An English version of "chase" was included as a bonus track on the band's third album Prelude, released on October 17, 2018.[3]
Opening Animation
The opening begins with a drab gray visual of a heart featuring an anchor in the center, with the name "JoJo" on it. Thorns from Hermit Purple coil around the heart as a purple pulse monitor flashes on the screen. The pulse monitor becomes erratic, resembling a heart attack, before turning into electricity. The scene transitions into a dead end street with the main cast standing in the center while the camera rotates around them. The image then shifts to cans of soup in a freezer, with several women's hands visible, while the superimposed word "JoJo" is plastered across the scene.
The view shifts back to the cast, zooming in on Josuke as he strikes a pose before rotating to feature Okuyasu posing as well. It then flashes to suitcases with destination stickers from various countries, one of which is Egypt, where the arrow originated. Below the suitcases is a puddle of blood, and behind them, a cracked door with light shining through. The camera rotates again to show Joseph Joestar holding baby Shizuka before switching to Jotaro as he strikes a pose.
The scene then transitions to a photo of Koichi joyfully sitting with his friends, alongside Hazamada, Tamami, and Shigechi—all striking poses and pointing at the sky except for Yukako, who is happily gazing at Koichi, and Rohan, who points towards where Reimi's alley would be. The camera zooms out to reveal several Polaroid photos scattered on the ground, covered in tire marks. Suddenly, the killer's hand smashes down on all the photos, transforming into a skull. The pictures burst into flames and disintegrate as the main title emerges from the fire.
The title morphs into sticky notes, with each hiragana letter of the title on a separate note. These notes scatter, transitioning to a scene in a field where Okuyasu and Toshikazu watch Shigechi feed a flock of pigeons. Suddenly, a finger appears on the screen as the killer trims his nail, with reflections of three women visible in the nail. The scene quickly shifts back to Shigechi as the pigeons scatter, spooked. The position of the scissors aligns ominously with Shigechi's neck, hinting at his fate.
After a transition, Rohan is shown sketching the fleeing birds from the comfort of his home near the electrical pillars. He glances up from his notebook and gazes solemnly out the window. A single pigeon carries the scene into an aerial view of Hazamada and Tamami arguing on the sidewalk, while Josuke and Koichi chat with Okuyasu through scratched glass. Bug-Eaten and other rats appear above them as the view slowly pans to the heart from earlier, which Koichi stops to observe.
The heart dominates the screen as everything else fades to black. Suddenly, a decrepit hand with long nails reaches out, grasping the heart, causing the surrounding thorns to explode as the background turns red. Out of nowhere, the skull of Sheer Heart Attack appears, devouring the heart and hand in a single bite, causing the thorns to spurt blood as if they were arteries.
Emerging from the darkness is Echoes ACT3, shrouded in shadow (until Episode 24 when it is fully revealed), its eyes glowing. In the background, the silhouettes of Koichi and Hazamada are unraveled into books by Heaven's Door. Green waves ripple from Echoes' hands as it claps, transitioning to Love Deluxe and Cinderella standing side by side. Surgical dotted lines shaped like arrows split open into an eye, then a square, before white rectangles fall from above, transforming the two Stands into their users, Yukako and Aya. The camera zooms out to reveal the two sitting on a bed in Aya's salon, Aya clutching Yukako's face, while white rectangles separate them and dim blue lights shine from above.
The camera zooms in again, revealing the white rectangles as photo reels with two hands holding each other. The hands disappear, and the scene distorts into windows showing the killer holding one of the severed hands of his "girlfriends". The windows fade, revealing an old man menacingly holding a bleeding arrow, standing motionless inside a picture, his head bowed and face shrouded in shadow. As the camera zooms toward him, the scene transitions to Reimi's alley, where the spirits of Arnold and Reimi cry out in pain. The camera pans behind Reimi, sketchy lines depicting Killer Queen's skull briefly transforming into several black Arrows.
The Arrows shoot out at Jotaro, Okuyasu, Koichi, and their Stands, barely missing them as they prepare for battle. The camera then shifts to Josuke, who, with a furious expression, summons Crazy Diamond, shattering the Arrows into pieces. As Crazy Diamond roars and destroys the remaining Arrows, Josuke charges forward, reaching out toward the killer's silhouette. The camera zooms in, trying to reveal the killer's face as he turns toward Josuke, revealing a cold, blue, feline-like eye.
Appearances
Lyrics
大切なモノ奪われそう
日常に紛れ込んだ悪魔
平穏ならとっくに崩れ去ってる
Taisetsu na mono ubawaresō
Nichijō ni magirekonda akuma
Heion nara tokkuni kuzuresatteru
My most precious things seem to be stolen
A demon's burrowed into my everyday life
If I'd stood by, it'd have collapsed by now
何気ない そして、さり気ない
気付がないうちに奪われていた
取り返しに行くなら今さ
Nanigenai soshite, sarigenai
Kizu ga nai uchi ni ubawareteita
Torikaeshi ni iku nara ima sa
Unconcerned and nonchalant,
It'd been torn away before I noticed
If I'm gonna get it back, the time is now
貫いた矢のような鋭さで
ぶつけ合う心は美しい
Tsuranuita ya no yō na surudosa de
butsukeau kokoro wa utsukushī
With the sharpness of a piercing arrow,
these colliding hearts are a thing of beauty
どこまでも Chase You
いつも Chase You
俺は Chase You
逃げ場はない
Doko mademo Chase You
Itsumo Chase You
Ore wa Chase You
Nigeba wa nai
I'll chase you anywhere
I'll chase you anytime
I will chase you
There's nowhere to run
走り出せ Chase You
明日も Chase You
叩きつけてやるのさ
Hashiridase Chase You
Asu mo Chase You
Tatakitsukete yaru no sa
I run to chase you
Tomorrow too, chase you
So I can beat you down
勝敗を分けるのは
執念さ だから I Chase You
Shōhai o wakeru no wa
Shūnen sa dakara I Chase You
Victory is decided by tenacity
That's why I chase you
貫いた矢のような鋭さで
ぶつけ合う心は美しい
Tsuranuita ya no yō na surudosa de
butsukeau kokoro wa utsukushī
With the sharpness of a piercing arrow,
these colliding hearts are a thing of beauty
どこまでも Chase You
いつも Chase You
俺は Chase You
逃げ場はない
Doko mademo Chase You
Itsumo Chase You
Ore wa Chase You
Nigeba wa nai
I'll chase you anywhere
I'll chase you anytime
I will chase you
There's nowhere to run
走り出せ Chase You
明日も Chase You
叩きつけてやるのさ
Hashiridase Chase You
Asu mo Chase You
Tatakitsukete yaru no sa
I run to chase you
Tomorrow too, chase you
So I can beat you down
Chase You
Chase You
Chase You
夢を見ていたよ
Chase You
Chase You
Chase You
Yume o miteita yo
Cha-cha-chase you
Cha-cha-chase you
Cha-cha-chase you
The dream I glimpsed before
Chase You
Chase You
Chase You
まだ醒めやしない
Chase You
Chase You
Chase You
Mada same yashinai
Cha-cha-chase you
Cha-cha-chase you
Cha-cha-chase you
I won't wake up just yet
勝敗を分けるのは
執念さ だから I Chase You
Shōhai o wakeru no wa
Shūnen sa dakara I Chase You
Victory is decided by tenacity
That's why I chase you
My heart is about to erupt
Bad feeling has grown in our days
It's never peace, I'm losing myself
Up to now I haven't noticed
You can't act like me before anymore
Time is coming, baby, can you run away?
Like an arrow, sharp and narrow, hearts will crush again.
It's dazzling full of it, can't you see?
So all I do is chase you
And I will chase you
Yes I can chase you
Nowhere you can hide
Start running, I will chase you
And I will chase you
So come and smell this world full of pain
Hang in there
That's a clue
Win this game
So watch me I'll chase you
Just like an arrow, sharp and narrow, hearts will crush again
Now it's time to take back what you stole from me
So all I do is chase you
And I will chase you
Yes I can chase you
Nowhere you can hide
Start running, I will chase you
And I will chase you
So come and smell this world full of pain
Cha-cha-chase you
Cha-cha-chase you
Cha-cha-chase you
Wide awake, but I'm still dreaming
Cha-cha-chase you
Cha-cha-chase you
No, it may never ever end
Hang in there
That's a clue
Win this game
So watch me I'll chase you
Tracklist
All lyrics are written by Tatsu Hoshino; all music is composed by Tatsu Hoshino.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "chase"  (Arrangement: batta) | 2:28 |
| 2. | "chase ~Acoustic Version~" (Arrangement: Hidetake Yamamoto) | 3:25 |
| 3. | "chase (Instrumental)" | 2:27 |
| 4. | "chase ~Acoustic Version~ (Instrumental)" | 3:25 |
| Total length: | 11:45 | |
Credits
Animation Staff
井野 真理恵
山内 遼
山田 太郎
光田 史亮
Music Staff
- Acoustic Guitar: Tatsu Hoshino
- Mellotron & Cello: Hidetake Yamamoto
- batta
- Vocal, Guitar: Tatsu Hoshino
- Guitar: Tomonori Mano
- Bass: Asato Shinohara
- Drums: Takeshi Hoshino
- Tech: 照井裕也 (SUNPHONIX) (M-01)
- Recording & Mixing Engineer: Tsutomu Okada (M-01)
- Recording Engineer: Sumimasa Morita (FIREWORKS) (M-02)
- Mixing Engineer: Hidetake Yamamoto (M-02)
- batta
- Mastering Engineer: Hiromichi Takiguchi
- Recording Studio: Sound City Annex T1 Studio
- Mastering Studio: parasight mastering
- Sound Production: FIREWORKS
Gallery
Kira's previous victims
Echoes ACT3 shadowed during DU Episode 14-DU Episode 23
Full reveal of Echoes ACT3 during DU Episode 24-DU Episode 26
An old man with a bloody arrow
Reimi and Arnold in Ghost Girl's Alley
Echoes ACT2 in the group shot during DU Episode 14-DU Episode 23
Echoes ACT3 in the group shot during DU Episode 24-DU Episode 26
Josuke reaches out for Kosaku-Kira...
...who then turns around to face Josuke
Killer Queen's eye
Opening Videos
Full Audio
Trivia
- According to the opening director, Yasufumi Soejima, the pigeon feeding scene originally had scripted dialogue consisting of Okuyasu telling Hazamada "not to kill the pigeons again", and Hazamada claiming he would never do such a thing.[5]
- The opening adds Reimi and Arnold to the group photograph, behind Rohan, from Episode 18 onward.
- After Echoes ACT3 is revealed, the opening removes its shadow obscurity and has it replace ACT2 next to Koichi.
- The flames burning up the photos of Josuke and his friends are likely a reference to Cheap Trick trying to get Rohan to burn the photos that reveal Kira's new identity.
- Similar to STAND PROUD, chase has an "Acoustic Version" of the opening that features a slowed-down tempo with more of a melancholy tone.
References