DU Episode 39

Goodbye, Morioh Town - The Golden Heart
General information
Episode	39 (113)
Season	3
Japanese Name	さよなら杜王町ー黄金の心
Romanized	Sayonara Moriō-chō - Ōgon no Kokoro
Runtime	24:00
Chapters Adapted	436-439
Air Dates
Date	December 23, 2016
Other Information
Opening Theme	N/A
Ending Theme	Great Days -Units-
Credits
Script	Yasuko Kobayashi
Storyboard	Naokatsu Tsuda
Episode Director	Naokatsu Tsuda
Animation Director	Terumi Nishii Syunichi Ishimoto Mitsuko Baba Saori Nakashiki Kohei Ashiya Kenji Yokoyama Yui Kinoshita Hyung Woo Shin Myoung Jun Cha
Episode guide
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Goodbye, Morioh Town - The Golden Heart (さよなら杜王町ー黄金の心, Sayonara Moriō-chō - Ōgon no Kokoro) is the one hundred thirteenth episode of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure anime and the thirty-ninth and final episode of Diamond Is Unbreakable. It covers Chapter 436 through Chapter 439.

Summary

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Appearances

Characters Josuke Higashikata Okuyasu Nijimura Koichi Hirose Rohan Kishibe Jotaro Kujo Joseph Joestar Reimi Sugimoto (Ascends to Heaven) Yoshikage Kira (Reverted to original appearance) (Ghost) (Death/Spiritual Death) Yukako Yamagishi Yuya Fungami Mikitaka Hazekura Toshikazu Hazamada Tamami Kobayashi Tonio Trussardi Hayato Kawajiri Shinobu Kawajiri Shigekiyo Yangu (Mentioned only) Toyohiro Kanedaichi Shizuka Joestar Tomoko Higashikata Ryohei Higashikata (Photo only) Nijimura's Father Arnold (Ascends to Heaven) Former Tama Akemi, Yoshie and Reiko Koichi's Mother and Sister Lady Murakami Stands Crazy Diamond Echoes (ACT3) Star Platinum: The World Killer Queen (Death) Killer Queen Bites the Dust (Death) Stray Cat (Grown)

Manga/Anime Differences

• Added a range indicator for Star Platinum: The World's time stop.
• Added a flashback to Kira's youth while he's explaining the origins of his fetish.
• Kira traveling back in time via Bites the Dust is much more intricate, with extended visuals and effects.
• Kira being run over by the ambulance is shown rather than obscured.
• Kira's face is shown transforming back into his original appearance as he attacks Reimi.
• The hellish dimension Kira is dragged into is shown.
• Reimi's final farewell scene is extended.
• The narration detailing where all of the characters are after the story concluded in the manga was expanded into a series of short scenes:
  • Tomoko Higashikata is seen at her house complaining that Josuke stole her snack and drinks his juice as revenge.
  • Koichi Hirose and Yukako Yamagishi share a tender moment before Anjuro Katagiri's rock before departing together.
  • Okuyasu Nijimura and his father eat at Tonio Trussardi's trattoria with Stray Cat whom they adopted in hopes the father can be cured, it doesn't work but the father feels better.
  • Incidentally, Yuya Fungami and his posse leave the restaurant, satisfied about the rejuvenating property of Tonio's cuisine.
  • Tonio salutes Yuya while looking directly at the screen and expresses looking forward to their next visit.
  • Several minor characters are seen crossing the same street.
    • Lady Yukimura, crosses the street surrounded by the ugly girl from the Cinderella Episode and the biker from the Surface Episode who both seem to have a relationship, and the Hirose family.
    • The mother and her baby from Highway Star Part 2 are seen passing by.
    • The friend of one of Yoshikage Kira's victim seen in Yoshikage Kira Wants to Live Quietly Part 2 is also seen passing by.
    • Yoshikaga Kira's coworkers seen in Yoshikage Kira Wants to Live Quietly Part 1 are seen discussing Kira's death.

Trivia

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Special Jump Festa trailer

• A special compilation trailer for the last episode was broadcast at the 2016 Jump Festa Exposition, in addition to the regular trailer.
• The added scene with Josuke, Koichi and Okuyasu out in front of the Owson is an homage to one of the original JoJo commercials featuring the Part 4 cast, looking nearly identical.
• The outfit Rohan is wearing in the epilogue, along with his finger exercises are a teaser for the OVA, Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe.