Episode 16

Lisa Lisa, Ripple Coach (波紋教師リサリサ) is the sixteenth episode of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure anime. It is also the seventh episode of Battle Tendency. It covers Chapter 71 through half of Chapter 75 of the manga.

Summary
Wanting to teach Joseph to control his Ripple powers, Caesar takes him to Venice to meet his teacher, Lisa Lisa. Lisa Lisa orders Joseph to wear a mask that limits his breathing for the duration of his training. Back with Erina, Speedwagon shows worry on what may happen to him should he tell her of the poisonous Wedding Rings the Pillar Men implanted within Joseph. To start their training, Lisa Lisa tasks Joseph and Caesar to climb the Hell Climb Pillar, a 24-meter pillar covered in oil, using only the Ripple or else starve to death. Joseph nearly cheats by using a guideline until Lisa Lisa catches him in the attempt. Observing Caesar's efforts, Joseph learns to climb up by focusing Ripple energy in his fingertips. As the days pass as they struggle to climb, Joseph assumes there's an easy break when he spots a crack in the pillar, but this turns out to be a trap, causing the pillar to start spewing oil at high pressures from its 20-meter mark. Caesar manages to break through the barrier by using Ripple energy to simultaneously grip the pillar with his feet and repel the barrier, eventually reaching the peak. Joseph eventually manages to get past by traveling across the barrier to its weakest point so he can leap over it. As Joseph ends up running out of breath at the last meter, Caesar helps him up. As Joseph becomes pleased with the results of his training and asks for the next test, Lisa Lisa brings in her servants, Messina and Loggins, to teach them how to master the Ripple over the next few weeks.

Manga/Anime Differences

 * The initial scene of Caesar demonstrating to Joseph the use of the Ripple originally had Speedwagon and a doctor in it (the doctor leaves before the demonstration). They were completely removed in the anime version.
 * In addition, the doctor noted that the ring around his heart and throat are partially fused to the arteries, and a panicked Joseph notes that even though he knows about the rings, it's still shocking to him. The doctor clarifies that they can't be removed with current technology and that so long as his throat or heart aren't hit directly by anything, Joseph doesn't have any restrictions for activities.


 * Joseph notes that he doesn't feel hunger or any bodily needs in the Hell Climb Pillar, and wonders if it's due to the Ripple. This line is not included in the anime.