Stardust Crusaders - Episode 17

Lovers, Part 2
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General information
Episode	17 (43)
Season	2
Japanese Name	恋人(ラバーズ) その2
Romanized	Rabāzu Sono 2
Localized Title	The Lovers, Part 2
Runtime	23:43
Chapters Adapted	SC Chapter 50 (163) (Pg. 4-19) SC Chapters 51-52 (164-165)
Air Dates
Japanese	July 26, 2014
English	December 10, 2017
Other Information
Opening Theme	STAND PROUD
Ending Theme	Walk Like an Egyptian
Eyecatch	Lovers
Episode guide
← Previous	Lovers, Part 1
Next →	Sun

“

Here's your receipt. (つけの 領収証だぜ)

”

—Jotaro Kujo, Stardust Crusaders BD/DVD Volume 5

Lovers, Part 2 (恋人(ラバーズ) その2, Rabāzu Sono 2) is the seventeenth episode of Stardust Crusaders and the forty-third episode of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Animation. It covers most of Chapter 163 through Chapter 165 of the manga.

The battle against Steely Dan continues. While Kakyoin and Polnareff have sent their Stands in Joseph's brain to hunt Lovers. Meanwhile, Jotaro has to act as Steely Dan's temporary servant.

Summary

Silver Chariot and Hierophant Green against Lovers

As Jotaro continues to put up with Steely Dan's whims, Kakyoin and Polnareff's Stands arrive in Joseph's brain where the Lovers and the flesh bud is. Although Polnareff acts first, he is hurt when the Lovers uses Joseph's brain cells to disguise himself as Hierophant Green and make several dummies of itself, leaving them unable to determine which one is the real Stand. Elsewhere, Jotaro shines Steely Dan's shoes and takes a beating from him, all while taking note of everything he is doing for him so he can make Steely Dan pay later. He is enraged when he takes a beating because Steely Dan forced him to steal from a jewelry shop.

Star Platinum beats up Steely Dan

In Joseph's brain, Kakyoin manages to use Hierophant Green to find and attack the real Stand and force it out of Joseph's body, giving Joseph the opportunity to destroy the flesh bud in his brain with the Ripple. Realizing he has been defeated, Steely Dan tries to divert Jotaro's attention so the Lovers can enter him instead, but he is quickly spotted and caught by Star Platinum. In desperation, Steely Dan tries to have the Lovers enter a young girl's ear, but it is stopped by Hierophant Green's tentacle, which Kakyoin attached before it escaped. This stops Steely Dan's movements completely, allowing Jotaro to finally get his revenge for all Steely Dan put him through.

Appearances

Characters

Jotaro Kujo

Steely Dan

(Retired)

Joseph Joestar

Noriaki Kakyoin

Jean Pierre Polnareff

Karachi Jewelry Store Guards

(1st appearance)

Stands

Hermit Purple

Silver Chariot

Hierophant Green

Lovers

Star Platinum

Credits

Staff

Script (脚本)

Kazuyuki Fudeyasu

ふでやす かずゆき

Storyboard (絵コンテ)

Jiro Fujimoto

藤本 ジ朗

Episode Director (演出)

Jiro Fujimoto

藤本 ジ朗

Animation Director (作画監督)

Choi Hee Eun
Lee Run Yonung
Shin Hyung Woo

Choi Hee Eun
Lee Run Yonung
Shin Hyung Woo

Animation Director Cooperation (作画監督協力)

Kenta Mimuro
Yukitoshi Houtani
Mayumi Oda
Yuji Tsuchiya

三室 健太
宝谷 幸稔
小田 真弓
土屋 友次

Assistant Chief Animation Director (総作画監督補)

Kohei Ashiya

芦谷 耕平

Key Animation (原画)

Sayuri Sakimoto
Sayaka Maruyama
Sachiko Mori
Akihiro Otake
Takayuki Nakao
Takeshi Moriyama
Toshiharu Sugie
Ryuichi Baba
Masao Takeda
Kazuo Takematsu
Takashi Hirabayashi
Ken Mukaigawara
Kazuyo Nakamura
Takeshi Imai
Sho Hamada
Rie Omori
Shuhei Fukuda
Hitomi Shiroki
Yoon Young Tai
Lee Eun Yonung
Yuki Yabuta
Gakushi Maeda
Reiji Sakagami

崎本 さゆり
丸山 沙也香
森 幸子
大竹 晃裕
中尾 高之
森山 剛史
杉江 敏治
馬場 竜一
武田 政夫
竹松 一生
平林 孝
向川 原憲
中村 和代
今井 武志
濱田 翔
大森 理恵
福田 周平
白木 仁美
Yoon Young Tai
Lee Eun Yonung
薮田 裕希
前田 学史
坂上 怜司

2nd Key Animation (第二原画)

Sae Akama
Takahiro Okawa
Hitomi Shiraki
Sunshine Corporation
White Line
Triple A
TAP
Asahi Production
Ace Company
Jumondo
Fumiaki Kouta
Kohei Ashiya
Masahiko Komino

赤間 紗枝
大川貴大
白木 仁美
サンシャインコーポレーション
WHITE LINE
Triple A
TAPM
旭プロダクション
エースカンパニー
寿門堂
光田 史亮
芦谷耕平
小美野 雅彦

In-between Animation (動画)

Digital In-Between Animation
David Production

Masato Ujibe
Makoto Yaguchi

宇治部 正人
矢口 真琴

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David Production

Yusaku Nagahama
Rie Takahashi
Chie Nakagami

長濱 佑作
高橋 梨恵
中神 智絵

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White Line
Triple A
CL Corporation
TAP
Asahi Production
Ace Company
Jumondo

WHITE LINE
Triple A
CLコーポレーション
TAP
旭プロダクション
エースカンパニー
寿門堂

Design Cooperation (デザイン協力)

Eri Ogawa
Junko Nagasawa
Ogura Kobo

小川 エリ
長澤 順子
小倉工房

3DCGI

David Production

Kenichi Higaki
Aiki Watanabe

檜垣 賢一
渡辺 藍希

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)

Kohei Ashiya

芦谷 耕平

Manga/Anime Differences

• In the anime, Joseph uses the Ripple on himself to kill the bud in his brain. Its removal is never explained in the manga.

In other languages

Language	Title	Translation
Japanese	恋人(ラバーズ) その2	Lovers, Part 2
English	The Lovers, Part 2
Spanish	Los Enamorados Segunda Parte	Lovers Part 2
Portuguese	Os Amantes - Parte 2 (Crunchyroll) Os Amantes – Parte 2 (Netflix) Os Amantes, Parte Dois (Netflix's subtitles)	The Lovers - Part 2 The Lovers – Part 2 The Lovers, Part Two
French	Lovers, Partie 2	Lovers, Part 2
German	Die Liebenden, Teil 2	The Lovers, Part 2
Hebrew	האוהבים, חלק 2	The Lovers, Part 2
Arabic	العشاق الجزء 2	The Lovers Part 2
Italian	The Lovers Parte 2	The Lovers Part 2
Danish	Elskerne, Del to	The Lovers, Part two
Polish	Kochankowie: część 2	Lovers: part 2

Commentary

Commentary

“

Since a lot was happening inside Joseph's brain, we had to give the sensation of being confined inside a human body, but it wasn't an easy task. Had we chosen a really microscopic ambience, the organic sensation would have suffered, and that's why we put red tints everywhere. In reality, the inside of a body would have been a lot darker. Thus we had to make a choice, favorizing the direction.

The Stand itself, Lovers, has a funnily ...cute side. Especially in the scene where they all shout "the most, most (...) fearsome of the Stands!" together. We even see two of them shoulder by shoulder, they seem to be friends.

The storyboard and direction were given to Fujimoto, who has skillfully worked with everything that had to be managed. Kakyoin and Polnareff fight side by side again, but it seems the latter is rather useless (laughs). The fight against Lovers is above all the victory of Kakyoin's smarts.

Let's note how much Jotaro believes in Kakyoin during the episode. "You don't know Kakyoin." With this line alone, the trust remains unshakeable.

As soon as Lovers is captured, Jotaro becomes cheerful again, satisfied to finally hit back. Dan had it coming by acting so odiously. The onslaught of ORA ORA following this is the longest in the series yet.

”

—Naokatsu Tsuda, Blu-ray limited edition commentaries

Gallery

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  Lovers (Multiple) Eyecatch