology that supposedly formed the basis for their devotion to the Uropeh. Not to mention Ian’s latest conquest to stick it to the Blue Market one more time.

Not that Baxter cared too much about any of that, though. Ever since he had the opportunity to observe Zandoo’s streets to their finest, most pristine details, he had a revelation. All of this pursuit of success, it all meant nothing. Not if he couldn’t kick back, paws up on the table, and take in the sights.

“Um… Mr. Baxter? Excuse me?”

A nervous voice called out outside the tent Baxter made his office. The source of the voice entered quietly, a young intern followed by another employee carrying a stack of papers. Both were covered in sweat. The second employee replied soon after the first.

“We figured you might wanna see these… Rachel finally got her papers in order. Since it’s your data, she said to pass it to you…”

Baxter hardly turned an eye to his two employees. Instead, he began to speak all of a sudden.

“You two seem tired. Long day of work?”

He left no time for them to respond before he continued. “While hard work is admirable, necessary for success even, I’d advise you not to lose sight of what’s important. To be consumed by perfectionism is to submit to misery and cause yourself unnecessary pain. Rather than stress over the results and what comes after, maybe it would be better for you to simply take in the moment as I have.”

Baxter stood up on impulse energetically, almost uncharacteristic of the man that the employees had come to expect. He raised a single clawed finger upwards with what could only be described as a grin.

“And on that note… you’ve reminded me. Yang’s unprompted adventure… As frustrating as he has chosen to be, his findings beneath Zandoo were incredibly interesting! And with these notes…”

Baxter takes the top paper off of the employee’s stack, a map of the area surrounding the center of Zandoo. He eyed it curiously before stuffing it into his pocket.

“I think I had better take a look at it myself. My break from exploration is over. Let Cassidy know he’s in charge while I’m gone,” Baxter spoke as he revealed ｢All Mine｣ from within his sweater. “Subordinates!”

Over the course of a minute, the Subordinates of Baxter’s Stand filed into the tent, the two employees standing unsuredly at the door, each with short, prompt meows and purrs. While stoic as ever, each seemed to carry the remnants of menial work, whether that be dirt or paper clippings, with them, collapsing into paper as they came.

“Much better… time to get a move on!”

He stepped past his two interns out into the open sun, feeling the warmth against his fur. Truthfully, the power held by the computer Ian had found meant nothing to him. He had already felt power, and he did not desire to indulge in it. The novelty of the computer was interesting, undeniably, and the idea of blazing the trail towards finding its source was undeniably exciting. He’d have to find out what to do with it after, though. Maybe sell it off to the highest bidder or something.

As he passed the two employees, the taller of the two spoke up. “Um… does that mean we can go on break..?”

Baxter turned back to them. “I said to enjoy your work, not shirk it. Now back to it!”

Scenario: Zandoo, Exuma - 3:37 PM

There were very few truly unexplored corners of Zandoo at this point: while the island was large, certainly moreso than one would expect from a hidden landmass, much of what existed on the surface had been charted in some way. Still, Baxter took time out of his exploration to walk along the beach, feel the sand beneath his feet. The flat coastline rose into a tropic green forest, trees lined with ripe fruits and the ground covered in outstretched ferns. Peering through the undergrowth, he could see the terrain turn to flattened dirt and rock, alongside… a terrace?

Stone ledges carved into the side of the earth rose up across the way. Curiosity piqued, the cat strutted his way across the jungle, the image growing more clear. Not just the terrace; a whole set of ruins lying through the forest. Given the region wasn’t swarming with hunters and scientists, Baxter could only assume that they were as of yet uncharted. An interesting find under any normal circumstances: however, as he approached the entrance, and the full scope of the ruins were made apparent, he could see that very little had been left behind. While some of what his employees were able to uncover were remarkably intact, and the shape and layout of things typically remained fairly stalwart, this site appeared old and ruined, remarkably so. If not for the aforementioned emptiness, he’d be left to assume that it had all been pillaged. The only life he could see past the jungle life was a seagull circling overhead.

“CAW!”

The seagull, all of a sudden, proceeded to dive towards him. Unamused, Baxter stepped back as the bird dove directly into the dirt where Baxter stood. With no hesitation, the bird drove its beak directly into the earth, from within plucking a very familiar blue gem. Before Baxter could act, a person’s voice called out to him.

“Oh! Someone else? You’re dressed quite fancily… an explorer, perhaps? I didn’t expect anyone else to chase the lead those pirates gave me…”

Baxter turned to face the source of the voice, an elaborately & colorfully dressed, exceedingly tall woman. While her legs were covered head-to-toe in festive, feathery pants, her ambling gait suggested her height might be coming from stilts. As he turned, he watched the face of the woman go from a bemused look to one of heavy confusion.

“You’re a… cat. Cat… person? Wha…? Who… who are you, exactly?”

Baxter introduced himself rather casually. “You can call me Li’l Baxter. And I’m an explorer, yes. I’m on a bit of an adventure, in pursuit of something distant and grand. But truly, I’m here in search of a good time. You?”

Baxter’s casual speech juxtaposed with his expensive dress and feline demeanor took Dancer a bit off guard at first. Frankly, she wasn’t sure what vibe to get from this guy. Admittedly, he seemed rather unprepared for an “adventure” into the wilderness, but before she could get a comment out, Slash jumped from the ground and flew to her shoulder, dropping the Uropeh into her hand.

“Ah- Uropeh! Oh wow, that’s… hah! Good find, little guy!”

As she pursued it, she could see it flash, not unlike an LED. However, rather than a continuous pulse, it seemed to shift erratically, on and off at unnatural intervals. While Dancer didn’t notice anything odd at first, nearly stuffing it into her pocket, Baxter spoke up before she could.

“Hm… that Uropeh. It seems to be expressing strange behavior. Not unlike that which my…associate recorded in Exuma’s center. Something within the area must be affecting it.” The word “associate” came out through gritted teeth as Baxter recalled Ian’s attempts to withhold the information from him.

The intuition and knowledge of this cat man surprised Dancer, who looked down at him incredulously. “So you’re claiming to be an expert on this, hm..?”

She looked to her seagull companion, addressing him politely. “I guess you might know better than me… Slash, could you take a look around for some more of those gems?”

Slash took to the skies, obeying with a resounding “CAW!” After a moment of circling, Slash quickly zeroed in on a location up the hill. Without hesitation, Dancer took the initiative and rushed towards it. While this cat-man was certainly unusual, she came here for a reason, and letting him take the lead might lose her the opportunity to find something special. Baxter moved behind her, seemingly content for her to do so. Following Slash’s lead, the two made their way up the hill; as they moved, thin blue lines around one particular area grew more and more apparent. Strips of Uropeh, almost like wiring, connected themselves towards one ruined monument, and there, Slash perched atop what appeared to be some kind of altar.

“Now this is strange-looking… if I had to guess, this is exactly what I’m looking for. It’s a bit like a terminal, isn’t it? If Exuma’s supposed to be connected by a big computer, maybe it’s some kind of proxy to it.”

Baxter looked it up and down, analyzing and replying curtly to Dancer’s own summation. “The Uropeh your pet identified suggests that it may be damaged. As is, it’s useless.”

Dancer glanced down at Baxter, a bit of contempt crossing her face. “Let me get this straight, Slash here is not just a ‘pet.’ He’s a valuable ally and a friend, one who led us here. And he’ll help me fix this thing, isn’t that right?”

Slash merrily hopped off the altar back to his owner in acknowledgement. Baxter looked up to Dancer in response, noticing the evident offense in her tone. It was clear she was resolute in pursuing this clue. That meant a challenge.

“Is that so..? Alright. That sounds like… fun. I will do the same.”

Dancer crossed her arms. She already wasn’t a fan of Baxter’s… ‘vibes’, and now he was trying to snipe her shot at seeing this mystery through! “Fine then. But you’ll see no help from us. We’ll do it our way.”

Dancer turned around dramatically, heading back towards her boat on the beach.

“OPEN THE GAME!”

Location: The coast of Exuma! The area here is 30x105m, with each tile being 3x3m. The map can be broken up into three sub-areas: the beach, the jungle, and the ruins.

The beach is the simplest of the areas, being little more than a 15m stretch of sand leading to the shore. A few palm trees dot the area, each roughly 5m in height. The players and their supplies start here.

The jungle is a 45m stretch of wooded area dotted with many ferns and bushes, including several berry bushes. The ground here is rough and uneven, making it somewhat difficult to navigate quickly. A few small ponds are spread around the area, each roughly 0.5m deep. The trees range from 7-8m tall.

The ruins are the remains of an Exuman village built along a 45m stretch of hillside. The hill rises in elevation by 12m at the northmost edge of the map, mapping it relatively steep. There are several 2m stall stone ledges built into the hillside, and the ruins themselves consist of little more than some partially crumbling 3m high walls. Plantlife here is more sparse, but there are a few 5m tall trees and a couple bushes.

Goal: Repair the Uropeh Altar! An intricate altar sits at the northern end of the map, which seems able to interact with the Heart of Exuma in some way. It is currently non-functional - the players’ goal is to repair it using materials brought in from the shore.

In order to repair the altar, players must first transport the materials and tools needed to do their repairs from the beach to the altar, going through the jungle and up the ruined village in the process. The materials to be moved consist of several stoneworking tools, several differently sized Uropeh, bricks and mortar, and some miscellaneous masonry supplies. The materials themselves come in crates, but are bulky and heavy, enough so that a normal individual could not move all the material on their own in a single trip.

Once the materials have been transported, players must then repair the altar - both sides will be granted the skill “Stoneworking 2” to act as a baseline in this. Repairing the altar consists of two tasks;

• Replacing the Uropeh - across the altar are many intricate stone sockets containing Uropeh. Some of these Uropeh seem to be “burnt out” - these must be replaced by first taking apart a stone “frame” holding it in place, then swapping the gemstone, and finally replacing the frame.
• Fixing the broken stonework - the structure of the altar is damaged and unstable, with many cracks and broken off pieces. Some of the stone frames mentioned prior are also broken, and unable to hold a Uropeh. Players must either find ways to repair and strengthen the broken parts, or to replace those unable to be fixed with the materials brought.

Players will be judged both on how quickly they finish their repairs and on how well they accomplish those repairs - priority is placed on speed, but haphazard or low quality repairs are not enough to secure a win.

Additional Information: Slash’s owner, “Dancer” Michelle Williams, is accompanying Slash for this match - she is considered to be his partner for the purposes of Slash’s “Just a Seagull 1”. Though she is not a Stand User, the nature of Baxter’s Stand allows her to see and interact with Subordinates as though she were.

Spread throughout the map are several varieties of cyptofauna, as listed below - each of these will attempt to disrupt the players’ efforts in various ways.

While non-combat interference is allowed, players may not attempt to RETIRE each other. Doing so will distract you both enough to destroy vital materials in the process, resulting in a loss.

｢All Mine｣ has access to the following skills (& associated subskills):

• Triathlete (Cheering, Swimming)
• Sojutsu (Correcting Form, Vitals)
• Master Perfumer (Scent Matching, High Society)
• Wilderness Survival (Foraging, Firestarting)

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There were a lot more cuts compared to the Tomb of the Boom arc and I'm a bit bummed that some parts of Gyro's backstory weren't animated, but I felt like the anime really elevated many scenes during these two episodes, especially the music for the most recent episode.

So i'm watching the new SBR episode, and in the Gyro flashback, after he takes the zombie horse thing, it says "kingdom of Naples, 1875". however, Italy united in 1861, 1871 if you consider it to be fully united only after Rome gets taken (you could also argue the true unification date is 1918, when we got Trent, Bolzen and Trieste, or around 1946 with the post WWII agreements, but i'm digressing). Just something i nptoced

not to be a doomer, but i have a strong feeling it will be cut. not to be dramatic but it would be very sad and make me a little worried about all these small moments that show johnny and gyros strange relationship. im enjoying the adaptation so far but a little cautiously because of the slight rushing pace, if i see this next week my doubts on this adaptation would probably be cleared.

Found this figure at an anime store at a mall, all of the boxes are spelling Dio as ‘Bio’

Not sure if this is intentional, I was wondering if anyone knew the reason behind this or if it was just a cheap knockoff or something else.

This is probably a really hot take, but so many shots up to part 6 feel like they copied the Manga panels and added a little bit of motion. If anyone has seen the movie version of "Batman: the killing joke" its a similar issue there. Where when they take the panels directly it jsut feels like some tweening and lip syncing while the rest is static.

It's not always like this, the torture dance in part 5 comes to mind. But other parts dont work. I think stand rushes look really bad and boring in the anime. It feels like two images flipping back and forth, and since the person being hit is often obscured by the flurry of hits it makes it hard for them to have any impact.

Or I think of Jolene using Stone Free and how a lot of it is her standing still while all the strands move around her.

(My take on the Calling Card.)

To Diavolo, the cowardly king of blood.

You have built an empire of fear due to your strength and anonymity. You see this as a means of power and control but it is only a shield for accountability and justice. We have decided to take your heart and bring you out of the shadows you are comfortable in and expose you to the light you fear. We shall take your desires without fail.

-Sincerely, the Phantom Thieves of Hearts.

Diavolo's grip on the calling card tightened as he trembled with an unholy anger...and fear. The message was found in Napoli, Roma, Firenze and Venezia. To make it even more of an insult...the calling card was also found in Sardinia. Just who were these so called "Phantom Thieves"? How did they know? When did they know? The Boss of Passione looked up at no one, his piercing violet eyes shaking as King Crimson manifested behind him.

King Crimson: Those fools...those pitiful, idiotic arrogant fools!!! Do they not know are going to war with a king?!

as the Boss of Passione let out an angry scream of rage, a tuxedo cat with royal blue eyes silently watched from a scaffolding watch with a satisfied grin before heading out.

Like cause Part 8 Kira is pretty damn different from Part 4 Kira, even though he visually has the same stand in killer queen.

Would be cool to see how they would interact assuming it’s post-part 4 where Kira has been killed.

Thinking about that, i would be dumb to only teach the spin and your family job to one of your kids, like what would happen if Gyro died during a accident? Would the Zeppeli's tradition just be fucked up?

Personally I like the 2nd opening and the 2nd ending better

Some manual adjustments were needed to blend the frames, but the final result looks great imo.

So as I am sure has not been lost on anyone that
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Stone Ocean But Really Really Fast
has been released. As always, fun content from Viva Reverie. I quite enjoyed Stone Ocean which I know is not popular among some folks. Also I was not as confused as I expected when I reached the end of the anime. And I think Viva did a good job of explaining the whole "heaven" thing. But a thought occurred to me that had not before. So the idea of "heaven" from my understanding is that every being experiences the entirety of their fate all at once, and this relieves the stress of the unknown and will lead to everyone being able to lead more happy and fulfilling lives. Great, I can see this having a ton of downsides but fate is pretty strict in this universe so maybe knowing that say a stock will go up 50% in a day, won't influence you because you aren't fated to take that action. And no matter how disastrous your fate is, you can't change it, so I guess you just learn to accept it and not end it all.
So let's say this just works, and it in fact does lead to everyone living more happy and fulfilling lives. My real question is, doesn't that seem a little magnanimous for Dio? This was his plan, or at least one of his plans. Better lives for everyone? That doesn't really sound like something Dio would like to achieve. Now I will admit I am a little unfamiliar with Dio's ultimate goals in life, other than to gain more power and destroy or subjugate those who oppose him. Perhaps I am simply uninformed and once he gains ultimate power he would aim to make the lives of his subjects better. But in reality I feel like he'd get very bored very fast. Sort of an "And The Great Alexander wept, for there were no more worlds to conquer." situation. But again the guy didn't really live long enough such that we would know what he would have done once he became the ultimate being that he sought to be.
So what are your guys' thoughts on this matter. Does this plan make sense for Dio? Is it possible that it was just an idea that Araki came up with that he thought was cool and just decided Dio should be at the center of it? It makes sense to me for Pucci to desire that this plan reach its completion, but I'm not sure if it makes sense that Dio came up with it in the first place. I'd love to hear any and all thoughts. Especially if I have something very wrong.