Diamond is Unbreakable - Episode 37

The word for fate, taken literally, represents a bringer of life! How fitting. (「命」を「運」んで来ると書いて「運命」!………フフ よく言ったものだ)
Yoshikage Kira, Diamond is Unbreakable BD/DVD Volume 13

Crazy Diamond is Unbreakable, Part 1 (クレイジー・D(ダイヤモンド)は砕けない その1, Kureijī Daiyamondo wa Kudakenai Sono 1)[1] is the 37th episode of Diamond is Unbreakable and the 111th episode of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Animation. It covers Chapter 426 through Chapter 430.

As Hayato Kawajiri's plan to stop Kira has seemingly failed, the serial-killer accidentally says his name in public. Thankfully, the boy has made it so Josuke is there to hear Kira confess that he is the killer.

Summary

Josuke hears Kira slip out his own name

It is 8:29:09AM, just before Rohan Kishibe dies. Kira is still impressed by his own luck and almost hits Hayato for daring to use Stray Cat to kill him. Recognizing the move as useless, Kira then realizes that Hayato could only act with this much planning ahead by having rewinded time thrice and killed at least as many enemies. Sure of his win, Kira openly brags about his victory and how luck is on the side of Yoshikage Kira. However, Hayato lets Kira know that he slipped out his name and explains that he's had a backup plan. Indeed, he's made a phone call just to wake someone up early. Kira then realizes the magnitude of his mistake when he sees Josuke looking at him with an angry look.

Bites the Dust is cancelled, stopping the Joestar group's deaths

Having heard everything, Josuke and the freshly arrived Okuyasu attack Kira. The murderer is thus forced to cancel Bites the Dust and recall Killer Queen at his side, confirming Josuke's suspicions. Moreover, Rohan has escaped death, meaning Hayato has finally broken Bite the Dust's curse.

Stray Cat supplies air bombs from inside Killer Queen's belly

Forced to engage in a battle against Josuke and Okuyasu who are still looking to avenge Shigechi, Kira reaffirms his commitment to a peaceful life but also boasts that he won't lose when backed into a corner and knows all about the group's ability. Crazy Diamond and Killer Queen engage each other but Crazy Diamond takes the advantage. As Killer Queen tries to touch Josuke, Okuyasu intervenes and makes Kira turn toward himself with The Hand, only for his side to be blasted apart. Kira has just stored Stray Cat in Killer Queen's belly and now has an infinite supply of invisible remote bombs.

Okuyasu slowly dies in Josuke's arms

Meanwhile, Jotaro, Koichi and Rohan fail to notice Josuke's cries. Meanwhile, Josuke realizes how deviously powerful Kira's air bomb and gets hit. However, Josuke also guesses that they have a minimal range in order for Kira to not get caught in the blast. Rushing to Okuyasu's side in order to heal him, Josuke is saved by Hayato who guesses that Okuyasu's body might have been turned into a bomb, leaving Josuke with the tough decision of whether to sacrifice himself to save Okuyasu. However, Hayato, also deducing that Kira can only set off one bomb at a time, sets off the bomb on himself, allowing Josuke to heal both him and Okuyasu. As Kira launches another air bomb, Josuke, refusing to believe Okuyasu might already be dead, manages to use Crazy Diamond on debris in his wounds to dodge the explosion.

Josuke and Hayato soon retreat into an empty house, carrying Okuyasu's body with him as the rain stops. Kira, meanwhile now no longer believes that Jotaro isn't the greatest threat to his peaceful life, but Josuke is.

Appearances

Characters
(Flashback)
(Mentioned)

Credits

Staff
Script (脚本)
Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
ふでやす かずゆき
Storyboard (絵コンテ)
Yoriyasu Kogawa
古川 順康
Episode Director (演出)
ソエジマ ヤスフミ
長田 絵里
Chief Animation Director (総作画監督)
石本 峻一
馬場 充子
Animation Director (作画監督)
横山 謙次
SHIN HYUNG WOO
CHA MYOUNG JUN
芦谷 耕平
千葉山 夏恵
木下 由衣
飯飼 一幸

Music

Diamond is Unbreakable Episode 37: Crazy Diamond is Unbreakable, Part 1
Start End Title OST Description

00:00
02:21
The Shadow Lurking in Town
Diamond is Unbreakable ~Good Morning Morioh Cho!~
Has Hayato failed?
02:22
03:04
Cornered
Diamond is Unbreakable ~Good Night Morioh Cho!~
Hayato's secret plan/Josuke unmasks Kira
03:05
04:28
Great Days
Great Days
Opening
04:29
06:13
Between the Silence...
Diamond is Unbreakable ~Good Night Morioh Cho!~
"You just yelled "Yoshikage Kira"!"/Kira recalls Killer Queen
06:22
08:29
Malice
Diamond is Unbreakable ~Good Morning Morioh Cho!~
Kira has no choice but to directly fight
08:30
08:45
Sudden Battle
Diamond is Unbreakable ~Good Morning Morioh Cho!~
Crazy Diamond vs. Killer Queen
08:51
09:09
Diamond is Unbreakable ~Stand Activated~
Diamond is Unbreakable ~Good Night Morioh Cho!~
Josuke has the advantage
09:10
09:23
The Hand
Diamond is Unbreakable ~Good Morning Morioh Cho!~
Okuyasu saves Josuke from an unknown attack
09:24
10:03
Third Bomb
Diamond is Unbreakable ~Good Night Morioh Cho!~
Okuyasu fatally wounded
10:04
10:52
A Lurking Evil
Diamond is Unbreakable ~Good Night Morioh Cho!~
Stray Cat + Killer Queen, a deadly combination
10:58
12:42
Interception
Diamond is Unbreakable ~Good Morning Morioh Cho!~
Jotaro is deaf/Invisible air bombs
14:43
13:20
Third Bomb
Diamond is Unbreakable ~Good Night Morioh Cho!~
Josuke is wounded
13:23
14:07
Interception
Diamond is Unbreakable ~Good Morning Morioh Cho!~
Kira's bombs have a minimal safe range
14:08
16:08
Malice
Diamond is Unbreakable ~Good Morning Morioh Cho!~
Has Kira turned Okuyasu into a bomb?
16:09
17:02
Confrontation
Diamond is Unbreakable ~Daydream~
Hayato triggers the bomb himself
17:08
18:01
Looming Crisis
Diamond is Unbreakable ~Good Morning Morioh Cho!~
Okuyasu healed, but...
18:02
19:55
Fight the Fight!
Diamond is Unbreakable ~Good Morning Morioh Cho!~
Is Okuyasu dead?
20:01
22:05
Cornered
Diamond is Unbreakable ~Good Night Morioh Cho!~
Crazy Diamond's blood knife/Josuke must retreat inside a house
22:06
22:27
Puppet
Diamond is Unbreakable ~Good Morning Morioh Cho!~
Kira determined to finish Josuke
22:28
23:36
I Want You
I Want You
Ending
23:37
23:42
Diamond is Unbreakable ~Main Theme~
Diamond is Unbreakable ~Good Morning Morioh Cho!~
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Manga/Anime Differences

  • Added a flashback to Hayato calling Josuke in the house before leaving.
  • Removed Kira's detailed mathematical calculations to predict where the air bombs would travel.

In other languages

Language Title Translation
Japan Japanese クレイジー・D(ダイヤモンド)は砕けない その1 Crazy Diamond is Unbreakable, Part 1
United States of America English Shining D (Diamond) is Unbreakable, Part 1
Spain Spanish Shining D (Diamond) es irrompible - Primera Parte Shining D (Diamond) is Unbreakable - Part 1
Brazil Portuguese Crazy D (Diamond) é Inquebrável - Parte 1 Crazy D (Diamond) is Unbreakable - Part 1
France French Crazy Diamond est incassable, Partie 1 Crazy Diamond is Unbreakable, Part 1
Germany German Shining D (Diamond) is Unbreakable - Teil 1 Shining D (Diamond) is Unbreakable, Part 1
Israel Hebrew קרייזי ד' (דיימונד) הבלתי שביר, חלק 1 The Unbreakable Crazy D (Diamond), Part 1
Flag of the Arab League Arabic الألماسة السّاطِعة لا تنكسر، الجزء 1 Shining Diamond is Unbreakable, Part 1
Italy Italian Shining D (Diamond) is Unbreakable, Parte 1 Shining D (Diamond) is Unbreakable, Part 1
Poland Polish Crazy Diamond jest niezniszczalny: część 1 Crazy Diamond is Unbreakable: part 1

Commentary

This is where the ultimate fight begins. Between Bites the Dust’s cancellation, Okuyasu being wounded, and Josuke and Kira's face-to-face, the episode is just full of twists. I remember feeling very motivated when looking over the storyboard.

In regards to the breaking heart visualization that shows when Bites the Dust is deactivated, I took a bit of inspiration from the second opening, specifically when the hand squeezes the heart until it explodes. I loved this scene and wanted to use it again in the series. Mission accomplished, the circle is now complete.

When we discover Stray Cat in the belly of Killer Queen, the colors veer into mostly red tones to symbolize anger. Regarding Stray Cat, his attack where it launches an air bubble was achieved by displacing the layer and inflating it to show how it approached its target. Had it been required to draw this by hand, it would have taken significantly more drawings. This is especially bad since the drawings were getting more and more detailed now. This is proof that our animators are 100% invested in the series. I should perhaps use them as an example for the character profile art. (laughs)
Naokatsu Tsuda, Blu-ray limited edition commentaries

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TranslationTranscript

Kira: Too bad, boy. Fate is on my side.

Hayato: I will protect Mama, no matter what!

Kira: And what can a weak little brat like you do?

Hayato: ...It's not me. It’s him.

Kira: Josuke Higashikata?! How are you here?!

吉良: 残念だったな小僧、運命は私に味方してくれているのだ

早人: 僕は絶対にママを守りきってみせる

吉良: 何ができる、非力なチビが?

早人: 僕じゃあない、あの人が

吉良: 東方仗助、何故ここに!?

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