SC Episode 46

DIO's World (2) (DIOの世界 その2) is the seventy-second episode of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure anime, the forty-sixth episode of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders and the twenty-second episode of the Egypt Arc. It covers the last one page of Chapter 252 through the first half of Chapter 256 of the manga.

Summary
Kakoyin and Joseph swing from rooftop to rooftop with the help of their respective Stands while DIO pursues them by flying. Kakyoin looks at his Hierophant Green and remembers his friendless youth. Having his Stand since birth but finding no one who could see it, Kakyoin didn't wish to bond with people who couldn't understand his condition; however after fighting Jotaro he's found real friends in his companions. He decides to uses Hierophant's original ability to make himself invisible to force DIO to reveal The World's power. While Jotaro and Polnareff find the car crash, DIO is ambushed by Hierophant Green's invisible strings who attack DIO with Emerald Splash when he touches them. DIO realizes that he is surrounded by them and Kakyoin confronts him directly while Joseph carefully observes DIO to see what his power his. Kakyoin launches a volley of Emerald Splash from all direction when DIO suddenly disappears and Kakyoin is violently propelled toward a water tank, a gaping hole in his stomach. Joseph is taken aback and faces DIO, their clash is interrupted when Kakyoin uses Emerald Splash one last time on a nearby clock tower and destroys the clock, having realized the power of The World but too weak to talk. Kakyoin then expires. In anger, Joseph attacks DIO with Hermit Purple but DIO simply breaks the vines, forcing him to flee. Again swinging from rooftops to rooftops, Joseph understands that Kakyoin meant that DIO stopped the clock and thus has the power to stop time. This revelation is confirmed in a flasback explaining how DIO evaded Hierophant Green's attack and punched through Kakyoin with The World. Suddenly Joseph sees DIO disappearing again, he lands on a rooftop and is confronted by the vampire. The World cuts short his attack, as Joseph trapped himself with a Hamon-imbued Hermit Purple. Joseph then tells DIO that he knows his power and that his time stop doesn't last for more than maybe 5 seconds, otherwise DIO could have killed the entire party back in his mansion. DIO is unimpressed, saying that even with that knowledge they cannot fight him and propels Joseph into the streets. Joseph barely manages to stop his fall and meets Jotaro. He warns Jotaro that DIO can stop time but is interrupted by DIO, who throws a knife at his throat. When time resumes, the knife hits Joseph and after warning Jotaro to get away, Joseph loses consciousness. Pissed off, Jotaro approaches DIO anyway to fight him and dare DIO to clash with him. DIO accepts the challenge, Star Platinum and The World violently fight as the episode ends.

Manga/Anime Differences

 * Flashback scenes of Kakyoin's youth: his mother and teacher were added.
 * Joseph mentions his grandmother Erina when threatening Dio.
 * The scene of The World punching through Kakyoin was removed from the actual battle and placed as a flashback later on, possibly done to reinforce suspense and pacing.
 * After Joseph is fatally stabbed, Hermit Purple is shown crumbling into ashes rather than fizzling out.

Trivia

 * In the OVA, during the duration of The World, a reverb effect when DIO speaks was added to emphasize the time being stopped. This effect was not employed in the TV anime, nor in the games.