Stardust Crusaders - Episode 45

DIO's World, Part 1
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General information
Episode	45 (71)
Season	2
Japanese Name	DIOの世界 その1
Romanized	DIO no Sekai Sono 1
Localized Title	Dio's World, Part 1 (Netflix)
Runtime	23:43
Chapters Adapted	SC Chapters 135-139 (248-252)
Air Dates
Japanese	May 30, 2015
English	July 22, 2018
Other Information
Opening Theme	JoJo: The Memories of That Blood ~end of THE WORLD~
Ending Theme	Last Train Home
Eyecatch	The World
Episode guide
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“

I- I'll tell you what happened, as I saw it! (あ、ありのまま、今起こったことを話すぜ！)

”

—Jean Pierre Polnareff, Battle in Egypt BD/DVD Volume 6

DIO's World, Part 1 (DIOの世界 その1, DIO no Sekai Sono 1) is the forty-fifth episode of Stardust Crusaders, the twenty-first episode of the Battle in Egypt arc, and the seventy-first episode of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Animation. It covers Chapter 248 through most of Chapter 252 of the manga.

DIO finally appears to confront Polnareff. Although DIO reveals his Stand The World, its ability has yet to be deciphered and it is imperative for the heroes to deduce its power for them to have a chance of defeating the Vampire.

Summary

DIO's Tarot Card, representing The World

Polnareff is the first to confront DIO who is standing at the top of a staircase. The Vampire congratulates Polnareff for having made it this far from the Far East and having avenged his sister, then offers a "chance" for Polnareff to join him. Either he goes down two steps to signify his allegiance or ascends them to choose death. Polnareff naturally goes up to confront DIO but the latter surprisingly compliments him as Polnareff now finds himself down the stairs. Shocked, Polnareff tries to go up but is unable to, allowing DIO to psych him up by implying his subconscious fear of him. Polnareff understands that somehow, DIO's Stand, The World, is involved.

"You'll just have to die, Polnareff!"

Declaring that the ultimate goal of humanity is a peace of mind, DIO offers this "peace" if Polnareff serves him for eternity. Refusing to submit and willing to face death again until he uncovers his Stand's abilities, Polnareff summons Silver Chariot and DIO summons The World in response. However, Jotaro, Joseph and Kakyoin break through a wall and interrupt the incoming clash. Seeing the sunlight, DIO retreats in the shadows. Polnareff uses this reprieve to inform of one of the effects of The World but also informs them that Avdol and Iggy have died to save him. Kakyoin reminds the group that the sun is setting and thus they continue to go further in the mansion, with Nukesaku as their guide. The Vampire leads them to the top of the tower and they find a room with a coffin at its center. Taking some time to think about the stakes, the group surrounds the coffin and forces Nukesaku to open the coffin. Suddenly, Nukesaku is now inside the coffin and has been cut to pieces, taking everyone by surprise. Sensing trouble, the Joestar Group jumps out of the window and already understands that DIO's ability is extremely powerful. The sun is setting and DIO's hour of power is coming soon. While Joseph advises to retreat and let DIO pursue them to learn about his Stand but Polnareff wants to confront him. Thus the group splits in two: Joseph and Kakyoin will flee and try to harass DIO while Jotaro and Polnareff remain in hiding until they can pursue him.

DIO, standing atop the roof of his mansion

Night has fallen and Joseph purchases a truck to flee. Soon enough, DIO wanders in the streets and hijacks the limousine of a certain Wilson Phillips, an American senator. Intimidating Philips into driving the limousine and driving him mad by seemingly keeping him a prisoner of the car, DIO begins to pursue Joseph. Joseph feels DIO's presence too. When DIO gets stuck in a traffic jam, he orders Phillips to drive into the sidewalk and crush the civilians. Meanwhile, Jotaro and Polnareff manage to steal a motorbike.

The World suddenly appears in front of Hierophant Green

DIO catches up to Joseph's truck, allowing Kakyoin to summon Hierophant Green and attack him. DIO easily deflects the Emerald Splash and then summons The World, which sucker-punched Hierophant Green. Thankfully, Hierophant was out of range and is merely thrown away. Injured, Kakyoin still notes that The World is a close-range Stand with a reach of 10 meters and that it lacks projectile attacks. Still, DIO makes the truck crash when he throws Phillips at Joseph's truck. When the Vampire looks inside, Joseph and Kakyoin have already fled to the roofs of Cairo and Kakyoin has devised a plan to reveal the power of The World.

Appearances

Characters

Jean Pierre Polnareff

DIO

Sherry Polnareff

(Mentioned only)

Muhammad Avdol

(Flashback)

Joseph Joestar

Jotaro Kujo

Noriaki Kakyoin

Iggy

(Flashback)

Nukesaku

(Retired)

Wilson Phillips

(1st appearance) (Death)

Stands

Silver Chariot

The World

(1st full appearance)

Hermit Purple

Star Platinum

Hierophant Green

Credits

Staff

Script (脚本)

Shogo Yasukawa

ヤスカワ ショウゴ

Storyboard (絵コンテ)

Masayoshi Nishida

西田 正義

Episode Director (演出)

Shigatsu Yoshikawa

吉川 志我津

Animation Director (作画監督)

Aya Nishimura
Cha Myoung Jun

西村 彩
Cha Myoung Jun

Animation Director Cooperation (作画監督協力)

Masahiko Komino

小美野 雅彦

Assistant Action Animation Director (アクション作画監督補)

Takaaki Sekizaki

関崎 高明

Mechanical Animation Director (メカ作画監督)

Yukitoshi Houtani

宝谷 幸稔

Key Animation (原画)

Yuji Tsuchiya
Takahiro Okawa
Shuhei Fukuda
Hitomi Shiroki
Masami Gohda
Kumiko Onaga
Miho Tanaka
Hiroko Shigekuni
Miyuki Nakayama
Jouji Yanase
Teruyo Kato​
Tsukasa Sorimachi
Seo Jung Ha
Kim Young Ha
Jung Ho Won
Ko Weong Woon
Park Myong Whan
Aya Nishimura

土屋 友次 (Key)
大川 貴大
福田 周平
白木 仁美
合田 真さ美
翁長くみ子
田中 美穂
重国 浩子
中山 みゆき
柳瀬 譲二
加藤 照代
反町 司
Seo Jung Ha
Kim Young Ha
Jung Ho Won
Ko Weong Woon
Park Myong Whan
西村 彩

2nd Key Animation (第二原画)

Haru Watanabe
Sae Akama
Makoto Yaguchi
Takashi Yasui
Yuri Yamamura
Kumiko Kawahara
Eri Kojima
Ami Kadokura
Mika Hironaka
Tamaki Ishii
Studio Wanpack
White Line
Sinaion

渡邊 葉瑠
赤間 紗枝
矢口 真琴
安井 貴司
山村 有理
河原 久美子
小島 えり
門倉 亜実
廣中 美佳
石井 珠樹
スタジオワンパック
WHITE LINE
SINAION

In-between Animation (動画)

Digital In-Between Animation
David Production

Rie Takahashi
Yusaku Nagahama
Mai Oshima

高橋 梨恵
長濱 佑作
大島 舞

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David Production

Haruna Sakurai
Yuta Shinohara
Yukie Matsumoto

櫻井 春奈
篠原 佑太
松本 幸恵

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Tamaki Ishii
White Line
Triple A
Asahi Production
Ace Company

石井 珠樹
WHITE LINE
Triple A
旭プロダクション
エースカンパニー

Design Cooperation (デザイン協力)

Kenji Yokoyama
Aya Nishimura
Eri Ogawa
Gakushi Maeda

横山 謙次
西村 彩
小川 エリ
前田 学史

Production AI

Junko Nagasawa

長澤 順子

Egyptian Arabic Dialect

Ehab Ahmed Ebeid

イハーブ　アハマド　エベード

3DCGI

David Production

Kenichi Higaki

檜垣 賢一

Graphic Model Cooperation:

Bandai Namco Entertainment
CyberConnect2

株式会社バンダイナムコゲームス
株式会社サイバーコネクトツー

Digital Works (デジタルワークス)

David Production

P. Taweeporn

タービーポン

Eyecatch Illustration (アイキャッチ原画)

Masahiko Komino

小美野 雅彦

Manga/Anime Differences

• The World can be seen backing up next to DIO when Joseph and the others enter to save Polnareff. In the manga, it wasn't present when this happened.
• Some of the Joestar Group's phrases were removed after Nukesaku's defeat.
• The scene where Wilson drove the car on the sidewalk and mowed down civilians was cut, although the car is shown bloodied after a scene transition.
• When Jotaro breaks the chain from the motorcycle, Star Platinum is seen briefly. In the manga, it wasn't seen.

In other languages

Language	Title	Translation
Japanese	DIOの世界 その1	DIO's World, Part 1
English	DIO's World, Part 1 Dio's World, Part 1 (Netflix)
Spanish	El Mundo de Dio - Primera parte	Dio's World, Part 1
Portuguese	O Mundo de Dio - Parte 1	Dio's World, Part 1
French	Le monde de Dio, Partie 1	Dio's World, Part 1
German	Dios World, Teil 1	Dio's World, Part 1
Hebrew	עולמו של דיו, חלק 1	DIO's World, Part 1
Arabic	عالم ديو، الجزء 1	DIO's World, Part 1
Italian	Il Mondo di Dio, parte 1	Dio's World, Part 1
Polish	Świat Dio: część 1	Dio's World: part 1

Commentary

“

From now on, we enter the final battle. This episode begins on one of Polnareff's lines and it will be an onslaught of more or less famous lines.

DIO exudes an unbelievable charisma every time he appears. We really have the feeling it would be impossible to win against him.

For me, the one memorable scene will be the part with Wilson Phillips. Mr. Chô is the voice actor, and it is a somewhat strange performance that still fits the character and his vanity. The power of The World is extraordinary, but the senator's reaction makes the scene more comical than tense.

Kakyoin takes the lead and attacks DIO with his Emerald Splash. The scene also exposes the fervor of his spirit, you feel that he's eager to get his revenge. Nonetheless, he doesn't even manage to graze him and his attack is completely swept away.

All of this shows that Kakyoin has no chance against DIO even though he has a long-range Stand. If even Emerald Splash is ineffective, the range of tactics is largely restrained...

”

—Naokatsu Tsuda, Blu-ray limited edition commentaries

Gallery

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  The World Eyecatch

Trivia

• This is the second time the ending music uses another part of the melody, which was done previously with Roundabout. The staff roll was already showing mid-action and then completed in black screen, right after Kakyoin announces his plan to find out more of DIO's Stand, which was still largely unknown at that time.