Fighting Gold

"Fighting Gold" is the first opening theme song of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind and the eighth overall opening theme of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Animation. It was performed by Coda, with lyrics by Neko Oikawa and composition/arrangement by Toshiyuki O'mori.

The full version of the song became available for download on October 13, 2018, followed by the release of the CD single on November 14, 2018. The CD included an English version of the song, an instrumental track, and was also made accessible on music streaming platforms.

Opening animation

Statue mimicking Giorno's pose

The opening begins with a pedestal shot of a stone statue striking a dramatic pose (reminiscent of Giorno Giovanna's pose on the Volume 62 cover), surrounded by a crimson scarf and a chain. Positioned behind its legs is a boulder in the form of Bruno Bucciarati. The scene then transitions to chains being pulled upward by an Arrow, accompanied by flashes of the letters "J", "O", and "JO", leading to the reveal of the title.

The logo appears

A bleeding hand is shown, with blood dripping onto the ground. Chains emerge from the puddles, encircling Giorno, who adopts a defensive stance but maintains a determined gaze. Rose petals pass by, turning him into a silhouette of himself. The scene shifts to Guido Mista running into the light. Surrounded by chains, he draws his revolver, ready to fire. He too turns into a silhouette as the camera zooms into the barrel. The rifling transforms into a spiral of chains, in the middle of which Trish Una helplessly falls, her expression apathetic. She fades into a silhouette before falling out of the frame when the chains shatter.

The scene then cuts to a stone head of Leone Abbacchio's former partner hitting the ground and crumbling into sand, which then flows into and out of Abbacchio's hands. Abbacchio is shown inside an hourglass (framed by a pattern from a specific Stand), with his feet sinking into the sand. The camera pans to the other side, revealing his silhouetted double, burdened by chains flowing upside-down from the hourglass's neck. The camera zooms into his hands before multiple chains shoot past, showing interposed shots of Narancia Ghirga framed within chain links under varying lighting, until his full silhouette is seen from behind, staring off with the wind blowing.

The next shot features a symmetrical view of Pannacotta Fugo, the screen split in a mirrored fashion. Fugo turns to face the camera, leaning back as his silhouetted face lunges forward. The scene transitions through a chain link to show Bucciarati walking resolutely amidst chains and a polygonal wall to his right. A small sun rotates behind his head, casting him in shadow and gradually turning his body into a silhouette. The silhouette then fades, revealing the members of Team Bucciarati summoning their Stands. A black and white shot follows, showing Giorno's bloodied hand tapping the chains, which then turn into green vines as the background shifts to stark white.

The gang members then perform a series of attacking animations: Giorno summons Gold Experience, which pummels the camera; Mista fires a bullet, which Sex Pistols kicks into a new direction; Abbacchio uses Moody Blues to rewind the scene, changing the background into a red tunnel resembling a gun's scope; Aerosmith performs a loop and fires bullets identical to Bucciarati's spoon-like symbols, hitting the camera before landing on Narancia's arms; Fugo summons Purple Haze, which smashes its fists together, releasing a cloud of its virus; and Bucciarati summons Sticky Fingers, which leaps from a zipper and pummels the camera.

Vento Aureo Symbol

Sticky Fingers opens a zipper, revealing a panning shot of a figure in a fetal position, draped in a cloth, surrounded by floating rose petals. The figure is revealed as Trish, now in alternate colors, who turns to face the light. The scene shifts to all the gang members staring firmly into the light, then following Bucciarati toward it. In the foreground, the vines revert to chains, with three of the six chains broken as the path to the light opens for the characters to walk upon. The opening concludes with a shot of Vento Aureo's symbol against the series' trademark checkered background.

Appearances

Characters

Giorno Giovanna

Guido Mista

Trish Una

Abbacchio's Partner

(Cameo)

Leone Abbacchio

Narancia Ghirga

Pannacotta Fugo

Bruno Bucciarati

The Boss

(Cameo)

Stands

Rolling Stones

(Silhouetted Cameo)

Gold Experience

Sex Pistols

Moody Blues

Aerosmith

Purple Haze

Sticky Fingers

Lyrics

JapaneseEnglish Ver.

Japanese Kanji

Japanese Rōmaji

English Translation

夢を縛り付ける
重たい運命(さだめ)の意志に
まるで押し潰されて

Yume o shibaritsukeru
Omotai sadame no ishi ni
Maru de oshitsubu sarete

It's as if we're being crushed
By the heavy will of fate
That holds our dreams in bondage

何処にも逃げられない
ひたすら足掻きながら
だけど諦めない

Doko ni mo nigerarenai
Hitasura agaki nagara
Dakedo akiramenai

There's nowhere left to run
Struggling desperately all the while
But we'll never give up

瓦礫の底に埋もれた　希望のカケラたち
きっとこの手で　見つけ出すさ
世界を変えるために

Gareki no soko ni umoreta kibō no kakera-tachi
Kitto kono te de mitsukedasu sa
Sekai o kaeru tame ni

The traces of hope buried beneath the rubble
Will be found by these hands
So that we can change the world

Fighting Gold
自分の道を信じたものだけが
いつか輝ける 　命の限り

Fighting Gold
Jibun no michi o shinjita mono dake ga
Itsuka kagayakeru inochi no kagiri

Fighting Gold
Only those who believe their own path
Will someday shine until their lives burn out

神にも逆らい　戦い続ける
不屈の魂たちよ
Fighting Gold

Kami ni mo sakarai tatakai tsuzukeru
Fukutsu no tamashī-tachi yo
Fighting Gold

Opposing even God, we keep on fighting
As those who have indomitable souls
Fighting Gold

祈るよりもただ
求められるのは
前へと進む心

Inoru yori mo tada
Motomerareru no wa
Mae e to susumu kokoro

Even more so than prayer
The thing we seek most
Is an ever-advancing heart

地べたを這いながら
見上げたあの空の
星を捕まえるんだ

Jibeta o hainagara
Miageta ano sora no
Hoshi o tsukamaerun da

As we crawl across the ground
We only seek to grasp
The stars in the sky above

誰も知らない未来へ　揺るぎない絆と
傷だらけの　覚悟もまた
抱き締めて歩き出せ

Dare mo shiranai mirai e yuruginai kizuna to
Kizudarake no kakugo mo mata
Dakishimete arukidase

Heading for a future no one's seen
Our unyielding bonds and wounded resolve
We hold them close as we keep walking on

Fighting Gold
光を放て　全てを塗りつぶせ
情熱の色で　怒りも罪も

Fighting Gold
Hikari o hanate subete o nuritsubuse
Jounetsu no iro de ikari mo tsumi mo

Fighting Gold
Emitting our light, in the colors of our passion
We paint over all, even anger and sin

力に変えたなら　今を生き抜くのさ
俺達なりの正義で
Fighting Gold

Chikara ni kaeta nara ima o ikinuku no sa
Ore-tachi nari no seigi de
Fighting Gold

If we make that our power, we'll live in this moment
Abiding by our own justice and
Fighting Gold

安らぎに　背中を向けて

Yasuragi ni senaka o mukete

Turn your back on peace

Fighting Gold
自分の道を信じたものだけが
いつか輝ける 　命の限り

Fighting Gold
Jibun no michi o shinjita mono dake ga
Itsuka kagayakeru inochi no kagiri

Fighting Gold
Only those who believe their own path
Will someday shine until their lives burn out

神にも逆らい　戦い続ける
不屈の魂たちよ
Fighting Gold

Kami ni mo sakarai tatakai tsuzukeru
Fukutsu no tamashī-tachi yo
Fighting Gold

Opposing even God, we keep on fighting
As those who have indomitable souls
Fighting Gold

Official English Version

Are you still trapped in your cage?
Am I still bound by my chains?
Is the world stopping dead in its tracks?

Let me show you how to break out now
Crush the stones of Fate into atoms
In a way you've never seen before

Inside the Chaos of Grey, dry all the way
Search for your Crimson it will be your guide

Feeling all that you feel
Knowing just who you are
You'll see a new world and we'll make it ours

Fighting Gold
Deep in my rumbling blood
There is something like the grains
Of Stardust in the sky
My Soul shines - a light that never will fade

From under any wreckage
Fly higher than the gods
A force of nature, I'm Phenomenal
Fighting Gold

Tell me, are you really free?
Tell me, am I really free?
Is the world frozen right in its tracks?

Let me show how to kick off now
Crush the doors of fate into atoms
In a way you've never seen before

Between the Sky and the Sea, blue as can be
Search for your Crimson it will be your guide

Being just who you are
Knowing just what you are
To see a new world and we'll make it ours

Fighting Gold
Deep in my blood lineage
There's a cascade of passion
It flows through space and time
My Soul shines - a light of higher resolve

As promised in my body
I'll fly higher than the gods
A force of nature, I'm Phenomenal
Fighting Gold

So sharp, the rain
Keeps falling down on me

Fighting Gold
Deep in my rumbling blood
There is something like the grains
Of Stardust in the sky
My Soul shines - a light that never will fade

From under any wreckage
Fly higher than the gods
A force of nature, I'm Phenomenal
Fighting Gold

Tracklist

All music is composed by Toshiyuki O'mori.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Fighting Gold"	Neko Oikawa	4:13
2.	"Fighting Gold -English Ver.-"	Ako Takenaka	4:13
3.	"Fighting Gold (Instrumental)"		4:13
Total length:			12:39

Credits

Animation Staff

Expand Staff

Storyboard (絵コンテ)

Yasuhiro Kimura

木村 泰大

Episode Director (演出)

Yasuhiro Kimura

木村 泰大

Chief Animation Director (総作画監督)

Shunichi Ishimoto

石本 峻一

Animation Director (作画監督)

Haruka Tanaka

田中 春香

Action Animation Director (アクションディレクター)

Takahito Katayama

片山 貴仁

Key Animation (原画)

Yukitoshi Houtani
Yuji Tsuchiya
Toru Iwazawa
Rin Ogawa
Takeshi Morita
Yasutoshi Iwasaki
Yui Kinoshita
Sumire​ Fukazawa
Wakako Shigemoto
Yuki Sato
Natsue Chibayama
Isao Hayashi
Aya Itou
Masaki Takasaka
Kiko Morifuji
Kai Shibata
Takahito Katayama
Akira Hamaguchi
Kanta Suzuki
Kazuhiro Miwa
Haruka Tanaka
Reki Taki

宝谷幸稔
土屋友次
岩澤亨
小川 隣
森田 岳士
岩崎 安利
木下 由衣
深沢 純怜
重本 和佳子
佐藤 由紀
千葉山 夏恵
林 勇雄
伊藤 綾
高阪 雅基
森藤 希子
柴田 海
片山 貴仁
濱口 明
鈴木 勘太
三輪 和宏
田中 春香
滝 れーき

2nd Key Animation (第二原画)

Sayaka Anesaki
Hirohisa Onikubo

姉崎 早也花
鬼窪 浩久

In-between Animation Inspection (動画チェック)

Asahi Production
Enri Jun

旭プロダクション
李 媛莉

3DCGI

David Production

david production

Color Design (色指定)

Yuko Sato

佐藤 裕子

Finish Animation Inspection (仕上検査)

Yuko Sato

佐藤 裕子

Other Credits

Editting

Editz

エディッツ

Photography (Compositing)

Asahi Production

旭プロダクション

Music Staff

Expand Music Staff

Composer 

Toshiyuki O'mori

Arranger 

Toshiyuki O'mori

Lyricist 

Neko Oikawa
Ako Takenaka (Track 2)

Recording Engineer 

ueken@mac.com

Recording Studio 

Studio Elephantonica, Mount Artworks Studio, prime sound studio form

Mastering Engineer 

Hiromichi "Tucky" Takiguchi

Mastering Studio 

parasight mastering

Executive Producer 

Hiroyuki Omori

Musical Staff 

• Vocal & Chorus: Coda
• Keyboards & Programming: Toshiyuki O'mori
• Guitars: Shun (DuelJewel)
• Guitars: yuya (DuelJewel)
• Bass: Natsuki (DuelJewel)
• Drums: VAL (DuelJewel)
• Strings: Uchu Yoshida Strings

Production Staff 

• English Instruction: Lynne Hobday & Ako Takenaka
• Sound Producer: Toshiyuki O'mori

Illustration Staff

Illustration Staff

Art (原画) 

Shinichi Machida

町田 真一

Coloring (仕上) 

Yuko Sato

佐藤 裕子

Special Effects (特効) 

Asahi Production

Jacket Design 

Ryota Shinogi (STEREOTYPE)

Gallery

OpeningDisc

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  A silhouetted rock in the background of the statue
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  Stand Arrow
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  Giorno's ladybug emblem
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  The logo of Golden Wind
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  Blood dripping from Giorno's hand...
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  ...which then surround Giorno
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  The head of Abbacchio's Partner
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  Giorno with Gold Experience
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  Sex Pistols appearing in front of Mista
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  Moody Blues standing beside Abbacchio
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  Aerosmith summoned while Narancia poses
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  Fugo in front of a sitting Purple Haze
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  Bruno and Sticky Fingers
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  Giorno's hand turning the chains into vines using his ability
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  Mista preparing to shoot...
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  ...to then have his Stand redirect the shot
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  Moody Blues starting a replay
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  Narancia recalling Aerosmith
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  Purple Haze releasing its deadly virus
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  Sticky Fingers emerging from a zipper...
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  ...before bursting into a barrage of punches
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  A mysterious figure...
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  ...which is revealed to be Trish
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  Vento Aureo's symbol

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Opening Videos

Original Ver.

Creditless

Trivia

• Lyricist Neko Oikawa and composer Toshiyuki Omori are best known for their previous work together on "A Cruel Angel's Thesis", the opening theme of Neon Genesis Evangelion; "Fighting Gold" is their first collaboration in 23 years.
• This is the only opening so far to not feature a variant with sound effects.