Stardust Crusaders - Episode 21

Judgement, Part 1 (審判(ジャッジメント) その1, Jajjimento Sono 1)[1] is the twenty-first episode of Stardust Crusaders and the forty-seventh episode of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Animation. It covers most of Chapter 174 through Chapter 176 of the manga.

The Joestar Group reach the Red Sea and arrive on an island in the middle of the water. Depressed about Avdol's death, Polnareff wanders off and finds the genie Judgement who promises to grant him three wishes.

Summary

 
The Judgement Stand reveals itself to Polnareff

The Joestar Group is now heading to an island by the Red Sea to meet a person only known of Joseph. That man is none other than Avdol's father, who lives as a hermit with his chicken. When the father sees the group without his son, he vehemently refuses to hear any news. Polnareff's grief and guilt over Avdol's death resurfaces, and the Frenchman wanders on the beach as the rest of the group tries to talk to Avdol's father.

On the shore of the island, Polnareff discovers an aged oil lamp which he naturally rubs. Strangely, it causes a genie named Cameo to appear and grants Polnareff three wishes. Polnareff is skeptical and jokingly asks to become rich, but is then totally convinced that Cameo is a real genie when he discovers a chest full of old gold coins. After spending a moment trying to imagine his next wish, Polnareff asks if his wishes can bring people back from the dead and demands that his sister Sherry and Avdol are brought back to life. Cameo seemingly obeys and disappears, and Polnareff sees a shadow lurking in the high herbs.

 
Sherry bites into her own brother's flesh

After pursuing the unknown person, Polnareff eventually sees her as Sherry. Overwhelmed with joy, Polnareff is shocked when Sherry viciously attacks him to consume his flesh. As Cameo explains, he is actually the Stand Judgement, who can create zombie-like creatures from the earth based on the wisher's desires. Polnareff, terrified, tries to use his final wish to wish Sherry away. However, Cameo tells Polnareff he had already used his third wish: to revive Avdol.

Appearances

Characters
(Disguised as father)
(Mentioned only)
(1st appearance)
Stands
(1st appearance)

Credits

Staff
Script (脚本)
小林 靖子
Storyboard (絵コンテ)
吉田 泰三
Episode Director (演出)
Yuuta Takamura
高村 雄太
Animation Director (作画監督)
Aya Nishimura
Kimitaka Ito
西村 彩
伊藤 公崇
Animation Director Cooperation (作画監督協力)
Kenji Yokoyama
Takaaki Sekizaki
Satoru Nakaya
Mayumi Oda
横山 謙次
関崎 高明
中屋 了
小田 真弓
Key Animation (原画)
Kouki Shikiji
Yukie Sasaki
Kazuhiko Shibuya
Toshihiro Irie
Shunsuke Itai
Yoon Young Tai
Koki Sugawara
Hitomi Shiroki
Ko Seong Woon
Cha Myoung Jun
Lim Seung Bong
Yoo Jae Hyun
Sachiko Mori
式地 幸喜
佐々木 幸恵
渋谷 一彦
入江 俊博
板井 俊祐
Yoon Young Tai
菅原 浩喜
白木 仁美
Ko Seong Woon
Cha Myoung Jun
Lim Seung Bong
Yoo Jae Hyun
森 幸子
Cartoon Illustration
Mina Okazaki
岡崎 みな
2nd Key Animation (第二原画)
Sae Akama
Takahiro Okawa
Shuhei Fukuda
Shota Imai
Masami Gohda
Natsumi Orikasa
Chika Ishida
Fumiaki Kouta
Aya Nishimura
Kimitaka Ito
Satoru Nakaya
Masahiko Komino
White Line
Teddy
Triple A
Asahi Production
TAP
Sunlight'
D-Motion
Studio μ
赤間 紗枝
大川 貴大
福田 周平
今井 翔太
合田 真さ美
折笠 奈津美
石田 千夏
光田 史亮
西村 彩
伊藤 公崇
中屋 了
小美野 雅彦
WHITE LINE
テディー
Triple A
旭プロダクション
TAP
サンライト
D-Motion
Studio μ
In-between Animation (動画)
Digital In-Between Animation
David Production
Masato Ujibe
Makoto Yaguchi
Mai Oshima
宇治部 正人
矢口 真琴
大島 舞

David Production

Yusaku Nagahama
Rie Takahashi
Chie Nakagami
長濱 佑作
高橋 梨恵
中神 智絵

White Line
Triple A
Asahi Production
TAP
Sunlight
CL Corporation
D-Motion
Studio μ
WHITE LINE
Triple A
旭プロダクション
TAP
サンライト
CLコーポレーション
D-Motion
スタジオμ
Design Cooperation (デザイン協力)
Eri Ogawa
Hiroshi Izumi
小川 エリ
泉 寛
3DCGI
David Production
Kenichi Higaki
Aiki Watanabe
檜垣 賢一
渡辺 藍希
3D Modeling (3Dモデリング)
Momomo Works (もももワークス)
Motonobu Kawashima
Saori Goto
川島 基展
後藤 沙央里
Digital Works (デジタルワークス)
David Production
Kayo Kudou
P. Taweeporn
工藤 かよ
Puavaranukroh Taweeporn
Eyecatch Illustration (アイキャッチ原画)
小美野 雅彦

Music

Stardust Crusaders Episode 21: Judgement, Part 1
Start End Title OST Description

00:00
00:31
Herald
Stardust Crusaders (Departure)
Recap: the Red Sea
01:08
02:3
STAND PROUD
STAND PROUD
Opening
02:38
03:11
Approach
Stardust Crusaders (Departure)
A familiar man?
04:46
05:52
Sorrow
Stardust Crusaders (Journey)
Polnareff remembering Avdol's death
06:11
06:58
Herald
Stardust Crusaders (Departure)
Polnareff finds a magic lamp
07:14
08:38
Egypt Landing
Stardust Crusaders (Destination)
Cameo the genie appears
08:49
10:02
Uneasiness
Stardust Crusaders (World)
Polnareff finds a treasure. Is Cameo for real?
10:02
10:40
Egypt Landing
Stardust Crusaders (Destination)
Cameo asks for the 2nd wish
10:41
10:53
Silver Twist
Stardust Crusaders (Departure)
"I wanna be more famous than Disney"
11:07
11:18
Fun Friends
Stardust Crusaders (Journey)
"I wanna find true love"
12:07
12:25
Uneasiness
Stardust Crusaders (World)
Description
12:30
13:01
Egypt Landing
Stardust Crusaders (Destination)
Cameo grants Polnareff's wish
13:46
14:33
Fear
Stardust Crusaders (Journey)
Sherry coming back to life
15:14
16:58
Repose of Souls
Stardust Crusaders (Departure)
Polnareff runs after Sherry
17:26
19:12
Sadness
Stardust Crusaders (Departure)
Polnareff & Sherry reunited
19:18
20:07
The Curtain Rises
Stardust Crusaders (Destination)
Sherry is a zombie!
20:35
20:59
Sorrow
Stardust Crusaders (Journey)
Polnareff wishes for Sherry to disappear
21:05
21:58
Apparent Crisis
Stardust Crusaders (Destination)
Cameo is Judgement, an enemy Stand!
21:59
23:26
Walk Like an Egyptian
Walk Like an Egyptian
Ending
23:27
23:41
Fists of Platinum
Stardust Crusaders (Destination)
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Manga/Anime Differences

  • The anime added several flashback scenes from Polnareff's past that were not present in the manga.

In other languages

Language Title Translation
Japan Japanese 審判(ジャッジメント) その1 Judgement, Part 1
United States of America English Judgment, Part 1
Judgement, Part 1 (Netflix)
Spain Spanish El Juicio - Primera Parte Judgment - Part 1
Brazil Portuguese Julgamento - Parte 1 (Crunchyroll)
O Julgamento – Parte 1 (Netflix)
O Julgamento, Parte Um (Netflix's subtitles)
Judgement - Part 1
The Judgement – Part 1
The Judgement, Part One
France French Judgement, Partie 1 Judgement, Part 1
Germany German Das Gericht, Teil 1 Judgment, Part 1
Flag of the Arab League Arabic الحكم ، الجزء 1 The Judgment, Part 1
Italy Italian Judgment, Parte 1 Judgment, Part 1
Denmark Danish Dommedag, Del et Judgment, Part one
Israel Hebrew גזר דין, חלק 1 Judgement, Part 1
Poland Polish Sąd: część 1 Judgment: part 1

Commentary

This one comes in a pair with Episode 22, and it was a difficult duo.

I remember the team members discussing among themselves, a little confused by these enormous tongue-shaped plants on the island. It is surely some kind of tropical cactus, but in the end, it was still a mystery to us. (laughs) Suzuki, the series director, was so obsessed with the question that it became funny to witness.

This episode is centered around Polnareff's grief, as he's still haunted by the death of his sister. A rarity for this series, we meticulously represented the flow of time. On Suzuki's suggestion, the background sky goes through three different color tones as dusk and then night comes. I think that it contributes to support Polnareff's state of mind and his increasing sadness.

Kinryu Arimoto's voice fits well with the Stand, Judgement. During the auditions, we had asked him to play the voice of a crook, and he exactly nailed the tone we were looking for, at the same time persuasive, but also completely suspicious.

The scenes before Polnareff's meeting with Sherry are also well done. Everything is focused on his emotions and he is drowned in memories; we also come to hope that his wish has been granted.

Incidentally, Kenta Miyake, Avdol's VA, was beaming. He had just come back to the dubbing studio for the first time in a while, and he seemed jubilant at the idea of playing Avdol again.
Naokatsu Tsuda, Blu-ray limited edition commentaries

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