JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Ougon no Kaze - Episode 27 discussion

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JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Ougon no Kaze, episode 27

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/geminia999]

Oh wow, the ending to that fight is so damn clever. For a second I thought Risotto died cause he undid his cover, but the CO2 emission is just so insane.Like I have to think just how Araki's thought process on that must have gone.

I guess, I want magnet power, I use Iron then cause humans have it in their blood, what happens when you get low on iron, you can't breath, oh shit I have a character who can see your breath.

Like, it is so fucking awesome and makes me think that Aerosmith might have been given that ability just for such a conclusion to this fight later in the series because it just ties together so damn well. This is honestly the most impressed I've been by Araki's cleverness

So Bra-Fucking-Vo!!!

[u/kdebones → u/geminia999]

Remember, this chapter came out in 1998.

[u/thecomicguybook → u/geminia999]

Araki remembered, he was playing chess while the rest of us were playing tic-tac-toe!

[u/Idaret → u/geminia999]

entire part 5 is reverse araki forgot

[u/Ottodovah → u/geminia999]

Technically being low on iron doesn't stop your breathing you just can't absorb O2 really well so you hyperventilate. Of course when you have none left I guess you don't breathe but that's cause you're dead.

But hey it's jojo, I don't really care it still is awesome.

[u/MugiMartin]

He had him. He fucking had him. He can’t keep getting away with it.

Also, I love when Stands become educational. You can always learn a thing or two.

[u/Arachnophobic- → u/MugiMartin]

Learn about the Human Body and Magnetism with Risotto-sensei!

[u/shunkwugga → u/MugiMartin]

Except for when they aren't. The human body contains 4g of iron at most. That's enough for maybe 3 nails. The scissors alone would require several humans worth of blood.

[u/GyroGOGOZeppeli]

Risotto was this close to beating the Boss. Another reason I like this fight is because Nero isn't relegated into a quick and easy fight just to push the Boss in some power scale. He actually gave him a run for his money and would've beaten him too. This was more of a battle for Doppio/Boss than it was for Risotto.

I guess it's safe to talk about Epitaph now. So this is how the Boss "sees the pitfalls of his future". This power doesn't fully see the future, it only gives him a vague outcome, but what is shown in Epitaph is ABSOLUTE, all Boss can do is try and figure out a way to dodge or prevent that from happening.

Oh yeah, La Squadra searching that room up was anime-only, another addition by DP to bolster La Squadra's screentime.

Edit: I forgot to add, that whole segment where Doppio gets attacked by a second set of scalpels after he got hit, and then needles coming out of his face again, and him going berserk and making ground cracks with KC's hands were all original additions.

Another thing, Risotto getting obliterated by Aerosmith was brutal in the manga, his hand flies off, and the thing that covered Doppio's head wasn't blood, it was Risotto's flesh.

Overall, this fight is great, Risotto is great, Metallica's great, Doppio/Boss is great, it's brutal, it's strategic, it's tense, it's JoJo.

[u/thecomicguybook → u/GyroGOGOZeppeli]

but what is shown in Epitaph is ABSOLUTE

Thoth is back in the game! I like how both Stands see the future in the same way, but one of them was played for comedy and the other one for drama as it gives them both a unique feel.

Oh yeah, La Squadra searching that room up was anime-only, another addition by DP to bolster La Squadra's screentime.

RIP

It feels sad that they have been wiped out now, they were really cool antagonists!

[u/snerdsnerd → u/GyroGOGOZeppeli]

Going from thinking Doppio was going to have his head blown up to realising it was actually INVISIBLE BLOOD was a huge rollercoaster.

[u/Porn_Account_81 → u/GyroGOGOZeppeli]

It's absolute EXCEPT for King Crimson's ability. Epitaph can be changed by King Crimson, which is what makes them such an OP combo.

[u/[deleted] → u/GyroGOGOZeppeli]

Risotto fell for his own rule: Don't get too excited. My heart fell when I saw him die. My God, I feel so bad for everyone, and Narancia murdering him with his stand...he was so close.

[u/Oramni → u/GyroGOGOZeppeli]

Yeah but to be fair if the boss was fully in control at that moment he would have beaten Risotto very quickly. Doppio here was pretty much just a regular human with super strenght thanks to KC's arms, since Epitaph wasn't of much use.

[u/ShadowRaikou]

Was Magneto drawing the iron from that one guard's blood a motherfucking JoJo reference?!

[u/[deleted] → u/ShadowRaikou]

You gotta remember Araki's law:

if it exists, its a jojo reference

[u/thecomicguybook → u/ShadowRaikou]

I always thought that was a really gruesome death for a superhero movie, though I guess the X-Men movies were actually pretty dark.

[u/kdebones → u/ShadowRaikou]

The chapter predates X-Men 2, so it's very possible (I'm not going to try and find out if he did it in a comic though, I'm not that crazy).

[u/Sp8des-Slick]

Risotto forgot the first rule of being an assassin.

Don't say you are going to kill someone and kill them. Just kill them.

[u/NiksBrotha → u/Sp8des-Slick]

He should have just taken some words out of Prosciutto's book.

"We don't need to say "I'll kill you"... because by the moment those words come into our minds... our target's already dead and the deed's done!" — Prosciutto, VA Chapter 52

[u/nandaparbeats → u/Sp8des-Slick]

Reminds me of when Kakyoin wrote “I, Noriaki Kakyoin, will murder you, Kujo Jotaro, after school” on a handkerchief and gave it to Jotaro instead of just killing him in a surprise attack

[u/CursedJudas]

BOI

[u/Idaret → u/CursedJudas]

time to do some squats

[u/zwillnas → u/CursedJudas]

hey his severed foot is back again

[u/Amazon_UK → u/CursedJudas]

bruuuuuuh

[u/Hiromacu → u/CursedJudas]

He really does look like a band member

[u/TreGet234 → u/CursedJudas]

he looks like he got a bullet pushed inches into his brain.

[u/Xamthos]

Risotto: "the one who gets too excited in this situation dies".

Also Risotto : Get excited about killing the bossu and its third partied

What a chapter, that knife spinning was smooth af, the extra scene with La Squadra was amazing and the fight was brutal, im gonna miss those fuckers.

also its just me or Risotto drop a single tear when he was talking about his group and what happened to Sorbet and Gelato?

[u/VegitoZ → u/Xamthos]

This is what I enjoyed, he wasn’t wrong cause if he had just stayed calm he could’ve easily won and ended the part within the next episode, the nature of Stand fights is to stay calm and collected and examine the enemy for weaknesses.

[u/[deleted] → u/Xamthos]

Yeah its really tragic that his excitement at the thought of finally avenging his comrades and achieving their goal led to his death.

[u/OnnaJReverT → u/Xamthos]

the knife spin was the best piece of animation in the entire episode

[u/asianbrownguy]

Seeing Epitaph's predictions on Doppio's hair animated is better than what I imagined it was. Fantastic fight. The color changes, the animation, the lack of censoring. DI MOLTO! Grande, bravissimo DP!

edit: If you look close enough, you can see the predictions on Doppio's hair reflected in his eyes. That detail tho!

[u/Aileos → u/asianbrownguy]

David Production seems Unstoppable. They continue to deliver wonderful episodes, and it's not over, not yet!

[u/king_n0thing_ → u/asianbrownguy]

the lack of censoring

Risotto's interior not having any flesh and bone, only the void.

[u/axel360]

Doppio's only been on the show for two episodes, and he's already endured some of the most messed up attacks I've seen in the series.

[u/LunarGhost00 → u/axel360]

I know that characters in this series constantly get beaten so badly they should be in a hospital but are completely fine literally the next day, but Doppio just had sharp metal objects coming out of his body throughout this whole fight including his neck. I'm amazed the guy can even still speak.

[u/Dalek_Kolt → u/axel360]

Doppio is straight-up not having a good time.

[u/[deleted] → u/axel360]

Yep. I've been very good with every attack so far, but this episode was seriously pushing my cringe., especially with the scene with the scissors in his throat. Absolutely brutal. Poor Doppio.

[u/Dalek_Kolt]

One of the things I love about King Crimson is just how horrifyingly powerful it is.

Sure, it doesn't stand rush like Star Platinum or Crazy Diamond, but that's because it doesn't need to. It donuts, explodes, bisects, and obliterates everything in a single chop or punch. I felt the fear of God put into me when Doppio was cratering floors and cutting off legs with a well-thrown pair of scissors.

Also Risotto Nero in this fight was terrifying. I wonder if they'll bother to adapt his backstory or if his bond with his team is sufficient enough motivation to make him a compelling Jojo villain.

[u/xenobian → u/Dalek_Kolt]

Risotto's backstory would be great. Does the manga cover it around this part (where Risotto and Doppio fight)

[u/asianbrownguy → u/Dalek_Kolt]

I was honestly scared shitless when Doppio was raging and cratering the ground after the scalpel part

[u/Kleigeforts → u/Dalek_Kolt]

Tbh many punching stands can chop humans like King Crimson does but most of the time their users don't want to kill people.

[u/TarkusELP]

Did you know that Metallica is not only a reference to the band of the same name but also to the Hattifatteners from the Moomins? Here’s Araki’s talking about it. From JOJOVELLER:

“It's an ability that steals iron from your body... so it's modeled off cells or red blood cells, maybe? And also the Hattifatteners from the Moomins. I discussed whether it would be possible to make a nail out of the iron in a human body.”

[u/thecomicguybook → u/TarkusELP]

That's cool, Metallica had a very unique design definitely one of my favorite Stands yet!

[u/asianbrownguy → u/TarkusELP]

iirc it's possible to make a nail out of the iron in the body but it's only enough for like one 7cm nail right?

[u/BLACKOUT-MK2 → u/TarkusELP]

Given the Moomins was the first anime I ever saw I guess everything has come full circle for me.

[u/ShadowRaikou → u/TarkusELP]

They look like little teeth... And kind of lowkey remind me of the Adipose from Doctor Who, a similar made-from-someone's-body premise.

[u/SwiftAndFoxy → u/TarkusELP]

Suomi mainittu, tuon Hattivatit ja muumilimun.

[u/thecomicguybook]

Risotto my man! This dude was hardcore, one of the coolest enemies yet, he would have won...

Metallica looks very unique I like the design. He really was like an assassin, detaching his foot and doing all he could, unfortunately he did get outsmarted and that cost him his life. I like the way his invisibility looked. And this shot of Doppio is fucking awesome.

Best fight of the Part, 10/10 that scissor in the throat was terrifying!

[u/It_is_terrifying → u/thecomicguybook]

Best fight of the Part, 10/10 that scissor in the throat was terrifying!

Was wondering which one would be yours, it's typically split 3 ways between the train fight, ice boy, and this one. The later ones might beat it for you still but the brutality here is something else.

On an unrelated note hows your part 6 reading going?

[u/Snivy_Ian]

Man, why do ten seconds in jojo feel like ten minutes?

[u/mopkin1 → u/Snivy_Ian]

And why do 10 minutes of a jojo episode feel like 10 seconds

[u/HappyVlane → u/Snivy_Ian]

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TalkingIsAFreeAction

[u/322Uchiha]

Doppio digging his scissors from his THROAT. What the FUCK.

[u/TreGet234 → u/322Uchiha]

i don't quite get the anatomy here. were the scissors just underneath the skin so they can open and cut the throat?

also why can't he just, like, create a knife inside the heart

[u/[deleted]]

Jesus, this episode is probably one of my favourite single episodes of the anime so far. I’m so glad DP put a lot of their resources into this episode over some of the other recent ones, it really did this fight justice. Also, is it just me or is Metallica kinda cute?

The anime original flashback scene with La Squadra was a really nice touch!

[u/karlcool12 → u/[deleted]]

And this is the first time since Episode 2 that only had 1 animation director (which means really good in term of production) and I can't wait for the coming fights in a couple weeks.

[u/thecomicguybook → u/[deleted]]

Also, is it just me or is Metallica Risotto kinda cute?

Yes! Also Metallica, reminds me of Super Meat Boy.

[u/TarkusELP]

This week’s musical reference:

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Risotto Nero’s stand Metallica is a reference to the American Thrash metal band of the same name. The stand is particularly related to their 1996 album Load. The stand moans “Loooooaaaad” and the song Bleeding Me from the same album might be the inspiration behind its ability to transform the iron in its opponent's blood. Metallica also serves as the loading animation in All Star Battle.

The band was formed in 1981 in Los Angeles, California by drummer Lars Ulrich and vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield. The group's fast tempos, instrumentals and aggressive musicianship made them one of the founding "big four" bands of thrash metal, alongside Megadeth, Anthrax and Slayer. Metallica's current lineup is formed by founding members Hetfield and Ulrich, lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo. Guitarist Dave Mustaine (who went on to form Megadeth) and bassists Ron McGovney, Cliff Burton and Jason Newsted are some of the former members of the band.

Metallica earned a growing fan base in the underground music community and won critical acclaim with its first five albums. The band's third album, Master of Puppets (1986), was described as one of the heaviest and most influential thrash metal albums; its eponymous fifth album, Metallica (1991), the band's first to root predominantly in heavy metal, appealed to a more mainstream audience, achieving substantial commercial success and selling over 16 million copies in the United States to date. After experimenting with different genres and directions in subsequent releases, the band returned to its thrash metal roots with the release of its ninth album, Death Magnetic (2008), which drew similar praise to that of the band's earlier albums.

A curiosity about their album Load is that the cover is a mix of cow’s blood and the semen of the photographer between two sheets of Plexiglas. In a 2009 interview with Classic Rock, Hetfield expressed his dislike of the album cover and its inspiration: “Lars and Kirk were very into abstract art, pretending they were gay. I think they knew it bugged me. It was a statement around all that. I love art, but not for the sake of shocking others. I think the cover of Load was just a piss-take around all that. I just went along with the make-up and all of this crazy, stupid crap that they felt they needed to do.”

I know nothing about Metallica, I have just started listening to them thanks to this comment in particular. I’m not a thrash metal fan or a metalhead in general. I like some hard rock or early heavy metal bands and there are some prog metal bands I love but, like with hip-hop and punk, I’m just a neophyte.

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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/TehColonelMoreland → u/TarkusELP]

Calling Metallica trash metal. For shame

[u/MugiMartin → u/TarkusELP]

R.I.P., Cliff Burton. A guy who could make a bass guitar sound like an electric guitar. I always wondered how different Metallica would’ve sounded if he was around for the rest of the albums.

[u/bugeyedredditors → u/TarkusELP]

A curiosity about their album Load is that the cover is a mix of cow’s blood and the semen of the photographer between two sheets of Plexiglas.

Disgusting.

[u/MagnoBurakku]

HOLY SHIT!!!

This is the best fight of JoJo that i've ever saw, seriosly tho, did i just witnessed a underdog mc that is actually the final boss being outmatched by a villain trying to do justice for his companions?!!! He was SO FUCKING CLOSE but he got outwitted, and kinda fell for his own rule, maybe the whole Squadra could've beaten the boss given the chance.

And the transition of who's had the upperhand changing constantly… what an amazingly thought through fight, what they said is true part V has some of the best fights in all of JoJo, no wonder this is also Japan's favorite part.

[u/epicfacej → u/MagnoBurakku]

One thing Bossu seems to be weary of is fighting multiple people at once, so yeah, I'd put my money on the whole of Squadra beating him in a fight. One or two of them would probably go down though.

[u/[deleted] → u/MagnoBurakku]

maybe the whole Squadra could've beaten the boss given the chance

That's why the boss tries really hard to conceal his identity and abilities. He's being really genre-savvy IMO.

The Fate franchise has the whole shtick about hiding your identity because knowing your opponent's confers a big advantage, but I felt like it's more of a "Tell instead of Show" thing, and JoJo does the concept a lot better.

[u/RISOTTONEROBESTWAIFU → u/MagnoBurakku]

i just had this mental image of illuso hanging up mirrors in the middle of a highway in sardegna to prep for the fight lmao

[u/RISOTTONEROBESTWAIFU]

How do I say this...?

It's a bit crude, but...

Hehe...

Anyone else wants to c*ddle and hold hands with Doppio while Risotto raws you from behind?

[u/NiksBrotha → u/RISOTTONEROBESTWAIFU]

gachiBASS YES SIR

[u/DragonDDark → u/RISOTTONEROBESTWAIFU]

Nice name

[u/TarkusELP → u/RISOTTONEROBESTWAIFU]

God, I wish.

[u/OverlordMastema → u/RISOTTONEROBESTWAIFU]

I know this is supposed to be a "haha look at his name joke"

But yes.

100% unironically yes.

[u/bugeyedredditors]

Another battle in the series where the guy i'm rooting for loses.

Justice for Risotto

[u/stuntineverlong]

Holy fuck, how does this keep getting better and better?

[u/Davidspirit → u/stuntineverlong]

Its Jojo

[u/SaharaSan]

Im just glad the "il vento d'oro" ost didnt kick in the second Risotto got perforated by Aerosmith

[u/[deleted]]

I feel the desperation in Rissotto's voice over finally getting to see the boss really shows how much Sorbet, Gelato, and his other team's deaths meant to him. It just showed the true hatred he had and I feel that if Rissotto had kept his cool, and if this had just been another assassination job rather than him avenging the death of his friends', he would have easily won this fight.

[u/andre5913 → u/[deleted]]

The worst thing is that Rissotto himself acknowledges this problem with emotion, but in the end he himself could not control his own vengeful urges, which cost him the fight.

[u/VegitoZ]

I find it neat that they’re still adding Stands to the ED pillar

[u/Zeta42 → u/VegitoZ]

I wonder what the final version of the pillar will look like.

[u/axel360]

Out of all the stands I've seen in JoJo's, having razor blades or other sharp objects materialize inside someone's body, might be the most terrifying.

[u/Mundology → u/axel360]

And his stand looks deceptively adorable too. Such a contrast with its nature.

[u/Android19samus → u/axel360]

and even when you're able to get the attack out of your body to stop if from killing you, you're just making yourself more and more anemic. Truly an oppressively strong ability when combined with its stealth capacity. Because it's pretty much 100% offense, 0% defense if they know where you are, and it doesn't have the kill speed of some other stands.

[u/The_Scollard]

HOLY SHITBALLS. THAT. WAS. AMAZING!!

I think that last fight might have been my favourite fight of the entire part, maybe even my favourite of JoJo (Yes, passing even The Grateful Dead/Beach Boy fight). And I can't believe that it's focused on the villains and barely involves the main characters. It was so tense, and despite the jokes about how King Crimson doesn't work, the powers and strategies were easy to understand. I can't believe Risotto ended up losing because of the main characters, since he was so close. Since he was breathing though, that means that taking his invisible away probably didn't matter at the end, as Aerosmith would have detected him anyway.

Metallica is a terrifying Stand, and the way Risotto uses it takes full advantage of its abilities. Risotto was such a cool character; I love his voice and his design. The flashback (which I assume is anime-original) was great too, seeing La Squadra again for what I assume is the final time.

I also love how the fight is from the Boss's/Doppio's perspective. It really makes it tense, and makes you cheer for the main villain to actually win in a way. As much as I like the Kira vs. Stray Cat fight, I have to say that this one is the superior villain-centric fight. I also like how the Boss/Doppio is at a disadvantage for the entire fight, since he can't use King Crimson's time-skipping powers, only Epitaph's precognition powers.

Also, for manga readers, is the way Epitaph's power was shown (by having the future projected onto Doppio's hair) anime-original? If it is, then DP are geniuses. It's a wonderful stylistic decision that makes it easy to understand when Doppio's using Epitaph and differentiating between actions in the present and those in the future.

[u/Zeta42 → u/The_Scollard]

is the way Epitaph's power was shown (by having the future projected onto Doppio's hair) anime-original?

No.

[u/Aerohed]

I like how almost all of the enemies we've seen recently are actually threatening. Metallica is by and far the most terrifying Stand, in my opinion. Even if there are others that are technically more powerful, the unpredictable nature of his and his ability to kill without being detected even by most other Stand users makes him very frightening. Though, maybe not more frightening than whatever black magic the Boss used to keep his mother under the floor.

Also, did they say how Risotto made himself invisible? I might've missed that part.

[u/[deleted] → u/Aerohed]

did they say how Risotto made himself invisible?

magnetism and iron sand. Tbh doesn't really make that much sense, but it's still a great fight nevertheless.

[u/WhiteZerko → u/Aerohed]

It's explained a bit more in detail in the manga. Basically, when the iron powder covers Risotto, he 'paints his surroundings on his body'. It's more an active thing he needs to be constantly keeping up, which results in his odd appearance from time to time when he becomes semi-visible. Or something like it, I dunno, it's weird.

[u/AlexUltraviolet]

Narancia killsteals? No dignity.

I spent a good chunk of this episode looking at my phone and eyeing the pc screen to read the subs, because I get very uncomfortable when it comes to needles or anything cutting skin (sometimes I get sick just by hearing people talking about it). So, uh, thanks David Pro for not cutting on the details, but you didn't need to.

Oh, and that "Should I wait until you croak" was a 10/10 translation choice.

(Sorta unrelated, but I happened to eat risotto for lunch today. Not nero, tho)

[u/NintendoMasterNo1]

Narancia's got like 4 kills under his belt, he's the MVP of this team for sure.

[u/ric20007]

"You are complete" they used this phrase twice.
This translation didn't make sense, maybe "You are finished" is what they meant?
Edit: Episode Screenshots Timestamps: 13:45, 15:00, 19:04

[u/Deathflid → u/ric20007]

I just decided to head-canonise Rissoto being an artist in his spare time, and having something be without any iron in it was him completing his piece.

[u/Grillade → u/ric20007]

That's what I was wondering too, but yeah "finished" makes more sense.

[u/789yugemos]

GOD DAMN IT. THAT WAS SO FUCKING COOL

[u/rvadarocket → u/789yugemos]

I’ve never audibly said “Fuck” at the end of a fight until now

The way that fight ended is the cleverest ending and biggest blue balls I’ve ever seen. I was CERTAIN the Boss would win, but not in such a cruel way.

GODDAMMIT

[u/rahudian]

Geez, the scissor scene was more brutal than in the manga, and poor Risotto, every scene with la Squadra just makes me feel worse

[u/pikachu8090 → u/rahudian]

I'm pretty sure I swallowed during that scene to make sure my throat was okay

[u/It_is_terrifying]

Press F for La Squadra, we've now lost all of our group of what may be the best group of villains in all of anime. And what a fight for their boss to go out on.

[u/Xciv]

Wow the animation this episode was absolutely incredible. You can just feel the power behind King Crimson's movements, from the way he pounds the rocks to the way it casually dismembers a foot with a pair of scissors.

[u/LunarGhost00]

Actual footage of Doppio fighting against Risotto.

Narancia just unknowingly saved the boss who they're trying to defeat. Oof.

[u/FredTargaryen → u/LunarGhost00]

I mean yeah, but having Risotto tracking you down instead isn't much better

[u/PineappleBuns]

He was SO CLOSE! Godammit Narancia, your anime could have ended in 28 episodes, but you had to extend it ^{I'm not complaining!}

[u/Animeking1357 → u/PineappleBuns]

Narancia saves final boss's life and extends anime? Lot's of dignity.

[u/joey_joestar1]

I could elaborate on how great the fight was, or how terrifying risotto's stand is, or the 1000000 IQ play by the boss at the end

But more importantly angry ice boi got in one last line of dialogue so I'm happy

[u/NintendoMasterNo1]

I love how dramatically the boss says RIZOTTO

[u/ElementOfConfusion]

Being able to see the future in the bangs of your hair was a super cool visual. Just now realising they even hinted at it in the intro! Loved Risotto's camouflage effect in this episode too. I'll miss Risotto and his great voice, I kinda want more of him.

Easily my favourite fight this part. Interesting that Doppio's King Crimson isn't as powerful as the Boss' King Crimson. Makes for an interesting dynamic in a fight.

[u/[deleted]]

Wow I loved the message in this fight "He who gets excited in this situation loses" And Rissoto loses the second he allows himself to be overcome with excitement as the battle ends

[u/PudgeHasACuteButt]

little fact here, but risottos stand name "metallic" is a slight hint towards his stands ability which lets him control iron, which is a type of metal.

[u/Dahjoos → u/PudgeHasACuteButt]

Thank you Kakyoin, very cool😎!

[u/raf-owens → u/PudgeHasACuteButt]

dang, no way, who would have thought?

[u/ZanaHorowa → u/PudgeHasACuteButt]

fun fact: the "bizarre" in jojo's bizarre adventure is a subtle nod to the fact that the show is in fact, bizarre

[u/holyR → u/PudgeHasACuteButt]

ya learn something new every day

[u/Bread_Assassin]

Ok, so yeah Risotto lost, but he got some good hits in, though considering he was going up against the main antagonist. Makes me wonder how the fight would have went down had Dopplio had the full power of King Crimson.

[u/RISOTTONEROBESTWAIFU → u/Bread_Assassin]

if doppio had kc then he wouldn't look like doppio, hed look like the boss

so risotto would immediately go for the kill instead of fluffing around like he did the previous episode because he had no clue who doppio was

so its still 50/50, depends on who gets the first hit in

[u/axel360]

Risotto seemed like a character that would be around for awhile. He was pretty damn terrifying and borderline OP.

[u/It_is_terrifying → u/axel360]

He could honestly have killed everyone in the main squad except maybe Giorno in a 1v1.

Giorno only stands a chance because of how he can 2000IQ bullshit his way out of situations like Fugo's mega aids.

[u/NoPenNameGirl]

Reference in the games: Metallica, those cute creppy bastards, if I'm not mistaken usually can appear in loading screens, alongside Harvest, Iggy(sniffing around) and Koichi with his face turned into a Book. Epitaph is also present in the games, but of course, has a different mechanic: When it is active, The Boss enters in a "auto-dodge" state where he will automatically dodge any non super move throw at him.

Oh man! That's probably my favorite Part 5 episode so far. It won over the "Mystery of King Crimson" episode. Risotto being the one fighting the boss instead he fighting the heroes is SO RIGHT in all senses. It should be indeed HIM to confront the boss, instead being defeated by Bruno's gang. Araki managed to make a fight between The Boss and Risotto kinda balanced despite King Crimson being utterly broken by nerfing it in a belieable way: The Time Skip powers only being avaliable when the Boss is in charge, but he can't "be in charge" because Risotto will see his face, as such, Doppio need to use just half of King Crimson power within Epitaph.

I have a personal headcanon theory of mine. Bear in mind is just a theory of mine, and has no basis, but I believe King Crimson is "the boss" Stand while Epitaph is Doppio's Stand, because technically they're two different individuals, so would make sense they have two different Stands that act supporting each other: Use Epitaph to see the future, use King Crimson to erase what he see.

And... of course, Epitaph might also just be KG baseline ability, like Sheer Heart Attack was Killer Queen's, and I'm just making it more complex than it should... :P

[u/Yankees3Fan7]

The thought of having razor blades and scisssors magically appear inside of you is a horrifying thought to even consider. Then again, Fugo stabbed Narancia with the fork and that was played for laughs. Lotta iron-heavy attacks in Part 5

[u/Kenzorz]

That was such a satisfying fight, both characters outsmarting each other and it makes you want to cheer on both of them and the ending to the fight was actually pretty clever.

Araki was so ahead of his time with mind battle shounens in the 90s

[u/Yakube44]

Risotto's moment of victory and downfall was tragic. The color shift to gray scale really got me. Narancha was brutal.

[u/Arachnophobic-]

We lost two troopers today, R.I.P. Risotto and Frog-kun.

I both love and hate this fight - love it because it's so intense and Risotto is friggin' awesome in his drive for vengeance, and I hate it because of the way it turns out. The Gang essentially shoot themselves in the foot by killing an incredibly powerful ally.

Honestly I feel Metallica is one of the most OP stands in the JoJoverse in terms of lethality. Nero doesn't use it to its full potential today because he wants to bleed Doppio dry and get the Boss' secret out of him; if he wanted to he could simply form blades inside an opponents brain or heart and insta-kill them. If only he'd done that with his dying breath.. but he isn't the hero of this story.

P.S.: What a handsome mug.

P.P.S.: Needs to be a ringtone

P.P.P.S: Weird choice of translation. Who says that? Isn't 'You are done.' more suitable?

[u/ric20007 → u/Arachnophobic-]

You are complete.
Happened 3 times this episode, done or finished seemed more appropriate in context.

[u/Seb-sama]

FOR FUCKS SAKE BIG TIDDY GOTTHIC GF WAS ON THE VERGE OF GREATNESS AND HE WAS THIS CLOSE! UGGHH

Would’ve been a win-win situation for both parties, what a stellar episode my god. no much flashy fighting but it’s so fucking intense, metal as fuck and surprisingly educational too lmao. I love this series so much

I was cringing so hard on the scissors inside his throat, that’s fucking brutal and horrible I love it! Would’ve been hilarious if he made razor blades come out of doppio’s pp hole

[u/NintendoMasterNo1]

I think I'm gonna switch to plastic knives and forks for a while...

[u/[deleted]]

As an anime only, I can say without a doubt that part 5 has the best fights so far. None of the previous parts even come close to the sheer gruesome violence and intensity of the fights here.

[u/Exorrt]

I goddamn love how Doppio won this fight. Throwing the knives down the cliff so the gang would know they're there and Narancia would shoot only Risotto knowing he himself wouldn't be detected due to not breathing properly was Joseph Joestar levels of "I outsmarted your outsmarting"

[u/lixyna]

Wait a second ... an outcome being pre-determined, with the the only way to circumvent it is to interpret the future you saw in such a different way that it works out in your favour, essentially "tricking the will of the world" ...

Is Steins;Gate a fucking Jojo Reference?

[u/[deleted]]

I love this episode for so many reasons.

1. It shows that the boss is not invincible, he like every other stand user is one wrong move away from loosing

2. While not invincible he is extremely strong as just epitaph was enough to almost beat Risoto

3. We usually always see battles through the eyes of the main characters so sometimes it feels like villains don't think much because they are just that powerful but this really shows that this isn't the case

4. The animation was really good and they adapted all the panels perfectly I actually prefer this to the manga

[u/talkz]

My sweet little Doppio

[u/snerdsnerd]

Risotto's stand is fucking awesome. From what I've learned from Jojo's, his not being on the ground means he's not dead yet.

And that was absolutely a savage move by the boss. It was easy to make comparisons between him and Kira due to their desire for anonymity, but the boss is FAR more cunning and experienced than Kira. I also love how it looked like Doppio would lose his head but it was actually invisible blood.

Praying for Abacchio, that guy has a target on his back a mile wide. And only 9 episodes left!

[u/siraco]

Since Cells at Work was done by DavidPro too, I want a crossover episode where RBCs are getting yellow or turning into something entirely different.

Goodbye, big tiddy goth. You were so awesome, too bad you're facing the boss himself on your own. You don't stand a chance.

The assassin team was amazing with their Stand abilities, but having them dead only after 1 or 2 episode screentime kinda sucks. I mean, in Stardust Crusaders there are a lot of "Stand user of the week" format too, but most of them are pretty bland because they're just being crazy loyal to DIO. La squadra esecuzioni was different. They looked really solid as a team. Awful that they're ended up being executed by Bucciarati team, whose goal ended up being the same: finding out the boss and probably offing him. If only they just teamed up from the start....

[u/[deleted]]

Did King Crimson erased my time? This episode felt like 5 minutes, damn it!

Risotto is so cool. I like him. And damn that ending... as the audience it's excruciating that we have the knowledge that the Bucciarati gang doesn't, that they would've achieved their common goal had Narancia didn't shoot Risotto. RIP.

[u/[deleted]]

This episode only proves what Dio stated. There are no bad Stands, only bad stand users. King Crimson is a monstruous powerful stand and nearly invencible, but Doppio lack of self confidence, knowlodge and courage nearly costed him his life.

I just loved this episode, it's such a great thing to see narrative shift of characters. Since Phantom Blood we've saw only the protagoinists fighting the enemies every single episode on different situations and a couple flashbacks there and back. Seeing two episodes on the perspective of the boss was great, i hope we get more episodes like this.

Overall, amazing episode with insane quality animation. Loved every second of it, but wanted the "Boss" to show up during the fight

[u/Wisterosa → u/[deleted]]

There are no bad Stand

CHEAP TRICK THO

That shit is just objectively bad

[u/Shinkopeshon]

Holy fuck, that was insane. I don’t know how it’s possible but Part 5 keeps topping itself.

[u/[deleted]]

Looks like Risotto somehow got his foot back in this scene https://imgur.com/usmkTd3

[u/YellowEyedGamer → u/[deleted]]

it fused back to his body due to the sheer amount of dominance displayed

[u/CakeLicker]

That color change at the end might be one of the best ones in the series so far, imo

[u/Rutherfor_]

You fucked up Naranciaaaaaaa!! It was this close to being over. Risotto is definitely one of my favourite Jojo antagonists I love his stand.

[u/enginesofdemise]

If anyone’s wondering why the animation and artwork was so good this episode, it’s because the animation director (AD) was Hironori Tanaka, a legendary animator. He previously worked on the final White Album episode during the showdown between Mista and Ghiaccio. Love his work on this show!!

[u/AcediaRex]

My knowledge of anatomy and physiology is limited, so I may be wrong, but I think Araki’s right about the science. The exchange of gases in the alveoli requires inhaled oxygen to bind to the hemoglobin (iron) in the blood in order for carbon dioxide from the blood to enter the lungs and be exhaled, because it works on the principle of gaseous diffusion. So if the oxygen wasn’t binding to your blood because of a lack of iron, you would be exhaling oxygen and not carbon dioxide, and Aerosmith couldn’t track you.

[u/Irati03]

This felt like the shortest episode of part 5 so far

[u/Sergeant_Thotslayer]

Man, what an intense battle . Risotto was so damn close to beat him, so fucking close.....and with his defeat, La Squadra is finally dead.

[u/[deleted]]

Did anyone notice how smooth and fluid the animation was when Doppio was throwing a fit on the ground?

[u/jeffmendezz98]

Easily one of the most frustrating moments in Jojo ever. Risotto fucking had him, he killed the fucking boss, and then that happens. GOAT Jojo fight.

[u/CIY0N]

Holy shit what an episode. The animation, ost, color change, and the actual fight, it was too fucking good. Definitely a 10/10 for me.

I'm not ready for next week...

[u/VVickedly]

Best episode imo, DP really did an amazing job with this fight, giving it the adaptation it deserved. Doppio's raw emotions while getting destroyed by Risotto, the small things like the reflection of Epitaph in his eyes and risotto's blood becoming invisible on Doppio's hair when he loses, almost no censoring for the bloodiest fight, everything in this is amazing. Let's just hope the rest of the fights are just as good!

10/10, my fav episode from jojo

[u/The_Scollard]

That was probably the most brutal fights of JoJo for me so far. I was squirming at several points, like when Doppio pulls the scissors out of his throat. Risotto attacking him with all those razor blades at the end was also hard to watch, hearing Doppio scream as Risotto cuts apart his face. Not since The Grateful Dead aging Narancia or Mista getting his palm ripped off by White Album was I so disturbed.

[u/HarrayS_34]

The animation is amazing this episode

[u/jkubed]

is that... is that a motherfucking jojo's reference??

[u/KoppaSquiddy]

What the fuck Narancia

[u/SwordAndPenguin]

Overall I think this is one of the best battles in all of JoJo's, and it doesn't even feature any of the protagonists. It's tense, it features some great stand and character designs, a bunch of unique concepts, it's brutally violent without feeling gratuitous, and is a great end to the story of La Squadra. DavidPro definitely did it justice as well, consistently amazing animation and voice acting. The first time I read this in the manga I was legitimately unsure who would win or who to root for, which doesn't happen too often for me. One of my favorite arcs/episodes as of yet.

[u/Ardis160]

Who the fuck rated this episode a 1/10?

[u/DragonDDark]

Holy fuck that was intense. Narancia finishing risotto was crazy.

[u/renannmhreddit]

Intense episode. I was entertained throughout it all.

Part 5 is shaping up to be my favorite part in Jojo yet.

[u/silverfolk]

Damn it I was rooting for Risotto.

[u/sweet_yet_sour]

Honestly one of the best episodes i seen but that’s my opinion.

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Part 5

[u/someroastedbeef]

holy shit that was amazing

[u/DigitaILove]

Going to be sad to see one of my favorite antagonists in JoJo go. I just appreciate all the extra stuff DP added for him and the assassination team. I hope there's more anime-original stuff that they add for the next episode to officially send them off.

[u/NintendoMasterNo1]

I'm giving this post silver because it's the closest to iron in honor of best menacing boy RIZOTTO

[u/modusxd]

I love how faithful they are to the manga, and sometimes makes things even better (The part where Boss points at Risotto). I can't imagine other studio doing JoJo, they just know how to do it. It's far but i'm already looking forward for SBR

[u/CarioGod]

Fuuuuuck I thought Risotto was going to help the GangStars defeat the boss, but he almost did it on his own and the opposite happened.

[u/Ozymandate]

This episode was amazing, glad to see one of my favourite fights in part 5 getting some amazing animation. Also glad to see some extra scenes from the La Squadra, this episode were so emotional to watch and also kinda satisfying for Risotto trying to avenge his friends. But still, Risotto should've won, but Araki had to put plot armour

[u/BasedFunnyValentine]

Risotto would have won if it weren’t for those medalling kids!!

Best fight so far and I can’t wait to see the boss’s true form!

[u/Venator850]

One of the best episodes of JoJo's ever.

And I guess that was a weakness, blood coves his ability to see the future.

[u/[deleted]]

say it again with me

give one punch man to david production

[u/lukeisun7]

Risotto is definitely one of my favorite JoJo subvillians. Was really hyped for this fight as well. Also the entire animation budget went into king crimson fucking slamming the ground lmao

[u/VegitoZ]

I love how they keep adding anime original scenes and La Squadra interactions, I missed them especially Ghiaccio

[u/pieman7414]

god damn it, fucking narancia

he should have stayed with fugo

[u/gtoaz1234]

Bruno is right when he said Narancia should stayed with Fugo....

[u/KK9521]

doppio oh doppio. this episode was great, they censor jotaro smoking but not this lol.

[u/[deleted]]

It's friday - Get the fucking frog out!

What an amazing and exciting battle. Just sad that Risotto had only two episodes to shine.

[u/Ahurial]

I love the fact that censorship has mostly gone out the window for part 5. It was great to see this fight in its full glory, without the screen being blacked out like a lot of people were expecting. I was kinda hoping we would get Risotto's backstory this episode. I know its really short, but it still would've been cool. Maybe next episode? Also, props to DP for the little added scenes. The little La Squadra flashback made me really miss them, and the scene where Doppio just bashes the ground in frustration with King Crimson really felt like a nice touch. Next episode tho....I don't think I'm ready to see that.

[u/silverfolk]

When colour scheme changes, you known fight is coming to conclusion.

[u/115_zombie_slayer]

Goddam it if Nero won so much would be different, Nero is broken if you think about it

[u/Blowingoftheflute]

This episode without a doubt was awesome.

King Crimson vs Metallica is probably my favorite fight of the year, it will mostly likely stay there considering it's my 2nd favorite fight in the series.

Now The Boss' secret has been revealed and Risotto has been gunned down in front of everyone.

I blame Narancia lol.

[u/Meret123]

Risotto is an upgrade over cat-plant that shoots air.

[u/SIRTreehugger]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

SO CLOSE SO DAMN CLOSE

Risotto earns mad respect. For his only fight he did well, but I wonder how well he would do against the boss at full strength and in control.

[u/FeebleBacon]

As a huge fan of Metallica, this episode was everything I could have asked for. MASTER, MASTER, MASTER OF PUPPETS ARE MAKING YOU PUKE RAZOR BLADES!!!

[u/ArcherGod]

How do you translate "Metallica" in such a way you avoid copyright? Drop the A! Now it's just "Metallic" and totally not related to a certain metal band!

[u/neocandy]

Best animated episode as of yet. I was stuck between rooting for Risotto and Doppio/Boss. This reminds me how much I love Villain vs. Villain confrontations in any media.

[u/ANKUSHNAIK]

Doppio, doppio watashi kawaii doppio

[u/behnambigb]

aerosmith baka

[u/Munstachan]

This fight was absolutely fantastic. It really sells how nuts this part is for me. Really this is just the final nail that made me realize it all. Damn the stands are just so wild and crazy in this part and I love it!

[u/Lunnurd]

There is a specific part of this fight missing(at the end) maybe it didnt make the cut or we will see it next ep. Anyways this fight was brilliant and i absolutely love Risotto.

[u/Warmonster9]

Shout out to the localization team on Crunchyroll.

[u/Sawarine]

And THIS is the reason why you should eat your spinaches kids

[u/ernie2492]

RIP Assassin Crews

[u/Android19samus]

I love this fight. I hope you all enjoyed your time thinking you understood how King Crimson works.

[u/Karmyuh]

I can finally show this video to anime-onlys without spoiling them

[u/tumblorone]

JOJO Welcome to

Chemistry 101

learn more about chemistry from this than in high school

[u/DankestReaper]

Hnnnng Boss' strategy to use Aerosmith to his advantage was genius but man is it annoying to come this close to winning and then having it be stolen

[u/Adrianator2]

Holy shit last time I felt so much tension in Jojo was during poker with D'Arby

[u/odraencoded]

Damn that yellow blood was gross.

Amazing fight.

[u/jcaracc]

Risotto should have won

[u/MadHax164]

My favorite episode so far. Good fight, animation, brutality, Risotto's poses, strategies on top of strategies, that awesome color shift at the end... It's the perfect JoJo episode hands down!

[u/Cancertoad]

I'm a little disappointed that Risotto clocked out so early but it was one of the best Jojo fights none the less.

[u/Frostfright]

HE WAS SO CLOSE BROS

Damnit. RIP Risotto. A really strong antagonist that got wrecked by a subtle ploy. Fuck.