Diamond is Unbreakable - Episode 3
The Nijimura Brothers, Part 1 (虹村兄弟 その1, Nijimura Kyōdai Sono 1)[1] is the third episode of Diamond is Unbreakable and the seventy-seventh episode of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Animation. It covers chapters Chapter 273 through Chapter 276 of the manga.
Anjuro Katagiri is defeated but the man who has given him Stand power is still roaming in town. Josuke and Koichi stumble upon the Nijimura Brothers' house and discover that they are responsible for Anjuro's power.
Summary
After assimilating with the rock, Angelo threatens Josuke and Jotaro with the existence of a man in a school uniform and how he gave Angelo his Stand. He recalls his encounter the year before, where the man pierced him with an Arrow, yet he didn't die. The man said he "passed the test" of the Arrow and had gained a power a man named DIO called a "Stand". While Jotaro and Josuke were listening to the story, Anjuro uses his Aqua Necklace, still in the rubber glove, to grab a passing child and threaten to smash their head if he is not freed. Josuke reacts quickly and "fixes" Angelo even further- fusing him with the rock permanently, all while saving the child.
A few days later, Koichi and Josuke stumble upon an abandoned house on their way back from school. Having seemingly seen a mysterious silhouette at one of the windows, Koichi decides to stick his head through the front gate to take a closer look. Suddenly, a student emerges from the house and slams the gate on his neck.
Jotaro arrives at Josuke's house and is welcomed by Tomoko, who thinks he is Joseph. Jotaro explains that he is not Joseph but his grandson. He asks Tomoko where Josuke is and she tells him that he is not back from school yet. Back in the car, Jotaro looks at a picture of Enya with a Bow and Arrow. The Speedwagon Foundation had told him that Enya used the Bow and Arrow to create many Stands, including DIO's Stand, The World. Jotaro realizes from the number of Stands in such a small town that someone in Morioh must have the Bow and Arrow.
The student reveals himself as Okuyasu Nijimura before his brother shoots Koichi with an Arrow in the neck; hoping to awaken his Stand. However, the arrow fatally pierces Koichi's flesh, causing him to quickly fall unconscious. Okuyasu stops Josuke from healing Koichi and fights him with his Stand, The Hand, which can erase space between objects. Despite this intimidating power, Josuke defeats Okuyasu by using The Hand's power against Okuyasu by standing in front of some flowerpots behind him, which eventually were attracted to Okuyasu due to the repeated usage of The Hand's ability. Meanwhile, Jotaro comes across the revelation that Enya had the Bow and Arrow originally; which gave DIO his Stand. Jotaro vows to destroy the Arrow so there will never again be another Stand like The World.
Josuke then enters the Nijimura's house after Okuyasu's brother drags Koichi inside to retrieve the Arrow lodged in Koichi's neck and the two were set to confront each other.
Appearances
Credits
Yukihiko Asaki
朝木 幸彦
内田 陽子
松尾 優
Masato Kato
Hitomi Shiroki
Koki Sugawara
Hiroaki Shimizu
Yuki Yabuta
Shogo Morishita
Hideaki Tsukioka
Nozomi Sakamoto
Haru Watanabe
Yoshiko Takemoto
Natsue Chibayama
Miho Tanaka
Yukihiro Kobayashi
Ryuji Tsuzuku
Saori Nakashiki
Kanako Ono
Hideo Amemiya
Yui Kinoshita
Masahiro Okamura
Takahiko Yoshida
加藤 真人
白木 仁美
菅原 浩喜
清水 博明
薮田 祐希
森下 昇吾
月岡 英明
阪本 望実
渡邊 葉瑠
竹本 佳子
千葉山 夏恵
田中 美穂
小林 之浩
都竹 隆治
仲敷 沙織
小野 可奈子
雨宮 英雄
木下 由衣
岡村 正弘
吉田 隆彦
Makoto Yaguchi
Shuhei Fukuda
Yuri Yamamura
Yu Matsuo
Ryo Yamauchi
Anezaki Kashiwa
Nana Yamazaki
Takashi Yasui
Takeshi Kandou
White Line
Asahi Production -
Miyagi Shiraishi Studio
矢口 真琴
福田 周平
山村 有理
松尾 優
山内 遼
姉崎 早也花
山崎 菜奈
安井 貴司
管藤 剛
White Line
旭プロダクション -
宮城白石スタジオ
Ku Ja Chun
KU JA CHUN
david production
Nana Nomiya
Daiki Ito
Sonomi Sakuragi
野宮 菜那
伊東 大輝
櫻木 苑美
Triple A
Triple A
Takahiko Yoshida
吉田 隆彦
Music
Manga/Anime Differences
In other languages
| Language | Title | Translation |
|---|---|---|
 Japanese |
虹村兄弟 その1 | The Nijimura Brothers, Part 1 |
 English |
The Nijimura Brothers, Part 1 | |
 Spanish |
Los hermanos Nijimura - Primera Parte | The Nijimura Brothers - Part 1 |
 Portuguese |
Os Irmãos Nijimura - Parte 1 | The Nijimura Brothers - Part 1 |
 French |
Les frères Nijimura, Partie 1 | The Nijimura Brothers, Part 1 |
 German |
Die Nijimura-Brüder, Teil 1 | The Nijimura Brothers, Part 1 |
 Hebrew |
האחים ניג'ימורה, חלק 1 | The Nijimura Brothers, Part 1 |
 Arabic |
الأخَوَان نيجيمورا، الجزء 1 | The Nijimura Brothers, Part 1 |
 Italian |
I Fratelli Nijimura, Parte 1 | The Nijimura Brothers, Part 1 |
 Polish |
Bracia Nijimura: część 1 | The Nijimura Brothers: part 1 |
Commentary
His Stand, The Hand, is very cool. It’s one of my favorites, personally speaking. Imagine how useful he could be for rescue missions, helping disaster victims. On the other hand, his space cutting power gave us a lot of trouble when it came to showing it on screen. Thanks to the compositing, adapting this ability was not time-consuming, but I hope that the overall result is sufficiently harmonious to the eye and that the fans won’t be troubled by these effects.
By the way, know that the many accessories and symbols Okuyasu wears are always drawn by hand. They’re easy to forget so we have to keep our eyes open when performing last time checks and scan the images long enough to be sure that everything is present.Gallery
Trivia
- This is the first episode since the introduction of Stands in Part 3 not to feature a character's Stand info card during the break.
- In addition, this is also the first episode to instead feature "Morioh Tourism" info cards.
