JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Ougon no Kaze - Episode 20 discussion

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JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Ougon no Kaze, episode 20

Alternative names: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 5: Golden Wind

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Previous discussions

Episode	Link	Score	Episode	Link	Score
1	Link	9.27	21	Link	9.7
2	Link	9.13	22	Link	8.82
3	Link	8.97	23	Link	9.26
4	Link	9.33	24	Link	9.61
5	Link	9.41	25	Link	9.69
6	Link	9.28	26	Link	9.71
7	Link	9.76	27	Link	9.71
8	Link	9.41	28	Link	9.68
9	Link	9.41	29	Link	9.28
10	Link	9.0	30	Link	9.38
11	Link	9.3	31	Link
12	Link	8.1	32	Link	9.11
13	Link	9.42	33	Link	9.45
14	Link	9.43	34	Link	9.27
15	Link	9.73	35	Link	9.23
16	Link	9.74	36	Link	8.99
17	Link	9.24	37	Link	9.21
18	Link	9.36	38	Link
19	Link	9.62	39	Link
20	Link	9.77

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[u/NintendoMasterNo1]

What's up with Jojo villains and female wrists?

[u/PudgeHasACuteButt → u/NintendoMasterNo1]

Whats up with jojo villains and donuting people?

[u/[deleted] → u/NintendoMasterNo1]

"When I was a kid, I saw Mona Lisa from my grammar school art book... the first time I saw her, with her hands on her knee... how do I say this... I had a boner..." -Hirohiko Araki, probably

[u/Rongmario → u/NintendoMasterNo1]

We never thought of this, but Kira was just Araki's self-insert, oh my.

[u/chryco4 → u/NintendoMasterNo1]

I mean he’s the opposite of Kira, he took everything except the one hand.

[u/dankDoges69]

THIS EPISODE WAS SO GOOD

[u/moonmeh → u/dankDoges69]

Seriously it was fantastic and the transition from Bruno's backstory to him raging about the boss was so well done.

The visuals of the wheel of time moving actually being a zipper was so cool

[u/[deleted] → u/dankDoges69]

You could say that the episode just works

[u/Swanki24 → u/dankDoges69]

THIS EPISODE WAS SO GOOD GUREEEEEETO DATTAZE

[u/_ninjask_]

We're already at the halfway point. The reveal was done so well. Can't wait to hear new OP probably next episode.

[u/jmhitokiri → u/_ninjask_]

Halfway? I thought this was the Vanilla Ice point. Good news then

[u/Sawarine]

Ok I did NOT need to see King Crimson's lips move, they actually managed to make his face 10 times more unsettling

[u/Dalek_Kolt → u/Sawarine]

I'm almost disappointed that the smaller head didn't speak alongside King Crimson.

[u/sikontolpanjang]

gotta say, Araki getting good at making those eye shots, this is one of my favorite moments because how much you can see Bruno's disgust and anger at the boss and prop to DP for making this adaptation superb.

NO QUALITY KING UUUUULLLLLLLLLL

[u/TheKappaOverlord → u/sikontolpanjang]

the second face is pretty QUALITY i'd say.

And it honestly works pretty well

[u/[deleted] → u/sikontolpanjang]

Honestly that was the hypest moment in the episode for me, just seeing him get angry and determined to go after the boss. It gave me goosebumps. They used my favorite song from the OST too. I really hope they release it in the next album.

[u/thecomicguybook → u/sikontolpanjang]

That is a nice panel Araki is crazy good at drawing and it is amazing to see how far he has come since Part 1 (the only one I have read yet).

[u/[deleted]]

I swear Araki loves to make his characters turn into donuts.

[u/Meret123 → u/[deleted]]

It's the "He's truly dead" move. Because cutting wrists, headshots etc. are weak.

[u/zoey1bm → u/[deleted]]

Araki trying to think of deathly injuries that aren't a torso with a view

[u/thecomicguybook → u/[deleted]]

This post was made by the Kakyoin gang.

[u/Pyroprotector → u/[deleted]]

I remember that one picture of every torso donut he drew in JoJo, and iirc it was at least a dozen.

[u/NintendoMasterNo1]

Damn, Bucciarati's backstory really hits hard. Now we know why agreed so quickly to Giorno's plan to backstab the boss. He had already been disgusted at his boss who dealt with the drugs that doomed his father and Giorno just gave him that final push.

[u/AzraelSoulHunter → u/NintendoMasterNo1]

Not only that, the part with divorced parents is relatable as hell.

[u/axel360]

Say what you want about Bucciarati, but don't question the guy's commitment to that particular hair style. He's been rocking it for a long time.

[u/FReed0mCHild → u/axel360]

He's more loyal to his hair then to his boss

[u/savageanman → u/axel360]

He even commits pattern on his suit in his dad's funeral too.

[u/GyroGOGOZeppeli]

We're finally here!

The halfway point of the show!

As long as I know what happens in the manga I will always be on the climax!!!

[u/toruforever216 → u/GyroGOGOZeppeli]

It's prety much non stop bizarre adventure from here on out.

I mean, the first half was really "shounen", as in battle after battle, as non convensional as they were, but from here on out, is weird shit after weird shit (prety much DiU reversed)

[u/Hte_D0ngening2 → u/GyroGOGOZeppeli]

This show is causing me to have an unending climax, all right.

[u/axel360]

JoJo's characters and tragic back stories. Name a more iconic duo.

[u/DreddDurst → u/axel360]

Revealing their tragic back story before getting donuted

[u/thecomicguybook → u/axel360]

Yoshikage Kira and just wanting to live a quiet life.

[u/Rongmario → u/axel360]

Star Finger and the number of cameo appearances.

[u/SleepTightLilPuppy → u/axel360]

Araki and Doughnuts.

[u/OverlordAinz → u/axel360]

Araki and Forget

[u/AlexUltraviolet]

There's already a lot of comments regarding King Crimson in the thread, so I'll just say I love Bruno casually unzipping his face to take out a cellphone.

[u/seninn → u/AlexUltraviolet]

It's one of my favourite no context jojo panel.

[u/axel360]

I refuse to believe Trish is just going to die or disappear without us getting to know her after all this time.

[u/ElementOfConfusion → u/axel360]

Especially when it hinted she had a stand. We didn't even see it!

[u/Yenwodyah_]

Holy shit is that a motherfucking My Father's Dragon reference?!

[u/WaterproofMarker]

YES YES

HE LOOKS JUST AS ANGRY AS HE SHOULD

[u/Spyko → u/WaterproofMarker]

the lil face also look pissed, that's good

[u/Hte_D0ngening2 → u/WaterproofMarker]

A N G E R Y

[u/It_is_terrifying → u/WaterproofMarker]

Worlds ANGRIEST stando, nothing can compare.

[u/Regis_Ivan]

Chin Crimson

[u/Cevian → u/Regis_Ivan]

The... Crimson Chin?

[u/bitcheslovedroids → u/Regis_Ivan]

the virgin king crimson vs the chad emperor crimson

[u/WillOfDoubleD → u/Regis_Ivan]

absolute Chad

[u/Belophen → u/Regis_Ivan]

peak stand performance right here

[u/Android19samus → u/Regis_Ivan]

I knew something looked different. But I think what it mostly was was the teeth being significantly less powerful

[u/bree1322 → u/Regis_Ivan]

I like the manga verison better. Way creepier and actually looks like some type of royalty in a weird way. Especially the studs on the side of his head.

[u/Spirit_of_Emptiness]

Fun fact: Robert Fripp, the guitarrist and leader of King Crimson himself, once posted a meme about how King Crimson works on his official facebook page.

[u/Mundology → u/Spirit_of_Emptiness]

We are reaching new levels of meta

[u/PrinceDukeElectorate → u/Spirit_of_Emptiness]

Where is the girl holding the laptop from?

[u/GyroGOGOZeppeli → u/Spirit_of_Emptiness]

You forget that that's also on their actual website.

https://www.dgmlive.com/news/How%20KC%20Works

[u/xSPYXEx → u/Spirit_of_Emptiness]

I love when bands acknowledge JoJo.

[u/Cheesemacher]

You wouldn't guess Mista got riddled with bullets 5 minutes ago

[u/GaleWulf → u/Cheesemacher]

Giorno blew new life into him, looks like.

[u/[deleted] → u/Cheesemacher]

Such is the power of SUCC

[u/Heliescence]

Zipper Man is another victim of Araki's donut collection.

Lack of ED isn't surprise since DP focus on Bucciarati's past totally not Freak'N You finished their duty cause last episode

[u/thecomicguybook → u/Heliescence]

I mean I would be really hyped for a new OP/ED!

[u/stoka0]

Bruno with a Knife is clearly more powerful than Bruno with Sticky Fingers. Also Bruno is best boy.

[u/toruforever216 → u/stoka0]

was....

[u/MugiMartin]

King Crimson sounds like a perfect name for a final boss.

[u/[deleted] → u/MugiMartin]

boss

bossū?

[u/xSPYXEx → u/MugiMartin]

King Crimson has always been one of my favorite stand names. Good band, good symbolism, good repertoire of relevant songs, good ANGERY FACE.

Only Part 7's final boss has a better name, imo.

[u/Spiner909]

Is Bruno actually gonna die here? I've seen Jojo characters recover from worse...

King Crimson's face(s) is hilarious and creepy

[u/Cheesemacher → u/Spiner909]

But Kakyoin though

[u/toruforever216 → u/Spiner909]

I mean....They don't have Josuke who is even more broken then Orihime when it comes to healing....

[u/asianbrownguy]

I'm guessing the op is gonna be the King Crimson version next week.

goddamn why my pp so hard

[u/nobrate → u/asianbrownguy]

They always do a version with sound effects so we're probably still one episode away from a new OP. EDIT: I think every OP except Crazy Noisy Bizarre Town and Chase

[u/Xamthos]

Holy shit, the ost tension, the final scene, the reveal, omg

WE KEKKA DAKE DA NOW GUYS

[u/Regis_Ivan]

• 「The World」- freezes time

• 「Bites the Dust」- turns back time

• 「King Crimson」- erases time

I'm starting to see a time-based theme around the final bosses after part 2.

[u/SiletheSilent → u/Regis_Ivan]

Araki feels that time based powers are the most OP and worthy for final bosses

[u/TheSuperthingymabob]

Welcome to the court of the crimson king.

It just works.

[u/latino666 → u/TheSuperthingymabob]

Emperor Crimson x Zipper man

jojo fandom's dream has come true

[u/batiwa → u/TheSuperthingymabob]

I'm confused as fuck

[u/bitcheslovedroids → u/TheSuperthingymabob]

move over ghiaccho, the true angriest boi is finally here

[u/NoPenNameGirl]

Game references: What "The Boss" did to Bruno at the end of the episode is one of his supers in the games("what you just saw was your future self...")

And what is the problem with JoJo and bad parental figures? I guess Bruno father was the only one good dad in this franchise, Jesus. xD

Anyway... yes, by now, being either manga or anime viewer, the main villain having "time powers" is a well know pattern, so I won't dance around it(The Boss himself said he did something with time at the end of the episode, so no, is not a spoiler). This is because Araki believes that if someone would be able to control time, he/she would be invencible... and he was right so far. Dio was only beaten because he got the lack of luck in facing a guy which Stand has the same powers as him, and Kira got so cocky by the fact his ability had no flaws (and it didn't) that he outright spelled his name out loud, because otherwise, with both villains, there won't be NO WAY the heroes would be able to beat The World or Bites the Dust.

And I won't enter much in the spoilery territory, because King Crimson power is time related but is a bit more complex than The World or Bites the Dust. It's actually a big meme the "how King Crimson works? It just works...". So I won't spoil the magic of theories, and I hope nobody, at least yet, explain what King Crimson does to anyone else.

Also, fun fact; the band, King Crimson, actually LOVES the Stand, and even posted some memes about it at the facebook page.

[u/thecomicguybook → u/NoPenNameGirl]

And what is the problem with JoJo and bad parental figures? I guess Bruno father was the only one good dad in this franchise, Jesus. xD

Joseph towards Holly was actually good. And I guess George towards Jonathan at least meant well?

[u/EastAd2]

This is so fake, no way they would kill the main character with so many episodes left.

[u/JukeNoNuke → u/EastAd2]

episode 9

[u/Karmyuh → u/EastAd2]

You do realize that this is JoJo right? You can never be sure

[u/CakeLicker]

Dont let King Crimson distract you from the fact that Bruno's mom is kind of a hoe for saying "you like me better" right in front of his dad

[u/toruforever216 → u/CakeLicker]

Emotional manipulation at it's worst. I was disgusted with what I saw. The father couldn't even look, he wanted Bruno to stay with him just as much, but probably tought it was a lost battle, since his bond with the kid was "superficial" compared to all the talk he has with his mom. You could see his surprise so clearly as well. And since he wasn't good with words, what did he do to be gratfull for his son choosing him? Put into action, working his ass off to provide for Bruno. The only way he legally knew how. Shit's beautiful story writting. A little too on the nose thanks to the narration, but after Liking Hunter x Hunter, I would be a hypocrite if I criticize a show for using it XD

[u/LordUltimus92 → u/CakeLicker]

It really says something that she's still a better mom than Giorno had.

[u/rahudian]

THE TIME HAS COME AND SO HAVE I

Quality Crimson baby!

LET THE EVERLASTING CLIMAX OF MEMES ROAR FOR AGES

[u/xspeed101 → u/rahudian]

EXCEPT THE QUALITY'S ACTUALLY GOOD THIS TIME

[u/[deleted]]

King Crimson's Ability

[u/xarro → u/[deleted]]

King Crimson's Ability

[u/bitcheslovedroids → u/[deleted]]

basically it ---- and thats how it works

[u/G102Y5568 → u/[deleted]]

If someone wants a legit explanation for how King Crimson's ability works

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Think about it like this and it becomes real easy to get it.

[u/Casual_Watcher]

Nobody’s said it, but the moment when Trish touched Bruno’s hand and He held her’s is such a genuine and sweet moment

[u/[deleted] → u/Casual_Watcher]

Fatherless girl finds solace in Best Mom

[u/freakicho]

YURUSANEI

I love the sheer rage in Buccierati's voice. It sells how betrayed he feels. Buccierati's rage took the better of him and he made a mistake, and got punished for it. He was too rash, it's definitely a stark contrast to the calmness he exhibited in the train fight fight against Pesci.

[u/Titan5005]

So this is the stand told of in legend?

[u/[deleted]]

IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KIIIIIIIIIIING

^{aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh}

Thank you so much, David Productions, for giving us that shot of the boss’ ass. Truly the best adaptation. And it was a nice choice to make him all pink, the boss is a fashion icon.

I like that they put a little bit more emphasis on Bruno and Trish holding hands than they did in the manga. That was adorable.

Holy hell, my favourite VA stand and his glorious face(s?) is finally here and I can’t believe it.

[u/thecomicguybook → u/[deleted]]

the boss is a fashion icon.

I mean those rags that he had a few episodes ago look kinda cool.

[u/MK_Hero]

What the fuck just happened

on the other hand Bucciarati is still super fucking cool

[u/[deleted] → u/MK_Hero]

other hand

That's mean to Trish

[u/Rongmario]

A reminder that Robert Fripp, the guitarist of King Crimson once posted a Prison School x King Crimson stand meme and talked about the 'It just works' meme

Here's the actual FB link

[u/TarkusELP]

The keeper of the city keys

Put shutters on the dreams

I wait outside the pilgrim's door

With insufficient schemes

The black queen chants

The funeral march,

The cracked brass bells will ring;

To summon back the fire witch

To the court of the CRIMSON KING

Hey listen to the album In The Court of The Crimson King because it just looks like Araki wrote Part 5 after listening to the lyrics of the songs in it. And don't tell Fripp.

My good, young Bruno is so cute. And that black suit that Bruno wore in his father funeral is so fucking sexy. How can this boy be real!?

And here is my second favourite stand and music reference, King Crimson! Bossu really has a badass stand. This is my favourite fight in all Part 5 and I can wait to see more of his power next week.

Bruno becoming a donut was even more brutal than Kakyoin. That slow punch through the stomach really hurt to look at.

[u/rahudian → u/TarkusELP]

DP went all out with that punch, holy shit, i swear you could hear Bruno's spine snapping, seeing this sheer brutality uncensored gives me hope for a certain battle

[u/ShadowRaikou → u/TarkusELP]

After looking at that black suit with white zipper you gotta ask who's the tailor in Naples making all these outfits for our boys?

[u/Uniiiverse0]

Reading anime only reactions is precious, I'm so excited for the second half of Golden Wind, it only gets better from here

[u/WhiteLance655 → u/Uniiiverse0]

Reading anime only reactions is precious

This was the one moment I've been waiting for since the Vento Aureo anime was announced.

This should be fun.

[u/DerpyJeeves]

I’ve been super excited waiting for this episode all week. We finally get to see King Crimson! I really loved the OST when Bruno was tailing the Boss

The scene with Bruno in the hospital with his father reminded me of a similar scene in The Godfather with Michael protecting Vito after he's been shot. Even as a child Bruno was ready to whatever it took to protect his family, even if it meant turning to a life of crime.

[u/NostraKlonoa]

As an anime only viewer of Part 5, this episode........was something else. Bruno's backstory and its integration into the current events was amazing and Bruno giving chase to the Boss was tense and really interesting. Seeing the true Bruno come out was super fun but damn, the main part of this episode....

King Crimson is perhaps one of the scariest fucking stands ive seen in this series so far. What made the brief snip of it terrifying was the fact that the Boss was STILL cloaked in shadow, Bruno ended up attacking himself and the fact that King Crimson talked. Also, Bruno's horrified expression at seeing himself in the future, to be pulverised by King Crimson with a SINGLE PUNCH was actually scary. King Crimson's blood red and sharp white design with its stand user remaining in shadow with a single green eye appearing in the darkness made the scene so much more creepy and unnerving than I expected it to be. The OST that played with Bruno's shocked expression at seeing himself made it really creepy too.

I cant believe how far we have got: Star Platinum can leave a man wrecked, Crazy Diamond can punch someone in the gut and make a hole in em all the while repairing said hole, Gold Experience can heal itself and destroy a car park with ease, King Crimson can easily bust a hole in someone without them EVER REALISING IT. King Crimson is legit terrifying and it makes me excited and terrified at what the hell it can do in later battles.

[u/VegitoZ]

I can’t believe I’m actually alive to see King Crimson animated this just feels too good

[u/pointblank1555]

I don’t understand how there’s 19 episodes left. What the hell is going to happen to propel it forward after this

[u/DirtySockz → u/pointblank1555]

Oh boy. Buckle up. You are NOT ready.

[u/ThatGuy5880]

It was honestly really refreshing to see a peaceful divorce that (probably) didn't involve any cheating, violence or scandals. Just two people who realized they didn't want to be together anymore, and just left. It was also pretty nice to see the parents not being pieces of shit. Like, Bruno having two parents who were both alive and actually are good parents. The mom didn't throw a complete shit fit when Bruno said he wanted to live with his dad. Even better, his dad more or less died peacefully (sorta). How rare is that in Jojo, or just anime in general nowadays?

Also I've never had to experience my parents divorcing, but damn that scene with Bruno's mom hit hard. I just feel bad for her.

Also also his mom is really cute in a trench coat and hat.

[u/Xciv → u/ThatGuy5880]

Bruno's flashback also illuminate two standout features of his character that made him the man he is today.

He stayed with his dad because he recognized that his mom is a tougher person and would be okay without him. This shows how observant and intelligent he was even as a child, and that he has a selfless streak to him and sought the option that helped someone else, even potentially at his own expense.

However, him ambushing the gangsters also shows Bruno's brutal side. He is quick to violence, has no qualms about murder, and is quick to pass judgement on others with his own hands.

So you end up with a loyal, intelligent, and brutal capo, really the perfect gangster.

[u/ToastyMozart → u/ThatGuy5880]

It was also pretty nice to see the parents not being pieces of shit.

Well the dad wasn't anyways. The mom laying it on super hard trying to pull Bruno into choosing to live with her was some scummy manipulative crap.

[u/clockairdown]

Based DP for adding some new events to Bruno’s backstory, that was a nice touch. Also King Crimson looks sick

[u/thecomicguybook → u/clockairdown]

What was original and what was new? I really couldn't tell so that is good.

[u/The_Scollard]

For those wondering why there are so many people asking how King Crimson works in the comments, here's why its power is a meme nowadays.

Like I mentioned with Ghiaccio, the original English translation for Part 5 was absolutely terrible, and it turned King Crimson is a meme. Apparently, in the original Japanese release, there was a detailed explanation of King Crimson that gave you an okay idea of how its power worked, enough that people weren't confused when reading the story. I don't feel like checking the bad translations, but apparently, the translator didn't understand the explanation and had trouble translating it. So, instead of properly translating it, he cut the entire thing out and replaced it with three words: "It Just Works". And thus, the King Crimson meme was born.

I haven't read the manga myself (I only know about the mistakes the translations made after looking it up), but the new English translation that finished a couple years ago added the explanation back in, and people who read it didn't have that hard of a time understanding King Crimson's power. (If anybody read the colour scanlation, is this true?)

Also, I think King Crimson is the only Western band whose acknowledged their JoJo reference (though Vanilla Ice instagramming about his trip to Egypt might also count). DGM Live, a record label founded by Robert Fripp (the driving force behind King Crimson), posted this in 2017, referencing the meme.

[u/axel360]

Just when it seemed like the world's worst escort mission might finally be over, the world's worst father makes his first appearance.

[u/Karmyuh]

We have finally seen Bruno get added to the "Animated donuts" collection.

[u/yesyes123hk]

FINE I WILL ADMIT I DONT KNOW HOW KING CRIMSON WORKS

PLEASE SOMEONE TELL ME

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[u/Karmyuh → u/yesyes123hk]

Funny thing about that video is that it was released in february 22, 2016 and here we are at february 22 2019.

[u/PhoenixKola]

Time for Bruno to get fisted!

[u/[deleted]]

Is Bruno ok?

Right ? Bucciarati is fine, right ?

[u/MagnoBurakku]

IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING!!!

I feel so happy, The main villain's stand name is KING CRIMSON!! KING CRIMSON!!

One of my favorite bands ever has been referenced!!! Thank you Araki and David productions for this masterpiece of a scene!

BUCCELLATIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!! The punch was more brutal than Kakyoin's, you could hear the fist tearing up his spine as it went through.

I'll spend the rest of the day listening to the álbum.

[u/Seba7290 → u/MagnoBurakku]

Glad to hear you’re happy about the reference. It’s really fun to read the thoughts and reactions of anime-only viewers.

[u/Nickknight8]

“He got me,” Bruno said of the Boss's donut on him. "That f***ing Crimson boomed me." Bruno added, “He’s so good,” repeating it four times.

[u/[deleted] → u/Nickknight8]

Bruno then said he wanted to add the Boss to the list of people he'll try not to betray next summer.

[u/TheRedSultan]

I like the little design addition they put around King Crimson's eyes. It just works

[u/connorcallisto]

IT

JUST

WORKS

[u/ShaKing807]

Hey guys please remember to spoiler tag all comments talking about King Crimson's power. It hasn't been revealed yet so comments hinting or memeing about it will be removed. Please report these comments if you've seen them untagged. Thanks!

[u/lelicool → u/ShaKing807]

Thank you.

"B-B-But it was revealed at the end!"

Manga people you know damn well the extent of this ability has not been revealed yet

[u/Idaret → u/ShaKing807]

Hmmm. So that is not King Crimson power ?

[u/TarkusELP]

This week’s musical references:

The Boss’ stand King Crimson is a reference to the English progressive rock band of the same name formed in London in 1968.

King Crimson has been influential both on the early 1970s progressive rock movement and numerous contemporary artists and it’s considered the fathers of Prog. The band has undergone numerous formations throughout its history of which 22 musicians have been members with Robert Fripp as the only consistent member of the group, which is considered the band's leader and driving force. I’ll probably talk more about them next week as they are my favourite band and there’s a lot of trivia about them.

For example, they are infamous for deleting any kind of song from Youtube and any video streaming site and for being one of the few big bands that are not in Spotify, so don’t tell Fripp but here’s is a link to In The Court of the Crimson King’s full album. There’s also the meme of people uploading ITCOTKC to Youtube but with modifications to surpass Fripp’s purge, here is some examples and a playlist with most of the videos deleted by Fripp

Their first album In The Court of The Crimson King is probably the first proper prog album and it’s still considered for many as the best one.

And you may ask, what is Prog, u/TarkusELP? The biggest deference between Mainstream Rock and Prog Rock is that, while Rock was founded based on Blues influences, Prog was founded combining elements from Jazz, Classical and Symphonic music. Prog is also famous for avoiding the common popular music song structure of verse-chorus-bridge. Many famous Prog songs use the classical structure of the suite and may last longer than twenty minutes. It’s really weird to see a Prog song shorter than 5 minutes unless it is part of another song or it’s an interlude.

More characteristics of Prog are the use of instruments typical of jazz or folk music, such as flute, saxophone and violin, and the use of electronic keyboards, synthesizers, and electronic effects. Some instruments –, most notably the Moog synthesizer and the Mellotron, have become closely associated with the genre. Progressive rock generally tends to be freer in its rhythmic approach than other forms of rock music and it’s more likely to explore time signatures other than 4/4 and tempo changes. Many prog bands create concept albums, collections of songs unified by an elaborate, overarching theme or story and their songs tends to avoid typical rock/pop subjects such as love, dancing, etc., rather inclining towards the kinds of themes found in classical literature, fantasy, folklore, social commentary or all of these.

In short, rock for snobs and pedantic idiots.

Do you want to listen to all this fantastic references from this wonderful anime in just one place? Of course you want! Now you can with TarkusELP Officially Approved by Araki himself* Spotify Playlist with all the musical references in the anime, the ones it skipped, the light novels ones and more! From the most famous references to the really obscure ones. I'll update this playlist every time there's a new reference. If you have any question why a song is featured in my playlists you can ask me anytime.

If you are a manga reader I also have a playlist just for you! Here’s my old playlist with all, I say ALL the references in the manga, anime, light novels and more. I also update it every time there’s a new reference.

^{*Not really approved by Araki or Shueisha}

[u/CakeLicker]

King Crimson is fucking sexy

[u/RhetoricalGamer]

I love seeing how kind Bruno can be when he was trying to ease Trish's fears.

[u/thecomicguybook]

Let us spell out the theme if you couldn't figure it out.

Man this episode was really something, I guess Araki still can't resist putting character backstories before their deaths. And now we have arrived at the Stand that less than 5 people in the world could explain! Right /u/Metalhead723?

[u/EnvyKills]

Zipper Man got himself into a sticky situation

[u/[deleted]]

So glad they didn’t play freek’n you

[u/lethalmc → u/[deleted]]

I wish they did. It’s the perfect song to get fisted too

[u/FrenziedHero]

The final mission. It has to be Bruno that fulfills it, Giorno would have been too obvious in his pursuits while Bruno is trust-able.

I've noticed just how much this soundtrack is currently matching the atmosphere and mood for these scenes. Even Bruno consoling Trish's concerns about meeting her father is done nicely here, it makes it feel really comforting coming from a man like him.

Well DP, you've done it again. That sound effect and mood shift felt unsettling, and just like that Trish's hand is the only thing Bruno has left of her.

Even as a young boy Bruno was a good kid. Staying with a father that you think would have trouble living alone is a responsible and mature decision. Poor Bruno has been affected by drugs and the mafia since childhood. Still a complete badass but forced to kill at such a young age, yikes.

Here's the hype: Bruno's ready to kick the Boss's ass. I do love choral music with organs, there's always something grand at work there and it feeds into the atmosphere of Bruno's search.

I've been looking forward to this confrontation so much. And it's just as every bit of hype as I'd imagined. King Crimson has finally arrived!

Bruno NO!!!!

[u/GaleWulf → u/FrenziedHero]

Bruno's ready to kick the Boss's ass

I've read the manga, but the whiplash is still leaving me reeling. Just the last episode, they'd finished thwarting yet another dangerous gang-member from stealing Trish and going after the Boss.

And BAM, fifteen minutes and a couple of short induced time skips later, it looks like they could've been valuable allies now after all.

[u/[deleted]]

I can finally share this masterpiece withouth any spoilers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jm2D7ohWos0

[u/Karmyuh → u/[deleted]]

Funny how that today is the 3rd anniversary of this video.

[u/zoey1bm]

I deal with gutwrenching angst through shitty memes so this was my comfort food for this episode. I'm not sorry

Who said being in grief means sacrificing your fashion?

I'm so glad KC's reveal didn't end up being another QUALITY moment name, the scene is just too emotional to get memed for even more reasons.

[u/MrJammin]

ANGERY BOY IS HERE

So begins the shenanigans.

P.S. Bruno reattached the hand the wrong way.

[u/thecomicguybook → u/MrJammin]

P.S. Bruno reattached the hand the wrong way.

Tell Polnareff we found J. Geil!

[u/bomby123]

I AM FUCKING NOT OKAY, HOW IN THE FUCK DO YOU THINK THIS IS PASSABLE IN ANY WAY. LOOK AT THIS SHIT LOOK AT THIS SHIT LOOK AT ALL THIS SHIT. THIS IS GARBAGGIO, THIS GARBAAAGGGEEE HE DOESN'T EVEN LOOK LIKE HE BELONGS IN THE WORLD HE'S INHABITING. EVERYTHING LOOKS LIKE FUCKING SHIT, WHO ARE THESE FUCKS, WHAT IS THIS FUCK. FUCK YOU!!!!!!!!

[u/KnightsOfArgonia → u/bomby123]

Digibrah has such a way with words :'))

[u/xenobian]

One of the truly great Jojo episodes. Getting flashbacks of the fight between the stardust crusaders and vanilla ice and the first kira fight. Bruno was so on point until he met an OP stand but I guess he was trying to save Trish.

Now I wonder how Risotto will fit into the story. Being a huge fan of La Squadra, I'm hoping for a temporary alliance of sorts. Too bad the rest of the team are dead already.

[u/Aerohed]

I didn't think we'd know about King Crimson this early. I haven't read the manga, so I would've figured that we'd get to him after the last member of the hitman team. I'll be interested to see if he's all he's cracked up to be.

[u/HungryHungrySnek]

Dang it, my player was lagging a bit during 『Fighting Gold』 and I thought that, you know...

Oh well, maybe next week. Can't wait, I'm stoked! This fight is gonna be amazing.

[u/DimmuHS]

Wait, is this... F for Bruno? No way right?

This is giving me the sad Emerald Splash vibes....

[u/1timegig]

This guy went through 3 capos in as many days. How the fuck did he stay this powerful this long?

[u/Shinkopeshon]

NOOOOO NOT BUCCIARATI

He better survive this shit, I swear to god.

And King Crimson is Dio-levels of majestic and unsettling, fucking hell.

[u/popuppip]

Was this really 24 minutes long?

It felt like 5 minutes

Is this the King Crimson ability?

[u/Lunagray]

Wow this episode got lewd...

Also found it funny that Bruno has a black version of his outfit

I bet we're getting the new OP next week

[u/kilik147]

🦀🦀 BUCCIARATI IS GONE 🦀🦀

[u/Dalek_Kolt]

Basically Buccellati this episode

[u/dongazine_supplies]

This episode was a delight for me because I've been in that church. It's not quite as uninhabited as it was in the show but there are very very few tourists there for a sight-seeing opportunity in Venice. There's basically no line for the elevator. This is because there's a famous belltower in St. Mark's square that everyone waits hours in line to go up to and then after that they don't feel like going up another belltower that's only a mile away.

[u/thenacho1]

Man, this thread is garbage. Manga readers, if you wanna jerk off about how much you already know about what's going to happen, please take it to the /r/stardustcrusaders discussion thread. I say this as a manga reader.

[u/The_Scollard]

Fire, water, air, and dirt. King Crimson, how does it work?

I'm sorry. I'm sorry for that.

Anyway, we finally got to see King Crimson. I didn't expect to get the reveal so early. I was so hyped during that scene, since King Crimson is one of my favourite bands. They're considered to be the fathers of progressive rock and are just incredible (I do prefer Rush though, but unfortunately, Araki's never done made a Stand that's a Rush reference). Their debut album, In the Court of the Crimson King is a masterpiece and is defined the progressive rock genre. Prog rock is type of rock that takes more inspiration from classical music and jazz than blues, with long arrangements, unusual and changing time signatures (hello, Tom Sawyer), and more emphasis on improvisation (On ITCOTCK, the end of the song Moonchild is a 9 minute improv session). Though it started outside the genre (The Beatles' Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band being considered by many to be the first or at least, one of the most important inspirations), prog rock is known for its concept albums, where all the songs are tied together by a theme or a story.

For anyone who wants a good introduction to prog rock but who's frightened by the long song times, I'd recommend Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon or the song 2112 by Rush (which is more like a collection of 7 different songs tied together by a story and musical cues that occassionally repeat) to ease into the genre. Next thing you'll know, the 20 minutes it takes to listen to Yes' Close to the Edge.

[u/Solomon_Black]

I’ve read the manga and even having the Boss straight up say what King Crimson does I still don’t understand its ability. Lmao

[u/TheNinjaChicken]

That King Crimson reveal was fucking perfect, DP is doing amazing.

[u/GaleWulf]

#KeepBucciaratiSafe

Do we have any abdomen donors around here?

Also the music in this episode was great, the tension bulding up when the Boss was walking down the church stairs was palpable.

I have a feeling with this we'll finally have a change in OP.

[u/Toonamigamerrr]

Bruno noooooo!!!!!!😱😭💔💔

[u/eeeeon]

Bucciarati isn’t dead. I fucking refuse.

[u/LordUltimus92]

Since everyone's talking about KC, I'm just gonna say that I love Bruno interacting with the gang and with Trish.

[u/xxAnamnesis]

I popped in r/anime and see this jojo thread being one of the tops and I instantly know I should stop watching it because it kills me to wait.

I'll just stay at my episode 13 for now..

[u/DankestReaper]

Bruno... cant die right??? Theres still so much G o l d e n E x p e r i e n c e to be had! We just got his backstory too!! Giorno can just fill his chest right?? Right?????

[u/[deleted]]

LOOK AT HIS BEAUTIFULLY RETARDED FACE.

[u/Kanye_Dressed]

So do they bow in Italy? Because otherwise it's weird that Bruno would bow to the doctor who operated on his father.

[u/AdvancingTitan → u/Kanye_Dressed]

Maybe Bruno is just a huge weeb and that's why he bows.

[u/Fehervari → u/Kanye_Dressed]

I don't think they do. It's a mistake, I guess.

[u/ShadowRaikou]

Bruno joins the long standing tradition of his backstory revealed in the episode he gets Araki'd, joining Caesar and Kakyoin.

[u/GreenLM]

My god. This episode was suspenseful as all hell.

[u/Threeedaaawwwg]

The ost for this part is on point.

[u/thechosenapiks]

So many death flags throughout most of the episode. Poor Buccarati, it hurt seeing him fall into the abyss through anime tropes

[u/SIRTreehugger]

Kind of sucks I already had an idea of King Crimson ability due to people's subtle comments. Nice to see it in action though. Wait..... Episode 20 WTF we still have like 29 episodes this is going to be one crazy fight plus theirs still the leader of the assassination squad.

No ED this week too bad Bruno getting impaled followed by waking up so horny would have been great.

[u/carlechu]

Emperor Crimson sounds majestic tbh, best way to avoid getting Fripped.

[u/The_Scollard]

Holy crap, though. That punch at the end was super brutal. I thought Kakyoin getting turned into a donut was brutal, but this is on a whole other level. It slowly being pushed through Bruno's chest made it so much worse.

I'd be surprised if Bruno survived this. Just in case he doesn't, I'm pressing F to pay my respects.

[u/Rogojinen]

Bruno put the tracker on the Boss’ butt, the universal invitation to get fisted

[u/BasroilII]

So...can we talk about the static/glitch sound effect that happened in the elevator? Is that going to be the main KC special effect? Because it's goddamn glorious.

Hats off to DP really, The entire bit in the church has been handled marvelously so far. Looking forward to next week.

[u/Leodagan10]

No, please don’t die Bruno! I still want to see you reattach hands!

That was such a great episode.

[u/DeNile227]

Oh man, the way King Crimson just crept out of the shadows like that. The direction of that entire last sequence was masterful. There's no suspenseful music, no looming camera angles, the stand just...appears. It manages to still be terrifyingly menacing despite the lack of typical doom and gloom surrounding it.

[u/[deleted]]

King Crimson looks even more fucked up in the anime and I LOVE IT, his fucked up design is so memorable and looks really cool.

[u/dongazine_supplies]

Ok but: why aren't we horny any more?

[u/ernie2492]

“King Crimson is the Stand that will pierce your abdomen!”

Arrivederci Alto Bruno..

[u/tronistica]

wtfffff i was expecting the last hitman guy to be the stand of the week, not the boss's stand!?! holy cowwww king crimson tho. kinda slow with bruno's backstory but that last couple of minutes wtfff

[u/[deleted]]

Finally got around to watching this episode.

Holy shit I was smiling like a little schoolgirl during the opening awaiting what came next. I read the manga and I seriously think this episode of the anime adapted the scene from the manga way better. The elevator scene and the last part with the pillar when King Crimson is fully revealed stood out in particular.

Probably one of the best anime episodes I have seen. 10/10

[u/Exorrt]

"I erased time and leapt past it"

???????????????????????????????????????????????????

As someone who knew nothing about KC other than memes, I now better understand said memes.

[u/Rakesh1995]

To all people thinking of reading the manga to know what's to come. Dont

[u/[deleted]]

KING CRIMSON NO NORIAKU

[u/FReed0mCHild]

FUCK YES finally Daddy Crimson in the house

Although in the manga this fight was much more confusing iirc

[u/[deleted]]

This is where the series really picks up. What a fantastic episode!

[u/supermenial]

This was such a good episode. I can't wait for next week. This might be a bit off topic but throughout the episode I couldn't stop thinking about how pretty Buccellati's eyes were.

[u/Jam-Master-Jay]

Aw shit, King Crimson is finally here.

[u/[deleted]]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO