"Uragirimono no Requiem" (裏切り者のレクイエム, Uragirimono no Rekuiemu, lit. "Traitor's Requiem") is the second opening theme song of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind and the ninth overall opening theme of the series' TV anime adaptation. It is performed by Daisuke Hasegawa, with lyrics by Shoko Fujibayashi and composition/arrangement by Yugo Kanno; a version of the song with English lyrics will also be on the single, with lyrics translated by Karen Aoki. The single will be released in Japan on March 27, 2019.[1] The English edition was made available for early streaming on March 15, 2019.[2]
The animation opens on a shot of a closed window, followed by an underling kissing his master's hand and then scenery of Venice in which the title fades in as the sun begins shining through the clouds in the background.
The animation cuts to a scene of Bucciarati in the elevator with the level indicator translucent in the center of the frame and a zipper unzipping over Bucciarati to change him to a different color palette. Bucciarati's hand is shown holding Trish Una's as her own hand is severed off-screen, before cutting to Bucciarati's face twisted in anger as he lets out an angry shout, as the camera fades into a wide shot of the San Giorgio Maggiore belfry seen from the clouds. We then see a leg shot of Team Bucciarati at the docks outside the church, each member walking toward the boat to openly rebel against Passione in the order of Giorno at the front, then Abbacchio, Mista, and Bucciarati. Narancia briefly hesitates before running after them, and Fugo takes a single step forward before stopping completely.
On top of an abstract 3D-rendered background, Bucciarati demonstrates Sticky Fingers' prowess, which then is replaced with Giorno posing with Gold Experience before Moody Blues transformed as Abbacchio's partner appears from the background, drawing a gun before getting shot as Abbacchio himself moves out from behind. Narancia enters and leads shot from Aerosmith before Mista appears to fire his gun, Sex Pistols riding the bullets then jumping off, and Trish summons her Stand Spice Girl, which begins to throw several punches towards the left. Trish's face then closes and centers to occupy the whole screen while turning before she falls away, revealing the whole team falling from the sky while posing.
Vinegar Doppio appears, seeing a vision of Risotto Nero in his hair before putting his hand up to his ear, then covering his face. The camera zooms back into him, and Doppio's face becomes worried yet entranced as the camera enters his eye to reveal a Sardinian beach turning upside down and fading into shadows.
A man's hand is shown bleeding drops of blood, the drops staining the ground until time is erased and more traces of blood suddenly appear. The unseen Boss then appears, summoning King Crimson to clash against Giorno and Gold Experience which launches a flurry of punches. An Arrow with a special beetle design is seen rotating in the sky, before the animation cuts to Giorno kneeling in the middle of a thick cloud, a determined look on his face. He lifts his arm to reveal said arrow and holds it high in the air while summoning Gold Experience, then dramatically pulls it in. The camera focuses on Giorno and Gold Experience's faces as they are engulfed in a bright golden light from below.
The arrow falls down into a red jewel, before several shots flash in rapid succession: the word "JoJo's" in front of a ladybug background, "Bizarre Adventure" framed in an elaborate oval frame with a checkered background, "Golden Wind" in a blue space filled with pink flowers. The opening animation ends on a zooming out shot of the show title in a blue and slightly cloudy sky.
Lyrics
Japanese Kanji
Japanese Rōmaji
English Translation
神の運命にさえ
kami no sadame ni sae
Even against the fate of God
反旗を翻す
hanki wo hirugaesu
fly the flag of rebellion
Gang-star
Gang-star
Gang-star
忘れと言う感情 掻き消す Rage
wasure to iu kanjou kakikesu Rage
Rage and drown out the forgotten feelings
悪夢に背くと誓った日から
akumu ni somuku to chikatta hi kara
from the day I swore to turn my back on the nightmare
報復とは終末か
houfuku to wa shuumatsu ka
with this retaliation it might be the end
未来を乞う 生き方を捨てて
mirai wo kou ikikata wo suttete
discard your old way of life and invite the future
挑む者 Stay Gold
idomu mono Stay Gold
challengers Stay Gold
そうさ、目には目を
sou sa, me ni wa me wo
so, an eye for an eye
裏切り者には
uragirimono ni wa
traitors are
レクイエムを
rekuiemu wo
singing their requiem
絶望が手招
zetsubou ga temaneku
despair is beckoning to you
世界に立ち向かう
sekai ni tachimukau
stand up against the world
Don’t care 慈悲など要らない さあ
Don't care jihi nado iranai saa
Don't care, there's no need for mercy, come on
身体滅びる時
karada horobiru toki
when your body dies
祈りも消え果てる？
inori mo kiehateru?
does your prayer disappear too?
Hell no! 始まりの Golden Wind
Hell no! hajimari no Golden Wind
Hell no! It's the beginning of a Golden Wind
Lyrics are not official and may be incorrect. They are subject to change at any time.
